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May 15, 2020
Wharton has cultivated an online space for creativity, community, and collaboration through an array of affordable summer activities for all ages. Online programs can be found at www.WhartonArtsOnline.org
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May 7, 2020
Bay Area Theatre Live! is bringing together over 20 Broadway and Bay Area Stars performing for a LIVE audience via YouTube and Facebook. All in an effort to raise money for Bay Area Theatre Companies affected by COVID-19.
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April 21, 2020
The Paterson Music Project hosts over 60 tuition-free online group classes and private lessons weekly for Paterson students in grades 2-9 during the COVID 19 pandemic.
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April 14, 2020
Audition registration for NJYS' 15 ensembles including strings, winds, percussion, jazz, chamber music, and three full orchestras is available online April 1-May 10. Audition requirements and more information can be found at www.NJYS.org.
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April 6, 2020
With less than two weeks to switch gears from producing a day-long concert event to an afternoon of performances on the video conferencing platform Zoom, NJYS managed to rally its community to come together despite social distancing.
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February 19, 2020
Two NJYS ensembles were awarded the Mingus Spirit Award, Best Trombone Section, and three Outstanding Soloist awards.
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February 12, 2020
Inspired by Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic movie partially filmed last summer in Paterson, the home of the Wharton Institute's Paterson Music Project, the gala will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Jamie Bernstein.
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February 8, 2020
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the Executive Service Corps of Chicago (ESC) announce the inaugural Leadership in Democracy cohort
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January 30, 2020
The New Jersey Youth Symphony Jazz Orchestra and Charles Mingus Combo are among twelve finalist ensembles in the 12th Annual Charles Mingus Festival & High School Competition, February 14-17
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January 22, 2020
Dr. Nupur Ghoshal, M.D., Ph.D., of St. Louis, Missouri, is honored by the International Association of Who's Who as one of America's Most Influential Physicians.
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January 21, 2020
The Paterson Music Project, a program of the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts, was honored for its impact in Paterson with the Dr. Martin Luther King Youth Recognition Award.
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December 4, 2019
'Innate potential...needs to be valued, welcomed, mentored,' says commission chair
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December 2, 2019
A rare side-by-side concert of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite performed by the NJYS Youth Symphony alongside Duke Ellington's jazz rendition performed by the NJYS Jazz Orchestra.
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November 8, 2019
Kennedy Center Executive Mario R. Rossero Named to Post
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November 2, 2019
Jessica Mallow joins as the KSO prepares for its 100th season
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November 2, 2019
Dr. Nina Kelly, of New Orleans, Louisiana has been recognized as one of America's Most Influential Women.
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October 18, 2019
Since losing both of his parents in 2019, Chen embarks on a journey to give back and to use his designs to artistically express his vision and social conscience.
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October 18, 2019
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Women in Government (WIG) Issue 2019 Award
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October 10, 2019
"We view our work through the lens of social justice and shared power, ensuring that our programs are accessible to all," says incoming Executive Director Peter H. Gistelinck
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