Calendar of Events - April 2007
Sunday, April 1
2:30 PM
I - MacDowell Club of Mountain Lakes. Galaxy of Stars XXV. Jorge Avila (violin) and 12-year-old Brannon Cho (violin). St. Francis Residential “community, Diamond Spring Rd., Denville. Free, but donation requested. Call 973-625-2214 to be listed in program. Brannon Cho is the Florence Boughton Memorial Competition winner. The concert is a benefit for the Competition.3:00 PM
C - Arts at Trinity. Richard Shirk (piano). Trinity Parish in Bergen Point, 141 Broadway, Bayonne. 201-858-4460.C - Kean Stage. Sharon Roffman (violin), James Musto (percussion). “The Odd Couple.” Kean Hall, Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave., Union. 908-737-7469. Tickets: $15.
OR/CH - Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra, John Peter Holly (cond.), Westminster Schola Cantorum, Andrew Megill (cond.). 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Trenton War Memorial. Works by American composers, including Thompson’s Testament of Freedom. Patriots Theater, War Memorial, Trenton. 609-984-8400. www.thewarmemorial.com Tickets: tba.
4:00 PM
I - Puffin Cultural Forum. On the Rise series. Jenny Lin (piano). Puffin Foundation, 200 E. Oakdene Ave., Teaneck. 201-836-8923. www.puffinfoundation.org Suggested donation: $15, students/seniors $10.Tuesday, April 3
7:00 PM
L - Bay-Atlantic Symphony, Paul M. Somers (lecturer). “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Music - Bay.” Attendees have all their questions answered by emailing them to editor@classicalnjsociety.org ahead of time. 1924 East Buckshutem Rd., Mauricetown. 856-506-0580. Free.Wednesday, April 4
8:00 PM
CH - Coro Lirico, Jason C. Tramm (cond.), Valerie Bernhardt (soprano), Mariana Karpatova (mezzo-soprano), Theodore Chletsos (tenor), Seth Keeton (bass), and orchestra. Verdi: Requiem. Presbyterian Church, 19 Green Ave., Madison. 973-887-6336. Tickets: $30, $25 with $5 discount for seniors and students.Tuesday, April 10
7:00 PM
L - Bay-Atlantic Symphony, Paul M. Somers (lecturer). “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Music - Atlantic.” Attendees have all their questions answered by emailing them to editor@classicalnjsociety.org ahead of time. Galloway Township Library, Jimmie Leeds Rd, Galloway. 609-652-2352. Free.8:00 PM
C- Seton Hall Classical Series. Kalichstein-Laredo- Robinson Piano Trio. Music by Mozart, Kirchner, and Beethoven. South Orange PAC, 1 SOPAC Pl. (formerly 1 Trenchard Pl.), South Orange.Wednesday, April 11
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
P - Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series. Nell Sanders, (hand percussion). First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard St. New Brunswick. Free. A free light lunch follows.8:00 PM
C - Kean Stage. Ars Vitalis. New music by Raymond Wojcik, Melinda Wagner, and Matt Halper. Wilkins Theatre, Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave., Union. 908-737-SHOW (7469). FreeThursday, April 12
11:30 PM
CH - Westminster Schola Cantorum, Andrew Megill (cond.). Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; O’Regan: Dorchester Canticles. Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut La., Princeton. 609-9212-2663. Free.7:30 PM
OR/L - Discovery Orchestra, George Marriner Maul (cond.). “Discover Gershwin.” Exploring in depth the original jazz orchestra version of Rhapsody in Blue. Victoria Theater, NJPAC, Newark. Tickets: $40, students $15. www.DiscoveryOrchestra.org info@DiscoveryOrchestra.org8:00 PM
O - Princeton University Orchestra, Michael Pratt (cond.) in collaboration with the Program in Theater and Dance. Prokofiev/Pushkin: Boris Godunov. Richardson Auditorium, Princeton.Friday, April 13
8:00 PM
C - “Music of Invention” sponsored by Shore Institute of Contemporary Art (SICA) and the Black Box of Asbury Park. Harry Partch Ensemble of Montclair State University. SICA, 20 Third Ave., Long Branch. 732-263-1121. Tickets: $15 at door, $12 in advance.O - Princeton University Orchestra, Michael Pratt (cond.) in collaboration with the Program in Theater and Dance. Prokofiev/Pushkin: Boris Godunov. Richardson Auditorium, Princeton.
