NJSO Youth Orchestras, CHAMPS give spring performances

Students in the NJSO's education programs have given triumphant season-ending performances this month.

The NJSO Youth Orchestras capped their 25th anniversary season with a special showcase performance at NJPAC in Newark on Saturday, May 14. The concert closed a milestone year that saw the two of the program's ensembles make their Carnegie Hall debuts.

 

Conductor Jeff Grogan and @NJSOyo Academy Orchestra concertmaster Caleb Shi shake hands before today's #YouthOrchestrasSpotlight

A video posted by New Jersey Symphony (@njsymphony) on May 14, 2016 at 12:51pm PDT

 

 

Energetic performance of Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave by @NJSOyo Academy Orchestra to cap off today's #YouthOrchestraSpotlight. Congrats to all of our students!

A photo posted by New Jersey Symphony (@njsymphony) on May 14, 2016 at 1:05pm PDT

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NJSO CHAMPS gave its spring performance at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark on Wednesday, May 18.

 

It's time for the NJSO CHAMPS spring concert at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark!

A photo posted by New Jersey Symphony (@njsymphony) on May 18, 2016 at 2:51pm PDT

 

 

Coolest part of the NJSO CHAMPS concert—the full ensemble played the last piece twice so parents could get the perfect video and pics up close!

A video posted by New Jersey Symphony (@njsymphony) on May 18, 2016 at 4:43pm PDT

 

CHAMPS then joined its sister programs in the El Sistema New Jersey Alliance for the annual Fiddle-and-Fa-La-La-Fest at NJPAC on Saturday, May 21.

Congrats to all of these talented students!

Learn more about the programs of the NJSO Academy.