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Company History

CAROLYN CLARK, Director PAUL HILLIARD McRAE, Assistant Director LUBA GULYAEVA, Ballet Mistress CAROLYN TENER BROWN, Repertory Coach ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH, Repertory Coach ALEXANDER BOITSOV, Repertory Coach DAVID TAMAKI, Repertory Coach

“New Jersey Ballet Company is the ONLY dance organization in the New York metropolitan area that takes high quality programming and performances to urban, rural and suburban communities throughout New Jersey (and at a cost that is “affordable” in comparison with the major organizations in New York City who are at home at Lincoln Center). Residents of our state have access to a three hundred year-old dance tradition, frequently on their doorsteps. New Jersey Ballet is an assemblage of professional dancers who embody the highest standards of technique and artistry and they are OURS!!!”

This year, New Jersey Ballet celebrates the 46th anniversary of its Nutcracker, making it the longest running original professional production in the state. The production debuted in 1971 with Edward Villella, then an international star with New York City Ballet, as the Cavalier. Today, after close to 900 performances and over a million viewers, it has become a cherished holiday tradition with generations of theatergoers throughout New Jersey and beyond. In 2008, the production made history as the first full length classical ballet ever performed in India, where it sold out three performances at that country’s Performing Arts Center in Mumbai.

For nearly sixty years, NJB has thrilled audiences from Bergen to Cape May with top quality professional ballet. It has given hundreds of thousands of adults and children their first introduction to ballet and inspired in many a lifelong love of the arts.

New Jersey Ballet has also taken the best of New Jersey arts to audiences in other parts of the country and set records on international tours to Bermuda, India, Italy, Russia and Taiwan.

The founding of New Jersey Ballet created a profound change in the cultural landscape of New Jersey. Thanks to NJB, countless children, teens, adults and senior citizens in every corner of the state have enjoyed the magic of dance theatre. During its 24 week season, New Jersey Ballet performs a variety of works from classical, contemporary and jazz ballet. And the company also has one of the largest collections of ballets for children in the country.

New Jersey Ballet’s extensive repertory includes works choreographed by some of the greatest names in the world of dance: Balanchine, deMille, Tudor, Nebrada, North, Pourfarrokh, Taras, Sappington, Renvall, Tomal, Vernon, Vesak, Petipa, Chabukiany, Saint Leon and Bournonville.

The company’s artistic advisors have included three of the greatest international dancers of the 20th century; Edward Villella, Eleanor D’Antuono and Leonid Kozlov who danced at New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Bolshoi.

New Jersey Ballet is proud to be designated a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in recognition of its “artistic excellence, substantial programming and broad public service.” The company is a three-time winner of the title New Jersey’s Favorite Dance Company in the People’s Choice competition.

EDWARD VILLELLA, Artistic Advisor

The Company IORI ARAYA, ALBERT DAVYDOV, LEONID FLEGMATOV ALBINA GHAZARYAN, ILSE KAPTEYN, KOTOE KOJIMA-NOA NAREK MARTIROSYAN, RISA MOCHIZUKI, GABRIELLA NOA ANDREW NOTARILE, RUBEN RASCON, MARI SUGAWA, ANDRE LUIS TEIXEIRA CHRISTINA THERYOUNG, CATHERINE WHITING, YUUKI YAMAMOTO RACHEL CARINA, EMMANUEL MARTIROSYAN, NAHOKO NAKAMOTO AND

VIOLETA ANGELOVA, HUMBERTO TEIXEIRA AND DARA SACRIPANTI

New Jersey Ballet Board of Directors Scott T. Tross, Esq., Chairman Lynn H. McMahon, Vice President Gale Raffield, Vice President

James R. Gillen, President Liza M.Walsh, Esq.,Vice President Susan A. Manardo, Esq. Secretary

William R. Burns, Esq. Ellen Dec Melissa Connolly, MD Donald A. Robinson, Esq. Mark A. Scherer

Honorary Board of Directors The Hon. Thomas H. Kean Ruthi Zinn Byrne Leonard M. Fisher, Esq. Lawrence P. Goldman

The Hon. Brendan T. Byrne David J. Farris Michael K. Furey, Esq. Nina Mitchell Wells, Esq.

Barbara Gilford, dance writer for The New York Times New Jersey Weekly for more than ten years, wrote this about the impact and value New Jersey Ballet has for New Jersey.

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THE STORY OF NUTCRACKER ACT ONE The curtain rises on a Christmas Eve party at the home of the Mayor, his wife, and their children, Clara and Fritz. Everyone is engaged in games and dancing when old Herr Drosselmeyer arrives with his handsome nephew. At first the children are afraid of the old man, but their fear disappears when they discover what the old man has brought: a life-size porcelain doll and a soldier doll! Drosselmeyer distributes toy swords and trumpets to the boys and dolls to all the girls….all except Clara. The old gentleman presents her with a colorful Nutcracker. Jealous Fritz grabs for the Nutcracker and breaks it.

Drosselmeyer’s nephew helps Clara tuck the broken Nutcracker into her doll’s bed. The guests leave and the family retires for the night.

As the empty living room grows dark, Clara returns for one last look at her Nutcracker. She falls asleep on the sofa and a magic spell creeps over the room. Giant mice appear from behind the walls. Child-sized toy soldiers pursue the mice. The Christmas tree grows very tall. The room changes and everything disappears except the now-giant Nutcracker who leads the toy soldiers in a battle against the mice.

Suddenly, Clara gets up and helps the Nutcracker defeat the Mouse King. The Nutcracker turns into a handsome prince, and he and Clara glide away in a strange flying Swan Boat. As they pass through a strange, enchanted forest, the King and Queen of Snowflakes and their swirling subjects dance a splendid waltz.

ACT TWO Clara and her Prince journey to the Kingdom of Sweets where the Sugar Plum Fairy and her court await.

The Sugar Plum shows the young couple to a pair of thrones and the whole kingdom comes to entertain them. There are dancers from faraway lands, Mother Ginger and her Clown Children, and a garden of Waltzing Flowers. Finally, the Sugar Plum dances a pas de deux with her Cavalier. The entire court joins in a final waltz, and the curtain falls as Clara climbs into the Swan Boat and sails home.

Cast (in order of appearance-alternating casts) Act I Scene 1

Fritz............................................................................................................................................................................ Maxwell Silverman Clara..................................................................... Kaitlyn Dalbon, Veronica Lenox, Michele Loughlin, Erin Snyder, Eunice Suba Father............................................................................................................Leonid Flegmatov, Narek Martirosyan, Paul H. McRae Mother................................................................................................................. Violeta Angelova, Albina Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn Drosselmeyer............................................................................................................................................................ Humberto Teixeira Drosselmeyer’s Nephew ...................................... Emmanuel Martirosyan, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Porcelain Doll ........................................................................................................ Iori Araya, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Gabriella Noa, Catherine Whiting Soldier Doll ........................................................................................................ Albert Davydov, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Grandmother ................................................................................................................................................................ Dara Sacripanti Guests.............................. Albert Davydov, Leonid Flegmatov, Emmanuel Martirosyan, Narek Martirosyan, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Andre Luis Teixeira, Yuuki Yamamoto, Iori Araya, Albina Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung, Izzy Kalodner, Nicolette Rubel, Erin Snyder, Emily Stevens, Heidi Marie, Ava Prentice Little Girls .....................................................................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Little Boys ......................................................................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page

Act I Scene 2 - The Magic Spell Solo Mice ......................................................................... Armani Davidson, Nicolette Rubel, Raynor Rubel, Maxwell Silverman Solo Soldiers ..................................................... Kaitlyn Dalbon, Julie Fawcett, Veronica Lenox, Michele Loughlin, Eunice Suba Nutcracker Prince ................................................ Emmanuel Martirosyan, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Mouse King ...................................................... Leonid Flegmatov, Emmanuel Martirosyan, Narek Martirosyan, Raynor Rubel Mice ................................................................................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Soldiers ..........................................................................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Bugle Boy ....................................................................................................................................... Diego Arpino, Timothy Silverman

Act I Scene 3 - In The Forest Snow Queen ................................................... Iori Araya, Albina Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung Snow King ........................................................... Leonid Flegmatov, Narek Martirosyan, Andrew Noratile, Andre Luis Teixeira Solo Snowflakes .......................................................................... Iori Araya, Rachel Carina, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Gabriella Noa, Christina Theryoung, Catherine Whiting Snowflakes......................................................................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page —

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Act II - Kingdom Of Sweets Guardian Angel ............................... Violeta Angelova, Rachel Carina, Albina Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn, Christina Theryoung Angels .............................................................................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Courtiers ....................................................................................................................................................... See Alternating Cast Page Spanish Dance/Chocolate...................................................... Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Gabriella Noa, Mari Sugawa, Catherine Whiting, Albert Davydov, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Arabian Dance/Coffee ........... Leonid Flegmatov, Narek Martirosyan, Andre Luis Teixeira, Violeta Angelova, Rachel Carina, Albina Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn, Christina Theryoung, and Izzy Kalodner, Heidi Marie, Nicolette Rubel, Erin Snyder, Emily Stevens, Eunice Suba Chinese Dance/Tea ..............................................Emmanuel Martirosyan, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Iori Araya, Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Catherine Whiting and Kaitlyn Dalbon, Julie Fawcett, Veronica Lenox, Michele Loughlin, Eunice Suba Mirlitons/Dance of the Reed Flutes ................................................ Iori Araya, Rachel Carina, Albina Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Gabriella Noa, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung, Catherine Whiting Russian Dance/Trepak.........Albert Davydov, Ruben Rascon, Narek Martirosyan, Emmanuel Martirosyan, Yuuki Yamamoto Mother Ginger .................................................................................................... Armani Davidson, Nicolette Rubel, Raynor Rubel Solo Clowns .................................... Diego Arpino, Brooke Carilli, Alexandra Dessart, Cerys Evans, Kyla Kinahan, Ava Lieber Bianca Marchese, Alaire Mitchell, Kate Porcello Clowns........................................................................................................................................................... See Alternating Cast Page

Waltz of The Flowers Dew Drop............................................................. Iori Araya, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Gabriella Noa, Mari Sugawa Christina Theryoung, Catherine Whiting Solo Flowers........................................................ Violeta Angelova, Iori Araya, Rachel Carina, Albina Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung Flowers............................... Kaitlyn DalBon, Julie Fawcett, Adrianna Green, Veronica Lenox, Michele Loughlin, Heidi Marie, Erin Snyder, Emily Stevens, Eunice Suba and Kristina Arriaga, Alice Hwang, Izzy Kalodner, Nicolette Rubel

Grand Pas de Deux Sugar Plum.............. Iori Araya, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Albina Ghazaryan, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung Cavalier...................................Albert Davydov, Leonid Flegmatov, Narek Martirosyan, Andre Luis Teixeira, Yuuki Yamamoto Finale...............................................................................................................................................................................Entire Company

Nutcracker Alternating Casts

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Little Girls

Kaitlyn DalBon, Catherine Dougherty, Julie Fawcett, Adrianna Green,Veronica Lenox Michele Loughlin, Erin Snyder, Eunice Suba, Ariana West and Amy Allen, Jillian Bengivenga Jennifer Catalfamo, Paige Henderson, Victoria Pantagis, Samantha Regimbal, Keana Werlen and Carissa Bolante, Marina Chiafullo, Colleen Fetherston, Aniela Mielke, Ashley Narsu Lauren Ng, Victoria Ruiz, Ava Sutter, Anna Van Wie, Camille Wong and Isabella Becchi Madison McDonald, Abby Miller, Grace Samori, Emily Schablik, Ashley Wang

Little Boys Diego Arpino, Jonathan Najera, Timothy Silverman, Zachary Zukowsky Mice

Clare Capuzzi, Renata Curcio, Katharine Dabaie, Armani Davidson, Lisa Faulkner Julianne French , Vilelmini Kalampratsidou, Jonathan Najera, Maxwell Silverman Nicolette Rubel, Raynor Rubel, Michaela Skelley, Olivia van de Vusse

Soldiers

Diego Arpino, Izabela Baseman, Mia Bermudez, Tamsin Boyd, Abigail Bugasch, Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo Beatrice Crucs, Anya daSilva, Adia Decker, Isabella Diaz, Alexandra DiCostanzo, Ruby Dyer Kamora Ehlers, Sofia Elliott, Annanda Espina, Hannah Fertig, Isabel Flicker, Eliana Goodman Dana Harel, Julia Heiman, Libby Herz, Annabelle Himstreet, Jillian Hornby, Emilia Howard Samantha Howden, Sophia Howson, Gesi Huang, Yaxi Huang, Sophia Insua, Naomi Kahl Mehreen Khan, Lauren Kollar, Kailyn Koonce, Maria Kozlyakova, Lillian Kucharski, Sophie Levin Hailey Linck, Sophie Liu, Francesca Loffredo, Alexis Mikhelis, Elise Montes, Katherine Morshedian Leyla Neslanovic, Mia Neslanovic, Victoria Nicely, Charlotte Prunty, Alexis Pugliese, Fiona Quirk Melissa Rachofsky, Alyssa Roberts, Ella Schestag, Gabriela Sierra-Ceballos, Timothy Silverman Zion Sirilan, Skylar Smith, Chiara Soltani, Sydney Stavraka, Isabella Stravoiu, Ella Surmeli Alexa Symmons, Sophia Vail, Ava Van Wie, Melanie Wang, Sophia Wang, Ada Wright Chelsea Yang, Daisy Yao, Stephanie Zhang, Zara Zhao, Zachary Zukowsky

Snowflakes

Junior Company I

Sarah Blake, Kaitlyn DalBon, Catherine Dougherty, Adrianna Green, Alice Hwang, Izzy Kalodner Veronica Lenox, Michele Loughlin, Nicolette Rubel, Erin Snyder, Emily Stevens, Eunice Suba

Junior Company II

Kristina Arriaga, Armani Davidson, Julie Fawcett, Heidi Marie, Ava Prentice, Ariana West

Understudies Understudy Claras

Julie Fawcett, Ashley Narsu, Victoria Ruiz, Ava Sutter

Understudy Mice

Isabel Flicker, Dana Harel, Julia Heiman, Jillian Hornby

Understudy Angels

Mia Bermudez, Brooke Carilli, Kathryn Chen, Julia Heiman, Mehreen Khan Lillian Kucharski, Hailey Linck, Joanne Mathew, Leyla Neslanovic, Mia Neslanovic Charlotte Prunty, Fayona Prupis, Alexis Pugliese, Skylar Smith, Melanie Wang, Ada Wright

Understudy Clowns

Valencia Almeida, Tanseem Arampulikan, Irina Brazhnikova Josephine Ethier, Evelyn Selan, Fiona Wang, Scarlet Wurster

Understudy Flowers

Sarah Blake, Armani Davidson, Catherine Dougherty, Ava Prentice, Ariana West and Amy Allen, Jillian Bengivenga, Jennifer Catalfamo, Wynona Chotiner, Bridget Clark Kimberly DeDonato, Grace He, Paige Henderson, Anna Jacobs, Victoria Pantagis Samantha Regimbal, Abby Rothenberg, Gillian Warner, Keana Werlen, Giselle Wong

Sarah Blake, Kaitlyn DalBon, Catherine Dougherty, Adrianna Green, Alice Hwang Izzy Kalodner, Veronica Lenox, Michele Loughlin, Nicolette Rubel, Erin Snyder Emily Stevens, Eunice Suba and Kristina Arriaga, Armani Davidson, Julie Fawcett Heidi Marie, Ava Prentice, Ariana West

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Angels

Amy Allen, Jillian Bengivenga, Chloe Cardinale, Jennifer Catalfamo, Wynona Chotiner, Bridget Clark Kimberly DeDonato, Grace He, Paige Henderson, Anna Jacobs, Victoria Pantagis Samantha Regimbal, Abby Rothenberg, Gillian Warner, Keana Werlen, Giselle Wong and Carissa Bolante, Marina Chiafullo, Colleen Fetherston, Ariel Foss, Sofie Mase, Aniela Mielke Ashley Narsu, Lauren Ng, Kaitlyn Parker, Victoria Ruiz, Ava Sutter, Anna Van Wie, Camille Wong and Isabella Becchi, Clare Capuzzi, Alexandra DiCostanzo, Madison McDonald, Abby Miller Michaela Ryan, Grace Samori, Emily Schablik, Abigail Sweeney, Ashley Wang and Corrine Budris Katharine Dabaie, Samantha Howden, Fiona Quirk and Meghan Cheung, Renata Curcio Isabel Flicker, Dora Gladstein, Camryn Graf, Claire Hunter, Vilelmini Kalampratsidou, Liliana Patracuolla Abigail Shaw, Madeline Sit, Michaela Skelley, Alana Spitzers, Ava Steneck

