Concerts by the Bay – Summer 2025

DATEs July 6,13,20,27 and August 3
TIME 3:00 pm ET
LOCATION 250 Water Street (Water & Market Streets) Perth Amboy NJ
VENUE Bayview Park

Join Ginny as she conducts the Garden State Symphonic Bank in this free concert.  Bring your lawn chairs!

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Swing Town – Maplewood Pool Concert Series

DATEs July 23
TIME 6:30 pm
LOCATION 187 Boyden Ave, Maplewood , NJ
VENUE Maplewood Community Pool

Join Ginny as she plays drums with the Swing Town Jazz Band – the concert is free to attend!

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Pirates of Penzance – Light Opera of New Jersey

DATEs July 12
TIME 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm 
LOCATION 8000 Fellowship Road, Basking Ridge, NJ
VENUE Sieminski Theater Cultural Arts Center

Join Ginny as she plays the clarinet in the Light Opera of New Jersey’s performances of The Pirates of Penzance. 

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Maplewood Concert Band – Summer 2025 Concert

DATEs June 25 and July 1
TIME 7:00 pm ET
LOCATION 237 Oakland Rd, Maplewood, NJ (June 25); 9 Cherry Ln, West Orange, NJ (July 1)
VENUE Maplecrest Park (June 25);  The Clipper Pavilion (July 1) 

Join Ginny as she conducts/plays the clarinet in these free concerts billed as “a mashup of vintage vibes and brand new beats.”

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Dreamers – Harmonium Concert

DATEs June 7 and June 8
TIME 7:30 pm ET (June 7)

3:00 pm ET (June 8)

LOCATION 50 South Park Place, Morristown, NJ
VENUE Morristown United Methodist Church

Join Ginny and the Harmonium Choral Society as they honor all immigrant students in our community when they perform American DREAMers, Melissa Dunphy‘s cantata, inspired by the stories of young poets brought to America as children. You will also hear a premiere by Laurel Luke Christensen, our emerging-composer-in-residence and new American composers Carlos Corderos, Christopher Harris and Saunder Choi. Experience our ‘surrounded-by-the-choir’ sound and an African dance as well!

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Maplewood Community Music – Spring from A to G

DATEs April 29, 2025
TIME 7:30 pm ET
LOCATION 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood, NJ
VENUE
The Woodland

Fun concert coming up! A huge variety of pieces from A to G, and it’s family friendly. Ginny will be playing clarinet and conducting (not at the same time, though…)

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Discover the Music of Virginia Johnston – Re-Broadcast

DATEs March 31, 2025
TIME 8:00 pm ET
LOCATION WWFM Radio Station
VENUE
https://www.wwfm.org/#stream/0

Join Maestro George Marriner Maull of The Discovery Orchestra, composer and clarinetist Virginia Johnston, and pianist Enriqueta Somarriba for a re-broadcast of Inside Music as they explore Johnston’s Dance from her Suite for Clarinet and Piano. The broadcast will include a special interview with Ms. Somarriba and Ms. Johnston, and will conclude with an audience Q&A session. Produced in partnership with WWFM—The Classical Network.

Click here for the re-broadcast link on March 31 at 8pm.

Discover the Music of Virginia Johnston

DATEs March 14, 2025
TIME 8:00 – 10:00 pm
LOCATION 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
VENUE
Princeton Theological Seminary

Live Radio Broadcast!

Join Maestro George Marriner Maull of The Discovery Orchestra, composer and clarinetist Virginia Johnston, and pianist Enriqueta Somarriba for a special live broadcast of Inside Music as they explore Johnston’s Dance from her Suite for Clarinet and Piano. The broadcast will include a special interview with Ms. Somarriba and Ms. Johnston, and will conclude with an audience Q&A session. Produced in partnership with WWFM—The Classical Network.

This is a complimentary event, but registration is required!     Click HERE for more information or to register.

A Concert for Peace with Violins of Hope

DATEs January 12, 2025
TIME 3:00 pm
LOCATION 1 Center Street, Newark NJ 07102
VENUE
NJPAC – New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Looking forward to singing as part of Harmonium, along with the NJ Youth Chorus with the NJ Youth Symphony, under the direction of Helen Cha-Pyo at NJPAC this Sunday afternoon, January 12, as part of the Violins of Hope concert. It’s been an amazing experience to rehearse Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” with Dr. Anne Matlack and Dr. Cha-Pyo.  I have always wanted to sing this piece, and now it’s happening.

This special concert showcases the extraordinary Violins of Hope, precious stringed instruments that survived the Holocaust. These instruments, some of which were played by prisoners of ghettos and death camps, have been meticulously restored by Israeli luthiers Amnon and Avshi Weinstein. Today, they serve as symbols of survival and perseverance, bringing hope to audiences worldwide. Join us for an unforgettable weekend of remembrance, reflection, and renewal at A Concert for Peace with Violins of Hope as we commemorate the resilience of the human spirit and honor the legacy of those who perished in the Holocaust.

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Snow Angel

DATEs December 7 and  8, 2024
TIME 7:30  pm (Saturday, December 7)
3:00 pm (Sunday, December 8) 
LOCATION 57 East Park Place, Morristown, NJ
VENUE
Presbyterian Church in Morristown

Ginny will be singing in both performances of Snow Angel.

Experience rebirth and beauty through the eyes of children, under the watchful gaze of angels, in Sarah Quartel’s evocative Snow Angel, for chorus, cello and djembe.  With East Coast premiere of Joe Gregorio’s Unbound Angels and gems by Bruckner, Buxtehude, Hailstork and Rossi. Complimentary reception to follow each show.

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