On Thursday, Oct. 26, the English students will accompany their hosts to classes and will give a performance at the middle school at 1 p.m. Although all the English students have been placed in local homes, hosts are still needed for a couple of adults who will accompany the ensemble. Anyone who can provide a room may call Eshbach at 862-3241. The ensemble will visit UNH Wednesday, Oct. 25, and will give a concert at Johnson Theatre at 8 p.m. The UNH Symphony Orchestra also will perform.
Admission is free but donations are welcome.
Members will perform music by American composers, including Aaron Copland and New Hampshire native George Whitefield Chadwick. The orchestra will play in some of England's finest concert halls, including the Holmfirth Town Hall in Huddersfield, and Regents Hall in London. Other highlights of the trip are tours of Parliament and St. Paul's Cathedral in London, and a Shakespearean play at the Globe Theatre. To pay the bill, the orchestra is seeking contributions from supporters of the arts and concert patrons. Although most of its members are music majors, they play alongside professional musicians and talented community residents, such as violist Frances Lebel of Portsmouth, who has been a member of the orchestra for nearly 60 years, says Eshbach.