Jackson Heights Orchestra / JHBG

05/07/2026

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Jackson Heights Orchestra concert, 7:30pm, Wednesday May 21, 2025 at Trinity Lutheran Church Astoria/Long Island City, NY (31-18 37th Street, Astoria NY).

JHO Artistic Director Alex Wen has created a wonderful program including a world premiere of a newly commissioned work!

1. Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C-Major

2. Lee: Cognoscent (World Premiere)

3. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”

We are thankful to the Jackson Heights Beautification Group for making this wonderful partnership possible by working with the office of Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz NY to help fund this important opportunity for our community.

Please see our website at https://jhorchestra.org for more information or to support the JHO and we hope to see you at our concerts!

Subscribe to the JHBG podcast on spotify or the JHO youtube channel to get notified when it drops:

JHBG Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vbMJmqaoF17VuWvQG3ECc

JHO Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJulQspTGCpaDdx2wKYfFvQ

03/14/2026

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Jackson Heights Orchestra / Jackson Heights Beautification Group concert (Alex Wen conducting along with guest soloists Barbara Novick and Esther Chung) this Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 7:30pm at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs RC Church - Forest Hills, NY, 110-06 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY.

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Time: 7:30pm Eastern
Location: Our Lady Queen of Martyrs
Address: 110-06 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RtyunAHgs7rVTJsQA

For more information please see any of the links below:

JHBG Website: https://jhbg.org
JHBG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JHBGNY
JHBG Twitter: https://twitter.com/JHBGNY
JHBG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhbgny

JHO Website: https://jhorchestra.org
JHO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonHeightsOrchestra
JHO Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhorchestra
JHO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhorchestra
JHO YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJulQspTGCpaDdx2wKYfFvQ

Alex Wen Website: https://www.alexwenmusic.com
Alex Wen Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexwn
Alex Wen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwn

12/07/2025

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Jackson Heights Orchestra / Jackson Heights Beautification Group concert on Wednesday December 10, 2025 at 7:30pm at Lexington School for the Deaf, 25-26 75th Street, East Elmhurst NY. There is an open parking lot in front of Lexington School for attendees to use and the school is very close to the 77 St/25 Av Q47 bus stop for those coming from Jackson Heights.

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Time: 7:30pm Eastern
Location: Lexington School for the Deaf (Parking Lot is available)
Address: 25-26 75th Street, East Elmhurst NY 11370
Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fSMGyQ4xwgdvCaBN7

For more information please see any of the links below:

JHBG Website: https://jhbg.org
JHBG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JHBGNY
JHBG Twitter: https://twitter.com/JHBGNY
JHBG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhbgny

JHO Website: https://jhorchestra.org
JHO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonHeightsOrchestra
JHO Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhorchestra
JHO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhorchestra
JHO YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJulQspTGCpaDdx2wKYfFvQ

Alex Wen Website: https://www.alexwenmusic.com
Alex Wen Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexwn
Alex Wen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwn

10/15/2025

The Jackson Heights Beautification Group and Jackson Heights Orchestra is inviting our community to join us in sponsoring the December 2025 concert at Lexington School for the Deaf and helping sustain the orchestra’s future.

Sponsorships are available at many levels — from covering the cost of printed programs, to sponsoring a specific work on the program, or even funding the venue rental for the concert itself. Every contribution plays an essential role in keeping live orchestral music vibrant in Jackson Heights.

All donations are tax-deductible, and many employers will match your gift through platforms like Benevity, doubling your impact.

💙 Help us keep great music thriving in our community.

🎶 Become a sponsor or make a donation today.

(Note that the donorbox platform uses the term "ticket" but these are not tickets these are fully deductible donations. All of our concerts are free for members of the community to attend with no ticket required).

The Jackson Heights Orchestra, a proud initiative of the Jackson Heights Beautification Group, is dedicated to enriching our diverse neighborhood through the transformative power of live classical music. We believe that every community deserves access to engaging orchestral performances, and we're c...

08/11/2025

Are you a fan of the Jackson Heights Orchestra with a surround sound setup at home?

Our audio engineer Peter Fedak recorded the Jackson Heights Beautification Group sponsored May 2024 concert in spatial surround sound and released Dolby ATMOS tracks for you to download and listen to at home!

Download the files here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hKwguWRi9amnl9GENufPBbaBsoqfmkYK

More information about Peter's recording process here:

https://www.extralarge.nyc/writings/2024/6/11/from-stereo-to-immersive-a-case-study-in-modern-orchestral-recording

Making immersive recordings is not simple. The largest hurdle in realizing an immersive recording of any ensemble is the value proposition. When budgets are narrow, and at a time when the proliferation of immersive music is still in its relative infancy, the ask usually just boils down to stereo - b

07/27/2025

Nice writeup about the Jackson Heights Orchestra in the Jackson Heights Beautification Group summer newsletter!

Block your calendar for our next concert, 730pm December 10, 2025, Alex Wen conducting. Details to come soon!

06/29/2025

🎶 Summer nights + symphony vibes! 🎻
Join the Jackson Heights Orchestra for a magical evening in the park 🌳✨

📍 Travers Park – 76-9 34th Ave
📅 Sunday, July 6, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM | FREE concert
🎶 Featuring Assistant Conductor Wenqi Li

Bring a chair, bring your friends, and enjoy beautiful music under the open sky. 💛
Suggested donation: $20 → jhOrchestra.org/donate

05/06/2025

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Jackson Heights Orchestra concert, 7:30pm, Wednesday May 21, 2025 at Trinity Lutheran Church Astoria/Long Island City, NY (31-18 37th Street, Astoria NY).

Trinity Lutheran Church is near the Broadway station on the N/W subway line.