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Sarah Blake, Kaitlyn DalBon, Catherine Dougherty, Adrianna Green, Alice Hwang, Izzy Kalodner Veronica Lenox, Michele Loughlin, Nicolette Rubel, Erin Snyder, Emily Stevens, Eunice Suba and Kristina Arriaga, Armani Davidson, Julie Fawcett, Heidi Marie, Ava Prentice, Ariana West and Amy Allen Jillian Bengivenga, Chloe Cardinale, Jennifer Catalfamo, Wynona Chotiner, Bridget Clark, Kimberly DeDonato Grace He, Paige Henderson, Anna Jacobs, Victoria Pantagis, Samantha Regimbal, Abby Rothenberg, Gillian Warner Keana Werlen, Giselle Wong and Carissa Bolante, Marina Chiafullo, Colleen Fetherston, Ariel Foss Sofie Mase, Aniela Mielke, Ashley Narsu, Lauren Ng, Victoria Ruiz, Ava Sutter, Anna Van Wie

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COMPANY DANCERS IORI ARAYA trained at the Hisomi Rakaashi Ballet School in Japan and the Australian Ballet School in Southland, Victoria. She toured Australia with the Australian Ballet Dancers’ Company and later joined the Singapore Dance Theatre as a principal touring internationally to Malaysia and China. Her repertoire includes Giselle, Theme and Variations, Nutcracker, Divertissements, and Sleeping Beauty.

As a teenager, Iori entered the Youth American Grand Prix where she won a scholarship to the English National Ballet School.

ALBERT DAVYDOV was born in Russia and began his ballet training at the age of eleven at the Kazan Choreographic School of Ballet. Upon graduation, he joined the Tatar State Theater of Opera and Ballet where he danced solo and principal roles and toured with the company in Europe and the United States. He has won numerous prizes in international competition. His repertoire includes Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote. He joined New Jersey Ballet in 2004.

LEONID FLEGMATOV graduated from Moscow State Academy of Choreography in 2001 and joined the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts GITIS as a soloist. His repertoire includes principal roles in such ballets as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet and Futile Precaution. Leonid was awarded a prize in the First International Chabukiani-Balanchine Ballet Competition in 2001. He has toured in Europe, Asia and the United States and has danced with Miami City Ballet, Columbia Classical Ballet, International Ballet Theatre and Grand Rapids Ballet Company. A member of NJ Ballet in 2007-2008, he rejoined the company for the 2011-2012 season.

ALBINA GHAZARYAN trained at the Armenian National Ballet School and joined the Armenian National Ballet as a soloist in 2004. In 2011, she joined the Israel Ballet company as a principal dancer. Albina is a laureate of the Grigorovich International Ballet competition in 2010. She has extensive classical ballet repertoire including Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Nutcracker, Carmen, and Spartacus, to name a few.

ILSE KAPTEYN began her training at the East Street Ballet, Massachusetts. She continued training with Irina Vakhromeeva while a student at Deerfield Academy. Ilse attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet, the Chautauqua Institution, and American Ballet Theatre NY. Ilse traveled to Moscow in the summer of 2011 and was accepted at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Ilse joined the New Jersey Ballet in the fall of 2012.

KOTOE KOJIMA-NOA was born in Japan and studied with New York City Ballet principals Valentina Kozlova and Leonid Kozlov. Ms. Kojima-Noa joined NJB during the 2001-2002 season and has appeared in Nutcracker, Paquita, Sleeping Beauty, Graduation Ball, Esmeralda, Giselle, Flames of Paris pas de deux and in featured roles in Johan Renvall’s Tango and Robert North’s Let’s Go South.

NAREK MARTIROSYAN trained at the Armenian National Ballet School. Upon graduation, he joined the Armenian National Ballet Theatre as a principal dancer, and in 2011 he became a principal with the Israel Ballet. Repertoire includes Don Quixote, Carmen, Giselle, Romeo & Juliet, Sleeping Beauty, and Nutcracker as a principal dancer.

RISA MOCHIZUKI was born in Tokyo and trained at the Royal Ballet of Flanders, and Kishibi and Kawasaki Ballet Schools in Japan. Winning medals in several international competitions, she danced solo and principal roles with the Teatrul Balet Sibiu, Romania, the Constanta National Opera Ballet and the Timisoara National Opera Ballet.

Principal roles include Don Quixote, Paquita, Nutcracker, Chopiniana and La Vivandiere.

ANDREW NOTARILE began studying at the age of eight at New Jersey School of Ballet. He also continued his studies at School of American Ballet and is a graduate of Professional Performing Arts School. He has perfomed with ARB and BalletMet in Columbus, OH. His virtuosity has been distinguished in such varied roles as the Cavalier, Snow King and Prince in Nutcracker, the title role in Petruchka; and featured roles in Midsummer Night’s Dream; Othello; Who Cares?; and Jerome Robins’ Interplay.

GABRIELLA NOA began her training locally and entered New Jersey School of Ballet at the age of 8.

At 11, she performed the coveted role of Clara in New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker at Paper Mill—one of the youngest ever to dance the role. Ms. Noa was a scholarship student at the Pennsylvania Ballet, and returned to New Jersey and NJB in 1999. Her repertory includes Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, and roles in Allegro Brilliante, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Tango, For Ella, Saturday Night and the Cowgirl in deMille’s Rodeo.

RUBEN RASCON began his training in Santa Fe at the National Dance Institute and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet School. He also studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and at East Street Ballet, Massachusetts. He was a scholarship student at summer programs at Boston Ballet, ABT, School of American Ballet, and the Rock School.

In 2011 Ruben graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet

Academy, where he passed his exams with top marks in every category. Ruben joined New Jersey Ballet in 2012.

