New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Family Concert Series

SUBSCRIPTIONS


2010–11 Family Concerts NJPAC in Newark — Family series Prudential Hall, NJPAC in Newark

3 concerts Saturday Afternoons

The young and young-at-heart will enjoy discovering the instruments of the orchestra, great stories told through music and rich orchestral repertoire featured in this magical and interactive series.

PRE-CONCERT ADVENTURE: Join us in the lobby an hour before each concert for special interactive programs! Learn more about the music, participate in fun activities, play games and meet NJSO musicians—it’s perfect for the whole family.

THE HERO’S JOURNEY

Heroes come in every shape and size, from grandparents and teachers to athletes, superheroes and community leaders. For centuries, composers have captured the heroic spirit in music; with this concert including Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Verdi’s Nabucco Overture, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” and John Williams’ Star Wars, we invite you to discover the hero in you!

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor (pictured)

Saturday, November 27 at 2 pm

Pre-Concert Adventure begins at 1 pm in the lobby and is free to all ticketholders.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Repertoire includes selections from:
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
VERDI Nabucco Overture
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
WILLIAMS Star Wars
BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean
MOZART Third movement from Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"

CARNIVAL OF THE CREATURES
The Gretchen Lochner Gonzales Memorial Family Concert

Hear the world premiere of Carnival of the Creatures, with music and poetry by Bruce Adolphe. This wacky, charming, absurd and moving piece (a Carnival of the Animals for our time) features fun creatures like the spider, shrimp, virus, owl and unicorn. Is a virus a creature? Ask your doctor! Is your teddy bear a creature? Ask your mommy!

JACQUES LACOMBE conductor (pictured)
GREATER NEWARK YOUTH ORCHESTRA
side-by-side with the NJSO
BRUCE ADOLPHE narrator

Saturday, February 12 at 2 pm

Pre-Concert Adventure begins at 1 pm in the lobby and is free to all ticketholders.

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

In this original pantomime puppet show, the world of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition creates a magical forest where a giant and twin tricksters create fun and conflict. Through his friendship with a white rabbit, a young boy enters this tumultuous world and teaches others the power of listening.

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor (pictured)
BLAIR THOMAS & CO. theatrical troupe

Saturday, May 21 at 2 pm

Pre-Concert Adventure begins at 1 pm in the lobby and is free to all ticketholders.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition

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