Community Calendar

Join Princeton Swara and discover the world of Carnatic Percussion through this engaging, beginner-friendly demonstration! Explore the musical basics and mathematical foundations of 4 classical Indian instruments: Mridangam, Ghatam, Kanjira, and Morsing. Open to all members of the Princeton town and surrounding cities! We will also have free A2B for everyone.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents returning violinist Simone Porter performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s buoyant Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”. Also on the program are Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s buoyant Overture in C and Joseph Haydn’s elegant Symphony No. 88. Rossen Milanov conducts.Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University Campus, Princeton, NJ. Tickets start at $42 (children 5-17 who are accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020.

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

Coming to GatherNYC all the way from Munich, Germany, the Arcis Saxophone Quartet is an internationally acclaimed ensemble that has won most of the major European chamber music competitions and whose creativity knows no bounds. They have shared their unique concerts and repertoire all over the world, from Ecuador to Saudi Arabia to Berlin and Bavaria, in prestigious halls and non-traditional venues alike. They even founded their own in-house record label through which they have released two critically acclaimed albums.

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.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents returning violinist Simone Porter performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s buoyant Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”. Also on the program are Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s buoyant Overture in C and Joseph Haydn’s elegant Symphony No. 88. Rossen Milanov conducts.Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University Campus, Princeton, NJ. Tickets start at $42 (children 5-17 who are accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020.

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

Meadowmount School of Music presents Hong Kong violinist Hiu Sing Fan, recipient of the fourth annual Gurrena Fellowship. Fan is joined by pianist Cameron Akioka, his friend and colleague at Northwestern University, with whom he has collaborated regularly for the past two years.

For the tour, Fan has built a program of fantasy and imagination, stepping away from the traditional recital format with repertoire that ranges from Milstein's Paganiniana to Messiaen's Theme and Variations, and Schumann’s Sonata No. 2 in D Minor.

DCINY presents Spirit of Freedom, an unforgettable evening of new music, patriotic pride, and holiday joy with three of the most performed names in American choral music conducting their own work. Joseph Martin brings passion and energy to the podium for the Carnegie Hall premiere of his new work The Four Freedoms, a dynamic tour de force of orchestral power and choral grandeur celebrating our democracy's 250th birthday. Joel Raney conducts the Carnegie Hall premiere of his Sing We Noel, a five-suite Christmas collection that captures the joy and majesty of the season. Craig Courtney brings sacred artistry to the stage conducting a program of his most beloved choral works, including his famed trilogy Divine Encounter, an epic musical arc of Invitation, Offering, and Blessing. Bringing these incredible Composer/Conductors' works to life are critically acclaimed choirs and Individual Singers from across the globe united in the Distinguished Concerts Singers International with the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra.

New York, NY — Following his acclaimed debut last season, renowned Hungarian pianist János Balázs returns to Carnegie Hall for a solo recital honoring the legacy of György Cziffra, one of the 20th century’s legendary masters.

Known for his technical brilliance, improvisational freedom, and expressive range, Cziffra redefined what was possible on the instrument and remains an enduring figure of artistic resilience. Channeling that same spirit, as part of the Cziffra Festival, Balázs brings a blend of depth, nuance, and effortless command to New York, showcasing the distinct identity of the Hungarian piano tradition.

Steering clear of standard programming, Balázs offers a captivating selection of Romantic works. The evening opens with the warmth of Schumann’s Widmung (transcribed by Liszt) and the vivid storytelling of Carnaval. The music then flows through the energy of Liszt’s Spanish Rhapsody, the elegance of Chopin’s Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, and Liszt’s iconic Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, before concluding with a dramatic finish in Ravel’s La Valse. Presented by Cziffra Festival with support from the National Cultural Fund.

Leading the vanguard in interabled opera, Opera Praktikos presents the world premiere of its latest project La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) as part of National Sawdust’s 2026 makemake Festival. In a one-night only concert performance on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, this unique 90-minute work transforms Bellini-Romani’s classic masterwork into an unparalleled integrated experience where Italian song and American Sign Language become one expressive whole. Featuring arrangement and orchestration by Spicer Carr, ASL translation & integration by Brandon Kazen-Maddox, Director of Artistic Sign Language by Patrice Creamer; Book, and English translation by Marianna Mott Newirth, this production integrates ASL and Deaf culture into the narrative of a classic opera setting the standard for what’s possible when Disability-creativity is brought into the field.

Eric Jacobsen conductor
Christian McBride double bass
Chris Komer horn
New Jersey Symphony

Jazz and classical meet in this genre-defying program full of color, rhythm, and fun. Montclair’s own jazz legend and nine-time GRAMMY Award-winner, Christian McBride debuts with your New Jersey Symphony in a concerto tailor-made for him. Eric Jacobsen, hailed by The New York Times as “an interpretive dynamo,” returns with the perfumed hues of Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Rachmaninoff’s final orchestral work, written in New York City and full of longing for his Russian home.

Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
George Duke Dark Wood: Bass Concerto for Christian McBride
Christian McBride Fried Bacon
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

This concert is part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival and is presented in collaboration with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

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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