October 2020

SALEM, NH - The Seifert Performing Arts Center has made the difficult decision to suspend all live events in 2020. For the NH Philharmonic Orchestra, this means we will be postponing our concerts through the end of the year as well. We will update you as soon as we have more information.

Meanwhile, The Phil is exploring options with local venues to bring live chamber music to the community when safe to do so. Please check out our website for updates regarding performances, news, and live-stream events. You can enjoy previous performances at www.nhphil.org/listen, from Beethoven and Bruckner to Bernstein and the Holiday Pops.

Finally, we want to thank you, our fans and patrons for your continued support. Arts organizations such as The Phil have struggled to stay afloat during COVID-19. Your donations through our website, participation in fundraisers, and support on social media makes all the difference.

As our Music Director, Mark Latham said: “I am brimming with confidence that the music of the Phil will ring out again, more true, more sure, more harmonious than ever before. Through music, with your help and participation, we will answer Martin Luther King’s call: ‘Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?’ The Phil, as you can sense when we perform, is a community of friends -- friends who love to play and share their music. Is there a person on the planet who does not love music of some kind? Music, and especially live music, has the capacity not only to invigorate and lift up, but also to help heal divisions and bring together folks from the most diverse backgrounds. After the assassination of President Kennedy, the conductor and composer of West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein wrote: ‘This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.’ The Phil unreservedly embraces Bernstein’s and King’s calls.”

We so look forward to connecting with our audience again and sharing our passion with the community, whether it be livestreamed or in person come 2021. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at info@nhpil.org.