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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra started practice this past week, rehearsing for its first concert of the 2022-23 season. Mark your calendars! The performance is at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, with the special premier of composer Craig Morris’s “Elegy (for Tyler Clementi)”. For more information, visit https://www.ridgewoodsymphony.org/
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra’s last formal concert of the season will feature a piece by William Grant Still, a Black composer of operas, ballets, symphonies, and other works who was regarded by the end of his life as the dean of African-American composers.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra is returning for its beloved summer concerts, with two performances scheduled for the weekend of July 9-10. On Saturday, the orchestra will perform at Rindlaub Park in Saddle River, and on Sunday, it will play at the Westwood Gazebo.
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Ridgewood NJ, Friday, February 21, 2020 at 8 PM – 11 PM at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, 6 S Monroe St. Laura Hamilton joins the orchestra to perform Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto.
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Ridgewood NJ, The 80th season of the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra (RSO) will be ushered in with a vibrant musical program performed under the direction of its new Artistic Director and Conductor, Brent Chancellor, on Friday, November 22 at 8:00 pm at the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood.
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April 11,2018
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Artistic Director & Conductor Diane Wittry, is celebrating her third season as the orchestra’s Artistic Director and Conductor for the 78th Anniversary Season.
She is excited to be working with our dedicated and talented musicians as the organization celebrates the history and accomplishments of the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra over the past 78 years.
New family pricing available! For tickets, click here.
Meet the Instruments of the Orchestra
Join the orchestra members as they demonstrate and talk about the instruments of the orchestra, then stay for a portion of the RSO rehearsal.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 6:30pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
6 South Monroe St, Ridgewood, NJ
FREE
*** SUBSCRIPTIONS & TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE ****
November 18,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra will perform the first concert of its 2016-2017 season at 8:00 P.M., on Friday, November 18, 2016, at the West Side Presbyterian Church. The Church is located at 6 South Monroe Street, in Ridgewood.
The Orchestra is under the leadership of Artistic Director and Conductor Diane Wittry. The theme of the performance is Russian Favorites and includes Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Eastern Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony Number 5 . Also on the program is Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto that will be performed by acclaimed violinist Christine Kwak. “Violinist Christine Kwak had already made her debut at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and Alice Tully Hall by the age of 11. At that tender age, she recorded the complete 24 Caprices by Paganini on a half-size violin, about which Dorothy DeLay has commented, “…one of the most astonishing accomplishments and truly remarkable; one of the best caprices I’ve ever heard.
“Christine has been on the front pages of the New York Times, Daily News, Newsday, and the Village Voice among many others. Her teacher, the late Dorothy DeLay, renowned for producing many of the world’s finest soloists, said Christine is “an extraordinary talent who will become one of the best of her generation”.
Born in New York City, of a musical family, she began piano studies at the age of 3, and violin at the age of 4. She was first discovered on CNN’s “About Child Prodigies” at age 5, playing piano and violin as well as several of her own piano compositions. Christine first came to public spotlight at the age of six, when she performed the Kabalevsky violin concerto with The Queens Chamber Symphony. She subsequently performed the concerti of Vivaldi, Bach, and Mozart.”
Advanced ticket prices are $25, $20 for senior and $10 for students. At the door prices are $28,$23, and $13, respectively. Regular subscriptions for the season are $65, $55 for seniors and $30 for students. SEE: www.ridgewoodsymphony.org
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