New Jersey Youth Symphony

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1 New Jersey Youth Symphony Paterson Music Project

2 Welcome to the season at the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts where over 1,500 young musicians and life-long learners are exploring their potential and sharing the love for music every day at our three program branches: New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), Paterson Music Project (PMP), and (PAS). As New Jersey s largest nonprofit music education organization, we are committed to providing the highest quality performing arts education to a wide range of students in a rigorous and supportive environment leading to high-level performing opportunities. I am thrilled to invite you to over 30 public concerts presented by NJYS 15 ensembles ranging from symphonic to jazz, PMP Concert Orchestra and Band, and talented PAS faculty and students. From our season-opening performance of the brilliant Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 at Kasser Theater to the intimate Salon Series at PAS, PMP students performance with the stereotype-defying Black Violin at Shea Auditorium, and the grand finale of the NJYS 40th Season with a Gala Concert at NJPAC featuring Carl Orff s Carmina Burana, this season is full of inspirational concerts that will allow you to experience the transformative power of music. I look forward to seeing you at our concerts and sharing with you the pure joy that only music can bring to our lives! Helen H. Cha-Pyo Artistic Director and NJYS Conductor New Jersey Youth Symphony 40th Anniversary Concert Sunday, May 19 at 3pm New Jersey Performing Arts Center Tickets: $20/$35/$50 ORFF: CARMINA BURANA New Jersey Youth Symphony Also featuring PMP Concert Orchestra, NJYS Sinfonia, Concertino & Primo Strings Festival Choruses from J.P. Stevens High School, Newark Academy, New Providence High School, Somerville High School, Ridge High School, and Newark Boys Chorus Mia Pafumi, soprano; Theron Cromer, tenor; John-Andrew Fernandez, baritone Helen Cha-Pyo, Conductor 40th Anniversary Gala Immediately following the concert Tickets: $250 After the Concert, continue the celebration at our 40th Anniversary Gala! Join us upstairs for dinner and drinks, auctions and awards. Proceeds from the Gala support all of Wharton s programs: the New Jersey Youth Symphony, the Paterson Music Project, and the Performing Arts School. BONUS: Gala ticket price includes preferred seating at the Concert!

3 October Youth Symphony Helen Cha-Pyo, Conductor Saturday, October 27 at 8pm Kasser Theater at Montclair State University Tickets: $15 Works by Shostakovich & Prokofiev November Youth Orchestra/Fortissimo Flutes/Clarinet Ensemble Simon Lipskar, Diana Charos Reilly, and Bryan Rudderow, Conductors Sunday, November 11 at 3pm Union County Performing Arts Center Works by Hovhannes & Rimsky-Korsakov Chamber Music Concert Sunday, November 18 at 7pm Chatham United Methodist Church December Percussion Ensembles & PMP Percussion Dr. Mesia Austin, Conductor Sunday, December 2 at 3pm Burgdorff Hall at NJYS Philharmonia/Concertino Winds/Primo Strings/ Concertino Strings Mark Gunderman, Bryan Rudderow, and Michelle Hatcher, Conductors Sunday, December 9 at 3pm Dolan Hall at College of St. Elizabeth Works by Bizet, Brahms & Grainger Sinfonia/Flute Forum/ Flute Choir/NJYS Quartet/ Clarinet Quartet Nate White and Diana Charos Reilly, Conductors Sunday, December 16 at 3pm The Concert Hall at Drew University Works by Balmages, Bottessini & Mendelssohn Jazz Combos/Big Band/ Jazz Orchestra Julius Tolentino, Shamie Royston, and Dave Schumacher, Directors Sunday, December 16 at 7pm The Concert Hall at Drew University January Youth Symphony/ Youth Orchestra Helen Cha-Pyo and Simon Lipskar, Conductors Sunday, January 27 at 4pm Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University Mahler Symphony No. 1 Titan Dvorak Symphony No. 8 March 2019 Playathon Sunday, March 31 12:30pm PMP Ensembles, PAS Soloists and Ensembles, NJYS Jazz Combos, Big Band, Jazz Orchestra, Clarinet Ensemble, Fortissimo Flutes, and Percussion Ensemble 3:00pm NJYS Combined Festival Orchestra The Mills at Jersey Gardens

