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NHSO's own Burton Alter selected to national position.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO), Music Director William Boughton, and Principal Pops Conductor Gerald Steichen are delighted to announce the 2012-2013 concert season.
Classical music’s international recording star William Boughton has agreed to extend his tenure at the podium of the NHSO.
Season finale to be an incredible night.
NHSO concert celebrates America and a New Haven philanthropist
A spectacular fundraiser supporting the NHSO’s award-winning programs.
A concert for children and their families
The NHSO is thrilled to announce the Webster Bank Music Exchange Program, a partnership connecting student instrumental ensembles from urban and suburban high schools through collaborative music making.
The Board of Directors of the NHSO is pleased to announce that Laura Adam has joined the Orchestra as its new Education Director.
The NHSO announces a strategic partnership with Discount Power, Inc., a leading supplier of low-cost electricity in Connecticut.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra will receive the largest gift in its history from the estate of philanthropist and banker Richard L. English, whose family helped found the Symphony 118 years ago.
Holiday tradition and cheer with the NHSO.
Cabaret dinner celebrates beloved Principal Pops Conductor's 15th Anniversary.
Free access to concerts for active duty military.
Ani Kavafian continues her quest to perform all of Mozart’s violin concertos
First Niagara presents School Night at the Symphony.
NHSO readies to perform Mozart masterpieces with acclaimed clarinetist David Shifrin
15 years with the NHSO brings new title for Maestro Steichen.
The NHSO opens the 2011-2012 concert season with a stirring program introducing pianist Michael Brown performing Beethoven’s stormy Piano Concerto no. 3, Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville, Mendelssohn’s Symphony no. 4, “Italian,” and Peace Love Light YOUMEONE, a work by Yale composer Christopher Theofanidis.
The NHSO has been honored with an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Award for Adventurous Programming.
NHSO Board of Directors announces Elaine C. Carroll, Director of Development, has been appointed Interim Executive Director effective June 1, 2011.
Join the NHSO for its annual wine tasting at New Haven's newest up-scale residential property, 360 State St.
Symphony pairs the unforgettable symphonies of Haydn and Brahms
A 5K run and walk to support the NHSO’s quality education and community outreach programs.
Inaugural Youth Orchesta Concert Sunday, March 20.
Symphony set to perform World Premiere of Music Alive Composer-in-ResidenceAugusta Read Thomas's Radiant Circles.
Executive Director Natalie Forbes announces resignation.
Join us for Mysticism Unleashed featuring Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde, Read Thomas’ Absolute Ocean and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3.
Greta's Dream is the story of a young hippopotamus who dreams of flying. Despite the nay sayings of her fellow hippos, Greta's best friend Polly (a frog) believes that perhaps she can actually fly, but just needs help to learn how. Greta and Polly embark on an adventure to seek out the famous Hippo Wizards who can hopefully teach young Greta how to realize her dream.
Jerry Steichen hosts an evening of romantic hits and Broadway favorites for lovers of all dinner.
By recruiting additional supporters to donate $50 before December 31, the NHSO has the opportunity to qualify for a gift between $5,000-$10,000 from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s online giving portal www.giveGreater.org.
Gramophone critic Edward Greenfield selects the Walton recording for the magazine's annual Critic’s Choice feature.
Classical music observer, Norman Lebrecht will stop off in New Haven on his book tour of his latest treasure WHY MAHLER?.
The Community Orchestra Weekend will bring together amateur musicians from across the Northeast to work with William Boughton and members of the NHSO. The orchestra will perform an ambitious program of music that goes beyond standard community orchestra repertoire to challenge participants’ instrument technique and overall musicianship.
The NHSO discusses words and music at its next SymphonyCity event. SymphonyCity is a cultural happy hour that feeds the soul and the palette.
Delight in Viennese musical mastery and contemporary American composition with the NHSO and Music Director William Boughton.
Rejoice in the spirit of the holiday season with music from the NHSO and special holiday performances.
The NHSO is pleased to announce the recipients of its 4th Annual Women of Note, celebrating outstanding women for their commitment and contributions to southern Connecticut communities.
The board, musicians and administration of the NHSO are proud to announce the launch of the New Haven Symphony Contemporary Youth Orchestra (NHSCYO).
