Community Calendar

GatherNYC Co-Artistic Director Rupert Boyd shares an exquisite and eclectic mix of music for guitar, ranging from J.S. Bach to Astor Piazzolla to The Beatles, and from his homeland of Australia to Andalusia, Spain. Described by Classical Guitar Magazine as “a player who deserves to be heard,” Boyd will give a concert not to be missed.

GatherNYC is a revolutionary concert experience founded in 2018 by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd. The 2026–2027 season includes 31 concerts that run from October 2026 through May 2027, with performances held every Sunday at 11am at Jazzcultural, a new listening room in the heart of Manhattan.

Guests at GatherNYC are served exquisite live classical music performed by New York’s immensely talented artists, artisanal coffee and pastries, a taste of spoken word, and a brief celebration of silence. The entire experience lasts one hour and evokes the community and spiritual nourishment of a religious service – but the religion is music, and all are welcome. Coffee and pastries are served before each performance at 10:30am.

In Death’s Company

Get ready for blood, guts, and belly laughs with Evil Dead, the Musical! Based on the cult horror films The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness, this outrageous stage hit blends campy terror with killer comedy. Follow Ash and his friends to a haunted cabin where demons rise and the chainsaws roar. Packed with rockin’ songs, over-the-top gore (yes, there’s a splatter zone!), and nonstop laughs, Evil Dead, the Musical is the ultimate date night for horror fans and thrill-seekers alike.

* Oct. 31 st come in costume and join us after the show for a Halloween party!

Fri. Oct. 23 & 30 2026 at 8pm
Sat. Oct. 31 at 8pm*

Matinees:
Sat. Oct. 24 at 2pm
Sun. Oct. 25 & Nov. 1 at 2pm

PLEASE NOTE: Special Splatter Zone tickets are on the stage for $30 and includes a T-shirt. You will need to confirm you want those seats and the shirt size, which you will receive when you arrive.

Join “one of the most thoughtful and sensitive of British pianists” (The Times) for an intimate evening of conversation and performance exploring music as an act of empathy, resilience, and human connection. Acclaimed for her searching artistry and intellectual depth, Mishka Rushdie Momen reflects on growing up in a family where creativity was a vital and formative presence—memories that include “happy family gatherings, even though there were always two big policemen sitting on our tiny children’s furniture with guns on their knees.” Having come of age witnessing the persecution of her uncle, author Salman Rushdie, and in the aftermath of the horrific attack against him, the decision to devote her life to the arts carries particular weight. This evening, moderated by celebrated broadcaster Terrance McKnight, considers what it means to choose an artistic life in a world that can be hostile to creative expression, and how artistic identity is shaped by family, moral courage, and the responsibility to listen deeply—interwoven with live performance that reveals music as a space beyond words, where creativity itself becomes an empathetic act.

The Dessoff Choirs – led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather – opens its 2026-2027 season with Symphony in Motion. The concert will feature Gregg Smith’s The Continental Harmonist and Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, both with newly created dances choreographed by Freddie Moore and Footprints Dance Company, as well as a world premiere of a work by Margaret Bonds.

Looking for a meaningful musical experience for your middle schooler? Mosaic Youth Chorus (MYC) announces the launch of Fall Troubadours, a non-auditioned 8 week program serving children in grades 4, 5, and 6. Troubadours will provide instruction in vocal technique, musicianship, ensemble skills, and leadership. MYC provides a nurturing environment where every young person can thrive and express their authentic artistic selves. We focus on giving youth voice and addressing topics of importance to young people. Troubadours provides foundational instruction to start young singers on this journey.
Mosaic Youth Chorus website, http://mosaicyouthchorus.org.

Enjoy music by Mercer County Community College's Music Department faculty-led house band and join in! Open to all musicians, come make some music with us.

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November 5
November 19

Thursday, November 5 at 7pm – Chamber Concert – The Patterson/Sutton Duo returns to open the Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series at Trinity with a program of works for cello and guitar. Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton, NJ. General Admission Tickets: start at $40 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole at (609) 905-0931 or mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020.

Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.

French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Alexandre Tharaud bring decades of friendship and shared curiosity to Princeton University Concerts. Queyras, long cherished by our audiences for his trio appearances with Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov, now makes his long-awaited recital debut with Tharaud as the duo celebrates thirty years of musical partnership. Their many recordings together have earned multiple Diapason d’Or distinctions and Gramophone Editor’s Choice honors for their “warm acoustic and intimate approach,” a quality that shines through in this evening’s program threading rare gems alongside familiar favorites and even a playful set of Brahms Hungarian Dances arranged by the duo themselves. With inventive arrangements, sparkling miniatures, and a spirit of joy that comes only from decades of listening and responding to one another, this recital is a celebration of friendship in its most musical form—truly the world’s greatest musicians among friends.

Join pianist Margarita Rovenskaya for a program of solo piano works spanning a range of characters and countries. The music will include Schubert’s winding melodies, Schumann’s imaginative character contrasts, Beethoven and Prokofiev’s fiery energy. The program will end with Ukrainian composer Ilya Aizberg’s Hebrew Rhapsody, a piece that pays tribute to his Jewish heritage.

As the nation’s premier ensemble dedicated to performing, commissioning, and recording modern orchestral repertoire, BMOP continues bridging the conservative and progressive traditions of American classical music from the past century.

Anthony De Ritis’s Jiggedy, Jingle, Jaunty, Jaunty, a world premiere for orchestra and electronics, pays homage to two 20th-century giants, James Joyce and Luciano Berio ,through a dialogue that stretches across time. BMOP welcomes soprano Julia Bullock for Samuel Barber’s iconic Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a setting of James Agee’s 1938 prose text whose childlike recollection of a summer evening remains one of Barber’s most beloved creations. In addition, Ms. Bullock also performs two movements from Matt Aucoin’s The No One’s Rose, settings of poems by Paul Celan that explore memory, language, and loss. The evening concludes with Charles Wuorinen’s Delight of the Muses, a homageto Mozart based on material from Don Giovanni. Outlandish, sentimental, and a rousing good time, this ballet shows this iconic American composer at his irreverent best.