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DEAR FRIENDS
Welcome to your symphony orchestra.
The NBSO exists for you and for our whole community. That is why we are very serious when we say that the NBSO is your symphony. We want to provide you with what you need – a night out, a chance to unwind and relax, a way to re-energize and recharge, an opportunity to experience beauty and excitement in the solitude of your own thoughts and feelings, or with friends and family.
And we want to provide the community with what they tell us they need: music education programs for children, support for teachers and schools, fun and enriching experiences for families, and meaningful and relevant partnerships with other organizations that strengthen the social fabric of our neighborhoods, towns, and cities.
We think that having a symphony orchestra like this in our community – and in your livesis important. We hope you agree.
Thank you for being with us.
David M. Prentiss NBSO President and CEO
YANIV DINUR MUSIC DIRECTOR
Newly appointed Music Director of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Yaniv Dinur is lauded for his insightful interpretations and unique ability to connect with concertgoers of all ages and backgrounds, from season subscribers to symphony newcomers.
Season 25/26 marks the beginning of Dinur’s ninth season with the New Bedford Symphony. Under his leadership, the New Bedford Symphony has been nationally recognized for its bold, engaging programming and artistic quality, leading to the League of American Orchestras selecting the orchestra to perform at the 2021 League Conference.
Dinur served as Resident Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra between 2016 and 2024, during which he conducted hundreds of concerts. Recognizing his leadership and impact, the Milwaukee Business Journal selected him as a 40 Under 40 honoree in 2019, an award for young professionals making a difference in the community. Dinur remains in close contact with the Milwaukee Symphony. He recently returned to the orchestra as a guest conductor, and he plays chamber music with members of the MSO year-round. He is the founder and artistic director of the Winterlude Chamber Music Series at the Villa Terrace Museum as well as the Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival.
Yaniv Dinur made his conducting debut at the age of 19 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, which led to multiple return engagements. Since then, he has conducted orchestras around the world, including the Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, Houston Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, New World Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Portugal Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Festival Orchestra/Bulgaria, State Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Torino Philharmonic, Orchestra Filarmonica de Madrid, Edmonton Symphony, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Recent and upcoming guest conducting highlights include debuts with the Utah Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, New Hampshire Music Festival, and
25|26 SEASON
Present Music in Milwaukee. Dinur has collaborated with world-renowned soloists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Yefim Bronfman, and Itzhak Perlman.
Dinur is the winner of numerous awards, among them the 2019 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Fellow Award, 2017 and 2016 Solti Career Assistance Awards, 2nd Prize at the 2009 Mata International Conducting Competition in Mexico, and the Yuri Ahronovitch 1st Prize in the 2005 Aviv Conducting Competition in Israel. He is also a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and the Zubin Mehta Scholarship Endowment.
Born in Jerusalem, Dinur began studying the piano at the age of six with his aunt, Olga Shachar. He continued his studies with Prof. Alexander Tamir, and most recently with Edna Golandsky. He studied conducting in Israel with Dr. Evgeny Zirlin and Prof. Mendi Rodan, and holds a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, where he was a student of Prof. Kenneth Kiesler.
Yaniv Dinur resides in Milwaukee with his wife, Christina, and two daughters, Josephine and Alexandra.
26 NBSO ROSTER
Yaniv Dinur, Music Director
Violin I
Open, Concertmaster
Tom and Barbara Farquhar Chair
Open, Assistant Concertmaster
Dr. Clinton Levin Memorial Chair
Open
Bryce Martin
Jennifer Memoli
Kyra Davies
Open
Linda Scenna
Theo Ramsey
Emma K. Powell
Violin II
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, Principal
Geoff and Judy Swett Chair
David Rubin
Nozomi Murayama
Fariba Hunold
Raluca Dumitrache
Sophia Bernitz
Adam Jeffreys
Jiuri Yu
Yeonji Shim
Open
Viola
Anna Griffis, Principal
George Grimshaw Memorial Chair
Chris Nunn
Elisa Birdseye
Rebecca Hallowell
Maureen Heflinger
Sofia Nikas
Sachin Shukla
Sam Kelder
Cello
Leo Eguchi, Principal
Patricia Plum Wylde Chair
Open, Assistant Principal
Pamela M. Hoffer Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Peter Zay
Bonnie Harlow
Stefan Gabriel
Fabrizio Mazzetta
Backkyoung Cho
Open
Bass
Pete Walsh, Principal
Irene Gudewicz Memorial Chair
Bebo Shiu
Nathan Varga
Kiefer Fuller
Luke Rogers
Flute
Timothy Macri, Principal
Josef N. Cobert Memorial Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Vanessa Holroyd*
Heather Parsons and Andrew Kotsatos Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Oboe
Laura Shamu, Principal
Nancy and Jack Braitmayer Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Laura Pardee Schaefer
Kathy Wattles Chair
Clarinet
Nicholas Brown, Principal
Charles Parsons Memorial Chair
Margo McGowan
* On leave
Music Director Sponsors: Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield, Susan and Dexter Mead The orchestra roster is subject to change. Individual concert rosters will be posted on the concert pages at nbsymphony.org prior to each concert.
Bassoon
Michael Mechanic*, Principal
Janet and Bill Coquillette Chair
Rachel Juszczak
Horn
Michael Bellofatto, Principal
Dorothy Malone and Rhoda Gayle
Memorial Chair
Paulina Aguirre
Cile and Bill Hicks Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Nick Auer
Brianna Kirkland
Trumpet
Andrew Sorg, Principal
Kyle Spraker
Geoff Shamu
Trombone
Seth Budahl, Principal
Albert J. Lamoureux Memorial Chair
Robert Hoveland
James Monaghan
Tuba
Tyler Woodbury, Principal
Timpani
Eric Huber, Principal
Ann and Hans Ziegler Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Percussion
Evan Glickman*, Principal
Dylan Barber
Harp
Maria Spraker
Keyboard
Pei-yeh Tsai, Principal
Sandra Bilodeau Chair
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Terry Wolkowicz, Education Director
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Learning in Concert is an in-school partnership program with the NBSO and over forty local elementary schools. It uses a concept-based arts integration model where a musical concept is explored alongside other academic areas that authentically share the same concept. The program is designed as a unified, comprehensive, three-phase curriculum project spanning an entire school year. The 2025-26 school year explores the concept of motion in melodic contour and rhythm, and motion in ocean currents, gyres, and waves.
