Symphony NH 2021-22 Season Opening Magazine

OPENING NIGHT OCTOBER 9, 2021

WELCOME! from Interim Executive Director Deanna Hoying Welcome to your Symphony NH’s 2021-22 season, Homecoming. It seems a fitting title for the season as we have not performed for a live audience at the Keefe Center for the Arts since March 2020. So much has happened since then and I want to take this opportunity to say thank you. Thank you to our musicians for allowing us to pivot to a digital format for livestreaming concerts for our 2020-21 season. Thank you to our board and staff who worked tirelessly to make sure that Symphony NH remained on solid financial ground. Thank you to our Music Director Roger Kalia for adapting the programming multiple times to accommodate pandemic restrictions.

Thank you to our sponsors who continued their support in the new digital format. And thank you to our audiences and donors who continue to inspire us every day to bring exceptional music to our communities.

Throughout the concert halls around the state, Symphony NH will be performing repertoire that showcases the depth and breadth of great orchestral music. Outside the concert hall, we will continue our education and community engagement programs that bring musical access and equity to communities throughout southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts.

Symphony New Hampshire is dedicated to performing great music with an exceptional orchestra to enrich and delight our diverse audiences, expand the musical and humanitarian contributions of our entire arts community, and provide learning opportunities with performances that spread beauty, empowerment and good will.

Thank you for joining us for this very special season as we return to stages around the state to share the beauty and power of live orchestral music.

Deanna R. Hoying Interim Executive Director/Development Manager

A letter from Board President Robert Oot On behalf of the musicians, staff, and board of trustees, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the opening of 98th season of Symphony New Hampshire. It feels like ages since we were last able to play a full orchestral concert in our home here at the Keefe Auditorium here in Nashua.

Through the largess of foundations, sponsors, and audience members like you, SNH was able to stay active over the last 18 months in smaller formats. It is with great excitement that you are here to join us as we open our season.

We at SNH thank you for following the public health guidelines we currently have in place. We have made safety of all members of our community our highest priority during these challenging times. We look forward to the time when SNH will be able to perform without masks to an audience that includes people of all ages.

The 100th anniversary of the first performance of this symphony orchestra is nearing. For the first 88 years of our existence, we were known as the Nashua Symphony, before changing our name to Symphony New Hampshire in 2012. We are very excited at the prospect of performing the 100th Anniversary Concert on April 29, 2023, kicking of a year of celebration. Most orchestras don’t reach this landmark and we are grateful to our community for the support we have received over the last near century.

We are proud to be led by our extraordinary conductor Roger Kalia. He has selected a poignant contemporary piece, There Will Be Rest, to open our season. Four members of our orchestra will be featured in a beautiful piece by Mozart. The night will conclude with a fantasy based on George Gershwin’smPorgy and Bess.

So sit back and relax, and enjoy Saturday Night Live in Nashua!

Robert Oot President, SNH Board of Trustees

A letter from Music Director Roger Kalia

Dear Friends, It gives me great joy to welcome all of you to our 2021-22 season titled Homecoming!

Symphony New Hampshire has been resilient during the pandemic, and throughout the past year we were able to share music and connect with our community virtually. This season we celebrate being back TOGETHER in the concert hall. We were unable to experience live music together last season, and we would like to welcome you back into the concert hall with music that is joyful, thrilling, and dynamic. Every concert will be an event where the experience begins the moment you walk through the door and continues long after the concert has ended.

In addition to performing works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert, we will feature works by composers from a variety of backgrounds including Florence Price, Frank Ticheli, Louise Farrenc, and Adolphous Hailstork among others. In addition, we will continue our engaging Holiday Brass program with performances around the Granite State, and we are looking forward to performing an all-James Bond program right before the New Year. We will also be performing two Symphony NH premieres: D.J. Sparr’s Concerto for Electric Harp and Orchestra featuring harpist Rosanna Moore, and Paul Dooley’s The Conductor’s Spellbook with the composer himself narrating. We look forward to continuing our Granite State Conversation series and featuring our musicians in unique chamber music performances in venues throughout the Granite State.

