Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown
100 South Street , Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Fans attending Sunday afternoon performances at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown can relax in the recently renovated lobby space.
For tickets to Mayo Performing Arts Center events not involving the NJSO, call 973.539.8008.
For the Mayo Performing Arts Center administrative offices, call 973.539.0345.
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Directions
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Via I-287 (South)
Take Exit 35 (Rt. 124, Madison Ave., South St.). Turn right at the top of the exit ramp. At the first light, turn right onto South St. Go through three lights; the theater is on the right.Via I-287 (North)
Take Exit 35 (Rt. 124, Madison Ave., South St.). Turn left at the ramp onto South St. Go through four lights; the theater is on the right. -
Parking
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On-street parking is available. Metered parking is free on Sundays. There are municipal lots about two blocks south of South St. Follow the blue and yellow parking signs. Click here for more information about parking locations.
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Public Transportation
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New Jersey Transit provides service to Morristown. For rail timetables, visit www.njtransit.com.
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Accessibility
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For information on venue accessibility, visit the venue’s website or call Mayo Performing Art Center’s Box Office at 973.539.8008 If your venue accessibility question is not answered through the venue, the NJSO would be happy to assist. Call NJSO Patron Services at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476).
Additional information on accessibility at NJSO concerts.
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Dining
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south+pine american eatery
American fare including vegetarian & gluten-free options served in a rustic bistro with patio seats.
90 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960—862.260.9700- Pre-concert lunch on Sunday
Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen
110 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960—973.644.3180
American restaurant including a raw bar, a rathskeller & a lounge, all set in a 1917 landmark.- Pre or Post-concert meal on Sunday
Dublin Pub
Morristown standby for locals' nights out, live music & Irish pub food in an upbeat setting.
4 Pine St, Morristown, NJ 07960—973.538.1999- Pre or Post-concert meal on Sunday
Other nearby options
Sirin Thai Restaurant
3 Pine St, Morristown, NJ 07960—973.993.9122- Pre or Post-concert meal on Sunday
Monster Sushi
5 Pine St, Morristown, NJ 07960—973.292.0314- Pre or Post-concert meal on Sunday
Millie’s Old World Meatballs & Pizza
60 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960—973.267.4992- Pre or Post-concert meal on Sunday
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Seating Chart
Upcoming Events
Zhang Conducts Schubert & Dvořák
2018–19 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
JOHANNES MOSER cello
Members of the NJSO HORN SECTION
Chris Komer principal | Andrea Menousek | Lawrence DiBello; Eric Reed horn
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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SCHUMANN Konzertstuck for Four Horns (NJSO Premiere)
Festive and virtuosic: 19th-century advances in the French horn made it possible for Schumann to compose the concerto. The NJSO’s horn section steps into the spotlight.
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SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
Time stops during this two-movement symphony of sublime expression. You’ll marvel at the endless, songful melodies and long to hear the final uncompleted movements!
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DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
The king of the cello concertos! The rich tone of superstar Johannes Moser shines as he conquers a piece that matches Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony for drama, melody and passion.
Xian Conducts Mozart
2018–19 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
SIMONE DINNERSTEIN piano (pictured)
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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WALTON Suite No. 2 from Façade
Sassy, comedic and very British; in its debut, poet Edith Sitwell sat behind a screen and recited her poems set to music through a megaphone, scandalizing the audience.
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MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23
Warm and tender; its sublime, melancholy Adagio speaks of heartbreak and acceptance.
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MOZART Symphony No. 40
Mozart’s second-to-last symphony crackles with a powerful dramatic tension, a musical “appeal to eternity” as his life was cut short.
Spanish- and French-Inspired Showpieces
2019–20 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
NING FENG violin
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol
Inspired by Spanish dance, Russia’s Rimsky-Korsakov turns a brilliant solo spotlight on members of the orchestra.
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QIGANG CHEN La joie de la souffrance for Violin and Orchestra (US Premiere and NJSO Co-Commission)
“The Joy of Suffering” explores the composer’s view that joy and suffering are “a matter of ‘Yin’ and ‘Yang’, inseparable and hence all things should contain both. Like loss and gain, they are bound to balance out.”
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SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
A soulful start prepares the listener for a heartbreaking piece—then fireworks erupt. The soloist’s left hand blurs on the fingerboard, and the bowings require an elite athlete’s stamina and grace. Only the best violinists like Feng can make this piece sing.
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FALLA Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
From the ballet stage comes this lighthearted Spanish tale filled with the rhythm and seduction of the dancing it is meant to accompany.
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
2020 Winter Festival: Front & Center
XIAN ZHANG conductor
INON BARNATAN piano
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SMETANA “The Moldau” from Má vlast
Sail with us down a fabled river, lined on either side by castles and forests full of myth and mystery.
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CLARA SCHUMANN Piano Concerto (NJSO Premiere)
A great pianist, Clara Schumann composed this glittering and graceful concerto in her teens—a remarkable achievement.
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PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Xian has won acclaim in opera and ballet houses around the world; you’ll hear why in Prokofiev’s riveting ballet about Shakespeare’s doomed lovers.
Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony
2019–20 Season—Beethoven’s Birthday Bash
XIAN ZHANG conductor
ROBERT WAGNER bassoon
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ROSSINI Overture to Guillaume Tell
Not just a curtain-raiser, the overture to Rossini’s 39th (!) and final opera, William Tell, is a full symphony in miniature.
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CHRISTOPHER ROUSE Bassoon Concerto (East-Coast Premiere and NJSO Co-Commission)
This lyrical new piece completes Christopher Rouse’s cycle of concertos for every wind instrument. The NJSO co-commissioned this work to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Principal Bassoon Robert Wagner, who has given so much to our organization on and off stage.
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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
With two thunderous opening chords, Beethoven unlocked a new world of music-making, and every performance of his “Eroica” sounds revolutionary.
Brahms, Vivaldi & Beethoven
2019–20 Season
NICHOLAS MCGEGAN conductor
RUBÉN RENGEL violin
EDUARDO RIOS violin
ADRIANA ROSIN violin
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BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Brahms reimagined an old German hymn tune in eight different ways, then wove these variations together into one breathtaking showpiece.
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VIVALDI Concerto for Two Violins in B-flat Major, RV 529
With Nicholas McGegan at the harpsichord, NJSO Assistant Concertmaster Adriana Rosin pairs up with 2018 Sphinx Competition winner Rubén Rengel for dazzling Vivaldi.
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VIVALDI Concerto for Violin and Cello in B-flat Major, RV 547
2015 Sphinx Competition winner Eduardo Rios partners with newly named NJSO Assistant Principal Cello Na-Young Baek for Baroque fireworks in this virtuosic showpiece.
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VIVALDI Concerto for Three Violins in F Major, RV 551
Both Sphinx winners and Rosin perform together in the give and take of Vivaldi’s brilliant melodies as if in sparkling conversation.
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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
The program concludes with the sunniest of an often-stormy composer’s symphonies.