News & Updates

June 6, 2019

Watch | NJSO Backstage: All-Orchestral Season Finale

The beautiful artistry of the NJSO musicians takes center stage during our season finale.

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June 5, 2019

Watch | Musicians Speak: Kathleen Nester on the 2018–19 Season Finale

NJSO flute and piccolo player Kathleen Nester talks about how Mendelssohn’s music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream evokes the magical feel of…

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May 31, 2019

Watch | NJSO Backstage: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert

Watch a sneak peek of rehearsal with Joshua Gersen conducting the NJSO in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert.

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May 29, 2019

Listen | 4 Can’t-Miss Moments of Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony

The entire symphony has a sea full of magnificent moments.

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May 29, 2019

NJSO and NJPAC announce the sixth installment of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ in Concert

The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to NJPAC with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in Concert, the sixth film in the Harry Potter series.…

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May 22, 2019

How A Midsummer Night’s Dream Became Mendelssohn’s Work of a Lifetime

Felix Mendelssohn was only a child when he and his sister, Fanny, first read Shakespeare’s mystical play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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May 16, 2019

Watch | NJSO Backstage: ‘Art of the Double Concerto’

Go behind the scenes as the NJSO rehearses Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins and Steven Mackey’s Four Iconoclastic Episodes for violin and electric…

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May 13, 2019

Watch | NJSO Youth Orchestras Spotlight: Performances for NJSO Audiences

Students in the NJSO Youth Orchestras bring music into New Jersey’s biggest concert halls through special lobby and mainstage performances for NJSO…

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May 13, 2019

Quiz | Which Double Concerto Are You: Bach or Mackey?

J.S. Bach and Steven Mackey were drawn to the same dueling soloist idea, the double concerto.

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