The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey has been providing outstanding opportunities for talented young musicians in Central New Jersey since 1978.
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Kenneth Bean, New YOCJ Symphonic Conductor & PSO Assistant Conductor
The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) continues its partnership to advance excellence in orchestral performance and foster a greater connection between Central Jersey’s young musicians and their professional counterparts. Integral to the partnership, the PSO has expanded its assistant conductor position to include leadership of the youth orchestra’s Symphonic Orchestra. Starting with the 2021-2022 Season, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Kenneth Bean to this post! The partnership is the formalization of an ongoing relationship established through the PSO’s BRAVO! Education Program which encourages young musicians and their families to be exposed to extensive performance repertoire and be inspired by professional artists. Click HERE for more details on this exciting partnership!
Violinist David Kim plays Beethoven with YOCJ in 2022
The Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim returns to YOCJ in 2022! Mr. Kim has performed the Glazunov Concerto, the Tchaikovsky Concerto, the Bruch Concerto, and now it’s time for the mighty Beethoven Violin Concerto! Save the date: Sunday January 23rd, 2022, 7pm at the Yvonne Theater, Rider University. More details coming soon!
2021-2022 Parent Volunteer Program
YOCJ loves our Parent Volunteers!! Sign Up Genius Links are now available, first come-first serve. Check out this link for everything you need to know about the Parent Volunteer Program! https://yocj.org/members/parent-volunteers/
2021-2022 Remind App
YOCJ Mondays 2021-22 Remind App link:
July 2021 In-Person Summer Chamber Music Camp at Rider University
Bravo to all the students and staff for the fabulous 2 weeks of rehearsals, coaching, and concerts. Click HERE for more information on the camp. We’re looking forward to our 2022 Summer Camp!
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Businesses, want to see your ads on this homepage? We would love to help you create and maintain your connection with our musically-minded families, students, and friends! Click HERE to find out how! This season everything is quick, easy, and online. It’s never been simpler!
YOCJ & the McCaffrey’s Receipt Program!
The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey is part of McCaffrey’s program that supports local nonprofit organizations by generously donating 1% of every receipt collected. Please share with your neighbors, friends, family and coworkers – anyone can submit their receipts to the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey. This is an ongoing fundraiser, so there are no deadlines. However, we request that receipts are submitted monthly as receipts cannot be more than 3 months old.
Please contact Joon Chung at chungers@gmail.com, for information on how to mail your receipts to him. Thank you for your support!
This is one of the easiest ways to show your support for our non-profit organization! Click HERE to start shopping on AmazonSmile and support the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey at the same time. AmazonSmile is a website that offers the same products and convenience as Amazon. The difference is that shopping on AmazonSmile means that the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate .5% of the purchase price towards any eligible charitable organization. Please consider doing your on-line shopping to help support our talented young musicians!
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Accessibility
YOCJ is committed to making all of our events accessible to all our patrons. Click HERE for more information and email us with any requests and questions that you might have: executivedirector@yocj.org
Sponsors
YOCJ is pleased to feature our monthly sponsors here and on our social media! Please email us with questions that you have: executivedirector@yocj.org
