Welcome to the 33rd
Raritan River Music Festival!

Concerts Live In-Person
And
Online Streaming

Spring is in the air and a sense of renewal awaits our return to the immediacy of our historic concert venues – Prallsville Mills, Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church, Stanton Reformed Church – plus continuing at the outdoor, 100% covered Blue Army Shrine, all located in idyllic settings of the rolling hills of West-Central New Jersey.

The festival will present internationally-renowned ensembles and soloists in concert – live and in person, in addition to online video streaming provided by The Animal House music production studio.

The wide range of musical programs, crossing myriad stylistic boundaries, will embrace performers and composers from Cuba, France, Ireland, Singapore, South Korea, Brazil, Canada, Germany, as well as Maine, California, Tennessee, Indiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey!

We are thrilled to present to you these outstanding musicians who reflect the vast cultural wealth and diversity of America today.

--Laura Oltman and Michael Newman, Founding Directors

COVID SAFETY AT RARITAN RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL

TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PERFORMERS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS, ALL CONCERT ATTENDEES ABOVE THE AGE OF FIVE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19 (BOOSTER PROOF NOT REQUIRED).

In addition, all audience members attending Festival concerts are encouraged to maintain appropriate face coverings in accordance with current CDC guidelines.

Click here to visit the COVID SAFETY page for up-to-date details.

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New music by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer, commissioned by Raritan River Music, is featured on the new Audiophile Vinyl LP, CD, download, and streaming by the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo.

CLICK HERE for samples of the recording and links to download and streaming services.
CLICK HERE to purchase the limited edition Audiophile Vinyl LP, autographed by Leo Brouwer and by Newman & Oltman

festival favorites | new music | beloved classics | community engagement | educational enrichment

The new recording of music commissioned by Raritan River Music is available NOW!

Leo Brouwer

El Libro de los Seres Imaginarios / The Book of Imaginary Beings  

The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo

Available this Spring on the Musicmasters label:

Audiophile Vinyl LP  *  CD  *  Streaming

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Thirty three years ago, we were inspired to start a chamber music festival in rural western New Jersey that operates with an expansive definition of chamber music and its repertory.

Raritan River Music (RRM) is much more than the concerts in May, with programs year round for school kids, seniors, and patients at health-care facilities around the region. RRM also creates a legacy of new compositions and recordings commissioned by RRM’s patrons, as well as presenting new music at each concert by local school-age composers.

Over 33 years, however, the greatest achievement of RRM is the community created by the audiences, volunteers, trustees, and patrons of RRM. Musicians may not be able to perform surgery or put out fires, but there are times when a concert can heal a mortal wound or dispel the dark clouds for a while and make life worth living. That is what you, the supporters of Raritan River Music, have given to this community, to each other, into our fourth decade and counting. And, as the founders, that is what you have given to us. Thank you!

- Laura Oltman and Michael Newman, Founding Directors