Upcoming Events - 14 October 2011

New England Fall Astronomy Festival

The New England Fall Astronomy Festival (NEFAF) promises an immersive weekend of astronomy-related activities and experiences for children, families, and people of all ages and expertise. Hosted by the UNH Physics Department and staffed, organized, and driven by members of the astronomical community from throughout New England, NEFAF promises to be a weekend that's not soon to be forgotten!

NEFAF is being held at University of New Hampshire Observatory located on Spinney Lane in Durham, located on the west end of the campus, near the Old Durham Reservoir [DIRECTIONS] and is 100% absolutely FREE!

When: Friday, October 14 — 6:00pm through Saturday
Where: UNH Observatory
Info: UNH Department of Physics or NEFAF Press Release

Mast Way PTO - Parents Night Out

Date night! Once a month (usually the second Friday), Mast Way PTO volunteers watch children, play games, organize activities, and screen movies. Families can pay a small fee to send the children in to have fun from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. Sponsored by the Mast Way PTO.

When: Friday, October 14 — 6:30 - 9:30pm
Where: Mast Way Elementary School
Info: District Calendar

UNH Fall Orchestra Festival

On Saturday, October 15th, the UNH Orchestra will host over 80 high school string players in the 2011 UNH Fall Orchestra Festival. The event is also co-sponsored by NHASTA, the New Hampshire chapter of the American String Teachers Association. The festival will provide the high school musicians the opportunity to rehearse and perform with UNH woodwind, brass, and percussion sections, under the leadership of Dr. David Upham and Dr. Mark Latham. A free public concert will be given that evening at 7pm in the Johnson Theater in the Paul Creative Arts Center.

Students applied for the festival in the spring of 2011 through their private studio and public school teachers. The number of applications was overwhelming, and was great enough to merit the creation of two festival orchestras. The Festival Symphony Orchestra will feature over 50 string players with the UNH winds and brass. It will be led by Mark Latham, the conductor of the New Hampshire Youth Symphony, and will perform selections including Aram Khachaturian’s “Waltz” from Masquerade, Alexander Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia, and Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia.

The Festival Chamber Orchestra will be a select group of about 30 high school string musicians, again performing with UNH winds and brass. It will be led by UNH’s Orchestra Conductor, David Upham. The group’s evening performance will feature the first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No.1, Jean Sibelius’ Valse Triste, and “The Enchanted Garden” from Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite. The evening concert will begin with Dr. Upham also leading the UNH Symphony Orchestra in Glinka’s Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla and selections from Alberto Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia.

The concert is free and open to the public.

When: Saturday, October 15 — 7:00pm
Where: Johnson Theatre in the Paul Creative Arts Center
Info: UNH Department of Music

UNH Concert Choir in Concert

The University of New Hampshire Department of Music presents the UNH Concert Choir, under the direction of William Kempster. The concert is scheduled to take place in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center on Sunday afternoon, October 16, 2011 beginning at 3:00 p.m. They will be presenting a program featuring the music of English composer Jonathan Dove. Dove has been acclaimed in Britain as perhaps the most important composer to emerge in that country since Benjamin Britten, and the Concert Choir, accompanied by pianist and organist Paul Merrill, will perform two of Dove's most substantial recent works, the Missa Brevis, from 2009, and The Passing of the Year from 2000. The Missa Brevis is a terse setting of the Mass text (minus the Credo) for organ and chorus. The Passing of the Year is a major work written for piano and double choir, and was originally commissioned by the London Symphony Chorus. The texts are by a variety of well known English poets, such as William Blake, Thomas Nashe and Alfred Lord Tennyson.

This concert will also mark part 1 of the launch of the new compact disc recording by the UNH Concert Choir and UNH Chamber Singers, Connections. Part 2 of the release will be at the Chamber Singers concert on November 9.

The concert is free and open to the public.

When: Sunday, October 16 — 3:00pm
Where: Johnson Theatre in the Paul Creative Arts Center
Info: UNH Department of Music or call (603) 862-2404

Moharimet Pumpkin Stroll & Bonfire

Come to Moharimet for an evening bonfire and stroll through the Moharimet Woods. Magically carved jack o' lanterns sparkle and shine through the darkness, guiding you back to the cozy warmth of the Sugar Shack. Open to all! Bring a friend!

Volunteers Needed! Click here for more information on volunteering.

When: Wednesday, October 19 — 5:30 - 7:30pm
Where: Moharimet School Grounds
Info: District Calendar

High School Concert

The ORHS Concert Band, Jazz Band, Choir, and World Percussion Ensemble present an evening of music on Thursday, October 20th. Some of the works being performed:

• Concert Band
  • Pueblo — John Higgins


• Jazz Band
  • Moten Swing — Count Basie Orchestra
  • South 21st Shuffle — Maynard Ferguson Orchestra


• Chorus
  • Medley from "Phantom Of The Opera" — Andrew Lloyd Webber


• World Percussion Ensemble
  • "Fanga" — Traditional World Rhythm from Liberia, West Africa

The concert is free and open to the public.

When: Thursday, October 20 — 7:00 - 9:00pm
Where: High School Auditorium
Info: District Calendar