MARI SUGAWA was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Japan where she received her training. She joined the Matsuyama Ballet Company in 1994 and performed as a soloist in such classics as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Coppelia, Cinderella, and Giselle. She also performed Ballet Ballet Ballet, a contemporary work by Matsuyama Company choreographer Tetsutaro Shimizu. Ms. Sugawa has performed with Ballet Austin, New York Theatre Ballet and Eglevsky Ballet. Her Juliet, Princess Aurora and Black Swan have met with high critical praise.

ANDRÉ LUIS TEIXEIRA began studying ballet in his native Brazil at the age of 8. Six years later, he joined Sesiminas Companhia, where he rose through the ranks from corp de ballet to principal dancer. His repertoire includes leading roles in such classical ballets as Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, Swan Lake and Nutcracker.

Andre has won numerous gold and silver medals in international competitions.

CHRISTINA THERYOUNG started her training at New Jersey School of Ballet and later studied at the School of American Ballet and the Royal Ballet, London. Upon returning to the U.S., she joined the Los Angeles Ballet, directed by John Clifford, and also performed with the Fort Worth Ballet.

Christina appeared in New Jersey Ballet’s 25th Anniversary Nutcracker in 1995 and joined the company for the 1996 season. In 1997, she entered the New York International Competition and was chosen to perform the Stars and Stripes solo at the Gala performance.

CATHERINE WHITING trained at the NJ School of Ballet and also attended programs at School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She was part of the NJ School of Ballet ensemble that took first place twice in the Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey. She also won first place in pas de deux in that competition. Her repertory includes Fairy Doll, Le Corsaire and Don Quixote.

YUUKI YAMAMOTO trained at the Hakucho Ballet Academy in his native Japan. He was a finalist in the Japan Grand Prix and won a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School in New York. He has appeared in Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Flames of Paris, Sleeping Beauty, Gopak, Nutcracker and many others.

Yuuki joined NJB in 2010.

RACHEL CARINA Rachel is a New Jersey native, born and raised in Morris County. She began her ballet studies under Michael Shannon and Sara

Knight. She studied at New Jersey School of Ballet for three years, two of them as a member of the Junior Company. She won a full scholarship to The Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton and upon graduation was accepted into Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Graduate Program. Rachel has performed professionally with the Gainesville Ballet and in New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker.

EMMANUEL MARTIROSYAN graduated from the Armenian National School of Ballet and the Joffrey NYC. He placed second in the Ballet Competition in Russia in 2014 and appeared as a soloist in several productions in Yerevan, Armenia.

NAHOKO NAKAMOTO was born in Japan where she trained at the Yuasa Ballet Academy. She has also trained in Vancouver, Canada and at Alvin Ailey School. Her repertory includes roles in Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Don Quixote.

VIOLETA ANGELOVA was born in Bulgaria and graduated with honors from the National Choreographic School in Sofia. She also studied at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School. Ms. Angelova joined Ballet International in Indianapolis in 2003 and came to New Jersey Ballet in 2004. She has appeared with Ballet Internationale, Eglevsky Ballet and many more, and is currently appearing with Suzanne Farrell Ballet.

HUMBERTO TEIXEIRA was born in Brazil where he began studying martial arts at the age of 7. He rapidly excelled at karate, kung fu, taekwondo, jiu jitsu and capoeira. As a teenager, to improve his martial arts technique, he began a serious study of ballet. Humberto has performed solo and principal roles with Dance Company Sesi Minas, Brazilian Dance Company, El Paso Dance Company, Columbia Classical Ballet in South Carolina, and Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Germany. In addition, he is an award-winning choreographer whose ballet, Tamoia, was premiered by NJB in May 2011.

ARTISTIC STAFF DIRECTOR CAROLYN CLARK A native of New Jersey, Ms. Clark is Founder/Director of New Jersey Ballet Company and Director of New Jersey School of Ballet. Ms. Clark performed classical and contemporary ballet with American Ballet Theatre and toured with that company throughout North America, Scandinavia, Europe and Africa, in addition to tours in the US and Canada. Additional ballet company credits include the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Radio City Ballet, and as principal

dancer with New Jersey Ballet and New Jersey State Opera. Ms. Clark’s professional credits also include Broadway musicals, and television shows, most notably The Bell Telephone Hour where she was assistant to the choreographer. She is a founding member of ArtPride New Jersey, served two years on the President’s Council on the Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center, and five years on the Advisory Board of Channel 13. Ms. Clark was honored in 1976 by Governor Brendan Byrne for her “unique contribution to the arts of the State of New Jersey.”

She has also been honored with a New Jersey Pride Award, and by the National Society of Arts and Letters and DanceNJ. Ms. Clark attended Rutgers University.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAUL H. MCRAE trained at the San Francisco School of Ballet, New Jersey School of Ballet and the School of American Ballet. He became an apprentice with New Jersey Ballet at age 16. In 1974 joined Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, while there he attended Point Park College. In Pittsburgh he studied and worked with Nicholas Petrov, Frederic Franklin, Leonid Massine and John Gilpin. He rejoined New Jersey Ballet in 1978 performing a wide range of solo and principal roles in the Company’s extensive repertory. Named Assistant to the Director of New Jersey Ballet in 1990 and he became Assistant Director in September 2001. Mr. McRae is on the ballet faculty at New Jersey School of Ballet and for the past twenty years has been on the residence ballet faculty at Kean University. He is a co-founder and former President of Dance/New Jersey, a board member of Art Pride New Jersey and New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and he also serves as Co-Chair of the Arts Advisory Committee at Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey.

ARTISTIC ADVISOR EDWARD VILLELLA A Kennedy Center honoree, Mr. Villella is certainly America’s most celebrated male dancer. He did much to popularize the role of the male in dance through his supreme artistry and athleticism. Among his accomplishments are Emmy Award winner, star of New York City Ballet, guest artist with the Bolshoi, performer at President Kennedy’s Inaugural, and first American to guest with the Royal Danish Ballet. In 1968, the Bell Telephone Hour’s salute to Villella became an Emmy Award-winning special. His Harlequin – A Patchwork of Love, the first ballet ever commissioned by an American TV network, resulted in Emmy Awards for the show and for Villella as choreographer, producer and star! He is a former member of the President’s Council on the Arts and

a past recipient of the prestigious Capezio Award.

