Classical Music

Young Soloist Advances Career With Symphony NH

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Symphony NH, the granite state's oldest professional orchestra, invited 16-year-old harpist Crystal Napoli to solo at two of their performances; an opportunity that is the stuff of dreams for young classical musicians.

Apple Hill Brings Together Musicians From Around The World

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:10:00 +0000

The Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music brings musicians from around the globe to tiny Nelson, New Hampshire. They learn and share chamber music, and come to understand one another’s cultures and perspectives. Amelia Perron talks about her experience there.

Joshua Bell

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:17:15 +0000

A few years ago, violin virtuoso Joshua Bell set up as a busker at D.C. subway station. The former child prodigy whose concert performances command hundreds of dollars made less than fifty bucks that day. Joshua Bell doesn’t play it safe. He’s been called a “classical music rockstar” with 40 albums to his credit ranging from solos to movie scores.

Festival's New Music Director Adding New Hampshire To His Musical Map

Brady Carlson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:56:20 +0000

The New Hampshire Music Festival is holding an open house to welcome their new musical director to the state.

Donato Cabrera is the man Festival officials say will provide “bold, visionary leadership” in the years to come. But first, he joins All Things Considered host Brady Carlson to talk about his new job - which, by the way, is in addition to jobs with orchestras in San Francisco and Green Bay.

From Classic Rock to Classical Pop

Rebecca Lavoie — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:44:21 +0000

Listeners tuning in to WWHK in Concord might remember the station as the “The Hawk,” which had a classic rock format. Now, the station has changed its tune in a big way.

A "New Era" Begins For Monadnock Music Festival

Brady Carlson — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:27:37 +0000

The Monadnock Music Festival’s 47^th season is getting underway, and the group is calling the new season the start of a new era, after a period of reorganization both in Monadnock Music’s structure and in leadership.

A Struggling City Finds Inspiration In Classical Music

Paul Conley — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:33:00 +0000

The agricultural port city of Stockton, Calif., has made national and international news in recent years — for all the wrong reasons. In a new record, the city recently marked its 56th homicide in one year. And the BBC recently reported that a greater proportion of Stockton residents face the loss of their homes to foreclosure or repossession than anywhere else in America. If that's not enough, it ranked No.

ClassicalNH Launched!

NHPR Staff — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:01:27 +0000

New Hampshire Public Radio has teamed up with Highland Community Broadcasting to make classical music more readily available to the Granite State and beyond.

This collaboration allows an expansion of services in the Capital Region and enables both organizations to take advantage of new technologies now available on HD Radio and online.

Three Poetic Traditions Inspire A Mideast Symphony

NPR Staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:58:00 +0000

For his third symphony, the 26-year-old American composer Mohammed Fairouz decided to incorporate text in three languages. Poems and Prayers, which had its debut Thursday in New York, features passages in Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic.

The symphony was commissioned by Northeastern University, where Fairouz teaches. The idea was to write something exploring the conflicts in the Middle East, so for inspiration, Fairouz delved into the region's poetry — both ancient and modern.

The NHSO Conductor Search Continues

Nathan Irwin — Mon, 09 Apr 2001 21:12:42 +0000