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Mar 24, 2025

New Jersey Symphony and Windborne Music Group present The Music of Led Zeppelin

The program, which celebrates the greatest hits from influential rock group Led Zeppelin, will take place May 3–4 in Englewood and New Brunswick,…

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Mar 17, 2025

Past and present are spotlighted in New Jersey Symphony performance featuring Nico Muhly and Rachmaninoff

“The first half of this NJS program, with Muhly and McDaniel, delivered the sound of the future. The second half showcased the present. With Zhang…

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Mar 12, 2025

New Jersey Symphony announces 2025–26 season

The New Jersey Symphony reveals its 2025–26 season, which will honor Music Director Xian Zhang as she begins her 10th season as the leader of the…

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Mar 11, 2025

New Jersey Symphony presents Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert

The concerts, which will be conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, features John Williams’ score performed live to the first film of the Star Wars…

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Mar 10, 2025

The New Jersey Symphony teams up with Nimbus Dance to bring Stravinsky’s The Firebird to life

“Zhang and the orchestra delivered a first-rate rendition of the rich, romantic score. Despite ceding a good portion of the downstage to the dancers,…

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Feb 26, 2025

New Jersey Symphony will present How to Train Your Dragon in Concert this summer

Lawrence Loh will conduct the performances in Morristown, New Brunswick and Newark, July 11–13 as the New Jersey Symphony performs John Powell’s…

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Feb 25, 2025

Xian Zhang conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the New Jersey Symphony

The performances will include accompanying vocals from Felicia Moore, Kelley O’Connor, Issachah Savage, Reginald Smith Jr. and the Montclair State…

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Feb 24, 2025

Christoph König returns to bring old and new in a ‘genuine’ New Jersey Symphony performance

“König also delivered the one thing any good rendition of this final movement requires: a genuine sound of warmth in Brahms’ C-Major…

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Feb 6, 2025

George Daugherty and the New Jersey Symphony discuss Bugs Bunny at the Symphony on the Jersey Arts Podcast

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony creator and conductor George Daugherty and New Jersey Symphony Vice President of Artistic Planning Erin Lunsford Norton joined…

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Feb 4, 2025

New Jersey Symphony announces new board co-chair appointment

Donald Strangfeld will replace Robert C. Garrett as the new Board Co-Chair of the New Jersey Symphony, serving alongside fellow board co-chair Craig Silliman…

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Feb 4, 2025

Xian Zhang and the New Jersey Symphony reach big heights with their performance of Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey

“Dreamy, tranquil melodies by principal horn Chris Komer and associate concertmaster Brennan Sweet played up the warm lullabies of the “Venus”…

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Jan 30, 2025

Xian Zhang conducts Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 with New Jersey Symphony

The program will also feature Colton Conducting Fellow Gregory D. McDaniel as he conducts Debussy’s Clair de Lune and the New Jersey premiere of…

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