
Newark Museum of Art with Courtney Bryan | Cudjo Banquante: Celebrating Newark’s Revolutionary Hero
Events include:
Musical performance by Courtney Bryan and friends; Pianist, composer, and a 2023 MacArthur Fellow, Bryan will debut a new musical piece composed in honor of Cudjo.
Performance by Black Revolutionary soldier reenactor Noah Lewis
Debut of John Phillip Osborne’s Heat of the Battle, a newly commissioned oil painting depicting Cudjo at the Battle of Monmouth. On long-term view in NMOA’s Seeing America galleries
Book signing with Kofi Ayim, author of Jack Cudjo: Newark's Revolutionary Soldier & First Black Businessman
Meet the collaborating artists and historians in the galleries
Adinkra workshop for children and families
The event is free with Museum admission, but registration is required.
This celebration kicks off a full week of public events, more details here Honoring Cudjo Banquante!
Cudjo Banquante was born in the 1720s in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), West Africa to a family of royal heritage. As a youth, he was enslaved by the wealthy Coe family of Newark, New Jersey. During the American Revolution, Benjamin Coe sent Cudjo to fight as a substitute for himself in the war against the British. Cudjo served in the Essex County and Morris County militias, taking part in the Battles of Monmouth and Germantown. He was with George Washington at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777 and later served with General Sullivan at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

Mozart: Requiem In D minor with Santa Cruz Symphony and Danny Stewart, conducting
Mozart’s Requiem in D minor is one of the most popular and well-known pieces of classical music ever written. On May 3 and 4, Santa Cruz Symphony will join forces with Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus and four stellar vocalists to bring you the brilliance and emotional impact of this magnum opus.
Our program will also feature a new arrangement of Björk's Overture to Dancer in the Dark by our very own Maestro Daniel Stewart, and a stunning world premiere of Daniel Stewart's Lux Perpetua.

Mozart: Requiem In D minor with Santa Cruz Symphony and Danny Stewart, conducting
Mozart’s Requiem in D minor is one of the most popular and well-known pieces of classical music ever written. On May 3 and 4, Santa Cruz Symphony will join forces with Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus and four stellar vocalists to bring you the brilliance and emotional impact of this magnum opus.
Our program will also feature a new arrangement of Björk's Overture to Dancer in the Dark by our very own Maestro Daniel Stewart, and a stunning world premiere of Daniel Stewart's Lux Perpetua.

Valentinskonzert: Düsseldorfer Symphoniker With Alpesh Chauhan
Am Valentinstag dreht sich alles um die Liebe – und was könnte romantischer sein, als gemeinsam mit Ihrem Herzblatt einen Abend voller wunderschöner Musik zu genießen? Unter dem funkelnden Sternenhimmel der Tonhalle laden die Düsseldorfer Symphoniker zu einem ganz besonderen Konzert ein, das die Herzen höherschlagen lässt. Das Programm verspricht emotionale Höhepunkte mit einigen der schönsten Werke der Musikgeschichte: Von Tschaikowskys verträumten Tänzen aus der Ballettmusik zu »Dornröschen« über Rachmaninows ergreifende „»ocalise“ bis hin zu Beethovens friedlichem 5. Satz aus der »Pastorale«. Filmmusik-Fans können sich zudem auf die berührenden Melodien von John Williams freuen, darunter „»oda's Theme« und »Princess Leia's Theme« aus „Star Wars« sowie „»arion's Theme« aus „Indiana Jones«. Das gefühlvolle Adagio aus Aram Khatchaturians »Spartacus & Phrygia« rundet das Programm ab. Als besonderes Highlight wird Tenor Joshua Stewart mit Songs den Abend noch stimmungsvoller gestalten. Und als romantische Geste erhält jeder Gast nach dem Konzert eine Rose – ein unvergesslicher Abend für Sie und Ihre Liebsten!


BEETHOVEN: NINTH SYMPHONY WITH KAZUKI YAMADA AND THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Joshua Stewart opens the 2024-2025 season with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), performing as the tenor soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 under the baton of Kazuki Yamada.















TIPPETT: A CHILD OF OUR TIME WITH SIR ANDREW DAVIS AND THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TIPPETT: A CHILD OF OUR TIME WITH SIR ANDREW DAVIS AND THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA