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Welcome
to the 21st Anniversary of Raritan River Music!
Welcome
to the 21st
Raritan
River
Music Festival! This
year the Raritan River Music Festival begins its third decade
of presenting in concert many of the world’s most acclaimed
musicians performing in the beautiful, picturesque settings of
intimate, historic venues in
Western New Jersey
. Concerts will feature world premieres of new music,
the tango throughout its history, 1,000 years of vocal chamber
music, and one of the hottest young violinists on tour today.
All audience members are invited to a reception to meet the
performers following each concert
Raritan
River Music serves the community through music presentation,
creation, and programs of educational, therapeutic, and
cultural enrichment—to date, over 500 presentations to
over 50,000 residents, plus millions more through media and
Internet broadcasts.
Raritan
River Music has received awards and recognition for its
innovative programs from The
Senate and General Assembly of the State of
New Jersey
, Chamber Music
America
, and The American
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (recipient of the 1999 National ASCAP-Chamber Music America Award for
Adventurous Programming).
Founded
in 1989, the goals of Raritan River Music are three fold:
Artists-in-the-Community
Residency Program:
to offer the joy and cultural fulfillment of music to those
in the community not often exposed to live performances of
classical music. This includes presentations at health care facilities, as well as the Merck Educational Enrichment Program of Raritan River Music at schools throughout the region.
Raritan
River
Music Festival:
to present in concert each May throughout
Northwestern
New Jersey
many of
America
's
and the world’s finest musicians, performing chamber music
at intimate historic locations in picturesque setting.
New
Music Commissioning Program:
to enrich the ensemble literature and create a legacy with
new compositions supported through the New Music
Commissioning Program.
Raritan
River Music works year round to fulfill our commitment to
make music an important part of people’s everyday lives!
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