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Life's A Gig with Vanisha Gould
Jazz on
the Back Deck (Outdoors)
Saturday,
August 24 | 7:30 PM
Vanisha
Gould brings her lustrous voice to the Back Deck for an exciting debut.
Vanisha came to New York in 2015 from Simi Valley, California. Inspired
by artists like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Carmen
McRae, and Ella Fitzgerald – Vanisha has successfully curated her sound
as a composer and band leader. Performing originals and music from the
Great American Songbook on several groundbreaking stages both in New
York and overseas, she aspires to continue sharing her voice with
audiences in New York and beyond.
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Blanc
Aprés Labor Day with Mike Davis and the New Wonders
Jazz on the
Back Deck (Outdoors)
Saturday,
September 14 | 7:30 PM
Celebrate
the end of the season with a 1920s jazz party! Don your summer white
clothes one more time before packing them for winter for this stylish
Back Deck Gatsby style party in Jazz!
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Orpheus
Chamber Orchestra with Garrick Ohlsson
Live Arts
Sunday,
September 29 | 5:00 PM
The famed
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra returns with a program featuring a new piece
by Billy Childs titled “Each Moment Is a New Discovery.” Critically
acclaimed pianist, Garrick Ohlsson, joins Orpheus as a trusted Mozart
partner.
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Dan
Levinson & Friends
Live Arts
Sunday,
October 27 | 3:00 PM
Dan will be
joined by some of his best friends in music with an afternoon of
familiar favorites and forgotten gems.
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Primo
Puccini Celebrating Puccini with The Baroque Orchestra of New
Jersey
Live Arts
Sunday,
November 17 | 3:00 PM
Commemorating
the 100-year anniversary of famed composer Giacomo Puccini’s death and
the premiere of his last opera, The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey
presents a special concert that celebrates his work, featuring guest
operatic singers Theresa Carlomagno and Timothy Maureen Cole.
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Live Arts
Sunday,
December 22 | 3:00 PM
The Water
Gap Jazz Orchestra returns to the Morris Museum to perform Duke
Ellington’s iconic Nutcracker Suite and their very own Grinch Suite!
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Thank you for
your support!
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The Morris Museum thanks Will and Mary Leland, and F.
Gary Knapp for their leadership support of this season’s presentations
of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
Support for the Back Deck Concert Series is provided by
Morris County Economic Development Alliance & Tourism Bureau.
The Morris County Economic Development Alliance & Tourism Bureau receives funding from the
County of Morris and the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel & Tourism.
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Photos by Jack Grassa and courtesy of the artists.
Illustrations by Jean Minthe.
The Morris Museum gratefully acknowledges generous
operating support from the following funders:
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