New Jersey Symphony at Branch Brook Park in Newark

New Jersey Symphony Summer Outdoor Concert

Upcoming Performance

Fri, June 27 7:30 pm Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark This is a FREE concert!

Concert Information

Estimated concert duration: 2 hours

Gregory D. McDaniel conductor
New Jersey Symphony

Enjoy the sounds of your New Jersey Symphony under the stars! This free program features a medley of timeless classics, Broadway themes and patriotic favorites the whole family will love.

The Symphony performs this outdoor concert amidst the majestic landscape of Branch Brook Park in Newark. Join us for great fanfare and spectacular fireworks following the performance!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute
Florence Price “Silk Hat and a Walking Cane” from Dances in the Canebrakes
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Gioachino Rossini Overture to William Tell
Richard Rodgers Carousel Waltz
Duke Ellington / arr. Custer Duke Ellington!
Various Composers / arr. Ricketts Satchmo!
Stephen Schwartz / arr. Ricketts Highlights from Wicked
Various Composers / arr. Lowden Armed Forces Salute

Rain location: Jim Wise Theater, Kupfrian Hall at NJIT, 154 Summit St, Newark, NJ 07103

Gregory D. McDaniel is the 2024–25 Colton Conducting Fellow, made possible by the generous support of Judy and Stewart Colton.

The Branch Brook Park concert is sponsored by the County of Essex and is presented in collaboration with the Prudential North to Shore Festival.

Programs and artists are subject to change.