200 Seacoast adults will take the stage on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Unity of Sound, a community music festival hosted by Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) at Portsmouth Middle School from 12–5 p.m. The festival features 18 adult music ensembles performing a wide range of styles—from bluegrass and jazz to choral, rock, classical, and more.
Unity of Sound is a celebration of community, creativity, and the joy of making music at any age. Many of the performers are adults ages 65 and older, participating in PMAC’s Creative Aging Program, which provides free and reduced tuition to help ensure music and art experiences remain accessible later in life.
“There’s something extraordinary about experiencing 200+ adults making music with passion, joy, and dedication,” says PMAC CEO Russ Grazier. “It’s a powerful reminder that creativity and self expression has no age limit.”
Admission is by suggested donation: $10 per person or $25 per family. Attendees are welcome to come and go throughout the event. Proceeds support PMAC’s Creative Aging Program. Food will be available for purchase on-site from DeStefano’s Market.
Event Details:
Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 12-5pm
Portsmouth Middle School, 155 Parrott Ave
Featured PMAC Ensembles: Acoustic Coffeehouse, Alt Rock Band, Band of Hope, Bluegrass Ensemble, Brewery Lane Big Band, Classic Rock Band, Flute Choir, Jazz Pioneers, New Horizons Band, New Horizons Beginner Band, New Horizons Chamber Strings, New Horizons Chorus, New Horizons String Orchestra, Noon Tunes, Roots, Rock, Blues and Beyond, Saxophone Ensemble, Ukulele Circle Jam, and Ukulele Ensemble.
Participants: Tina Abbate, Gay Adams, Earl Adreani, Larry Albright, Linda Albertson-Thorpe, Paul Anderson, Myra Aaronson, Cynthia Armstrong, Sarah Billings, Greg Billings, Susan Beattie, Jean Bell, Gail Berneike, Rich Bechtold, Agnes Bowen, Michele Boulanger, Sarah Brockway, Mark Brandon, Carole Berg, Marla Berry, Shelley Brass, Bill Briggs, Sarah Butler, Sara Callaghan, Stephanie Campbell, Vandna Cartales, Charlotte Carley, Bonnie Brown, Laura Brown, Pamela Burgess, Thomas Conklin, Peter Cheney, Sonja Chapman, Melody Chartier, Richard Clark, Linda Coe, Mark Connelly, Juliene Conway, Kathleen Curtin, Chris Dahlen, Anne Dahlen, Pat DeGrandpre, Barbara Deuell, Jennifer Dickert, David Cardos, Jean Barry, Debra Anton, Deborah Ballok, Mary Banach, Barbara Flynn, Mary Flowers, Rolfe French, Kenneth Fuld, David Drukker, Julie Dubois, Joan Gile, Michael Getty, Michael Genimatas, Alan Gibbons, Matthew Gibbons, David Gilman, Michael Glisson, Ann Gordon, Gordon Humphrey, Kristen Gunn, Katie Grazier, Suzanne Laurent, Debra Gottel, Kibbie Straw, Russ Grazier, Steve Roy, Jason Crigler, Allie Edge, Ginna MacDonald, Rob Gerry, Nick Phaneuf, Nathan Wotton, Sally Witusynski, Linda Hopkins, Ellen Kingsbury, Larry Kingsbury, Sarah Keller, Mardi Kidwell, Rachel Kurshan, Tracy LaChance, Blair LaBella, Laurel Grassin-Drake, Donna Lee, Debora Manzi, Tom Manzi, Kelsey McManus, Jackie McCallum, Dorothy McGuire, Megan McCue, Mary McGee, Keith Melvin, Laurie Meehan, Joann Neumann, Wendy Neal, Pamela Howley-Crawbuck, Barbara Lang, Anne Lyczak, Lizzie Higginson, Cynthia Harriman, Nancy Hotchkiss, Mary James, Beverly James, Martha Jones, Megan McCue, Pat O’Brien, Karen Orsillo, Barbara Perl, Sheila Pilkenton, Richard Peterson, Scott Phillips, Joe Poulin, Elaine Prisby, Claudia Ravin, Georgianna Ritter, Susie Rhoades, Sarah Traynor, Jamie Sullivan, Jack Sullivan, Bill Trafidlo, Winifred Telles, Lori Soloway, Barbara Snowden, Cynthia Young, Nancy Andrews, Jim Andrews, Sharon Price, Carol Tingleff, Richard Wilder, Susan Willoughby, Terri Winters, Steve Workman, Deb Walker, Deb Wyman, Michelle Vachon-Breden, Michael Wilson, Bill Wansart, Barbara Wiese, Sandra Wiese, Carol Boire, Carol Macalaster, Raymond Mancinelli, David Schofield, Dennis Souto, Alexander Sparks, Jeffrey Stern, Robin Wehbé, Al Zarlengo.
