Robert Wagner bassoon and curator
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players

Wind music has entertained audiences for centuries. In Imperial Vienna, guests at most festive outdoor gatherings expected to be serenaded by groups of wind players, a tradition that gave us magnificent wind chamber music.

The evening includes a Mozart masterpiece and music of Hummel and Gounod, alongside wind music of the 20th and 21st century chosen especially for the garden courtyard of the Newark Museum of Art.

Hummel Allegro con spirito from Octet Partita in E-flat Major
Mozart Serenade No. 12 for Winds in C Minor
Amanda Harberg Hall of Ghosts
Schultz Divertimento for Wind Octet
Stacy Garrop Bohemian Café
Gounod Petite Symphonie

This event takes place outdoors in The Newark Museum of Art’s Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden.

NMOA Summer Series is a partnership between The Newark Museum of Art & New Jersey Symphony.