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Please note that effective immediately, per CDC guidelines and until further notice, all staff, faculty, students, families, and other members of the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts will be required to wear masks inside our facilities. Read the CDC Mask Guidelines.
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The January 30 Winter Open House has been rescheduled for February 27.
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Wharton Arts Gala
Attend the 2022 Gala featuring Honoree Paul Shaffer!
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A Concert for Peace
Join us at UCPAC on February 26.
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Lifelong Learning
A new program for adults to grow and connect through music.
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Private Lessons
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Jazz Clinics
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A Message of Support & Inclusion
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Events
ONLINE WORKSHOP: Learn How to Practice Smarter, Not Harder
Event Date: January 21, 2022The Smart Practicing Workshop will focus on helping students break away from bad practice habits and instead start building smart practice routines. We will focus on strategic ways to implement the most effective practicing methods in detail, so zoom in and let’s get smart! Open to All Musicians. CLICK HERE to register for the FREE […]
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NJYS Percussion Ensemble Concert
Event Date: January 23, 2022NJYS presents the Percussion Ensemble and Percussion Quartet in concert at Burgdorff Hall on Sunday, January 23 at 10:00 a.m. Masks and vaccination or proof of negative COVID test required for audience members. Peter Saleh, guest director PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Chaos Supreme Josh Walker Crazy Dance Josh Walker Festival of the New Sun Alan Keown Numerology […]
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NJYS Concert at Saint Elizabeth University
Event Date: February 12, 2022Join us at the University of Saint Elizabeth’s Dolan hall for a concert featuring the NJYS Youth Orchestra, Fortissimo Flutes, Clarinet Ensemble and CL4tet. The NJYS Youth Orchestra will perform Marquez’s Danzon No.2 and Mars and Jupiter from Holst’s The Planets; Clarinet Ensemble will perform works by Beethoven; CL4tet will perform Grieg’s Puck and Strauss’ […]
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Voice Master Class with Tharanga Goonetilleke
Event Date: February 25, 2022Join us for a voice master class on Friday, February 25 at 6:00 p.m. at Wharton’s Performing Arts School, located directly across from the Berkeley Heights YMCA. Performing Arts School voice students will work with acclaimed faculty member Tharanga Goonetilleke. The master class is free and open to the public. Masks and Proof of Full […]
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A Concert for Peace
Event Date: February 26, 2022Join us at the Union County Performing Arts Center located at 1601 Irving Street in Rahway on Saturday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m. for the New Jersey Youth Symphony’s A Concert for Peace: Marvin Hamlisch’s Anatomy of Peace and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 Jeremiah. As we enter a new year full of hope, together […]
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In the Media: New Jersey Youth Symphony Alumnus to Apprentice with the Berlin Philharmonic
In the Media, New Jersey Youth Symphony, Wharton InstituteNew Jersey Youth Symphony Alumnus to Apprentice with the Berlin Philharmonic (TAPInto)
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Ryoma Takenaga Receives Youngarts Award For Accomplishments In Jazz
In the Media, New Jersey Youth Symphony, Wharton InstituteRyoma Takenaga Receives Youngarts Award For Accomplishments In Jazz (Broadway World)
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In the Media: The Best Holiday Shows Happening in NJ in 2021
In the Media, New Jersey Youth Symphony, Paterson Music Project, Performing Arts School, Wharton InstituteThe Best Holiday Shows Happening in NJ in 2021 (New Jersey Digest Magazine)
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