The New Philharmonia Orchestra‘s 2023-24 season, Tried, True & New!, offers three different programs featuring Beethoven, Sibelius, Copland, and Rachmaninoff, along with new works by New Phil members, percussionist John Tarrh and violist Bernhard Metzger. The 75-member nonprofessional regional orchestra, dedicated to presenting “Music for All,” will perform its 29th season in the historic 300-seat sanctuary of Grace Episcopal Church (76 Eldredge Street, Newton Corner).
Tickets and information for all programs are available online, with two open seating sections: Premium to the front and Standard to the rear. All seats in the Standard section may be purchased on a “Pay What You Can” basis; the suggested price is $35 but tickets may be purchased for as little as $5.
- November 4-5: Remembrances — A new work by Lexington composer John Tarrh, Sibelius’ Symphony no. 5, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 5, “The Emperor”
- February 24-25: Equality and Triumph — Lee Hoiby’s “I Have a Dream,” a musical setting of Martin Luther King’s historic speech, Aaron Copland’s “Old American Songs, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.”
- May 4-5: Feelings and Expression — Rachmaninoff’s Symphony no. 2 in E Minor; Bernhard Metzger’s “Ramblings – a FTD ‘Frontotemporal Degeneration’ Journey,” and performances by the two winners of the inaugural Ronald Knudsen Youth String Concerto Competition
