Music Resources

“Chiaroscuro” In art, chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists … Read More

The Rutgers University Jazz Lab Band, directed by Professor Abraham Burton, will showcase arrangements from Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and Charles Mingus. The premier twenty-two-piece repertoire ensemble focuses on studying and developing the performance of foundational jazz works from various eras and styles, which it features at concerts. View the Livestream

“The Love of Thousands” Join the Rutgers Voorhees Choir for a concert of powerful soprano-alto repertoire, featuring Reena’s Esmail’s dazzling 12-part work The Love of Thousands. Seasonal songs from around the world will be interspersed with contemporary works which center the idea of finding strength in lineage.

The RU Symphonic Winds will feature the great artistry of Rutgers student performers, composers, and soloists in various combinations, including 2024 RU Concerto Competition winner, Matthew Wall on bass trombone. To Pull Out All the Stops...Franklin Hansen Concerto for Bass Trombone....Derek Bourgeois. Matthew Wall, Soloist. Concerto Sinfonico.... Nicolas Flagello / Trans.  Merlin Patterson.  Ares Saxophone … Read More