Olympic bobsledder, NJSO Concertmaster hold special chat
Team USA Olympic bobsled pilot Jazmine Fenlator joined NJSO Concertmaster Eric Wyrick and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for “From Sochi to Strauss”—a special post-concert session on Friday, March 21, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. The New Jersey-native Olympian and the Orchestra concertmaster discussed what it takes to be at the top of their respective games. NJSO President & CEO James Roe moderated the session, which followed Wyrick’s annual solo appearance with the NJSO.
Fenlator shared her thoughts about the evening on Twitter and Instagram:
Amazing orchestra performance at NJ Pac on Friday. Was a privilege to be in the audience listening to… http://t.co/zv9Bmnipij
— Jazmine Fenlator (@JazmineFenlator) March 23, 2014
There was standing room only @ a post-concert chat w/ NJSO Concertmaster Eric Wyrick & NJ Olympian @JazmineFenlator! pic.twitter.com/xCvzmZOrJB
— New Jersey Symphony (@NJSymphony) March 22, 2014
Returning to her home state after four successful runs at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Fenlator said before the session: “I am honored to join the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Concertmaster Eric Wyrick for this special session. I have always been an admirer of the performing arts community in New Jersey, and this unique opportunity allows me to reconnect with the local arts scene.”
“I have always admired the discipline—especially the mental discipline—that top athletes on the worldwide stage exhibit,” Wyrick said. “There are certainly plenty of similarities between the arts and sports worlds when it comes to achieving at the highest levels. This public forum with Olympic bobsled pilot Jazmine Fenlator will be a really fun opportunity to explore those similarities.”