NJSO Virtual 20–21
A specially designed virtual season featuring orchestral concerts, NJSO at Home videos and a number of other exciting programs!
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How to Watch
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These FREE virtual events are available:
- On demand on the NJSO website.
- NJSO YouTube channel—watch, subscribe to our channel and enable notifications for the latest videos.
- NJSO social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Follow us to get notifications to your feed!
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On Demand Virtual Season Events
Watch on demand—anytime and anywhere!
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NJSO Virtual 20–21 On Demand
Browse the events that have recently premiered and view them on demand.
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NJSO at Home
Listen to concert broadcasts, watch NJSO musicians share performances, insight, tips on technique and more.
Upcoming Virtual Season Events
Check back often, with more soon to be announced!
2021 Lunar New Year Celebration
Virtual Concert & Festival—Celebrate the year of the Ox with the NJSO!
Virtual Festival & Concert
Feb 1–5
Virtual festival performances and traditional craft demonstrations released daily.
Feb 6 at 7:30 pm
Lunar New Year Celebration virtual concert premiere.
An NJSO tradition continues with the third annual Lunar New Year Celebration! The Peking University Alumni Chorus and Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus return for this joyous virtual concert. A weeklong virtual festival leading up to this concert will highlight community performers and cultural groups, traditional performances, craft and cooking demonstrations and more.
Music Director Xian Zhang’s program includes Eastern traditional favorites such as the Spring Festival Overture, “Purple Bamboo Tune,” “Fisherman’s Song at Eventide” and “Gong Xi Gong Xi,” united with Western classical favorites such as Tchaikovsky’s Andante cantabile for Cello and Orchestra and Piazzolla’s Libertango. During the concert premiere, hear from the artists as they provide live text commentary on the performances.
XIAN ZHANG conductor
Soloists, performers and program details to be announced.
Become a VIP Supporter for Special AccessPre-Concert Virtual VIP Event Join us! Event sponsors and VIP Supporters of $100 or more will be invited to an exclusive event with Xian Zhang and special guests, and will receive recognition in the videos and event materials. Net proceeds from our Lunar New Year Celebration will support the artistic vision of Music Director Xian Zhang. Questions on sponsorships or VIP support? Contact Renee Pachucki at [email protected] or 862.800.5848. |
From the Jersey Shore
NJSO Everywhere
Free! Watch it on demand after the premiere.
ANDREA MENOUSEK horn
LAWRENCE DIBELLO horn
MICHAEL BAKER trumpet
VERNON POST trombone
A brass ensemble heads down the shore for the second episode of NJSO Everywhere. Rousing works by Sousa and Poulenc fill the air in Seaside Heights.
Featuring NJSO hornists Andrea Menousek and Lawrence DiBello, NJSO trombonist Vernon Post and trumpeter Michael Baker.
- POULENC Allegro moderato from Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone
- SOUSA arr. Holcombe Washington Post March
From Pier C Park in Hoboken
NJSO Everywhere
Free! Watch it on demand after the premiere.
BRYAN HERNANDEZ-LUCH violin
MING YANG violin
BRETT DEUBNER viola
LAURA ANDRADE cello
Trailblazing composer George Walker (the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music) lived in Montclair, NJ, for most of his life. We go to the waterfront of Hoboken’s Pier C Park for the movement from his String Quartet No. 1 had later life as his most performed work, Lyric for Strings.
- WALKER Lyric for Strings
From Van Vleck House & Gardens in Montclair
NJSO Everywhere
Free! Watch it on demand after the premiere.
ERIC WYRICK violin
DAVID BLINN viola
NA-YOUNG BAEK cello
ALEXANDER BICKARD bass
ANDREW LAMY clarinet
ROBERT WAGNER bassoon
LAWRENCE DIBELLO horn
The grounds of Van Vleck House & Gardens in Montclair provide a gorgeous backdrop for the first movement of Beethoven’s Septet.
- BEETHOVEN Adagio – Allegro con brio from Septet in E-flat Major
The Nov 19 concert is sponsored by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
The Paper Mill Playhouse series is sponsored by JCP&L/FirstEnergy Foundation and PNC Bank.