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Tom Christensen, sax; Pete McCann, guitar; Matt Pavolka, bass; Scott Neumann, drums
“Spin Cycle is one of the freshest groups on the scene today. With a quartet composed of some of New York’s best players, great solos abound from start to finish.” [Rochester City News]
Free admission
Christopher Dylan Herbert, baritone and Carl Patrick Bolleia, piano
Heralded by Rolling Stone as “a stunning portrait of a singular moment in America", WP music faculty Christopher Dylan Herbert and Carl Patrick Bolleia present Gabriel Kahane's gripping collection of songs entitled Book of Travelers. Based on the composer's conversations with dozens of strangers during an 8,980-mile Amtrak journey embarked on the morning after the 2016 presidential election, Kahane writes, "...these songs are intended as a kind of loose diary of that journey, and as a portrait of America at a time of profound national turbulence."
Presenting the music of Paul Dukas, Ronald Lo Presti, David Maslanka, and a World Premiere of Payton MacDonald’s Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble.
The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is a regionally based, auditioned orchestra located in Ridgewood, New Jersey. For over 80 years, the RSO has served northern New Jersey with high quality performances, internationally renowned guest soloists and unique education opportunities for young musicians. This newly formed partnership between RSO and WP will bring a high-quality orchestral concert series to the WP campus and engage WP music students in live performance with professional musicians.
The inaugural concert will feature Academic Festival Overture by Johannes Brahms and The Planets by Gustav Holst.
Prices: General Admission $35 • Senior Citizens $25 Non-WP students $5 • WP students admitted free.
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Come to the first act of our rehearsal of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
From the Academy Award-winning team comes a lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero.
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.
The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be "Out There," observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the Roma – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.
A sweeping score and powerful story make The Hunchback of Notre Dame an instant classic. Audiences will be swept away by the magic of this truly unforgettable musical.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.comTickets: $25 general admission; $10 for students
The students of the WP Flute studio presents an evening of solo flute ensemble repertoire. Under the direction of Teresa Purcell-Giles.
The students of the WP Brass studios present solo and ensemble music for brass in varying combinations.
WP music students perform art songs by Canadian composers.Pianists: Matthieu Cognet, Hannah Comia, June Marano-Murray
WP popular music students showcase their songs, voices, and musicianship in this concert starring, hosted, and produced by students.
WP music faculty, students, alumni and friends perform the music of the 20th and 21st Century, including original compositions of the WP community and works of leading contemporary composers.
WP Pianists present an around-the-world sonic spectacle inspired by 500 years of dances from Ballet Russe, Basque, Buenos Aries, Havana, Mazovia, Memphis, Panama City, Rome, Tamil Nadu, Versailles, and more! Includes music of J.S. Bach, Byrd, Chopin, Debussy, Esmail, Ginastera, La Guerre, Piazzolla, and Schubert.
WP Percussion Ensemble performs new and classic works.
Directed by Payton MacDonald
Shea Auditorium
Presenting the music of Composer-In-Residence, Aakash Mittal, with guests, the Pequannock Township High School Band.
WP Choirs perform a variety of holiday repertoire under the direction of new Director of Choral Activities Dr. Hannah Carr.
