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Pep Band Storage
Need alternate location to store pep band items during powerhouse of sound reception in Hunziker Black Box.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:30 PM.
Hunziker 107- Large Study Group.
Pep Band Storage
Need alternate location to store pep band items during powerhouse of sound reception in Hunziker Black Box.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:30 PM.
Hunziker 107- Large Study Group.
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Moving class for day to accommodate Powerhouse of Sound reception.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM.
Pep Band Storage
Need alternate location to store pep band items during powerhouse of sound reception in Hunziker Black Box.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:30 PM.
Hunziker 107- Large Study Group.
Pep Band Storage
Need alternate location to store pep band items during powerhouse of sound reception in Hunziker Black Box.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:30 PM.
Hunziker 107- Large Study Group.
WP Powerhouse of Sound
Experience an unforgettable performance featuring more than 125 talented students from William Paterson University’s Department of Music, including: WP Jazz Orchestra • Wind Ensemble • Percussion Ensemble • Chamber Choir • String Ensemble • Brass Quintet • Jazz Combo • Pop Music Groups
After the show, we encourage audience members to participate in these FREE post-show Jam Sessions (included with your ticket purchase) from 8:30-10:00 p.m. Bring your own instruments and jam with us.
Jazz Jam session in Shea Center, Room 103 (downstairs from the main auditorium).
, Drum Circle/Sing Along and Campfire outside in Speert Garden (in front of Grant Hall at the WP monument).
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General admission: $28
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Organization: Music Department. Email: rubinoc3@wpunj.edu.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Shea 100 - Auditorium.
Pep Band Storage
Need alternate location to store pep band items during powerhouse of sound reception in Hunziker Black Box.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:30 PM.
Hunziker 107- Large Study Group.
2026 Arts Educator PD Retreat
Professional Development retreat for arts educators from Title 1 districts in the region. This request encompasses a keynote address at 8:30 and a workshop session tentatively from 10-11:30 am.
Organization: Music Department. Email: friersoncampbellc@wpunj.edu.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
University Commons Ballroom B, University Commons Ballroom C, UC 2nd Floor Lobby Outside Ballrooms.
2026 Arts Educator PD Retreat
Professional Development retreat for arts educators from Title 1 districts in the region. This request encompasses a keynote address at 8:30 and a workshop session tentatively from 10-11:30 am.
Organization: Music Department. Email: friersoncampbellc@wpunj.edu.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
University Commons Ballroom A.
WP Saxophone Night
The WP Saxophone Studio and Ensemble present their Fall 2026 studio recital, comprised of solo and ensemble repertoire. Under the direction of WP Professor of Saxophone, Dr. James Noyes.
Organization: Music Department. Email: purcellgilest@wpunj.edu.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Shea 101 - Recital Hall.
Carl Allen's Messengers of Jazz
WP Jazz Room presents Art Blakey Alumni Band: Carl Allen's Messengers of Jazz,
Art Blakey was one of the towering figures of jazz — a drummer and bandleader whose group The Jazz Messengers launched the careers of some of the music's greatest names and defined the hard bop sound for generations. Now, master drummer and WP alumnus Carl Allen honors that legacy by bringing together an all-star band of jazz artists who themselves played in various bands led by Blakey and have major careers in jazz in their own right. The lineup includes Donald Harrison, alto saxophone; Chris Lewis; tenor saxophone; Brian Lynch, trumpet; Benny Green, piano; and Dezron Douglas, bass, with Carl Allen rounding out the band on drums. Each of these musicians has spent a career at the highest levels of the art form, and together they bring the drive, discipline, and soulfulness that made The Jazz Messengers one of the most important bands in jazz history.
Free to ticket holders: Sittin' In Meet-the-Artist sessions begin one hour…
Organization: Music Department. Email: matthias.georg.schmidt@gmail.com.
Sunday, November 1, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Shea 100 - Auditorium.
WP Symphony Orchestra Fall 2026 Concert
The WP University Orchestra presents their Fall 2026 concert, with works from the standard orchestra repertoire. Directed by Dr. Sandra Dackow.
This concert is free and open to the public.
Organization: Music Department. Email: dackows@wpunj.edu.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Shea 100 - Auditorium.
Digital Music Concert
Digital Music Class performance.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 PM – 10:30 PM.
Shea 101 - Recital Hall.
Pioneer Strings
Pioneer Strings is an outreach event for area middle and high school orchestra students, hosted by the WP String Area. For more info, contact Dr. Sandra Dackow at dackows@wpunj.edu.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Shea 103 - Band Room.
Pioneer Strings
Pioneer Strings is an outreach event for area middle and high school orchestra students, hosted by the WP String Area. For more info, contact Dr. Sandra Dackow at dackows@wpunj.edu.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Shea 100 - Auditorium.
Pioneer Strings
Pioneer Strings is an outreach event for area middle and high school orchestra students, hosted by the WP String Area. For more info, contact Dr. Sandra Dackow at dackows@wpunj.edu.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM.
Shea 100 - Auditorium.
Pioneer Strings
Pioneer Strings is an outreach event for area middle and high school orchestra students, hosted by the WP String Area. For more info, contact Dr. Sandra Dackow at dackows@wpunj.edu.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM.
