Summer with the Symphony
Summer is about to get louder and brighter. Bring your family and friends and celebrate the spirit of summertime with your New Jersey Symphony!
Join us in June for our performance at Giralda: An Evening of Pure Imagination, which will be held on June 20 at the Dolan Performance Hall, located inside the Annunciation Center at Saint Elizabeth University in Morristown, with tickets for the event on sale now. Watch the fireworks and fanfare as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s independence with a free outdoor concert at Branch Brook Park in Newark on June 26. Finally, we will present the winning compositions from four emerging composers in the annual Edward T. Cone Composition Institute Concert on July 18 at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, part of the 2026 Edward T. Cone Composition Institute.
This summer, we're debuting two new programs in Jersey City. The first, Symphony in the Stacks, is a series of free library concerts in July and August, with New Jersey Symphony musicians bringing stories and culture to life through music for families at select libraries across the city. The second is the inaugural Jersey City Music & Arts Festival, running September 24 through October 3 at Provost Square Plaza, in front of the future Symphony Center, with performances and activities for the whole family.
Participating libraries and dates for Symphony in the Stacks are available on the Neighborhood Concerts page, and full programming for the festival will be announced later this summer.
Come be a part of the fun and celebrate summertime with great music and performances from your New Jersey Symphony!
Upcoming Events
New Jersey Symphony at Giralda: An Evening of Pure Imagination
New Jersey Symphony Summer Concert
Kyle Ritenauer conductor
New Jersey Symphony
Enjoy the sounds of your New Jersey Symphony! This program features a medley of timeless classics, Broadway themes, and patriotic favorites the whole family will love.
Relish the beauty of this performance by the New Jersey Symphony, which will be held this year at the Dolan Performance Hall, located inside the Annunciation Center at Saint Elizabeth University in Morristown. There will be plenty to see and do, with children’s activities and an art show and auction. This summer gathering is one that you are not gonna wanna miss!
New Jersey Symphony at Branch Brook Park in Newark
New Jersey Symphony Summer Outdoor Concert
Kyle Ritenauer 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 in celebration of America’s 250th birthday!
New Scores: The Cone Composition Institute Concert
Part of the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute
Eric Jacobsen conductor
Steven Mackey institute director and host
New Jersey Symphony
Witness the future of classical music in-the-making as the New Jersey Symphony performs works by four emerging composers selected for the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. Institute Director Steven Mackey hosts the culminating concert, as Eric Jacobsen takes the podium.
- T. Gregory Bloomfield fragrances of something sweet
- Apollonio Maiello Staring at the Sun
- Gillian Rae Perry if we looked, would we see?
- Max Vinetz Any Thing Passes
- Steven Mackey Selections from Concerto for Orchestra
The New Jersey Symphony’s appearance at Giralda: An Evening of Pure Imagination is presented by Morris Arts.
The Branch Brook Park concert is sponsored by the County of Essex.
The Symphony presents the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute in collaboration with the Princeton University Department of Music and in partnership with EarShot, a program of the American Composers Orchestra. Major underwriting support for the New Jersey Symphony Edward T. Cone Institute is generously provided by the Edward T. Cone Foundation and Princeton University.
The Symphony in the Stacks Library Series and the Jersey City Music & Arts Festival are supported by funding through the NJEDA’s A.R.T. – Phase II Grant Program.