JHO Artistic Director Alex Wen has created a wonderful program including the following:

1. Marquez: Conga del fuego nuevo
2. Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
3. Beach: Symphony in E-minor - “Gaelic”

We are very thankful to the Jackson Heights Beautification Group for making this wonderful partnership possible by working with the office of Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz NY to help fund this important opportunity for our community.

Please see our website at https://jhorchestra.org for more information or to support the JHO and we hope to see you at our concerts!

Subscribe to the JHBG podcast on spotify or the JHO youtube channel to get notified when it drops:

JHBG Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vbMJmqaoF17VuWvQG3ECc

JHO Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJulQspTGCpaDdx2wKYfFvQ

03/24/2025

We hope you enjoy this recording from our concert on May 15, 2024 led by Artistic Director Alex Wen and featuring the wonderful clarinet playing by Daniel Olson. Recorded by Peter Fedak. Thank you to the Jackson Heights Beautification Group for their continuing support of classical music in Jackson Heights!

https://youtu.be/wUsMhZ1ZFs8

Program:

MANUEL de FALLA (1876 - 1946)
Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo (1915)

MAURICE RAVEL (1875 - 1937)
Selections from Mother Goose Suite (1910)

I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
V. Le jardin féerique

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 - 1791)
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (1791)
Daniel Olson, clarinet

I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Rondo: Allegro

EDWARD ELGAR (1857 - 1934)
Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (1899)

Enigma: Andante
Variation I. “C.A.E.”: L'istesso tempo
Variation II. “H.D.S-P”: Allegro
Variation III. “R.B.T.”: Allegretto
Variation IV. “W.M.B.”: Allegro di molto
Variation V. “R.P.A.”: Moderato–
Variation VI. “Ysobel”: Andantino
Variation VII. “Troyte”: Presto
Variation VIII. “W.N.”: Allegretto–
Variation IX. “Nimrod”: Adagio
Variation X. “Dorabella”: Intermezzo: Allegretto
Variation XI. “G.R.S.”: Allegro di molto
Variation XII. “B.G.N.”: Andante–
Variation XIII. “***” Romanza: Moderato
Variation XIV. “E.D.U.” Finale: Allegro

The Jackson Heights Beautification Group presents the Jackson Heights Orchestra's May 15, 2024 concert.ALEX WEN, Artistic DirectorDANIEL OLSON, Clarinet Solo...

03/17/2025

Jackson Heights Beautification Group podcast Guest Host Chad Tindel sits down with JHO Artistic Directory Alex Wen and Arranger/Orchestrator Alice Petre to discuss next week's March 19th concert program and the exciting World Premiere of Claude Bolling's "Toot Suite" for Orchestra and Solo Trumpet. The episode is available both on Youtube and Spotify (links below).

https://youtu.be/IBqhp-o9FVY

Note the venue change for this concert, we are bringing our music out into other parts of Queens by performing at the Lexington School for the Deaf in East Elmhurst, Queens (address and google maps link below).

The upcoming concert will feature JHO's Principal Trumpet, Julia Cohen, performing as a soloist on a World Premiere orchestration of Claude Bolling's "Toot Suite", originally written for Solo Trumpet and Jazz Trio. JHO's own Alice Petre has created a brand new never-heard-before orchestration of this wonderful work so make sure to come and hear this exciting World Premiere!

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 7:30pm Eastern
Location: Lexington School for the Deaf (Parking Lot is available)
Address: 25-26 75th Street, East Elmhurst NY 11370
Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fSMGyQ4xwgdvCaBN7

For more information please see any of the links below:

JHBG Website: https://jhbg.org
JHBG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JHBGNY
JHBG Twitter: https://twitter.com/JHBGNY
JHBG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhbgny

JHO Website: https://jhorchestra.org
JHO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonHeightsOrchestra
JHO Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhorchestra
JHO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhorchestra
JHO YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJulQspTGCpaDdx2wKYfFvQ

Alex Wen Website: https://www.alexwenmusic.com
Alex Wen Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexwn
Alex Wen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexwn

Episode #6 of the Jackson Heights Beautification Group Podcast. JHBG Podcast Guest Host Chad Tindel sits down with Alex Wen, the Artistic Director of the Jac...

03/02/2025

We hope you enjoy this recording from our concert on March 13, 2024 led by Artistic Director Alex Wen and featuring the beautiful voice of Claire Myers McCormick, Soprano. Recorded by Peter Fedak. Thank you to the Jackson Heights Beautification Group for their continuing support of classical music in Jackson Heights!

Don't miss our upcoming concert on March 19, 2025 at 7:30pm at Lexington School for the Deaf in East Elmhurst.

https://youtu.be/j1VOTXka0tA

Program:

AARON COPELAND (1900 - 1990)
Fanfare for the Common Man (1942)

DUKE ELLINGTON (1899 - 1974)
Selections, Arranged by Calvin Custer

HARRY THACKER BURLEIGH (1866 - 1949)
Featuring Soprano Soloist: CLAIRE MYERS McCORMICK
Three Spirituals:

1. Wade in de Water
2. Deep River
3. Ride on King Jesus!

ANTONIN DVORAK (1841 - 1904)
Selections from Biblical Songs, Op. 99 (1894)

III. Hear my Prayer
V. I Will Sing New Songs
VI. Hear My Prayer, O Lord
X. Sing Ye a Joyful Song

ANTONIN DVORAK (1841 - 1904)
Symphony No. 8 in G-Major, Op. 88 (1889)

1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio
3. Allegretto grazioso - molto vivace
4. Allegro ma non troppo

The Jackson Heights Beautification Group presents the Jackson Heights Orchestra's March 13, 2024 concert.ALEX WEN, Artistic DirectorCLAIRE MYERS McCORMICK, S...