Shea 103 - Band Room.
CANCELLED - Pioneer Strings
Pioneer Strings is an outreach event for area middle and high school orchestra students, hosted by the WP String Area. For more info, contact Dr. Sandra Dackow at dackows@wpunj.edu.
Organization: Music Department. Email: mottaj3@wpunj.edu.
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
WP Choirs present "Kaleidoscope"
Kaleidoscope is organized around Fauré's Requiem, whose movements provide the fixed framework for the evening. Like the shifting patterns a kaleidoscope forms from a fixed set of fragments, the program sets these movements against contemporary and recent works that refract the same themes of mourning, rest, and light: Michael McGlynn's Incantations, Caroline Shaw's And the Swallow, Arvo Pärt's Christ Is the Morning Star, and Vaughan Williams's Rest, among others. Moving from Fauré's Introit and Kyrie through its Sanctus, Pie Jesu, and Agnus Dei, closing beyond the Requiem with settings that resolve toward daybreak, including Light of a Clear Blue Morning and Yonder Come Day. The result is a single arc in which an established sacred work is seen, in turn, through the light of newer ones.
Please note: This concert will take place at an off site location:
Pompton Reformed Church
59 Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
Admission is free and open to the public.
Organization: Music Department. Email: carrh1@wpunj.edu.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Paterson Region 4th Grade Choir Fun Day
A joint venture between WPMusic and the Paterson Public Schools, this Choral Fun Day brings 200 children and 10 music teachers from the Paterson Public Schools to the WP Campus for a day of choral fun! The event concludes with a 2:15 Sing-In which is open to the public.
For invoicing, this event is funded by grant #: GR000873.
Organization: Music Department. Email: friersoncampellc@wpunj.edu.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM.
University Commons Student Center Multipurpose Room, University Commons Student Center 211-Conference Room, University Commons 168A, University Commons 168B, University Commons 168A/B, University Commons 171A, University Commons 171B, University…
New Music Series: WP New Music Ensemble
The WP New Music Series finishes the Fall Semester featuring a dynamic and varied program of compositions and performances by students, faculty, alumni, friends and guest performers!
Organization: Music Department. Email: Bolleiac@wpunj.edu.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
Shea 101 - Recital Hall, Shea 103 - Band Room.
WP Strings Night
Students from the WP Strings studios perform chamber music repertoire, under the direction of Dr. Sandra Dackow and Dr. Kathleen Butler-Hopkins.
This concert is free and open to the public.
Organization: Music Department. Email: purcellgilest@wpunj.edu.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Shea 101 - Recital Hall.
WP Voice: Musical Theatre & Opera Scenes
This concert is free and open to the public.
Organization: Music Department. Email: herbertc5@wpunj.edu.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Shea 101 - Recital Hall.
WP Voice: Musical Theatre & Opera Scenes
This concert is free and open to the public.
Organization: Music Department. Email: herbertc5@wpunj.edu.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Shea 101 - Recital Hall.
Bob Mintzer with the WP Jazz Orchestra
Grammy-winning saxophonist and renowned big band composer-arranger Bob Mintzer, whose credits span from The Yellowjackets to collaborations with some of the biggest names in jazz shares a deep and longstanding connection with William Paterson University. That history gives this performance something beyond the extraordinary musicianship on stage. Backed by the acclaimed William Paterson Jazz Orchestra, directed by Dr. Mitch Butler, Mintzer delivers the full, exhilarating power of his much-acclaimed saxophone playing and world-class big band writing—rich, layered, and alive with the energy of the exceptional talents of WP’s young jazz musicians. ,
Free to ticket holders: Sittin' In Meet-the-Artist sessions begin one hour prior to the performance in Shea Center Recital Hall 101. Talented jazz ensembles from WP’s internationally acclaimed Jazz Studies Program open each concert.
General Admission: Public $25 • WP employees, alumni, and senior citizens $23,
WBGO 88.3FM is the official media sponsor of the…
Organization: Music Department. Email: matthias.georg.schmidt@gmail.com.
Sunday, November 22, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Shea 100 - Auditorium.
WP Piano Night: Improvisation
WP student pianists present an evening inspired by improvisation featuring improvisation in historical and contemporary styles alongside pieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th/21st Century all inspired by improvisation! Join WP Piano as we rediscover the lost practice of classical improvisation.
This concert is free and open to the public.
Organization: Music Department. Email: Bolleiac@wpunj.edu.
Monday, November 23, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Shea 101 - Recital Hall, Shea 103 - Band Room.
WP Bands: The Music of Michael Markowski
Featuring the music of WP Band’s 2026-2027 Composer-in-Residence Michael Markowski, with guest ensemble, the Butler High School Concert Band, under the direction of Lyn Lowndes, and the WP Band and Wind Ensemble.
Organization: Music Department. Email: purcellgilest@wpunj.edu.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Shea 100 - Auditorium, Shea 103 - Band Room.
WP Percussion Ensemble
WP Percussion Ensemble performs new and classic music for a stage full of interesting and colorful instruments. There is something for everyone at these concerts!
This concert is free and open to the public.
Organization: Music Department. Email: macdonaldp@wpunj.edu.
Monday, December 7, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Shea 100 - Auditorium.