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Get to Know the HPO: Season Launch with Gemma New
Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte is joined by Music Director Gemma New and Executive Director Kim Varian to launch the HPO’s 20-21 Season! Gemma walks through each concert, descr…
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Juliet Palmer on fire break | In Conversation with Gemma New
Music Director Gemma New speaks with composer Juliet Palmer about her orchestral work fire break. Commissioned by the HPO with support from The Genesis Project, the work was originally set to premiere…
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Bethany Bergman and Vincent Ho on Morning Song | In Conversation with Gemma New
Music Director Gemma New speaks with HPO Principal Second Violin Bethany Bergman and composer Vincent Ho. In November 2020, Bethany performed Vince’s piece Morning Song for solo violin on an HPO…
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Gemma New: In Name & In Nature
The conductor Gemma New has followed opportunity around the world. As Tori Marchiony reports, a decade in, she’s finally arrived.…
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HPO featured on Paul Frehner Album
We are elated to share the news of the recent album release Sometimes the Devil Plays Fate by Paul Frehner – composer and friend to the HPO! The works on this album were recorded with the Hamilt…
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HPO Launches 23-24 Season!Â
Hamilton, ON – Under the artistic leadership of Music Director Gemma New in her final season as Music Director, the HPO is thrilled to announce our 23-24 concert season. This season, we …
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James Sommerville conducts on May 13
We are so excited to welcome James Sommerville back to Hamilton to conduct our Beethoven 5 on May 13! James was previously the HPO’s Music Director for seven seasons, leading the orchestra to great …
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Q&A with Composer Fellow Gavin Fraser
Meet Gavin Fraser, one of our 22-23 Composer Fellows whose work For dappled things premieres at our May 13 concert, Beethoven 5! Gavin Fraser (1993, he/him) is a composer hailing from Antigonish…