This Saturday: Sensory-friendly Symphonic Storytime

EXPOSE YOUR CHILD TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND STORYTELLING THAT WILL INGITE IMAGINATION AND MUSICAL CURIOSITY     SYMPHONIC STORYTIME WITH THE WP CHAMBER WINDS SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE MARCH 8 • 3:00 PM   A sensory friendly community concert to introduce audiences to the wonders of music and the instruments of concert band. Featuring Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, Scott Watson’s Aesop’s Fables and other classic children’s tales set to music.   Suitable for all ages, with sensory friendly accommodations available for all.   Buy Tickets       RIDGEWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLE IN-RESIDENCE AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY MARCH 25 • 7:30 PM   You are invited to a collaborative performance featuring WP Music Department and the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra. This exciting spring concert will shine the spotlight on talented WP students as soloists. The program includes an orchestral arrangement of Quiet Lady, arranged by Logan Friedman, performed by a group of jazz musicians from WP alongside the orchestra. Seth Burke, a trumpet student majoring in both jazz and classical music, will perform the second movement of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto. Additionally, the program features Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto (soloist Jiao Yidi), Elgar's Serenade for Strings, and Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 1.   Join us in celebrating the brilliance of jazz and classical music brought to life by this powerful collaboration!   Buy Tickets       3 SHORT OPERAS APRIL 11 & 12 • 7:30 PM APRIL 13 • 3:00 PM   Featuring William Paterson Voice students, this show compilation will feature Dover Beach by Samuel Barber; Lost in the Scroll by Luca Sutto; and H & G: A Great and Terrible Story by Allen Shawn.   Hannah Comia, Music Director Dr. Christopher Herbert, Producer and Stage Director   Sponsored by: Rosenbloom Foundation Nan Guptill-Crain, in memory of Lauren Fowler-Calisto Colin and Susan Ungaro   Buy Tickets     UPCOMING EVENTS WINTER-SPRING 2025   WP Jazz Room Chris Potter with the William Paterson Jazz Orchestra March 9   WP Distinguished Lecturer Series An Evening with Terry Gross Host of NPR's Fresh Air March 13   Fearless: The Taylor Swift Experience March 16   Yacht Rock Gold Experience March 29   The Beat Goes On Starring Lisa McCrowry as Cher March 30   WP Jazz Room Saxophonist-Vocalist Camille Thurman Sponsored by Heart of Jazz Foundation April 6   Daybreak - A Tribute to Barry Manilow April 11   WP Jazz Room Chico Alvarez with the William Paterson Latin Jazz Ensemble April 13   Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix April 26   WP Jazz Room Christian McBride & Bill Charlap Duo Sponsored by the Woody Shapiro Endowment April 27   An Evening with Roger McGuinn May 6   Will Downing May 9   Jeff Boyer Productions presents Fun With Energy Sensory-Friendly Schooltime Performance May 12   Buy Tickets       Shea Center for Performing Arts | 973.720.2371 |wp-presents.org Email: boxoffice@wpunj.edu   Shea Center Box Office Hours of Operation Monday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday: CLOSED   There is a $3 per ticket fee on all purchases.  No refunds or exchanges. All sales are final.  All programs are subject to change.     INVEST IN THE ARTS AT WP At William Paterson University, we believe in the transformative power of the arts. The mission of WP Presents! is to bring exceptional performances and exhibitions to our community, offering a diverse and inspiring lineup that engages, challenges, and entertains. We invite you to make a meaningful difference by supporting affordable, world-class performances that captivate audiences. Reach out to us, so together we can champion the future of the arts at William Paterson University.    DONATE     WP Presents! programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.     William Paterson University 300 Pompton Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470 Connect With Us