NJSO and PSEG Foundation present free chamber concerts
- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra partners with PSEG Foundation for diversity and inclusion initiatives
- NJSO Chamber Players to perform free community concerts in Jersey City and Plainfield in June and July
- PSEG Foundation also sponsors Orchestra’s free parks concert at Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark
June 11 and July 19 in Jersey City
June 28 and July 11 in Plainfield
June 26 in Newark
NEWARK, NJ (May 28, 2015)—The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the PSEG Foundation announce a two-year partnership that will help celebrate diversity within communities and connect families with unique cultural experiences. In June and July, the NJSO Chamber Players will bring their critically acclaimed musical performances to Jersey City and Plainfield for free community concerts, and the Orchestra will perform a free concert at Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark.
The series of free concerts in Jersey City include Peter and the Wolf with the NJSO and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop at City Hall on Thursday, June 11, and a brass quintet performance at Hamilton Park on Sunday, July 19. Plainfield programs include “Hispanic Roots” at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church on Sunday, June 28, and a brass quintet performance at the Plainfield Queen City Arts Festival at the NJ TRANSIT Plaza on Saturday, July 11. PSEG also sponsors the Orchestra’s annual summer parks concert at Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark on Friday, June 26.
NJSO Director of Institutional Giving Ingrid Novak says: “The PSEG Foundation and NJSO share a deep commitment to celebrating diversity and providing communities with meaningful cultural experiences. We are proud to partner with the Foundation to present free community concerts in Jersey City, Plainfield and Newark and support diversity and inclusion initiatives in an innovative way.”
THE PROGRAMS
JERSEY CITY
“Peter and the Wolf” with the NJSO and Mayor Fulop
Thursday, June 11, at 3:30 pm | City Hall in Jersey City
Brass quintet performance at Hamilton Park
Sunday, July 19, at 3 pm | Hamilton Park in Jersey City
PLAINFIELD
“Hispanic Roots” at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church
Sunday, June 28, at 3 pm | Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church in Plainfield
Brass quintet performance at Plainfield Queen City Arts Festival
Saturday, July 11, at 3 pm | NJ TRANSIT Plaza in Plainfield
NEWARK
NJSO summer parks concert at Branch Brook Park—with fireworks
presented by PSEG
Friday, June 26, at 7:30 pm | Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark
Additional program information is available here.
THE NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Named “a vital, artistically significant musical organization” by The Wall Street Journal, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra embodies that vitality through its statewide presence and critically acclaimed performances, education partnerships and unparalleled access to music and the Orchestra’s superb musicians.
Under the bold leadership of Music Director Jacques Lacombe, the NJSO presents classical, pops and family programs, as well as outdoor summer concerts and special events. Embracing its legacy as a statewide orchestra, the NJSO is the resident orchestra of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and regularly performs at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown and bergenPAC in Englewood. Partnerships with New Jersey arts organizations, universities and civic organizations remain a key element of the Orchestra’s statewide identity.
In addition to its lauded artistic programming, the NJSO presents a suite of education and community engagement programs that promote meaningful, lifelong engagement with live music. Programs include the three-ensemble NJSO Youth Orchestras, school-time Concerts for Young People performances and multiple offerings—including the El Sistema-inspired NJSO CHAMPS (Character, Achievement and Music Project)—that provide and promote in-school instrumental instruction as part of the NJSO Academy. The NJSO’s REACH (Resources for Education and Community Harmony) chamber music program annually brings original programs—designed and performed by NJSO musicians—to a variety of settings, reaching as many as 17,000 people in nearly all of New Jersey’s 21 counties.
For more information about the NJSO, visit www.njsymphony.org or email information@njsymphony.org. Tickets are available for purchase by phone 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) or on the Orchestra’s website.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s programs are made possible in part by The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, along with many other foundations, corporations and individual donors. United is the official airline of the NJSO.
PSEG FOUNDATION
The PSEG Foundation (501c3) is the philanthropic arm of Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG). The Foundation generally supports and invests in programs in three areas: community and the environment, education and safety. The Foundation provides grants to organizations in communities served by PSEG and its subsidiaries. PSEG (NYSE: PEG) is a diversified energy company based in Newark, NJ. PSEG has three main subsidiaries: PSE&G, NJ’s largest and oldest combined gas and electric delivery company, PSEG Power, a merchant power generation company, and PSEG Long Island, operator of the Long Island Power Authority’s transmission and distribution system.
PRESS CONTACT
NJSO National & NYC Press Representative:
Dan Dutcher | 917.566.8413 | dan@dandutcherpr.com
NJSO Regional Press Representative:
Victoria McCabe | 973.735.1715 | vmccabe@njsymphony.org
PSEG Foundation Press Representative:
Lee Sabatini | 973.430.5122 | lee.sabatini@pseg.com
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