All aboard! There’s no time to waste. There’s so much to celebrate! Our holiday train is heading due north for a special tribute to the Polar Express. That’s right, the movie that made us believe all over again is turning twenty, so we’re taking our conductor, our very merry orchestra, and the sensational soundtrack out ... Read more
Ain’t it good to know, you’ve got a friend? A lot of ‘em! And we’re heading to midtown Manhattan— 1619 Broadway, The Brill Building, to be exact. That’s where some of the greatest music from the 1950s and ’60s came from—heart-breakers and chart-breakers like Stand by Me, Where the Boys Are, River Deep, Mountain High, ... Read more
Thanks to Warner Brothers, some of the merriest melodies and looniest tunes are classical! No kidding. Remember when Elmer Fudd chased Bugs into a theatre? Suddenly the curtain rose, and without missing a beat, that wascally wabbit scored the title role in Rossini’s The Barber (er, Rabbit) of Seville. Or how about the time Bugs ... Read more
Join us for a captivating concert of all-American charm and soul-stirring melodies. Bernstein’s brilliantly orchestrated overture to Candide is a time-tested tour de force for orchestra. In 2005, the Phil was the first orchestra in New England to perform Joan Tower’s Made in America. The bold and energetic piece, with America the Beautiful at its ... Read more
What’s better than an evening with Eileen Ivers? An evening with the fiery fiddler, her red-hot band, and our masterful orchestra! The Grammy-awarded, Emmy-nominated, 9-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion and former Riverdance star returns to Plymouth with a musical vengeance for a Celtic collaboration with our full Phil force! Better together? You bet! Celtic Spirit lights ... Read more
