Upcoming Performances
- Thu, Nov 7 1:30 pm New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark Compose Your Own Series Buy Tickets
- Fri, Nov 8 8:00 pm New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark Compose Your Own Series Buy Tickets
- Sun, Nov 10 3:00 pm Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown Compose Your Own Series Buy Tickets
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Morristown Series 2 - Sundays · Sun, Nov 10 at 3:00 PM
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Concert Information
Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor
Paquito D’Rivera guest artist & co-curator
Paquito D’Rivera Quintet
Amber Monroe soprano
New Jersey Symphony
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Daniel Freiberg Latin American Chronicles
Lush and intimate music for D’Rivera’s soulful clarinet one moment, and jaw-dropping virtuosity the next.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Paquito D’Rivera Adagio on a Mozart Theme
Paquito D’Rivera puts his own signature jazzy swing on this enchanting theme from the middle movement of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto.
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George Gershwin/Paquito D’Rivera Medley for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra
Paquito D’Rivera, his phenomenal Quintet and the New Jersey Symphony spin a medley of Gershwin’s unforgettable hits.
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Carlos Chávez Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía India”
Mexico’s Chávez scored a global hit with his Second Symphony, based on the power of his country’s folk melodies.
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Aaron Copland El Salón México
One night in Mexico City, Aaron Copland was brought by Carlos Chávez to a dance hall, throbbing with joy. Back home, Copland poured it all into this music.
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Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2
This will ring a bell for “Mozart in the Jungle” fans. Featured in Season Two, Márquez’s Danzón guarantees your feet gotta move.
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José Pablo Moncayo Huapango
It starts so quietly you may miss it, then becomes a locomotive of delight filled with bright Mexican folk tunes.
Classical Conversation
Friday, November 8, at 7 pm at NJPAC in Newark
Enjoy a lively Classical Conversation before the performance. Learn more about the music from New Jersey Symphony musicians, guest artists and other engaging insiders.
Programs, artists and prices are subject to change.