May 18 Saturday
Harpist Jacqueline Kerrod joins forces with free music maverick Joe Morris for an evening of adventurous improvisations for pedal harp and guitar in the beautiful gallery space of Morpeth Contemporary. Bring your curiosity and big ears!
"Kerrod is a fearless improvisor and experimentalist." AVANT MUSIC NEWS
Joe Morris is "One of the most profound improvisors at work in the U.S."WILL MONTGOMERY, THE WIRE
Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young returns to the Café Carlyle, May 14-18, with one of his most-popular sets. Original Jersey Boys screen and stage star, John Lloyd Young, is one of the current longest-running recurring performers at the storied, iconic venue. For over a decade, he has returned each year to interpret a set of classic hits in the Café Carlyle's timeless New York showroom.
May 19 Sunday
Experience the heartrending journey of "An American Soldier" at the Perelman Performing Arts Center, from May 12—19, 2024. This powerful opera, with music by Huang Ruo and a libretto by David Henry Hwang, unveils the true story of Army Pvt. Danny Chen. Directed by Chay Yew and co-produced with Boston Lyric Opera and the American Composers Orchestra, this New York City premiere echoes the profound narrative of honor, courage, and the harrowing reality of a soldier facing discrimination from within his ranks. Secure your seats for a profound narrative of identity, sacrifice, and the quest for justice
The Westminster Community Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Ruth Ochs, will present its season finale, Nature and Magic, on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. in Hillman Hall in the Marian Buckelew Cullen Center on the Westminster Campus in Princeton. Suggested admission of $10/person cash will be accepted at the door. Audience members requiring seating assistance should arrive at 2:30 p.m.
The orchestra’s final concert of the season will feature Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 in G major, his tribute to the beauty of the Bohemian countryside and Scene 1 from Mozart’s enchanting The Magic Flute which will be performed by Tanvi Patil, Julianna Wong, and Madeleine Nieman, students from Westminster’s Honors Music Program, who are coached by Danielle Sinclair. The concert will also include Henry Mancini’s “Moon River,” arranged by John Moss.
Redivivus Opera (RVO) is proud to announce D’oh Re Mi: A Salute of Music in Animation, on Sunday May 19th 3:00 PM at Crossroads Hall St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Freehold, NJ.
Under the direction of music director Brit Montoro, this concert will feature music from many favorite animation shows including but not limited to The Simpson, Bob’s Burgers, and more.
Free will offering at the door. A light reception will follow the performance.
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A guided tour through the rich and diverse musical moments of one of Monmouth County’s longest-lived arts organizations. Join MCC as we highlight some of your favorite numbers throughout the decades and celebrate what’s to come — a sparkling future of music-making with you.
With a nostalgic mix of selections from classical composers like Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Vivaldi to fan favorites Gilbert and Sullivan and Golden Age titans Frank Loesser and Rogers and Hammerstein, there’s something for everyone in this show, from our earliest supporters to first-time fans.
Deep in the heart of the Indian Jungle, Bagheera, the black panther, discovers a Man-Cub. Only the wolves Akela and Raksha may save his life and raise him as their own. But Shere Khan, the Great Tiger, has targeted the boy. Bagheera teaches the boy all he knows about the Jungle. Baloo the lovable bear befriends Mowgli and saves him from the fearsome grasp of Kaa, the Python, and the wild Monkey-People. But who can save him from Shere Kahn?
May 25 Saturday
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation’s premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, concludes its 26th season with a free concert at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. The daring program premieres Hawking Radation by contemporary female composer Yu-Hui Chang as well as orchestral works by three composers intertwined by Boston universities — Harvard University classmates Harold Shapero and Leonard Bernstein, and Brandeis University alumnus Henri Lazarof (under the tutelage of Shapero) — all led by GRAMMY Award-Winning Conductor and Artistic Director of BMOP, Gil Rose.