As the oldest professional orchestra in the state, we cannot wait to share our music with you. I invite you to join us for another great season of memorable music with your Symphony NH! Sincerely,

Roger Kalia Music Director, Symphony NH

Opening Night with Symphony NH Saturday, October 9, 2021 7:30 PM Keefe Center For The Arts 117 Elm Street Nashua, NH, 03060 PROGRAM TICHELI Rest MOZART Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds, KV. 6: 297b Featuring Symphony NH musicians GERSHWIN/arr. FARRINGTON Porgy and Bess Fantasy Roger Kalia, Conductor

SAFETY

Masks and proof of vaccination required for hall entry.

In accordance with our Health and Safety practices, tonight’s concert will be approximately one hour, with no intermission.

Food and drink will not be permitted in the hall.

See more on our safety practices at back of book.

Program Notes – October 9, 2021 REST Frank • Ticheli (b. 1958) The popularity and accessibility of Frank Ticheli's music for choir, orchestra, and band have made the American composer a household name among concert audiences, professional musicians, music educators, and students alike. A graduate of the University of Michigan with both a master's degree and doctorate in composition, Ticheli credits all four of his composition professors - William Bolcom, Leslie Basset, William Albright, and George Wilson - as contributing to his own musical development. In 1991 Ticheli moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and also became the composer in residence for Orange County's Pacific Symphony. Ticheli held the latter appointment until 1998, during which time he developed a deep friendship with the orchestra's music director, Carl St.Clair. REST is an orchestral adaptation of Ticheli's beloved choral piece There Will Be Rest, a 1999 commission by the Pacific Chorale written for full chorus. Ticheli dedicated the original work and its later adaptations for band and orchestra to the memory of Cole Carsan St.Clair, the son of Carl and Susan St.Clair. Described by Ticheli as "an example of how we as composers can use our gifts to help heal our friends when they are enduring tough times," There Will Be Rest sets a poem of the same title by the American lyric poet Sara Teasdale (1884–1933). The poem describes the stillness of a starlit snowy evening and the comforting assurance of eternal peace and calm provided by the twinkling starscape.

The orchestral adaptation of There Will Be Rest, which carries the name REST, received its premiere by the Pacific Symphony in 2012 under the direction of St.Clair. In adapting the work for these mediums and removing the text, Ticheli transposed the original key down a half step (from E-flat major to D major) to accommodate the natural resonances of string instruments, but he retained many of the original features of the work - harmonies, dynamics and registration. An expanded section of the main theme helps create a different, yet equally emotional and powerful experience in this textless adaptation.

Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds, KV. 6: 297b • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Mozart may be one of the most well-known and studied composers, but many questions about certain pieces and aspects of his life remain unanswered. His Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds is among the pieces whose compositional and performance history is surrounded by uncertainty and is the subject of frequent scholarly debate and reconsideration. As documented in letters to his father, Mozart wrote the concertante for the Parisian Concert Spirituel, a public concert series of instrumental music. The premiere, however, never happened because the parts were somehow lost. Mozart, in another letter home, explained that he could write out the work again (such was the extraordinary ability of Mozart!), but there is no evidence that he ever did so. A century later, in 1869, the Mozart biographer Otto Jahn obtained a copy of the score, but discrepancies in instrumentation, an unknown provenance, and scholarly analyses of musical characteristics kept the score from being fully authenticated; instead, the music for this piece remains "attributed" to Mozart.

The version performed tonight is a reconstruction by the pianist, musicologist, and composer Robert Levin (b. 1947) based on the extant score with instrument substitutions that restore the original solo wind configuration mentioned in Mozart's letters—solo flute, oboe, horn, and bassoon. Material in the orchestral parts has been reworked to reflect historical practices and tendencies in Mozart's other concertante works based upon Levin's extensive research. Cast in three movements, as is typical for the genre, the piece remains in the same key (E-flat major) for each movement, a highly unusual quality that has contributed to the doubts of Mozart's authorship. Still, the piece capitalizes on the unique timbres of each instrument, allowing them

to dialogue with each other and together as a group with the orchestra. We may never know for certain how much of the music is "true" Mozart, but the sparkling and clear interplay of the instrumental lines, tuneful melodies, and balanced phrases recall the master such that we can hear this piece as either being Mozart or being inspired by his sound world.

