Musical Performances

Arts Council of Princeton presentations and programs: artscouncilofprinceton.org.

Memory and the Work of Art. A year of exhibitions, concerts, performances, and lectures to mark the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. Schedule of events: princeton.edu/memory

Princeton University Department of Music Events Calendar, please visit http://www.princeton.edu/music/events/.

Princeton University Lewis Center for the Arts, Events Calendar, please visit princeton.edu/arts/events/calendar/.

Princeton University, Events princeton.edu/uleague/University%20Events%20Calendar

Carillon Concert, Sun 1 pm; Wed 6:30 pm, Princeton University, 88 College Road West, Princeton. 258-3654; princeton.edu.

Jersey Harmony Chorus Rehearsals, Mon 7:15 pm, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro. (732) 236-6803; harmonize.com/jerseyharmony

Open Mic, Tue 7 pm, Grover's Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor. 716-8771; groversmillcoffee.com.

Princeton Garden Statesmen Barbershop Chorus Rehearsals, Tue, 7:30-10 pm, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro. 799-8218; princetongardenstatesmen.com.

Acoustic Showcase, Wed 7-11 pm, KatManDu, 50 Riverview Plaza, Waterfront Park, Route 29, Trenton. 393-7300; serioussongwriter.com.

Lawrence Community Band, Thu 7:30pm, Lawrence Senior Center, East Darrah Lane. 883-8414. (wv)

Dick Gratton jazz guitar, Fri 6-9pm, Chambers Walk Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville. 896-5995; allaboutjazz.com

Live Music, 6-9 pm, 1st Fri Double Standards; 2nd Fri Caila and Natalie, Molto Bene Caffe y Mercato Italiano, 116 North Main Street, Hightstown. 448-1588; downtownhightstown.org.

Trenton2Nite, 2nd Fri 5 pm, Trenton Downtown, South Warren & Lafayette streets. 393-8998; trenton-downtown.com.

Live Music, Fri-Sat, 6pm, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington. 737-4465; hopewellvalleyvineyards.com

Café Improv, 4th Sat, 7pm, Solley Theater, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. $2. Music, poetry, comedy. 924-8777; artscouncilofprinceton.org; www.cafeimprov.com. (wv)

Piano Teachers' Forum Meetings, Dec 2, Jan 6, Feb 3, 8:45 am, Jacobs Music, Route 1, Lawrence. $10. 921-1510.

Edward T. Cone Concert Series: Harmonic jazz, Dec 2-3, 8 pm, Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall, Einstein Drive, Princeton. Preconcert lecture 6:30 pm. Register 734-8228; ias.edu

John Bianculli Duo, Dec 3, 10, 17, 9 pm, Americana Diner, 359 Route 130, East Windsor. 448-4477; americanadiner.com.

VoicesChorale Family Concert, Dec 3, 10am & 11:30am, Music Together, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell. $8-$10. 637-9383; voiceschorale.org. (wv)

Contemporary music and service, Dec 3, 10, 17, 5 pm, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer Street, Princeton. 924-2613; princetonumc.org.

Champagne Holiday Buffet/Concert, Dec 4, 11 am, Princeton Garden Statesmen, Cranbury Inn, Cranbury. $58. Register. 799-8218; princetongardenstatesmen.com

Carillon Concert, Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 1 pm, Princeton University, 88 College Road West, Princeton. 258-3654; princeton.edu.

Spectrum Concerts: Bach Advent Vespers with Chapel Choir, Dec 4, 2:30 pm, Princeton University, Chapel. 258-3654; princeton.edu.

Sunday Serenades Concert Series: An Afternoon of Franz Schubert with Paul-Andrew Bempechat on piano, Dec 4, 3 pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. $15. 924-1604; uuprinceton.org

Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Concert, Dec 4, 7 pm, Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro. $12-$25. 790-9559; bravuraphil.org.

Mr. Chris & Alley, Dec. 5, 8:30 pm, Small World Cafe, 14 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. 924-4377 x2; smallworldcoffee.com.

Open Mic, Dec 6, 13, 20, 27, 7 pm, Grover's Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor. 716-8771; groversmillcoffee.com.

Arturo Romay, Dec 6, 13, 20, 27, 6:30-8 pm, Santino's Ristorante, 1240 Route 130 South, Robbinsville. 443-5600; santinosristorante.com.

Christmas Service Carols of Many Nations' includes readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols led by the seminary choir, international students, and seminary staff members, Dec 7, 3 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm,Princeton Theological Seminary, Miller Chapel. 497-7760; ptsem.edu.

Open Mic, Dec 7, 14, 21, 28, 10 pm, Alchemist & Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. 21 plus.924-5555; theaandb.com.

Brittany Haas and Dan Trueman, Dec 8, 8 pm, Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University Campus 258-1500; princeton.edu/arts.

