Mass. Both exhibitions are funded in part by the William Penn Foundation and the Friends of The Art Gallery. The gallery is closed Fridays and university holidays, including Nov. 22-26. The UNH Symphony Orchestra will host an ensemble of 53 young teenagers from England later this month as part of an exchange program that will culminate in the spring with the orchestra's first international tour. The Holmfirth High School Ensemble, composed of student musicians ages 11 to 16 from Holmfirth, in West Yorkshire, England, will also stay four days with host families in Portsmouth and will perform at UNH and at the Portsmouth Middle School. The ensemble will visit UNH Wednesday, Oct. 25, and give a concert at Johnson Theatre at 8 p.m.
Admission is free but donations are accepted.
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 2-3241. May. It will give five performances of 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.