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New Jersey Symphony Blossoms Into Polished Sound in 3 Years
Newark based New Jersey Symphony led by Henry Lewis has grown from a community group to about 100 union musicians earning weekly pay from 153 dollars. The orchestra expanded concerts to 100 annually and 24 week seasons, funded by private gifts including 650,000 from the Ford Foundation in 1966, with a 800,000 dollar budget last season and ongoing fundraising efforts statewide.
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