A Special Discount for Our Subscribers
As a subscriber, you are a key, valued member of the NHSO family. Subscribe to 4 or more concerts and you will lock in a 20% discount for all NHSO concerts through June 2024. You can add concerts to your subscription at any time and your discount will be automatically deducted from your total at checkout.
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This season, your NHSO offers two series to choose from in two different cities: a 10-concert series in New Haven and a 4-concert series in Shelton. Information about each series can be found below. If you would like to mix and match between the two series, please call the box office at (203) 693-1486.
Lock in your 20% discount today and add concerts later!
Once you have subscribed to 4 concerts, you can add additional concerts or tickets at any time and still receive the 20% subscriber discount on all NHSO concerts through June 30, 2024.
Members (donors) can purchase tickets to individual concerts starting August 8. Non-members can purchase tickets to individual concerts starting August 22.
This is the season you’ve been waiting for.
We are excited to announce the 2023 – 2024 New Haven Concert Series, featuring 10 dynamic concerts performed at three venues across New Haven: Woolsey Hall at Yale University, the John C. Lyman Center for the Performing Arts at Southern CT State University, and Saint Mary’s Church in downtown New Haven.
Pick 4 or more concerts and get 20% off regular ticket prices!
Thursday, September 28 – 7:30pm – Woolsey Hall
Alasdair Neale, music director
Joyce Yang, guest piano soloist
Nathaniel Gumbs, guest organist
Anna Clyne Masquerade
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 (“Organ” Symphony)
The season begins with a trimphant return to Woolsey Hall, celebrated with Saint-Saëns’s vbrant and joyful “Organ” Symphony and Joyce Yang returns for Tchaikovsky’s bombastic First Piano Concerto.
Thursday, October 26 – 7:30pm – Woolsey Hall
Alasdair Neale, music director
Time for Three: Nicolas Kendall, Charles Yang & Ranaan Meyer
2023 GRAMMY-winning ensemble Time For Three stands at the busy intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music, offering a blend of vocal and instrumental performances. This unforgettable concert with the full NHSO will dazzle classical music lovers and entrance first-time Symphony audiences.
Sunday, November 19 – 3pm – Lyman Center
Alasdair Neale, music director
Jeffrey Zeigler, guest cello soloist
Joel Thompson breathe/burn (PREMIERE/COMMISSION)
Florence Price Symphony No.1
Mark Adamo Cello Concerto
NHSO audience favorite Joel Thompson (A Snowy Day, To Awaken the Sleeper) offers his poignant elegie in memory of Breonna Taylor for solo cello and orchestra. This concert will also include Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1 and Mark Adamo’s Concerto with guest cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.
Saturday, December 9 – 3pm – Lyman Center
Chelsea Tipton, II, principal pops conductor
Ring in the Holiday Season with your NHSO! Chelsea Tipton leads a holly-jolly concert of classic carols and new festive favorites, perfect for the entire family!
Sunday, December 17 – 3pm – Woolsey Hall
Alasdair Neale, music director
Christ Church Choir
G.F. Handel Messiah
Hallelujah! “The Trumpet Shall Sound” once again at Woolsey Hall for Handel’s traditional oratorio with the ethereal voices of Christ Church Choir.
Friday, February 23 – 7:30pm – St. Mary’s Church
Experience an candlelit performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons led by concertmaster David Southorn and featuring NHSO strings while immersed in the beautiful surroundings of New Haven’s historic St. Mary’s Church.
Sunday, March 17 – 3pm – Woolsey Hall
Alasdair Neale, music director
David Shifrin, NHSO principal clarinet & featured soloist
Reena Esmail “Testament” from Vishwas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”
NHSO Principal Clarinetist David Shifrin features on Mozart’s lovely Clarinet Concerto, on a program also including Esmail’s imaginative “Testament” and Tchaikovsky’s powerful “Pathetique” Symphony.
Saturday, April 13 – 3pm – Lyman Center
Chelsea Tipton, II, principal pops conductor
Lisa Willamson, soprano
Duke Ellington Black, Brown & Beige • Solitude
Margaret Bonds I Got a Home in that Rock • You Can Tell the World
William Grant Still Afro American Symphony
James P. Johnson Drums • Yamekraw
Carlos Simon Amen
NHSO Principal Pops Conductor Chelsea Tipton leads this high-energy program celebrating the orchestral music by Black composers and performers at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance.
Thursday, May 2 – 7:30pm – Woolsey Hall
Alasdair Neale, music director
Lara Downes, guest piano soloist
Quinn Mason Every New Day (WORLD PREMIERE/COMMISSION)
Edward Elgar Symphony No. 1
In his grand finale concert as music director, Alasdair Neale pairs two pieces emblematic of his tenure with the NHSO: Quinn Mason’s brand-new piano concerto and a cherished classic by British composer Edward Elgar.
Saturday, June 1 – 3pm – Lyman Center
Chelsea Tipton, II, principal pops conductor
Linedy Genao, featured vocalist
Featuring Hamden-raised Broadway star Linedy Genao, this sizzling program will showcase music from Gloria Estefan’s musical, On Your Feet!, Evita, Bad Cinderella, West Side Story, and more!
Tickets for youth under 18 are FREE with the purchase of an adult ticket. Each subscription seat is eligible for this match with a free youth seat.
A Season of Inspiring Music for the Entire Family!
We are excited to announce the 2023 – 2024 Shelton Pops Series, featuring four dynamic concerts performed on Sunday afternoons at both Shelton High School and Shelton Intermediate School!
Sunday, October 15 – 3pm
Shelton Intermediate School
Step into a world of timeless melodies, electrifying rhythms, and soulful improvisation as musicians from the NHSO present a mesmerizing Jazz Cabaret. The rich traditions of jazz fuse with the vibrant talents of your favorite performers, creating an unforgettable afternoon of music.
Sunday, December 10 – 3pm
Shelton High School
Chelsea Tipton, II, principal pops conductor
Ring in the Holiday Season with your NHSO! Chelsea Tipton leads a holly-jolly concert of classic carols and new festive favorites, perfect for the entire family!
Sunday, April 14 – 3pm
Shelton Intermediate School
Chelsea Tipton, II, principal pops conductor
Lisa Willamson, soprano
Duke Ellington Black, Brown & Beige • Solitude
Margaret Bonds Spirituals
William Grant Still Afro American Symphony
James P. Johnson Drums • Yamekraw
Carlos Simon Amen
NHSO Principal Pops Conductor Chelsea Tipton leads this high-energy program celebrating the orchestral music by Black composers and performers at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance.
Sunday, June 2 – 3pm
Shelton High School
Chelsea Tipton, II, principal pops conductor
Linedy Genao, featured vocalist
Featuring Hamden-raised Broadway star Linedy Genao, this sizzling program will showcase music from Gloria Estefan’s musical, On Your Feet!, Evita, Bad Cinderella, West Side Story, and more!
Tickets for youth under 18 are FREE with the purchase of an adult ticket. Each subscription seat is eligible for this match with a free youth seat.
