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The Plainfield Symphony Orchestra presents "TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL"
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: Evelyn Estava soloist.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74: ("Pathétique")

Xian Zhang conductor
Mei Gui Zhang soprano
Taylor Raven mezzo-soprano
Eric Ferring tenor
Dashon Burton bass-baritone
Montclair State University Chorale | Heather J. Buchanan, director
New Jersey Symphony

From a little piano solo that Fauré movingly reimagined for orchestra and chorus, to Mahler’s songs of a broken heart finding peace in nature, and finally Mozart’s powerful testament to the human spirit–each piece on this program goes beyond words to express what only music can.

Gabriel Faure Pavane
Gustav Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem

The April 18 concert is presented in collaboration with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Michael Price leads a talented sextet at FlemingtonDIY. Cool room. Nice vibe. all ages ticket discounts for members, advance purchases and Cool Cat series ticket holders.

Kebra-Seyoun Charles is a distinguished double bass soloist and composer lauded for their counter-classical musical language and their ability to aptly communicate complex ideas and emotions to audiences. For their GatherNYC debut, they will perform a new work entitled “Shango” for bass and percussion duo, interspersed with virtuosic double bass solos.

GatherNYC is a revolutionary concert experience founded in 2018 by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd. The 2025-2026 season includes 31 concerts that run from October 2025 through May 2026, with concerts held every Sunday at 11am in The Theater at MAD.

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.

Xian Zhang conductor
Mei Gui Zhang soprano
Taylor Raven mezzo-soprano
Eric Ferring tenor
Dashon Burton bass-baritone
Montclair State University Chorale | Heather J. Buchanan, director
New Jersey Symphony

From a little piano solo that Fauré movingly reimagined for orchestra and chorus, to Mahler’s songs of a broken heart finding peace in nature, and finally Mozart’s powerful testament to the human spirit–each piece on this program goes beyond words to express what only music can.

Gabriel Faure Pavane
Gustav Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem

Join us for this five-week online memoir workshop. Write to inspiring prompts, get insightful feedback and connect with a supportive community of writers.

Many memoir drafts languish in the space of interiority, failing to hook readers or advance the narrative. How can we make ourselves understood without getting caught up in endless introspection and over-explanation? In this supportive, lighthearted workshop, we’ll read memoirs and personal essays that illuminate the self by focusing our attention beyond it. Led by Sienna Zeilinger.

Sleepers Awake
World Premiere
An opera by Gregory Spears
Inspired by the writings of Robert Walser and others
Directed by Jenny Koons
Performed in English with English supertitles

In this opera, the chorus has the starring role. Composer Gregory Spears, whose music has been called “astonishingly beautiful” (The New York Times), “coolly entrancing” (The New Yorker), and “some of the most beautifully unsettling music to appear in recent memory” (The Boston Globe), creates a labyrinthine soundscape to accompany a dream-like rendering of the fairytale “Sleeping Beauty,” inspired by modernist writer Robert Walser. As the Opera Philadelphia Chorus sings itself in and out of slumber, the voices pull us into a liminal space where time is both fractured and cyclical. Conceived with and directed by the transformative Jenny Koons, this visually dazzling world premiere activates a collective voice to question the fragile line between waking and dreaming. Corrado Rovaris conducts.

All tickets are Pick Your Price, starting at $11. Any amount above $11 helps support other operagoers and the work we present on stage. In addition, $10 rush tickets will be available before the performance.

For more information, visit https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/2526-season/sleepers-awake/.

Mosaic Youth Chorus (MYC) announces the launch of Troubadours, a new non-auditioned 12 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.

Chamber Concert - Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents a delightful evening of music for flute, viola, and harp with works by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and more featuring Sarah Shin, flute, Jessica Thompson, viola, and Jacqueline Kerrod, harp. Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton, NJ. General Admission Tickets: start at $45 (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.

Schubert’s single movement of the Quartettsatz opens a concert of vibrant musical landscapes—ranging from the vast Australian geographies that inspired John Luther Adams’ latest work for the ensemble, to the soaring heights of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ shimmering skylark, and the dreamlike beauty of Fanny Mendelssohn’s virtuosic String Quartet. Offering a full chamber orchestra’s exhilaratingly fresh take on string quartet repertoire is a perfect reflection of the intrepid and collaborative spirit that has garnered the Australian Chamber Orchestra international acclaim and made it a fan favorite of our audiences.