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59 East Commerce St
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
P: (856) 451-1169
F: (856) 451-4380
Paul Herron
Executive Director
paul@
bayatlanticsymphony.org
Bay-Atlantic Symphony is known as an outstanding per-service orchestra that presents concerts charged with emotion and nuance. The Symphony is also considered a model of what a 21st-century arts organization can mean to a region. We perform 12 symphonic programs annually, drawing musicians from throughout Philadelphia region, as well as New York and Baltimore. Bay-Atlantic Symphony also presents chamber music programs throughout our region.
Audiences and supporters attend Bay-Atlantic Symphony concerts throughout southern New Jersey. Our subscription series is enjoyed at three venues where Bay-Atlantic is in residence: Richard Stockton College, Cumberland County College, and Rowan University. The summer home of the Bay-Atlantic Symphony is Avalon. Late spring brings Bay-Atlantic Symphony to the Cape May Music Festival, and we start off our year with a splashy pops gala at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City.
Education and other strong partnering in our communities are central to the Bay-Atlantic Symphony's purpose. We perform fully symphonic educational concerts—free of charge—at all three of our collegiate venues, reaching over 2,000 students annually, with online study guides written by our Music Director that are a hit with teachers and students. Bay-Atlantic Symphony is unique in its extensive adult education program which brings music scholar, enthusiast, composer and lecturer Paul Somers to cultural centers throughout our region.
We at the Bay-Atlantic Symphony believe great music is for everyone! We are delighted to forge creative bonds within our communities that break down barriers to accessing our innovative programming and spontaneous transformative performances. Partnerships include working with community organizations such as Rotary Clubs, libraries, schools, houses of worship, and special populations such as the visually impaired and Veterans.
Music Director Jed Gaylin is embarking on his 14th season with the Bay-Atlantic Symphony. During his tenure, Bay-Atlantic Symphony has grown in size, scope, and artistry. Concerts are fabled in the region for their spontaneity, fire, subtlety, and vision. Performances are formidable events not to be missed; they are also informal and engaging for audience members. Post-concert dinners, open to all audience members, are just part of the shared celebration. Reveling in a wide variety of repertoire, concerts juxtapose a core of classics with premieres, and exploring unusually formatted concerts.
Mission:
The Bay-Atlantic Symphony shares and develops love and appreciation for live concert music in the southern New Jersey community through performance and education.
Vision:
The Bay-Atlantic Symphony desires to make transcendent live music accessible and available in southern New Jersey and thereby improve life within that community.
What we bring to South Jersey:
Moving and exciting concerts, changed outlooks, wonderful camaraderie, a fantastic way of life!
Cultural Education with the Bay-Atlantic Symphony
Concerts are held at Stockton College and Cumberland County College and are open to visiting school groups. Pre-concert talks and classes are also given, as well as artist-in-residency programs for grades K-12.