Vaughan Williams tonight at 7 p.m. in Westfield, NJ. Sounding as good here as I could have ever hoped.
Tag: Live Music
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Princeton Festival Live Music Guide
Who has a thirst for live music?
Up next on The Princeton Festival, enjoy a tall drink of water (or wine or beer) with The Claremont Trio. Tonight’s program will include works by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Canadian composer Kati Agócs, and Antonin Dvořák. The concert will take place at 7:00 in the performance pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden.
Tomorrow, hilarity and improvisation characterize “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical.” Start thinking of your creative song title now! If selected, it could form the basis for a raucous evening’s entertainment.
On Thursday, Boyd Meets Girl, the husband-and-wife duo for cello and classical guitar, will offer perhaps quieter rewards with its recital across the street at Trinity Church Princeton. Repertoire will range from Bach to Messiaen to Lennon & McCartney.
Back in the performance pavilion, Friday will bring the first of three performances of Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” in a production employing Cubist set designs. Rossen Milanov will conduct the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.
On Saturday, dancers from American Repertory Ballet will join the Attacca Quartet for expressive interpretations of works by John Adams and Caroline Shaw and some arrangements of Scandinavian folk tunes.
The Princeton Festival will run through June 25, largely on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden at 55 Stockton Street (Route 206).
Boyd Meet Girl and a Baroque concert featuring The Sebastians will be offered across the way at Trinity Church Princeton, at 33 Mercer Street.
The festival’s “big top,” an 11,000 square-foot, clear-span (no poles or obstructed views), open-sided performance pavilion, allows for easy access to refreshments, ample picnicking opportunities, a garden stroll, or the simple enjoyment of a late-spring/early-summer evening.
The Princeton Festival is the premier summer arts program of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra. For complete listings and ticket information, visit princetonsymphony.org/festival.
And if you haven’t had a chance to take a look at it yet, here’s my preview in the Princeton weekly U.S. 1 Newspaper – PrincetonInfo.
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Time for Three Kicks Off Princeton Festival
Tomorrow night, make time for Time for Three.
The charismatic, genre-hopping, Grammy Award-winning trio will open The Princeton Festival, blurring the boundaries between classical, Americana, and modern pop.
This year’s festival, which will run June 9-25, will also encompass opera (Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville”), chamber and instrumental music, musical theater, contemporary dance, R&B and soul, a klezmer “good vibes explosion,” and a special family concert, all presented on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden at 55 Stockton Street (Route 206).
Vibrant Baroque music and an intimate program for guitar and cello will be offered across the way at Trinity Church Princeton, at 33 Mercer Street.
The festival’s “big top” will be an 11,000 square-foot, clear-span (no poles or obstructed views), open-sided performance pavilion, allowing for easy access to refreshments, ample picnicking opportunities, a garden stroll, or the simple enjoyment of a late-spring/early-summer evening.
The Princeton Festival is the premier summer arts program of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra. For complete listings and ticket information, visit princetonsymphony.org/festival.
Then check out my preview in the Princeton weekly U.S. 1 Newspaper – PrincetonInfo.
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Princeton Porchfest 2023 Music Fest Tomorrow
A cup of coffee, a windbreaker, and thou…
Princeton Porchfest 2023 will take place tomorrow, from 12 to 6 p.m.
Dozens of performers, bands, and singer-songwriters will present classical, jazz, blues, hip-hop, bluegrass, Americana, alternative, and rock.
According to the Arts Council of Princeton, the event is a “walkable music festival where neighbors offer up their front porches as DIY concert venues. Talented local performers play rotating sets throughout the neighborhood during this day-long celebration of music, art and our wonderful community. Stroll from porch to porch to enjoy live, local talent.”
Among that talent will be mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra, who sang the role of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Derrick Wang’s opera “Scalia/Ginsburg” at last year’s The Princeton Festival. Guerra will return in June to sing Rosina in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.” (The Princeton Festival will be held at Morven Museum & Garden, June 9-25.) Hear her tomorrow, from the porch of 71 Wiggins Street, at 2 p.m.
There’s occasional rain in the forecast, with temperatures in the lower 50s, so bring an umbrella and a sweater and fortify yourself with cheering edibles. The music will go on, rain or shine!
For more information about Princeton Porchfest, and a complete schedule and interactive map, follow the link.
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Raritan River Music Festival Returns
Like the flowers in spring, live music events are gradually creeping back into bloom.
The Raritan River Music Festival will begin its 32nd season this weekend, with options to enjoy four outdoor performances, in-person or at-home, via real-time internet streaming. Socially-distanced, covered seating will be available over four Saturdays in May at Blue Army Shrine in Asbury, NJ (not to be confused with Asbury Park).
For more information and concert details, visit raritanrivermusic.org.
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