Westfield Announcements

The New Jersey Workshop for the Arts Music Studio offers several opportunities for string musicians, from all surrounding communities, to join its various orchestras.

Experienced string players may become members of the Chamber Orchestra, which will meet on Saturday afternoons, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm at the NJWA studios at 150-152 East Broad Street, Westfield.

Beginning and elementary string students can participate in the Training Chamber Orchestra, which will also meet at the NJWA studios on Saturdays, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.

Both orchestras will be directed by Ms. Janet Lyman, a faculty member at the Music Studio, the Westfield Summer Workshop and conductor of the NJWA Summer Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music with advanced degrees in Music Education, Ms. Lyman is an Orchestral Teacher in the Tenafly Public Schools and is also the Music Director at the Zion Lutheran Church of Clark.

Both the Chamber Orchestra and Training Chamber Orchestra, whose membership fee is $275 for either ensemble, will begin rehearsals on October 24, although members may join after that date. The sessions will conclude on May 1. There will be 21 rehearsal dates and the orchestras will perform in two concerts.

Please call 908-789-9696 to obtain additional information or arrange for an interview.