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Early Access
to Morris Museum Members:
Thursday, May
18 through Wednesday, May 24
The 2023
season of concerts on The Back Deck features a great mix of returning
favorites and exciting debuts. Get your tickets soon to reserve the
best spaces and then pack your picnics and prepare for your summer
serenade! If you aren't a member already, join today to enjoy first
dibs on tickets for The Back Deck and enjoy access to the museum,
invitations to openings, and discounts in the Bickford Theatre
throughout the year!
Members can purchase
tickets today—a whole week before the box office opens to the
general public!
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Attendees must
bring their own chairs and are welcome to bring refreshments to enjoy
the live music atop the Morris Museum’s elevated parking deck. TICKETS: $50 for an 8’x8’ block that accommodates up to two patrons (in
green on the seating chart) or $25 for a block that accommodates one
patron (in orange). Concerts begin at 7:30 PM but patrons are welcome
to arrive as early as 5:00 PM to enjoy their picnics. In the event of
inclement weather, outdoor performances will be held inside the
Museum’s Bickford Theatre.
Bickford
Theatre Ticket & Visitor Information
The Morris
Museum has adopted a dynamic mask policy for upcoming events
inside the Bickford Theatre. Face masks are currently
optional in the CENTER and HOUSE RIGHT sections and are required in
the HOUSE LEFT section. This policy is subject to change at any time. For assistance, call the box office at 973-971-3706.
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Upcoming Back
Deck Concerts
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The Antoinette
Montague Experience
Jazz on the
Back Deck
Thursday, June
22 | 7:30 PM
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Kick off the
Jazz on the Back Deck Season with the Antoinette Montague Experience!
Known throughout the region for her talents as a vocalist, mentor,
and radio host, when Antoinette walks onto a stage the audience knows
they are in for an unforgettable evening.
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Don Braden Big Band and Quartet
Jazz on the
Back Deck
Thursday, June
29 | 7:30 PM
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Don Braden
celebrates the release of the highly anticipated Earth Wind and
Wonder Volume 2 recording on The Back Deck!
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Martin
Pizzarelli and Friends
Jazz on the
Back Deck
Thursday, July
13 | 7:30 PM
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Back by
popular demand, bassist Martin Pizzarelli returns to the Back Deck to
remind us all why he is widely considered the most swinging bassist
and the “keeper of the flame”.
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ETHEL
Lot of Strings
Music Festival
Tuesday, July
18 | 7:30 PM
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The
genre-defying and ever-exciting ETHEL returns to the Back Deck for
their first appearance since 2021. Known for their arrangements of a
vast array of music, ETHEL delivers electric performances that
surprise critics and audiences alike.
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Dover Quartet
Lot of Strings
Music Festival
Saturday, July
22 | 7:30 PM
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Named one of
the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music
Magazine, the GRAMMY® nominated Dover Quartet has followed a
“practically meteoric” (Strings) trajectory to become one of the most
in-demand chamber ensembles in the world.
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In 1959,
Harry Belafonte created a live recording from Carnegie Hall that
would remain on the charts for over three years. This concert
highlighted Belafonte’s sensitivity as an artist and activist through
his iconic performance of beloved works.
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Black Oak
Ensemble
Lot of Strings
Music Festival
Thursday,
August 3 | 7:30 PM
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Performing
works from Bach to Tango, the ensemble that reached #1 on the
billboard classical charts last summer demonstrates their virtuosic
versatility.
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Evan Sherman Big Band
Jazz on the
Back Deck
Thursday,
August 10 | 7:30 PM
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The Evan
Sherman Big Band returns after sell-out shows in the Bickford Theatre
and Back Deck with a delightful and surprising program.
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Alla Boara
Jazz on the
Back Deck
Saturday,
August 19 | 7:30 PM
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Making their
NJ and Back Deck debut, Alla Boara brings a contemporary jazz
sensibility to the ancient folk music of Italy! Alla Boara seeks to
bring recognition and new life to Italy’s diverse history of regional
folk music.
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Galvin Cello
Quartet
Lot of Strings
Music Festival
Saturday,
August 26 | 7:30 PM
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The Galvin
Cello Quartet explores the limitless range of a cello ensemble by
bringing together new works from diverse cultural backgrounds while
seeking to establish the cello quartet as a core part of the
classical music world.
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Leadership
support for the Lot of Strings Concert Series is
provided by Will and Mary Leland.
Support for
the Back Deck Concert Series is provided by Morris
County Tourism Bureau, a Division of the Morris County Economic
Development Alliance.
The Morris
County Economic Development Alliance & Morris County Tourism
Bureau receives operating support from the County of Morris and the
New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the NJ Department of
State. The MCEDA & Morris County Tourism Bureau receives funding
through a grant from NJ Department of State, Division of Travel and
Tourism.
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The Morris
Museum gratefully acknowledges generous operating support from the
following funders:
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