Xian Zhang conductor
Steven Banks saxophone
Felicia Moore soprano
Kelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage tenor
Reginald Smith Jr. baritone
Montclair State University Chorale | Heather J. Buchanan, director
New Jersey Symphony
Beethoven’s Ninth—with its cries for brotherhood and joy—came from a war-torn time 200 years ago, and this inspiring symphony has never been more relevant than today. This exciting program also introduces you to an astonishing new talent, saxophonist Steven Banks, as he lifts the Black experience from Africa to now in Billy Childs’ saxophone concerto, Diaspora.
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Billy Childs Diaspora
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9, “Choral”
Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Social Justice through Spoken Word (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Paquito D'Rivera with New Jersey Symphony (11/7/24-11/7/24)
Dorado Schmitt and Sons: Django Festival All-Stars (11/23/24-11/23/24)
The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel (1/9/25-1/9/25)
2025 Lunar New Year Celebration with Xian Zhang (1/25/25-1/25/25)
Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey (1/31/25-1/31/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/15/25-2/15/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/20/25-2/20/25)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (3/7/25-3/7/25)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (3/13/25-3/13/25)
Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang (4/3/25-4/3/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/12/25-4/12/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Discover Mozart & Bach (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/18/25-5/18/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/8/25-6/8/25)
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is at 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.
The Godfather Live in Concert (8/16/24-8/16/24)
Classical Favorites: Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and More! (8/15/24-8/15/24)
Baahubali: The Beginning Live in Concert (7/27/24-7/27/24)
Daniil Trifonov Plays Gershwin (6/9/24-6/9/24)
Epic Scores of John Williams and More! (5/31/24-5/31/24)
Beethoven’s “Eroica” (5/19/24-5/19/24)
Discover Beethoven's Eroica (5/18/24-5/18/24)
Beethoven’s “Eroica” (5/18/24-5/18/24)
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles (Non-Equity) (4/11/24-4/11/24)
Videos
Stephanie J. Block
Union County Performing Arts Center (10/19 - 10/19) | ||
The Price Is Right Live!
Bergen Performing Arts Center (9/28 - 9/28) | ||
Duel Reality
McCarter Theatre Center (10/9 - 10/13) | ||
Julie Benko
Arch Performances at the Berrie Center for the Arts (9/28 - 9/28) | ||
Lucie Arnaz: I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past
Enlow Recital Hall (9/29 - 9/29) | ||
Ladies of Laughter
Bergen PAC (2/3 - 2/3) | ||
Sense and Sensibility
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (9/4 - 9/22) | ||
The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
State Theatre New Jersey (12/8 - 12/8) | ||
TINA–The Tina Turner Musical
State Theatre New Jersey (10/3 - 10/5) | ||
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
State Theatre New Jersey (9/27 - 9/27) | ||
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University (3/14 - 3/14) | ||
SMALL
George Street Playhouse (1/21 - 2/9) | ||
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