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Todd Rundgren
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:30 pm
$35-95
Todd Rundgren performs full album versions of "Todd" and "Healing" live in concert. more info |
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Tommy James and the Shondells
Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 8:00 pm
$57-100
The music of Tommy James has been the soundtrack of a generation. With sales of over 100 million records, 23 gold singles, and nine gold and platinum albums, it’s hard to go for more than a day without hearing Tommy’s classic sounds. Opening Act: Comedian Holly Faris. Hosted by Nicky Ross. more info |
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's Ninth
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 3 pm
JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
Jacques Lacombe launches his inaugural season as the NJSO’s 13th Music Director with Beethoven’s immortal Ninth Symphony. Culminating in the magnificent “Ode to Joy,” the Ninth Symphony is performed with a special narration between movements, crafted from touchstone historic speeches. Aaron Copland’s solemn and stirring Canticle of Freedom offers a modern American perspective on the theme of human liberty. more info |
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New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble: The Best of NJTAP
Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 3 pm
$125|$60|$30|$15|$15
The Best of NJTAP is a tap dance concert celebrating the 16th anniversary of New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble, Deborah Mitchell, Artistic Director. The concert, hosted by Mercedes Ellington, granddaughter of the great composer Duke Ellington, features the best tap dance works of the company, a guest appearance by NJ Ballet and presentation of the Soft Shoe Award to Honoree, Paul H. McRae, Assistant Artistic Director of NJ Ballet. |
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Best of Mozart
Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 7:30 pm
DAVID LOCKINGTON conductor
Beyond the mystique of Mozart—his astonishing precocity and early demise—lies the music itself, revealed here in its kaleidoscopic moods. A heavenly serenity infuses the themes of the Clarinet Concerto and his last symphony, “Jupiter,” while his impetuous First Symphony, composed at the age of 8, bursts with youthful energy. more info |
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Russian Tales
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 3 pm
JACQUES LACOMBE conductor; DUDANA MAZMANISHVILI piano
The ardent themes of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 come to life under the fingers of pianist Dudana Mazmanishvili, praised for her expressive and dynamic performances. Prokofiev’s popular Fifth Symphony pulses with energy; influential American composer Roger Sessions contributes an inventive suite. more info |
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Best of Water
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:30 pm
JACQUES LACOMBE conductor; John Hancock baritone
Elusive and enticing, water captures the imagination. Handel’s festive Water Music paints a scene of courtly elegance, while Smetana’s “The Moldau” reminds us of the powerful nostalgia that a river can evoke. Strauss’s lilting Blue Danube Waltz is famous for its appearance in the movie 2001; Mendelssohn’s “Fingal’s Cave” vividly depicts the rugged coast of Scotland. more info |
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Water! Fantasies and Fables
Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 3 pm
NEEME JÄRVI conductor; J’NAI BRIDGES mezzo-soprano
Magical fables in lakeside settings: Dvorak’s menacing Water Goblin abducts innocent souls; Tchaikovsky’s celebrated Swan Lake Suite tells a story of love and transformation. Elgar’s Sea Pictures sing of the danger and allure of the ocean. more info |
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Arabian Nights
Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 3 pm
JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
Nights of adventure and intrigue await as Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherezade and Nielsen’s Aladdin Suite weave a spell with vivid orchestral color. Ranjbaran’s exciting music, based on an 11th-century Persian epic poem, fuses ancient and modern sounds. more info |
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Best of Spanish Flair
Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 7:30 pm
THOMAS WILKINS conductor; OREN FADER guitar
This sizzling program reveals the soul of Iberia. Romantic selections from Bizet’s Carmen and Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez offer a view from the Old World. Latin-American rhythms pulse through Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, Copland’s El Salón México and Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat.
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Live Nation Presents:
Lewis Black: In God We Rust
Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 8 pm
Postponed from December 12
$59-89
Prolific funny man, actor, author, and stand-up comedian/ranter LEWIS BLACK will be live onstage as part of his IN GOD WE RUST tour at The Mayo Center for the Performing Arts. more info |
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Best of Ballet
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 7:30 pm
JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
Ballet has the power to transcend time, place and even the force of gravity. It can tell stories or simply express the essence of music. “Best of Ballet” brings together an alluring selection of choreographic favorites, including excerpts from The Nutcracker, The Firebird, Appalachian Spring, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Fancy Free.
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