Archibald Willard, The Spirit of '76 (c. 1876)

NBCO Spring Salon Series

“America in Music”

The season’s first group of salons will feature works by American composers and evocative of American themes. Join us for an inspiring program that will include works by Higdon, Barber, Ives, and more! Dates and performance venues for this program are as follows:  

State Theatre New Jersey

Sunday February 15, 2026, at 3pm  

Reservation Required

Barron Arts Center

Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 1pm

First Reformed–New Brunswick

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 12pm

“The Revolutionary War in New Jersey”

Funded in part by Middlesex County (NJ), the second group of salons this season will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and the ideals that drove the Founding Fathers and their compatriots to action. Celebrate that momentous event with an exciting program that will include works by Shield, Cage, and even a work commissioned by the Composers Guild of New Jersey for the NBCO that will highlight New Jersey’s role in the Revolution. Dates and performance venues for this program are as follows:  

East Jersey Old Towne

Sunday March 15, 2026, at 1pm 

Zimmerli Art Museum

Sunday May 3, 2026, at 2pm

Reservation Required

Proprietary House, Perth Amboy

September (dates TBD) 

 

NBCO Artistic Director earns Mason Gross Inclusive Community Award

Baumanis is the university’s first female band director in its 257-year history. She is also the co-author of “GO ON, Tell Your Story! Voices of Women Band Directors,” a book spotlighting the experiences of women band directors, and she serves as co-faculty advisor for the Rutgers Rainbow Symphony. To learn more about Baumanis, visit our “About>Reframing” page.

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