nj arts maven: A Holiday Music Festival

The 18th Annual Madison Holiday Arts Festival

Friday/Saturday November 24/25

The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey is excited to return to the Madison Community Arts Center, 10 Kings Road, Madison, NJ for the Madison Holiday Arts Festival presented by The Madison Arts & Culture Alliance.

Artists and friends of the orchestra will present great music of all styles and periods.

Friday, November 24

12:00-1:00 PM - Pianist Peter Toth will present the exciting and expressive music of Franz Liszt.

1:30-2:30 PM - Pianists John Pivarnik and Nan Childress Orchard will present a special 4-hand piano arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.

3:00-4:00 PM - John Pivarnik is joined by vocalists Teresa Giardina and Deborah Fennelly for a recital of arias and songs from opera and The Great American Songbook.

4:30-5:30 PM - Guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz returns to perform selections from his recently released Elegia Classics CD of the compositions of Maestro Robert W. Butts

and music by GIrolamo Frescobaldi, Manuel Ponce, and Napolean Coste.

Saturday, November 25

12:00-1:00 PM - The Ionian Sextet Wind Ensemble will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Serenade in Eb and other works.

1:30-2:30 PM - Violinist Anna David and Violist Laura Layton will perform music of Ludwig van Beethoven and others.

3:00-4:00 - Pianist John Pivarnik will be joined by Soprano Emily Thompson and Tenor Dmitri Zigrino performing music of Ralph Vaughan Williams and popular favorites.

4:30-5:30 - The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey under the baton of Maestro Robert W. Butts will close the festival with music of the Baroque and modern eras, as well as holiday selections.

Admission to all events is free — join us and celebrate the holidays together.