NJSO Virtual 20–21
A specially designed virtual season featuring orchestral concerts and a number of other exciting programs!
June 13 - 18, 2021
2020-21 Season
NJSO Pride
Celebration
June 13–18
Fabulous Hudson County-based drag queen Harmonica Sunbeam hosts the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s weeklong virtual celebration of Pride Month. Experience works by LGBTQ+ composers from Jennifer Higdon to Tchaikovsky, an interview with Laura Kaminsky about her chamber opera As One, a performance of Rent’s “I’ll Cover You” in collaboration with Paper Mill Playhouse, a free Zoom event presented in partnership with SAGE, and more surprises.
June 23, 2021
2020-21 Season
Arts in the Garden: Price & Mendelssohn
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra & The Newark Museum of Art Summer Chamber Concert Series
NJSO Concertmaster Eric Wyrick leads the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players in Florence Price’s Five Folksongs in Counterpoint, an exploration of African American spirituals from a pathbreaking Black composer. Mendelssohn’s Octet, one of the composer’s finest earlier works, rounds out the program.
Eric Wyrick, concertino de NJSO, dirige a los Músicos de Cámara de New Jersey Symphony Orchestra en la actuación de Florence Price, Cinco canciones tradicionales en contrapunto, una exploración de espirituales afroamericanos, de un pionero compositor afroamericano. El Octeto de Mendelssohn, una de las obras tempranas culminantes del compositor, completa el programa.
June 26, 2021
2020-21 Season
Arts in the Garden: All Around the World Family Concert
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra & The Newark Museum of Art Summer Chamber Concert Series
Take a musical trip across the globe in this family-friendly concert with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players. Bring your families for this joyous music from across the world!
Haz un viaje musical por todo el mundo en este concierto apto para familias, con los Músicos de Cámara de New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. ¡Traigan a sus familias para escuchar esta música jubilosa de todos los rincones del mundo!
June 27, 2021
2020-21 Season
Broadway, Walker & Dvořák
In person and livestreamed! With the NJSO Chamber Players in collaboration with MPAC.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players return to MPAC to ring in the summer! Hear favorites from Broadway, trailblazing Black composer George Walker’s moving Lyric for Strings and Dvořák’s beloved “American” String Quartet, plus insights and stories from the NJSO musicians.
June 30, 2021
2020-21 Season
EMERGE Part 3:
An NJSO Concert Film
XIAN ZHANG conductor
DANIIL TRIFONOV piano
ANDERSON ROMERO trumpet
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
YURI ALVES director
IGOR ALVES producer
DREAMPLAY FILMS
TIM MARTYN audio producer
This concert was recorded live and filmed on RED cinema cameras at NJPAC. This film features the NJSO and Daniil Trifonov on stage and riveting images of and inspired by the people of New Jersey. Presented in 4K Ultra HD.
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
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Watch: Gratias Tibi
NJSO premieres Gratias Tibi, a message of thanks to all frontline workers.
Watch: Carnival of the Animals Series
Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals serves as the backdrop to your submitted art with animals. Watch all episodes on our Facebook and YouTube channels—and right here on our website!
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