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*McCarter Dance: The Nutcracker
*NJPAC Play: Home
*State Theater Play: The Snow Queen
*NJ Symphony: Wyrick, violin
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*NJ Symphony: Wyrick, violin
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*Kimmel Center: Mendelssohn String Quartet
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Guarneri String Quartet
*State Theater Concert: The Klezmatics
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*State Theater Concert: A Judy Collins Christmas
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*Kimmel Center: Holiday POPS!
*NJSO: The Nutcracker
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*Kimmel Center: Holiday POPS!
*Kimmel Center: vocalist Nnenna Freelon
*State Theater Concert: Beach Boys
*NJSO: The Nutcracker
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*Kimmel Center: Holiday POPS!
*NJPAC Dance: Dorfman Dance Co.
*PU Concert: Glee Club & Wind Ensemble
*State Theater Vocal: Dawn Upshaw, soprano
*Princeton Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Music
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
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*NJPAC Vocal: Adams, Bryson, Secada, Watley
*State Theater Concert: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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*Kimmel Center: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
*State Theater Concert: Vienna Choir Boys
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*NJ Symphony POPS: Home for the Holidays
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*State Theater Concert: Celtic Tenors
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*NJPAC Children: The Snow Queen
*NJPAC Vocal: Vienna Choir Boys
*State Theater Concert: Canadian Brass
*NJ Symphony POPS: Gospel Christmas
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*Kimmel Center: vocalist David Daniels
*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Complete Brandenburg concertos
*NJPAC Vocal: Pro Arte Chorale
*NJPAC Concert: Boston Pops
*Princeton Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Family Concert
*NJ Symphony POPS: Home for the Holidays
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*McCarter Concert: George Winston
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Complete Brandenburg concertos
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*NJPAC Vocal: NJPAC Jubilation Choir
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*NJPAC Dance: Ko-Thi Dance Co.
*NJPAC Concert: Three Mo'Tenors
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol *NJPAC Dance: Ko-Thi Dance Co.
*State Theater Ballet: The Nutcracker
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*NJPAC Vocal: Messiah
*State Theater Ballet: The Nutcracker
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*NJPAC Dance: Cirque Eloize
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*NJPAC Dance: Cirque Eloize
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*McCarter Play: A Christmas Carol
*NJPAC Dance: Cirque Eloize
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*State Theater Concert: New Year's Eve Celebration
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Events by Type

Orchestral Concerts Chamber, Quartet and String Concerts Piano Solos Chorals, Operas and Musicals
Jazz, Swing and Band Various Artists and Instrumental Concerts Faculty and Student Recitals Dance and Theater

{short description of image} Orchestral Concerts

Programs Date Time Venue
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Virtuosi of the NJSO
Eric Wyrick, violin
Rossini Overture to Semiramide
Dvorak Serenade in D minor
Vivaldi Four Seasons

$
Nov. 29 & 30
1, Sunday
3, Tuesday


3:00 PM
8:00 PM
New Jersey Symphony
Various Locations
New Jersey Performing Arts
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Featuring holiday programs
$
15, Sunday 7:30 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
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{short description of image} Chamber, Quartet, and String Concerts

Programs Date Time Venue
Kimmel Center: Philidelphia Chamber Music Society
Mendelssohn String Quartet
Jonathan Biss, piano
Brahms Piano Quartet in F minor, Op. 34
$
4, Wednesday 8:00 PM Kimmel Center, Philidelphia
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Guarneri String Quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
John Dalley, violin
Michael Tree, viola
Peter Wiley, cello
Beethoven String Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
Brahms String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 67
Mendelssohn String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13
$
4, Wednesday 8:00 PM Lincoln Center, New York City
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Music Series
Mark Laycock, conductor
All-Mozart
$
8, Sunday 4:00 PM Princeton Symphony Orchestra at the Montgomery Center for the Arts, Skillman
Kimmel Center: Philidelphia Chamber Music Society
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Performing the works of Beethoven, Brahms and Arensky and also Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 44
$
11, Wednesday 8:00 PM Kimmel Center, Philidelphia
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Bach's Complete Brandenburg Concertos
$
15, Sunday
17, Tuesday
5:00 PM
7:30 PM
Lincoln Center, New York City
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{short description of image}Piano Solos

Programs Date Time Venue
McCarter Theater
George Winston, piano
Performing folk piano music
$
17, Tuesday 8:00 PM McCarter Theater, Princeton
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{short description of image} Chorals, Operas and Musicals

Program Date Time Venue
Kimmel Center
Holiday POPS!
Join Peter Nero, the Philly Pops, a 150-member chorus and an audience sing-a-long of seasonal favorites. Special guest, Ann Hampton Callaway
$
6, Friday
7, Saturday
8, Sunday
8:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Kimmel Center, Philidelphia
State Theatre
Orpheus with Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Faure Masques et Bergamasques Suite
Golijov Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Wilson Cycles and Riffs (World Premiere)
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K.543
$
8, Sunday 8:00 PM State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Princeton University
PU Glee Club and PU Wind Ensemble
Holiday Concert

Richard Tang Yuk and Bruce Yurko, directors
$
8, Sunday 8:00 PM Princeton University, Princeton
State Theatre
Vienna Choir Boys
Traditional holiday program including Britten’s Ceremony of Carols
$
11, Wednesday 8:00 PM State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
State Theatre
Celtic Tenors
Three of Ireland's most talented tenors - Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson & Niall Morris
$
13, Friday 8:00 PM State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra POPS
Gospel Christmas
NJSO Community Chorus
Featurning gospel music
$
14, Satuday 8:00 PM New Jersey Symphony
at the War Memorial, Trenton
New Jersey Performing Arts
Vienna Choir Boys
Traditional holiday program including Britten’s Ceremony of Carols
$
14, Satuday 8:00 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
Kimmel Center Presents
David Daniels, countertenor
with Martin Katz, piano

