Varied Season Planned for Capital Philharmonic
Six main events and four Musician’s Choice Chamber Music events have been announced by the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey in celebration of the orchestra’s 10th season. Performances take place at Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial, Mill Hill Playhouse, the Roebling Machine Shop, and other locations in and around Trenton.
Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with piano soloist Maja Rajkovic is at the War Memorial on October 21. Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat follows on December 2 at Mill Hill Playhouse. On New Year’s Eve, the orchestra performs Richard Strauss’s Don Juan, a world premiere by John Dickson, and music by George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers, at the War Memorial.
On March 16, Stravinsky’s Petrushka is on the program, along with Seven O’Clock Shout by Valerie Coleman and Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto No. 1, at the War Memorial. The season continues April 4 with George Antheil’s Ballet Mecanique, at the Roebling Machine Shop. Other pieces on the program are by the orchestra’s Music Director Daniel Spalding, John Cage, Lou Harrison, and J.S. Bach. The final program of the season on May 12 is a special Mother’s Day concert at Patriots Theatre, featuring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and other works.
Chamber concerts are “From Handel to Habanera” on September 24 at Mill Hill Playhouse, “Harp Fortepiano and Strings” on November 5 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, “Brass Quartet: Bach to Broadway and Beyond” on January 28 at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, and “String and Piano: Schubert’s Trout Quintet” on April 28 at the 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing.
Visit capitalphilharmonic.org for ticket information and details.