02/02/2026
The premiere performance Hunterdon Symphony’s SEVEN STORIES OF OLD HUNTERDON, a very special Concert for Young People to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, is SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 3:00 pm at Clinton Township Middle School.
The original score was written by Lawrence Kursar. The illustrations were drawn by Charlotte Molter. Below is the program, with the list of stories and the Hunterdon County towns and townships they represent, written by local writer-historians.
Note that the concert is slightly longer this year and includes an intermission.
Purchase tickets online at hunterdonsymphony.org. Adults $10; children and and students 18 and under are only $5, a Hunterdon Symphony tradition for this concert.
The poster below shows a detail from Charlotte Molter’s illustration for “Caught Between Flags”.
Seven Stories of Old Hunterdon
Introduction (Hunterdon County, 1750-1899)
written by Lisa Baugh,
read by Marcia Karrow
1. How Zeke Helped Win the War (Amwell Township, 1773)
written and read by John F. Allen, Jr.
2. Caught Between Flags (Lebanon Township, 1773)
written and read by Karen Smith
3. Skunktown (Delaware Township, 1838)
written by Marilyn Cummings
read by Marcia Karrow (Feb 7)
and by Matheson Westlake (Feb 21)
Intermission
4. Full Circle (Franklin Township, 1850)
written and read by Jack Shenker
5. Sam and the Robin (Holland Township, 1889)
written by Barbara Volkov,
read by Marcia Karrow
6. For What It’s Worth (Frenchtown, 1891)
written and read by Jack Shenker
7. The Elk of High Bridge (High Bridge, 1895)
written and read by Alfred Schweikert