He was recently selected one of “America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures” by The Dance Heritage Coalition. Mr. Villella founded Miami City Ballet, built it into a leading regional company and led it on triumphant engagements in New York and Paris. He has been Artistic Advisor to New Jersey Ballet since 1972.

LUBA GULYAEVA (Ballet Mistress) A graduate of the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Leningrad, Ms. Gulyaeva joined the Kirov Ballet in 1972, dancing featured roles in Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, La Bayadere and Don Quixote. In the 1980s, she was invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join the staff of American Ballet Theatre where she taught company class and coached the dancers. She also taught all levels at the ABT School. Additional teaching credits include the Australian Ballet in Melbourne, the School of American Ballet in New York, and seminars at numerous universities in the U.S. ALEXANDER BOITSOV (Coach) received his ballet training at the Kiev School of Choreography.

Upon graduation in 1970, he joined Donetsk Ballet and quickly rose to the rank of principal. He toured Europe, Japan, Israel, the Middle East and the United States with an extensive repertoire that included Albrecht in Giselle, Siegfried in Swan Lake, Solar in La Bayadere and Spartacus in Spartacus. In addition, he became an expert in Russian and Ukranian character dance styles. Since retiring from the stage, Mr. Boitsov has taught ballet at all levels. He is founder and Artistic Director of International Ballet Theatre, a company which specializes in Russian Repertoire.

CAROLYN TENER BROWN (Coach) began her ballet training at age 7 at New Jersey School of Ballet and was NJB’s original Clara in the company’s first production of Nutcracker. Ms. Brown was a soloist with American Ballet Theatre for 7 years and later danced in a variety of Broadway shows including Hair, Carousel, Brigadoon, Fame-The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles and Phantom of the Opera, where she danced the role of Meg (the best friend) for 8 years. She has worked with some of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century including Agnes deMille, Twyla Tharp and Anthony Tudor.

She has also appeared on television in All My Children, The Sopranos and several PBS programs. She teaches at New Jersey School of Ballet and coaches the Company and the Junior Company.

ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH (Coach) danced with New Jersey Ballet for 20 years. A strong classical dancer, she excelled in many diverse roles that demanded the elegance of the Sylvia Pas de Deux, the bravura virtuosity of the Stars and

Stripes Pas de Deux, and the feistiness of the Cowgirl in Agnes deMille’s Rodeo. Miss Sabovick-Bleich toured with the Pavlova Celebration Ballet, Kozlov and Friends, and International Stars of Ballet. Her teaching experience includes ballet and pointe classes for all levels.

BRIAN COAKLEY (Production Stage Manager) served as Assistant Technical Director at Kean University’s Wilkins theatre for 7 years, assisted for 3 years at Raritan Valley Community College and with New Jersey Ballet productions at both venues.

He was responsible for all aspects of production for NJB’s premieres of Giselle, Esmeralda and Tom Sawyer. He also designed lighting for Minneapolis Ballet’s productions of Midsummer Night’s Dream and Rodeo. Mr. Coakley holds a B.A. in Communications from Kean University. He joined New Jersey Ballet in 2001.

NANCY HARTMANN (Marketing/Public Relations) joined New Jersey Ballet in 1991, bringing a wealth of experience in advertising and public relations. A writer by training, she has written scripts for all manner of print materials and also radio and TV’ She produced and hosted a cable TV program.

She has also written fortunes for fortune cookies.

While serving as Director of the Somerset/Hunterdon Business & Education Partnership, Nancy developed a highly successful board game/training tool to address school shootings and other violence by training educators in various aspects of school safety. The game, EduCaution, has been used in school districts across the county. Nancy graduated from Douglass College with at B.A. in English.

DAVID TAMAKI (Director of Advancement) began his formal training at New Jersey School of Ballet at the age of 7 and became a member of the NJB Junior Company in 1998. A year later he joined the company and during his career dance principal roles, which included the Champion Roper in Rodeo, the Prince and Trepak in Nutcracker, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet and Le Corsaire pas de deux to name a few. Mr. Tamaki is a ballet instructor for New Jersey School of Ballet and Director of Advancement for New Jersey Ballet Company. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary’s College of California where he graduated summa cum laude and holds a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University. Mr. Tamaki also leads NJ Ballet’s Dancing for Parkinson’s program, which provides free weekly movement classes to individuals with Parkinson’s disease, and is currently a Stanley J. Wertheimer Fellow.

MYRA TANG (Wardrobe Mistress) trained as an artist/designer at University of Cincinnati and holds two degrees from Rhode Island School of Design. She spent more than 10 years in the luxury retail business working for such companies as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Saks Fifth Avenue and Mikimoto, from whom she received an award for Global Strategies and Planning as part of Mikimoto’s 110th Anniversary. A lifelong dance student, Ms. Tang made her New York City Ballet debut at age 10 as one of Oberon’s (Edward Villella’s) fairies in Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has danced in regional companies and is currently involved in Baroque Music and dance.

GARY S. FAGIN (Musical Conductor) is Music Director of New York City’s Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra and the Bucks County Symphony in Pennsylvania. Active as a composer, his Charlotte: Life? Or Theater? Was premiered to critical acclaim at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia; his John Adams in Amsterdam: A Song for Abigail, received its world premiere performance at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam before Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands. Mr. Fagin received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania; he was the first person to receive a Doctorate Degree in Conducting from Yale University. He is Founder and Director of The New York Conducting Institute.

