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| Orchestra | Chamber Music | Vocal Music | Jazz, Blues, Swing |
| Solos | Various Artists and Instrumental |
Faculty and Student Recitals |
Dance and Theater |
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Richardson: University Orchestra Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" $5 - $15 |
5, Friday 7, Sunday |
8:00 pm 3:00 pm |
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ |
| NJPAC: Israel Philharmonic Zubin Mehta, conductor Stravinsky Pulcinella Schubert Symphony No. 6 Moussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition $18 - $75 |
13, Saturday | 8:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| Richardson: Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra $10 - $15 |
13, Saturday | 8:00 pm | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ |
| NJPAC: Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra Keith Lockhart, conductor Performing a holiday program. $18 - $80 |
14, Sunday | 7:30 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| Richardson: Princeton Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert and Teddy Bear Tea $15 - $25 |
14, Sunday | 4:00 pm | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ |
| Kimmel Center: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta,conductor Stravinsky Pulcinella: Suite Schubert Symphony No. 6 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition $ |
16, Tuesday | 8:00 pm | Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| Richardson: Princeton Pro Musica Handel Messiah $30 - $35 |
20, Saturday | 8:00 pm | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ |
| War Memorial: Princeton Pro Musica Handel Messiah $30 - $35 |
21, Sunday | 4:00 pm | The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ Princeton Pro Musica |
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War Memorial: New Year's Eve Concert |
31, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ |
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Chamber, Quartet,
and String Concerts
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| State Theater: Orpheus Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano Mendelssohn Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream Berlioz Les Nuits d’Été Berlioz Intermezzo from L’Enfance du Christ Weber Symphony No. 1 in C major $25 - $50 |
3, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
| Richardson: University Wind Ensemble $5 |
9, Tuesday | 8:00 pm | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ |
| State Theater: Klezmer Conservatory Band Performs traditional Yiddish melodies, ragtime, classical music, and Dixieland jazz. $16 - $28 |
11, Thursday | 8:00 pm | State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
| Richardson: Bach Brandenburg Concertos $39 - $45 |
15, Monday | 7:30 pm | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ |
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Vocal Concerts,
Opera, and Musicals
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| TCNJ Choir and Women's Ensemble Michael Mendoza and John McDonnell, directors $5 - $12 |
3, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | 609.771.2775, Ewing, NJ |
| TCNJ Choral Michael Mendoza, director $5 - $12 |
6, Saturday | 8:00 pm | 609.771.2775, Ewing, NJ |
| NJPAC: Colors of Christmas Grammy® Award-winning song stylist Peabo Bryson brings together four award-winning vocalists performing some of their greatest hits along with a variety of inspiring holiday music, all backed by orchestra and gospel choir. Specail guests include Sheena Easton, Christopher Cross, and Irene Cara. $12 - $58 |
9, Tuesday | 7:30 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| NJPAC Family: American Boychoir - Songs of the Season Performing holiday music. Recommended for ages 9 & up. $18, children $9 |
13, Saturday | 2:00, 7:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| Kimmel Center: Vienna Choir Boys $ |
13, Saturday | 3:00 pm | Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| War Memorial:A Gospel Christmas With the NJSO Community Chorus $15 - $45 |
13, Saturday | 8:00 pm | The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ |
| NJPAC Family: Joyous Gospel Holiday NJPAC Jubilation Choir and special guest Tramaine Hawkins This program will include a variety of gospel classics and popular favorites. Recommended for ages 12 & up. $10 - $36, children $17 |
18, Thursday | 7:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| NJPAC: Calypso Classics With vocalists David Rudder, Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Rose, and Shadow $15 - $45 |
19, Friday | 8:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| Richardson: American Boychoir Holiday Concert $18 - $35 |
9, Tuesday | 4:00 pm | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ |
| Kimmel Center: Vienna Choir Boys Christmas gospel music, with special guests to be announced. $ |
21, Sunday | 7:30 pm | Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| NJPAC Musical: PDQ Bach Strikes Back With Peter Schickele as Professor P.D.Q. Bach and the New York Pickup Ensemble $10 - $54 |
28, Sunday | 3:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| State Theater: New Year's Eve Operafest with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra A quartet of singers who have graced the opera stages of New York in a program including Puccini, Mozart, Lehár, Strauss, and more. $25 - $55 |
31, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
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Jazz, Blues, Swing,
and Band Concerts
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| Richardson: University Concert Jazz
Ensemble $15 |
6, Saturday | 8:00 pm | Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ |
| War Memorial: "Bending Towards the Light...A Jazz Nativity"
Traditional Christmas story told through the medium of jazz, played by singers, dancers and jazz musicians. $25.50 - $45.50 |
