NJSO to host College Night on March 2 at NJPAC

$10 STUDENT TICKETS INCLUDE EXCLUSIVE POST-CONCERT PARTY WITH ENTERTAINMENT BY STUDENT PERFORMERS

NJSO TO PROVIDE FREE ROUND-TRIP BUS TRANSPORTATION FROM SELECT NEW JERSEY COLLEGES

NEWARK, NJ (January 31, 2013)—The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra hosts its second College Night of the 2013–14 season on Sunday, March 2, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. A special $10 student ticket includes entrance to the Orchestra’s 3 pm performance of Grieg’s Piano Concerto and a post-concert all-student party with light refreshments and live entertainment provided by performing groups from various New Jersey colleges and universities.

The NJSO will provide free round-trip bus transportation to the concert from select New Jersey college campuses. Pick-up times and locations will be posted at www.njsymphony.org/college as buses become available.

The Orchestra has set aside a block of tickets as Tweet Seats, from which college students can post live concert commentary on social media. The NJSO (@NJSymphony) will tweet live commentary during the performance.

The NJSO hosts the season’s third and final College Night at its Saturday, April 5, performance of Verdi’s Requiem at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.

The NJSO’s first College Night of the season saw 139 students from colleges and universities across the state join the Orchestra at NJPAC in Newark on November 1. Groups came from the College of Saint Elizabeth, Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts, William Paterson University and New Jersey Institute of Technology. Students from Rutgers–Newark, Kean University, Drew University, Caldwell College, Essex County College, Mercy College (New York), Ramapo College, Rider University and Seton Hall University also attended.

The concert program features the NJSO debuts of two guest artists. Pianist Xiaohui Yang performs Grieg’s concerto as the Orchestra’s annual Curtis Artist—one of the Curtis Institute of Music’s finest student musicians. Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, a 26-year-old protégé of Gustavo Dudamel who Gramophone has called a “dynamic young Finn” whose “career is developing at a rapid pace,” leads the program, which also features Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony and Sibelius’ Spring Song.

“Our Orchestra is very committed to supporting and presenting young talents in a highly professional environment,” Music Director Jacques Lacombe says. “Xiaohui Yang comes to us from the very exciting and stimulating partnership we have with the Curtis Institute. We believe not only in welcoming renowned artists but also in finding the talent of tomorrow. Santtu-Matias Rouvali is an exciting up-and-coming conductor who will bring a fresh energy to the podium.”

NJSO Associate Conductor Gemma New chats with Yang about the program at a Classical Conversation beginning one hour before the 3 pm performance.

Program notes and additional concert information are available here. For more information on College Night, visit www.njsymphony.org/college.

TICKETS
College Night student tickets are $10 and include the concert and post-concert party. Regular concert tickets start at $20. Student tickets are available for purchase online at www.njsymphony.org/college (using promo code COLLEGE14) or by phone at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476); Tweet Seats are available by phone only.

College students interested in performing at the post-concert party can contact Rebecca Ludkiewicz, Marketing and Social Media Manager, at rludkiewicz@njsymphony.org or 973.735.1716.

An added dimension to the March 2 event is an invitation to alumni groups interested in meeting and networking with current college students prior to the concert and at intermission. Alumni groups can contact Terri Campbell, Sales Consultant, for group rates and sales at tcampbell@njsymphony.org or 973.735.1717.