NJ Gay Men’s Chorus: A Holiday Shuffle, You Pick 'Em, We Sing 'Em, Dec 10, 8 pm, Trinity Church, 503 Asbury Ave, Asbury Park. Dec 11, 4pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road $15-$25. (732) 579-8449; njgmc.org.

Princeton Pro Musica: G.F. Handel with soloists Julianne Baird, Amy Zorn, Scott Murphree, and Elem Ely, Dec 11, 3 pm, War Memorial, Memorial Drive, Trenton. $25-$55. 683-5122; princetonpromusica.org.

Cantus Novus: Rejoice: A Musical Feast for Mary, Dec 11, 4 pm, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton. $20.215-968-3414; cantusnovus.org

Spectrum Concerts: Messiah Sing with organ, strings, and trumpet, Dec 12, 7:30 pm, Princeton University, Chapel. 258-3654; princeton.edu.

MCCC Choral Concert, Dec 13, 7:30pm, Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. 570-3735, www.mccc.edu. (wv)

MCCC Jazz Band Concert, Dec 13, 8pm, Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. 570-3735, www.mccc.edu.

Spectrum Concerts: Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols featuring the Chapel Choir and a cappella groups, Dec 14, 7:30 pm, Princeton University, Chapel. 258-3654; princeton.edu.

Al Oliver, Gentle jazz featuring saxophone, flute, and vocals, Dec 15, 7:30-9:30 pm Nick's Cafe 72, 72 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton. 882-0087; cafe72nj.com

VoicesChorale: Once in Royal David’s City, Dec 17, 4:30pm & 8pm, Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton. $10-$25. 637-9383; voiceschorale.org. (wv)

West African djembe Drumming Workshop with Sharon Silverstein, Dec 17, 6:30 pm, community drumming circle, 8 pm, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman. $15-$30. 924-7294; princetonyoga.com.

Sal Lucolino, accordion, Dec 23, 6-9 pm, Molto Bene Caffe y Mercato Italiano, 116 North Main Street, Hightstown. 448-1588; downtownhightstown.org

Christmas Eve Caroling with the Blawenburg Brass Band, Dec 24, 5:15 pm, Arts Council of Princeton, On the Green, 924-8777; artscouncilofprinceton.org.

Jazz Vespers, Jan 11, 8 pm, Princeton University, Chapel. 258-3654; princeton.edu.

Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra New Year's Eve Concert, Dec 31, 8pm, Patriots Theater, War Memorial, Trenton. $25-$65. 396-5522; trentonsymphony.org. (wv)

NJSO: Best of Playing with Fire, Jan 13, 7:30 pm, War Memorial in Trenton. 984-8400; thewarmemorial.com. (wv)

Central Jersey Choral Society: Haydn & Bruckner, Jan 21, 2:30pm, Grace St Paul's Church, 3715 E State Street Ext, Mercerville; Jan 28, 2:30pm, St Paul's Church, 79 One Mile Road Extension, East Windsor. $15-$20. 759-1936; cjchoralsociety.org.

Bach Cantata Fest, Dryden Ensemble, Jan 22, 3 pm, Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary, Mercer Street. $35. 466-8541; drydenensemble.org.

Sunday Musicale Series: Rosanne Nahass presents the Diabelli Variations by Beethoven, Jan 22, 3 pm, Steinway Musical Society, Jacobs Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. $18.434-0222; princetonol.com/groups/Steinway.

Nassau at Four Series, The Volanti Flute Quartet with Jill Crawford, Katherine McClure, Ellen Fisher Deerberg, and Barbara Highton Williams, Jan 22, 4 pm, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. 924-0103.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series Concert, Mozart, Prokofiev, and Franck, Jan 22, 4:30 pm, Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall, Einstein Drive, Princeton. 497-0020; princetonsymphony.org.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra: Soundtracks Series, Jan 25, 4:30 pm, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. 924-8822; princetonlibrary.org.

Chamber Music w/Judith Kellock, Janice Weber and Colm Toibin performing Ross Lee Finney's setting of poems by James Joyce, Feb 10, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street, Princeton. 4:30 pm 258-1500; princeton.edu/arts.

Edward T. Cone Concert Series: Harmonic Series with Eighth Blackbird sextet, Institute for Advanced Study, Feb 17-18, 8 pm, Wolfensohn Hall, Einstein Drive, Princeton. Post concert discussion.734-8228; ias.edu.

Sunday Musicale Series: Igor Resnianski performs Scarlatti, Feb 19, 3 pm, Steinway Musical Society, Jacobs Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. $18.434-0222; princetonol.com/groups/Steinway.

Sunday Serenades Concert Series: A Tale of Two Cities' with Amabile String Quartet featuring chamber music from London and Paris, Feb 19, 3 pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. $15.924-1604; uuprinceton.org.