The Pre-K Music and Literacy program is based on the NBSO’s children’s book entitled “A Concert at the Zoo”. Throughout the story, an animal name is linked to an instrument name that shares the same number of syllables and the same syllable stress patterns. During the classroom visits, the students practice speaking and drumming the animal/instrument rhythmic word patterns from the story.
The K-12 Music Keyword Equity Database is a new, free online database created for music educators to help them find music listening examples by BIPOC composers to be used in class. The database allows teachers to search using a specific music theory term, compositional technique, or musical element that is planned for an upcoming lesson. To learn more, visit www.equity.nbsymphony.org.
NorthStar Partnership is a new initiative launched by NBSO educators to pilot an innovative music program for children ages 3–5. The program nurtures musical literacy, performance, and listening skills through a curriculum rooted in creativity, self-expression, and collaborative learning. The program’s high-frequency schedule—meeting four times per week—supports early learners by reinforcing key concepts through consistent practice and engagement. While the music program is a comprehensive, holistic music curriculum that nurtures the full spectrum of musicianship, there is strong cross-curricular alignment in the areas of literacy, numeracy, pattern recognition, and physical and socio-emotional development.
The Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (SEMAYO) provides orchestral training and performance opportunities for young musicians up to age 21 in an educational environment where they learn from professional musicians and one another.
Finally, the NBSO is continuing with its Pathway to Performance program, where New Bedford Public School students receive scholarships to fund weekly, free, private music lessons.
APPLAUSE
The NBSO expresses its deep appreciation to all who support our concerts, educational programs, and community outreach. Donations of $100 or more received between September 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025, are listed below.
$100,000+
Dr. Roger H. Allen
Anonymous, in memory of Robert Freeman
$25,000+
Howard and Fredericka Stevenson
$10,000+
A Friend of NBSO
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Thomas Barry and Nancy Shanik
Nancy F. Braitmayer
Cile and Bill‡ Hicks
Wendy and Ken Joblon
Sally H. Johnston
Andy Kotsatos and Heather Parsons
Paul and Denise Lamoureux
Susan and Dexter Mead
John Newton and Janice Weber
Sandria Parsons
Geoff and Judy Swett
Ann and Hans Ziegler
$5,000+
Albert Fox Facial Plastic Surgery
Janet and Bill Coquillette
Helen DeGroot
Suzanne and George Gebelein
Drs. James T. Griffith and Susan J. Leclair
Dr. Edward Hoffer and Madeleine
Deschamps Hoffer
Lilian Kemp and David Marks
Drs. Alvin and Andrea Marcovici
Wayne Matelski
Susan Eldredge Mead
Diana Nichols
Pamela and Harry Norweb
Jane and Neil Pappalardo
Margaret-Ann Rice
Servedwell Hospitality
Barry and Meg Steinberg
Margot Stone
Richard‡ and Patricia Wecker
$2,500+
Milton and Marilyn Adams
Joel Alvord and Lisa Schmid Alvord
Douglas Balder and Joan DeCollibus
Christina Bascom
BayCoast Bank
Jan and Chuck Bichsel
Jack Boesen and Janne Hellgren
Bristol County Savings Bank
Norman and Irene Buck
Sheila Converse
Gail Davidson
Jim and Carol Dildine
Ralph Eustis‡
Rebecca Welch Foley
The Gladstone Family Fund
Marjorie and Nick Greville
Hawthorn Medical Associates
Maryellen and James S. Hughes
Nan Johnson and Alan Minard
Martha and Michael Keating
Trudy Kingery
Rachael Kolb and Thomas Stritter
LandVest
Frances Levin
Michael Malone and Debra Gayle
Joop and Ria Nagtegaal
Peter Necheles and Marlissa Briggett
Edward Ottensmeyer and Anne Donnellon
Richard Pline and Roseann Radosevich
Karen and Jim Prieur
Don and Genie Rice
Shepard Turf Management, Inc.
