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Jan 8, 2018

Watch: Xian Zhang on Chen Yi

Xian Zhang talks about Chen Yi, whose work Ge Xu opens the Winter Festival starting Jan 11.

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Jan 5, 2018

Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis previews Sci-Fi Spectacular

The “Star Trek: The Next Generation” star tells press about her NJSO appearances Jan 6–7.

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Jan 3, 2018

Hear NJSO concert featuring Beethoven’s Fifth on WWFM

WWFM The Classical Network airs an NJSO concert on Friday, January 5.

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Jan 2, 2018

Watch: ‘America, Inspiring’ Winter Festival preview

This month’s “America, Inspiring” Winter Festival celebrates artists who found creative inventiveness within this great nation.

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Dec 15, 2017

Watch: Behind the scenes with Montclair State University Singers

Go behind the scenes with the Montclair State University Singers as they prepare for Handel’s Messiah.

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Dec 11, 2017

Watch: A ‘Hallelujah’ Story

Xian Zhang recounts a funny story of how Handel’s Messiah stuck in her son’s memory.

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Dec 11, 2017

LA Times: Zhang ‘generates bursts of blindingly bright instrumental colors’

“But what most made Zhang’s performance moving ... was an underlying warmth and spirit.”

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Dec 8, 2017

Sneak Peek: NJSO CHAMPS holiday rehearsal

Watch NJSO CHAMPS rehearse for Newark’s December 13 City Hall Tree Lighting Ceremony.

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Dec 4, 2017

Watch: Xian Zhang on the greatness of Handel’s Messiah

“The greatness of the music is unbelievable.”

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Nov 21, 2017

Hear NJSO concert broadcast on WWFM on Nov 24

WWFM airs the NJSO’s Opening Night concert on Nov 24 at 8 pm.

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Nov 21, 2017

The inversion of a theme by Paganini

The NJSO performs Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Nov 30–Dec 3.

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Nov 17, 2017

Watch: Xian Zhang on Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony

NJSO Music Director Xian Zhang discusses Prokofiev’s emotional tribute to the lives lost in WWII.

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