New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO) Presents Longing for Home Concert -

The New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO) presents a Free Concert entitled “Longing for Home” on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 7:30 pm at New Providence High School, 35 Pioneer Drive, New Providence, NJ.

NJIO Music Director and Conductor, Farkhad Khudyev, has programmed a concert with the theme of “Longing for Home”, featuring the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major with special guest soloist William Shadel.  The Symphony will also perform “Kadra’s Dance” by Sibelius, “Sabre Dance” by Khachaturian and the Dvorak Symphony No. 8 in G Major. 

The Intermezzo String Orchestra under the baton of Gavin Davies will perform works by Handel, Mussorgsky, Franck and Peter Warlock.  The Prelude String Ensemble under the direction of Margaret Zufall Roberts will perform prior to the concert.

This concert is free and open to the public.  Donations will be gratefully accepted.  New Providence High School is handicap accessible.

For more information see our website at www.njio.org  or email us at info@njio.org or call 908-603-7691.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Additional funding for this concert was provided by a Union County Board of Freeholders: H.E.A.R.T. (History, Education, and Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant and The Summit Area Foundation.  The concert series was made possible through the generous support of The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation, Henkel of America, Inc., The Provident Bank Foundation, The Standish Foundation, The Lillian P. Schenck Trust Fund and Tokio Marine Management.