NHSO News

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) is proud to announce the 2014 recipient of its Community Award; the Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Center (EBRC).  More than 200 legally blind veterans participate in EBRC programs annually, which offer personalized adjustment services in a therapeutic atmosphere where privacy, dignity, personal values and emotional needs are recognized and respected. The blind veterans are transported to Woolsey Hall to enjoy each New Haven Symphony Orchestra performance.

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) today announced a generous sponsorship from Evergreen Woods, a vibrant living retirement community located on 88 acres in North Branford, in support of their upcoming concert, The Huntsmen of Wagner, Strauss & Beethoven.

It is rare for a student composer to have a piece performed by a professional symphony orchestra.  Branford’s Benjamin Scheer, a student at the Eastman Conservatory of Music, will experience the thrill of a lifetime when the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) performs the world premiere of his “ART Dances” at their February 27^th concert at Woolsey Hall.

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra Pops is celebrating the Irish tradition with The Emerald Isle.  Conductor Sarah Ioannides will lead soprano Kaitlin Lusk, uilleann pipe player Andrew Thomson, tap dancer Trent Kowalik, and the NHSO in a collection of tunes from the Old Sod.  Saturday, March 15 at 2:30pm at Hamden Middle School, and Sunday, March 16 at 3:00pm at Shelton Intermediate School.  Tickets are on sale now at www.NewHavenSymphony.org.

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s (NHSO) 120^th season continues with an exciting celebration!  In honor of composer Augusta Read Thomas’s 50^th birthday, Music Director William Boughton conducts Wind on the Water on Thursday, February 27 at 7:30pm at Woolsey Hall in New Haven. 

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) is pleased to announce that two important institutions advancing new American music have awarded nationally-competitive grants to the Symphony.