Silent Auction
Fire Away, Old Sport!
While we may have already reached capacity for this particular event, you don't need to be a ticketholder to get in on our amazing silent auction opportunity! In the lead-up to our Gatsby Gala, we're auctioning off a three-hour sporting clay course for four at Hudson Farm with a Griffin & Howe instructor, including lunch, ammunition, targets, and rentals. All participants must be 18 years of age or older. The proceeds from this silent auction will directly benefit Music in the Somerset Hills.
Starting bid: $250
Value: $1,750
Bidding ends: Midnight on Friday, October 6
Bidding closed.
Fine Art for Sale
We also have a wide-ranging selection of fine art available prior to and during our Great Gatsby at Blairsden event!
Provided by Borregaard Fine Art & Design of Gladstone, 20% of the proceeds from all art sales will be donated by Else Cramer to support Music in the Somerset Hills' mission of Education, Artistry, & Community through Music. Purchased art can be picked up either at the event or on Sunday between 10am and 2pm, to be determined.
Please note that NJ state sales tax will be added to each listed item price.
Sales closed.
Step back in time and be transported through music at one of New Jersey’s most historic mansions!
Blairsden is a 62,000 square foot, châteauesque, architectural gem overlooking the Somerset Hills. The evening's entertainment will feature three world-class musical groups performing 1920s vocal music, ballroom, and jazz in various rooms of the mansion. Guests are encouraged to dress in roaring 20s attire, and the evening will include dancing, cocktails, and heavy hors d’oeuvre stations.
Ticket sales are now closed.
Event Sponsors:
Melillo Equities
Corporate Sponsors
Petrucci Family Foundation and Cree Wine Company
Bootleggers ($5,000)
Anonymous in Memory of Jennifer Pierson
Gangsters ($2,500)
William Paladini & Pamela Nardone
Ralph & Lynn Jones
Michael & Sandy Keegan
Gerry-Jo Cranmer - Turpin Realtors
Flappers ($1,000)
Kara Bossert
Sammarro & Zalarick, P.A.
Steve Omlor & Kerry Small
Jazzy ($500)
Cathy Pane
Michele Hill - Turpin Realtors
In Kind Support
Minuteman Press of Somerville, NJ
Dawn Wilde of Dawn Wilde Photography
Brett Wyatt Electric
Hionis Greenhouses & Garden Center
MaryBeth & Paul Savas
BEX Catering
Becky Geisel is a self-taught, passionate chef who has developed her heightened palate and honed her cooking techniques and skills over the past 30 years. Over the last fifteen years, Becky has evolved her brand BEX into a lifestyle food company specializing in fresh, simple, whole food with attention to customer service. www.bexkitchen.com
Featuring:
The Oscar Perez Jazz Ensemble
The Oscar Perez Jazz Ensemble - Pianist Oscar Perez, a New York City native, has shared the stage with jazz legends Bunky Green, George Russell, Curtis Fuller, and George Garzone. He received his formal education at New England Conservatory and Aaron Copland School of Music under the guidance of Danilo Perez and Sir Roland Hanna, respectively. At Blairsden, Perez and his band of virtuosic players will demonstrate their improvisational prowess and conservatory-honed facility for interpreting extended compositions.
The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble - Since 1969, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet The Western Wind has devoted itself to the special beauty and variety of a cappella music. The Ensemble’s repertoire reveals its diverse background – from Renaissance motets to Fifties rock ’n’ roll, from medieval carols to Duke Ellington, from complex works by avant-garde composers to the simplest folk melodies. You’ll be delighted to hear them fill the halls of Blairsden mansion as they serenade you with tight barbershop harmonies!
The Daniel Schlosberg Viennese Orchestra
Pictured: Daniel Schlosberg and the Dover Quartet* (from David Lynch's Festival of Disruption) in LA, 2018. *Not reflective of the ensemble for Great Gatsby at Blairsden.
The Daniel Schlosberg Viennese Orchestra - Brooklyn-based composer, pianist, and conductor Daniel Schlosberg will lead his Viennese-style string orchestra for the full ballroom experience. Guests will enjoy waltzing the night away! Daniel is the Music Director of Heartbeat Opera, for which his re-orchestrations of classic operas have garnered national acclaim; a core member of Cantata Profana; and rotating principal pianist of NOVUS NY.