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NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA NAMES JORGE SOTO MUSIC DIRECTOR Soto Has Been Principal Conductor of Newton (MA) Orchestra since 2020 (Newton, MA – June 25, 2024) The Board of Trustees of The New Philharmonia Orchestra today named Jorge Soto Music Director of the 75-member regional orchestra, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in the 2024 – […] The post Jorge Soto Named Music Director appeared first on New Philharmonia Orchestra.

‘Feelings and Emotions’ is making headlines for this weekend’s concert. This newsworthy program has been picked up by the Newton Beacon, Broadway World and The Patch. Read the posts below to find out what they have to say about our performers such as “While Bernhard Metzger brings decades of musical experience, Hayden Ren brings a […] The post New Phil’s in the News appeared first on New Philharmonia Orchestra.

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022 Hyde Playground, Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands 6:30pm  New Philharmonia Pops Concert Newton Community Pride welcomes New Philharmonia Orchestra for a fun, patriotic Pops Concert! The diverse program is full of light classical music, show tunes, songs from the movies and even a march or two! Free and open to the public this fun […] The post New Phil at Newton Festival of the Arts appeared first on New Philharmonia Orchestra.

Cellist Allison Eldredge, a recipient of the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant and Musical America’s “Young Artist of the Year”, has enjoyed performing nationally and internationally, from London to Moscow to China to Berlin. She has been called “a cellist afraid of nothing” (Chicago Times) with “virtuosity wholly at the service of the music” (American […] The post Allison Eldredge, Cellist appeared first on New Philharmonia Orchestra.

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Manny Abrams is a founding member of the New Philharmonia and recently celebrated his 98th birthday! Some New Phil members, neighbors, family, and friends gathered to celebrate Manny’s 98th with a surprise rendition of Happy Birthday performed in his driveway last weekend. Manny gleefully thanked the party goers as he accepted his flowers and cards, […] The post A New Phil Family Surprise: Manny Abrams Turns 98! appeared first on New Philharmonia Orchestra.

Join us Sunday, March 27 at 3:00pm at Newton North High School for this musical travelogue, including a special tribute to the enduring spirit of the people of the Ukraine during this tragic time.  Purchase your tickets here to enjoy fantastic performances from our Classics III soloists.   Olga Lisovskaya, soprano A Newton resident, Olga […] The post Enjoy Incredible Performances from for Our Classics III Soloists appeared first on New Philharmonia Orchestra.

We regret to announce that we have canceled our Classics II concert scheduled for February 5th and 6th due to COVID. Although we value gathering with our musical community, the safety of our musicians and our audience members is our highest priority. We wish everyone a safe, restful, and healthy January and February and we […] The post Classics II & The Rest of Our 21-22 Season appeared first on New Philharmonia Orchestra.

Updates on our 2021-2022 Season As the summer draws to a close, we’re looking towards our 2021-2022 season and the changes and opportunities it will bring. We are sad to announce that NPO will not be returning to our long-time home at the First Baptist Church in Newton this season due to building issues. However, this […] The post Update on our 2021-2022 Season appeared first on New Philharmonia Orchestra.