The Phil’s 2026-2027 Season is Here!
Join us as we celebrate years of musical excellence and community. Experience the thrill of live orchestral music and create unforgettable memories with family and friends.
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Please note: We have moved our concerts back to Saturday 7:30pm and Sunday 2pm. Live streaming at 2pm on Sundays.
Except otherwise noted.
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The New Hampshire Philharmonic is the state’s premier training orchestra, offering concerts and educational programs to audiences and students across New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts. We are a community-based 70+ person orchestra performing 10 concerts annually at Seifert Performing Arts Center in Salem, New Hampshire located in Salem High School.
The New Hampshire Philharmonic is the oldest orchestra in the state, tracing its roots to 1895. The Philharmonic exists to connect people to the power of classical music, through compelling concerts and engaging programs. The orchestra serves as a living laboratory, bringing together the finest student, amateur and professional musicians from across New Hampshire. The Philharmonic provides educational outreach programs to area students and adults.
​From Beethoven to the Beyond
Sat, Oct. 31 @ 7:30 PM
Sun, Nov. 1 @ 2 PM
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Please purchase tickets online as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available at the box office the day of the concert. Discounts are only available on printed tickets. Discounts are not available at box office.
This Halloween weekend concert begins with Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, a blazing celebration of rhythm, energy, and unstoppable motion. Its famous Allegretto adds a shadowed, processional beauty before the finale erupts with ecstatic force. The program then turns toward the macabre: Bach's Toccata in D Minor summons Gothic grandeur; Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre sends skeltons whirling in midnight dance; Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain conjures a demonic witches' sabbath; and Berlioz's March to the Scaffold stages a fevered hallucination of execution. Together, these works carry listeners from Beethoven's vitality into the thrilling darkness and vivid theatrical imagination of a Halloween weekend.
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7
Bach - Toccata in D Minor
Saint Saens - Danse Macabre
Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain
Berlioz - March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique
Holiday Pops
Sat, Dec 19 @ 7:30 PM
Sun, Dec 20 @ 2:00 PM
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Please purchase tickets online as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available at the box office the day of the concert. Discounts are only available on printed tickets. Discounts are not available at box office.
Celebrate the magic of the season with one of southern New Hampshire's most beloved holiday traditions! The New Hampshire Philharmonic's Holiday Pops 2026 returns with festive performances filled with joyful music, family fun, and unforgettable holiday memories.
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Experience an inspiring musical celebration featuring beloved holiday classics, cherished seasonal favorites, uplifting choral selections, spirited orchestral showpieces, and heartwarming sing-alongs that will delight audiences of every generation. From timeless Christmas traditions to music celebrating the warmth and joy of Hanukkah, Holiday Pops captures the spirit of the season through the power of live orchestral music.
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This year's concerts also feature the Salem High School Chorus, talented young guest performers, and the return of a very special jolly guest conductor who has become a favorite Holiday Pops tradition.
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Bring the whole family! Santa Claus will once again make a special appearance, and children are invited to stay after the concert for photos and holiday memories. Don't forget your camera!
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Whether you're continuing a family tradition or attending for the very first time, Holiday Pops is the perfect way to celebrate the season together.
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Make Holiday Pops part of your family's holiday tradition and experience the warmth, joy, and wonder of live orchestral music with the New Hampshire Philharmonic.
Beethoven's 9th
"Ode to Joy"
Sat, Feb. 20 @ 7:30 PM
Sun, Feb 21 @ 2:00 PM
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Please purchase tickets online as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available at the box office the day of the concert. Discounts are only available on printed tickets. Discounts are not available at box office.
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony stands among the greatest achievements in Western music—a monumental declaration of hope, resilience, and the enduring power of the human spirit. Completed in 1824, when Beethoven was almost completely deaf, the work expands the symphony into an epic journey from darkness toward light. The mysterious opening gives way to struggle and triumph, the scherzo surges with relentless rhythmic energy, and the radiant slow movement offers moments of profound serenity.
In the groundbreaking finale, Beethoven introduces vocal soloists and chorus into the symphony in an unprecedented way, setting Friedrich Schiller's Ode to Joy. Rather than portraying joy as simple happiness, Beethoven presents it as a hard-won triumph born from suffering, perseverance, and the shared bonds of humanity. Nearly two centuries after its premiere, the Ninth Symphony continues to inspire audiences around the world with its timeless message of unity, hope, and universal brotherhood.
Drawn to the Music
Sat, April 17 @ 2:00 PM
Sun, April 18 @ 2:00 PM
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Please purchase tickets online as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available at the box office the day of the concert. Discounts are only available on printed tickets. Discounts are not available at box office.
This program journeys across vivid musical landscapes. John Williams' The Cowboys Overture opens with cinematic sweep, galloping rhythms, brass fanfares, and the heroic spirit of the American West. Arutunian's Trumpet Concerto places the soloist at center stage in a brilliant, lyrical, and dramatic work that blends virtuosity with Armenian-inflected color. Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite provides the perfect opportunity for our student artists to join the composer in expanding the canvas into five pictorial scenes: sunrise, desert stillness, a burro ride, sunset, and storm. Together, these works celebrate the orchestra's power to tell stories, paint landscapes, and evoke adventure, character, motion, and grandeur through richly colored, immediately engaging sound, with warmth and theatrical immediacy.
Williams - The Cowboys Overture
Arutunian - Trumpet Concerto. Nathan Shower, soloist.
Grofe - Grand Canyon Suite. Featuring artistic interpretations by New Hampshire elementary students.
Epic Visions
Sat, May 22 @ 7:30 PM
Sun, May 23 @ 2:00 PM
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Please purchase tickets online as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available at the box office the day of the concert. Coupons for discount are only available on printed tickets. Coupons are not available at box office.
This concert explores music's power to create images, stories, and emotional worlds. Ennio Morricone's film music speaks through haunting melody, striking color, and unforgettable gestures that give cinematic images their emotional soul. Hans Zimmer expands the modern film score with orchestral power, electronics, pulse, and vast sonic architecture, building drama through scale and transformation. Rachmaninoff's first movement from Piano Concerto No. 3 provides the Romantic centerpiece: intimate in its opening, monumental in its growth, and legendary for its expressive and technical demands. Together, these works connect film music imagination with concert hall virtuosity, memory, grandeur, and emotional intensity.
Morricone - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Suite
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3, 1st movement. Everett Leigh, soloist.
Zimmer - Batman (The Dark Knight Suite)
Morricone - The Mission Suite
Zimmer - Gladiator Suite
Zimmer - The Lion King Suite
​All concerts are performed at Seifert Performing Arts Center @ Salem High School unless otherwise noted in schedule/ticketing.
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44 Geremonty Drive
Salem NH 03079
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Doors open 1 hour prior to each concert.
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Free Parking - Entrance is on the right side of the High School at the rear of the building.
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Please call 603-647-6476
M-F 9-4 pm EST with questions about NH Phil performances.
Thank you to all our loyal patrons who have supported and attended our concerts throughout the years.
We are filled with gratitude for your continued support and dedication to live music and culture.
Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors
Thank you to our Season Sponsor, The Brook Casino in Seabrook NH
Thank you for making us your top choice for live orchestral music in NH
Thank you to our Season Sponsor, Casino Salem, in Salem NH
“The third performance was mind blowing. I loved the percussion sections presence. They really carried a lot of the piece. The flute soloists were palpable. I could feel the flow in my bones. The finger picking with the violins was definitely a highlight of the performance. I loved the way it set the tone. Quiet to loud! Soft to serious. It was incredible. And the harp player?! OMG 💘💗 TY philharmonics!”
KSC Student