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Ridgewood NJ, the RIDGEWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’s annual holiday winter concert is this Friday, Dec. 1, at the West Side Presbyterian Church starting at 8 p.m.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra is a regionally based, auditioned orchestra located in Ridgewood, New Jersey. For over 80 years, the RSO has served northern New Jersey with high quality performances, internationally renowned guest soloists and unique education opportunities for young musicians through our Young Musicians Festival.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra Presents First Concert of 2023 on February 17, 2023 at 8pm. at West Side Presbyterian Church, in Ridgewood.
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Ridgewood NJ, an Evening of Classical Music. Bring a chair, get a snack from one of Ridgewood’s many shops and enjoy the beautiful sounds of the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra ‘s String Quartet and Wind Quintet. The groups will perform selected opera arias, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto, Rossini’s Overture to the Barber of Seville, and pieces from Gershwin, Joplin, and William Grant Still.
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Ridgewood NJ, audiences thoroughly enjoyed the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra’s two summer concerts earlier this month, with the musicians performing timeless favorites—like the themes from “Rocky” and “Pirates of the Caribbean”—in near-perfect weather outside.
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Ridgewood NJ, as the pandemic wanes the RIDGEWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is back to rehearsing in person—safely!—for its concert on Friday, May 6. The program will include masterpieces by Igor Stravinsky, American composer Richard Danielpour and Gustav Mahler. Acclaimed violist Brett Deubner will make a guest appearance for Danielpour’s “The Voyager,” and soprano Kristen Plumley, a longtime Ridgewood resident, will join the orchestra for Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. For more information, please visit https://www.ridgewoodsymphony.org/
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra’s artistic director, Kyunghun Kim, and the group’s president, David Nussenbaum, return to the Ridgewood Library on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m., to discuss the RSO’s all-opera concert at West Side Presbyterian Church on Nov. 19. Maestro Kim will discuss and perform from the keyboard highlights of the Nov. 19th program, featuring some of opera’s most beloved arias. The two will also delve into the life and times of Mozart, Verdi, Bizet and Puccini.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra will feature four rising stars in the opera world for its next performance on Friday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m.
The Oct. 22 concert will feature music exclusively from film scores and will be conducted by newly appointed Artistic Director Kyunghun Kim
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra will perform scores from popular films during its opening concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, kicking off its 2021-2022 season with music from movies such as “Superman,” “ET” and “Cinema Paradiso.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 season with the debut of Artistic Director Kyunghun Kim, bringing the warmth and healing power of classical music back to Northern New Jersey.
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Ridgewood NJ, After prudently shutting down all in-person activities for over a year the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce its return to live performances with a series of free pops concerts in Bergen county parks.
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Ridgewood NJ, Award winning concert pianist Lisa Yui, will be featured with the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven’s enduringly popular Emperor Concerto on Friday May 3 at 8:00 p.m., at the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. Described as “a musical phenomenon” (Pianiste magazine), Yamaha Artist Lisa Yui has performed as soloist with prominent orchestras such as the Tokyo Symphony, Polish National Radio, Toronto Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, the Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra, and the Krakow State Philharmonic.
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