String Play-In October 2026

The Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra is inviting all student string players to perform on Saturday October 17, 2026 at 2:00 pm at (tentatively) Nashua North High School in Nashua, New Hampshire, during our Fall Concert. The student musicians will join the full orchestra in a performance of "Incantations" by Richard Meyer, a Grade 4 piece. Students will be seated with the LPO string section and play alongside our musicians throughout the piece.

There are no auditions and no age restrictions to participate. What we ask instead is preparation. Across our three rehearsals we have ninety minutes together, and that time is for putting the piece together rather than learning it. Students should arrive knowing their own part, and having listened to a recording so they have a clear sense of how that part fits with everyone else's. A private teacher is a great help with both.

The LPO is a group of musicians from the greater Lowell area who perform orchestral music from a variety of genres.  Since its founding in 1903, the LPO’s mission has been to inspire the greater Merrimack Valley with musical performances given throughout the year.  Playing alongside the LPO’s seasoned and knowledgeable musicians will provide the students with a phenomenal learning experience; it is also an impressive extracurricular activity to list on college applications and resumes.  

To learn more about the Lowell Philharmonic visit: www.lowellphilharmonic.org.

Participating students are required to attend the following 3 Tuesday night rehearsals and Saturday performance with the full orchestra:

• Tuesday September 29, 7:30 - 8:00pm at Pawtucket Congregational Church, 15 Mammoth Rd, Lowell, MA

• Tuesday October 6, 7:30 - 8:00pm at Pawtucket Congregational Church, 15 Mammoth Rd, Lowell, MA

• Tuesday October 13, 7:30 - 8:00pm (tentatively) at Nashua North High School; 8 Titan Way Nashua, NH 03063.(Students and their families are invited to stay until 9:30 to watch the orchestra rehearse)

• Saturday October 17, 1:15 - 1:30pm touch up rehearsal, 2:00pm performance, approximate end time 4:00pm at Nashua North High School; 8 Titan Way Nashua, NH 03063