NJSO introduces #ChoraleYou: Audience members can join sing-in session after Dec 13 concert

Audience members can join ‘Gospel Hallelujah’ sing-in session after NJSO performance with Grammy-winners Take 6

Session inspired by NJSO’s #OrchestraYou event in March

Sat, Dec 13, at NJPAC in Newark

 

NEWARK, NJ (November 10, 2014)—The NJSO invites attendees of “A Take 6 Holiday with the NJSO” on December 13 to join fellow audience members and members of the NJSO to sing the “Gospel Hallelujah” at the first-ever #ChoraleYou—a massive “sing-in” in the lobby following the Orchestra’s holiday pops concert with legendary Grammy-winning ensemble Take 6 at NJPAC in Newark.

Donald Morris, music director of the Newark Boys Chorus, will conduct a fun-filled rehearsal and performance of the “Gospel Hallelujah”—a gospel interpretation of the famed “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah—immediately following the NJSO concert.

Concert attendees can watch the session unfold from one of the lobby’s many vantage points and can share their photos and comments on social media using the #ChoraleYou hashtag.

An NJSO Accent event, #ChoraleYou is inspired by the excitement of last season’s #OrchestraYou, which garnered national attention on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Last spring, NPR’s Anastasia Tsioulcas recounted a young #OrchestraYou participant telling her that “playing with this group, even for literally just a few minutes, was simply amazing. ‘I got such a feeling of ... euphoria,’ he told me, searching for just the right word. ‘There’s nothing like this. There’s so much energy here, so much of a sense that you’re part of something much bigger than yourself.’”

Tsioulcas continued: “If this kind of effort catches fire either in New Jersey or nationally, all the better. Not only was it incredibly fun, but it served as a good reminder that music-making shouldn't be divided into producers and consumers, with most people locked into a passive experience.”

Participation in #ChoraleYou is free to December 13 ticketholders, but advance registration is appreciated. Call Patron Services at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) to register.

More information—including downloadable sheet music for the three-part soprano-alto-bass arrangement—is available at www.njsymphony.org/choraleyou.

The NJSO will hold its second annual #OrchestraYou post-concert instrumental session on Friday, March 13, following the Orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s “Titan” Symphony and Bernstein’s “The Age of Anxiety.” More information will be available at www.njsymphony.org/orchestrayou.

A TAKE 6 HOLIDAY WITH THE NJSO

Take 6 joins the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for “A Take 6 Holiday with the NJSO” December 13–14 in Newark and New Brunswick. The NJSO POPS series opener will feature the 10-time Grammy Award-winning vocal sextet, who will bring their patented fusion of R&B, gospel and pop on a program of Christmas favorites including “Joy to the World” and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” Joseph Joubert conducts.

Performances take place on Saturday, December 13, at 8 pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark and Sunday, December 14, at 3 pm at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. The December 14 performance is presented in collaboration with the State Theatre.

The New York Times has praised Take 6’s “creamy vocal blends and gleaming gospel harmonies.” Of the sextet’s celebrated Christmas performances, Smooth Jazz Ride writes: “Take 6, one of the most competent and most recognizable groups to ever successfully compete with any instrument we could possibly associate with the contemporary jazz genre, adds this sparkling touch to the season and gives us reason to close our eyes for a gleeful moment and realize that there is much for which to be joyful.”

The weekend’s NJSO Accents also include special festivities preceding each concert. In a prelude performance, the Newark Boys Chorus will sing holiday favorites in the NJPAC lobby on December 13; audiences can join in a sing-along of Christmas carols at the State Theatre on December 14. Learn more at www.njsymphony.org/accents. NJSO Accents in Newark are generously sponsored by the Prudential Foundation.

The Orchestra invites patrons to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots.

TICKETS

Concert tickets to “A Take 6 Holiday with the NJSO,” which include entry into #ChoraleYou, start at $20 and are available for purchase online at www.njsymphony.org or by phone at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476).

For information on special ticket rates for groups and schools, contact Terri Campbell, Sales Consultant, at tcampbell@njsymphony.org or 973.735.1717.

THE PROGRAM

A Take 6 Holiday with the NJSO
Saturday, December 13, at 8 pm | NJPAC in Newark #
Sunday, December 14, at 3 pm | State Theatre in New Brunswick

Take 6
Joseph Joubert, conductor
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

#ChoraleYou to immediately follow the performance.

The December 13 concert is sponsored by The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. The December 14 concert is presented in collaboration with the State Theatre.

Full program information is available at www.njsymphony.org/events/detail/a-take-6-holiday-with-the-njso.

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Named “a vital, artistically significant musical organization” by The Wall Street Journal, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra embodies that vitality through its statewide presence and critically acclaimed performances, education partnerships and unparalleled access to music and the Orchestra’s superb musicians.

Under the bold leadership of Music Director Jacques Lacombe, the NJSO presents classical, pops and family programs, as well as outdoor summer concerts and special events. Embracing its legacy as a statewide orchestra, the NJSO is the resident orchestra of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and regularly performs at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown and bergenPAC in Englewood. Partnerships with New Jersey arts organizations, universities and civic organizations remain a key element of the Orchestra’s statewide identity.

In addition to its lauded artistic programming, the NJSO presents a suite of education and community engagement programs that promote meaningful, lifelong engagement with live music. Programs include school-time Concerts for Young People performances and multiple offerings—including the three-ensemble NJSO Youth Orchestras and El Sistema-inspired NJSO CHAMPS (Character, Achievement and Music Project)—that provide and promote in-school instrumental instruction as part of the NJSO Academy. The NJSO’s REACH (Resources for Education and Community Harmony) chamber music program annually brings original programs—designed and performed by NJSO musicians—to a variety of settings, reaching as many as 17,000 people in nearly all of New Jersey’s 21 counties.

For more information about the NJSO, visit www.njsymphony.org or email information@njsymphony.org. Tickets are available for purchase by phone 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) or on the Orchestra’s website.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s programs are made possible in part by The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, along with many other foundations, corporations and individual donors. United is the official airline of the NJSO.

PRESS CONTACT

National & NYC Press Representative:
Dan Dutcher, Dan Dutcher Public Relations | 917.566.8413 | dan@dandutcherpr.com

Regional Press Representative:
Victoria McCabe, NJSO Communications and External Affairs | 973.735.1715 | vmccabe@njsymphony.org

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