Southcoast Health
The Symphony Shop
Anonymous
$1,000+
A Supporter of NBSO
Hope Lincoln Baker
Michael and Margie Baldwin
Mr. and Mrs. Wael Bayazid
Mary Jean and Bill Blasdale
Virginia and Myles Boone
Ellen and Tom Bowler
Edward C. and Elizabeth H. Brainard
Joel Brenner and Victoria Pope
Rid Bullerjahn and Milo Fay
Dr. Peter Campisano and Joyce Tower
Betty Ann and Jack Cannell
Kathleen and Gregory Clear, in honor of Sally Johnston
Dwight and Loretto Crane
Douglas and Cindy Crocker
James and Edwina Cronin
Wendy and Ray Cullum
John and Zelinda Douhan
Jeffrey Dover and Tania Phillips
Breck and Jeanne Eagle
Randall Elgin and Mark Whalen
Michael Esposito and Cynthia Redel
Janet and Bob Feingold
Drs. Albert and Cynthia Fox
Elsie R. Fraga
John Paul Garber and Katri M. Hyyppä-Garber
Richard and Sharon Grahn
Nancy and Michael Grogan
Philip Guymont and Susan McLaren
Maryann Hayes
Dorothy A. Hebden-Heath
Lindsay Hirt
Jack and Leslie Howard
Heidi and Arthur Huguley
Gary P. Johnson and Luana Josvold
David and Jen Kaiser
Rusty and Betsy Kellogg
Joe Kluger and Susan Lewis
Diane and Peter Lafond
Dr. Raina and Stephen Lamade
Sarah Lederman
Ken Lipman
John and Doris Ludes
Holly and Joe McDonough
Frank McGuire and Deb Hanley
Christopher McKown and Abigail Johnson, in memory of John A. Mills, MD
Vincent Mor and Margaret S. Wool
John and Emily Pinheiro
Karen and Jim Prieur, in honor of Ann and Hans Ziegler
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Reideler
Margot and Mark Schmid
Jamey and Laura Shachoy, in memory of John A. Mills, MD
Christopher and Marlene Smith
Robert B. Smith
Paul and Karen Snyder
Jane Ross Stankiewicz and Mark Southworth
Elaine and Geoff Swaebe
Richard Tabors and Mary Ellen Lees
Rhonda and Roy Veugen
Henry and Marion Wainer
Marge Waite and Neal Weiss
John and Mallory Waterman
Kathy Wattles
Anna Whitcomb and Samuel Knight
Janet Whitla
Robin Worcester
Grace and David Wyss
Drs. Laima and Bertram Zarins
Anonymous
$500+
Melissa and Wesley Alwang
Lucy Aptekar and Gerry Leader
Michele Baltus and Rick Davis
David and Laurie Barrett
Ana and Dudley Bauerlein
Bruce Brown, in memory of Dr. Charles Parsons
Lorraine and Russ Carey
Gloria Clark
Bob and Sue Daylor
Mary Dermody and Lawrence Kupferschmidt
Kathy Dinneen
Sarah and William Ducas
James and Nancy Edwards
Roy and Arline Enoksen
Helena Evans
Marie L. Fontaine
Jim and Margaret Forbush
John and Gretchen Graef
Jim Harrison
Nicholas and Susan Iwanisziw
Fran and Will Keene
Chris and Cynthia Latham
Edith Lauderdale
Quillan Lowney and Sydney Hawes
Lloyd and Ann Macdonald
Faith and Dick Morningstar
James Murray
Deborah Winslow Nutter and Alan Rutan
Edward Ottensmeyer and Anne Donnellon, in honor of Janice Weber
Edward Ottensmeyer and Anne Donnellon, in memory of Ralph Eustis
Geraldine Perry-Lopes
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Philla
Susan C. Schenker Family Charitable Giving Fund
Maria Scott
Steve and Judy Silverstein
Chuck Smiler
Charlotte D. Smith
John and Eileen Sorrentino
Anne Tinker and John Henderson
Anne Whitney
Anonymous Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation
Anonymous, in memory of Anna L. Tracey and Annabelle Thielman
Anonymous
$250+
Chris and Trish Arnold
Peg Bacon
Buzzards Bay Coalition
Chi-Hau and Wanda Chen
Janice Z. Clark
Amanda and Gareth Cook
Patricia and Peter Dean
Tommie and Jack Desmond
Jennifer Dubois
Kate and David Fentress
Patricia and John Furrey
Anne and John Gorczyca
Jane B. Goulet
Kevin Halligan and Sheilah Sullivan
Dr. Kevin Hamilton
Laurie Hays and Fen Montaigne, in memory of Claire Hays Montaigne
Sandra S. Hewitt
Joshua Horowitz
Mark and Nancy Keighley
Roberta and Kevin Kennedy
Mary Ellen Kennedy
Edward and Nancy Kurtz
Elizabeth M. Lafleur
Sasha Lauterbach and Peter Sturges, in honor of Sally Johnston
Robert and Carolyn Lytle
Mary Mandeville
James Martin
Carolee Matsumoto and David Gilbertson
Nancy McFadden
Freddy and Alex McFerran
Marlene R. Meyer, in memory of Sr. Dorothy Donovan, O.S.F.
William and Beth Miller
Michael and Margaret Nash
Norma M. Olivier
Brian and Maura Packham, in honor of Yaniv Dinur
Sandria Parsons, in memory of John A. Mills, MD
APPLAUSE
David and Mary Pendergast
Susan and Daniel Perry
William Prescott
Kathy Reed
Michael Rocha, MD
Ryland Roderick
Sue Sebastiao, in memory of Evelyn Sebastiao
The Selley Family
Ann Silva
St. Anne’s Credit Union
Judith and Kristian Stoltenberg
Nicholas and Deborah Sullivan
June and William Swanson
Rillis Watkins
Ken Weber
John and Virginia Wilkens
Diana Worley
$100+
A Rehearsal Fan
Meg and Bob Ackerman
Thomas Anders and Constance Bowe
Dana Anderson
Albert and Lisa Arthofer
Sarah and Matt Athanas
Taylor Baldwin
Nina Blumenthal and Scott Corin
Bettina Borders and Victor Mailey
John and Jennifer Brindisi
Deborah Persons Brooke
Camilla Brooks and Margaret Egan
Carol Brown
Diane Brown-Couture
Mr. and Mrs. John Bullard
Patricia and Richard Burke
James and Shauna Chen, in memory of Pearl Ming-Chu Chen
Jessica Chester
Thomas Ciesielka and Christine Hoh
Bob Clancy and Kathi Rogers
Anne T. Converse
The John A. Conway and Leslie B.
