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| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| New Jersey Symphony
Orchestra Lawrence Foster, conductor 2001 NJSO Young Artists Auditions Winner Winner's concerto to be announced Brahms Symphony No. 1 $ |
1, Thursday 2, Friday 3, Saturday 4, Sunday 13, Tuesday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M. |
State Theatre, New
Brunswick War Memorial, Trenton NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark |
| Princeton Symphony
Orchestra Mark Laycock, conductor Arve Tellefsen, violin Nielsen Maskerade Overture Sibelius Violin Concerto Stenhammer Symphony No. 2 in G minor $ |
3, Saturday 4, Sunday |
4:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. |
Kirby Arts Center,
Lawrenceville - to honor the Princeton Child Development Institute Richardson Auditorium, Princeton |
| Westminster Community
Orchestra Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor Jason DePue, violin Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 69 Brahms Violin Concerto, Op. 7 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 $ |
3, Saturday |
8:00 P.M. | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton |
| Philadelphia Orchestra David Robertson, conductor Pamela Frank, violin Copland Appalachian Spring Stravinsky Violin Concerto Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 "Italian" $ |
5, Monday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| New Jersey Symphony
Orchestra Zdenek Macal, conductor Dukas Sorcere's Apprentice Suk Fairy Tales Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade $ |
15, Thursday 16, Friday 18, Sunday |
7:30 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. |
NJ Performing Arts
Center, Newark NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| The College of New Jersey
Orchestra Philip Tate, conductor $ |
17, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| New Jersey Symphony
Orchestra Herbert & Evelyn Axelrod Annual Concert Vladimir Spivakov, conductor & violin Mozart Sinfonia Concertante Beethoven Symphony No. 2 $ |
21, Wednesday 23, Friday 24, Saturday 25, Sunday 27, Tuesday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M. |
John Harms Center,
Englewood Richardson Auditorium, Princeton Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank Community Theatre, Morristown NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark |
| New Jersey Symphony
Orchestra NJSO Pops Series Celebrate the season holiday favorites $ |
29, Thursday |
7:30 P.M. | NJ Performing Arts Center, Newark |
| New Jersey Symphony
Orchestra NJSO Pops Series NJSO Community Chorus A Gospel Christmas $ |
30, Friday |
8:00 P.M. | War Memorial, Trenton |
| Moscow Philharmonic
Orchestra Yuri Simonov, conductor Kyoko Takezawa, violin Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 24 Tchaikovsky selections from The Nutcracker $ |
30, Friday |
8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| Rutgers University
Orchestra Richard Auldon Clark, conductor |
30, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
Chamber, Quartet, and String Concerts
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Philharmonic Orchestra of New Jersey Music for Kids Series Peter and the Wolf performed by woodwind quintet and mime $ |
11, Sunday | 4:00 P.M. | Summit YMCA, Maple St., Summit |
| Rutgers Brass Ensemble Scott Whitener, conductor |
17, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Collegium Musicum, Rutgers University Andrew Kirkman, conductor |
26, Monday | 8:00 P.M. | Kirkpatrick Chapel, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| 2001 Van Cliburn Competition
Gold Medal Winners pianists from all over the world compete at this event every four years gold medalist Stanislav Ioudenitch This program is not recommended for children under 7 $ |
4, Sunday | 2:30 P.M. | Phildelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Western Opera Theater Mozart Cosi fan tutte $ |
3, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| Opera at Rutgers David Reeves, director |
4, Sunday | 2:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Mandy Patinkin, Vocalist Paul Ford, piano $ |
7, Wednesday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| Opera Theatre of The College of New
Jersey Robert Parrish, artistic director Rodger & Hammerstein Carousel $ |
8, Thursday 9, Friday 10, Saturday 11, Sunday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. |
Kendall Performing Center, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Princeton University Glee Club (Concert
Choir) David Connell, Richard Tang Yuk, conductors $ |
9, Friday |
8:00 P.M. | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton |
| John McDermontt, Tenor Irish tenor presenting his The Remembrance Tour program, a tribute to American veterans $ |
10, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir John Eisenhauer, conductor |
11, Sunday | 3:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Enter, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Westminster Opera Theatre Bill Fabris, director Amahl and the Night Visitors Menotti The Old Maid and the Thief $ |
29, Thursday 30, Friday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. |
The Playhouse,
Princeton The Playhouse, Princeton |
| The College of New Jersey
Orchestra Philip Tate, conductor with Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia and faculty soloists The Messiah $ |
30, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Kendall Performance Center, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Rutgers Percussion Ensemble She-e Wu, conductor |
3, Saturday | 8:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Philharmonic Orchestra of New
Jersey Music for Kids Series Improvise! Dan Crisci, piano and his jazz trio $ |
4, Sunday | 4:00 P.M. | The Peck School, South St., Morristown |
| Sweet Honey in the Rock blues, jazz, reggae, doo-wop, and gospel $ |
4, Sunday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| The Muddy Waters Tribute Band All Over Blues featuring Chris Thomas King, "modern" bluesman $ |
9, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
| Rutgers Salsa Band Nanette de Jong, director |
9, Friday | 2:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Jazz Ensemble Too, Rutgers University |
20, Tuesday | 8:00 P.M. | College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Rutgers Jazz Ensemble Ralph Bowen, director |
27, Tuesday | 8:00 P.M. | College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
Various Artists and Instrumental Concerts
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| The Salzburg Marionettes presenting Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker puppetry at its greatest for family entertainment opera glasses or binoculars are recommended $ |
8, Thursday | 8:00 P.M. | McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
| The Princeton Triangel Club Show musical revue with lots of frolicking fun and laughter $ |
16, Friday 17, Saturday 18, Sunday |
8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. |
McCarter Theatre,
Princeton McCarter Theatre, Princeton McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
| Music Heritage Series: "Music of the
Americas" Luba Sindler, coordinator Presenting 20th-century classical and contemporary composers from the United States, Canad and South America $ |
18, Sunday |
4:00 P.M. | Bristol Chapel, Princeton |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Senior Recital, The College of
New Jersey Lisa Miller, violin Amy Traxel, piano Free |
16, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Faculty Series: Rutgers
University The New Hudson Saxophone Quartet New York Colors: celebrating music for saxophone by composers from New York |
16, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Senior Recital, The College of
New Jersey Eileen Kier-Dilks, mezzo-soprano Joanne Samaha, piano Free |
18, Sunday | 4:00 P.M. | Concert Hall, Music Building, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| McCarter Play: Lackawanna
Blues Loretta Greco, director Bill Sims Jr., blues guitar play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson $ |
10/16, Tuesday through 4, Sunday |
various |
McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
| Guangdong Modern Dance
Company contemporary dance company from China presenting Sitting Still, Hear, Shape, Substance, I want to Fly and Linglei $ |
6, Tuesday | 8:00 P.M. | McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
| Bayanihan Philippine Dance
Company national folk dance company of the Philippines offers its traditional dance and music $ |
7, Wednesday | 8:00 P.M. | McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
| American Repertory Ballet
Company Graham Lustig, artistic director and Dance Theatre of Harlem Arthur Mitchell, artistic director Joint Dance Gala to benefit Dance Power presenting ARB's Lambarena and DTH's Return $ |
9, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| American Repertory Ballet
Company Graham Lustig, artistic director Once Upon a Time based on stories by Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are and A Midsummer Night's Dream $ |
19, Friday 20, Saturday 11/3, Saturday 11/4, Sunday |
7:00 P.M. 2:00 & 6:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. |
State Theatre, New
Brunswick State Theatre, New Brunswick War Memorial, Trenton War Memorial, Trenton |
| Ballet Nacional de
Cuba The Magic of the Dance excerpts from Coppelia, Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote, etc... $ |
15, Thursday | 8:00 P.M. | State Theatre, New Brunswick |
| The Collge of New
Jersey Celebration of the Arts Series perform by SITI Company of New York Radio Play: The War of the Worlds original Orson Welles radio broadcast $ |
16, Friday | 8:00 P.M. | Kendall Performing Arts, College of New Jersey, Ewing |
| American Repertory Ballet
Company Graham Lustig, artistic director Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker also in December at other locations $ |
21, Wednesday 23, Friday 24, Saturday 25, Sunday 26, Monday |
7:00 P.M. 1:00 & 4:30 P.M. 1:00 & 4:30 P.M. 1:00 & 4:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. |
all at McCarter Theatre, Princeton |
| All College Theatre, The
College of New Jersey Evening of Shorts Free |
27, Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29, Thursday 30, Friday 12/1, Saturday |
All at 8:00 P.M. |
All at Kendall Performing Arts, College of New Jersey, Ewing |