New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
| New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) | |
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| Founded | 1922 |
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| Music director | Xian Zhang |
| Website | www |
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in the state of New Jersey. The NJSO is the state orchestra of New Jersey, performing concert series in six venues across the state, and is the resident orchestra of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, New Jersey.
Currently, the NJSO presents classical, pops and family concerts at venues in six cities around the state:
The NJSO annually performs summer concerts at multiple venues across New Jersey. In June and July 2016, the NJSO performed concerts at Overpeck County Park in Bergen County, Echo Lake Park in Union County, Giralda Farms in Madison, Branch Brook Park in Newark, Meadowland Park in South Orange, Pier A Park in Hoboken and Mercer County Park in Mercer County. Additionally, ensembles of NJSO musicians perform chamber music in various statewide locations through its Resources for Education and Community Harmony (REACH) program.
The NJSO previously presented concert series at the War Memorial in Trenton and the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn.
Philip James founded the orchestra in 1922. During the 1940s, the orchestra performed at Newark Symphony Hall. In the first half or 1968 then Music Director Kenneth Schermerhorn announced his departure to take up the baton of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Under the leadership or Board President Henry P. Becton a national search was conducted by Jeffrey Platt, Jr. and Robert D'Angelo that lead to the engagement of Henry Lewis (husband of Marilyn Horne) as the first African Music Director of a major orchestra in the United States. Other press comments have noted that in spite of the financial troubles and controversy over this instrument collection, the orchestra has improved artistically during Järvi's tenure. In October 2007, the NJSO announced that Järvi had extended his contract as music director through the 2008–2009 season, with a commitment to six weeks of subscription concerts. In February 2008, the orchestra confirmed the conclusion of Järvi's tenure as the NJSO's music director at the end of the 2008–2009 season. In March 2009, the NJSO indicated that Järvi had agreed to serve as the orchestra's artistic adviser after the conclusion of his contract as music director, and subsequently to take the title of conductor laureate. The orchestra also reduced its staff and the number of subscription concerts, from 70 to 61, scheduled for the 2009–2010 season.
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