Special Presentations Events
Sound, Image & PRIDE
An evening of music, art and LGBTQ+ Pride!
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
Join ArtFront Galleries and the New Jersey Symphony for a free evening of music, art and PRIDE! Celebrate the inclusive and collaborative nature of music with a performance by the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players, and an art exhibit featuring LGBTQ+ artists curated by Artfront Galleries.
Enjoy the video premiere of vogue dancing by members of local ballroom houses to remixes of New Jersey Symphony recordings and empowering stories from Newark LGBTQ+ leaders and influencers.
Winds in the Garden
New Jersey Symphony Special Presentation with The Newark Museum of Art
Robert Wagner bassoon and curator
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
Wind music has entertained audiences for centuries. In Imperial Vienna, guests at most festive outdoor gatherings would be serenaded by groups of wind players, a tradition that gave us magnificent wind chamber music. This lovely evening with the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players includes a Mozart masterpiece and music of Hummel and Gounod, alongside wind music of the 20th and 21st centuries chosen especially for the garden courtyard of The Newark Museum of Art.
Moving, Believing and Being Together
New Jersey Symphony Special Presentation with The Newark Museum of Art
Daniel Bernard Roumain violin and curator
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
New Jersey Symphony Resident Artistic Catalyst Daniel Bernard Roumain returns to The Newark Museum of Art with the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players for a program that presents music through the lens of an emotional arc that meets the moment. DBR has curated works from amazing composers like Florence Price, Mozart and Farrenc and presents his own powerful works such as Hip-Hop Study & Etude in F Major and E-flat Major and his arrangement of Lift Every Voice and Sing. The Chamber Players perform the Ukrainian national anthem in solidarity with the people of Ukraine during the unjust war that continues.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase, courtesy of Sterling Affairs and Urban Vegan Kitchen.
Summer, Time and Jazz
New Jersey Symphony Special Presentation with The Newark Museum of Art
Daniel Bernard Roumain violin and curator
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
Rhythm and harmony are on the menu for a program filled with jazz and jazz-inspired classical music expertly curated by New Jersey Symphony Resident Artistic Catalyst Daniel Bernard Roumain. Featuring the music of Paquito D’Rivera, Valerie Coleman, Tania León and DBR’s own Hip Hop Study & Etude in G Minor.
Bass & Flute Extravaganza
New Jersey Symphony Special Presentation with The Newark Museum of Art
Ha Young Jung bass and curator
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
New Jersey Symphony Principal Bass Ha Young Jung has crafted a chamber music program starring the bass and flute! With a concert featuring classic works from Bach, Rossini and Schulhoff and contemporary sounds from composers Dorothy Rudd Moore, Morton Gould and Valerie Coleman, you are in for an unforgettable treat.
Yo-Yo Ma with New Jersey Symphony
Centennial Gala & Concert - New Jersey Symphony Special Concert
Xian Zhang conductor
Yo-Yo Ma cello
New Jersey Ballet
New Jersey Symphony
IT’S HERE! This landmark event marks 100 years of musical excellence, innovation and inclusion—and we are so excited to celebrate it with you. The legendary and groundbreaking cellist Yo-Yo Ma will take center stage at NJPAC in Newark to masterfully perform the king of cello concertos: Dvořák’s passionate concerto. Join Music Director Xian Zhang and your favorite orchestra musicians for a night to remember.
- Wynton Marsalis Herald, Holler and Hallelujah (New Jersey Symphony Co-Commission)
- Dvořák Cello Concerto
- Ginastera Four Dances from Estancia
New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker with New Jersey Symphony
51st Anniversary - Presented by New Jersey Ballet
John Yaffe conductor
New Jersey Ballet
New Jersey Symphony
The 51st annual rendition of a seasonal favorite that enchants youngsters and grown-ups alike, including splendid dancing, live orchestra, eye-popping special effects and a touch of holiday magic.
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
Based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffman
Handel’s Messiah
New Jersey Symphony Holiday Tradition
Xian Zhang conductor
Ellie Dehn soprano
Maya Lahyani mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen tenor
Nicholas Newton bass-baritone
Montclair State University Singers | Heather J. Buchanan, director
New Jersey Symphony
Join us as your Symphony triumphantly brings back this great holiday tradition! Music Director Xian Zhang will conduct Handel’s incomparable classic Messiah. Joining Xian and the musicians will be the talented singers of Montclair State University, who will delight audiences as they sing the glorious “Hallelujah Chorus.”
2023 Lunar New Year Celebration
Celebration of the Year of the Rabbit
Xian Zhang conductor
New Jersey Symphony
Music Director Xian Zhang ignited the first Lunar New Year Celebration five years ago, and this festive tradition gets more vibrant with each iteration. Join us for this evening of community and cultural exchange that is wonderful for families and children as we celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.