Portstmouth Peace Treaty Centennial Concert Series

 

The 15-week Portsmouth Peace Treaty Centennial Concert Series, organized by the Portsmouth Men's Chorus and its founder Terrie Harman, allowed a diverse assembly of Seacoast and regional musicians to highlight some of the churches and performance venues that played a role in the 1905 Peace Conference.  Each Sunday afternoon at 3 pm, a different performer or group presented a free concert in a different Seacoast location.

 

The Portsmouth Men's Chorus, celebrating its 5th anniversary in 2005, assembled an impressive and diverse series of concert programs to allow Seacoast singers and instrumentalists to celebrate the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Centennial in their own, distinctive way.

 

 

 

For the programs, performers and photos from each concert, click on the links below:

Jul 10, Seacoast Community Chorus, First Congregational Church, 149 State Rd, Eliot

Jul 17, Angel Band/Kelly Hathorne, flute, First Congregational Church, Kittery Pt, ME

Jul 24, Chorus Boston (Japanese language), North Church of Portsmouth, Portsmouth

Jul 31, Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra, The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth

Aug 7, Japanese Musical Artists, South Church, Portsmouth

Aug 14, Catherine York Knowlton, piano; St. John's Episcopal, Portsmouth

Aug 21, Larry Simon and Jazz Friends, United Methodist Church, Portsmouth

Aug 28, New Hope Baptist Church Gospel Choir, New Castle Congregational Church

Sep 4, Nevers' 2nd Regiment Band, Service of Peace re-enactment, Christ Episcopal Church

Sep 11, Massed Choirs, 'Ode to Joy' from Beethoven's 9th, 'Portsmouth Peace Hymn' World Premiere, Portsmouth High School Auditorium

Sep 18, York First Parish Congregational Church Men's Choir, Women's City Club, 375 Middle Street, Portsmouth

Sep 25, John Perrault & Friends, United Methodist Church, 60 Dow Highway, Eliot ME

Oct 2 Amare Cantare/Opus 39, Green Acre Baha'i Conference Center, Eliot ME

Oct 9, ARC Trio, Rye Congregational Church, 580 Washington Street, Rye

Oct 16, Portsmouth Men's Chorus/Portsmouth Women's Chorus, South Church, Portsmouth

The concert series was made possible thanks to The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation,  Portsmouth Ministerium, The Women's City Club and:

Benefactors
Ahlgren,Perrault & Turner PA
Centrix Bank & Trust  
Consul General of Japan in Boston 
Foreign Motors of Durham, Inc. 
Kensington Stobart Gallery 
McLane Law Firm   
Mulhern & Scott, PLLC  
John & Sharon Osborne  
Pax World Funds   
Synergetics Worldwide, Inc. 
Robinson Boesch Sennott & Aeschliman, PA    
Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus B. Sweet III

Patrons
Liberty Mutual Group  
New England Homes, Inc.
Terrie Harman and Tom McCarron 
M. Christine Dwyer & Michael Huxtable
Jeffrey & Elisabeth Robinson 
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Taylor

Backers
Buyer's Brokers of the Seacoast 
Law Offices of Justin C. Caramagno, P.A.
Jim & Gail Carolan  
Ray Cornils
Lois Fonda   
Ganz Law Office
The Rev. Dr. Robert W. Golledge 
Eric & Constance Johannessen
Allen Lurvey    
Bob & Nancy Merriman  
Murphy Auction & Realty  
Dennis Paul Robillard, Inc.  
Jean Sawtelle   
Mr. & Mrs. David Sanderson  
Mr. & Mrs. John Butler Smith 
Gerry S. Weidema   
The Woodland Group  
Woodland Professional Associates

Friends
Susan Anderson   
John & Irene Bush
Suzanne & Richard Garrison 
Ann H. Graf
Jaci and Otto Grotte  
Lyle & Phyllis Harman
Bob Haft    
Shel & Elaine Krasker  
Helen & Richard Kruppa  
The McCurdy Family  
Nita Messina   
Money Law Offices, PLLC
Ethel Mundy   
Susan Rakaseder
John Robinson & Lis Anderson 
Judy Ringer
Tom Roy   
David A. Taylor
Heather & Len Thomsen  
Matthew Tufts
Jody White