$
15, Sunday 2:30 PM Kimmel Center, Philidelphia
New Jersey Performing Arts
Pro Arte Choral and The William Paterson University Jazz Ensemble
Songs of the Season
Featuring some of your favorite holiday songs and music
Recommended for ages 9 and up
$
15, Sunday 3:00 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
New Jersey Performing Arts
NJPAC Jubilation Choir
A Joyous Gospel Holiday
With special guest Daryl Coley for holiday music including a variety of gospel classics and holiday favorites
Recommended for ages 12 and up
$
19, Thursday 7:00 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
New Jersey Performing Arts
Musica Sacra Chorus and
Orchestra of New York
Handel's Messiah
Richard Westenburg, conductor
$
22, Sunday 2:00 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
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{short description of image} Jazz, Swing and Band Concerts

Programs Date Time Venue
State Theatre
The Klezmatics
Combining jazz and swing with the music and instruments of traditional Eastern European Jews.
$
4, Wednesday 8:00 PM State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Kimmel Center Presents
Nnenna Freelon, singer
$
7, Saturday 7:30 PM Kimmel Center, Philidelphia
State Theatre
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Creole Christmas
Direct from New Orleans to deck the halls with their Creole Christmas musical celebration.
$
10, Tuesday 8:00 PM State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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{short description of image} Various Artists and Instrumental Concerts

Programs Date Time Venue
State Theatre
A Judy Collins Christmas
Including music of Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and John Denver, as well as traditional holiday tunes.
$
5, Thursday 8:00 PM State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
State Theatre
The Beach Boys Holiday Show
Holiday show with surfer-style fun and nostalgia.
$
7, Saturday
7, Saturday
3:00 PM
8:00 PM
State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
New Jersey Performing Arts
The Colors of Christmas
Peabo Bryson, host
With songstress Oleta Adams, Latin pop sensation Jon Secada, and pop diva Jody Watley
$
10, Tuesday 7:30 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra POPS
Home for the Holidays
Featurning Christmas favorites
$
12, Thursday
15, Sunday
7:30 PM
2:00 PM
New Jersey Symphony
at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
State Theatre
Canadian Brass
Christmas Concert
Performs from Beatles to Beethoven, the group will showcase some Christmas favorites.
$
14, Saturday 8:00 PM State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Annual Holiday Family Concert
Mark Laycock, conductor
With holiday favorites plus sing-alongs
$
15, Sunday 4:30 PM Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton
New Jersey Performing Arts
Three Mo' Tenor
African American tenors – Victor Trent Cook, Rodrick Dixon and Thomas Young perform music that spans opera, Broadway tunes, jazz, blues, gospel, soul and spirituals.
$
20, Friday 8:00 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
State Theatre
A New Year's Eve Celebration
Performance by legendary Broadway singer, TBD.
$
31, Tuesday 8:00 PM State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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{short description of image} Faculty and Student Recitals

Programs Date Time Venue
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{short description of image} Dance and Theater

Programs Date Time Venue
McCarter Theater
The American Repertory Ballet
The Nutcracker
Graham Lustig, artistic director
$
November 23 thru
1, Sunday
Various McCarter Theater, Princeton
New Jersey Performing Arts
Home by Samm-Art Williams
An award-winning play charts three decades in the life of an African American farmer
$
November 29 thru
1, Sunday
Vrious New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
State Theatre
Landis & Company Theatreof Magic
The Snow Queen

Live production using original music, masks, puppets, and shadow play to bring to life Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved tale.
$
1, Sunday
1, Sunday
1:00 PM
4:00 PM
State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
NJSO Special Event
The American Repertory Ballet
The Nutcracker
Graham Lustig, artistic director

$
6, Friday
7, Saturday
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
New Jersey Symphony
at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
New Jersey Performing Arts
Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company
Mayne Mentshn (My People)
Celebration of the Jewish character and the power of family.
Recommended for ages 12 and up

$
8, Sunday 2:00 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
McCarter Theater
A Christmas Carol
A holiday favorite not to be missed
$
9, Monday thru
29, Sunday
Various McCarter Theater, Princeton
New Jersey Performing Arts
Hudson Vagabond Puppets
The Snow Queen
This "puppet ballet" features a talking reindeer, a fierce snow monster, and a witch with a green thumb! The Snow Queen is a magical adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson tale, set to the music of Archangelo Corelli and danced by larger-than-life puppets.
Recommended for ages 9 and up

$
14, Satuday 2:00 PM New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
New Jersey Performing Arts
Ko-Thi Dance Company
The Spirit of Kwanzaa
Celebrate Kwanzaa with a dance troupe devoted to the preservation of traditional African, African American and Caribbean dance and music.
Recommended for ages 5 and up

$
20, Friday
20, Friday
21, Saturday
21, Saturday
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
2:00 PM
5:00 PM
New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
State Theatre
The American Repertory Ballet
The Nutcracker
Graham Lustig, artistic director
$
21, Saturday
21, Saturday
22, Sunday
22, Sunday
1:00 PM
4:30 PM
1:00 PM
4:30 PM
State Theatre of New Jersey, New Brunswick
New Jersey Performing Arts
Cirque Eloize
Nomade
A whimsical celebration of song and dance featuring stunning acrobatics, juggling, comedy, and dazzling footwork
$
27, Friday
27, Friday
28, Saturday
28, Saturday
29, Sunday
7:30 PM
9:00 PM
2:00 PM
7:30 PM
1:30 PM
New Jersey Performinig Arts Center, Newark
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