PAUL MILLER (Lighting Design). Broadway: Vanities, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. Associate/Assistant: Macbeth, Company, Sweeney Todd, Little Women, Hairspray, The Producers, Live X3, The Music Man, The Price, Saturday Night Fever, The Civil War, On The Town, The Sound of Music, Titanic. International: Cinderella (Asia), West Side Story (La Scala), Phantom of the Opera (Lisbon). Off-Broadway: Waiting for Godot, Jackie Mason, Addicted, Balancing Act. Regional: Pasadena Playhouse, Theatre of the Stars, Baystreet, Lookingglass, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodspeed.

TV: Camelot (Live from Lincoln Center), A&E, as well as special events: Broadway Bares XVIII, Broadway Under the Stars, New Year’s Eve from Times Square.

New Jersey Ballet Artistic, Administrative and Technical Staff Director......................................................................................................................................Carolyn Clark Assistant Director..........................................................................................................Paul Hilliard McRae Ballet Mistress......................................................................................................................... Luba Gulyaeva Repertory Coaches...................................................................Alexander Boitsov, Carolyn Tener Brown Rosemary Sabovick-Bleich, David Tamaki Marketing............................................................................................................................ Nancy Hartmann Director of Advancement........................................................................................................David Tamaki Production Manager............................................................................................................... Brian Coakley School Administrators.......................................................................... Toni Ann Auriemma, Rita Carew Accounting..............................................................................................................................Deborah Cronk Rehearsal Pianist................................................................................................................. Vera Kharchilava Wardrobe..........................................................................................................................................Myra Tang General Counsel....................................................................................................... Herrick Feinstein, LLP Orthopedic Consultant.................................... Advanced Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Center Physical Therapist............................................................................ Theatre Arts PT, Sigrid Scruggs DPT Photographer..................................................................................................................... VAM Productions Nutcracker Backstage Crew......................................Melissa Connolly, Nancy Grader, Divina Arpino, Filona Leechow, Kristin Leechow, Monica Ruiz, Dara Sacripanti New Jersey Ballet 15-17 Microlab Road, Suite 102 Livingston, NJ 07039 973-597-9600 Fax: 973-597-9442 www.njballet.org

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The Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) is pleased to announce an exciting addition to our education programming.

In order to better serve children with autism and their families, beginning in January 2017 MPAC will become the only provider of

About Our Educational Programs

As one of New Jersey’s anchor arts institutions, Mayo Performing Arts Center education programs are critical to our mission to provide cultural enrichment for both young audiences and the general public. MPAC is committed to the extension of arts education and appreciation through theatre classes, workshops and seminars, school and community outreach programs, adult enrichment programs and teacher training. Our education programs provide significant opportunities for young people, increasing their exposure to the arts and expanding our cultural contribution to the community.

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E Artist-in-school residencies

E The Performing Arts Company

E Professional development

E A nnual Spring Youth Musical Production

E Visual Arts Program Cover Contest

E E xplorations Through the Arts schooltime performances

E Free community pre-school programs

E M usic Student of the Month student recognition

E After school enrichment programs

E Poetry Out Loud regional host

E Intern program

Did You Know?

E M PAC educational programs touch E Over 700 students participate the lives of over 40,000 school-age in artist-in-residency programs children annually annually

E S tudents from over 450 school groups from as far south as Cumberland County have attended Explorations events since 2008

As described in the two-time Emmy-Winning documentary Autism: The Musical, The Miracle Project has pioneered an evidence-based methodology to use the performing arts to unlock the creativity, personalities, and great potentials of children with autism.

To learn more about The Miracle Project at MPAC visit: www.MayoArts.org/education/the-miracle-project

Programs Include:

E O ur performing arts school now serves over 500 students annually

in the state of New Jersey, where autism diagnosis exceeds every other state in the United States.

E O ver 1,000 students have been honored as Music Students of the Month since the program’s inception More information is available at www.mayoarts.org/education

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Mayo Performing Arts Center Board of Trustees Joseph M. Goryeb, Chairman Robert Mulholland, Vice Chairman Anita J. Siegel, Esq., Secretary & Legal Counsel Matthew Finlay, Treasurer Allison Larena, President & CEO Wendy Aresty Sally Epstein Edward A. Gramigna, Jr., Esq. John J. Hallacy Linda Hellstrom John P. Hyland, CFP Unjeria C. Jackson, MD

Thomas C. Jardim, Esq. Mark Jones Jefferson W. Kirby Marylyn McLaughlin Howard Moseson James F. Quinn Harry J. Riskin Mary Jane Robertson Douglas B. Sieg Gregory J. Supron Chairman Emeritus Bud Mayo Trustee Emeritus Leonard Sichel

HONORARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Honorable Brendan T. Byrne The Honorable Timothy P. Dougherty The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Sr.

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Administration Ed Kirchdoerffer General Manager Sasha Pensado Finance Director Anthony Scareon Manager of Administration &

Board Relations Charles Miller Programming Consultant Adrienne Beck Programming Coordinator Julie Dwoskin Administrative Office Assistant Michele Bezak Accounting Assistant

Education Cathy Roy Jenny Boeckel Marketing Jean Leonard Michael Dundon Lauren Soule Cara Medwick

Education Director Education Manager Marketing Director Audience Development Manager Digital Content Manager Marketing Assistant

Operations Lee Kaloidis Mark Mattera

Box Office Cheryl Yosh Box Office Manager Carolyn Zybura Assistant Box Office Manager Denise Biel Box Office Associate Eileen Fee Box Office Associate Marthe Lablans Box Office Associate Mimi Leiter Box Office Associate Tiffany Mitilenes Box Office Associate Kathleen O’Donnell Box Office Associate Marlene Rabiner Box Office Associate Erica Henderson-Smith Box Office Associate

Operations Director Operations Manager & Starlight Room Manager Erin Pach Senior House Manager & Volunteer Program Manager Michael Del Vecchio Operations & Front of House Coordinator John Ricca House Manager Matthew Hill Assistant House Manager Jose Figueroa Operations Assistant Amanda León Maintenance

Development Marysue DePaola Development Director Justin Wynn Assistant Director of Development Lana Missaggia Membership & Special Events Manager Alejandra Castaño Development Associate Danielle Isermann Development Assistant

Production Chris Ball Dave Brown Katie Wanner James Sargent Karen Kogut Luke Kostuchik Angelique Mather

Production Director Production Manager Production Coordinator Lighting Director Hospitality Manager Technical Assistant Technical Assistant

Our Mission Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey.

