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
The Rutgers University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Conrad Herwig, will feature "Beatles Brazil". The premier twenty-two-piece student jazz orchestra will showcase best-known hits from the legendary Beatles band performed in this unique setting featuring custom arrangements from the jazz studies faculty.
String Day is an event coordinated by Dr. Elena Chernova-Davis that will bring together the most advanced high school string orchestras from around the tri-county area for a day of playing, fun and learning in Nicholas Music Center at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
The Rutgers Symphony Orchestra and Rutgers choral ensembles are pleased to present a choral-orchestral concert. The program will open with Première Ouverture a Grand Orchestre by Louise Farrenc, followed by Lili Boulanger’s Vieille prière bouddhique and Psalm 129. While the first half of the program features two French female composers, the second half of the … Read More
The Latin American Chamber Music Ensemble concert will feature the “Buena Vista Social Club” song catalogue in instrumental form. This famous Cuban music repertoire will be paired with several works by the prominent Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. Join us on a musical journey that will take us from the warm Caribbean shores all the way … Read More