PROGRAMS & GALLERIES

Dido and Aeneas - 2024

Our Somerset Hills Chorus, in collaboration with The LOTUS Chorale and the Sebastians orchestra, in a concert rendition of Henry Purcell's timeless opera, Dido and Aeneas.

St Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, NJ

TENET Vocal Artists:

Stabat Mater - 2024

An intimate, one to a part performance for singers, string quartet and continuo exploring Pergolesi’s seminal Stabat Mater and florid sonatas by Isabella Leonarda, who lived and composed one generation before Pergolesi from the convent, and whose works show the depth and versatility of her creative genius.

Community of St. John Baptist in Mendham Township, NJ

Dan Tepfer's Natural Machines - 2024

A performance by internationally acclaimed pianist-composer Dan Tepfer exploring the intersection of science and art.

The Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ

the Sebastains:

Classical Favorites - 2024

A cozy Winter concert right in the heart of the Somerset Hills, featuring the Sebastians and beloved pieces by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann

The Mansion at Natirar in Gladstone, NJ

Readings & Carols - 2023

An epic service of Readings & Carols with brass, organ, and percussion featuring our Somerset Hills Chorus and the Chancel Choir of PC Morristown.

The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, NJ

Great Gatsby at Blairsden - 2023

An extravagant musical affair, featuring talented acts performing timeless 1920s vocal, jazz, and ballroom music in multiple rooms of the grand estate.

Blairsden Mansion in Peapack & Gladstone, NJ

Farmfest Music Festival - 2023

Featuring Fire & Grace, Billy Webster, Stacia Thiel, and The Joe Cirotti Quartet: an outdoor event full of music, food trucks, and family-friendly fun for all!

The Ross Farm in Basking Ridge, NJ

Chanticleer: Labyrinths - 2023

The multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer presents their brand-new tour of songs “as fresh as a blade of grass, tightly focused and keenly expressive.”

– The New York Times

St Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, NJ

Annelies - 2023

The Somerset Hills Chorus & Rise Up Chorus join together for a performance of James Whitbourn’s oratorio Annelies, based on The Diary of Anne Frank.

6/10, Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church in Plainfield, NJ

6/11, Presbyterian Church in Morristown, NJ

Midnight Magic - 2023

The sun has set, the gloaming has gone, and stillness has settled in. As the clock strikes twelve, something mystical begins to stir...the night brings a wonder all its own. Mirror Visions Ensemble’s Midnight Magic reflects upon the witching hour as musical favorites by Wolf, Poulenc, and Fauré intermingle with Bonds, Sondheim, and more.

Private Estate, Far Hills, NJ

Fantasies, Fugues, Preludes, and Premieres - 2023

Brian Harlow, Randall Wolfgang, and Randall Svane team up for a matinee performance of works for oboe, organ, and piano.

The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, NJ

Mozart on the Meadow:

Family Music Festival - 2022

A program of classical music for the whole family to enjoy, such as “Carnival of the Animals” by Saint-Saëns, “The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant” by Poulenc, selections by Mozart, and more.

Private Estate in Bedminster, NJ

America/Beautiful - 2022

A car show and masterful pianistic stylings against the backdrop of an idyllic Far Hills estate! Steinway Artist and Center for Musical Excellence Director Min Kwon will perform highlights from her America/Beautiful project, a compendium of over 70 variations on America the Beautiful by living composers.

Private Estate in Far Hills, NJ

Summer Solstice Music Festival - 2022

Carl Orff’s thrilling cantata, Carmina Burana, in a popular arrangement for two pianos, percussion, three virtuosic vocal soloists, and a large chorus. Americana and 60's rock from Just Married and heartland rock, Memphis soul, and modern pop with Nick Ryan and the Mess. Family activities, food trucks and vendors, and featured art by local artists.

The Ross Farm in Basking Ridge, NJ

Scholarship Alumni Concert - 2022

A virtual pre-recorded concert showcasing the talents and progress of our Young Musicians Scholarship recipients from past years

Virtual Event

Mozart on the Meadow - 2021

A fundraising gala presented by Center for Musical Excellence (CME) and Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH). The brilliant young musicians of Min Kwon's CME join with opera stars and our own Somerset Hills Chorus in our annual autumn festival.

Private Estate in Bedminster, NJ

Alexei Tartakovsky, virtuoso pianist - 2021

Piano virtuoso Alexei Tartakovsky plays Beethoven's final two piano sonatas, Opus 110 and 111.

Virtual Concert

Mozart On The Meadow - 2020

Featuring Mozart’s piano, violin, and clarinet concertos, wind and string serenades, and Symphony No. 40, performed by world-class musicians under the artistic direction of Center for Musical Excellence Founder, Min Kwon.

Private Estate in Bedminster, NJ

The Messiah - 2019

The Somerset Hills Chorus & the Drew University Choirs join forces with featured soloists and The Sebastians directed by Stephen Sands.

The Presbyterian Church in Morristown, NJ

Drew University Concert Hall in Madison, NJ

Appalachian Spring - 2019

A program to honor three great American composers - Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and Samuel Barber - who briefly lived and worked together on the Bernardsville Mountain in the optimistic springtime of 1945.

Somerset Lake & Game Club in Far Hills, NJ