Spectrum Concerts: Strings and Pipes featuring Alistair MacRae on cello and Eric Plutz on organ, Feb 24, 8 pm, Princeton University Chapel. 258-3654; princeton.edu.

Jazz Sundays, Feb 26, 11 am, Princeton University, Chapel. 258-3654; princeton.edu.

Nassau at Four Series: Praise with Strings and Pipes features Jan et Miller on organ and Nancy Wilson and Margaret Banks on violin, Feb 26, 4 pm, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. 924-0103.

Princeton University Concerts: Jazz Ensembles: Composing in the Moment, Feb 25, 8 pm, Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University campus. $15.258-9220; princeton.edu/utickets.

Double Standards, Guitar and double bass, Dec 2, 6-9 pm,Molto Bene Caffe y Mercato Italiano, 116 North Main Street, Hightstown. 448-1588; downtownhightstown.org.

Trenton2Nite, Dec 9, 5 pm, Trenton Downtown, South Warren and Lafayette streets. 393-8998; trenton-downtown.com

Caila and Natalie, Jazz Dec 9, 6-9 pm, Molto Bene Caffe y Mercato Italiano, 116 North Main Street, Hightstown. 448-1588; downtownhightstown.org.

Concerts at the Crossing

Hoots & Hellmouth & Madison Violet, Dec 3, 7:30pm.

Mary Gauthier & John Fullbright, Jan 12, 7:30pm.

Southside Johnny & Pool Fool Acoustic Jam, Feb 18, 7:30pm.

Concerts at the Crossing, UU Church at Washington Crossing, 268 Rte 546, Titusville. $5-$20. concertsatthecrossing.com. (wv)

McCarter Theater

Tallis Scholars, Dec 12, 8pm. $20-$54.

Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele, Dec 19, 8pm. $15-$45.

Chucho Valdes And Afro-Cuban Messengers With Special Guest Alfredo Rodriguez, Jazz, Jan 20 – 7:30pm. $20-$56

Mavis Staples, jazz, blues, Jan 21, 7:30pm. $35-$45.

Europa Galante chamber orchestra, Jan 31, 8pm.

Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd Dark Side/Moon, Feb 10, 7:30pm. $35-$45.

Overtone Quartet: Dave Holland, Jason Moran, Chris Potter & Eric Harland, Feb 15, 8pm. $20-$56.

Vladimir Spivakov, Violin, Olga Kern, Piano , Feb 16,  8pm. $20-$55

Richard Thompson, Feb 17, 8pm. $35-$45.

Jane Monheit, jazz, Feb 18, 7:30pm. $40 & $48.

Soweto Gospel Choir, Feb 18, 8pm. $20-$55.

An Evening With Bruce Hornsby, Solo Acoustic Piano, Feb 24 – 8pm. $35-$42.

The Midtown Men, March 3 – 8pm. $38 – $48

Christine Ebersole, March 17 – 7:30pm. $40 & $48

The King’s Singers, March 19 –8pm. $20 –$52

Herbie Hancock, Solo piano, March 26 –8pm, $20-$68

Yundi, piano, March 27 – 8pm. $20-$50

Florence Henderson All the Lives of Me: A Musical Journey, April 14 -8pm. $42-$54

ALEXANDER Mccall SMITH, April 20 – 8pm. $25-$35

Justin Roberts children's singer/songwriter, May 12 – 11am. $16

Emanuel Ax, piano, May 15 – 8pm. $20-$55

McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. 258-2787; mccarter.org.

Princeton Folk Music

Nowell Sing We Clear, Dec 16.

Garnet Rogers, Jan 20.

Atwater-Donnelly, Feb 17.

Princeton Folk Music, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton. $5-$20. 799-0944; princetonfolk.org.

Princeton University Concerts

Concert Classics

Ensemble ACJW: Beethoven, David Bruce, Shostakovich, Jan. 19, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Beethoven, Ysaye, Saint-Saens Featuring Julia Fischer, Violin, Milana Chernyavska, Piano, Feb, 16, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Hagen String Quartet: Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, March 1, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Jerusalem String Quartet: Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms, March 15, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Beethoven, Janacek Jonathan Biss, Piano, April 5, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Recital With Dance, Including Songs By Gluck, Handel And Brahms Featuring DAVID DANIELS, Countertenor, Martin Katz, Piano, Mark Morris, Choreographer, May 3, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Richardson Chamber Players

Looking Forward & Back: Beethoven, Paul Lansky, Stravinsky, Brahms, March 11, 3 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Constable & Landscape: Debussy, Beethoven, Britten, Schumann, May 6, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

The Tallis Scholars, Dec. 12, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Time For Three, March 6, 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University campus. 258-2800; princeton.edu/puconcerts.

The Record Collector Store

Jet Weston and the Atomic Ranch Hands, Dec 16The Grip Weeds, Dec 9.