4 April Youth Symphony/Fortissimo Flutes/Clarinet Ensemble/ Concertino Winds Helen Cha-Pyo, Diana Charos Reilly, and Bryan Rudderow, Conductors Sunday, April 7 at 3pm State Theatre New Jersey Featuring the 2019 Concerto Competition Winner, Works by Dana Wilson & Hindemith May Sinfonia/PMP Concert Orchestra/Primo Strings/ Concertino Strings Nate White, Samantha Tomblin, and Michelle Hatcher, Conductors Saturday, May 4 at 7pm New Providence High School Youth Orchestra/Philharmonia/ Flute Choir/Flute Forum Simon Lipskar, Mark Gunderman, and Diana Charos Reilly, Conductors Saturday, May 11 at 7pm New Providence High School Works by Beethoven, Copland, Sibelius & Theofanidis New Jersey Youth Symphony 40th Anniversary Concert Sunday, May 19 at 3pm New Jersey Performing Arts Center Tickets: $20/$35/$50 June Percussion Ensemble Dr. Mesia Austin, Conductor Sunday, June 2 at 3pm Burgdorff Hall at NJYS Jazz Combos/Big Band/ Jazz Orchestra Julius Tolentino, Shamie Royston, and Dave Schumacher, Directors Sunday, June 2 at 7pm Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum Great Falls Festival Sunday, October 14 at 1-4pm Paterson Great Falls PMP Winter Concert Saturday, February 2 at 5pm Location TBD Black Violin Thursday, February 14 at 12:30pm & 8pm Shea Center for the Performing Arts at William Paterson University PMP Spring Concert Saturday, June 1 at 1pm Location TBD

5 How to Practice Workshop: Naomi Youngstein Friday, October 12 at 7pm Fall Faculty Recital Sunday, October 21 at 3pm Salon Series: Laura George, Flute & Eric Olsen, Piano Thursday, November 8 at 7:30pm for WIPA Students Salon Series: Aurora Mendez, Violin & Christine Sherlock, Viola Thursday, March 7 at 7:30pm for WIPA Students Perform Your Best Workshop: Tom Kamp Saturday, March 16 at 3pm Spring Faculty Recital Sunday, April 28 at 3pm Salon Series: Jamie Baer Peterson, Soprano & Musicale Amice Holiday Concert Thursday, December 6 at 7:30pm for WIPA Students CAFÉ Choir Concert Friday, December 14 at 7pm Chatham United Methodist Church Super Sunday Marathon Recitals Sunday, February 3 at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm Salon Series: Benjamin Michael, Piano Thursday, February 7 at 7:30pm for WIPA Students Honors Recitals Friday, April 5 at 7pm Friday, May 3 at 7pm Chatham United Methodist Church Musical Theater Arts Company Ensemble Performance Saturday, June 15 at 3 & 6pm $10/Adults, $5/Children, for WIPA Students An original musical

6 This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is committed to being accessible to all patrons, students, parents and visitors. All programs, classes, events, and concerts are accessible ensuring that everyone can participate in a diverse range of arts programming and classes. Wharton does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. 60 Locust Avenue Berkeley Heights, NJ PLAYATHON Sunday, March 31 The Mills at Jersey Gardens 12:30pm: PMP Ensembles, PAS Soloists and Ensembles, NJYS Jazz Combos, Big Band, Jazz Orchestra, Clarinet Ensemble, Fortissimo Flutes, and Percussion Ensemble 3:00pm: NJYS Combined Festival Orchestra Nearly 500 talented young musicians come together for this annual concert as one combined orchestra performing music from iconic movies and musicals such as Star Wars, Harry Potter, and The Sound of Music. We invite you to come, celebrate, and support our young musicians as they spread the joy of music throughout our community. Visit us at WhartonArts.org