Founded in 1995, the Hanover Symphony is a non-profit symphony orchestra dedicated to fostering the love of music through entertainment, encouragement, and education. We hope to realize our mission through performances which bring together old and young, professional and amateur, audience and artist in an atmosphere filled with the joyous bond of music.
-Making live orchestral music accessible to our community
-Encouraging appreciation of the musical arts in our community
Our principals include:
-Providing performance and scholarship opportunities for musicians
-Promoting music education in our schools
The Hanover Symphony Orchestra announces Timothy Bupp, as Music Director and Conductor, starting with the 2016-2017 Concert Season marking the inaugural season for Timothy Bupp, as he is appointed the third Music Director/Conductor of the Hanover Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Bupp adds his artistic vision as the Hanover Symphony Orchestra enters its third decade of providing a dynamic and exciting concert experience to the greater Hanover Area.
Leaders of the Hanover Symphony Orchestra are thinking outside the box in an effort to attract more diverse audiences and interest people that are not already interested in classical music. Some of the community has embraced the classical arts in Hanover and the symphony is counting on that support to continue to grow. It is LIKE MAGIC, REALLY, THE WAY CLASSICAL arts can carry us away. With the wave of a baton, conductors launch music that fills the theater. Musicians, moving in sync, create beautiful sounds that have the power to elicit tears and smiles, sadness and joy. The real beauty of the art scene in Hanover is that it serves dual purposes for the community – it entertains and inspires, while at the same it helps participants of all generations find and grow their passions.
In 1995, the vision of several local Hanover community members became a reality with the creation of the nonprofit organization “The Hanover Symphony Orchestra”. This dream became a reality. The inaugural concert on November 5, 1995 featured the First Movement of the Unfinished Symphony by Schubert, The Royal Fireworks Overture by Handel, and the Triumphal March from Aida by Verdi. It started with a small group of people who wanted to bring live symphonic music to the community to help enrich what was already here. The Hanover Symphony Orchestra is “dedicated to fostering the love of music through entertainment, encouragement and education”. The Hanover Symphony Orchestra added the very successful Taste of Chamber Music as an annual winter event and a fundraiser at Adams County Winery where groups will play rock/roll and jazz, mandolin duets, singing of everything from top songs of today to Broadway musicals scheduled for spring/summer. We will be bringing back the Outdoor POPS concert in the summer. We want the community to see what we can do with the musicians and what we can do beyond classical music.
Among the Hanover Symphony Orchestra’s most memorable and touching concerts was the “Star Spangled Spectacular Concert” performed on November 3, 2001. Although the repertoire for the concert had been chosen in the spring of 2001, the tragic events of September 11, 2001 made the concert especially poignant for the audience and musicians alike. On May 15, 2011, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra joined the Hanover Community Singers in a combined concert as a “Time to Remember the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 and recognize our public servants and military”.
As a part of its mission in the spring of 1997, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra established a scholarship program awarding $2,000 college scholarships to deserving high school seniors and $300 summer music camp scholarships to deserving students of any age.
Throughout its history, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra demonstrated a strong commitment to the community through benefit concerts: The Greater Hanover Area Red Cross, Hanover Area Council of Churches, Hanover Public Library, Hanover Area Literacy Council, and the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center. In July 2007, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra was fortunate enough to play “Titanic” the Musical, for the Acts of Kindness Theater Company with half of the proceeds going to Adams County Arts Council. We also performed on the Hanover Square for Hanover’s 250th Anniversary and the 150th Celebration of the town of Hanover.
Music Directors of the HSO
Timothy Bupp 2016 - Present
Brian Buterbaugh 2011-2015
Larry Kuntz 1995-2011
-Making live orchestral music accessible to our community
-Encouraging appreciation of the musical arts in our community
Our principals include:
-Providing performance and scholarship opportunities for musicians
-Promoting music education in our schools
The Hanover Symphony Orchestra announces Timothy Bupp, as Music Director and Conductor, starting with the 2016-2017 Concert Season marking the inaugural season for Timothy Bupp, as he is appointed the third Music Director/Conductor of the Hanover Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Bupp adds his artistic vision as the Hanover Symphony Orchestra enters its third decade of providing a dynamic and exciting concert experience to the greater Hanover Area.
Leaders of the Hanover Symphony Orchestra are thinking outside the box in an effort to attract more diverse audiences and interest people that are not already interested in classical music. Some of the community has embraced the classical arts in Hanover and the symphony is counting on that support to continue to grow. It is LIKE MAGIC, REALLY, THE WAY CLASSICAL arts can carry us away. With the wave of a baton, conductors launch music that fills the theater. Musicians, moving in sync, create beautiful sounds that have the power to elicit tears and smiles, sadness and joy. The real beauty of the art scene in Hanover is that it serves dual purposes for the community – it entertains and inspires, while at the same it helps participants of all generations find and grow their passions.
In 1995, the vision of several local Hanover community members became a reality with the creation of the nonprofit organization “The Hanover Symphony Orchestra”. This dream became a reality. The inaugural concert on November 5, 1995 featured the First Movement of the Unfinished Symphony by Schubert, The Royal Fireworks Overture by Handel, and the Triumphal March from Aida by Verdi. It started with a small group of people who wanted to bring live symphonic music to the community to help enrich what was already here. The Hanover Symphony Orchestra is “dedicated to fostering the love of music through entertainment, encouragement and education”. The Hanover Symphony Orchestra added the very successful Taste of Chamber Music as an annual winter event and a fundraiser at Adams County Winery where groups will play rock/roll and jazz, mandolin duets, singing of everything from top songs of today to Broadway musicals scheduled for spring/summer. We will be bringing back the Outdoor POPS concert in the summer. We want the community to see what we can do with the musicians and what we can do beyond classical music.
Among the Hanover Symphony Orchestra’s most memorable and touching concerts was the “Star Spangled Spectacular Concert” performed on November 3, 2001. Although the repertoire for the concert had been chosen in the spring of 2001, the tragic events of September 11, 2001 made the concert especially poignant for the audience and musicians alike. On May 15, 2011, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra joined the Hanover Community Singers in a combined concert as a “Time to Remember the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 and recognize our public servants and military”.
As a part of its mission in the spring of 1997, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra established a scholarship program awarding $2,000 college scholarships to deserving high school seniors and $300 summer music camp scholarships to deserving students of any age.
Throughout its history, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra demonstrated a strong commitment to the community through benefit concerts: The Greater Hanover Area Red Cross, Hanover Area Council of Churches, Hanover Public Library, Hanover Area Literacy Council, and the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center. In July 2007, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra was fortunate enough to play “Titanic” the Musical, for the Acts of Kindness Theater Company with half of the proceeds going to Adams County Arts Council. We also performed on the Hanover Square for Hanover’s 250th Anniversary and the 150th Celebration of the town of Hanover.
Music Directors of the HSO
Timothy Bupp 2016 - Present
Brian Buterbaugh 2011-2015
Larry Kuntz 1995-2011
