MUSIC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
8:00 PM

Peak Performances
Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey

$30

The New Music choir The Crossing is just great:  their show at the Park Avenue Armory last week was spectacular, as anyone lucky enough to have seen it will attest.  Now you have another shot at them, presenting a different program in Montclair, this time backed by members of the superb International Chamber Ensemble.  This program, centering on various current sociopolitical topic, features three composers who are among the most immediately engaging now writing in America:  David Lang, Caroline Shaw, and Ted Hearne.  This is the kind of music this List exists to promote; and if you think you don't like contemporary classical music, I can almost bet you that music like this will change your mind.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  For Saturday concerts like this one, Peak Performances charters a bus to and from Montclair State and Port Authority ($10).  If you're sticking around Montclair, the clear recommendation is Pharmacie Liquor Bar:  the pub grub may be basic, but the cocktails are anything but.