Tuesday June 4, 2024 is the next date for our New Student Auditions. A successful audition secures your spot on our roster! Students must register for an audition time online. We will be accepting payment online as well. We look forward to meeting your young, talented musicians!
Click HERE for more information on auditions!
YOCJ will hold the Spring Large Ensemble Concerts on Saturday May 11, 2024
Location: West Windsor Plainsboro High School North
90 Grovers Mill Road Plainsboro NJ 08536
The timings are as follows:
3pm Concert
Wind Symphony
String Preparatory Orchestra
Pro Arte Orchestra
7:30pm Concert
Saxophone Choir
Symphonic Orchestra, featuring the Senior Concerto Competition Winner
TICKET PRICES
$20 Adults
$15 Seniors & Students
YOCJ Students: FREE
Public & Private Music Teachers: FREE:
Please email Mrs. Epps at executivedirector@yocj.org
TICKET OPTIONS
*All tickets are valid for either or BOTH concerts!
1. Ticket Sales during Tuesday May 7 Rehearsals
(Cash, Checks, Zelle accepted)
2. Purchase tickets at the Sunday May 11 Concert at WWPHSN
(Cash, Checks, Zelle accepted)
3. Credit Card: Buy online via the secure PayPal link coming soon below. Please read details below FIRST!
*QUANTITY: The PayPal link will ask for the QUANTITY of the selected ticket type (adult or senior/student), once you are on the PayPal website.
*NEED OTHER TICKET TYPE? You will need to go through the process again to purchase any quantity of the other ticket type.
*HOW DO I GET MY PAYPAL TICKETS? Tickets purchased online via PayPal will be labeled and waiting for you at the ticket table on the day of the concert. They will be sorted in alphabetical order by the first name of the person who purchases the ticket(s).
We are so excited about our 1st Spring concert of 2024! Please read all the available details below and let us know if you have any questions.
EVENT:
Spring Small Ensemble Concert
PERFORMERS:
Flute Choir
Saxophone Ensemble
Woodwind Choir
Symphonic Woodwinds
Brass Choir & Brass Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
WHEN:
4:30pm Percussion Ensemble arrives & rehearses
5:15pm Parents drop off ALL other students for rehearsal
6:30pm Theater opens
7:00pm Concert
WHERE:
Community Middle School
95 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro NJ 08536
(across the street from WWPHSN)
*Please refer to the attachment for more information.*
COST:
$15 Adults
$10 Seniors & Students
Zelle, Cash and checks accepted (no credit cards at this concert)
YOCJ Students: FREE
Public & Private Music Teachers: FREE
*Students, please invite your music teachers and have them email Mrs. Epps at
ahead of time!
STUDENT CONCERT ATTIRE:
All-black attire for all students:
1A. Long-sleeved black blouse/dress shirt with black dress pants/long skirt (floor- or ankle-length). Black ties optional.
OR
1B. Floor- or ankle-length black dress (with sleeves)
AND
2. Black dress shoes (closed-toe, no sandals) with long black dress socks/stockings
ACCESSIBILITY:
Please give us advanced notice if you have any special accessibility requests. Click HERE to view our accessibility page on our website.
Please let us know if you have any questions!
Multi Grammy winning, Emmy award winning, and Gold record Double Bassist Ranaan Meyer is most known as a founding member and performer with the string trio Time for Three, Founder and Artistic Director of Honeywell Arts Academy, and as a solo performing artist, composer and educator. He also is an alumnus of The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Temple Prep, Manhattan School of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music.
YOCJ is so pleased to announce that Ranaan Meyer will be joining the Symphonic Orchestra to perform his first concerto for double bass and orchestra entitled: ‘Concerto for My Family’ (2021) which is his homage to the people who lifted him up all along the way. Join us on Sunday January 14, 2024 at The College of New Jersey’s Kendall Hall for this performance! Mr. Meyer will also host a Performance / Improvisation Workshop for YOCJ on Tuesday February 27, 2024.
Also on Tuesday February 27, Dr. Paul Cohen, Saxophone professor from Rutgers University will present a Saxophone Masterclass for all members of the YOCJ Saxophone program from 7pm – 9pm in the WWPHSN Orchestra Room. Stay tuned for more details on both events!
YOCJ rehearsals for the Spring 2024 semester will commence on Tuesday January 30 at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North.
The planned rehearsal schedule is currently as follows:
5:00pm – 6:30pm String Preparatory Orchestra – Orchestra Room
6:00pm – 7:00pm Flute Choir – Room 104
6:45pm – 9:00pm Percussion Ensemble / Large Ensemble – Band Room
7:00pm – 9:00pm Wind Symphony | Breakdown as follows:
*Brass Ensemble: 7:00pm in Room 101, followed by full Wind Symphony in Band Room
*Woodwinds: 7:00pm in Room A101, followed by full Wind Symphony in Band Room
7:00pm – 9:00pm Pro Arte Orchestra – Choir Room (301)
7:00pm – 9:00pm Symphonic Orchestra – Orchestra Room | Breakdown as follows:
*Brass Choir: TBD asap, Room 101
*Symphonic Woodwinds: TBD asap, Room A102
Tuesday January 23, 2024 is the next date for our New Student Auditions. A successful audition secures your spot on our roster! Students must register for an audition time online. We will be accepting payment online as well. We look forward to meeting your young, talented musicians!
