Press Releases

Mar 17, 2020

Postponement of NJSO concerts and events to extend through May 10 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Following new updates and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state officials, the NJSO will postpone its concerts…

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Mar 11, 2020

NJSO to postpone March concerts due to regional COVID-19 outbreak

The NJSO will postpone its concerts through March 29 due to the escalation of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in New Jersey and the tri-state region.…

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Mar 5, 2020

NJSO presents Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert, Apr 17–19

The NJSO presents Star Wars: The Force Awakens in concert April 17–19.

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Mar 3, 2020

2020–21 NJSO Colton Fellowship to support early-career Black and Latinx musicians

The NJSO announces the application process for the 2020–21 NJSO Colton Fellowship, an excellence-based program designed to support early-career…

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Feb 7, 2020

Tickets for Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert with the NJSO to go on sale Feb 14

Tickets for the NJSO’s 2021 performances of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert will go on sale to the public on February 14 at 10 am.

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Jan 30, 2020

NJSO presents Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony

The NJSO presents Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony, February 27–March 1 in Newark and New Brunswick.

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Jan 22, 2020

NJSO announces 2020–21 season

Classical highlights include a Winter Festival featuring works by Gershwin and other luminary composers who blend classical and popular traditions; performances…

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Dec 17, 2019

NJSO presents Wagner’s The Ring Without Words

The NJSO presents the NJSO premiere of Wagner’s The Ring Without Words—the late American conductor Lorin Maazel’s arrangement of music…

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Dec 10, 2019

NJSO presents Classical Mystery Tour: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Concertgoers can relive one of the most iconic albums in rock history as Classical Mystery Tour performs Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with…

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Dec 4, 2019

NJSO presents scenes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro featuring singers from Met Opera’s young-artist program

In a new collaboration, the NJSO welcomes singers from the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program for scenes from Mozart’s…

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Nov 21, 2019

NJSO presents 2020 Winter Festival, ‘In the Spotlight’

Music Director Xian Zhang’s love of opera and ballet inspires three weeks of epic works from the stage in the NJSO’s 2020 Winter Festival,…

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Nov 12, 2019

NJSO Youth Orchestras give winter concert

The NJSO Youth Orchestras perform a winter concert on November 24 at 4 pm at Science Park High School in Newark.

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