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Classical Concert Series
2008-2009
For twenty-six years, Seton Hall University's Arts Council Concert Series has offered New Jersey great musical performances in presenting more than 80 concerts. The series has featured world-class soloists and ensembles from around the globe, including pianists Emanuel Ax, Bella Davidovich, Ruth Laredo, John O’Conor and Rudolph Firkusny, flutist Ransom Wilson, and koto player Fusako Yoshido. Ensembles have included the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Orpheus Ensemble, the Emerson and Takacs string quartets, and the Tallis Scholars.
These artists have played to capacity audiences in Seton Hall’s Jubilee Auditorium. Our three concert season will be presented in the new and intimate South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), centrally located in South Orange Village less than a mile from the University's gates.
The upcoming season features:
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Simone Dinnerstein October 28, 7:30 PM
"Simone Dinnerstein has made her career by breaking every rule in the book." - NY Times
Performing works by Bach, Beethoven, and Copland. |
Musicians from Marlboro December 8, 7:30 PM
"The most exciting chamber music in the United States." - Time
Performing works by Janacek, Mozart and Mendelssohn. *Special pre-concert lecture by Dr. Robert Waters, Assistant Professor of Music History at Seton Hall University and former music critic of the Washington Post. |
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The Brentano String Quartet with Walter Van Dyk, narrator March 3, 7:30 PM
"Such was their ferocity on Saturday night that the instruments almost burst into flames... the Brentanos are a magnificent string quartet... wonderful, selfless music making." - The Times (London) |
East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) April 28, 7:30 PM
A seventeen piece, conductorless chamber orchestra, ECCO combines the strength and power of an orchestral ensemble with the personal, intimate nature of chamber music. |
Please arrive 15-20 minutes prior to the beginning of each concerts.
To make a tax-deductible gift in support of the Arts Council Series, please call (973) 378-2677.
For further information please call The Arts Council (973) 313-6338
or send an e-mail to artscouncil@shu.edu