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  • Mcb End-Of-Winter Concert Montclair Community Band ◦ to play Overture in C, The White Rose, Mustang and The Star of Dreams Wicked among other pieces ◦ Sun, Mar 19th ◦ 3pm ◦ Coming up from MCB: Children's Concert on Sun, Apr 2 ◦ 3pm◦ Spring Concert on Fri, May 12 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Montclair High School Auditorium ◦ Park Street at Chestnut Street ◦ Montclair ◦ Free
  • Organ Recital with Normal Caldwell Coombs ◦ Norman Caldwell Coombs was the first appointed organist at Sacred Heart Cathedral upon the opening of its doors in 1954 ◦ Sun, Mar 19 ◦ 4pm ◦ Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart ◦ 89 Ridge Street ◦ Newark ◦ 973.484.2400 ◦ $15.
  • Music From Hungary ◦ Béla Bartók’s String Quartet No.1 ◦ is performed by the Montclair State University Honors String Quartet ◦ Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion ◦ features visiting Hungarian pianist, Balázs Szokolay, on piano and MSU faculty, David Witten (piano) Barry Centanni (percussion) and Thomas Mulvaney (percussion) ◦ Tue, Mar 21 ◦ 8pm ◦ Alexander Kasser TheaterMontclair State University ◦ Cor, Valley Rd & Normal Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $15 General // $10 Non-MSU Students // Free to Montclair State U students
  • Jefferson_1_2 Jefferson ◦ Montclair singer/songwriter/guitarist performs smooth, melodic and stylistic originals and covers ala James Taylor, Van Morrison, Neil Young, etc. ◦ Fri, Mar 24 ◦ 7-10pm ◦ Church Street Café ◦ 12 Church St ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ 973.233.0226 ◦ No cover
  • Broken & Faded Jan Corliss sings from her newest CD ◦ Light refreshments ◦ Fri, Mar 24 ◦ 8pm ◦ Makeready Press Gallery ◦ 214 Glenridge Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $6
  • Tuba2 Wind Symphony ◦ Hear works by Dimitri Shostakovich, Donald Grantham (Bum’s Rush), William Rimes (Amazing Grace), Gregrory Frtize (Concertino for Tuba) and Malcolm Arnold ◦ performed by the Montclair State University Wind Ensemble ◦ features Gary Bird on Tuba and Mary Ann Craig, Conductor ◦ Fri, Mar 24 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Alexander Kasser TheaterMontclair State University ◦ Cor, Valley Rd & Normal Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $15 General // $10 Non-MSU Students // Free to Montclair State U students
  • Rhythm Rhythm and Brass ◦ Hear jazz played by a group influenced by musicians as diverse as Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Johann Sebastian Bach, and, of course, Duke Ellington ◦ Sat, Mar 25 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Alexander Kasser TheaterMontclair State University ◦ Cor, Valley Rd & Normal Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $25 General // $10 Non-MSU Students // Free to Montclair State U students
  • 24 Preludes of Debussy Reynaldo Reyes plays Debussy on piano ◦ Reyes is the Philippines most celebrated pianist ◦ He is also a recipient of several international piano accolades including the Rio de Janeiro International Piano Contest ◦ Sun, Mar 26 ◦ 3pm ◦ Alexander Kasser TheaterMontclair State University ◦ Cor, Valley Rd & Normal Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $25 General // $10 Non-MSU Students // Free to Montclair State U students
  • Outpost in the Burbs ◦ Upcoming shows: Mar 31 - Eliza Gilkyson (Kerri Powers opens the show) ◦ April 7 - Luka Bloom ◦ April 21 - Cowboy Junkies ◦ Tickets for all shows at Keil's Pharmacy (732 Valley Rd, Upper Montclair, 973.744.2113) ◦ Outpost concerts @ 40 S. Fullerton Avenue ◦ First Congregational Church ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.744.6560 ◦ $18 in advance / $20 day of Gilkyson show ◦ Doors Open at 8pm
  • Garden State Sacred Harp Singings ◦ New singers and visitors are always welcome ◦ Fourth Sunday, Every month ◦ 2-5 pm ◦ Montclair Friends Meeting House ◦ 289 Park Street ◦ Upper Montclair ◦ Free
  • Music Shows ◦ Morristown Community Theatre ◦ The Pizzarellis: Fri, Mar 24 ◦ Toni Braxton: Wed, Mar 29 ◦ Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra: Sat, Apr 8 ◦ Arlo Guthrie: Sun, Apr 9 ◦ Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes: Thu, May 18 ◦ 8 pm ◦ $40 ◦ Order by phone or online from the Community Theatre ◦ Bargain seats are sometimes available (24 hrs ahead of a performance) at NJ Arts Tix ◦ Community Theatre ◦ 100 South Street ◦ Morristown, NJ ◦ 973.539.8008
  • Vocal competition ◦ sponsored by 12 Miles West Theatre Company, Songbirds Unlimited Productions & Trumpets Jazz Club ◦ Participants will meet with industry professionals ◦ Semi-finalists will be selected from recorded submissions in 3 categories: Teens (13-17) ◦ Juniors (18-24) ◦ Adults (aged 25 and up) ◦ Semi-finalists will perform on Tues, Mar 21 & Thu, Mar 23 at 7:00pm at Trumpets Jazz Club ◦ 6 Depot Square ◦ Montclair ◦ Finalists will perform at 12 Miles West Center for the Arts ◦ 562 Bloomfield Avenue ◦ Bloomfield on Wed, Mar 29 at 7:30pm ◦ For information: 973.259.9187
  • The March of Marley ◦ by Yellin’ Hats! Productions ◦ Info from [email protected] c/o Johanna Stahley ◦ Event to feature six New York City-based original rock, pop, funk and blues bands including Malchow and Friends ◦ Jason Yudoff & The New HotnessTodd BoginJohanna StahleyButterthiefCoustic Blend ◦ Each band will perform a song by Bob Marley ◦ Fri, Mar 24 ◦ 8pm ◦ Arlene’s Grocery ◦ 95 Stanton St ◦ New York, NY (Lower Manhattan) ◦ 212.995.1652
  • Terry's Serendipity Café ◦ Razor Ramon, Heroes & Villains, Jenna Berlin, Dogwater, Rocket Surgery, and DJ Kev ◦ Since 1995, The Montclair Student Cafe Project has provided monthly music, poetry, open mic, for a largely student audience, in various places around Montclair ◦ Terry's Serendipity Cafe is smoke free, alcohol free and drug free ◦ Sat, Mar 25 ◦ 7-11pm ◦ First United Methodist Church ◦ 24 N. Fullerton ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ Admission is usually $2.00
  • All Girl Bands ◦ The Girlz Only, Opal , Little Wolves & Robin Goffman on solo guitar ◦ Light refreshments ◦ Sat, Mar 25 ◦ 8pm ◦ Makeready Press Gallery ◦ 214 Glenridge Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $15 adult / $8 Sr/Student
  • Bloomfield College’s (Westminster Arts Center) JazzTalks series Tia Fuller, saxophonist, composer and educator, will appear at Bloomfield College ◦ Fuller has taught ensembles, master classes and lectures at the Stanford Jazz Workshop and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst ◦ Fuller studied saxophone with Joe Jennings and received her bachelor of arts in Music from Spellman College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude ◦ She also received a masters degree in Jazz Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder ◦ Mon, Mar 27 ◦ 8pm ◦ JazzTalks series will continue with jazz drummer/composer Cecil Brooks on Mon, Apr 10 ◦ Van Fossan Theatre ◦ Westminster Arts Center ◦ Bloomfield College (corner of Fremont & Franklin Streets, for detailed directions click here) ◦ Bloomfield, NJ ◦ 973.748.9000 X279 ◦ $20 adult / $5 student/senior
  • The Power of Shee ◦ Eclectic mix of jazz, blues and folk ◦ Jan Loe does guitar & vocals, Beth Adelman on flute & Cheryl Reed-Herrera on cello with a Drum Circle finale ◦ Light refreshments ◦ Fri, Mar 31 ◦ 8pm ◦ Makeready Press Gallery ◦ 214 Glenridge Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ 973.744.1940 ◦ $15 adult / $8 Sr/Student
  • Glen Ridge Community Concerts ◦ Glen Ridge Choral Society and orchestra will perform psalm settings by Bach and Handel and the Mass in G Major by Schubert ◦ Sat, Apr 1 ◦ 8pm ◦ Glen Ridge Congregational Church ◦ 195 Ridgewood Ave ◦ Glen Ridge ◦ 973.743.5596 ◦ $4/$15.
  • Livingston Symphony Orchestra ◦ Spring Concert ◦ "Youth and Magical Tales" ◦ Saturday, April 1, at 8pm at Livingston High School ◦ Winner of the LSO Young Artists Concerto Competition TBA ◦ Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, op. 35
  • Cecil's Jazz Club ◦ Mike Logan Trio ◦ Sat, Apr 1, 8 & 15th ◦ 5-8pm ◦ No Cover ◦ Hilton Ruiz Trio ◦ Sat, Apr 1 ◦ 9pm ◦ $15 ◦ Onaje Allan Gumbs Trio ◦ Apr 7 & 8 ◦ 9pm ◦ $15 ◦ Cecil Brooks III CD Release Party (CB3 Band) ◦ Apr 14 & 15 ◦ 9pm ◦ $15 ◦ Cecil's Jazz Club & Restaurant ◦ 364 Valley Road ◦ West Orange ◦ 973.736.4800 ◦ $10.
  • Choral Meditations on the Stations of the Cross with the Cathedral Choir ◦ This a cappella program will feature works of Allegri, Byrd, Tallis, Purcell, and Poulenc ◦ Fri, Apr 14 ◦ 8pm ◦ Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart ◦ 89 Ridge Street ◦ Newark ◦ 973.484.2400.
  • Caldwell College Concert SeriesAnton Del Forno ◦ Guitarist ◦ Fri, Apr 21 ◦ 8pm ◦ Alumni Theater ◦ Caldwell College ◦ Ryerson Ave ◦ Caldwell ◦ 973.618.3326 ◦ $12/$15.
  • Youth Orchestra of Essex County (including five student musicians from Glen Ridge) ◦ To perform two concerts in South Orange and Manhattan ◦ Music by Telemann, Mozart, and a piece specially commissioned for the Orchestra’s 50th anniversary ◦ Sun, Apr 30 ◦ 2 pm @ South Orange Middle School Auditorium ◦ 70 North Ridgewood Rd ◦ South Orange, NJ ◦ Sat, May 20 ◦ 3-4:30 pm @ Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew ◦ 86 St. & West End Avenue ◦ New York, NY ◦ For info e-mail [email protected]
  • Mozart, Mascagni, and More! ◦ the Choir and Soloists of St. Cassian will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart with a performance of the Missa Brevis in C, K. 220 ◦ works of Rutter, and the Easter Hymn from Cavilleria Rusticana of Mascagni ◦ Organist David Macfarlane and instrumentalists will accompany the choir ◦ Sun, Apr 30 ◦ 4pm ◦ St. Cassian Church ◦ 187 Bellevue Avenue ◦ Upper Montclair ◦ $15.
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