Porgy and Bess Fantasy • George Gershwin (1898–1937); arr. Iain Farrington (b. 1977) In 1925, American author DeBose Heyward published Porgy, a novel named for the protagonist, a street beggar inspired by Samuel Smalls, who lived in Charleston. The novel found its way to George Gershwin, who, after reading it, reached out to Heyward about adapting the novel for lyric theater. The result was Porgy and Bess, a work Gershwin called a "folk opera" due to the combination of operatic singing style and original folk-inspired melodies. An initial four-hour version of the opera was performed in 1935 at Carnegie Hall, and over the next few months, multiple cuts and changes were made to bring the piece to the Broadway version known to most audiences today.

Gershwin composed the music for his opera in 1934 while in Charleston, South Carolina, seeking inspiration from the area where the opera was set. Rather than borrow and incorporate actual melodies and songs, however, Gershwin wanted to write all original music that drew upon elements of the traditional music he heard and with which he was familiar. Thus, throughout the opera, Gershwin includes stylized versions of jubilees, spirituals, work songs, prayer songs, and blues alongside more standard operatic arias and recitatives.

Many of the songs featured in Porgy and Bess have become well-known standards associated with the Great American Songbook, a canon of influential songs from the early twentieth century that are often considered timeless classics. Chief among these is, "Summertime," whose slow-moving and blues-inspired harmonic rhythms, minor tonality, and pentatonic melody recall the music of traditional spirituals.

The music of Porgy and Bess has proved so popular that countless arrangements ranging from individual songs to suites exist for a variety of ensembles. The version for chamber orchestra by British pianist, composer, and arranger Ian Farrington preserves seven of Gershwin's most beloved songs from the opera - "Jasbro Brown's Blues,” "Summertime,” "Bess you is my woman,” "I ain't got no shame,” "It ain't necessarily so,” "There’s a boat that’s leaving,” and “Oh Lawd, I’m on my Way” - with dramatic interpolations that provide a symphonic journey from start to finish of this beloved masterpiece.

ROGER KALIA, Music Director

Innovation and dynamism are the hallmarks of Indian-American conductor Roger Kalia. A respected collaborator with orchestras and artists alike, and a compelling presence both on and off the podium, Kalia is known for his eloquent and passionate interpretations and for bringing a “fresh view to classical music” (The Republic). Music Director of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony NH (Symphony New Hampshire), and Orchestra Santa Monica, he is also the Co-Founder and Music Director of the celebrated Lake George Music Festival in upstate New York, which celebrates its ten-year anniversary in August 2021 (postponed due to Covid-19 from August 2020).

The 2021-22 season sees Kalia leading his orchestras in live concerts. Of special note is the world premiere this fall of Orchestra Santa Monica’s commission by composer Derrick Skye for the art film “Santa Monica Black Life Expressed through Music, Visuals, and Narrative,” which combines musicians, artists, and local historians from the Santa Monica area. Maestro Kalia makes his subscription debut with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and Spartanburg Philharmonic this season, and returns for performances with Poland’s Szczecin Philharmonic, and the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra at the Redlands Bowl.

During the 2020-21 season, Kalia reimagined the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra’s 202021 season around COVID-19 with great success, which featured the world premiere of Paul Dooley’s River City, celebrating both the Philharmonic and the city of Evansville. He also programmed works by living composers such as Jessie Montgomery, Jessica Meyer, T.J. Cole, and Reena Esmail, and curated unique collaborations with Evansville Civic Theatre, Historic Bosse Field, the Evansville Wartime Museum, Ballet Indiana, and tango dancers from the University of Evansville. With Symphony NH, Kalia celebrated the spirit of diversity in the arts with works by Sarah Kirkland Snider, George Walker, William Grant-Still, and Osvaldo Golijov, as well as introducing regional partnerships with Mayor Jim Donchess, classical musicians from the Indian community, and a new online series entitled “Granite State Conversations with Roger Kalia,” highlighting different New Hampshire artists, civic and business leaders.

A versatile communicator, amongst the orchestras that Roger Kalia has appeared with are the National Symphony Orchestra at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Chicago Sinfonietta at Symphony Hall, the symphony orchestras of Lima, Long Beach, Adrian, Bakersfield, Great Falls, Owensboro, Redlands, Spokane, and Wheeling as well as the Boise Philharmonic, and Camarada Chamber Orchestra. Kalia has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including singers Shayna Steele and Steve Lippia, Electronic Dance Music (EDM) duo MAKO, singer/songwriter Randy Newman, Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster David Kim, violinists Glenn Dicterow, Nikki and Timothy Chooi, and Sphinx Competition winner Annelle Gregory, percussionist Lisa Pegher, pianists Fei-Fei Dong and Misha Dichter, the B-52s, PROJECT Trio, the Brooklyn-based electronic Indie band Balún, actor Jack Black, and visual artist and astronomer Dr. José Francisco Salgado.

Equally at home with modern repertoire as he is with popular warhorses, Roger Kalia is a passionate advocate of contemporary music, and has commissioned and/or programmed numerous works by some of today’s most exciting living American composers including Paul Dooley, Reena Esmail, Brendan Faegre, T.J. Cole, Missy Mazzoli, Narong Prangcharoen,

Sarah Kirkland Snider, Harry Stafylakis, Jessica Meyer, Austin Wintory, Michael Daugherty, and Paul Chihara. Kalia has led the U.S. premieres of Michael Murray’s Pilgrims and King David’s Dance with musicians of Pacific Symphony and has commissioned and led several world and state premieres at Lake George Music Festival which are frequently broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today. They include Chris Rogerson’s Four Meditations for Orchestra, Sheridan Seyfried’s Double Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra, and the New York premiere of Paul Dooley’s Northern Nights.

A staunch supporter of music education, Kalia’s tenure as Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (2015-2020) was highly praised and included numerous commissioned works and a three-city tour of China in June 2016, marking the orchestra’s second international tour and its first to Asia. Kalia has conducted numerous youth and collegiate orchestras, including the 2021 Georgia All-State Symphony Orchestra, the 2018 Missouri All-State Symphony Orchestra, The Colburn Orchestra, California State University Fullerton Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Irvine Seraphim Symphony. He has created family and educational concerts in a variety of concert formats, and has collaborated on the education platform with such renowned artists and ensembles as Cirque de la Symphony, Orange County’s Festival Ballet Theater, speed painter Dan Dunn, and the Magic Circle Mime Co. Furthermore, Kalia has also served as an instructor of conducting atUSC’s Thornton School of Music.

In 2011, Kalia and two of his colleagues co-founded the Lake George Music Festival, an original, ground-breaking, two-week nationally recognized music festival that presents cutting -edge artists and composers performing classical and new music, traditional and experimental concerts and recitals of various sizes, open rehearsals, informational talks, and a variety of community outreach programs. As Music Director, Kalia programs and conducts all orchestral and large ensemble concerts, including the popular “Sounds of Our Time, ” series (which he created and curates) highlighting connections between popular and orchestral music though multimedia concert formats, as well as the festival’s Family Concert Series. He also programs and conducts the “Uncorked” concert series, creating an immersive experience for the audience by performing chamber operas in unique settings. In 2018, Kalia introduced Symphony Happy Hours, informal, informative chats about music that take place in local breweries and bars.

A native of New York State, Roger Kalia holds degrees from Indiana University, the University of Houston and SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music. His primary mentors include David Effron, Arthur Fagen, and Franz Anton Krager. Among his honors and awards are five Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Awards (2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021), a 2019 Solti Foundation Elizabeth Buccheri Opera Residency with Lyric Opera of Chicago (where he assisted Sir Andrew Davis for Rossini’s The Barber of Seville), a Project Inclusion Conducting Freeman Fellowship with Chicago Sinfonietta, and an American Academy of Conducting Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival with Robert Spano. Recently, Kalia was recognized in the League of American Orchestras’ Symphony Magazine as one of five firstyear music directors for his innovative work during the pandemic.

In 2011, Kalia won Second Prize in the Memphis Symphony International Conducting Competition, which led to his debut with the orchestra the following season and launched his professional career. Earlier posts include serving as Associate Conductor of California’s Pacific Symphony, Assistant Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Debut Orchestra, and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (IN). Kalia is married to musicologist / violinist Christine Wisch.

CHRISTINE WISCH, program notes

Christine Wisch s a PhD candidate in musicology with a minor in ethnomusicology. Her work as a musicologist focuses on early nineteenth-century Spanish classical music and issues of nationalism, patronage, and identity. She is the recipient of a 2019 Dissertation Fellowship from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi for her in-progress dissertation, “Politics, Patronage, and Music in 1830s Spain.” Her research has been presented at both national and international conferences and has been supported by a number of awards and grants, including a 2017 Mellon Pre-Dissertation grant from Indiana University’s Russian and Eastern European Institute (REEI) and the A. Peter Brown Research Travel Award. Recently, she worked as a research consultant on Hispanic topics for the tenth edition of the History of Western Music and its corresponding anthologies, and she continues to work for Indiana University’s Latin American Music Center (LAMC). Additionally, she has written program notes for orchestras across the country and remains an active violinist.

SYMPHONY NH EDUCATION PROGRAMS As a committed member of the Southern New Hampshire community, Symphony New Hampshire (SNH) seeks to engage and educate local youth through live music, developing educational opportunities and promoting an appreciation for symphonic music.

Symphony NH and Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute partner to present Link Up in the Nashua Public Schools, teaching students to play recorder throughout the year in the classroom.

Link UpSNH, in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute’s national Link Up program, supplies music instruction resources free of charge to local elementary school students in grade 3. Students: • Learn to sing and play the recorder in the classroom.

• Explore orchestral repertoire through a hands- on music curriculum.

• Interact with professional musicians.

This highly participatory program culminates in an exciting spring performance at the Keefe Center for the Arts in which the students perform with Symphony NH musicians and play the music they’ve been learning in the classroom.

To learn more about Link Up, visit the Carnegie Hall website: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Educators/Link-Up Adopt-a-school: Symphony NH is committed to providing music education programs that introduce students to instruments and live performances as well as helping to enrich existing music programs across the state of New Hampshire. Adopt-A-SchoolSNH gives back to the community by coaching the next generation of great musicians.

Through our Adopt-A-School Program, a service that is provided at no cost to participating students and schools, we offer: • Free, hour-long group coaching sessions to instrumental students • Coaching in a variety of strings, woodwinds, and brass instruments by Symphony NH musicians • After school group sessions • Schools the option of scheduling these coaching sessions on a weekly or monthly basis.

The Adopt-a-School Program is a weekly after-school program, engaging band students in third and fourth grade with classes and coachings with Symphony NH musicians. Symphony NH collaborates with teachers to plan and implement interactive and engaging sessions with an emphasis on creating and exploring music while gaining technical skills on their instruments.

Symphony NH Musicians October 9, 2021 Concert Violin Elliott Markow, Concertmaster Amy Ripka, Acting Principal Second Violin Jane Dimitry Sargis Karapetyan Leonora LaDue Ana-Maria LaPointe Kun Shao Viola Dani Rimoni, Principal Kathy Kalogeras Seeun Oh Cello Harel Gietheim, Principal Alexander Badalov Nathaniel Lathrop Bass Volker Nahrmann, Principal Flute Kathleen Boyd, Principal Oboe Cheryl Bishkoff, Principal Laura Shamu Ronald Kaye Clarinet Alexis Lanz, Acting Principal

Bassoon Sally Merriman, Acting Principal Horn Andrew Bass, Acting Principal Michael Weinstein Ellen Martins

Trumpet Richard Watson, Principal Trombone John Faieta, Principal Percussion Jeffrey Bluhm, Principal Timpani and Percussion Dylan Barber William Manley Piano Ziang Xu, Acting Principal

STAFF

Deanna Hoying, Interim Executive Director / Development Manager Wallace Thomas, Community Programs Coordinator Joseph DuBose, Personnel Manager / Orchestra Librarian Paul LaFlamme, Production Manager Grace Finlay, Usher Coordinator Kate Merges, Marketing & Content Coordinator Laura Grant, Interim Director of Marketing and Communications / Press Contact

Board of Trustees

OFFICERS Dr. Robert “Bob” Oot – President

Radiologist, SNH Medical Center, Retired

Harold “Hal” Clark – Vice President Retired from International Marketing

Mary Jordan – Secretary

Educator & Non-profit Executive, Retired

Joe Kenny, Esq. – Treasurer TRUSTEES David Bahi IT consultant Pamela Baker NH Lodging and Restaurant Assoc.

