Salem Performing Arts

Salem Performing Arts The Salem Performing Arts program serves students K-12 in the town of Salem, NH Students may participate in Chorus in grades 4 and 5.

The Salem School District K-12 Performing Arts Program comprises high-quality programming led by outstanding music educators. The district offers general music instruction in all five elementary schools from Kindergarten to Fifth Grade. Students may begin band instrument instruction in grade five and string instruction in grade three. Elementary students in most buildings can also participate in a

musical theater production in grades 4 and 5. At Woodbury Middle School, students are given the option of participating in general music, band, or chorus. Students can also continue or begin study in Strings. Extracurricular offerings such as Modern Band, select chorus, Color Guard, Musical, and other extracurricular opportunities are also provided. Salem High School also boasts a comprehensive course offering that includes traditional ensembles like Strings, Band, and Chorus, a structured pathway in Music Theory, and several "Lab" classes in guitar, music technology, voice, and piano. In addition, we offer theatre classes to students such as Introduction to Theatre, Acting, and Stagecraft. SHS Theatre Arts Club allows the school community to participate in full-staged productions, musicals, and drama competitions. Students have ample opportunity to perform throughout the year in our many concerts, events, and special performances. K-12 Performing Arts Department:

SHS Staff
Chris Bujold
Jillian Thiele
Molly Derrig
Marty Claussen
Julia Horaj
Stephen Poirier

Woodbury Staff
Anders Benson
Patrick Moeschen
Stephen Poirier
Kristen Rayho

Elementary Staff
Julie Gray
Kristen Pare
Amy Moldoff
Rebecca Cotler
Stephen Poirier

04/24/2026

Here is the video of the SHS chorus performing the National Anthem in Fenway Park at the Red Sox v. Yankees game this week!

The Annual Coffeehouse Showcase presented by the SHS chorus council was a great success! Fantastic work by all the perf...
04/24/2026

The Annual Coffeehouse Showcase presented by the SHS chorus council was a great success! Fantastic work by all the performers! Thank you to the volunteers, as well as the Salem Media team, for helping make this event possible

We had a great group of Woodbury 6th graders representing Salem last week at the New Hampshire Music Educators' Associat...
04/23/2026

We had a great group of Woodbury 6th graders representing Salem last week at the New Hampshire Music Educators' Association Elementary Honors Choir. Students in this select ensemble spent the day rehearsing with a guest conductor and then performed a concert at the end of the day. It was a fantastic day for these students and their chorus director, Ms. Rayho!

We have had an exciting stretch around here lately, and we want to make sure we recognize the incredible musicals that o...
04/22/2026

We have had an exciting stretch around here lately, and we want to make sure we recognize the incredible musicals that our elementary students have performed.

North Salem Elementary flaunted their stuff with a spectacular performance of 101 Dalmations Kids!

Barron Elementary brought the swamp to life with a rousing rendition of Shrek Kids!

Soule Elementary swam victory laps with a wonderful production of Finding Nemo Kids!

Congratulations to all the students involved with these shows and thank you to all their tireless directors and supporters!

Congratulations to our SHS chorus students on this exciting performance!
04/22/2026

Congratulations to our SHS chorus students on this exciting performance!

Congratulations to our incredible Salem Blue Devils Percussion Ensemble on their season finish as 2026 NESBA champions! ...
04/12/2026

Congratulations to our incredible Salem Blue Devils Percussion Ensemble on their season finish as 2026 NESBA champions! This is a well deserved accomplishment for these talented students and their dedicated instructors.

The celebrations just keep coming, congratulations to our incredibly talented theatre students and thank you to their di...
04/12/2026

The celebrations just keep coming, congratulations to our incredibly talented theatre students and thank you to their directors!

Congratulations to Salem Blue Winterguard on their incredible performances at WGI World Championships this weekend in Da...
04/11/2026

Congratulations to Salem Blue Winterguard on their incredible performances at WGI World Championships this weekend in Dayton, Ohio. The group placed 19th of 130!

04/11/2026
04/09/2026

NHETG festivals are open to the public, and you can purchase your tickets at the door. We go up first thing Saturday AM!

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44 Geremonty Drive
Salem, NH
03079

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(603) 893-7069 Ext 5601

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