Arts & Entertainment
Phyllis Chen's Automatoys, March 13-14 Includes WORLD PREMIERE!
The New York Times described her work as "spellbinding" come hear for yourself!
Automatoys
March 13, 8:00PM
March 14, 2:00PM
Composer and keyboardist, Phyllis Chen, performs her critically acclaimed Lighting the Dark alongside the WORLD PREMIERE of a work she is writing that is inspired by a recent visit to the Morris Museum's very own Guinness Collection!
Check out the recent feature on NJTV of Chen's work, Floating Verses Morristown, which was created with input from our community in a recent workshop right here at the Morris Museum!
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Hear all three of these pieces and see why Chen's inventive and highly visual approach to composition has been catching the attention of music critics across the country!
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- Museum Members: $35
- Non-Members: $40
- 25 and Under with valid ID: $25
Read the NY Times review of her Phyllis Chen's work.
See the NJTV story about the workshop at the Morris Museum.
About the Morris Museum
Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, multifaceted arts and cultural institution serving the public through its exhibitions and performances which strive to interpret the past and discover the future through art, sound, and motion. The Museum is home to the historic and internationally-significant Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata. Changing exhibits of contemporary content further illuminate its Permanent Collection. The Museum's Bickford Theatre is a 312-seat performing-arts facility, offering unique programming in film, jazz, and live performance through its innovative series, Live Arts at the Morris Museum. The Morris Museum has a proud tradition of meaningful educational programs and family events. New Jersey's only Smithsonian Affiliate Museum, Morris Museum is also the first museum in New Jersey to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, it has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Citation of Excellence, among other awards.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.morrismuseum.org, by phone at 973.971.3706, or in person at the Morris Museum. The Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm.