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| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| New Jersey Symphony
Orchestra NJSO Pop Series Celebrate the season with holiday favorites $ |
1, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark |
| Rutgers
Philharmonia Gordon Tedeschi, conductor |
1, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Philharmonic Orchestra of New
Jersey George Marriner Maull, music director Branford Marsalis, saxophone Milhaud Creation of the World Satie Gymnopedie No. 1 Mussorgsky The Old Castle from Pictures at an Exhibition Corelli Christmas Concerto V. Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves Handel The Water Music $ |
11, Tuesday | 7:30 P.M. | NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark |
| Princeton Symphony
Orchestra Family Holiday Concert with holiday favorites for the whole family $ |
16, Sunday | 4:00 P.M. | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton |
| Youth Orchestra and String Project, Rutgers University | 16, Sunday | 5:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
Chamber, Quartet, and String Concerts
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| The College of New Jersey
Percussion Ensemble William Trigg, director Free |
1, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| HELIX! New Music
Ensemble Paul Hoffmann, conductor Rutgers University |
3, Monday | 8:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Rutgers Wind
Ensemble William Berz, conductor |
7, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Institue Concert
Series Noel Lee, piano Free, tickets required |
12, Wednesday 14, Friday 16, Sunday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. |
All concerts at Wolfenshon Hall, Institue for Advanced Study, Princeton |
| Program | Date | Time | Venue |
| Westminster Opera Theatre Bill Fabris, director Amahl and the Night Visitors $ |
1, Saturday 2, Sunday |
2:00 & 4:00 P.M. 2:00 & 4:00 P.M. |
The Playhouse, Westminster CC,
Princeton The Playhouse, Westminster CC, Princeton |
| Westminster Opera Theatre Bill Fabris, director Menotti One-Acts: Introduction and Goodbyes: Lucas Foss, music; Gian Carlo Menotti, libretto A Hand of Bridge: Samuel Barber, music; Gian Carolo Menotti, libretto The Telephone: Gian Carlo Menotti, music & libretto The Old Maid and the Thief: Gian Carlo Menotti, music & Libretto $ |
1, Saturday 2, Sunday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. |
The Playhouse, Westminster CC,
Princeton The Playhouse, Westminster CC, Princeton |
| The College of New Jersey
Chorale Michael Mendoza, director $ |
2, Sunday | 8:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| The Princeton Singers Steven Sametz, conductor An afternoon of Christmas Music $ |
2, Sunday | 3:00 P.M. | Oratory at St. Francis Xavier, Philadelphia |
| Rutgers University Choir Charles Sundquist, conductor |
2, Sunday | 2:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Voorhees Choir Candlelight
Concert Mary Kennedy, conductor Rutgers University |
2, Sunday | 5:00 P.M. | Voorhees Chapel, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| The American Boychoir Vincent Metallo, music director Resident Training Choir $ |
2, Sunday 9, Sunday |
3:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. |
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Floutown, PA First Presbyterian Church, Matawan, NJ |
| Princeton University Chamber Choir Richard Tang Yuk, conductor Free |
2, Sunday | 4:00 P.M. | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton |
| Collegium Musicum, The College of New
Jersey Robert Guarino, director $ |
5, Wednesday | 8:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Westminster Jubilee Singers J. Donald Dumpson, conductor The Colors of Christmas $ |
7, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Bristol Chapel, Westminster CC, Princeton |
| The College of New Jersey Choir &
Women's Ensemble Michael D. Mendoza, director $ |
7, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Tommy Tune, Vocalist with Manhattan Rhythm Kings $ |
7, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| Westminster Singers Andrew Megill, conductor A Christmas Musicfest $ |
8, Saturday | 4:00 & 8:00 P.M. | Bristol Chapel, Westminster CC, Princeton |
| Princeton University Glee Club (Concert
Choir) Richard Tang Yuk, conductor Holiday Concert Free |
8, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | Trinity Church, Princeton |
| Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir/Glee
Club Patrick Gardner, conductor Christmas in Carol and Song |
8, Saturday 9, Sunday |
6:00 & 9:00 P.M. 5:00 & 7:30 P.M. |
Kirkpatrick Chapel, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Westminster Community Orchestra Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor with Westminster Community Chorus, Devin Mariman, choral conductor Strauss Overture to Die Fledermaus Glazunov "Winter" from The Seasons Rimsky-Korsakov Suite from The Snow Maiden Holst Christmas Day Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music Finnegan Christmas Sing-Along $ |