Conway Fund
David and Linda Cornell
Natalie Costa-Marron, in memory of Vincent Marron
Chuck Cotter and Marilyn Saint-Aubin
Evelyn Crocker
David Croteau
Teresa V. Cryan
Bob and Vickie Cunningham
Carlton Dasent and Carol Kolek
Judith Davis
Colleen Dawicki
Rodrigo de Souza
Mark and Rhonda Dearing
Arthur M. Deascentis
John DeSimas
Mary Ann Dillon
Dennis DiTullio
Sheila and Karl Dlugosinski
John and Mary Beth Dowd
Joanna and Jack Dresser
Don and Jane Dufault
Ben Dunham and Wendy Rolfe-Dunham
Al Easterday
Anne Eisenmenger and Patrick Lester
Elizabeth S. Eustis
Linda and Peter Fenton
Jim and Susan Fitchett
Sandi Ford
Angela and Dennis Fusco
Lavinia Gadsden, in honor of Charles Gadsden
Jody and David Gastfriend
Ronald Gaudet
Gordon W. Goodfellow
Charles and Cheryl Gorfinkle
Paul and Carole Griffith
Sissy and Mike Halter
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Emily Hartshorne, in honor of Anne Whitney
Luther Damon Howard III
Eric and Jaime Huber
J. Indomenico
Elizabeth Isherwood-Moore
Ilene and Richard Jacobs
Judith A. Jenkins
Peter and Julie Jenks Zorach
Kathy Johnson
Margaret and Derrick Jones
Barbara and Ron Kaplan
Barbara Kaplan
Henry and Andrea Keene
John D. Kelleher and Viki A. Fowler
Nora and Claire Kelly
Nancy Knutsen
Rob and Beth Ladd
Catherine and Henry Lanier
Raymond Lantz
Margaret and Frederick Law
Douglas and Elizabeth Leatham
Joyce M. LeBlanc
Martin Lipman and Barbara Pearl
Doretta J Lowney
John and Doris Ludes, in memory of John A. Mills, MD
Michael and Beth Luey
Christopher Makepeace and Marilyn Whalley
Gayle Mandle
Janet N. Marshall
Jeff and Karen Martin, in honor of Fran Levin
Hank Mastey
Joan B. May
Peggy McDonough
Bryan J. McSweeny
Sherry Michael
Anne Mozzone
Regina M. Mullen
Betts and Wisner Murray
Tony and Carol Oliva
Bruce J. and Pamela Oliveira
David and Ellen Oliver
Thomas and Alice Openshaw
Teresa and Maurice Ouellette
Melanie and John Paras
Alanna and Mark Parsons
Susan and Daniel Perry, in honor of Fran Levin
Gilbert Perry and Donna Sachs
Winifred S. Phyfe
Steven and Debra Pickup
Susan Portnoy and Family, in memory of Dr. Bernard Portnoy
Jane and Dennis Pucello
Karen Quigley and Russell Hensel
Tara Rajaniemi and Elliott Talley
William Reed
Paula Rego
Edward and Cynthia Ritter
Cecilia Roberts
Michael Rogovsky, Artist
Marion Salm
Linda Scharf and Peter Gold
Edward Sefranka and George Tinkham
Joanne Seymour and Brian Ruh
Ian Shields
Larry and Louise Shwartz
Mark and Janet Silverman
William Slater
Anne Morton Smith
Conee Sousa
Joseph and MaryAnne Sousa, in memory of Dolores Sousa
Sally Spooner
Robert and Judith Sterns
Robert and Judith Sterns, in honor of Fran Levin
Judi and Bob Sterns and Family, in memory of Matthew Frauwirth
Mary and Christopher Strasser
Stephen Swain and Barbara Maddocks
David and Jan Tatelbaum
Mary L. Tomlinson
Sarah Bucknell Treco
Bob Unger and Barbara LeBlanc
Sarah Van Vleck
Nonie Walder
Ellen and Larry Walsh
Russ and Jane Weigel, in honor of Fran Levin
Philip and Bailey Whitbeck
Sylvia White
Nina and Kent Willever
Anonymous, in memory of Leonard Poyant
Anonymous
Leaving a Legacy
Dr. Roger H. Allen Children’s Education Programs Fund
Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield
Michael Esposito and Cynthia Redel
Dorothy A. Hebden-Heath
Paul and Denise Lamoureux
Foundations
Association for the Relief of Aged Women
BayCoast Bank
The Howard Bayne Fund
The Carney Family Charitable Foundation
Enable Hope Foundation
Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation
Island Foundation, Inc.
Sandria Parsons
Janet Whitla
Patricia Plum Wylde
Anonymous
Business Partnerships
Albert Fox Facial Plastic Surgery Center
Baldwin Wealth Partners
BayCoast Bank
Bristol County Savings Bank
Diana Henry Realty
Fiber Optic Center, Inc.
Hawthorn Medical Associates
LandVest
Minuteman Press
On the Go
Servedwell Hospitality
Shepard Turf Management, Inc.
Southcoast Health
Sylvia Group of Insurance Agencies
The Symphony Music Shop
Tri-County Music Association
Whaling City Sound
Your Theater
Leonard and Hilda Kaplan Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
The Nelson Mead Fund
New Bedford Day Nursery Fund
Acushnet Foundation Fund, Creative Commonwealth Initiative, The Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield Fund, Stasia Gorczyca Endowment Fund for the New Bedford Symphony, Henry H. Crapo Foundation Fund, Jacobs Family Donor Advised Fund, The Wintrub and Barton Family Fund
Special Support
Learning in Concert program support provided by Concerts at the Point for Fall River, Westport, and Tiverton elementary schools, and by Up with Schools Arts for Little Compton and New Bedford private schools. Educational program support is provided in part by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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26 NBSO ORGANIZATION
Board of Trustees
Sandria R. Parsons, Chair
Geoff Swett, Treasurer
Prof. Susan J. Leclair, Clerk
Jan Bichsel
Janet Coquillette
Symphony Volunteers
Barbara Bell
Bianca Bator
Virginia Callas
Helen Comeau
Maria Dickinson
Karen Gardner
Jane Goulet
Jeannie Gulbranson
Symphony Staff
Dr. Albert J. Fox
Dr. Kevin Hamilton
Eric Huber, Musician Trustee
Raina V. Lamade, Ph.D.
