Matthew’s Blog

Guest Blogger: Amanda Hauler

Monday, October 29th, 2012

Hi everyone! My name is Amanda Hauler and this is my third year as principal percussionist of the PSNJ. More interesting than that is I’m only 21 and a college student! I hadn’t played orchestral music until I walked into a PSNJ rehearsal 2 and a half years ago, but the experience gave me such [...]

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Guest Blogger: Kim Wilcox

Friday, October 5th, 2012

Well, we are 1 month away from our first concert of the 2012-2013 season and our first concert with Matthew Oberstein at the helm as our new Music Director and Conductor.   Matt’s energy and enthusiasm has brought renewed excitement to the orchestra.  If you have never had the opportunity to see one of the Philharmonic [...]

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And we’re off!

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Welcome to the PSNJ’s brand new website!  One of the site’s new additions is this Blog, where I’ll be checking in with behind-the-scenes looks into my time as Music Director, as well as the inner workings of the orchestra.   From time to time, I’ll invite players around the orchestra to join the discussion with [...]

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