• By Mabel Pais

Following the brilliant performance by Renee Fleming and the New Jersey Symphony at the Season Opening Gala on October 6, the New Jersey Symphony opens the weekend season with Music Director Xian Zhang conducting Scheherazade, November 1-3.

PROGRAM

Fri, Nov 1 @ 8:00 pm

Richardson Auditorium in Princeton

Sat, Nov 2 @ 8:00 pm

Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank

Sun, Nov 3 @ 3:00 pm

New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark

Xian Conducts Scheherazade

Opening Weekend | New Jersey Symphony Classical

Xian Zhang conductor

Inon Barnatan piano

New Jersey Symphony

Gabriela Ortiz Kauyumari

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Xian Zhang conductor

Inon Barnatan piano

New Jersey Symphony

Gabriela Ortiz Kauyumari

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major for Piano and – Allegro, Andante, Allegretto

Intermission

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35

Largo e maestoso – Allegro non troppo

Lento – Allegro molto

Andantino quasi allegretto

Allegro molto

Gabriela Ortiz: Kauyumari

Mexico’s most celebrated composer today created her Kauyumari based on an ancient rite of her homeland, which starts with a whisper and becomes a whirling, joyous dance.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17

Mozart at his sunniest, and pianist Inon Barnatan turns this elegant piece into poetry with his “penetrating musicianship” (BBC Music).

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Rimsky-Korsakov’s heroine Scheherazade—here in the voice of the solo violin—tells tale after tale of adventure, beginning aboard the pirate Sinbad’s storm-tossed ship.

Estimated concert duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes

TICKETS

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Newark Series 2 – Thursdays and Sundays · Sun, Nov 3 at 3:00 PM

Newark Series 6 – Sundays · Sun, Nov 3 at 3:00 PM

Red Bank Series – Saturdays · Sat, Nov 2 at 8:00 PM

Princeton Series – Fridays · Fri, Nov 1 at 8:00 PM

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ARTISTS

Xian Zhang

Learn more at xianzhangconductor.com

Inon Barnatan

Learn more at inonbarnatan.com

Gabriela Ortiz

Learn more at gabrielaortiz.com.

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PAQUITO D’RIVERA PERFORMS WITH NJ SYMPHONY IN COLLABORATION WITH JAZZ FEST

• By Mabel Pais

Paquito D’Rivera is set to perform with the New Jersey Symphony in collaboration with the TD James Moody Jazz Festival. Carlos Miguel Prieto will conduct the performances. The performances will take place on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 1:30 pm and Friday, November 8, 2024, at 8 pm, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark; and Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 3 pm, at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.

The performance begins with Daniel Freiberg’s Latin American Chronicles which includes three movements that draw on South American folk rhythms, including musical traditions of the Andes, Argentinian rural folk dance and modern jazz. In Adagio on a Mozart Theme, D’Rivera puts his own signature jazzy swing on the enchanting theme from the middle movement of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. The first half closes with Medley for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra, D’Rivera’s four-movement suite that surveys several of Gershwin’s masterpieces, with an emphasis on the opera, Porgy and Bess.

The second half of the program features Mexican favorites, starting with Carlos Chávez’s Symphony No. 2, ‘Sinfonía India’ which is the composer’s best-known composition and is based on the power of his country’s folk melodies. Aaron Copland’s El Salón México takes inspiration from a night in Mexico City where Copland was brought to a dance hall by none other than Chávez. For Danzón No. 2, Arturo Márquez draws inspiration from his friends who are professional ballroom dancers. José Pablo Moncayo’s Huapango composition gets its title from a traditional dance of northern Veracruz and neighboring Mexican states, popular with mariachi bands.

PROGRAM

Newark: Thursday, November 7 @ 1:30 pm

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Visit the instrument discovery zone an hour before the November 7 performance at NJPAC. Concertgoers will be able to explore the makings of orchestral music and try out instruments.

The show on Thursday, November 7, at 1:30 pm at NJPAC will follow a Relaxed Performance format, which is designed to accommodate the differing needs of our patrons. The Symphony encourages you to bring your own sensory manipulatives, noise reduction headphones and other tools that will allow you to react and enjoy the music in a way that is most natural for you!

For more information about the Symphony’s Relaxed Performances and the resources you can expect to be available, visit, njsymphony.org/relaxedperformance.

Newark: Friday, November 8 @ 8 pm

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

A Classical Conversation will take place prior to the performances on Friday, November 8, at 7 pm at NJPAC. Concertgoers will be able to learn more about the music performed from Symphony musicians, guest artists and other engaging insiders.

Morristown: Sunday, November 10 @ 3 pm

Mayo Performing Arts Center

Paquito D’Rivera with New Jersey Symphony

Part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival

Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor

Paquito D’Rivera guest artist & co-curator

Paquito D’Rivera Quintet

Amber Monroe soprano

New Jersey Symphony

Daniel Freiberg Latin American Chronicles

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Paquito D’Rivera Adagio on a Mozart Theme

George Gershwin/Paquito D’Rivera Medley for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra

Carlos Chávez Symphony No. 2, ‘Sinfonía India’

Aaron Copland El Salón México

Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2

José Pablo Moncayo Huapango

 For more information on concerts and tickets: njsymphony.org/events.

ARTISTS

Carlos Miguel Prieto

Learn more at carlosmiguelprieto.com.

Paquito D’Rivera

Learn more at paquitodrivera.com.

Amber Monroe

Learn more at ambermonroe.com.

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(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social Issues, Spirituality, Cuisine, Health & Wellness, Business, and Education)