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The Greater Atlantic Partnership and Atlantic Prevention Resources proudly present The Power of Positivity: Life Without Limits Art Contest. The contest is open to middle school students in Atlantic County, grades 6-8. The schools involved will collect all artwork submissions from students before the deadline. Atlantic Prevention Resources will organize a pick-up of all student works. All submissions must be received by April 7, 2025. The top three winners will be awarded a gift card, and first place will have their art displayed on a billboard in the local community.
Featured student artwork from talented middle school students will be shown in an art exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University from April 30 to May 11, celebrating how positive actions and mindsets can lead to a fulfilling, substance-free life. The exhibit will be open to the public for all to enjoy!

It will be two times the beauty and two times the excitement when Voices Chorale NJ presents “Requiem x 2”. The concert will showcase two powerful musical settings of the requiem mass: the monumental Mozart Requiem, left incomplete by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791; and the Requiem by Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia, completed in 1816 and inspired by familiarity with Mozart’s masterpiece. Both works will be accompanied by the 21-piece Berks Sinfonietta orchestra. Bonus: A pre-concert talk will be presented by Dr. David McConnell, Voices Chorale NJ Artistic Director, at 3:15pm.

Xiaoya Gao, Piano with guest artists Ruihong Chang, Violin; Maya Grove, Violin; Colin Levins, Piano, featuring works by Amy Beach, Shupeng Cao, Antonin Dvorak, Florian Hecher, Chu Wang-Hua, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann, Joe Hisaishi, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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Xiaoya Gao is a pianist and music educator. A native of Urumqi, China, she has performed on prestigious stages across Italy, Austria, and the United States, giving solo and chamber recitals in cities such as Arcidosso, Vienna, New York, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Princeton. Her artistry has been recognized with top international honors, including the Diamond Prize at the Carl Reinecke International Music Competition and the Gold Award at the 2025 Mozart International Music Competition. She is also a certified artist of the Washington International Young Artists Music Series. Gao holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Pedagogy from the University of South Carolina (2024), a Master of Music in Piano Performance and an Advanced Certificate in Piano Pedagogy from New York University’s Steinhardt School (2021), and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Piano Performance and History from Lawrence University (2019), where she received the Margaret Gary Daniels Keyboard Performance Award (2017). As a faculty member at the New School for Music Study, she shares her expertise and passion with students of all ages and levels, inspiring the next generation of musicians through her deep commitment to both performance and education.

The Program
Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles
Noah Horn, Music Director
Forget Everest, this musical journey is unlike any other! Path of Miracles takes you on a pilgrimage through sound, following the epic Camino de Santiago route. Think stunning landscapes... except they're made of soaring vocals and intricate, mind-blowing harmonies.

Each movement hits a different stop on the path, with music that's as diverse as the pilgrims themselves. You'll hear ancient chants, soulful hymns from all over the world, and even a taste of Taiwanese tribal music.

Plus, the lyrics are a mix of languages, just like the people you'd meet on a real pilgrimage. It's a beautiful reminder that faith and music can connect us all, no matter where we're from.

What’s Interesting About This Concert
A touching tribute: written in 2005, Joby Talbot wrote Path of Miracles as a tribute to his father.

A clinic in multiculturalism: The piece is scored for a mixed choir (17 parts!) and crotales, and features singing in seven different languages. It includes Gregorian chants, pilgrims' songs, and prayers.

A film score maven: Joby Talbot is well known for his film scores, including Sing, Sing 2, Wonka, and A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Cantus Novus marks our Silver Jubilee – 25 years of bringing choral excellence to Bucks County by presenting our May concerts, A Choral Coronation, featuring the works William Walton, G.F. Handel, William Bird, as well as music royals Madonna, Queen, and Duke Ellington. Join us this May for A Choral Coronation!

Tickets purchased in advance are $25; tickets at the door (cash or checks only) are $30.

Tickets are available at https://cantusnovus.org.

Brent Havens conductor & arranger
Windborne Music Group
Justin Sargent vocalist
New Jersey Symphony

The New Jersey Symphony and Windborne Music Group bridge the gulf between classical music and rock n’ roll to present The Music of Led Zeppelin, celebrating the best of the legendary classic rock group. Amplified with full-on guitars and screaming vocals, sing and dance along as Led Zeppelin’s “sheer blast and power” is put on full display riff for riff with new musical colors. Timeless hits like “Kashmir,” “Black Dog,” “Stairway to Heaven” and more will get you on your feet in this special concert you don’t want to miss!

Presented by MCCC Academic Theater & Dance Program

All aboard as the talented students of the Academic Theater and Dance Program and Entertainment Technology bring you this toe-tapping musical. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love – but sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, a comical disguise, and some good old-fashioned blackmail. This classic musical has been updated with a fantastic new book (2022), but still features Cole Porter’s most joyful score, including “I Get A Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” and, of course, the show-stopping title song. After more disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals - all done to toe tapping music-how will everything work out? Who knows? Anything goes! PG13

Fri. Apr. 25 & May 2, 2025 at 8pm                                                                       
Sat. May 3 at 8pm

Sun. Apr. 27 & May 4 at 2pm

MCCC Academic Theater and Dance Programs

All aboard as the talented students of the Academic Theater and Dance Program and Entertainment Technology bring you this toe-tapping musical. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love – but sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, a comical disguise, and some good old-fashioned blackmail. This classic musical has been updated with a fantastic new book (2022), but still features Cole Porter’s most joyful score, including “I Get A Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” and, of course, the show-stopping title song. After more disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals - all done to toe tapping music-how will everything work out? Who knows? Anything goes! PG13

Fri. Apr. 25 & May 2, 2025 at 8pm                                                                       

Sat. May 3 at 8pm                                                                                                                       

Sun. Apr. 27 & May 4 at 2pm

The Greater Atlantic Partnership and Atlantic Prevention Resources proudly present The Power of Positivity: Life Without Limits Art Contest. The contest is open to middle school students in Atlantic County, grades 6-8. The schools involved will collect all artwork submissions from students before the deadline. Atlantic Prevention Resources will organize a pick-up of all student works. All submissions must be received by April 7, 2025. The top three winners will be awarded a gift card, and first place will have their art displayed on a billboard in the local community.
Featured student artwork from talented middle school students will be shown in an art exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University from April 30 to May 11, celebrating how positive actions and mindsets can lead to a fulfilling, substance-free life. The exhibit will be open to the public for all to enjoy!

MCCC Academic Theater and Dance Programs

All aboard as the talented students of the Academic Theater and Dance Program and Entertainment Technology bring you this toe-tapping musical. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love – but sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, a comical disguise, and some good old-fashioned blackmail. This classic musical has been updated with a fantastic new book (2022), but still features Cole Porter’s most joyful score, including “I Get A Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” and, of course, the show-stopping title song. After more disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals - all done to toe tapping music-how will everything work out? Who knows? Anything goes! PG13

Fri. Apr. 25 & May 2, 2025 at 8pm                                                                       

Sat. May 3 at 8pm                                                                                                                       

Sun. Apr. 27 & May 4 at 2pm