Dr. Alvin Marcovici
Pam Hagberg
Kathy Johnson
Margaret Jones
Barbara Mitchell
Anne Mozzone
Marianne Mueller
Susana Pacheco
Madeline Reid
Spencer Aston, Youth Orchestra Senior Conductor
Mike Daniels, Youth Orchestra Coordinator
Matthew Gomes, Finance Director
Wesley Hopper, Personnel Manager
Adam Jeffreys, Education Specialist
Roberta Kennedy, Director of Concert Operations
Coco Mandle, Social Media Coordinator
David M. Prentiss, President and CEO
Cassian Ramos, Librarian
Abigail Smith, Operations and Program Coordinator
Conee Sousa, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Rhonda Veugen, Director of Philanthropic Engagement
Janice Weber, SCCMS Artistic Director
Terry Wolkowicz, Education Director
Production Services
Amanda Quintin Design, Print Design
Minuteman Press of New Bedford, Printing Services
Richard Van Inwegen, Photography
Sound Dynamics Associates, Audio Recording
Spectrum Marketing Group, Website Design
Susan Mead
Jennifer Memoli, Musician Trustee
Edward Ottensmeyer
Margot Stone
Judy Robinson
Marion Salm
Pat Stringer
Louise Travers
Barbara Van Inwegen
Marge Waite
Ray Whitley
Anne Whitney
Advisory Council
Talbot Baker, Jr.
Andrea Daskalakis
Priscilla Ditchfield
Michael A. Esposito
Richard Grahn
Sharon Grahn
Thomas Hallam
Sally Johnston
Andy Kotsatos
Philip Lima
Michael P. Malone
Pamela Norweb
Margot Schmid
Marjorie Waite
Ann Ziegler
In Memoriam
Lillian Lamoureux:
Board of Trustees, 1979-2017
Board President, 1981-1999
President Emerita, 1999-2017
Joan Underwood:
Board of Trustees, 2009-2018 Advisory Council, 2018-2024
John Mannix
Board of Trustees, 2010-2016 Advisory Council, 2016-2024
Symphony Soirée Committee
Gina Boone
Marlissa Briggett
Deb Hanley
Nan Johnson
Sally Johnston
Jordan Latham
Susan Mead
Pam Norweb
Sandria Parsons
Jane Stankiewicz
Margot Stone
Ann Ziegler
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LEAVING A LEGACY
Strengthening your Orchestra’s Future
A Gift That Keeps the Music Going
Leaving a bequest or other planned gift is a meaningful way to show your support and commitment to the future of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and its ability to bring live orchestral music and music education to audiences and families throughout the Southcoast. The process is simple, but the impact will be felt for generations to come.
If you have included NBSO in your estate plans or would like to discuss or learn more about gift planning, please contact Rhonda Veugen, Director of Philanthropic Engagement at rveugen@nbsymphony.org or call 508.999.6276 x225.
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra would like to thank and recognize those who have graciously committed to Leaving a Legacy and investing in our future with a planned gift.
Dr. Roger H. Allen Children’s Education Programs Fund, Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield, Michael Esposito and Cynthia Redel, Dorothy A. Hebden-Heath, Paul and Denise Lamoureux, Sandria Parsons, Janet Whitla, Patricia Plum Wylde, Anonymous
GIVING TO THE ENDOWMENT 25
The Endowment Funds of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, which include the Symphony 100 Fund and the David MacKenzie Fund for Music, provide the critical support we need today, and in the years ahead, to sustain a high quality of concerts and educational programs. Thank you to the following individuals for their generous support.
$1,000,000
Gidwitz Endowment Fund for the Future
$250,000+
Tom and Barbara Farquhar
Patricia Plum Wylde
Anonymous
$100,000 – $249,999
John and Nancy Braitmayer
Milan Heath Memorial Fund
Ann and Hans Ziegler
Anonymous
$50,000 – $99,999
Merilyn Eustis Education Fund
Lucile and William Hicks
Pamela M Hoffer Memorial Chair
Heather Parsons and Andrew Kotsatos
The Parsons Family Education Fund
$25,000 – $49,999
Michael and Margherita Baldwin
The Shulamith Friedland Memorial Fund
Paul and Denise Lamoureux
Anonymous
$10,000 – $24,999
The Barbara and Hershel Alpert Fund for Music Education
Jim and Carol Dildine
To make an endowment gift or for information about endowment naming opportunities please contact us at 508-999-6276 or development@nbsymphony.org.
The Frauwirth Music for Youth Fund
Prof. James T. Griffith and Prof. Susan J. Leclair
Ellen Hocker
Nan Johnson and Alan Minard
The Lillian Lamoureux Music Scholarship Fund
Susan and Dexter Mead
Barry and Meg Steinberg
Geoff and Judy Swett
Anonymous
$5,000 – $9,999
Robert Booth
Gertrude Trumbull Burr
Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield
Michael Esposito and Cynthia Redel
Drs. Cynthia and Albert Fox
Norman J. and Maryellen Shachoy
Dean and Janet Whitla
Terry and Chris Wolkowicz
Chamber Music Fund
The Gladstone Family Fund
John Newton and Janice Weber
Ed Ottensmeyer and Anne Donnellon
Sandria Parsons
Margaret-Ann Rice
Richard‡ and Patricia Wecker
Patricia Plum Wylde
Ann and Hans Ziegler
Furtado Family Scholarship Fund
Raymond and Marilyn Melanson
Kristian and Judith Stoltenberg
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“ We welcome our indefatigable audience to a new season replete with beloved chestnuts, coruscating contemporary works, and unexpected delights from celebrated creators. Programs feature piano quintets by Louise Farrenc and Franz Schubert; Rachmaninoff’s huge cello sonata and the “Dissonance” quartet of Mozart; Christopor Najarian’s searing Tale for Two Violins; seldom heard quartets of Stravinsky and Prokofiev; and much more to intrigue and delight our growing circle of ardent music lovers. Thank you for joining us on a new adventure!”
—Janice Weber, Artistic Director
RACH ‘N SOUL
October 4 & 5
BEGIN IN BREATH, END IN BRILLIANCE—MUSIC THAT ROCKS YOUR SOUL.
QUINTESSENTIALS
NOVEMBER 22 & 23
WARMTH, GRACE, AND JOY—EXPERIENCE MUSIC AT ITS MOST PERFECT.
WINTER
FIRE JANUARY 31 & FEBRUARY 1
SPARK YOUR SPIRIT. MELT THE MIDWINTER CHILL.
STORY TIME MARCH 28 & 29
EVERY NOTE TELLS A TALE. LET THESE STORIES STIR YOUR HEART.