8:15 PM
Lenape Chamber Ensemble. Beethoven: Violin Sonata, op. 12, no. 3; Ibert: Trio for violin, cello, and harp; Foote: Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 38. Upper Tinicum Lutheran Church, Jugtown Hill Rd., Upper Black Eddy, PA. Cross into PA at Lambertville/New Hope or at Phillipsburg/Easton. 610-294-9361. Tickets: $15, students/seniors $12.C - Lenape Chamber Ensemble. Beethoven: Sonata for violin and piano, op. 12, no. 3; Ibert: Trio for violin, cello, and harp; Foote: Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 38. Upper Tinicum Lutheran Church, Upper Black Eddy, PA. 610-294-9361. Tickets: $15, student/senior $12, children under 12 $5.
Saturday, April 14
8:00 PM
OR - New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Marvin Hamlisch (cond.). "Marvin at the Movies." Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Newark. 800-ALLEGRO (255-3476). Tickets: tba.OR - Princeton University Orchestra, Michael Pratt (cond.) in collaboration with the Program in Theater and Dance. Prokofiev/Pushkin: Boris Godunov. Richardson Auditorium, Princeton.
OP - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Opera at Rutgers, Pamela Gilmore (producer) with Musica Raritana, Andrew Kirkman (cond.). Handel: Athalia.. Schare Recital Hall. Free.
Sunday, April 15
3:00 PM
CH - Artistic Club Luba. Vladimir Tsypin (violin), Susan Walters (piano) and cellist tba. Grieg: Sonata for violin and piano in C; Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A. 441 Mountain View Rd., Englewood. 201-567-7313. Tickets: $40. Please mail check to “Luba Tsypin, 441 Mountain View Rd., Englewood, NJ 07631.” Mr. Tsypin is a member of the New York Philharmonic, and Ms. Walters is the piano soloist with the New York City Ballet. The cellist will certainly be at that level.C - All Seasons Chamber Players. “The French Connection”: works by French composers Ravel, Devienne, Tailleferre, Dutilleux, and Saint-Saëns. Library, Teaneck.
CH - Westminster Choir, Joe Miller (cond.). “Celebrate Spring.” Brahms: Drei Gesänge; Hogan: This Little Light of Mine; and works by Whitacre, Caldwell/Ivory, and more. Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut La., Princeton. 609-9212-2663. Tickets: $15, students/seniors $10.
C - Lenape Chamber Ensemble. Beethoven: Sonata for violin and piano, op. 12, no. 3; Ibert: Trio for violin, cello, and harp; Foote: Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 38. Delaware Valley College, Rt. 202-S (off Rt. 611 by-pass, State St. exit), Doylestown, PA. 610-294-9361. Tickets: $15, student/senior $12, children under 12 $5.
4:00 PM
OR - Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Mark Laycock (cond.), Jeffrey Solow (cello). Horneman: Aladdin Overture; Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 1; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton. 609-497-0020. Tickets: $60, $48, $33, $15.6:00 PM
OG - Music at Christ Church. Sung vespers followed by 40 minute recital at 6:30. Rutgers Brass, Scott Whitener (cond.). Music by J. s. Bach, Praetorius, and more. Christ Church, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick. 732-545-6262. Free.Thursday, April 19
12:15 PM
C - Westminster Conservatory at Nassau. Dulcian Reed Trio: Melissa Bohl (oboe), Kenneth Ellison (clarinet), Ivy Haga (bassoon). Niles Chapel, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St, Princeton. Free.Friday, April 20
8:00 PM
WM - Community Theatre Presents. New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players. G&S: The Priates of Penzance. Community Theatre, 100 South St., Morristown. 973-539-8008. Tickets: $37-$52.OP - Boheme Opera, Joseph Pucciatti (cond.), Benjamin Spierman (stage director), Verdi: Rigoletto. Cheryl Evans (soprano, Gilda), Mark Schowalter (tenor, Duke of Mantua), Constantinos Yiannoudes (baritone, Rigoletto). Patriots Theatre, War Memorial, Trenton. 609-581-7200. Tickets as low as $28.
CH - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Rutgers Glee Club, Patrick Gardner (cond.). Kirkpatrick Chapel. Tickets: $10, $5.
CH - Westminster Kantorei, Andrew Megill (cond.). “El siglo de oro — “The Golden Age.” Victoria: Missa Gaudeamus; Guerrero: Motets and villancicos; Morales: Jubilate Deo. Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut La., Princeton. 609-9212-2663. Free.
