Annual Family Concert
Dec
8

Annual Family Concert

The NEP’s annual Family Concert opens with Adolphus Hailstork’s Fanfare on Amazing Grace. Highlighted on the program are the winners of the 2024 New England Philharmonic Young Artist Competition Hayden Ren and Andrew Kim, performing movements from Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto. The suite from Bela Bartok’s ballet, The Wooden Prince, will be presented along with projected animations that connect the story of a non-human fairytale character to the emerging influence of digital avatars in our own time. After the performance, join us onstage for an instrument petting zoo!

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New Music New England
Mar
2

New Music New England

The New Music New England initiative celebrates new music written by New England composers. This year, the NEP celebrates beloved Yehudi Wyner’s 95th birthday with a performance of his dazzling cello concerto, Prologue and Narrative, featuring cellist Sam Ou. Displaying the depth of our musical community, the concert features works by Chaya Czernowin, Keeril Makan, and Marti Epstein, pillars of new music in Boston with a large international following. Additionally featured is 2024 Call for Scores Winner Bobby Ge, and the Boston premiere of Remember to Have Fun.

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Paths of Peace
May
3

Paths of Peace

The NEP celebrates the conclusion of its 48th season by joining forces with Chorus Pro Musica to perform John Adams’ Harmonium, a powerful exploration of love and death featuring the texts of John Donne and Emily Dickinson. NEP concertmaster and perennial favorite Danielle Maddon explores Roxanna Panufnik’s beautiful Violin Concerto, reflecting on peace in challenging times. The dramatic Mathis der Maler from Paul Hindemith questions the role of the artist in an earlier politically complicated era. The season closes with Eric Nathan’s Open again a turn of light, which sets a text by Boston-based poet Sawako Nakayasu. The concert also celebrates Nathan’s contributions to the NEP, at the conclusion of his tenure as Composer-in-Residence.

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Ancient Cultures New Musics
Oct
20

Ancient Cultures New Musics

The NEP is proud to present the world premiere of Composer-in-Residence Eric Nathan’s The Seas Between Us, written for the extraordinary Mexican flute-virtuoso Alejandro Escuer. Nathan’s groundbreaking work is paired with Gabriela Ortiz’s Antrópolis, a neologism celebrating the vibrant nightlife and musical scene of Mexico City. The second half of the concert explores one of the most important musical works of the 20th century, Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, which brought the powerful influences of folk music into dialogue with the musical trajectories of western Europe.

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A Messiah for Our Time
Apr
28

A Messiah for Our Time

In a fitting conclusion for a city that hosted the American premiere of Handel’s Messiah in 1818, NEP joins forces with Cantata Singers and vocal soloists on Sunday, April 28, at 3 pm in Jordan Hall to present A Messiah for Our Time. Sven-David Sandström’s dramatic 2009 setting of the Messiah’s well-known text will be performed for the first time on the East Coast. Co-conducted by Tianhui Ng and Cantata Singers Music Director Noah Horn, the season finale marks the first collaboration between the two organizations.

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New Music New England
Mar
3

New Music New England

New Music New England is the NEP’s new programming initiative. This concert spotlights the vibrant New England-based composer community, specifically recognizing distinguished composer John Harbison on his 85th birthday. His composition, What Do We Make of Bach? (2018) will close the program with internationally renowned organist Paul Jacobs

The concert also includes the local premiere of Wan Lu’s Surge (2022), David Sanford’s Thy Book of Toil (2014), Kati Agócs’s Perpetual Summer (2010), and Charles Ives’s Three Places in New England (1911-1929).

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Annual Family Concert
Dec
10

Annual Family Concert

NEP’s annual Family Concert, on Sunday, December 10, at 3 pm at Tsai Performance Center, presents the Boston premiere of Jordan Kuspa’s Mystery of the Missing Music (2021). This musical whodunit showcases two teen actors, Lila Gurry and Hannah Nocon, as they introduce the instruments of the orchestra. The concert also features the winners of the NEP Young Artist Competition, Henry Tushman on piano and Sophie Long Sha Tung on violin.

Hey kids! Stay after the concert for our traditional Instrument Petting Zoo. You can come on stage to see the instruments up close and try some out yourself!

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Epic Journeys
Oct
22

Epic Journeys

Epic Journeys opens the season on Sunday, October 22, at 3 pm in Jordan Hall. The program’s theme traverses cultural differences and the immigrant experience, centering on the NEP Call for Scores winner, Oswald Huỳnh’s Gia Đình (Family). This is preceded by In Between II, a Co-commission with The Oberlin College & Conservatory, by NEP’s Composer-in-Residence Eric Nathan. Closing the program is one of the most beloved works of Western classical music from China: The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (1959) by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, with Sophie Wang as soloist.

It is with regret that NEP’s concertmaster Danielle Maddon must step down as soloist due to health issues.

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People in Between
May
7

People in Between

Adeliia Faizullina Bolghar, 3 flute version for Symphony Orchestra (2020) (8 minutes)
New England premiere
Thomas de Hartmann Violin Concerto, op. 66 (1943) (37 minutes)
Danielle Maddon, violin
New England premiere
INTERMISSION
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 7, “Leningrad” (1941) (75 minutes)

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Poetic Dances
Feb
18

Poetic Dances

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Thank You Notes for Richard Pittman (2022)
NEP commission, world premiere
Kareem Roustom
Ramal (2014)
Boston premiere
Elijah Daniel Smith Wraith Weight (2021)
NEP 2022 Call for Scores winner
New England premiere
Matthew Aucoin Two Dances (arr. 2022)
Danielle Maddon & Keir GoGwilt, violins
World premiere of orchestral arrangement
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances (1940)