FOURSOMES
MAY 2 & 3
FOUR VOICES. INFINITE EMOTION. A SEASON’S END THAT LEAVES YOU TRANSFORMED.
Saturday Concerts: 3:00 PM
St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church | 124 Front Street, Marion
Sunday Concerts: 3:00 PM
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church | 351 Elm Street, South Dartmouth
Individual Concert Tickets: $35
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Community Partnerships
The NBSO partners with local organizations, agencies, and regional music organizations to create experiences that connect people of all ages and cultures. Examples include:
AHA! New Bedford
Alma del Mar Charter School
ArtNet
Association for the Relief of Aged Women
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Buy Black NB
Buzzards Bay Brewing
Cape Verdean Association in New Bedford
Co-Creative Center
Dartmouth Public Libraries
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust
DATMA
Discovery Language Academy
Downtown New Bedford, Inc.
Gomes Elementary School English Language
Learners Parents Council
Greater New Bedford Youth Alliance
Groundwork
Community of Music
Haskell Gardens
Lloyd Center for the Environment
Love The Ave
Music from Lands End Wareham
New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!
New Bedford Creative
New Bedford Historical Society
New Bedford Parks and Recreation
New Bedford Public Schools
NB Roots & Branches
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Our Sister Schoool
Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Gardens Museum
Taunton River Watershed Alliance
The Drawing Room
Third EyE Youth Empowerment
United Way Foster Parents Council
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
The NBSO is also committed to sharing information about upcoming concerts by our Musical South Coast colleagues. (All local music organizations are welcome to contact us to be included!)
Arts in the Village Buzzards Bay Musicfest
Concerts at the Point
Delight Consort
Fall River Symphony
Greater New Bedford Choral Society
Music at St. Anthony’s
Music from Land’s End Wareham
New Bedford Festival Theatre
Seaglass Theater Company
Showstoppers
Sippican Choral Society
South Coast Children’s Chorus
Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus
Tri-County Symphonic Band
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
Don’t miss a beat! Visit nbsymphony.org to join the NBSO mailing list and receive our monthly e-newsletter with information on a variety of musical events in your community.
REASONS TO SUPPORT NEW BEDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
We believe that music should be accessible to everyone.
Since 1915, YOUR New Bedford Symphony Orchestra has been making powerful connections throughout the Southcoast. In addition to the magic we bring to the stage, the NBSO provides life-changing music programs to over 8,000 children a year.
This is exactly what you will see and hear in a new video highlighting NBSO’s mission and our impact in the community.
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Music. Education. Community… WE ARE YOUR SYMPHONY!
MUSIC OF RENEWAL
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 3:00 PM
KILBURN EVENT CENTER, NEW BEDFORD
Join Sangha Yoga New Bedford at 2:05 or 2:30 pm in the Gallery Hallway for light breathing and stretching—your first step toward a restorative concert experience!
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Laura Shamu, oboe
Nicholas Brown, clarinet
Rachel Juszczak, bassoon
Michael Bellofatto, horn
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Andantino con Variazioni
INTERMISSION
Evencio Castellanos: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua
Antônio Carlos Gomes: Il Guarany (O Guarany): Overture
Antonio Estévez: Mediodía en el Llano
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2
Please remember to turn off anything that beeps or glows. As a courtesy to the performers and your fellow concertgoers, no flash photography.
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Laura Shamu, oboe
Laura Shamu has served as Principal Oboe with the New Bedford Symphony since 2004. In addition to the New Bedford Symphony, she is also a member of the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly throughout New England as a freelance musician. As a soloist, she has given recitals in Boston, Massachusetts and Phoenix, Arizona. Laura Shamu received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Oberlin Conservatory where she studied with James Caldwell, and her Master of Music Degree at Boston University under the tutelage of Boston Symphony English horn player Robert Sheena.
Nicholas Brown, clarinet
Nicholas Brown is a New England-based musician, educator, and community builder dedicated to expanding audiences and connecting with people through classical music. He performs with the Boston Festival Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra, Portland Symphony, and New Bedford Symphony, and has appeared with the Boston Symphony & Pops, Celebrity Series of Boston, Library of Congress, and more. As Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Boston Festival Orchestra, he has produced over fifty programs to more than 15,000 audience members in Greater Boston. He serves on the faculty at Concord Academy and New England Conservatory’s Summer Orchestra Institute.
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Rachel Juszczak, bassoon
Rachel Juszczak is acting principal bassoon with New Bedford Symphony, and second bassoon with Boston Lyric Opera, and Cape Symphony. As an active freelancer, she has performed with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Boston Ballet, and other ensembles in the New England area. In addition to orchestral work, Rachel has been a finalist in both the Arriaga, and Coleman Chamber Music Competitions. Rachel is the bassoon instructor at Longy School of Music, and additionally maintains a private studio around the Greater Boston area. She is a graduate of Boston University and Butler University. Her principal teachers include Richard Ranti, Suzanne Nelsen, and Dr. Doug Spaniol.
Michael Bellofatto, horn
Michael Bellofatto currently holds Principal Horn chairs with the Vista Philharmonic, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, the Glimmerglass Opera Festival, and formerly held the position of Acting Principal Horn with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. He is an active orchestral musician in Boston, Greater New England, and beyond, having appeared frequently with such groups as Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Philharmonic, Emmanuel Music, the Portland Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Hartford Symphony, Cape Symphony, Symphony New Hampshire, and most recently the New York Philharmonic. Michael is a graduate of the Ithaca College School of Music.
PROGRAM NOTES
Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat major, K. 297b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (1756-1791)
Estimated length: 32 minutes
What happens when four top-notch wind players step into the spotlight at once? Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Winds gives us the answer: a lively, elegant, and charming musical conversation.
Written during Mozart’s time in Paris (around 1778), this piece brings together the warmth of the Classical orchestra with the unique personalities of four solo instruments—oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn. Each gets its moment to shine, but the real magic is in how they interact: trading melodies, echoing phrases, and finishing each other’s musical sentences.
The first movement is bright and bold, full of playful back-and-forth. The slow second movement offers a more heartfelt, lyrical side, like a quiet conversation among friends. And the final movement is pure fun—quick, spirited, and full of Mozart’s signature sparkle.
Even though some mystery surrounds the original version of this piece (scholars still debate parts of its history), what remains is a joyful celebration of wind instruments and the musicians who bring them to life.
Santa Cruz de Pacairigua
Evencio Castellanos,
Venezuelan pianist (1915-1984)
Estimated length: 17 minutes
Evencio Castellanos’s Santa Cruz de Pacairigua (1954) is a sparkling symphonic suite inspired by the dedication of a small church near Caracas. Though written for a sacred occasion, the music brims with Venezuelan folk color and rhythmic vitality, shifting easily between festive brilliance and moments of lyrical stillness. A trumpet fanfare launches the piece with bold energy, soon joined by bright strings, woodwinds, and an expansive percussion battery that keeps the pulse alive. A gentler central section offers a more devotional air, but even here dance-like inflections flicker through, reminding us of the joyful roots beneath the surface. Castellanos, a leading voice of Venezuela’s mid-century “national school,” weaves indigenous, African, and colonial elements into lush orchestral textures, crowned by brass flourishes and harp, piano, and celesta shimmer. Awarded Venezuela’s National Prize in Music, this work ends in an exuberant celebration, leaving listeners with a vivid sense of place and the irresistible spirit of a community in full song.
PROGRAM NOTES
Overture to II Guarany
Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer (1836-1896)
Estimated length: 7 minutes
Antônio Carlos Gomes was a Brazilian composer who made history in the 19th century by bringing Brazilian-themed stories into the European operatic tradition. Il Guarany (sometimes “O Guarani”) premiered in 1870 at La Scala in Milan.
The overture serves as a kind of musical trailer for the opera: it introduces themes, moods, and the clash of cultures you’ll hear in the full work. Gomes builds a romantic Indianist atmosphere—lush strings, warm winds, sweeping lyrical lines—set against moments of drama and tension when the full orchestra kicks in.
The story behind Il Guarany comes from a Brazilian novel (by José de Alencar), set in colonial Brazil around 1560. There’s romance, conflict, and a strong contrast between indigenous peoples (especially the Guaraní), European colonists, and adventurers. Cecilia, the daughter of a Portuguese nobleman, loves Pery, a Guaraní chief—so the overture hints at both the beauty of that relationship and the drama that threatens it.
Musically, you’ll hear four principal theme ideas in the overture:
1. A slow, grand introduction that sets a mood—a bit solemn, reflective.
2. A sweeping, lyric melody that feels very operatic, something that could easily belong to an aria.
3. A more agitated and energetic theme—stormy, almost battle-like—that reflects the looming conflict in the story.
4. And finally, a closing tune, more expansive and triumphant, bringing together the earlier themes in a satisfying way.
Even though Gomes was Brazilian, his musical style in this overture shows strong influence from Italian Romantic opera (Verdi, especially) in terms of structure, orchestration, and the way arias and choruses are foreshadowed. All in all, this overture is your first taste of what’s to come—romance, drama, cultural tension—and it does so with sweeping orchestral power, warmth, and melody. If you listen for how the themes contrast—moment of gentleness vs bursts of energy—you’ll get a sense of the emotional arc of the full opera.
Mediodía en el Llano (“Noon in the Plains”)
Antonio Estévez (1916-1988)
Estimated length: 8 minutes
Antonio Estévez was just a young composer when he wrote this piece, still a student in composition at the time. He was tasked with writing a suite that would depict the sweep of the day on the Venezuelan llanos (the wide plains): dawn, noon, and sunset. But in the end, only the central movement survived as a standalone piece: what we hear today as Mediodía en el Llano.
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PROGRAM NOTES
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Think of Mediodía en el Llano as an orchestral snapshot of a moment in time — the heat, light, stillness, maybe even the faint buzz of life under a blazing sun. The plains are wide open; the atmosphere is both radiant and hushed. Estévez doesn’t try to paint every detail of birds or plants; instead, like some of the impressionists, he offers us textures, harmonies, colors that evoke that sense of midday in a vast landscape.
Musically, the work is relatively short but rich: gentle, shimmering wind and strings, moments of quiet introspection, gradually building toward a peak before settling back (or maybe fading) into calm. It’s one of the quieter kind of national-style works, not dramatic in a heroic sense but deeply atmospheric, meditative.
Why listen closely? For how Estévez uses winds (solo and in groups) to evoke immense space, how silence or near-silence plays a role in creating contrast, and how the orchestration lets you feel the heat, light, and emptiness of the plains without ever being literal. It’s music that invites pause — let your ears relax into it.
Danzón No. 2
Arturo Márquez, Mexican composer (b.1950)
Estimated length: 10 minutes
If you’ve never heard it before, Danzón No. 2 is one of those pieces that sneaks in with charm, rhythm, and nostalgia—and then grabs hold of you. Composed in 1994 (commissioned by Mexico’s National Autonomous University), this work shoots to be Márquez’s signature orchestral piece.
The “danzón” is a ballroom dance style that came originally from Cuba but made itself at home in places like Veracruz, Mexico. Márquez got hooked on it during trips to Veracruz and visits to dance salons in Mexico City, and especially after being exposed to old recordings of danzonueras. He wanted a piece that would reflect both the elegance of the dance and the emotional weight it carries—nostalgia, sensuality, the world behind the formal steps.
Musically, the piece opens quietly—think clarinet, piano, soft strings, claves. There’s a sense of suspension, of anticipation. Then things build: more instruments enter, rhythms sharpen, there are solo moments (clarinet, oboe, trumpet, violin, etc.), as the dance life of the piece wakes up. The orchestration is full, with percussion playing a key role (claves, güiro, timbales, etc.).