Saturday, April 21
2:00 PM
OP - Kean Stage. Little Opera Society. Rossini: Barber of Seville. Wilkins Theatre, Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave., Union. 908-737-SHOW (7469). Tickets: $35 - $15.8:00 PM
O - Garden State Philharmonic, Anthony LaGruth (cond.). “An Invitation to Dance.” Brahms: Hungarian Dances; Steven Karidoyanes: Café Neon (NJ premiere); Kodály: dances from Galanta; Daniel Dorff: Lamentation; Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major. Ocean County College fine Arts Center, College Drive, Toms River. 732-451-0064. Tickets: $30, $28, $26, $24, $12, $10. Daniel Dorff is a New Jersey composer.CH - Chancel Chorus of the Morristown United Methodist Church, June Van Thoen (cond.). Schubert: Mass in G; Showtunes. Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 Park Pl., Morristown, on the Green. 973-538-2132. Suggested donation: $12, seniors/students $10.
OP - Kean Stage. Little Opera Society. Rossini: Barber of Seville. Wilkins Theatre, Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave., Union. 908-737-SHOW (7469). Tickets: $35 - $15.
CH - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Rutgers Brass, Scott Whitener (cond.). Paramount Brass. Nicholas Music Center, George St., New Brunswick. Free.
Sunday, April 22
2:30 PM
C - Mostly Music: Ani Kavafian (violin) and Carter Brey (cello) with guests. Morrow Memorial Methodist Church, 600 Ridgewood Rd., Maplewood. 973,762-0108. Tickets: $25, seniors $22.3:00 PM
OP - Boheme Opera, Joseph Pucciatti (cond.), Benjamin Spierman (stage director), Verdi: Rigoletto. Cheryl Evans (soprano, Gilda), Mark Schowalter (tenor, Duke of Mantua), Constantinos Yiannoudes (baritone, Rigoletto). Patriots Theatre, War Memorial, Trenton. 609-581-7200. Tickets as low as $28.W - Bloomfield Civic Band, Dominick Ferrara III (cond.), with guests John Hammel (tenor) and Carmen Artis (soprano). Music by Webber, Bernstein, and Lerner and Lowe. Middle School, 60 Huck Rd., Bloomfield.
CH/L - Discovery Concert for Kids. Newark Boys Chorus. Appropriate for children ages 5-10. 908-226-7300. www.DiscoveryOrchestra.org info@DiscoveryOrchestra.org Bickford Theater, Morris Museum, Normandy Parkway, Morristown. Tickets: $10.
6:00 PM
OG - Music at Christ Church. Sung vespers followed by 40 minute recital at 6:30. Vernon Williams (Moorestown, NJ). Christ Church, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick. 732-545-6262. Free.7:30 PM
C - Mostly Music: Ani Kavafian (violin) and Carter Brey (cello) with guests. First United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad St., Westfield. 973,762-0108. Tickets: $25, seniors $22, students ages 10-21 $1.Monday, April 23
7:00 PM
CH/W - Rider Band, Jerry Rife (cond.), and Rider Choir, Craig Tipton (cond.). Yvonne Theater, Fine Arts Building, Rider University, Lawrenceville. 609-896-5303. Free.8:00 PM
CH - Music at Christ Church. Rutgers Collegium Musicum, Andrew Kirkman (cond.). Choral Music of the Renaissance. Christ Church, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick. 732-545-6262. Free.Wednesday, April 25
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
C - Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series. Franklin Strings: Dezheng Ping, Elizabeth Guerriero (violins), Marjorie Selden (viola), Carol Redfield Vizzini (cello) with guest Kenneth Ellison (clarinet). Brahms: Clarinet Quintet. First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard St. New Brunswick. Free. A free light lunch follows.8:00 PM
CH - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Rutgers Concert Band, Tim Smith (cond.). Nicholas Music Center, George St., New Brunswick. Free.Thursday, April 26
8:00 PM
OR - New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (guest cond.), Andre Watts (piano). W. Schuman: Symphony for Strings; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C; Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C. State Theatre, New Brunswick. 800-ALLEGRO (255-3476).W - Kean Stage. Kean University Concert Band. Wilkins Theatre, Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave., Union. 908-737-SHOW (7469). Free.
Friday, April 27
8:00 PM
OR - New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (guest cond.), Andre Watts (piano). W. Schuman: Symphony for Strings; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C; Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C. Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Newark. 800-ALLEGRO (255-3476).OR - Princeton University Orchestra, Michael Pratt (cond.). Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor. Richardson Auditorium, Princeton.
W - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz (cond.). Nicholas Music Center, George St., New Brunswick. Free.
OP - New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. H. M. S. Pinafore. State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. 732-246-7469 (SHOW). Tickets: $65, $55, $45, $35, $25.
Saturday, Aprtil 28
8:00 PM
OR - New Philharmonic of New Jersey, Leon Hyman (cond.), Oxana Yablonskaya and Alice Burla (pianos). Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, and Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major; Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in E minor. Community Theatre, 100 South St., Morristown. 973-267-0206 (office); 973-539-8008 (Community Theatre box office). Tickets: $45, $35, $25OR - NJPAC Presents. Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen (cond.), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano). Salonen: Helix; Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand; Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet. Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Newark. Tickets: tba.
