News & Updates

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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Jan 23, 2025

New Jersey Symphony to present The Firebird with Xian Zhang

The Symphony will be joined by Jersey City based dance company Nimbus Dance as they perform choreography in Stravinsky’s Suite for The Firebird…

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Jan 14, 2025

New Jersey Symphony presents an evening with Brahms and Chopin

The program will also feature the East Coast premiere of the expanded, full orchestral version of Can You See?, a piece originally commissioned for the…

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Jan 14, 2025

The New Jersey Symphony show some ‘international flare’ in their first concerts of 2025

“The quiet assurance that Thibaudet shows at the keyboard with Ravel has been widely heard around the world and on recordings, but his collaboration…

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Jan 9, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony in collaboration with New Jersey Symphony

Emmy Award winning conductor George Daugherty will lead the Symphony through three performances of some of the wackiest shorts from the Looney Tunes franchise…

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Jan 1, 2025

Jeannette Sorrell and the New Jersey Symphony deliver an imaginative rendition of Handel’s Messiah

“As evidenced by her long leadership and more than 30 recordings with the period instrument ensemble Apollo’s Fire, Sorrell is an innovator,…

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Dec 19, 2024

Xian Zhang conducts Holst’s The Planets with New Jersey Symphony

The Symphony will perform The Planets alongside the Montclair State University Prima Voce with accompanying images by NASA in a program that also features…

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Dec 12, 2024

Xian Zhang conducts New Jersey Symphony’s 2025 Lunar New Year Celebration

Music Director Xian Zhang will conduct the yearly tradition on January 25 at NJPAC in Newark in celebration of the Year of the Snake, featuring guest…

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Dec 11, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2025 Edward T. Cone Composition Institute

The New Jersey Symphony, in partnership with EarShot, a program of American Composers Orchestra, announces that it is accepting applications for the 2025…

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