6, Saturday | 8:00 pm | The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ |
| NJPAC Family: Rockapella Christmas A five-man a cappella group known for an infectious, high-energy blend of soul, rock, jazz and rhythm-and-blues. $22, children $9 |
6, Saturday | 2:00, 7:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| Kimmel Center: Dreaming of Dizzy - "He Beeped When
He Shoulda Bopped" A season of dedication to Dizzy Gillespie Danilo Perez, Artistic Advisor The Kenny Barron Trio with special guests: Cuban saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera and post-Bop Brazilian trumpet player Claudio Roditi. $ |
13, Saturday | 7:30 pm | Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| Kimmel Center: Nancy Wilson, vocalist and Ramsey
Lewis, piano A special performance as two Grammy® Award-winning legends join forces for an evening of holiday program. $ |
19, Friday | 8:00 pm | Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| NJPAC: Nancy Wilson, vocalist and Ramsey Lewis,
piano A special performance as two Grammy® Award-winning legends join forces for an evening of holiday program. $12 - $58 |
20, Saturday | 8:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
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| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| State Theater: Wayne Newton Holiday Show Legendary entertainer celebrates the joy of the holiday season Vegas style. $25 - $65 |
4, Thursday | 8:00 pm | State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
| War Memorial: Nana Mouskouri best selling female vocalist performing Christmas classics from around the world and her greatest hits. With speical guest John McDermott. $30 - $55 |
4, Thursday | 7:30 pm | The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ |
| State Theater: Jon Stewart, comedy Celebrated host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart — an Emmy- and Peabody-winning spoof newscast that is the nation's leading source of political satire. $35 - $52 |
6, Saturday | 8:00 pm | State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
| Kimmel Center: Itzhak Perlman, violin $ |
7, Sunday | 7:30 pm | Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| Kimmel Center: Renée Fleming, soprano Accompanied by the Orchestra of St. Luke's Patrick Summers, conductor $ |
9, Tuesday | 8:00 pm | Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| NJPAC: George Winston - Winter Concert Program includes selections from Winston's latest recording, Night Divides the Day – The Music of the Doors, as well as Hawaiian slack key guitar playing.. $10 - $48 |
10, Wednesday | 7:30 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| State Theater: Crystal Gayle Holiday Show Country and pop performer has thrilled fans with her release A Crystal Christmas — the inspiration for this popular holiday concert. $20 - $45 |
10, Wednesday | 8:00 pm | State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
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Various Artists
and Instrumental Concerts
| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| TCNJ Concert Band and Brass Ensemble George Balog and Gary Fienberg, directors $5 - $12 |
4, Thursday | 8:00 pm | 609.771.2775, Ewing, NJ |
| TCNJ Wind Ensemble William Silvester, director $5 - $12 |
7, Sunday | 8:00 pm | 609.771.2775, Ewing, NJ |
| State Theater: Windham Hill Winter Solstice This concert features artists from the Windham Hill label including Will Ackerman, Liz Story, and special guest, Samite. $16 - $28 |
12, Friday | 8:00 pm | State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
| War Memorial: Rory Block A musical adventure with David Benoit and special guests Al Jarreau and Melissa Manchester, plus the footage of Charlie Brown-Snoopy-Lucy-Linus-Woodstock & the Peanuts Gang! $25 - $42 |
14, Sunday | 3:00 pm | The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ |
| War Memorial: Rory Block Block is regarded as one of the best blues artists in the world $25 |
18, Thursday | 7:00 pm | The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ |
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| Programs | Date | Time | Venue |
| NJPAC: Urban Bush Women One-of-a-kind performance encourages audience participation, blends choreography, music, text and video in a spirited, funny, poignant and pointed celebration of individual style and beauty. $15 |
6, Saturday | 8:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| NJPAC Family: The Pushcart Players - The Last, the Very
Last...Butterfly Musical play about young people caught up in the horror of the Holocaust. Inspired by poems, narrative and drawings created by children who passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp between 1942 and 1944, The Last, The Very Last…Butterfly captures their fears, hopes and dreams. Recommended for ages 7 & up. $18, children $9 |
14, Sunday | 2:00 pm | NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| NJPAC Family: Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago - The Spirit
of Kwanzaa This electrifying company presents an invigorating synthesis of dance, rhythm and song, inspired by the music and folklore of the African and African American worlds, from Senegal and South Africa to Brazil and Harlem. Recommended for ages 10 & up. $18, children $9 |
19, Friday 20, Saturday |
7:00 pm 2:00, 5:00 pm |
NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
| State Theater Ballet: The Nutcracker American Repertory Ballet Artistic Director Graham Lustig created this magical production of the classic tale of young Marie and her beloved Nutcracker. $16 - $36 |
20, Saturday 21, Sunday |
1:00, 4:30 pm 1:00, 4:30 pm |
State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
| NJPAC: Nutcracker on Ice Featuring the St. Petersburg State Ballet on Ice $10 - $48 |
26, Friday 27, Saturday |
7:30 pm 2:00, 7:30 pm |
NJPAC, Newark, NJ |
War Memorial: The Nutcracker |
27, Saturday | 1:00, 4:00 pm | The War Memorial, Trenton, NJ |
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