OR - Bucks County Symphony, Gary S. Fagin (cond.), Roberto Diaz (viola). Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture; Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major. Central Buck High School West, PA. 215-348-7321. Tickets: $18, seniors $15.
OR - Haddonfield Symphony, Rossen Milanov (cond.), Christopher van Bergen (trumpet), Korbinian Altenberger (violin), Min-Ji Kim (cello), Michael Mizrahi (piano). Hindemith: Kammermusik no. 3 for cello and 10 instruments; Shostakovich: Concerto no. 2 for piano, trumpet, and strings; Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major. Kimmel Center, Philadelphia. 856-429-1880. www.haddonfield-symphony.org/boxoffice Tickets: $40, $25, $15.
CH - Westminster Williamson Singers, James Jordan (cond.). “Distant Sounds, Images, and Dreams.” Jaakko Mantyjärvi: Canticum calamatis mritimae, and Psalm 150 in Kent Treble Bob Minor; James Whitbourn: premiere of a new work for film and choir; Thompson: Alleluia. Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut La., Princeton. 609-9212-2663. Free.
OR - Princeton University Orchestra, Michael Pratt (cond.). Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor. Richardson Auditorium, Princeton.
W - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir (cond.). Kirkpatrick Chapel, New Brunswick. Tickets: $10, $5.
V - Monmouth Civic Chorus benefit. Jody Sheinbaum (soprano) with Mark Shapiro (piano). In an elegant private home in Colts Neck. Call 732-933-9333 for reservations. Tickets: $80 or $150 per couple. The soprano’s credits include New York City Opera, Opera Festival of New Jersey, Santa Fe Opera, with appearances in both Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.
OR - NJPAC Presents. Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen (cond.), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano). Salonen: Helix; Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand; Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet. Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Center St., Newark. 888-GO-NJPAC.
Sunday, April 29
2:00 PM
W - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Voorhees Choir. Spring Concert. Voorhees Chapel, George St., New Brunswick. Free.3:00 PM
OR - New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (guest cond.), Andre Watts (piano). W. Schuman: Symphony for Strings; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C; Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C. Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Newark. 800-ALLEGRO (255-3476).C - Mostly Music: Ani Kavafian (violin) and Carter Brey (cello) with guests. First United Methodist Church, 1 E. Broad St., Westfield. 973,762-0108. Tickets: $25, seniors $22, students ages 10-21 $1.
CH - Masterwork Chorus, Andrew Megill (cond.). Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem. Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Drew University, Madison. 973-455-7008 www.masterwork.org Tickets: $25, seniors $25, students $10.
4:00 PM
OR - Adelphi Chamber Orchestra, Tara Simoncic (cond.), Marigene Kettler (soprano). Music by Ravel and Copland including his “Old American Songs.” adelphichamberorchestra.com or 201/474-8042. Central Unitarian Church, 156 Forest Ave. Paramus. Free.5:00 PM
OR - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Rutgers Sinfonia. Kynan Johns (cond.). Nicholas Music Center, George St., New Brunswick. Free.6:00 PM
OG - Music at Christ Church. Sung vespers followed by 40 minute recital at 6:30. Michael Diorio (Valley Forge, PA). Christ Church, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick. 732-545-6262. Free.7:30 PM
C - Mostly Music: Ani Kavafian (violin) and Carter Brey (cello) with guests. Temple Emanu-El, 756 E. Broad St., Westfield. 973,762-0108. Tickets: $25, seniors $22, students ages 10-21 $1.B - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Rutgers Brass, Scott Whitener (cond.). Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, New Brunswick. Call 732-545-6484 for this event. Tickets: $18, seniors/students $12.
C - JCC Metro West Presents. American Chamber Players. Mozart: Flute Quartet, K. 285b; Weber: Trio for flute, cello, and piano, op. 63; Martinu: Serenata II for two violins and viola; Bloch: Piano Quintet no. 1. Maurice Levin Theater, JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave., West Orange.
8:00 PM
C - Rutgers-Camden. Philip Glass. Walter K. Gordon Theater, Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, Camden. 856-225-2700 for tickets.BL - Westminster Bell Choir, Kathleen Ebling Thorne (cond.). Preview of the choir’s 2007 tour. Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut La., Princeton. 609-9212-2663. $15, students/seniors $10.
Monday, April 30
8:00 PM
CH - Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. Rutgers University Choir, Thomas Juneau (cond.). Kirkpatrick Chapel, New Brunswick. Free.
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