Community Calendar

Sunday, June 15 at 2:15pm – Free Pre-Performance Talk "Exploring Tosca" – Join Westminster Choir College's Margaret Cusack and Stage Director Eve Summer for an in-depth look at the Princeton Festival's production of Tosca. Q&A immediately following. Presented by Princeton Symphony Orchestra's BRAVO! Education Program. Stockton Education Center at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Free and open to the public. For information call 609-497-0020 or visit princetonsymphony.org/festival. Assistive listening devices available; Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org.

Dates, times, artists, and programs subject to change.
Photo: Caste Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy by Giuseppe Milo, Creative Commons 2.0

Wednesday, June 18 at 3pm & 7pm – Early music ensemble The Sebastians returns to the Princeton Festival with another stellar program in beautiful Trinity Church, featuring works by Corelli, Telemann, Vivaldi, Galuppi, and Handel. Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ. Tickets: start at $50 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org/festival or 609-497-0020.

Gregory D. McDaniel conductor
New Jersey Symphony

Enjoy the sounds of your New Jersey Symphony under the stars! This free program features a medley of timeless classics, Broadway themes and patriotic favorites the whole family will love.

The Symphony kicks off the summer outdoor series at Marine Park in Red Bank, where fans can watch the concert while enjoying the beautiful sights of the Navesink River.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute
Florence Price “Silk Hat and a Walking Cane” from Dances in the Canebrakes
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Gioachino Rossini Overture to William Tell
Richard Rodgers Carousel Waltz
Duke Ellington / arr. Custer Duke Ellington!
Various Composers / arr. Ricketts Satchmo!
Stephen Schwartz / arr. Ricketts Highlights from Wicked
Various Composers / arr. Lowden Armed Forces Salute

Rain location: Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth St, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Wednesday, June 18 at 3pm & 7pm – Early music ensemble The Sebastians returns to the Princeton Festival with another stellar program in beautiful Trinity Church, featuring works by Corelli, Telemann, Vivaldi, Galuppi, and Handel. Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ. Tickets: start at $50 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org/festival or 609-497-0020.

Thursday, June 19, 4pm – The Motown Sound – Dr. Rochelle Ellis will trace the origins of Motown and how this distinctive sound affected American pop music, spotlighting some of the major groups on the Motown label in advance of the ticketed evening concert, Masters of Soul. Stockton Education Center, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Free and open to the public; call 609-497-0020 or visit: princetonsymphony.org/festival. Wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact Mika at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org.

Dates, times, artists, and programs subject to change.

Thursday, June 19 at 7pm - The performers of Masters of Soul bring back Motown in an electrifying concert featuring incredible harmonies and smooth moves made famous by legendary artists such as Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, James Brown and more! Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Tickets: start at $35 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org/festival or 609-497-0020.

Friday, June 20 at 7pm - Internationally-renowned duo Daniel Rowland, violin and Maja Bogdanović, cello, join an ensemble of PSO musicians for this scintillating program highlighting works by Antonio Vivaldi, Osvaldo Golijov, and Max Richter. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Tickets: start at $35 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org/festival or 609-497-0020.

Gregory D. McDaniel conductor
New Jersey Symphony

Enjoy the sounds of your New Jersey Symphony under the stars! This program features a medley of timeless classics, Broadway themes and patriotic favorites the whole family will love.

Relish the beauty of this performance by the New Jersey Symphony at Giralda Farms in Madison. There will be plenty to see and do, with children’s activities and an art show and sale. This will mark Morris Arts’ 41st Giralda Music & Arts Festival—a much-treasured tradition in the area.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute
Florence Price “Silk Hat and a Walking Cane” from Dances in the Canebrakes
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Gioachino Rossini Overture to William Tell
Richard Rodgers Carousel Waltz
Duke Ellington / arr. Custer Duke Ellington!
Various Composers / arr. Ricketts Satchmo!
Stephen Schwartz / arr. Ricketts Highlights from Wicked
Various Composers / arr. Lowden Armed Forces Salute

Rain location: Baldwin Gymnasium, Simon Forum and Athletic Center at Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940

Saturday, June 21 at 7pm - ARRIVAL from Sweden: the Music of ABBA is one of the world’s most popular ABBA show bands. Join us for a dance-filled evening as one of the best ABBA tributes takes the stage. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Tickets: start at $45 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org/festival or 609-497-0020.

Valley Vivaldi concert includes chamber music by Telemann, Vivaldi, Purcell, J. S. Bach and Albinoni with featured solos for oboes , violins, and horns. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto I is particularly exciting and scored for two horns, three French horns and bassoon, as well as strings and harpsichord.