Upcoming
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 at 7 p.m.
The Alchemy 5
Ghost Notes: Jazz from the Shadows
Camp Cedar Mill
390 Wethersfield St., Rowley, Massachusetts
Recent
Saturday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 19
New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra
History in Song – From Ellis Island to the Russian Revolution
Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America” honors the immigrant experience through spoken word and orchestra, drawing on real accounts from Ellis Island’s “Oral History Project.” It captures the hope, struggle, and determination of those seeking a new life in America. In contrast, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12, “The Year 1917” presents a dramatic, state-sanctioned tribute to Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution. Though patriotic on the surface, its deeper meaning remains debated. Together, these works reflect pivotal moments of transformation—one personal and aspirational, the other political and revolutionary—offering powerful musical windows into defining chapters of the 20th Century. Concerts at Seifert Performing Arts Center, Salem, NH.
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Velvet Pastures Ensemble: L’histoire du soldat. Andrew Boysen, Jr., conductor
Bratton Recital Hall, M135
University of New Hampshire Department of Music
https://cola.unh.edu/calendar-event/85006
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3mx2c0VLXE
Saturday, October 4, 2025
An Evening of Classic Jazz
Ed Fiorenza, Harvey Diamond, Bronek Suchanek, Gary Feldman
First Baptist Church of Medford, Medford, Massachusetts
Friday, September 26, 2025
Arn Chorn-Pond, On Hope, Heaaling and the Power of Music
with performances by
The Orchestra on the Hill
First Church in Ipswich, Massachusetts
The Orchestra on the Hill is delighted to extend a heartfelt invitation to a truly special community gathering.
Arn Chorn-Pond’s name resonates throughout the world as a symbol of resilience and hope. Born in Cambodia, Arn’s early years were marked by unimaginable hardship. As a child, he survived the horrors of the Khmer Rouge genocide by playing traditional flute music in a prison camp – a skill that became his lifeline. His journey from the fields of Cambodia to becoming an internationally recognized advocate for human rights and peace is a powerful testament to the human spirit’s ability to persevere though darkness and emerge into light.
Inspired by Arn’s remarkable journey, The Orchestra on the Hill will premiere two original compositions by G. Paul Naeger and Thomas Palance that reflect Arn’s lived experience and the enduring power of art to heal and rebuild communities. We hope the collaboration will stir your spirit, touch your heart, and spur meaningful conversations long after the music fades.
Video from the performance: “Arn’s Hope” by Thomas M. Palance with soloist Arn Chorn-Pond with The Orchestra on the Hill conducted by Thomas M. Palance. An evening with guest artist Arn Chorn-Pond of Cambodian Living Arts: “We believe arts are at the heart of a vital society.” Arn Chorn-Pond: A Cambodian musician, human rights activist, and survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime, Arn is an advocate for the healing and transformative power of the arts – especially music.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025
with Tom Palance / Mark Earley Jazz Ensemble
Thomas Palance, Mark Earley, James Lattini, Joe Mulholland, Bronek Suchanek
The Meetinghouse, 12 Meetinghouse Green, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Friday, Sept. 19, 2025
Faculty Jazz Quintet Featuring Adam Larson
UNH Department of Music
Faculty Concert Series
Bratton Recital Hall at Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham, NH
Free and open to the public
Livestream on YouTube
Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025
Retirement Concert for Les Harris Jr
UNH Durham, NH
Bratton Recital Hall at Paul Creative Arts Center
Harvey Diamond Trio with Phil Grenadier and Bronek Suchanek
Friday, August 29, 2025
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Paul Hughes
with Chris Klaxton, Nick Mainella, Bronek Suchanek, Stephen Langone
Jimmy’s Jazz Club, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
August 20, 2025
August 10, 2025
The Orchestra on the Hill
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
July 3, 2025
The Alchemy 5 Jazz Quintet
Gallery at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
May 22, 2025
The Alchemy 5
Byfield Arts Center
Thorpe Feidt 1940-2024 – Visual Artist, Jazz History Scholar, Author and intellect beyond measure. Most of his more than 600 works have not been seen by the public. This will be a rare opportunity to view his work through the interpretation of music. Feidt’s artistic process involved allowing each painting to develop naturally while listening to jazz music. His paintings and the jazz he enjoyed were not separate; instead, they blended together as one form of artistic expression.
