Name: NJYS Moon Festival Education Concert
Start: 2025-10-15T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-15T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Union County Performing Arts Center Rahway NJ

NJYS Moon Festival Education Concert
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
UCPAC’s Main Stage, Rahway
FREE, Pre-reservation required at NJYS.org.
NJYS Youth Symphony: Helen H. Cha-Pyo, Conductor
Soprano Soloist: Timothy Maureen Cole
Join the NJYS Youth Symphony, under the baton of Helen Cha-Pyo, for an unforgettable one-hour interactive concert designed especially for elementary and middle school students!
Presented beneath the stunning Museum of the Moon installation, this concert explores the magic, mystery, and music of the moon through a dynamic blend of classical and contemporary works all performed by a full symphony orchestra. Students will be introduced to the instrument families of the orchestra, hear live demonstrations, and engage with music that sparks the imagination from the peaceful glow of Debussy’s Clair de Lune to the dramatic sweep of Holst’s Mars and Jupiter. Along the way, they’ll journey through stories and sounds inspired by moonlight, mythology, and dreams, including Dvořák’s Song to the Moon, Yukon Nishimura’s Sweet New Moon, and John Williams’s Star Wars Medley. This is more than a concert: it’s an invitation for students to arise to imagine, explore, and connect through the power of music and the wonder of the moon.
This is a free concert presented in partnership with the Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC).