Teen Connect
Calling local teens who play music of all kinds in orchestras, bands and small ensembles! Come connect with your peers and the New Jersey Symphony pros.
Teen Connect is a discount ticket program that makes it easier than ever for teen musicians in grades 8–12 to meet up at a New Jersey Symphony concert. Priced at $10/ticket for teens and their adult chaperones, the concertgoing experience includes a special pre-concert meet-and-greet with New Jersey Symphony musicians. Teens can find out about the music-making process behind the concert they’re about to hear, swap stories with the professionals about tackling a new piece of new music, their favorite approach to practicing, their preferred way to quiet the pre-performance jitters and more!
As they experience the concert, teens are invited to follow along with a cool listening guide, actively tracking pro tips and techniques they can apply to their own music-making. All teens who follow the listening guide and turn it in at the end of the concert will be eligible for special prizes!
Upcoming Teen Connect Concert
Purchase $10 tickets for teens and their adult chaperones.
The Best of John Williams | February 26 at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick
2 pm: Meet-and-greet with New Jersey Symphony musicians
3 pm: Concert begins
New Jersey Symphony Stars | March 19 at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown
2 pm: Facilitated talk-back with New Jersey Symphony guest artist and musician
3 pm: Concert begins
Note: Teen Connect tickets are limited to teens and their adult chaperones participating in the New Jersey Symphony Teen Connect program.
Additional Concert Information
The Best of John Williams
New Jersey Symphony Special Concert - Symphony Celebration
Damon Gupton conductor
New Jersey Symphony
John Williams Superman March
Shark Theme from Jaws
Theme from Jurassic Park
“Viktor’s Tale” from The Terminal
“Devil’s Dance” from The Witches of Eastwick
Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Cowboys Overture
“Harry’s Wondrous World” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Selections from Star Wars
“Across the Stars” from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
“Anakin’s Theme” from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
“Imperial March” from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
“March” from 1941
“With Malice Toward None” from Lincoln
“Adventures on Earth” from E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial
New Jersey Symphony Stars
New Jersey Symphony Classical
Xian Zhang conductor
Eric Wyrick violin
Ha Young Jung bass
Chris Komer horn
Garth Greenup trumpet
Nayoung Baek cello
New Jersey Symphony
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Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville
Eh, what’s opera, Doc? The catchy melodies and familiar notes of this overture set the table perfectly for Rossini’s iconic comedic opera.
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Darryl Kubian The Well of Urd (World Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Commission)
The New Jersey Symphony’s own Darryl Kubian delivers on a commission that highlights his Symphony colleagues Chris Komer, Garth Greenup and Na-Young Baek on horn, trumpet and cello. Just another glowing example of the star power from within your orchestra.
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Bottesini Gran Duo Concertante
Written in 1880, the Gran Duo Concertante highlights the bass and violin during one extended and virtuosic movement. Principal Bass Ha Young Jung joins Concertmaster Eric Wyrick for this thrilling showpiece.
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Bizet Selections from L'Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2
The play may have been a failure, but Bizet’s arrangements of selections from L'Arlésienne have endured as two of the most popular concert suites in the classical canon.
The Teen Connect initiative is generously sponsored by The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.