The delightful farming simulator Stardew Valley has captured the hearts of gamers everywhere since its launch in 2016. The success is as much down to its relaxing ambiance and peaceful, quietly stirring music, composed by the game's sole creator and programmer Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe. After a much-lauded chamber orchestra tour in 2024, Barone is back with an extended event for 2025, where a 35-piece symphony orchestra will take you back to the Valley for yet another wonderful concert experience, showcasing the game's best music and memorable scenes for all new farmers!

Outer space draws ever closer this January as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra brings the stars down to earth with an evening of extraterrestrial excitement. Kicking off the evening is Caroline Shaw's "The Observatory", a piece inspired by the astronomers and scientists who make the cosmic depths their lives work. Following Shaw's oeuvre is Ralph Vaughan Williams' ever-popular Lark Ascending, and the evening culminates in the grand event of Gustav Hoult's The Planets, a feast for the ears and the eyes as it is accompanied by stunning images from NASA's exploration of the stars. An astronomical affair like no other!

Warner Bros. presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, coming to a stage near you this year, featuring beloved classics like "What's Opera, Doc?" and "The Rabbit of Seville", along with new additions such as Coyote Falls and Rabid Rider! Don't miss these, plus many more hilarious and entertaining favorites!

World-renowned virtuoso Zakir Hussain returns to the USA for a series of exciting live performances. A devotee of the tabula, the instrument he has helped bring to prominence both in the West and his native India, expect a resplendent evening transportive of Indian music from this international phenomenon.

Steeped in history, the renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is gearing up for a tour of North America this spring under the baton of Music Director and luminary violinist Joshua Bell. Highlights are set to include performances of beloved works including Mendelssohn's enchanting Violin Concerto, the stirring Symphony No. 2 by Schumann, the vibrant overtures of Rossini's Barber of Seville and Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, as well as the world premiere of an exciting new commission by American composer Vince Mendoza.