Lucas Waldin conductor Aretha Franklin Overture A tribute to the Queen of Soul, this program features symphony favorite Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy Award-nominee Ryan Shaw performing such iconic hits as “Respect,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “A Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,” “Amazing Grace” and many others.
Capathia Jenkins vocalist
Ryan Shaw vocalist
New Jersey Symphony
Chain of Fools
I Say a Little Prayer
Birth of Blues
Sir Duke
Nobody Does it Better
What a Friend We Have in Jesus / Climbing Higher Mountains
MacArthur Park
America the Beautiful
Respect
Salute to Ray Charles
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Unforgettable
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
A Change is Gonna Come
Isn’t She Lovely
At Last
Try a Little Tenderness
Amazing Grace
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Romeo & Juliet (1/31/26-1/31/26)
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (3/14/26-3/14/26)
Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss (4/11/26-4/11/26)
KIMBERLY AKIMBO (5/21/26-5/24/26)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert (5/29/26-5/29/26)
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique (6/6/26-6/6/26)
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Elf in Concert (12/7/25-12/7/25)
Disney's Fantasia in Concert (10/25/25-10/25/25)
Opening Weekend: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 (10/11/25-10/11/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/7/25-6/7/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/9/25-4/9/25)
Brahms Violin Concerto with Vadim Gluzman (3/22/25-3/22/25)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (3/8/25-3/8/25)
Nimbus Dance & NJ Symphony Present Firebird and Dark Water (3/8/25-3/8/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/22/25-2/22/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/14/25-2/14/25)
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The Wolves
Old Library Theatre (12/12 - 12/14) | |
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The Hook
The Hook (5/15 - 5/15) | |
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Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/28 - 3/28) | |
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Randall Goosby Returns
Richardson Auditorium (1/9 - 1/9) | |
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Circus Quixote
McCarter Theatre Center (3/4 - 3/15)
PHOTOS
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Lee Brice
State Theatre New Jersey (1/23 - 1/23) | |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/7 - 3/7) | |
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Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony
Mayo Performing Arts Center (3/29 - 3/29) | |
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