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NSO Annual Appeal

Our Annual Appeal is underway and many of you should have received our letter in the mail. NSO relies on the donations from our patrons and friends. Your donations enable us to continue providing local quality music for Newark and beyond. Consider a donation! See the letter below from our board president.

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May 15, 2022 at Newark High School

Featuring Beethoven’s 5th Symphony and Youth Concerto Winners College Level Concerto Competition Winner, Genevieve Hahn, Voice    Piangero la sorte mia from Giulio Cesare by Handel Donde lieta from La Boheme by Puccini The Jewel Song from Faust by Gounod High School Level Concerto Competition Winner, Junxue Huang, Violin Violin Concerto, Op. 35 , Tchaikovsky High School Level Concerto

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Rodney Cleveland, soloist March 13th

Rodney Cleveland is a native of Hartwell Georgia. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Anderson College in Anderson, SC and his Master of Sacred Music degree from Emory University. He is the former dean of the Jacksonville Florida Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Rodney is currently the Director of Music and Organist at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and Organist at Main Street United Methodist Church in Greenwood SC. In addition to being an active recitalist, he has been the accompanist for the Greenwood Festival Chorale, Greenwood High School, Emerald High School, and many productions at the Greenwood Community Theater. While in Florida Rodney led several choir tours to Europe. Two highlights were having his Presbyterian choir sing for high mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and signing an informal concert at Notre Dame in Paris.
On March 1, 2022 Rodney will be welcomed as the new Organist, Chior Director and Handbell Director at First Presbyterian Church of Newark.
Rodney joins Newark Symphony Orchestra in Concert on Sunday March 13.

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