Fabulous Hudson County-based drag queen Harmonica Sunbeam hosts the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s weeklong virtual celebration of Pride Month. Experience works by LGBTQ+ composers from Jennifer Higdon to Tchaikovsky, an interview with Laura Kaminsky about her chamber opera As One, a performance of Rent’s “I’ll Cover You” in collaboration with Paper Mill Playhouse, a free Zoom event presented in partnership with SAGE, and more surprises.
HARMONICA SUNBEAM host
June 13 at 5 pm
NJSO Family Members: “What Pride Means to Me”
June 14 at 5 pm
Composer-in-Conversation: NJSO Assistant Principal Flute/Piccolo Kathleen Nester talks with her friend and neighbor, composer Laura Kaminsky, about her pathbreaking opera exploring a gender transition, As One.
June 15 at 5 pm
TCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile
BART FELLER flute JAMES TSAO violin DAVID BLINN viola SARAH SEIVER cello
June 16 at 5 pm
JENNIFER HIGDONA Gentle Notion
PASCAL ARCHER clarinet SPENCER MEYER piano
June 17 at 7 pm (Special Zoom Event!)
NJSO Pride Celebration: A Conversation
Join NJSO President & CEO Gabriel van Aalst, Edie Windsor SAGE Center Arts & Culture Program Coordinator Christian Appeland NJSO violist David Blinnfor a lively conversation and insight into the NJSO’s Pride celebrations, followed by musical performances featuring notable LGBTQ+ composers and artists.
June 18 at 5 pm
Collaboration with Paper Mill Playhouse
LARSON/arr. Robert Wagner “I’ll Cover You” from Rent
KYLE TAYLOR PARKER vocalist
JAY DONNELL vocalist
HÉCTOR FALCÓN violin
TED ACKERMAN cello
ALEXANDER BICKARD electric bass
PASCAL ARCHER clarinet
JAMES MUSTO drums
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The Pride Celebration videos will premiere on our YouTube channel at 5 pm on June 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18. On June 17, join us for a Zoom event at 7 pm. If you start watching in the middle of the premiere, you can watch the full concert on demand at any time after the premiere ends.
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