Roger Kalia. Photo courtesy of Symphony NH in New Hampshire.
In the March 12 Hippo (New Hampshire), Michael Witthaus writes, “Roger Kalia, Music Director of Symphony NH … announced his departure in early 2024. When the final notes … fade at his last concert on May 10 … the maestro will have spent six years leading the state’s largest orchestra…. What happens next is an interesting twist on filling an outgoing leadership role. Each [music director] candidate will have an opportunity to perform for the classical music community over the course of the 2025-26 concert season. At the end, one will become Symphony NH Music Director…. Symphony NH Executive Director Deanna Hoying values this long hello as a way to see how potential Music Directors will bond with the orchestra…. The current effort is focused on finding a candidate based in the region…. ‘What blew us all away was that we had so many incredibly talented people who are local,’… [Hoying said]…. A statewide entity—the name was changed from Nashua Symphony Orchestra in 2012—Symphony NH has expanded its reach in recent years … Kalia’s tenure as Symphony NH’s Music Director draws to a close with three more concerts, the final in May.” The article includes Kalia’s comments about upcoming concerts.
