Wall Street Journal previews Thanksgiving-weekend concerts

The Wall Street Journal previews the NJSO’s Thanksgiving-weekend concerts featuring the world premiere of a new work by New Jersey composer Lowell Liebermann.

Move over, Bruce and Snooki. The Garden State isn’t just the home of rock stars and reality TV, but has classical composers, too. The Symphony’s New Jersey Roots Project, which began in 2010, showcases existing works and commissions new ones from composers who were born in New Jersey or count the state as an artistic influence; past composers include Steven Mackey, Robert Aldridge and John Harbison.

Read the preview at wsj.com.