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra releases Portrait of an Orchestra, a celebration of the lives of its musicians through the photography of Cheever Tyler
The NHSO welcomes guest conductor Aldo Sisillo on Thursday, October 21, 7:30pm, at Woolsey Hall for Italian Flair featuring Martucci’s rarity Nocturne and Novelletta, Brahms’ sunny Symphony No. 2 and Schumann’s Piano Concerto a beautiful work featuring internationally-acclaimed pianist Andrew von Oeyen . Encore Performance: Sunday, October 24, 3:00pm, Shelton Intermediate School.
Swing and sing to the start of the New Haven Symphony (NHSO) Pops! season with Big Band Salute.
Join the NHSO and Music Director William Boughton on Thursday, September 16, 7:30pm, at Woolsey Hall for Lyrical Romance featuring Schumann’s Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Brahms’ beloved Symphony No. 1 and Elissa Lee Koljonen performing Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G minor.
Presented in the format of a discussion, rehearsal, and premiere performance, local pianist and composer Stacey Rose—together with Maestro Boughton and the NHSO—will debut Raisons d’Être for solo piano and fifty-piece symphony orchestra to the New Haven Community.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO), Music Director William Boughton and Associate Conductor Gerald Steichen are pleased to announce the 2010-11 concert season.
NSHO Composer-in-Residence Augusta Read Thomas makes her third return engagement to Connecticut for the NHSO’s Connecticut Young Composers’ Project.
Join the NHSO and Music Director William Boughton on Thursday, April 22, 7:30pm, at Woolsey Hall for Beethoven & Beyond featuring two of Beethoven’s most recognized works Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, and NHSO Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Jin Hi Kim’s 2007 NHSO Commission Monk Dance, featuring Kim as Korean Percussion soloist.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and Music Director William Boughton for Big Blue Marble, Sunday, April 11, 2010, 2:00pm at Woolsey Hall, New Haven for this 50-minute musical discovery of the seas and its inhabitants.
The NHSO invites you to the 4th Annual Wine Tasting, A Taste of the Classics, to be held Friday, April 9, 2010, 6:00-9:00pm at the New Haven Country Club, 160 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden.
New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) announced today that the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism (CCT) has awarded the NHSO a grant in the amount of $12,980.00 from the Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and Music Director William Boughton on Thursday, March 25, 7:30pm, at Woolsey Hall for Revolution featuring Schoenberg’s emotionally charged Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) and Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major Op.50, “Eroica”.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton on Thursday, February 18, at 7:30pm, at Woolsey Hall featuring Schubert’s charming Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major featuring NHSO Concertmaster Ani Kavafian, Music Alive Composer-in-Residence, Augusta Read Thomas’s original work Prayer & Celebration and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major Op.60.
This enchanting program conducted by Jerry Steichen beckons all lovers to what will be a memorable evening. With Irish classics such as Danny Boy coupled with romantic standards by Cole Porter, George Gershwin and others as sung by baritone Michael Zegarski, this concert will certainly help Cupid hit his mark.
Is it a violin or a fiddle? Mmbers of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and special guest artists, Moonshine Holler answer this question and many more in Fiddle Faddle, Saturday, January 30, 2010, 2:00pm at the Omni Hotel, New Haven.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra's (NHSO) 3rd Annual Women of Note Fashion Show and Luncheon took place on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the New Haven Country Club.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Music Director William Boughton, and the voices of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph Schola Cantorum present the Christmas portion of Handel’s epic masterpiece, Messiah.
Associate Conductor Gerald Steichen leads the NHSO Pops! in Holiday Extravaganza, a holiday season concert celebration packed with yuletide cheer.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) when its Third Annual Family Concert Series presents The Big Bang Theory, Saturday, October 10th, 2:00-3:00pm, Omni Hotel Ballroom, New Haven. This performance is sure to rattle your bones and lull you to sleep with a vast collection of instruments, rhythms, and cultural traditions from around the world. Special guest artists include Aly and Seny Camara, a father and son drum and dance duo from Guinea West Africa, and Korean master musician and composer Jin Hi Kim. Listen, feel, move, and rejoice with The Big Bang Theory!
