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Oct 11, 2017

Watch: Chamber Players rehearse for Kernis Prelude Performance

The NJSO Chamber Players perform Aaron Jay Kernis’ First String Quartet on Oct 13 in Princeton.

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Oct 11, 2017

Quiz: Which orchestra piece fits you best?

Which of the pieces on this weekend’s NJSO program fits you best?

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Oct 6, 2017

5 connections between works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Kernis

Check out some interesting ways the works on the NJSO’s Oct 12–15 program are connected.

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Oct 3, 2017

NJ.com: How Xian Zhang is ‘transforming the orchestra’

"Particularly sonic music, you don't need to understand any words to get it which is why it goes above and beyond words," Zhang said.

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Oct 3, 2017

Opening Weekend quiz: Are you a Beethoven or a Berlioz?

Are you a Beethoven or a Berlioz? Take this quiz to find out.

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Oct 3, 2017

NJSO on the Street: Romantic Gestures

Inspired by Symphonie fantastique, the NJSO went to the streets of Newark to find out about the most memorable romantic gestures of people’s lives.…

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Sep 29, 2017

NJSO Chamber Players perform free Broadway program as part of Clifton Centennial Concert Series

The NJSO Chamber Players perform a free program of popular Broadway tunes from West Side Story, The Sound of Music, The Lion King and…

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Sep 29, 2017

Watch: Xian Zhang previews Opening Weekend

Symphonie fantastique sounds “so new, so modern” every time, NJSO Music Director Xian Zhang says of one of the masterworks she conducts…

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Sep 26, 2017

NJSO presents Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

The NJSO and Music Director Xian Zhang present Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, November 2–5 in Newark, Princeton and New Brunswick.

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Sep 25, 2017

Ask a Musician with NJSO Assistant Principal Viola Elzbieta Weyman

What's the difference between a violin and a viola? NJSO Assistant Principal Viola Elzbieta Weyman answers.

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