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2 weeks ago | 
njarts.net | Courtney Smith
1 Almost everything went right at New Jersey Opera Theater’s new production of “La Traviata,” Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic opera of love and loss, May 18 at The Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. The passionate performance was led by a stylish and assured vocal trio: Ky Montez as Violetta Valéry, Jax Hassler as Alfredo Germont, and Charles Schneider as Giorgio Germont.
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3 weeks ago | 
sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou
Part step sequencer part programable puzzle game, this cute game will get you to try and try again before it all comes together. The UNPACKING team return with their next game, the musical puzzle game TEMPOPO and composer and sound designer Jeff Van Dyck joins Lightmap for another episode. Pick the right sequence, keep trying until you get it right and find the flowers to rebuild your garden, this puzzle game for all ages is colourful and joyful.
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3 weeks ago | 
njarts.net | Courtney Smith
2 The professional friendship between New Jersey Symphony principal violinists Francine Storck and Eric Wyrick goes back years. Decades, even. But who’s counting? “We’re not going to say how many,” says Wyrick with a laugh. Storck agrees.
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2 months ago | 
sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou
Go for a hike, pick up your favourite camera and visit south west Australia, Japan, Italy and more in search of some perfect pics. LUSHFOIL PHOTOGRAPHY SIM is all about the vibes and heavily inspired by developer Matt Newell's own treks around the world with camera in hand.
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2 months ago | 
sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou
Building on the previous game Gareth Damian Martin has added more pressure, but plenty of ways to win in the sequel to the hit scifi video game. CITIZEN SLEEPER 2: STARWARD VECTOR is a special kind of game, one that builds so gently and thoroughly on its predecessor, with a bigger universe to explore for lovers of heartfelt science fiction.
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2 months ago | 
njarts.net | Courtney Smith
2 Before a capacity crowd, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center explored the piano quartet and quintet repertoire through pieces by W.F. Bach and Mozart before culminating in Franz Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet with satisfying contrapuntal textures and rich harmonic language. The March 15 concert was the third and final installment of the “CMS at the Concert Hall at Drew University” 2024-25 series, held at the intimate Dorothy Young Center for the Arts venue in Madison.
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2 months ago | 
njarts.net | Courtney Smith
0 New Jersey Symphony has unveiled its 2025-26 season, which will celebrate Xian Zhang’s 10th anniversary as the orchestra’s music director through popular masterworks of the classical canon; premieres and commissions by living composers; and guest artists, both returning and new.
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2 months ago | 
providencejournal.com | Courtney Smith
Rhode Island nonprofits are dedicated to serving the community and addressing critical needs, including providing support for survivors of domestic violence. Organizations such as Sojourner House offer emergency shelter, housing and emotional support to survivors, helping them stay safe and rebuild their lives. One of the most important things to define Rhode Island’s nonprofit community is its dedication to meeting the most pressing needs of the people they serve.
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2 months ago | 
njarts.net | Courtney Smith
2 New Jersey Symphony paired ravishing sounds and energetic rhythms with two new choreographies by Nimbus Dance at its “The Firebird with Xian Zhang” concerts at NJPAC in Newark and The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, March 7-9. The Jersey City-based contemporary dance company unveiled dances for Qasim Naqvi’s God Docks at Death Harbor and Igor Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird (although the Stravinsky choreography was not included in the March 8 Red Bank performance).
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
njarts.net | Courtney Smith
1 Maestro George Marriner Maull has a fine eye (and ear) for detail when it comes to classical music. “We are in the business of trying to help people discover things about music that they may not be aware of,” he says. As founder and artistic director of The Discovery Orchestra, his business is to get inside the music through immersive and educational programming, and to teach the listening skills that help people deepen their understanding.