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for an exciting concert of diverse pieces on Thursday, October 15, at 7:30pm, at Woolsey Hall. Cellist virtuoso Mihai Marica will grace the stage as soloist for Augusta Read Thomas’ Ritual Incantations. Also on the program: the exciting NHSO commission of Jin Hi Kim’s composition for electric komungo and percussion, titled NORI III, Mozart’s Symphony No. 32 in G Major, K318 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op 92, a composition of resounding significance, written in the war-ridden year of 1812. Preview Performance: Tuesday, October 13, 7:00pm, Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Sacred Heart University.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) is pleased to announce a master class by internationally renowned violinist Kurt Nikkanen, Sunday, September 13, 2:00pm at the Guilford Recreation Center in Guilford, CT. The event is free and open to the public. The master class will feature students of NHSO violinists Judi McDermott-Eggert, Artemis Simerson and Stephan Tieszen, all of whom who have teaching studios on the Connecticut Shoreline.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the launch of its online ticketing system.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for the opening concert of the 2009-10 season, Celebrate 116, Thursday, September 17, 2009, 7:30pm, Woolsey Hall, New Haven. Witness the artistic mastery of internationally renowned violinist and Connecticut native Kurt Nikkanen, who will join the NHSO in recording Walton’s Violin Concerto. Also on the program, Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in B minor, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, and Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz. Encore Performance: Wednesday, September 23, 7:00pm, New Canaan High School.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s (NHSO) administrative offices and newly established in-house box office will relocate to The James English Building, 105 Court Street, Suite 302, New Haven, 06511, effective Monday, August 24, 2009. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra is delighted to announce the launch of audio podcasts on its website at www.newhavensymphony.org. To access podcasts scroll down the left hand margin of the home page of our website, click the download podcasts button, then click on the title of the podcast you wish to hear, for the opening podcast in the series, please click directly on the grey lettering William Boughton Season Introduction.
Is it a violin or a fiddle? Join members of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and special guest artists for the first performance of our 2009-10 Family Concert series, Fiddle Faddle, Saturday, September 26, 2009, at Jones Family Farm in Shelton with performances from 12-1 pm and 2-3pm.
Join Music Director William Boughton for this fundraising event in support of the NHSO’s Walton Recording Project. Patrons will enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Ciao Bella Moda International at 5:30pm (with Raffle drawing at 6:45pm). At 7:00pm all ticketholders are invited for dessert and silent auction at the Madison Art Cinemas followed by the showing of At the Haunted End of the Day at 8:00pm.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the Connecticut Young Composers’ Project with Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Augusta Read Thomas, a two year endeavor which pairs ten aspiring high school age composers with one of the most honored composers of the modern day.
The young composers will meet with Ms. Thomas three times a year for two years for interactive composing sessions. At the culmination of the project, each student will have their composition premiered by the New Haven Symphony Contemporary Music Group.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and Music Director William Boughton are proud to announce their 2009-10 Fairfield County concert series.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton are proud to announce their 2009-10 season.
Join the fourth oldest symphony orchestra in the nation, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra on May 14, 2009, for a historic 115th Anniversary Concert, 8:00pm Woolsey Hall. Revel in the exquisite music-making of internationally renowned pianist Angela Hewitt, and bear witness to history as Music Director William Boughton and the NHSO record William Walton’s Symphony No. 1, LIVE, for international release—Spring 2010. Also on the program: Mendelssohn’s Overture the Hebrides and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra will participate in Orchestras Feeding America, the first national food drive by America’s symphony orchestras. The NHSO’s musicians, staff members and volunteers will collect non-perishable food at its Young People's Concert on April 1 between 9:00am and noon in the rotunda of Woolsey Hall. Over 2,600 school children are expected to attend a concert of American music as part of the orchestra's educational programs. The food collected will be donated to the Connecticut Food Bank. For information about the types of food that can be accepted go to www.CTfoodbank.org
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) is proud to announce The 2009 CT Youth Orchestra Festival, Saturday, March 21, from 3pm to 5:30pm and Sunday, March 22, from 11am to 5:30pm at ACES Educational Center for the Arts, New Haven. The Festival provides a rare opportunity for youth orchestras from around Connecticut to gather, perform for each other, learn from special guest artists, and work with young composer Jay Greenberg.
New Haven, CT, March 5, 2009: Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for American Perspectives, Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:30pm, Woolsey Hall, New Haven. Honoring some America’s greatest composers of the 20th century, the program includes; Aaron Copland’s Rodeo, Charles Ives’ Variations on America, George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue featuring NHSO Pianist, William Braun, Samuel Barber’s Knoxville Summer of 1915 featuring soprano Samantha Lane Talmadge, and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for American Perspectives, Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:30pm, Woolsey Hall, New Haven. Honoring some America’s greatest composers of the 20th century, the program includes; Aaron Copland’s Rodeo, Charles Ives’ Variations on America, George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue featuring NHSO Pianist, William Braun, Samuel Barber’s Knoxville Summer of 1915 featuring soprano Samantha Lane Talmadge, and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
Celebrate one of music’s most beloved icons, Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, when Associate Conductor Gerald Steichen and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra POPS! presents Simply Sinatra, Friday, March 6, 7:30pm at the Shubert Theater, with a repeat performance, Sunday, March 8, 3:00pm at Shelton Intermediate School.
The Education committee of the NHSO is pleased to announce this year’s winner for the Excellence in Music Teaching Award, Daniel Cross, band director at Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School in New Haven.
New Haven, CT February 6, 2009: The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) is committed to the importance of music education in our children’s lives and proudly presents The 77th Annual Young People’s Concert Series; This Land is Your Land.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) is committed to the importance of music education in our children’s lives and proudly presents The 77th Annual Young People’s Concert Series; This Land is Your Land. The concert series features music by American composers including Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, John Philip Sousa, and George Gershwin's masterpiece, An American in Paris, a work that suggests the sounds of Paris street life. The concert series is Wednesday, April 1, 9:30am and 11:30am at Woolsey Hall, New Haven, with repeat performances, April 2, through 7 at Fairfield Warde High School, Fairfield, Parson’s Complex, Milford, Seymour Middle School, Seymour and Hyde Cultural Complex, Woodstock.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for Amistad Remembrance, Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:30pm, Woolsey Hall, New Haven. Amistad Remembrance honors those that fought bravely for their freedom from the bonds of slavery.
New Haven, CT, February 5, 2009: The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO)is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Wine Tasting, A Taste of the Classics, to be heldThursday, March 12, 2009, 6-9pm at New Haven Country Club, 160 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden.
New Haven, CT December 22, 2008: Ring in the New Year with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for The End of an Era: Thursday, January 29, 7:30pm at Woolsey Hall.
Join Associate Conductor Gerald Steichen and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra POPS! for the New Haven tradition Holiday Extravaganza.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the generous donation of a superb concert violin by its maker Mr. Andrius Faruolo.
Celebrate the spirit of the Christmas season with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Music Director, William Boughton, and Connecticut’s chamber choir of choice, Voce for Handel’s epic masterpiece, Messiah.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for Pathétique.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) when its Family Concert Series presents Weather and the Seasons, Saturday, November 22nd, 2:00-3:00pm, Omni Hotel Ballroom, New Haven.
For those who value once-in-a-lifetime experiences, our wine tasting and violin sampler, Il Violino Di-vino.
Today, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra announced that its annual "Buy-a-Note" campaign, which raises much-needed funds in support of the Orchestra's innovative music education programs, has taken in more that $14,000 towards its goal of $20,000 for the year.
Join the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Boughton for Northern Lights.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and the University of New Haven (UNH) will host the first Orchestra Careers and Opportunities Symposium.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and the Greene Art Gallery, of Guilford, CT are collaborating on the theme of Pictures at an Exhibition.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra Pops and Associate Conductor Gerald Steichen bring New York City to New Haven as they present a spectacular evening of Broadway's most popular music in Best of Broadway.
The entire New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) family is delighted to announce the appointment of internationally renowned violinist, Ani Kavafian as concertmistress of the NHSO.
Following a ground breaking year, Music Director William Boughton will conduct the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in the 2008-09 season opening concert, French Twist.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra was looking forward to welcoming singer Steve Lippia in a tribute to Frank Sinatra at the Shubert Theater on Friday, September 26, 2008 and again on Sunday, September 28 at the Shelton Intermediate School.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) completed two days of filming yesterday in New Haven's historic Woolsey Hall as part of the upcoming Miramax film Everybody's Fine.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and Music Director William Boughton are pleased to announce the artists and repertoire for the 2008-09 season.
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) announces the 2008-09 Family Concert Series. Come join the excitement as New Haven’s fastest growing concert series returns.
Grant part of NEA announcement of 788 Art Works grants and $24.81 million in funding nationwide.
