Event Details
NJIO Begins Season with FREE Concert on November 2nd!
New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO) will present its first concert of its 32nd Season, “Natural Spirits,” on November 2nd at 3 pm at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church in Plainfield. Three of NJIO’s ensembles will perform at this Fall Concert.
NJIO’s concert season carries the theme “Get Into the Spirit!”, highlighting the natural spirit, the holiday spirit, the human spirit, and the national spirit. Each program is designed to draw people together around a shared experience of beauty and hope.
The concert is FREE and open to the public, with a relaxed concert atmosphere. At our Concert Comfort Station, located in the concert lobby, audience members can borrow items to make their concert-going experience more comfortable, including additional cushions, fidget toys, coloring pages and crayons, and large print program books.
The Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Warren Cohen, will perform with the winner of our annual Young Artist Concerto Competition (sponsored by NJIO’s community partner, Elefante Music). Marcus Chong-Wah Wong, a 9th grade violinist from Edgewater, NJ, will perform Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5.
NJIO’s Intermezzo Orchestra, also conducted by Warren Cohen, will perform two of Dvorak’s Slavonik Dances, and Purcell’s Gordian Knot Untied.
Prelude Ensemble, NJIO’s entry level ensemble, conducted by Elizabeth Maliszewski, will open the concert.
Concert Details
- Sunday, November 2nd at 3 pm (doors open at 2:40)
- Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church
- 716 Watchung Ave
- Plainfield, NJ 07060
- FREE admission, donations gratefully accepted
This concert is made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Plainfield Foundation, 2025 Young Artist Concerto Competition sponsor Elefante Music, and our season sponsors: the Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation, The Henry S. and Agnes M. Truzack Foundation, Standish Foundation, and many other generous supporters. NJIO is a proud participating organization in the Families First Discovery Pass Program, a program of the NJ Departments of Health and Human Services.
NJIO is committed to ensuring that its programs and concerts are accessible. For more information regarding the concert or to inquire about patron services, please contact NJIO at info@njio.org, or visit NJIO’s website www.njio.org
New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra, now in its 32nd season, has been nationally recognized as a leader in intergenerational excellence through its unique approach to teaching musical performance and as a model for intergenerational orchestras across the country. Depending on space availability, NJIO welcomes new members of all ages and abilities each concert period to one of its orchestras – no auditions needed!
NJIO’s season will continue with three more concerts:
NJIO’s Family Holiday Concert: Saturday, December 13th 2025, 2 pm – Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School, Summit NJ
NJIO’s Winter Concert: Sunday, March 1st 2026, 3 pm – Cathedral Basilica, Newark NJ
NJIO’s Spring Concert: Sunday, May 3rd 2026, 3 pm – Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Plainfield NJ
We hope to see you there! All concerts are FREE and open to the public.