New Jersey Symphony to Present a Series of Holiday Events in December

New Jersey Symphony is your place to celebrate the holiday season, with many great events throughout the Garden State. Experience the magic of Christmas Disney’s The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert, performed in Morristown, Red Bank, Newark and New Brunswick. Some concerts are almost sold out, but great seats remain at the two NJPAC in Newark concerts at 3 pm and 7:30 pm on December 7. At all concerts you’ll be greeted by the Yuletide Carolers, singing holiday classics in the lobby (free for ticketholders).
 
Also in Newark, A Gospel Holiday will be performed at Science Park High School, featuring the New Jersey Symphony and the New Jersey Symphony Gospel Chorus, directed by Gwen Moten. Come ready to sing, dance and clap along!
 
Hear more holiday tunes from the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players at Newark’s Winter Village in the Mulberry Commons, and at NJ TRANSIT’s Newark Penn Station lobby.
 
Handel’s Messiah returns to Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, which is a beloved family tradition for many. Two performances of Messiah will also be presented in Princeton. The concert will be conducted by the GRAMMY-winning conductor Jeannete Sorrell and features guest vocalists: Sonya Headlam, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Ed Lyon, tenor; and Kevin Deas, bass-baritone. Holiday, who gained fame as a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice.”
 
Everyone’s favorite Nutcracker production returns to Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, led by NJ Ballet with New Jersey Symphony playing the memorable musical score.
 
The holiday season continues into January with the Lunar New Year Celebration, an evening of community and cultural exchange that is wonderful for families and children, as we celebrate the Year of the Snake. Music Director Xian Zhang, pianist Min Kwon, the Peking University Alumni Chorus, the Starry Arts Children’s Chorus and the Edison Chinese School Lion Dance Team all return for this joyous concert, plus a special appearance by opera star Michael Fabiano! Upgrade your evening with the VIP event experience, featuring early access to the Cultural Exchange Festival, a VIP reception and premier seating for the Celebration Concert.
                                                                                                                                                           

The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert

New Jersey Symphony at the Movies
 
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor
New Jersey Symphony

Morristown → Thursday, Dec 5, 2024, 7:30 pm, Mayo Performing Arts Center
Red Bank → Friday, Dec 6, 2024, 7:30 pm, Count Basie Center for the Arts
Newark → Saturday, Dec 7, 2024, 3 pm & 7:30 pm, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
New Brunswick → Sunday, Dec 8, 2024, 3 pm, State Theatre New Jersey
 

Music in Motion

Presented in collaboration with NJ TRANSIT
 
New Jersey Symphony Brass Quintet
 
Newark → Tuesday, Dec 10, 4:45 pm, Newark Penn Station
 
Featuring a mix of upbeat brass quintet tunes and holiday favorites!
 
Newark Winter Village
Neighborhood Concerts
 

New Jersey Symphony Brass Quintet

Newark → Wed, Dec 11, 4 pm, Mulberry Commons
 
Featuring a mix of upbeat brass quintet tunes and holiday favorites!
 
New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker with New Jersey Symphony
Presented by New Jersey Ballet, in collaboration with Mayo Performing Arts Center and New Jersey Symphony

Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor
New Jersey Ballet
New Jersey Symphony
 
Morristown → Mayo Performing Arts Center
 
Friday, Dec 13, 2024, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec 14, 2024, 1 pm & 6 pm
Sunday, Dec 15, 2024, 1 pm & 6 pm
Friday, Dec 20, 2024, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec 21, 2024, 1 pm & 6 pm
Sunday, Dec 22, 2024, 1 pm & 6 pm
Monday, Dec 23, 2024, 1 pm
Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024, 1 pm
Thursday, Dec 26, 2024, 1 pm & 6 pm
 

Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker

Based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffman
 

A Gospel Holiday

New Jersey Symphony Family Concert
 
Gregory D. McDaniel conductor
New Jersey Symphony Gospel Chorus | Gwen Moten, director
New Jersey Symphony
 
Newark → Saturday, Dec 14, 2024, 2 pm, Science Park High School
 
Various / arr. Johnie Dean Calypso Christmas Medley
Jason Webb / arr. Brad Henderson “Hallelujah to the King of Glory”
Leroy Anderson Selections from Suite of Carols
Traditional / arr. Michael McElroy & Joseph Joubert “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
Michael O’Shields / arr. B. Dexter Allgood “O, Magnify the Lord”
Traditional / arr. Morton Gould It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Traditional / arr. Luther Henderson Ding, Dong, Merrily on High
Traditional / arr. Jack Gale Deck the Halls
Jill Jackson-Miller & Sy Miller “Let There Be Peace on Earth”
Traditional / arr. Michael McElroy & Joseph Joubert “Go Tell it on the Mountain”
B. Dexter Allgood “Hallelujah (to the Newborn King), Jesus is Born”
 

Handel’s Messiah

New Jersey Symphony Holiday Tradition
 
Jeannette Sorrell conductor
Sonya Headlam soprano
John Holiday countertenor
Ed Lyon tenor
Kevin Deas bass-baritone
Montclair State University Singers | Heather J. Buchanan, director
New Jersey Symphony

Princeton → Friday, Dec 20, 2024, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium
Princeton → Saturday, Dec 21, 2024, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium
Newark → Sunday, Dec 22, 2024, 7 pm, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
 

George Frideric Handel Messiah

2025 Lunar New Year Celebration with Xian Zhang
Celebration of the Year of the Snake
 
Xian Zhang conductor
Min Kwon piano
Michael Fabiano tenor
Peking University Alumni Chorus
Starry Arts Children’s Chorus | Rebecca Shen, director
Edison Chinese School Lion Dance Team
New Jersey Symphony

Newark → Friday, Jan 25, 2025, 7:30 pm, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
 

Li Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Selections from Piano Concerto No. 23
Traditional Arirang
Traditional “Yuan Ri”
Traditional arr. Nicholas Hersh “The Red Dragonfly”
Giacomo Puccini “E Lucevan le stelle” from Tosca
Giacomo Puccini “Che gelida manina” from La Bohème
Giacomo Puccini Selections from Turandot

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