Current Season and Ticket Information

2008 | 2009 Season: The Best of the Granite State

The GSSO Board of Directors with Artistic Director Robert C. Babb are pleased to announce the 2008-2009 season. Featuring a a mix of both familiar and lesser known pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and others, including solo performances by several local musicians and a collaboration with the Concord Chorale under the direction of Music Director Ryan Turner

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Season Highlights:

October 11, 2008 at 8 p.m.
15th Season Celebration: From Baroque to Beethoven
Schubert: Overture, D.590 (In an Italian style)
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Oboes in D minor
Featured soloists Margaret Herlehy and Thomas Sheldon, oboes
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Maestro Babb and the orchestra kick off the season with a high-energy performance of Beethoven’s eighth symphony. This is one of Beethoven's sunniest works and it always delights audiences with its joyful tone. Featured oboists Margaret Herlehy, a professor of music at UNH, and her student Dr. Thomas Sheldon an oncologist at Concord Hospital, will perform one of Vivaldi's masterpieces. This will be Dr. Sheldon’s first concert in Concord.

November 8, 2008 at 8 p.m.
Bach is Back
C.P.E. Bach: Symphony, B flat Major, H.658
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.2, F major, BWV 1047
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060
Featured soloists Elliott Markow, violin and Margaret Herlehy, oboe
C.P.E. Bach: Symphony, B minor, H 661
J.C. Bach: Symphony, No. 2, E flat major, op.9

The Bach family had talent, and it wasn’t just Dad. The GSSO will illustrate the strength of the Bach family’s work in the baroque style with a special evening, as the orchestra performs works of patriarch Johann Sebastian, along with sons Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johann Christian Bach. Concertmaster and local soloist Elliott Markow joins Margaret Herlehy to perform the Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe.

December 14, 2008 at 3 p.m.
Holiday Pops
Young and old will have a wonderful time as the orchestra celebrates the holiday season with the ever-popular afternoon Holiday Pops concert. This concert features a local school chorus, sing-a-long, and the best in holiday music. Maestro Babb and a special guest conductor entertain and charm all who attend this festive celebration.

March 21, 2009 at 8 p.m.
The Battle of the Geniuses
Weber: Euryanthe Overture
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Featured soloists Gregg Pauley and Paul Dykstra, pianos
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, Reformation

With the first day of spring upon us, the GSSO will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth by performing his biggest symphonic work, Symphony No. 5 “Reformation.” Mendelssohn has been considered by some to be the greatest musical genius ever, but so has Mozart. Utilizing the talents of local soloists Gregg Pauley and Paul Dykstra we will “debate” that topic this evening. Regardless of the results of that “discussion,” the audience will be thoroughly entertained.

May 9, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Broadway on Prince Street
The Audi will overflow with the sounds of your favorite tunes from some of Broadway’s biggest hits as the GSSO is joined on stage by the Concord Chorale. This always-popular, annual event features not just one conductor, but two sharing the podium.

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