Adult Chamber Festival at Manchester Community Music School, Manchester, NH will happen on Oct. 17, 2026. Save the date and keep an eye out for more details and how to sign up.
Our annual High School Fall Festival will occur on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 at Salem High School, Salem NH. Stay tuned for registration information which will be distributed at the start of the 2025-2026 school year.
Save the date! Location, timing, and details to come. We are looking for ideas on a workshop that would benefit our members. Some ideas are improvisation, using different styles of music in your studio or orchestra, use of technology as a teaching tool. Please let us know if you have any ideas.
This year's festival will be held on Saturday, March 29 at Timberlane Performing Arts Center in Plaistow, NH from 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM (concert begins at 3:00pm). This annual, non-competitive event brings together elementary and middle school students from all over New Hampshire and various bordering states for a day of joyful music making. https://www.nhasta.org/stringfest
Student health forms and payment due. https://www.nhasta.org/stringfest
Student Registrations due. https://www.nhasta.org/stringfest
The NH Chapter of ASTA is sponsoring a one day Chamber Music Festival for adult string players on October 26, 2024 at the Manchester Community Music School. See https://www.nhasta.org/adult-chamber-festival for details.
Join us for our annual Fall Orchestra Festival hosted at Keene State College. For more information, please see https://www.nhasta.org/fall-festival.
Registration Deadline for the Adult Chamber Festival on Oct. 26, 2024. See https://www.nhasta.org/adult-chamber-festival for details.
Please submit your student recommendations and registrations for the Oct. 19, 2024 NHASTA Fall Orchestra Festival by this date. For more infromatioj about this year’s festival and about the registration process please see https://www.nhasta.org/fall-festival.
NHASTA Annual Meeting April 13, 2024
The annual meeting NHASTA will be held on Saturday April 13th at 9:00 am. We will review reports from the year’s event and vote to accept all reports. We will present the annual String Teacher of the Year Award and The Young String Teacher of The Year Award
In addition we will be hosting a 2 hour workshop presented by Ellen Carlson, Director the NH Fiddle Ensemble and Acoustic Roots Orchestra. This workshop is free to all members. This is a great time to reconnect with others in our field and also learn new skills.
The meeting and workshop will be held at the Manchester Community Music School. Free for all ASTA/NHASTA Members. RSVP by April 1, 2024 to nhastapresident@gmail.com
Workshop Details: The NH Fiddle Ensemble, in its 15th year, is a unique, community-based organization that encourages, teaches, and creates opportunities for musicians of all ages to broaden their musical horizons. Members learn to play different styles of music and are offered various creative avenues to explore; such as improvisation, soloing, tune arrangement, and singing; all within a supportive group environment.
The Acoustic Roots Orchestra is the young members of the group organized to play on their own. With about 30 members, this group seeks concerts to showcase their talents and encourage more young people to learn skills that will last a lifetime and keep them playing with others.
Music is taught by ear — the traditional way of learning roots music and an excellent way to develop strong musicianship skills — build good intonation, phrasing, and better listening. This program is for all acoustic instruments.
Melissa Bragdon Caron & Ellen Carlson will share their methods for bringing people of all ages and levels together for excellent quality concerts. Bring your instrument!
https://www.astastrings.org/NationalConference/Conferences/Future_Conferences/NationalConference/Upcoming_Events.aspx?hkey=51b69b69-def7-45e4-890c-a36355d53706
Stringfest 2024, Timberlane Performing Arts Center, Paistow, NH.
https://www.nhasta.org/stringfest
This year we are bringing back the String Teacher of the Year Award and a new award “Young String Teacher of the Year”. Each award will be presented at String Fest in March. Each recipient will receive a plaque with an award certificate. In addition, the Young String Teacher award will include a one year membership to ASTA.
For more information and to submit a nomination, visit https://www.nhasta.org/string-teacher-of-the-year .
Stringfest 2024 Online Registrations from teachers are due.
See https://www.nhasta.org/stringfest for more details.
Date: Saturday October 28, 2023
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Who can attend: Any adult string player who wants to have a chamber music
experience. ASTA membership is not required.
Location: Manchester Community Music School
Lunch will be provided as part of the registration fee.
Performance: 3:00 pm Family members are welcome at the performance.
Registration Fee: $50.00
For more information or to register: https://www.nhasta.org/adult-chamber-festival
At the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
https://www.nhasta.org/fall-festival
One grant per academic year is available to pay the registration fee to the ASTA National Conference for a NHASTA member new to the teaching profession. The grant will be equal in value to the cost of the “Early Bird” registration fee for the given year. Grant funds will not be given for travel, housing, or dining expenses. The successful applicant will be required to provide a substantial report of their activities at the conference to the NHASTA membership. The method or nature of the report can be of the grant recipient’s choosing, as described on the application, and must be completed by the end of the academic year in which the grant was approved.
If approved, the recipient will pay the registration fee themselves and submit a receipt to the Treasurer for timely reimbursement.
DEADLINE: ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY OCTOBER 1.
For more information and the application form, visit: https://www.nhasta.org/asta-registration-grant
ASTA is offering a Virtual String Teachers Summit.
For more information and to register:
https://astastrings.org/Web/Events/2023_Virtual_String_Teachers_Summit/Summit/VSTS_HOME.aspx?hkey=4a9e8ba1-f98d-44f5-b3bd-fc0f96cdc2a6
All applications for the 2023 NHASTA Scholarship must be postmarked by May 19, 2023. See https://www.nhasta.org/scholarships for more information and application.
An informal chance to virtually meet with other string educators across New Hampshire. This is only open to members of NHASTA.
NHASTA Members, Preregister for the event here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc80UtFus4UxNHRn0AxoUhRMWHwsIgVSbtCogklXLhtocGVtg/viewform
Register before March 31, 2023, and use promo code March23! for $15 off your registration!
https://astastrings.org/Web/Events/2023_Virtual_String_Teachers_Summit/Summit/VSTS_HOME.aspx?hkey=4a9e8ba1-f98d-44f5-b3bd-fc0f96cdc2a6
Located at Manchester Community Music School.
More Information to come.
All New Hampshire ASTA members are invited to join us for our annual all member meeting. More information to come via email.
Stringfest 2022 is scheduled for March 26, 2021. More information on Stringfest page.
https://www.nhasta.org/festivals
Deadline for submitting student registrations for Stringfest 2022, March 26, 2022 9:00-4:00. See Stringfest event page for details
https://www.nhasta.org/festivals
Join us for an informal virtual chat with other string teachers in the area. Preregistration required at https://forms.gle/xpczKeneBxygvAkX6
Join us for our November information Coffee Chat! This is available to all ASTA members.There is no set agenda for this event. It is instead an opportunity for string educators to virtually gather and share stories, ask questions, and provide support for each other.
Preregistration is required by November 12 at https://forms.gle/D6nLreFGpB9vtKkz6
Due to a decision by our expected host institution that impacted our ability to run the festival, the 2021 Fall Festival has been canceled. Please see this letter from the NHASTA President for more information.
This event has been canceled, but keep an eye out for details of future festival as plans solidify.
