Ben Folds guest artist Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer Ben Folds joins the New Jersey Symphony for a unique and unforgettable performance of music from across his career. Widely regarded as one of the major musical influences of our generation, Folds’ enormous body of genre-bending music includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. His latest album, 2023’s What Matters Most, is a blend of piano-driven pop rock songs, while his 2015 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra soared to #1 on both the Billboard classical and classical crossover charts. He released his first Christmas album in 2024 and last Fall recorded a live album slated for release in 2025 with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where he served for eight years as the first artistic advisor to the NSO.
Edwin Outwater conductor
New Jersey Symphony
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HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis – Live Comedy Experience in Newark, NJ (12/20/25-12/20/25)
Randall Goosby Returns (1/10/26-1/10/26)
Romeo & Juliet (1/29/26-1/29/26)
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (2/27/26-2/27/26)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert (3/7/26-3/7/26)
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (3/12/26-3/12/26)
Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony (3/27/26-3/27/26)
Discover Beethoven's “Pastoral” Symphony (3/28/26-3/28/26)
Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss (4/10/26-4/10/26)
Mozart's Requiem (4/16/26-4/16/26)
Joshua Bell Leads Mendelssohn's (5/14/26-5/14/26)
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique (6/7/26-6/7/26)
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is at 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.
14th ANNUAL SARAH VAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ VOCAL COMPETITION (11/23/25-11/23/25)
DORTHAAN’S PLACE: NAT ADDERLEY JR. QUARTET (11/23/25-11/23/25)
STANLEY JORDAN PLAYS JIMI (11/22/25-11/22/25)
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND with ANDRA DAY, JOSÉ JAMES, and LEDISI (11/21/25-11/21/25)
CARLOS VARELA with special guests DIANA FUENTES and JACKSON BROWNE (11/21/25-11/21/25)
REPRESE! A NIGHT OF JAZZ, HIP HOP, AND POETRY (11/20/25-11/20/25)
SAVION GLOVER: PROjECt.9 (11/15/25-11/15/25)
ARTURO SANDOVAL (11/13/25-11/13/25)
STANLEY CLARKE N•4EVER (11/9/25-11/9/25)
Rhapsody in Blue (11/8/25-11/8/25)
Videos
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The Wolves
Old Library Theatre (12/12 - 12/14) | |
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Rent in Concert
State Theatre New Jersey (2/19 - 2/19) | |
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Suffs Jr.
Pixie Dust Players (12/12 - 12/21) | |
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Broadway for the Holidays 5
Grunin Center for the Arts (12/12 - 12/21) | |
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Randall Goosby Returns
State Theatre New Jersey (1/8 - 1/8) | |
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Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Mayo Performing Arts Center (2/26 - 2/26) | |
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Direct from Rome: The Three Italian Tenors
State Theatre New Jersey (3/21 - 3/21) | |
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Handel's Messiah
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (12/21 - 12/21) | |
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