The latest news on performances of Classical Music in New Jersey.
OGCMA to Present Young Pianist Ying Li Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - June 25, 2023
Continuing its 'Summer Stars' classical concert series, OGCMA will present young pianist YING LI, on Thursday, July 13 at 7:30 PM at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. Tickets are $17.50 (general admission) and $11.50 (students). ...
OGCMA Presents Princeton University Organist Eric Plutz, July 12
by A.A. Cristi - June 23, 2023
Princeton University Organist ERIC PLUTZ will kick off the guest organist recital series at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove NJ on Wednesday July 12 at 7:30 PM....
Photos: Inside Week 1 of THE PRINCETON FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - June 19, 2023
See photos from the first week of The Princeton Festival held on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden. Attendees beheld an array of performing arts programs including The Claremont Trio, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical improv troupe, Boyd Meets Girl guitar and cello duo, Rossini’s comic opera ...
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association Presents Free Organ Recitals on the Great Auditorium Pipe Organ
by A.A. Cristi - June 13, 2023
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) will kick off its annual summer-long series of FREE ORGAN RECITALS at the historic Great Auditorium starting on Wednesday, July 6, 2023....
MUSIC AT THE MANSION Returns To Morristown Sunday, June 25
by A.A. Cristi - June 08, 2023
NiCori Studios & Productions announces the next installment of the long running Bloomfield series 'Music at the Mansion' at the historic Thorne Mansion home of the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Morristown on Sunday, June 25 at 3pm. ...
Morris Arts And New Jersey Symphony Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries At The 39th Annual GIRALDA MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - June 02, 2023
Morris Arts invites you to join them in celebrating their 50th Anniversary at this year's Giralda Music & Arts Festival on Sunday, June 25th on the grounds of the Giralda Farms (Dodge Drive and Madison Ave./Rt. 124., Madison). Gates open at 3:00PM with a pre-show performance at 4:00PM and New Jersey...
West Windsor Arts Announces Summer Lineup Of Live Music
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2023
West Windsor Arts is marking the unofficial start of summer by officially announcing its 2023 lineup of free summer concerts. West Windsor Arts is once again presenting a summer music series that offers more than three great concerts....
Patrizio Buanne to Play Victoria Theater at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in 2024
by Blair Ingenthron - May 27, 2023
Multi-platinum Neapolitan crooner Patrizio Buanne will return to New Jersey to perform at the Victoria Theater at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Friday, February 16, 2024 at 8:00PM. ...
Grammy-Winning Trio TIME FOR THREE to Open Princeton Festival
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2023
2023 GRAMMY Award-winning trio Time for Three will lead off the Opening Weekend of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's 2023 Princeton Festival on Friday, June 9 at 7pm....
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: THIS JUST IN: LATEST DISCOVERIES IN THE UNIVERSE Announced At NJPAC, November 30
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2023
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes Neil deGrasse Tyson on Thursday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. Spend a thought-provoking evening with astrophysicist, professor, and New York Times best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium. The author of his latest book Starry ...
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to Present The Atlantic Wind Ensemble in WE REMEMBER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2023
In the spirit of the Memorial Day holiday, the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) will kick off its 154th summer season with a FREE concert by the ATLANTIC WIND ENSEMBLE on Saturday, May 27, 2023. ...
New Jersey Symphony to Celebrate Centennial Season with World Premiere Commissions
by Blair Ingenthron - May 14, 2023
The New Jersey Symphony presents two world premiere commissions in June: Chen Yi's Landscape Impression, inspired by two ancient Chinese poems, and Farah (Joy) for Voice and Orchestra by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), the Symphony's Resident Artistic Catalyst....
New Jersey Symphony To Perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto June 1—4 in Newark, Princeton and New Brunswick
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023
Acclaimed violin virtuoso Randall Goosby is set to solo in the New Jersey Symphony's upcoming performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, June 1—4, led by Music Director Xian Zhang. The program also features the world premiere of Chen Yi's Landscape Impression and Stravinsky's Suite from Pulcine...
Palisades Virtuosi to Present BLUE SKIES - GREEN MEADOWS at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2023
The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio, 2022 winner of The American Prize - Ernst Bacon Award for their performances of American music, will be in concert on Sunday, June 4 at 3:00 PM, performing Blue Skies - Green Meadows at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood....
Philharmonic Of Southern New Jersey Names James Allen Anderson As Music Director
by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2023
The PHILHARMONIC OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY (PSNJ) has announced that conductor James Allen Anderson has been appointed Music Director beginning with the 2023-2024 season. His appointment concludes a three-year search process that included seventy-five applicants from across the country. ...
Registration Now Open For 12th ANNUAL SARAH VAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ COMPETITION
by Blair Ingenthron - April 28, 2023
The Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition, also known as “The SASSY Awards”, is open to singers over the age of 18, of all genders and nationalities, from anywhere in the world, and not signed by a major label. Entrants are judged on vocal quality, musicality, technique, performance, ind...
Christ Church in Short Hills To Present The Fauré Requiem In A Special Concert Of Remembrance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 14, 2023
As part of its 140th Anniversary, Christ Church in Short Hills will present a Special Concert of Remembrance featuring Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 4:00 pm....
Gemma New Returns To The New Jersey Symphony To Conduct SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2023
On April 27-30, Gemma New reunites with the New Jersey Symphony to conduct Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring internationally-renowned pianist George Li, and Sarah Gibson's warp & weft. Known for her dynamic and engaging performances, New served...
New Jersey Symphony Offers Three World Premieres In April & June
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2023
The New Jersey Symphony presents the world premiere of Steven Mackey’s RIOT, with text by Former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, on April 21-23....
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra To Return To The Bickford Theatre With Violinist Chad Hoopes
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 05, 2023
The world-renowned Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor with guest violinist Chad Hoopes and the stunning 'Pictures at an Exhibition' reimagined by Jannina Norpoth in the intimacy of Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre....
The Adelphi Orchestra Presents Brahms & Dvorak As Part Of MUSIC FOR ALL
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2023
The Adelphi Orchestra continues its 69th Season of 'Music for All' with a 'Brahms & Dvorak. The concert is under the baton of maestro Scott Jackson Wiley and features violin virtuoso Sophia Werner, (The first prize winner of the 2022 Adelphi Orchestra Competition) in Brahms Concerto for Violin in D ...
New Jersey Youth Symphony Returns To The Mills At Jersey Gardens For Its Annual PLAYATHON
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2023
The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) returns to The Mills at Jersey Gardens, New Jersey's largest outlet and value retail center, for its annual Playathon on Sunday, March 26. ...
Osmo Vänskä To Conduct The Philadelphia Orchestra In Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 April 21 At NJPAC
by A.A. Cristi - March 16, 2023
Osmo Vänskä has graciously agreed to replace conductor Karina Canellakis in her upcoming appearances with The Philadelphia Orchestra on April 20, 21, and 22. Canellakis has withdrawn from the performances as she is expecting a child in May. ...
Review: New Jersey Symphony Performs MAHLER 3RD at NJPAC
by Peter Danish - March 08, 2023
What did our critic think of NJ SYMPHONY MAHLER 3RD at NJPAC? NJ Symphony musical director, Xian Zhang has stated often that the Mahler 3rd is her favorite work of all time. This was evident from the instant she bounded up onto the platform until the time she stepped down some 99 minutes later. Duri...
The Dryden Ensemble Presents PERGOLESI & BACH In Solebury And Princeton This Month
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2023
The Dryden Ensemble presents “Pergolesi and Bach” on Saturday, March 25 at 3:00 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church Solebury, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, PA and on Sunday, March 26 at 3:00 p.m. at Seminary Chapel, located on the campus of the Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princ...
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Welcomes Back Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, May 12-14
by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2023
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America's beloved cultural ambassador to the world, completes its 22-city coast-to-coast North American tour at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Friday-Sunday, May 12-14, 2023. ...
Karina Canellakis To Conduct The Philadelphia Orchestra At NJPAC, April 21
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2023
The fabulous Philadelphia sound – as only it can sound at NJPAC. Rising conducting sensation Karina Canellakis conducts Beethoven’s mighty Symphony No. 3, the “Eroica.” ...
Ember Choral Arts To Present 8 BILLION + 1. Concert Event This March
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2023
Ember Choral Arts, under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Dr. Deborah Simpkin King, will present two performances of the concert entitled “8 Billion + 1.”...
NJ Festival Orchestra to Present Puccini's GIANNI SCHICCHI This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 14, 2023
The Sopranos meet The Addams Family in NJ Festival Orchestra's upcoming production of Puccini's only comedy, Gianni Schicchi....
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra Announces 2023-2024 Season Featuring Jennifer Koh, Anthony Roth Costanzo & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 13, 2023
Guest artists include 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner, saxophonist Steven Banks, 2022 Grammy Award winners, and more....
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Reveals Plans for Its 2023 Princeton Festival, June 9-25
by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2023
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) reveals a compelling line-up of performances for this year's Princeton Festival, the PSO's annual live arts extravaganza. ...
New Jersey Youth Symphony to Celebrate Black History Month With Dance, Oration & Music at the Patriots Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 25, 2023
The New Jersey Youth Symphony will return to the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton on Saturday, February 4 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate Black History Month with a dynamic educational program that will explore the vast and vivacious culture of African legacy in America through a captivatin...
The New Jersey Youth Chorus To Present Winter Concert This Sunday
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2023
The New Jersey Youth Chorus (NJYC) presents its Winter Concert at Ridge Performing Arts Center located at 268 South Finley Avenue in Basking Ridge on Sunday, January 22 at 4:00 p.m. ...
The Adelphi Orchestra to Continue 69th Season of 'Music for All' With SYMPHONIC VOYAGES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2023
The Adelphi Orchestra continues its 69th Season of 'Music for All' with a 'Symphonic Voyages'....
Fred Hersch And Esperanza Spalding Celebrate New Album At Village Vanguard And NJPAC
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2023
Pianist/composer Fred Hersch and vocalist/bassist/songwriter esperanza spalding (stylized in all lower case) can both be counted among the most acclaimed and inventive artists in modern jazz. The Village Vanguard is the music's most reveredvenue, having played host to countless legendary musicia...
Applications Are Open For The 2023 Edward T. Cone Composition Institute
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2022
The New Jersey Symphony is accepting applications for the ninth annual Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. This multifaceted, tuition-free program offers four emerging composers the opportunity to have their music rehearsed and performed by the New Jersey Symphony and participate in sessions with ...
The Danish String Quartet to Present 20th Anniversary US Winter Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 20, 2022
The Danish String Quartet, celebrating its 20th Anniversary season, will return to the U.S. for one week—January 22-29—with stops in Santa Fe, NM, Portland, OR, Wheaton, IL (west of Chicago), Boston, MA, Albany, NY, and Ridgewood, NJ. ...
Mercer County Symphonic Band Brightens The Holidays With Free Livestream Winter Concert From Kelsey Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - December 14, 2022
Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) esteemed Mercer County Symphonic Band will perform a Winter Holiday Concert December 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Kelsey Theatre on the College's West Windsor campus. ...
Czech National Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 30th Anniversary Season At NJPAC This February
by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2022
Czech National Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 30th anniversary season at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) this on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. (2:00pm pre-concert talk for ticket holders)....
Fred Hersch And Esperanza Spalding Celebrate New Album At NJPAC, January 29
by A.A. Cristi - December 06, 2022
Pianist/composer Fred Hersch and vocalist/bassist/songwriter esperanza spalding (stylized in all lower case) can both be counted among the most acclaimed and inventive artists in modern jazz. The Village Vanguard is the music's most reveredvenue, having played host to countless legendary musicia...