Click HERE for more information on auditions!
YOCJ will hold the Winter Large Ensemble Concerts on Sunday January 14, 2024
at Kendall Hall, TCNJ
Snow date: Sunday January 21, 2024
The timings are as follows:
3pm Concert
Wind Symphony
String Preparatory Orchestra
Pro Arte Orchestra
8pm Concert
Saxophone Choir
Symphonic Orchestra, featuring Ranaan Meyer, Double Bass Soloist
Multi Grammy winning, Emmy award winning, and Gold record Double Bassist Ranaan Meyer is most known as a founding member and performer with the string trio Time for Three, Founder and Artistic Director of Honeywell Arts Academy, and as a solo performing artist, composer and educator. He also is an alumnus of The Philadelphia YouthWe are so excited about our 1st Winter concert of the 2023-2024 season! Please read all the available details below and let us know if you have any questions.
EVENT:
Winter Small Ensemble Concert
PERFORMERS:
Flute Choir
Saxophone Ensemble
Woodwind Choir
Symphonic Woodwinds
Brass Choir & Brass Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
WHEN:
4:30pm Percussion Ensemble arrives & rehearses
5:15pm Parents drop off ALL other students for rehearsal
6:30pm Theater opens
7:00pm Concert
WHERE:
Community Middle School
95 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro NJ 08536
(across the street from WWPHSN)
*Please refer to the attachment for more information.*
COST:
$15 Adults
$10 Seniors & Students
Cash and checks accepted (no credit cards at this concert)
YOCJ Students: FREE
Public & Private Music Teachers: FREE
*Students, please invite your music teachers and have them email Mrs. Epps at
ahead of time!
STUDENT CONCERT ATTIRE:
All-black attire for all students:
1A. Long-sleeved black blouse/dress shirt with black dress pants/long skirt (floor- or ankle-length). Black ties optional.
OR
1B. Floor- or ankle-length black dress (with sleeves)
AND
2. Black dress shoes (closed-toe, no sandals) with long black dress socks/stockings
ACCESSIBILITY:
Please give us advanced notice if you have any special accessibility requests. Click HERE to view our accessibility page on our website.
Please let us know if you have any questions!
YOCJ is excited to present our 4th Annual Chamber Music Fundraiser Recital on Saturday November 18 at 7pm. This event exclusively raises funds for the YOCJ Senior Scholarship.
The 7pm evening recital will take place at the Plainsboro Recreation & Cultural Center.
The recital will be followed by a brief reception in the attached Novo Nordisk Room.
Donations at the Chamber Music Recital can be made via cash, check, Zelle, or PayPal. All proceeds go exclusively to the 4th Annual Senior Scholarship which is awarded at the May 11th 7:30pm Spring Large Ensemble Concert!
This unique event features student-organized chamber groups. Conductors will select which chamber groups will perform at this Chamber Music Fundraiser Recital. Selected groups will also receive one coaching session prior to the concert. All funds raised at the recital go completely towards the Senior Scholarship which will be awarded at the May 2024 Spring Concert.
YOCJ rehearsals will commence on Tuesday October 3.
Please note that our first rehearsal will be at Community Middle School. All subsequent rehearsals will be back at WWPHS North.
On Tuesday October 3, at Community Middle School (95 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro 08536), the rehearsal schedule and rooms will be as follows:
5:00pm – 6:30pm String Preparatory Orchestra – Orchestra Room #611
6:00pm – 7:00pm Flute Choir – Room 201
6:45pm – 9:00pm Percussion Ensemble / Large Ensemble – Band Room #615
7:00pm – 7:45pm Saxophone Ensemble – Room #612
7:00pm – 9:00pm Wind Symphony – Band Room #615
7:00pm – 9:00pm Pro Arte Orchestra – Orchestra Room #611
7:00pm – 9:00pm Symphonic Orchestra – Auditorium Stage
7:50pm – 8:50pm Saxophone Choir – Room #612
Once we are back at WWPHS North, the planned rehearsal schedule is as follows:
5:00pm – 6:30pm String Preparatory Orchestra – Orchestra Room
6:00pm – 7:00pm Flute Choir – Room 104
6:45pm – 9:00pm Percussion Ensemble / Large Ensemble – Band Room
7:00pm – 7:45pm Saxophone Ensemble – Room #103
7:00pm – 9:00pm Wind Symphony | Breakdown as follows:
*Brass Ensemble: 7:00pm in Room 101, followed by full Wind Symphony in Band Room
*Woodwinds: 7:00pm in Room A101, followed by full Wind Symphony in Band Room
7:00pm – 9:00pm Pro Arte Orchestra – Choir Room (301)
7:00pm – 9:00pm Symphonic Orchestra – Orchestra Room | Breakdown as follows:
*Brass Choir: TBD asap, Room 101
*Symphonic Woodwinds: TBD asap, Room A102
7:50pm – 8:50pm Saxophone Choir – Room #103
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