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Janine Jansen will perform at The Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University, Dec. 11.
Dec. 4: Voorhees Choir at Voorhees Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 5: Seton Hall University Annual Winter Concert with The Seton Hall University Chorus, Concert Band and Chamber Choir at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 5: Rutgers Symphonic Winds at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 6: Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea at Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
Dec. 6: String Ensemble/Baroque Players at Shindell Choral Hall at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 6: Philadelphia Boys Choir at Kathedral Event Center, Hammonton.
Dec. 6: Miriam Stoner, soprano, and Daniel Colalillo, piano at First Baptist Church, Morristown. Program includes works by Schubert, Debussy, Respighi, Rachmaninoff and Bernstein.
Dec. 7: Chanticleer, “A Chanticleer Christmas” at Princeton University Chapel.
Dec. 7: New Jersey Festival Orchestra with The Holiday Tenors at Presbyterian Church, Westfield. David Wroe, conductor.
Dec. 7: Violins of Hope Concert featuring Symphony in C at Temple Beth Sholom, Cherry Hill. Kenneth T. Bean, conductor. Program includes Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major; J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor.
Dec. 7: Rutgers Wind Ensemble at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 7: Somerset Hills Chorus, “An Elizabethan Christmas” at S.W. Bowne Hall at Drew University, Madison. Stephen Sands, conductor.
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Dec. 7-8: Harmonium Choral Society at Presbyterian Church, Morristown. Program includes Sarah Quartel’s Snow Angel, Joe Gregorio’s Unbound Angels, and works by Buxtehude, Bruckner, Hailstork, Betinis, Rossi and others.
Dec. 7-8: “Christmas in Carol and Song” at Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 8: New Jersey Festival Orchestra with The Holiday Tenors at The Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. David Wroe, conductor.
Dec. 8: Handel’s Messiah, presented by Stockton Choral Program at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Dec. 8: Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey at Eastern Regional High School, Voorhees Township. Holiday Pops concert conducted by PSNJ conductor laureate Matthew Oberstein.
Dec. 8, 2 p.m.: “Sounds of Chamber Music” at Shindell Choral Hall at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 8, 5 p.m.: Chamber Competition Winners Concert at Shindell Choral Hall at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 8: Opera at Florham, “Holiday Spectacular” at St. Margaret of Scotland Church, Morristown.
Dec. 8: Boheme Opera NJ at Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall at The College of New Jersey, Ewing. “Bernstein: Opera to Broadway” program includes “Trouble in Tahiti” and selections from “West Side Story,” “Candide” and “On the Town.”
Dec. 8: Violins of Hope Concert featuring Symphony in C string players at Lahn Social Hall at Katz JCC, Cherry Hill. Program includes Mozart’s Six Preludes and Fugues After J.S. Bach and Bach’s Goldberg Variations Arranged for String Trio.
Dec. 8: Masterwork Chorus at Chatham United Methodist Church. Martin Sedek, conductor. Program includes selections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and works by Gustav Holst and Irving Berlin.
Dec. 9: Rutgers University Choir at Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 10: MCCC Winter Choral Concert at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
Dec. 11: Janine Jansen, violin, and Denis Kozukhin, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Robert Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105; Clara Schumann’s Three Romances, Op. 22; Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100, and Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108.
Dec. 12: Commonwealth Youth Choir, Philadelphia Girls Choir, Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Dec. 13: New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, “A Very Merry Brunswick” at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Holiday music featuring Cantabile Chamber Chorale, Philomusica Concert Choir, the Masterworks Choir, Rutgers Trumpet Ensemble, Rutgers Festival Choir and more.
Dec. 13: Hans Tashjian, bass-baritone, and Anna Keiserman, piano, at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Dec. 14: Summit Chorale at Faith Lutheran Church, New Providence. Winter Holiday Concert: Dona Nobis Pacem featuring Vaughn Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Holiday Classics.
Dec. 14: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Rowan College of South Jersey, Glassboro. “Holiday Expression” program featuring soprano Melissa Chavez, violinist Ruotao Mao, and music by Bach, Valerie Coleman, Russell Steinberg and others.
Dec. 14: Imperial Brass, “A Christmas Festival” featuring New Jersey Youth Chorus ensemble Sola Voce at Presbyterian Church, Westfield. Program includes Leroy Anderson’s “A Christmas Festival” and other seasonal favorites.
Dec. 14: Symphony in C at Walter K. Gordon Theater at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts. Program includes Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 and Symphony No. 29, K.201; Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ Symphony No. 2, Op. 11, D major; Toldra’s Vistes al Mar, I, Allegro con brio.
Dec. 15: New Jersey Opera Theater present Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Dec. 15: Bay Atlantic Symphony, “Holiday Expressions” featuring Melissa Chavez, soprano, and Ruotao Mao, violin, at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Dec. 15: Jinyoung Song, violin, and Rachel Yunkyung Choo, piano, Mozaika Chamber Music Concert Series at Welpe Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
Dec. 15: Tower Hill Choir, Christmas Concert: “Gloria! Songs of the Season” at Tower Hill Church, Red Bank. Program includes Vivaldi’s “Gloria” With choir, string quartet and soloists.
Dec. 15: Masterwork Chorus at Dolan Hall at St. Elizabeth University, Morristown. Marin Sedek, conductor; Rochelle Bard, soprano; Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano; Bille Bruley, tenor; Edwin Jhamal Davis, bass. Program includes Handel’s Messiah.
Dec. 15: Morris Choral Society, “Home for the Holidays” at United Methodist Church on the Green, Morristown. Michael Wittenburg, conductor.
Dec. 16: “The Brandenburg Concertos,” performed by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
Dec. 18: MCCC Symphonic Band Winter Concert at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
Dec. 20-21: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Sonya Headlam, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Ed Lyon, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass-baritone; Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.
Dec. 21: “A Christmas Festival” featuring New Jersey Youth Chorus ensemble Sola Voce at Presbyterian Church, Morristown. Program includes Leroy Anderson’s “A Christmas Festival” and other seasonal favorites.
Dec. 21: Hudson River Opera at Olyaa Gallery, North Bergen. Program includes scenes from Puccini’s “La Bohème.”
Dec. 22: New Jersey Symphony at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark. Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Sonya Headlam, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Ed Lyon, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass-baritone; Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.
Dec. 22: Monmouth Civic Chorus, “Making Spirits Bright” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 22: Brook Orchestra at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook.
Dec. 31: Capital Philharmonic at Patriots Theatre at War Memorial, Trenton. Sebastian Grand, conductor. Program includes Leonard Bernstein’s Overture from “Candide”; Malcom Arnold’s Four Scottish Dances; Bedřich Smetana’s The Moldau; Johann Strauss Jr.’s Tales from the Vienna Woods; Four Love Themes from the Movies (John Barry’s Theme from “Somewhere in Time,” Nino Rota’ A Time for Us from “Romeo & Juliet,” Ennio Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe from “The Mission”; Debbie Wiseman’s An Age of Silver from “Wilde”); George Gershwin’s Strike Up the Band; Johann Strauss Sr.’s Radetzky March.
Dec. 31: Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert at State Theatre, New Brunswick. Strauss Symphony of America with András Deák, conductor; Katarzyna Dondalska, soprano; Franz Gürtelschmied, tenor; dancers from Budapest Ballet and international champion ballroom dancers.
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