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Symphonic Dance Party — Annual Family Concert
Dec
4

Symphonic Dance Party — Annual Family Concert

Texu Kim Spin-Flip (2014)
New England premiere

Claude Debussy Danses sacrée et profane (1904)
Olivia Lee, Harp
2022 Young Artist Competition Winner

Gabriela Ortiz Kauyumari (2021)
New England premiere

Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D MInor Op.47, Mvt. I (1904)
Ayaan Ahmad, Violin
2022 Young Artist Competition Winner

Aaron Copland Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes (1942)

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Remembered Futures
Oct
30

Remembered Futures

John Corigliano Symphony no. 1 (1988)
Mary D. Watkins Soul of Remembrance, from Five Movements in Color (1994)
Boston premiere
Iván Rodríguez A Metaphor for Power (2018)
New England premiere
Eric Nathan Opening (2021)
New England premiere

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VIDEO: Eric Nathan's Double Concerto for Solo Violin, Solo Clarinet, and Strings
Jul
1
to Aug 21

VIDEO: Eric Nathan's Double Concerto for Solo Violin, Solo Clarinet, and Strings

Performed live by Stefan Jackiw (solo violin), Yoonah Kim (solo clarinet) and the New England Philharmonic, with Yoichi Udagawa (conductor). Recorded at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall (Boston, MA) on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

Now streaming free on NEP’s YouTube Channel.

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Into the Spotlight
Jun
18

Into the Spotlight

Conducted by music director finalist Yoichi Udagawa

Kathryn Salfelder Fanfare for Richard Pittman
World Premiere, NEP Commission
Igor Santos ploy, pivot
2021 Call for Scores Winner
Boston Premiere
TJ Cole Nightscape
Boston Premiere
Eric Nathan Double Concerto for Solo Violin, Solo Clarinet, and Strings
Stefan Jackiw, violin, and Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Co-commission with The New York Classical Players
Boston Premiere
Witold Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra

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Listening In: Composer Igor Santos
May
8

Listening In: Composer Igor Santos

Listening In: A Deep Dive into the Music with the NEP is your opportunity to sit in on fun and lively conversations with the composers and artists on NEP’s concerts this season.Your hosts, New England Philharmonic Concertmaster and soloist Danielle Maddon, and Composer-in-Residence Eric Nathan, take you behind the scenes to see how the music is made, what inspired it, and how performances have come together.

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Refold, Rebuild, REVUELTAS!
May
1

Refold, Rebuild, REVUELTAS!

Conducted by music director finalist Tianhui Ng

Yehudi Wyner Richard Pittman… Come Back!
World Premiere, NEP Commission
Sofía Rocha Replier
2020 Call for Scores winner
World Premiere
Chen Yi Spring in Dresden
Danielle Maddon, Violin soloist
Silvestre Revueltas La noche de los Mayas

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Listening In: Composer Chen Yi
Apr
6

Listening In: Composer Chen Yi

Listening In: A Deep Dive into the Music with the NEP is your opportunity to sit in on fun and lively conversations with the composers and artists on NEP’s concerts this season.Your hosts, New England Philharmonic Concertmaster and soloist Danielle Maddon, and Composer-in-Residence Eric Nathan, take a step behind the scenes to see how the music is made, what inspired it, and how performances have come together.

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Our Stories, Ourselves
Feb
26

Our Stories, Ourselves

Conducted by music director finalist Nicholas DeMaison

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Upbeat!
Boston Premiere
Jonathan Bailey Holland Stories from Home
George Tsontakis Violin Concerto No. 3
Danielle Maddon, Violin
Boston Premiere
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 5

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Listening In: Composer George Tsontakis
Feb
16

Listening In: Composer George Tsontakis

Listening In is your opportunity to sit in on fun and lively conversations with the composers and artists on NEP’s concerts this season.Your hosts, New England Philharmonic Concertmaster and soloist Danielle Maddon, and Composer-in-Residence Eric Nathan, take a step behind the scenes to see how the music is made, what inspired it, and how performances have come together.

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Dreams of Love and War
Dec
5

Dreams of Love and War

Conducted by music director finalist Adam Kerry Boyles

Michael Gandolfi Stepping Up Fanfare in Honor of Richard Pittman
World Premiere
Bernard Rands DREAM
Boston Premiere
Amy Beach Jephthah’s Daughter
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Camille Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor
Ella J. Kim, violin, 2021 Young Artist Winner
Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, Suite 2

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Musical Hide and Seek!
Nov
20

Musical Hide and Seek!

The New England Philharmonic’s String Quartet will lead you in a game of musical hide and seek. Use your eyes and ears to figure out which musician has Beethoven’s tune.

Two performances:
11:00 - 11:30 am
2:00 - 2:30 pm

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Sherlock, Jr.
Nov
4

Sherlock, Jr.

 

The NEP Chamber Players and the Boston Athenaeum present Sherlock, Jr., a Buster Keaton silent film with a new score by NEP Composer Laureate Bernie Hoffer, commissioned by the Boston Athenaeum. This new score, played live by the NEP Chamber Players Septet, matches the live action of the film as you watch.

The New England Philharmonic thanks the Boston Athenaeum for commissioning this lively new score which is receiving its world premiere at this event.

Visit the Boston Athenaeum website for more info!

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Listening In: Composer TJ Cole
Nov
8
to Mar 21

Listening In: Composer TJ Cole

Jump into the music and join NEP Concertmaster Dani Maddon and Composer-in-Residence Eric Nathan as they chat with composer TJ Cole about her works Nightscape and Playtime and learn about the inspiration for the works, the various performance techniques each piece requires, and the overall composition process.

This performance was part of the Virtual Boston New Music Festival, a two-week showcase of Boston’s leading new music ensembles.

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