New Jersey Symphony to Present Free Holiday Concert at Newark Penn Station

“Music in Motion” returns with seasonal classics during the evening rush hour on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

A free holiday performance by the Emmy and GRAMMY Award-winning New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players will greet travelers at Newark Penn Station on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Taking place inside the station’s Waiting Room from 4:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., this festive event is part of NJ TRANSIT’s “Music in Motion” concert series.

“Music in Motion” began in 2004 as part of NJ TRANSIT’s 25th Anniversary celebration, paused during the pandemic, and recently resumed on September 26, 2024, with a New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players performance at Hoboken Terminal. The program aims to highlight community-based music, featuring local musicians performing in transit station facilities.

For more information on upcoming performances, please visit the official Music in Motion website: www.facebook.com/NJTRANSITMIM

For more information about the New Jersey Symphony, visit https://www.njsymphony.org/.

About New Jersey Symphony
New Jersey Symphony is a GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning orchestra. Under the direction of the Music Director Xian Zhang, the Symphony performs more than 60 concerts at mainstage venues across the state, including Newark, Princeton, New Brunswick, Red Bank and Morristown as well as schools and public spaces statewide. 

Programming at the Symphony reflects an unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion while providing students across the state unparalleled opportunities to achieve musical excellence through its Youth Orchestra and other outreach programs. 

In 2024, the Symphony announced it would continue to deliver its statewide activities from a new, permanent office, rehearsal and concert space in Jersey City, set to open in 2026. For more information about the New Jersey Symphony, visit our website at njsymphony.org or our newsroom for press releases and photos.

The New Jersey Symphony's programs are made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, along with many other foundations, corporations and individual donors.