

From Bach to the Beatles
June 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Enjoy music by Bach, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff, as well as a new violin concerto based upon melodies by the Beatles, as we explore the relationship of classical music to popular music. To be redirected to the ticketing page, please click here.
PROGRAM:
Performed by: Members of the Garden State Philharmonic Diane Wittry, Conductor
From Bach to the Beatles
Garden State Philharmonic
Saturday June 3, 2023
7:30pm
Grunin Center for the Performing Arts
Ocean County College
Soloists and Guests:
Music Director & Conductor – Diane Wittry
Piano – Craig Ketter
Violin – Nicholas Pappone
Guest Beatles Expert – Ken Womack
“Toccata” from Toccata and Fugue in d minor BWV 565 – J.S. Bach
Trumpet Overture – Purcell
Lieutenant Kije – Romance – Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 2 (2nd mvt) – Rachmaninoff
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. 2, (1st mvt) – Beethoven
(Moonlight Sonata)
Symphony No. 5 (1st mvt ) – Beethoven
Intermission
Penny Lane – arr. M. Zavoski
Beatles Fantasy Concerto for Violin – arr. Maxime Goulet and
Eric Jones Cadieux
Yesterday – arr. Bill Holcombe
Hey Jude – arr. Bill Holcombe
MEET THE PERFORMERS:
Nicholas Pappone, Violin
Michael Baker, Trumpet
Craig Ketter, Piano