in brief
Orchestra to perform at First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank will host a premiere performance of The Chamber Orchestra, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. The church is located at 255 Harding Road, Red Bank. Suggested donation is $15 for general admission, and $12 for seniors and students.
The orchestra is comprised of musicians from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Peter-by-the-Sea, the American Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic. Conductor will be Gabriel Gordon. For more information, please call the music office at (732) 747-1329.
Music association opens new coffee hour season
The Monmouth Arts Foundation Music Association opens its new season of monthly musical coffee hours on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch, Route 35, Shrewsbury.
Nancy Shalvatis will give a lecture and demonstration on the French horn.
Shalvatis, a resident of South Orange, formerly of Marlboro, is a member of the Navesink Brass and currently the artist in residence at the United Methodist Church of Red Bank. The ensemble has concretized frequently in the Monmouth County area.
The coffee hour is free and open to the public. For further information concerning the Music Association, call Norma Rabinowitz at (732) 741-7237.
Ririe-Woodbury troupe to perform at university
The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company will perform at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, at 8 p.m. Oct. 7 in Pollak Theatre. Tickets are $22; $20 for senior citizens and alumni; and $7 for university students. Call (732) 571-3483.
Monmouth U. theater
announces new season
Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre has begun its fall season. The theater is at 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch. The schedule and prices are as follows:
Oct. 22, 7 p.m.; Richard Thompson, $30 & $26.50;
Oct. 27, 8 p.m.; Vienna Boys Choir, $28 & $26;
Nov. 10, 8 p.m.; Chicago City Limits, $22;
Nov. 10, 3 p.m.; Chicago City Limits Workshop, $25;
Nov. 18, 8 p.m.; Peter Wiley, $22 & $20;
Dec. 1, 8 p.m.; Orchestra of Saint Peter, $28 & $25;
Feb. 4, 7 p.m.; Arlo Guthrie, $30 & $28;
Feb. 17, 8 p.m.; Gregory Hines, $35;
March 3, 8 p.m.; Art Garfunkel, $50;
March 11, 4 p.m.; Frank/Simionescu, $22 & $20; and
March 31, 8 p.m.; Ballets Jazz de Montreal, $24 & $22.
For more information, call the theater box office at (732) 571-3483.