Emotionally, it travels: from intimate and reflective to passionate and exuberant. You’ll hear moments of elegance and restraint, then bursts of energy and color. The ending is satisfying—vibrant, alive, with all the musical threads brought together. It’s like Márquez invites you into a ballroom, lets you feel every nuance of the dance, then leads you out brimming with that music’s warmth and life.
Spencer Aston, Symphony Conductor
Attend a 2025-2026 Season Concert!
Sunday, November 23 | 3:00 PM
Sunday, December 14 | with NBSO | 3:30 & 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 1 | 3:00 PM
Sunday, May 17 | 3:00 PM
Lift young musicians—and your own spirit. Details at semayo.org.
The Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras bring together talented young musicians from across the Southeastern Massachusetts region to participate in an educational and artistic experience in a full orchestra setting. Membership in the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras is open to students of grade school age through age 21.
Rehearsals take place at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, UMass Dartmouth.
Consider attending our fifth annual SEMAYO Summer Camp, July 2026!
New members are always welcome and all students are accepted after a placement audition.
For information on scheduling your placement audition, rehearsal schedule, summer programs, and upcoming concerts please visit www.semayo.org or email youth@nbsymphony.org
SEMAYO is a program of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
HOLIDAY POPS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14
3:30 AND 7 PM
BRONSPIEGEL AUDITORIUM, NEW BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Pre-concert activity: 2:30 - 3:30 pm in the lobby - Kids Conduct!
Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Appearances by members of the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras and the Showstoppers
A Christmas Overture | Nigel Hess
A Winter Miracle* | Antonio Vivaldi/Traditional (arr. Tim Berens)
Perfect Christmas Night, from Grinch! (arr. Andy Beck) Showstoppers
The Christmas Song* | Mel Tormé and Robert Wells (arr. Bob Lowden)
BasSOON It Will Be Christmas | James M. Stephenson
A Charlie Brown Christmas | Vince Guaraldi (arr. David Pugh)
Somewhere in My Memory, from Home Alone* John Williams
Frozen, Choral Highlights | Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (arr. Mark Brymer) Showstoppers
Excerpts from Nutcracker: Trepak Dance of the Reed Pipes, Waltz of the Flowers | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Concert Sponsor:
Concert Suite from The Polar Express | Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard (arr. Jerry Brubaker) SEMAYO
Jingle All the Way Medley | Christmas Sing-A-Long (arr. David T. Clydesdale) Showstoppers, SEMAYO, and you!
*7:00 PM Concert Only
SEMAYO & SHOWSTOPPERS
Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras
Spencer Aston, Symphony Conductor
The Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (SEMAYO), a program of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, was established in 2008 under the auspices of the NBSO. Today, there are more than 70 students in three ensembles under the SEMAYO umbrella--Symphony Orchestra, Debut Orchestra, and Preparatory String Ensemble.
SEMAYO’s Symphony Orchestra is now led by conductor Spencer Aston. A native of Lake Orion, MI, Dr. Aston is Assistant Professor of Music at Bridgewater State University where he leads the BSU Bear Band and teaches applied trumpet lessons as well as various music theory/history courses within the department. Prior to his appointment at BSU, he served on the faculties at UMass Boston, Boston University, and the University of New Mexico. Dr. Aston maintains a highly active performance schedule throughout New England and is an active adjudicator and clinician for competitions and educational ensembles.
Showstoppers Performing Arts, Inc.
The Showstoppers is an inspiring group of local youths who make an impact on the community by providing quality musical entertainment to the elderly at nursing homes, assisted living programs, and senior centers throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. Under the direction of Kelly Zucco and her daughter, Jillian Zucco Ledogar, the troupe also performs for the community at large through a variety of public and private venues including fairs and festivals, charitable fundraisers, and other civic events. The troupe typically averages 40-50 shows per year, has won numerous talent and service awards, and has performed in Walt Disney World twice by invitation. We are ever so grateful to be performing with the esteemed NBSO once again this year!! For more information about the troupe, email showstoppersme@gmail.com or follow them on Facebook/showstopppers.us.
508-984-4800
THE GRAND REOPENING OF THE Z
New Bedford Festival Theatre, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, and The Zeiterion Light Up The Stage
JAN 17
SATURDAY 2:00PM
7:00PM
$39 - $99
Join us for a night of dazzling celebration as we reopen The Z in style! The full New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will be on stage throughout the evening, setting the backdrop for a captivating program of music, dance, and theater. Emmy Award–winning comedian Dulcé Sloan hosts the celebration, guiding us through an unforgettable night of laughter, joy, and artistry.
Michael Winward
Holly Stone
Hendrick Hernandez-Resto
Dulcé Sloan
Erin and Matt Ban
Phillip Lima
ENJOY AN ELEVATED STAY IN THE HEART OF NEW BEDFORD
Located near New Bedford's bustling business district and iconic landmarks, the New Bedford Harbor Hotel is your top choice for upscale accommodations. With versatile meeting spaces, we cater to both business and leisure travelers for a seamless and memorable stay.
Indulge in elevated pub fare and craft drinks at our chic gastropub, 222 | Union, the perfect dining experience to enjoy with friends and family.
the NBSO Business Partnership
Let us help you entertain clients and reward your employees
NBSO’s diverse performances are creative and unique experiences where you can entertain clients, associates and their families. They are also a way to acknowledge and reward employees with special VIP treatment.
We are ready to customize a partnership level that best aligns with your company’s goals and interests.
For more information, go to nbsymphony.org/become-a-sponsor or call 508.999.6276 x225.
Business Partners help bring world-class musicians to the area and children the opportunity to take part in music education programs!
Thank you to our 2025–2026 Business Partners
Music of Renewal
Sunday, October 19, 3 PM, Kilburn Event Center
Holiday Pops
Sunday, December 14, 3:30 and 7:00 PM, Bronspiegel Auditorium
Romantic Revelations
Saturday, February 14, 7:30 PM, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
Boldness Unbound
Saturday, March 14, 7:30 PM, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
The Human Element
Saturday, April 18, 7:30 PM, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
A Joyous Sound
Saturday, May 16, 7:30 PM, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
