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Dear Friends,
We had a very interesting time at this Lyon Orchestre concert on 2/19/17. NJPAC graciously upgraded our seats to the Orchestra level downstairs.
We were also invited to bring those members of our group to a working rehearsal. The Orchestre focused primarily on the Liszt piano concerto with the amazingly gifted George Li before the performance.
We were ushered backstage to meet with Maestro Leonard Slatkin who graciously accepted our Congressional Proclamation for the Lyon Orchestre before the regular performance began.
My colleagues: Eric Hafen, Morris Museum Bickford Theatre, and Jeremy Johnson, Executive Director of the Newark Arts Council joined me in this group photo with Maestro Slatkin.
Afterwards, I did a brief presentation and my booklets highlighting the history of Paterson and Lyon for our group.
Yesterday, The New York Times published this attached essay on the NEA and NEH arts cuts via the Trump administration.
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