Uncle Floyd, Dec 23,

The Record Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. 324-0880; the-record-collector.com

Richardson Auditorium

PU Glee Club: Readings & Carols, Dec 2, 8pm.

PU Jazz Ensemble, Dec 3, 8pm.

PU Wind Ensemble, Dec 4, 4pm.

Grieg, Satie, Brahms: PU Orchestra, Dec 9-10, 8pm.

Princeton Brass Band, Dec 11, 2pm.

PU Sinfonia, Dec 15, 8pm.

Princeton Symphony, Dec 17, 4pm.

American Boychoir: Winter Wonderland, Dec 18, 4pm.

Princeton University Concerts: Beethoven and Shostakovich with Ensemble ACJW featuring students of the Academy Sarah Beaty on clarinet, Owen Dalby and Joanna Marie Frankel on violin, Meena M. Bhasin on viola, Nicholas Canellakis on cello, and Angelina Gadeliya on piano, Jan 19, 8 pm. Pre-concert lecture, 7 pm. $20-$40.

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Fire: Light & Legend Anssi Karttunen on cello, Jan 20, 8 pm. $20-$82.

Westminster Choir, Jan 30, 7:30pm.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra: Simply Russian with music by Sergei Prokofiev, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Dmitri Shostakovich. Featuring Joshua Roman, cello, Feb 5, 4 pm. Pre-concert lecture at 3 pm. $25-$68.

Beethoven, Ysaye, Saint-Saens w/ Julia Fischer, violin, Milana Chernyavska, piano, Feb, 16, 8pm.

Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University campus. 258-5000; princeton.edu/richaud.

Steinway Society Musicales

Rosanne Nahass, Jan 22.

Igor Resnianski, Feb 19.

Steinway Society Musicales, Jacobs Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 3pm. $10-$18. 434 0222; steinwaysocietyprinceton.org.

The College of New Jersey

Boheme Opera NJ: Hansel & Gretel, Dec 11, 3pm, Kendall Hall. $10-$40.

Dept. of Music

Percussion Ensemble, Dec. 2, 2011 @ 8 pm, Mayo Hall. Free.

Choirs, Dec. 4, 2011 @ 4 pm, Mayo Hall.

Concert Band, Dec. 6, 2011 @ 8 pm, Mayo Hall.

Orchestra, Dec. 9, 8 pm, Mayo Hall.

$5-$15. music.pages.tcnj.edu

The College of New Jersey [TCNJ], 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing. 771-1855; tcnj.edu.

Westminster Choir College

Bring in the Season, Dec 2, 12:15pm, Rider Art Gallery.

Opera Theater: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), Dec 2-3, 8pm, Performing Arts Center.

RU Chorale & Choir Holiday Concert, Dec 3, 7:30pm, Gill Chapel.

Concert Bell Choir, Dec 3, 8pm; Dec 4, 3pm, Bristol Chapel.

Princeton Brass Holiday Spectacular, Dec 4, 2pm, Yvonne Theater.

Kantorei: O magnum mysterium, Dec 4, 8pm, Bristol Chapel.

RU Band, Dec 5, 7:30pm, Bart Luedeke Center.

Evening of Readings & Carols, Dec 9-10, 8pm, Princeton University Chapel.

Festive Christmas, Dec 16-17, 8pm, Bristol Chapel.

Community Orchestra, Jan 13, 8pm, Performing Arts Center.

Mendelssohn to Muczynski: Chamber Music, Jan 15, 3pm, Bristol Chapel.

Conservatory: I Virtuosi del Seicento, Jan 19, 12:15pm, Niles Chapel.

Nancy Froysland Hoerl, soprano, Jan 22, 3pm, Bristol Chapel.

Eric Hung, piano, Jan 29, 3pm, Bristol Chapel.

Kaleidoscope: Viva Italia, Feb 5, 2:30pm, Gill Memorial Chapel.

Margaret Cusack, soprano, Feb 5, 3pm, Bristol Chapel.

Kantorei: Musikalische Exequien, Feb 11, 8pm, Bristol Chapel.

Symphonic Choir, Feb 12, 3pm, Princeton Presbyterian Church, 545 Meadow Road.

Conservatory: Trio Brillante, Feb 16, 12:15pm, Niles Chapel.

Jubilee Singers, Feb 19, 4pm, Bristol Chapel.

Mountain & Water in Song & Ink, Feb 26, 3pm, Bristol Chapel.

Rider University, Lawrenceville Campus: Art Gallery, Bart Luedeke Center, Gill Chapel, Yvonne Theater, 2083 Lawrenceville Road. Princeton Campus: Bristol Chapel, 101 Walnut Street. Niles Chapel, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. Performing Arts Center, Princeton High, 151 Moore Street. 896-5000; 921-7100; rider.edu/wcc.