Lucas Waldin conductor Aretha Franklin Overture A tribute to the Queen of Soul, this program features symphony favorite Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy Award-nominee Ryan Shaw performing such iconic hits as “Respect,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “A Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,” “Amazing Grace” and many others.
Capathia Jenkins vocalist
Ryan Shaw vocalist
New Jersey Symphony
Chain of Fools
I Say a Little Prayer
Birth of Blues
Sir Duke
Nobody Does it Better
What a Friend We Have in Jesus / Climbing Higher Mountains
MacArthur Park
America the Beautiful
Respect
Salute to Ray Charles
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Unforgettable
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
A Change is Gonna Come
Isn’t She Lovely
At Last
Try a Little Tenderness
Amazing Grace
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel (1/9/25-1/9/25)
2025 Lunar New Year Celebration with Xian Zhang (1/25/25-1/25/25)
Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey (1/31/25-1/31/25)
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes (2/2/25-2/2/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/15/25-2/15/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/20/25-2/20/25)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (3/7/25-3/7/25)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (3/13/25-3/13/25)
Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang (4/3/25-4/3/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/12/25-4/12/25)
Discover Mozart & Bach (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/8/25-6/8/25)
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The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Dorado Schmitt and Sons: Django Festival All-Stars (11/23/24-11/23/24)
Paquito D'Rivera with New Jersey Symphony (11/8/24-11/8/24)
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Social Justice through Spoken Word (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Notes from America with Kai Wright (9/29/24-9/29/24)
Hillary Rodham Clinton Tour (9/17/24-9/17/24)
The Godfather Live in Concert (8/16/24-8/16/24)
Videos
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Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/2 - 2/2) | |
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Ladies of Laughter
Bergen PAC (2/3 - 2/3) | |
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We May Be Right, A Billy Joel Tribute
The Concert Hall at Drew University (2/15 - 2/15) | |
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The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
Mayo Center for the Performing Arts [Community Theatre] (2/7 - 2/8) | |
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Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (6/8 - 6/8) | |
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Legacy & Vision
NJPAC Victoria Theater, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Stage (4/24 - 4/25) | |
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/5 - 4/5) | |
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Anything Goes!
Sieminski Theater (3/29 - 4/6) | |
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Carolyn Dorfman Dance to Perform at 92nd Street Y
Harkness Dance Center (1/12 - 1/12) | |
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