12, Wednesday | 8:00 P.M. | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton |
| The American Boychoir Vincent Metallo, music director Holiday Concert $ |
12, Wednesday 14, Friday 16, Sunday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. |
Richardson Auditorium,
Princeton Christ Church, New Brunswick WWindsor-Plainsboro HS North, Plainsboro |
| Princeton University Glee Club (Concert
Choir) Richard Tang Yuk, conductor Lessons and Carols Service $ |
12, Wednesday |
8:00 P.M. | University Chapel, Princeton |
| The Princeton Singers Steven Sametz, conductor Lessons and Carols with The American Boychoir $ |
14, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Christ Church, New Brunswick |
| Princeton Pro Musica Sarah Pelletier, soprano Drew Minter, countertenor Brad Diamond, tenor Charles Robert Stephens, baritone Handel "Lite" Messiah $ |
14, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton |
| Princeton Pro Musica Sarah Pelletier, soprano Drew Minter, countertenor Brad Diamond, tenor Charles Robert Stephens, baritone Handel "Complete" Messiah $ |
15, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton |
| Westminster Conservatory Youth
Chorale Frank Abrahams, conductor Of Psalms and Holy Writings: A Concert for Chanukah $ |
16, Sunday | 4:00 P.M. | Bristol Chapel, WWCC, Princeton |
| Rutgers Children's Choir Nancy Cooper, conductor |
16, Sunday | 2:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Westminster Singers Andrew Megill, conductor A Modern and Ancient Christmas: Fuma Sacra $ |
17, Monday | 8:00 P.M. | Bristol Chapel, Princeton |
| The American Boychoir Vincent Metallo, music director with the New York Philharmonic Beethoven Symphony No. 9 $ |
31, Monday | 8:00 P.M. | Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Klezmer Conservatory
Band presenting traditional Yiddish melodies, ragtime, classical music, and dixieland jazz $ |
5, Wednesday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| The College of New Jersey Jazz
Ensemble Gary Fiienberg, director $ |
6, Thursday | 8:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| The College of New Jersey
Concert Band & Wind Ensemble William H. Silvester & George Balog, conductors $ |
8, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Rutgers Jazz Groups | 10, Monday | 8:00 P.M. | College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Rutgers Symphony
Band William Berz, conductor |
12, Wednesday | 8:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
Various Artists and Instrumental Concerts
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| A Scottish Christmas Scottish carols, Highland music, danc, fiddle, bagpipe, dulcimer, and acoustic guitar $ |
6, Thursday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| Westminster Concert Bell Choir Kathleen Ebling-Thorne, director Handbell Holiday Concert $ |
9, Sunday | 4:00 & 8:00 P.M. |
Bristol Chapel, Westminster CC, Princeton |
| An Evening of Readings and Carols Joseph Flummerfelt, artistic director Westminster Chapel Choir James Jordan, conductor Westminster Schola Cantorum Heather Buchanan, conductor Westminster Symphonic Choir Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor Westminster Concert Bell Choir Kathleen Ebling-Thorne, conductor $ |
14, Friday 15, Saturday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. |
Princeton University Chapel,
Princeton Princeton University Chapel, Princeton |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Senior Recital, The College of
New Jersey Jennifer Aldrick, flute Michael Barlett, saxophone Free |
2, Sunday | 4:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Senior Recital, The College of
New Jersey Susan Guckin, clarinet Robin Keyes, euphonium Free |
9, Sunday | 4:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Faculty Series, Rutgers
University Faith Esham, soprano |
9, Sunday | 2:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| A Christmas Carol Michael Unger, director story by Charles Dickens, adapted by David Thompson $ |
6, Thursday through 30, Sunday |
various | McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
| American Repertory Ballet with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Zdenek Macal, conductor Graham Lustig, artistic director Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker $ |
7, Friday 8, Saturday |
7:00 P.M. 1:30 & 6:00 P.M. |
NJ Performing Arts Center,
Newark NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark |
| American Repertory Ballet Graham Lustig, artistic director Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker $ |
15, Saturday 16, sunday 22, Saturday 23, Sunday |
1:00 & 4:30 P.M. 1:00 & 4:30 P.M. 1:00 & 4:30 P.M. 1:00 & 4:30 P.M. |
State Theatre, New
Brunswick State Theatre, New Brunswick War Memorial, Trenton War Memorial, Trenton |