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[The NJSO] has long worked just a bit harder to make a mark throughout its home state ... Full marks for ambition.
– The New York Times
The NJSO opened the 2013–14 season on Friday, September 27, to critical acclaim.
View a photo gallery of images from the Opening Night concert and gala on the NJSO's Facebook page.
Led by music director Jacques Lacombe, the program brought together jazz and gospel, classical and new sounds. Messages of unity ran throughout the concert, which included a reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in honor of its 50th anniversary. Lacombe and the NJSO delivered an appealingly conceived program and a sure-footed performance.
– The Star-Ledger
Read reviews from The New York Times, The Star-Ledger, Q on Stage and Examiner.com.
Read what NJSO concertgoers are saying—and share your own comments on Opening Weekend—on Concert Coda.
Photo by Fred Stucker.
OPENING NIGHT: PROMISE OF THE NEW WORLD
2013-14 Season
JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
GERI ALLEN piano
REV. DR. M. WILLIAM HOWARD JR. special guest (Sep 27 only)
AFRO BLUE vocal ensemble
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ELLINGTON Three Black Kings
ALLEN Stone & Streams (World Premiere)
ELLINGTON New World A-Comin'
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”