Geraldine Boisvert Splash! By Masi, Retired Ann Conway LICSW, Divorce Coach Marcia Donaldson Corporate Marketing, Retired Marshall Jespersen Owner, International Cars Ltd. Shoshanna Kelly Creative Director, Kelly Creative Advertising, LLC Dr. Donald McDonah St. Joseph Hospital

John Rein Owner, Audio Video Therapy

Dr. Ashwini Saxena Catholic Medical Center Galina Szakacs Pfizer, Retired; Leadership Coach, Nashua Chamber of Commerce Dr. Amir Toosi, DMA Dean, Division of Business, Rivier University Wilberto Torres Exec. Dir., Belltower Home Health Care Mark Tremallo Lawyer, Retired Dr. Drew Wilson, DMD Family Dental Care of Milford

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Deanna Hoying – Interim Executive Director Rosemary Johnson – Co-President, Friends of Symphony NH Roger Kalia - Symphony NH Music Director Cheryl Bishkoff – Principal Oboe, SNH Players’ Committee Representative Sally Merriman – Acting Principal Bassoon, SNH Players’ Committee Representative

DONORS Symphony NH gratefully acknowledges the following donors who have contributed to our mission of making great music accessible and providing learning opportunities to enrich diverse audiences. Listed below are gifts made between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.

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SPONSORS Presenting Sponsors Audi/Porsche of Stratham

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JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING NOVEMBER CONCERTS

Suites and Schubert Friday, November 5, 2021 I 7:30 PM St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church 39 Chandler Street Nashua, NH, 03064

Holiday Brass Saturday, November 27, 2021 I 7:30 PM St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church 39 Chandler Street Nashua, NH, 03064

Sunday, November 28, 2021 I 3:00 PM The Dana Center, St. Anselm College 100 Saint Anselm Drive Manchester, NH, 03102

Learn about our complete season at https://www.symphonynh.org/symphonynh-2021-22-season

Your Health and Safety Safety protocols For the 2021-22 Season We’re excited to welcome you back safely to live performances and the 2021–22 season!

Symphony NH is committed to protecting the health of our guests, musicians, and staff. As recommendations around COVID-19 evolve, all health and safety protocols will be clearly communicated to ticket holders and posted on Symphony NH's website at symphonynh.org/ safety. Updates will be informed by recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state of NH, and the City of Nashua.

At this time, all audience members must show proof of vaccination and remain masked while attending our indoor concerts.

In recognition that ticket buyers may want additional flexibility, SNH is offering exchanges or refunds for ticket buyers up to 48 hours prior to the start of each performance. Please note that all 21-22 tickets are refundable and exchangeable without fees.

Please read on for more detailed information about our requirements, protocols, and guidelines below.

Safety Guidelines & Procedures Face Mask Requirement Face coverings are required to be worn by all in attendance at a Symphony NH concert or event. We encourage you to review the CDC guidelines for proper face coverings and maskwearing guidelines.

Proof of Vaccination At this time, all staff, musicians, and audience members of Symphony NH concerts will be required to show proof that they have received a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the World Health Organization or the Food and Drug Administration. The final dose of the vaccine must have been administered at least 14 days before entry. If proof of vaccination is not brought with the patron to the hall, the patron will be unable to enter the concert. A refund or exchange will be offered. No exceptions will be made as this is in accordance with CDC guidelines.

Accepted forms of proof of vaccination: Physical copy of vaccination card, accompanied by a photo ID a

Digital copy, i.e. photos on your mobile device, accompanied by a photo ID. Be sure to take clear photo of the front and back of your card.

Please Note: Because audience members under 12 years of age are unable to be vaccinated at this point in time, no children under the age of 12 may attend a Symphony NH concert. We are saddened that this policy currently excludes children under the age of 12 from attending our concerts but public health concerns must be at the forefront. We look forward to a time when we can safely welcome everyone back to share the experience of live music.

Anyone who has purchased a ticket and is unable to be vaccinated due to disability or religious reasons will receive a ticket refund. For the safety of all audiences, musicians, and staff, we regret that we are unable to offer any exceptions for those who are not vaccinated.

When to Stay Home If you’re feeling ill or have symptoms related to a cold or infectious disease, please stay home.

Ticket Exchange Policy In recognition that ticket buyers may want additional flexibility due to health and safety concerns, SNH is offering exchanges or refunds for ticket buyers up to 48 hours prior to the start of each performance. Please note that all 21-22 tickets are refundable and exchangeable without fees.

Guests under 12 years of age and anyone who is unable to be vaccinated due to disability or religious reasons under the applicable laws will be accommodated with a ticket refund.

Exchanges can be made by calling Symphony NH at 603-595-9156 or emailing snh@symphonynh.org What We’re Doing All Symphony NH concerts this fall 2021 will be approximately 70 minutes long, without intermission. In accordance with safety protocols, there will be no food or drink allowed in the hall or for sale in the venue.

