Enjoy Great Music at a Great Price –Mainly Free — at Rutgers University in Newark During 2010-2011 Season
You don’t have to spend a fortune to hear great classical music or jazz, or a choral concert. Rutgers University in Newark has announced its 2010-2011 concert schedule. All concerts are open to the public; most are free of charge except where indicated.
All programs, dates and locations are subject to change; for updated information and additional events, visit www.newark.rutgers.edu/arts. John Cotton Dana Library, Paul Robeson Campus Center and Bradley Hall are wheelchair-accessible.
CONCERTS IN THE DANA ROOM, JOHN COTTON DANA LIBRARY, 185 UNIVERSITY AVE. , NEWARK, 973/353-5222
Oct. 21, 2 p.m., Sospiro Winds perform music by Ravel, Haas, Barber and Villa-Lobos
The Institute of Jazz Studies presents trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and pianist Eric Reed
Oct. 27, 2:30 – 3:50 p.m., Jazz with Prof. Lewis Porter; Porter, piano; Vincent Gardner, trombone; Mark Gross, saxophone; Joris Teepe, bass; Ali Jackson , drums.
Nov. 9, 2–4 p.m., Institute of Jazz Studies presents Joe Wilder, trumpet legend and NEA jazz master, with Jack Wilkins (guitar) and Nicki Parrott (bass)
Nov 10, 2:30–4 p.m., Duo Narum-Berger Leighann Narum, classical guitar; Sara Berger, flute — music of J.S. Bach, Poulenc, F. Kleynjans and Piazzolla
Nov. 17, 2:30-3:50 p.m., Dharma Jazz : blending Indian music and jazz, with Prof. Lewis Porter, keyboards; Badal Roy, tabla; Freddie Bryant, guitar; and Karttikeya, percussion
Feb 2, 2:30–3:50 p.m., Jazz duets with Prof. Lewis Porter, piano; guitarist Marc Ribot
March 8, 2–4 p.m., The Institute of Jazz Studies presents saxophonist Tia Fuller
Wed., April 6, 2:30–3:50 p.m., Jazz with Prof. Lewis Porter, solo piano and keyboards
April 20, 12:30 p.m., Elizabeth Miller and friends perform Schubert’s Quintet in C major
April 21, 2–4 p.m., The Institute of Jazz Studies presents Ethan Iverson, solo piano
CONCERTS IN THE PAUL ROBESON CAMPUS CENTER, 350 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD
March 24, 12:30 p.m., Paul Robeson Gallery, Asmira Woodward-Page and friends: Coming to America, music by American immigrant composers and Dvorak’s American” Quartet
CONCERTS AT BRADLEY HALL, 110 WARREN STREET, NEWARK
Dec. 13, 11:30 a.m., 1st floor lobby, Holiday Concert by the Rutgers University Chorus, John Floreen, conductor; information: 973/353-5194
March 1, 11:30 am–12:50 p.m., Room 236, Prof. Lewis Porter, keyboards; Prof David Rothenberg, clarinets, electronic computer music; celebrate the release of their new duo CD, Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast
May 2, 11:30 a.m., 1st floor lobby, Spring Choral Concert by the Rutgers University Chorus, John Floreen, conductor; information and tickets: jfloreen@earthlink.net or 973/353-5194
CONCERTS IN THE CITY OF NEWARK AND ESSEX COUNTY
Dec. 5, 4 p.m. , St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Rd., Maplewood; Holiday Concert by the Rutgers University Chorus, John Floreen, conductor; information and tickets: jfloreen@earthlink.net or 973/353-5194
Dec. 12, 3 p.m., St. Mary’s Abbey Church, Newark, Holiday Concert by the Rutgers University Chorus, John Floreen, conductor; information and tickets: jfloreen@earthlink.net or 973/353-5194
For more information, please contact Carla Capizzi, 973/353-5263, or email: capizzi@rutgers.edu.
GETTING TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY IN NEWARK
BY MASS TRANSIT: Rutgers-Newark can be reached by New Jersey Transit buses and trains, the PATH train and Amtrak from New York City, and by the Newark Light Rail, Washington Street Station or Broad Street Station.
BY CAR: Rutgers-Newark can be reached by the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, Routes 95, 21, 78, and 280, and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels. Metered parking is available on University Avenue. Other parking: Rutgers-Newark’s parking garage (200 University Ave.) or the Bradley Hall Lot. Printable maps and driving directions at: www.newark.rutgers.edu/maps/index.php
