Xian Zhang conductor Our nation’s music is a kaleidoscope that always turns to the new. Bernstein captured the energy and audacity of New York in his 1944 musical, On the Town, and made waves with a racially diverse cast; and his West Side Story put the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet on Manhattan fire escapes and sidewalks. Meanwhile, Still’s Darker America focuses on people who came to America by force, not choice. DBR’s provocative i am a white person who _____ Black people opens the concert with a blend of tender and edgy energy. Daniel Bernard Roumain i am a white person who _____ Black people NOTE: Rob Kapilow’s We Came to America will not be performed at this concert.
New Jersey Symphony
Still Darker America
Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel (1/9/25-1/9/25)
2025 Lunar New Year Celebration with Xian Zhang (1/25/25-1/25/25)
Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey (1/31/25-1/31/25)
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes (2/2/25-2/2/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/15/25-2/15/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/20/25-2/20/25)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (3/7/25-3/7/25)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (3/13/25-3/13/25)
Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang (4/3/25-4/3/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/12/25-4/12/25)
Discover Mozart & Bach (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/8/25-6/8/25)
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The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Dorado Schmitt and Sons: Django Festival All-Stars (11/23/24-11/23/24)
Paquito D'Rivera with New Jersey Symphony (11/8/24-11/8/24)
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Social Justice through Spoken Word (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Notes from America with Kai Wright (9/29/24-9/29/24)
Hillary Rodham Clinton Tour (9/17/24-9/17/24)
The Godfather Live in Concert (8/16/24-8/16/24)
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Ladies of Laughter
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Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/2 - 2/2) | |
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Harry Chapin’s Greatest Stories LIVE featuring The Chapin Family
Wilkins Theatre (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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Step Afrika!
State Theatre New Jersey (1/17 - 1/17) | |
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2025 Lunar New Year Celebration with Xian Zhang
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1/25 - 1/25) | |
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the ripple the wave that carried me home
Luna Stage (5/1 - 5/25) | |
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Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/23 - 3/23) | |
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Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich
Count Basie Center for the Arts (6/7 - 6/7) | |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/12 - 4/12) | |
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