Press Releases

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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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 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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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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Dec 9, 2024

New Jersey Symphony appoints Terry D. Loftis as President & CEO

Loftis will be joining from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO), where he will be finishing up his duties as the Chief Advancement and Revenue Officer…

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Dec 3, 2024

Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel with New Jersey Symphony

The longtime fan-favorite of New Jersey Symphony patrons will return to perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G alongside the orchestra and guest conductor…

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Nov 26, 2024

New Jersey Symphony to present a series of holiday events across the Garden State

The orchestra will present a slate of fun holiday concerts in December and January, with notable highlights including The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert,…

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Nov 12, 2024

New Jersey Symphony returns with its holiday tradition: Handel’s Messiah

Jeannette Sorrell joins the New Jersey Symphony, vocal soloists and the Montclair State University Singers to conduct Handel’s iconic holiday classic…

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