The 2016-2017 season is made possible, in part, by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and other numerous foundations, corporations and individuals.

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NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Named “a vital, artistically significant musical organization” by The Wall Street Journal, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra embodies that vitality through its statewide presence and critically acclaimed performances, education partnerships and unparalleled access to music and the Orchestra’s superb musicians.

2016–17 ORCHESTRA ROSTER NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA XIAN ZHANG, Music Director, The Jaqua Foundation Chair JEFFREY GROGAN, Education & Community Engagement Conductor

In addition to its lauded artistic programming, the NJSO presents a suite of education and community engagement (ECE) programs that promote meaningful, lifelong engagement with live music. Programs include school-time Concerts for Young People performances, NJSO Youth Orchestras family of student ensembles and El Sistema-inspired NJSO CHAMPS (Character, Achievement and Music Project). The NJSO’s REACH (Resources for Education and Community Harmony) chamber music program annually brings original programs—designed and performed by NJSO musicians—to a variety of settings.

In the 2015–16 season, REACH ensembles performed at nearly 200 events, and ECE programs served more than 66,000 New Jerseyans in nearly 21 counties.

For more information about the NJSO, visit www.njsymphony.org or email information@njsymphony.org. Tickets are available for purchase by phone at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) or on the Orchestra’s website.

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The NJSO welcomes new Music Director Xian Zhang in the 2016–17 season. The Orchestra presents classical, pops and family programs, as well as outdoor summer concerts and special events. Embracing its legacy as a statewide orchestra, the NJSO is the resident orchestra of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and regularly performs at the State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick, Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown and bergenPAC in Englewood. Partnerships with New Jersey arts organizations, universities and civic organizations remain a key element of the Orchestra’s statewide identity.

FIRST VIOLIN Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster, The Donald L. Mulford Chair Brennan Sweet, Associate Concertmaster David Southorn, Assistant Concertmaster Adriana Rosin, Assistant Concertmaster Naomi Youngstein James Tsao Xin Zhao Darryl Kubian

VIOLA Frank Foerster, Principal, The Margrit McCrane Chair Elzbieta Weyman, Assistant Principal Michael Stewart Christine Terhune Martin Andersen Lucy Corwin Henry Kao Brett Deubner David Blinn

CELLO Jonathan Spitz, Principal, The MCJ Amelior Foundation Chair, SECOND VIOLIN in honor of Francine Storck, Principal, The Dr. Merton Barbara Bell Coleman L. Griswold, Jr. Chair Stephen Fang, • Rebekah Johnson, Associate Principal Assistant Principal Na-Young Baek, Acting Debra Biderman Assistant Principal Ann Kossakowski Ted Ackerman John Connelly Frances Rowell Susan Gellert Sarah Seiver Lisa Matricardi Alexandra Gorokhovsky Hyewon Kim Ming Yang BASS Héctor Falcón Paul Harris, Principal, VIOLIN Fatima Aaziza Wendy Y. Chen Maya Shiraishi JoAnna Farrer Minji Kwon Bryan Hernandez-Luch

The Lawrence J. Tamburri Chair Frank Lomolino, Assistant Principal Jonathan Storck, The Andrew and Katherine Davis Chair

David Rosi Joseph Campagna • FLUTE Bart Feller, Principal The Edda and James Gillen Chair Kathleen Nester PICCOLO Kathleen Nester OBOE Robert Ingliss, Principal, The Arthur E. Walters and Marjory S. Walters Chair Andrew Adelson ENGLISH HORN Andrew Adelson CLARINET Karl Herman, Principal, The Roy and Diana Vagelos Chair Andrew Lamy E-FLAT CLARINET Andrew Lamy BASSOON Robert Wagner, Principal, The Charlotte and Morris Tanenbaum Chair Mark Timmerman

TRUMPET Garth Greenup, Principal, The Amadeus Circle Chair Christopher Stingle, Assistant Principal David Larson TROMBONE Charles Baker, Principal Vernon Post Vincent Belford TUBA Derek Fenstermacher, Principal, Anonymously Endowed Chair TIMPANI Vacant, Principal The Mia and Victor Parsonnet Chair PERCUSSION David Fein, Principal PERSONNEL James Neglia, Manager Naomi Youngstein, Assistant Manager LIBRARIAN Ann Kossakowski

HORN Vacant, Principal Andrea Menousek Chris Komer Susan Standley

• Leave of absence for the 2016–17 season The NJSO uses a system of string rotation. In each string section, members are listed in order of seniority. The musicians and librarians employed by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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Sat, Nov 26 at 2 pm & 3:30 pm Victoria Theater at NJPAC in Newark

Sat, Feb 11 at 2 pm & 3:30 pm Victoria Theater at NJPAC in Newark

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

GEMMA NEW conductor Musicians of the NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Each of the matinee concerts in NJPAC’s Victoria Theater kicks off with a Pre-Concert Adventure, where young ones can learn more about the music, participate in fun hands-on activities and meet musicians—perfect for the whole family!

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The June 4 performance is presented in collaboration with State Theatre.

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This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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