| 1983 |
WSO debuts on June 4 with opera in concert performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio to audience of over 1000 |
| 1984 |
First Board of Trustees appointed and Brad Keimach becomes Music Director |
| 1986 |
WSO debuts at Carnegie Hall |
| 1988 |
WSO performs at the opening of the NJ State Legislature |
| 1993 |
WSO named “Distinguished Arts Organization” by NJ State Council on the Arts |
| 1994 |
WSO Commissions Westfield Fanfare by David Sampson for the Westfield Bicentennial concert |
| 1995 |
WSO receives first grant from National Endowment for the Arts |
| 1996 |
WSO’s 100th concert |
| 1997 |
Maestro David Wroe appointed as Music Director |
| 1999 |
WSO receives NJ Governor’s Award for Excellence |
| 2000 |
Appointed Orchestra in Residence at UnionCounty Arts Center |
| 2001 |
September 11 Memorial Concert featuring Leon Fleisher |
| 2002 |
Reserved seating introduced |
| 2004 |
Collaborations with New York City Opera begin |
| 2005 |
Star Ledger describes WSO as “the leading professional freelance orchestra in the State of NJ”. Established Residency at PNC Center |
| 2006 |
World premiere of The New Colossus Inaugural concerts of SOPAC Virtuosi |
| 2007 |
Carnegie Hall collaboration with UN/Wallenberg Foundation to present world premiere of Robert Cohen’s Of Eternity as a Closed System New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) awards its highest and most prestigious honor, the Citation of Excellence, to WSO in recognition of WSO’s exhibition of “the highest standards of excellence in its artistry, operations, governance, public benefit and fulfillment of areas of special Council interest” |
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NJ State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) awards its highest and most prestigious honor, the Citation of Excellence, to the WSO in recognition of WSO’s exhibition of “the highestnstandards of excellence in its artistry, operations, governance, public benefit and fulfillment of areas of special council interest.” The WSO has won this award for four consecutive years. |
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