Our venues will be fully cleaned before each concert. Regular and thorough cleanings of all restrooms and public touchpoints, including tables, chairs, and handrails will be executed.

Hand sanitizer will be available at entry to the hall. eTickets/contactless entry: We’re implementing contactless ticketing and entry. Print your tickets at home to show at the door, or save to your smartphone or iPad. Proof of vaccination will be taken by select trained staff before entry to hall. Following your first presentation of vaccination proof, your name and email will be added to the Vaccinated list, and you will not need to bring proof with you to future concerts in the season; you will only need to give your name and email at the checkpoint.

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Our policies have been and will continue to be based on guidance from federal, state, and local authorities and it is our sincere hope that we will be able to loosen requirements as our season progresses.

Despite the implementation of enhanced safety measures, an inherent risk of exposure to infectious disease still exists. By attending a Symphony NH performance, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to infectious disease, including the risk of exposure to communicable diseases, viruses, bacteria, or illnesses that cause sickness, and hereby waive all potential claims relating to such risks.

Contact Us If you have any questions about the health and safety guidelines, or require a refund, please contact us at 603-595-9156 or email us at snh@symphonynh.org *Due to the high volume of inquiries, responses may be delayed. Thank you for your patience as we respond as soon as we can.

In Your Community Since 1923, Symphony NH has fostered engagement, dialogue and a stronger sense of community through its various musical offerings. Committed to presenting performances for people of all ages and backgrounds, SNH presents several free and affordable series of dynamic musical experiences ranging from a half hour to an hour in length throughout the Nashua area year-round.

Neighborhood Connections • In partnership with One Greater Nashua’s Cultural Navigators and the Adult Learning Center • Celebrate the rich musical culture of Nashua’s residents and their native countries through intimate concerts of transcribed traditional works performed by small groups of SNH musicians • Held at Nashua’s Adult Learning Center and other locations.

In-Town Concerts Compelling hour-long performances in accessible, public settings throughout Nashua, including the Nashua Public Library, Holman Stadium, Riverwalk Cafe and at local churches.

SNH Where You Worship

Symphony NH musicians are available to perform intimate concerts with ensembles of various sizes for houses of worship of all religions and denominations represented in the Nashua area as part of their services.Community Ticket ProgramSymphony NH provides free tickets and group disconts for most concerts to community organizations, from schools and houses of worship, to libraries and non-profits. More information on this program can be found at symphonynh.org.

Community Ticket Program Symphony NH believes that anyone should be able to attend our concerts. Our ticket programs provide free and discounted tickets to community organizations, from libraries, to music schools, to non-profits at no cost to the participating organization.

To learn more about or to participate in our Community Ticket Program please contact us.

FROM the classroom to the concert hall, Symphony NH programs depend on you.

PERSONAL Giving Thanks to you, our donors, Symphony NH continues to enrich communities across New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts through exceptional live orchestral music, world-renowned soloists, and our community engagement and education initiatives.

By making your gift today, you continue to support Symphony NH’s mission to inspire and enlighten through exceptional live music.

If you are interested in becoming a sustaining donor by giving monthly or quarterly, please contact Deanna Hoying at deanna@symphonynh.org or (603) 595-9156.

SPONSORSHIP Opportunities Support from local corporations and businesses is essential to continuing Symphony NH's work in the community. A broad range of partnership opportunities, including in-kind, are available. Partnering with Symphony NH can increase your organization’s exposure in the region while supporting live music, arts education, and arts access for underserved communities.

PLANNED Giving Leave a legacy for years to come through planned giving. By making a legacy gift through your will or trust, you will continue to support Symphony NH’s artistic excellence, and commitment to robust community engagement and education programs.

Bequests can be given as a specific asset or dollar amount, or percentage of the remainder of your estate after providing for your family and other beneficiaries.

For examples of language to include, please consult your legal expert.

For more information, please contact Deanna Hoying at deanna@symphonynh.org or (603) 595-9156.

OTHER Ways to Give You can ensure your legacy and play a crucial role in Symphony NH’s future in a multitude of ways. Contact your own tax and/or legal advisors to determine your best options, some of which include IRA Charitable Rollover and Gifts of Securities.

To learn more about the endowment, or to make a contribution, e-mail or call us at (603) 595-9156.