From the Breath of the Spirit to the Pulse of the Beat: Jazz & The Music of Brazil The development of musical style in Brazil can be described as an example of cultural creolization in the New World. The country’s rich history of music and dance is the result of a complex intertwining of … Read More
The Rutgers University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Conrad Herwig, will honor the legacy of Professor William Fielder in their annual Prof Fielder Memorial Concert featuring guest artist, Terell Stafford. The premier twenty-two-piece student jazz orchestra opens each season in paying tribute to the late, great, trumpet master and legendary educator.
Rutgers Symphony Orchestra Saxophonist Tyler Sakow (concerto competition winner) will take the stage to perform Concerto for Alto Saxophone, by Paul Creston with the RSO. After the intermission, RSO will present Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 without a conductor for the first time in its history.
The Rutgers University Kirkpatrick Choir will perform a program of works from various style periods
Guest Artist Piano Masterclass
The Rutgers Brass Ensemble, directed by Professor John Sheppard, features masterworks and original arrangements of brass and orchestral works. You’ll be consumed with the rich sounds of brass harmonies and powerful melodies.
Sinfonia is excited to present our Fall concert with two popular pieces, An Outdoor Overture and "Suite" from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland. Ryan Colarusso (concerto competition winner) will be featured as the soloist in Concerto for Trumpet by Alexander Arutiunian. The concert will conclude with music influenced by Cuban style dances: Un danzón … Read More
A spirited and engaging concert of BAROQUE and CLASSICAL repertoire interpreted through the world of Historical Performance Practice, reflecting the tastes and sensibilities of 17th-, 18th-, and early 19th-century Europe.
Jazz and the African, Latin American Tinge Jazz is emblematic of our cultural heritage. It is an art form that emerged out of the encounter of African, Caribbean, and European sensibilities and approaches to music-making. It is because of the coming together of musical elements from diverse ethnic groups representing the Western and non-Western … Read More
The New Music Workshop world premieres of works by Rutgers graduate and undergraduate composers