Senior Happening: Robert Butts Presents "Baroque to Broadway"

The Livingston Public Library invites the public to the premiere of our 2026 Senior Happening performances on Friday, January 16 at 1pm where Robert Butts will present “Baroque to Broadway.” Musicians and singers of The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey under the baton of Maestro Robert W. Butts will present music to warm the mid-winter afternoon.  Enjoy familiar favorites and new discoveries from Baroque to Broadway, from Mozart to Webber.  

Maestro Robert W. Butts has lectured and taught at The Casperson School of Graduate Studies, Montclair  State University, and The College of Saint Elizabeth as well as for The New Jersey Council for the Humanities. He has presented talks and courses for community programs throughout New Jersey. As a  conductor, he has led the award-winning Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey for over 25 years and has  conducted The New Jersey Symphony, The Plainfield Symphony, Opera at Florham, New Jersey Concert Opera, Eastern Opera, and Opera Theater of Montclair. In addition, he has conducted orchestra  and opera performances in Russia, Romania, Germany, and Italy. His compositions have been performed in The United States, Europe, and Asia.  

The Senior Happening is a monthly series that allows attendees (“Seniors” or otherwise) to socialize during the first part of the program (12 until 12:45 pm) by bringing a bag lunch, while enjoying desserts and coffee served by the Friends of the Library volunteers. The program and entertainment then begins at 1 pm.

Registration is required and may be done in person at the library; by telephone at (973) 992-4600; or online at www.livingstonlibrary.org. Registration begins on December 29th for Livingston and other Essex County residents.

Senior Happening is made possible in part by funds from the Essex County Division of Cultural Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and through the support from the Friends of the Livingston Library.