New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark

A fun-filled afternoon of open-air events at NJPAC! Activities include, performances by New Jersey professional dance companies and musicians of NJPAC's Arts Education program, drum circle, Zumba classes, stilt walkers, face painting, arts and crafts, musical instrument petting zoo and food vendors.

EIMEAR NOONE conductor
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY VOCAL ACCORD
   Heather J. Buchanan director
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this high-action video game at a multimedia presentation of live symphonic concert, chorus and cinematic video. The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses syncs original music and images from the successful media franchise into a dynamic performance featuring a four-movement symphony played by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Fans can relive their favorite moments through the adventurous music of Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo (Super Mario Bros.).

EIMEAR NOONE conductor
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY VOCAL ACCORD
   Heather J. Buchanan director
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this high-action video game at a multimedia presentation of live symphonic concert, chorus and cinematic video. The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses syncs original music and images from the successful media franchise into a dynamic performance featuring a four-movement symphony played by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Fans can relive their favorite moments through the adventurous music of Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo (Super Mario Bros.).

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor

GERI ALLEN piano
 (pictured)
AFRO BLUE vocal ensemble

NJSO CELEBRATION CHOIR
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”  (Clip A)        (Clip B)
• ELLINGTON Three Black Kings
• ALLEN Stone & Streams (World Premiere)
• ELLINGTON New World A-Comin'

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor

GERI ALLEN piano
 (pictured)
AFRO BLUE vocal ensemble

NJSO CELEBRATION CHOIR
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”  (Clip A)        (Clip B)
• ELLINGTON Three Black Kings
• ALLEN Stone & Streams (World Premiere)
• ELLINGTON New World A-Comin'

CHRISTOPH KÖNIG conductor
LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK piano (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• 
KODÁLY Dances of Galanta

• SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
• 
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1

CHRISTOPH KÖNIG conductor
LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK piano (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• 
KODÁLY Dances of Galanta

• SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
• 
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1

CHRISTOPH KÖNIG conductor
LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK piano (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• 
KODÁLY Dances of Galanta

• SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
• 
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1

DMITRI SITKOVETSKY conductor & violin (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
• MOZART Violin Concerto No. 1
• TCHAIKOVSKY Méditation
• STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite 

DMITRI SITKOVETSKY conductor & violin (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
• MOZART Violin Concerto No. 1
• TCHAIKOVSKY Méditation
• STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite 

All of your little astronauts will enjoy exploring music inspired by the infinite reaches of the galaxy! With music from Holst’s The Planets, Strauss’ dramatic Also Sprach Zarathustra (known to parents and grandparents as the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) and the themes from Star Wars and Star Trek, we’ll travel through space and reach for our dreams.

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor
BEN STEINFELD host (pictured)
DARRYL KUBIAN theremin
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra
• HOLST Mars from The Planets
• HOLST Jupiter from The Planets
• MOZART Symphony No. 41
• MOZART Variations on “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
• BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
• GOLDSMITH Star Trek
• WILLIAMS Star Wars

All of your little astronauts will enjoy exploring music inspired by the infinite reaches of the galaxy! With music from Holst’s The Planets, Strauss’ dramatic Also Sprach Zarathustra (known to parents and grandparents as the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) and the themes from Star Wars and Star Trek, we’ll travel through space and reach for our dreams.

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor
BEN STEINFELD host (pictured)
DARRYL KUBIAN theremin
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra
• HOLST Mars from The Planets
• HOLST Jupiter from The Planets
• MOZART Symphony No. 41
• MOZART Variations on “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
• BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
• GOLDSMITH Star Trek
• WILLIAMS Star Wars

All of your little astronauts will enjoy exploring music inspired by the infinite reaches of the galaxy! With music from Holst’s The Planets, Strauss’ dramatic Also Sprach Zarathustra (known to parents and grandparents as the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) and the themes from Star Wars and Star Trek, we’ll travel through space and reach for our dreams.

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor
BEN STEINFELD host (pictured)
DARRYL KUBIAN theremin
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor (pictured)
ADAM GOLKA piano
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• LIEBERMANN New Work (World Premiere)
• RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major
• BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

Enjoy New Jersey’s best celebration of the season with your NJSO and friends! Grammy-nominated crooner and guitarist John Pizzarelli joins the Orchestra for timeless holiday standards. A large chorus of top high-school vocalists shares the stage for classic carols and fun favorites, and a big brass band is sure to fill you with holiday cheer. Perfect for the entire family!

THOMAS WILKINS conductor
JOHN PIZZARELLI guitar & vocalist (pictured)
NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL HOLIDAY CHORUS
SALVATION ARMY MONTCLAIR CITADEL BAND
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
DAVID COSSIN percussion (pictured)
ZHANG MENG wind instruments
ELIZABETH BISHOP mezzo-soprano
RUSSELL THOMAS tenor
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• TAN DUN Earth Concerto (U.S. Premiere)
• MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
PASCAL ROGÉ piano (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• WAGNER Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser

• D’INDY Symphony on a French Mountain Air

• STRAUSS Alpine Symphony

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
PASCAL ROGÉ piano (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• WAGNER Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser

• D’INDY Symphony on a French Mountain Air

• STRAUSS Alpine Symphony

Grab your musical passport for an exciting journey through the Americas. From the iconic sounds of Copland’s “Simple Gifts” and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue to the whirling dances of Argentina and Mexico, everyone in the family will enjoy this musical tour.

GEMMA NEW conductor (pictured)
BEN STEINFELD host
MICHELLE CANN piano
HÉCTOR FALCÓN violin
GREATER NEWARK YOUTH ORCHESTRA
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• BERNSTEIN West Side Story Overture
• MARQUEZ Danzon No. 2
• DOMPIERRE Les Diableries
• GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
• COPLAND Variations on a Shaker Melody
• SOUSA Washington Post March
• GINASTERA Dances of Estancia

A tribute to the 50th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America, jam packed with your favorite tunes—sung, played and performed exactly as they were written. Hear “Penny Lane” with a live trumpet section, experience the beauty of “Yesterday” with an acoustic guitar and string quartet and enjoy the rock/classical blend of the hard edged “I Am the Walrus.”

MARTIN HERMAN conductor
CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SANTTU-MATIAS ROUVALI conductor
XIAOHUI YANG piano (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• SIBELIUS Spring Song

• GRIEG Piano Concerto

• DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

YAN PASCAL TORTELIER conductor
HILARY HAHN violin (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• SALONEN Giro
• STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1945)
• BRAHMS Violin Concerto  

YAN PASCAL TORTELIER conductor
HILARY HAHN violin (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• SALONEN Giro
• STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1945)
• BRAHMS Violin Concerto  

GERARD SCHWARZ conductor
ERIC WYRICK violin (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• GOLDMARK In Springtime
• STRAUSS Violin Concerto
• SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
MARIANNE FISET soprano
JANARA KELLERMAN mezzo-soprano (pictured)
RUSSELL THOMAS tenor
PETER VOLPE bass
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY CHORALE
    Heather J. Buchanan director
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

• VERDI Requiem

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

The Music of Led Zeppelin is a genre-busting event that bridges the gulf between rock-and-roll and classical music. Created by arranger-conductor Brent Havens, this electrifying concert of symphonic rock features 18 of the Zeppelin’s greatest hits, including “Stairway to Heaven,” “Heartbreaker,” “Black Dog” and many more—all performed as close as possible to the original recordings, but wrapped in a lush blanket of orchestral sound.

Seventy five years after The Wizard of Oz debuted on the big screen, watch it again in all its glory, accompanied by your NJSO performing the Harold Arlen score. “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” with the incomparable Judy Garland as Dorothy and lovable Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion—you can even dress up as your favorite character and win a prize!

CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS conductor
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
ANTHONY MCGILL clarinet (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
• DANIELPOUR Clarinet Concerto
• BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
ANTHONY MCGILL clarinet (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
• DANIELPOUR Clarinet Concerto
• BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
JOSHUA BELL violin (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
• RAVEL Tzigane
• GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
• SIBELIUS Violin Concerto

From beloved storybook ballets by Tchaikovsky and Delibes to the bursting energy of dance music by Leonard Bernstein, this program brings the excitement and beauty of ballet music into the concert hall. The rich sounds of the Orchestra create a magical landscape for the imagination to dance.

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Tweet, crash, oomph, plink, warble, pluck … Meet each instrument of the orchestra in turn through Britten’s delightful Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Don’t be fooled by the title—kids and grownups alike will be enthralled by it. Explore all the different sounds that an orchestra can make and cheer on your favorite instrument family! Designed for grades K-6.

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor (pictured)
BEN STEINFELD host
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
• BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
• DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 7
• STRAUSS Radetzky March

Tweet, crash, oomph, plink, warble, pluck … Meet each instrument of the orchestra in turn through Britten’s delightful Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Don’t be fooled by the title—kids and grownups alike will be enthralled by it. Explore all the different sounds that an orchestra can make and cheer on your favorite instrument family! Designed for grades K-6.

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor (pictured)
BEN STEINFELD host
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
• BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
• DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 7
• STRAUSS Radetzky March

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
JAMES EHNES violin (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
• STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
JAMES EHNES violin (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
• STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)

Tweet, crash, oomph, plink, warble, pluck … Meet each instrument of the orchestra in turn through Britten’s delightful Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Don’t be fooled by the title—kids and grownups alike will be enthralled by it. Explore all the different sounds that an orchestra can make and cheer on your favorite instrument family!

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor (pictured)
BEN STEINFELD host
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
• BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
• DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 7
• STRAUSS Radetzky March

Dazzling. Thrilling. Death defying. Delicate. Awe inspiring. A troupe of exceptional artists—aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers and strongmen—joins your NJSO for what Review Vancouver has called “truly amazing choreography and acrobatic feats performed in perfect timing to classical music.”

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA