Apr 20 Saturday
Mark your calendars for an exciting music and film event you won’t want to miss!
We welcome you to invite your family and friends to the New School for MusicStudy's third annual fundraiser - Silent Film Celebration as we celebrate live music performed with silent films. Proceeds will support facility improvements at NSMS, including the creation of a digital piano lab.
Our students will perform live piano music to accompany classic humorous silentfilms starring luminaries like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Films will beshown throughout the day. We look forward to showcasing the outstanding artisticachievements of our dedicated students and faculty. Come join us for an inspiringday of music and movies!
Show times:
10:00 am, 10:45, am, 11:30 am, 12:15 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:45 pm, 2:30 pm,3:15 pm, 4:00 pm, 4:45 pm, 5:30 pm, 6:15 pm
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at both the site listed below and at www.nsmspiano.org (click on the 'Silent Film Celebration' tab).
When a spoiled princess drops her golden ball into a well, a noble frog retrieves it in exchange for her promise of friendship. The princess breaks her promise, and must face the music in this colorful, funny, faithful adaptation of the classic folk story first recorded by the Brothers Grimm.
Internationally-renowned soprano Mary Bonhag joins the Sinfonia to perform romantic arias by Mozart, including "Ruhe Sanft" and "LAmero saro constante" from ll Re Pastore. The orchestra will also perform Mendelssohn's "Die schone Melusine" (the fair Melusine", opus 32 and Dvorak's "Legends" Op. 59, B.117.
Experience a truly extraordinary concert, where open ears and open minds unite. Prepare to embark on an unparalleled musical journey unlike anything you've ever encountered. The centerpiece of this captivating event is George Antheil's Ballet Mécanique, an avant-garde masterpiece scored for 4 pianos and 11 percussionists. Recognized as "The Bad Boy of Music," Antheil's notorious "ballet" debuted in Paris exactly a century ago, in 1924. The remarkable Roebling Wireworks Factory serves as the ideal venue to showcase the genius of Trenton’s most renowned composer. Get ready for an evening of the resounding sounds of pianos and percussion. Witness the harmonious fusion of industrial elements and themes, as everyday objects like car brake drums, lead pipes, thunder sheets and doorbells intertwine. But that’s not all! Prepare to be pleasantly surprised by additional musical delights throughout the event and performances by the Trenton Circus Squad are guaranteed to make this an unforgettable experience for all! Be bold, be adventurous and be a part of this historic event!
After a bad batch of vichyssoise killed off fifty-two of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, the survivors emptied the coffers to bury the deceased, but ran out of cash before the last few bodies could be laid to rest! (Don’t worry – they’re in the kitchen freezer!). To raise funds they decide to put on a variety show. Will their prayers be answered before the health department discovers their secret? With hilarious talent acts, tongue-in-cheek musical numbers, and help from the audience, the show – the 3rd longest running Off-Broadway musical -- will tickle your fancy
Apr 21 Sunday
Come Celebrate With "A Singing People"! Pennington United Methodist's 250 AnniversaryALL ARE INVITED to the Pennington United Methodist Church Hymn Sing & Organ Recital, the second program in its 250th Anniversary Celebration series, on Sunday, April 21st at 3 p.m.
From the beginning of Methodism in the mid-1700s, Methodists have been known as "a singing people." Indeed, in 1761, John Wesley, the originator of the Methodist Church, wrote practical advice to his adherents and concluded with a reminder of the purpose of singing: "Sing all. Sing lustily and with good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead or half asleep. Do not bawl so as to be heard above the rest of the congregation but strive to unite your voices together."
Joined by organists from the esteemed American Guild of Organists (AGO), Central New Jersey Chapter, the church will recognize its spiritual heritage of 250 years of praise and service through music. The organists will also play organ settings of hymns and other works related to the Methodist hymnal. Methodist hymn writers such as Charles Wesley and Charles Albert Tindley will be highlighted.
The church invites you to the concert and hymn sing with a reception afterwards to meet the musicians as well as enjoy food and fellowship. A "free will offering" for the church's mission programs will be taken at the door. All are welcome!
Pennington United Methodist Church, 60 South Main Street, Pennington, NJ 08534 [pumcnj.org]
Julie Aberger (609) 213-0205julieaberger@verizon.net
Apr 24 Wednesday
Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents Puget Sound Piano Trio performing Haydn’s Piano Trio in E Major, Del Aguila’s 'Barroqueada', Op.128, and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor.
Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St, Princeton, NJ. Tickets: $45 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020.
Dates, times, artists, and programs subject to change
Apr 25 Thursday
GRAMMY-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein, described by The New York Times as “an utterly distinctive voice in the forest of Bach interpretation,” is presented by Miller Theatre at Columbia University in three performances over March and April as part of Miller Theatre’s 2023-2024 Bach Concert Series. On April 25, Simone Dinnerstein performs a thrilling program of solo works for piano, rooted in the Baroque era, with J.S. Bach’s collection of 15 Sinfonias.
Apr 26 Friday
Is it true love or just a fantasy? The achingly beautiful score and heartbreaking tragedy at the core of Puccini’s masterpiece explode in a new production by designer Yuki Izumihara and director Ethan Heard that transcends stereotypes, empowering the young protagonist Cio Cio San with new agency over her story.
Soprano Karen Chia-ling Ho and tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro make their company debuts as the lovelorn geisha and her reckless American husband, Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, who sees her as a toy he can purchase, play with, and abandon. Anthony Clark Evans (Rigoletto, 2022), returns as the cautionary American consul Sharpless, with mezzo Kristen Choi (The Raven, 2022) as the steadfast maid Suzuki.