NJSO Edward T. Cone Composition Institute Final Concert
Jul 11, 2018
Professor Steven Mackey, director of the NJSO Edward T. Cone Composition Institute, will host the program’s final concert on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 8PM in Richardson Auditorium (Alexander Hall). The …
On Princeton’s Homepage: A Feature on the Course “Venice, Theater of the World”
May 22, 2018
Feature by by Danielle Alio, Office of Communications; additional reporting by Jamie Saxon, Office of Communications “This semester, students in several Princeton courses were able to turn spring break into a global classroom experience, …
Michael Pratt named honorary member of Royal College of Music
Mar 19, 2018
Michael Pratt, conductor of the Princeton University Orchestra and director of the Program in Musical Performance, has been named an honorary member of the Royal College of Music in London. Read …
Barbara White: A Plea for Compassion
Mar 12, 2018
In an article titled “Barbara White: A Plea for Compassion,” Professor Barbara White speaks with Frank Oteri of New Music Box about her compositions, musical inspirations, and social challenges that inform her …
Kris Davis Releases Duet Album
Feb 22, 2018
On her 2016 album Duopoly, pianist and member of the Performance Faculty in the Music Department of Princeton University Kris Davis highlighted her deeply attuned artistry as never before. Conceived …
Rudresh Mahanthappa named Best Alto Saxophonist in JazzTimes’ 2017 Expanded Critics’ Poll
Feb 22, 2018
The Anthony H. P. Lee ’79 Director of Jazz at Princeton University, saxophonist and composer Rudresh Mahanthappa has been named “Best Alto Saxophonist” in the JazzTimes 2017 Expanded Critics Poll, published in …
Jeff Snyder Releases Solo Album
Jan 25, 2018
“Sunspots,” on Carrier Records, will be released on Friday, January 26, 2018. After years of appearances on compilations and as a group member, Director of Electronic Music composer and improvisor Jeff …
Simon Morrison in Playbill on Prokofiev’s “Romeo & Juliet”
Jan 23, 2018
Professor Simon Morrison has written an essay in this month’s Playbill: “Experience Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet—Without Dance.” “This month’s all-Prokofiev program at the New York Philharmonic is an opportunity to experience …
Eighth Blackbird in a Week-long Residency
Jan 22, 2018
The Department of Music is thrilled to host the MacArthur Award and four-time GRAMMY Award-winning sextet, Eighth Blackbird, in a week-long residency at Princeton Sound Kitchen, February 20-26, 2018. Over …
Concerto Competition Winners Announced
Jan 16, 2018
The winners of this year’s Princeton University Orchestra Concerto Competition are: Leland Ko ’20, cello (Ernest Bloch: Schelomo Rhapsodie Hébraïque) Solène Le Van ’18, soprano (Samuel Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915, …
Barbara White and Juri Seo Receive Fromm Music Foundation Commissions
Dec 11, 2017
Congratulations to Barbara White and Juri Seo, both on the Music Department’s Composition Faculty, who have each received a commission from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University. Other recipients this year are Michael …
Michael Pratt Reflects on 40 years at Princeton University
Dec 7, 2017
An article written by Emily Spalding for the Daily Princetonian on December 7, 2017 (link): As the euphonious sounds of piano and violin echoed down the hallway, Michael Pratt sat in …
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s “Agrima” on New York Times’ “Best Albums of 2017”
Dec 7, 2017
It has been an exciting week for Jazz at Princeton University. On the heels of the Creative Large Ensemble’s joining saxophone legend Archie Shepp on the Richardson Stage (a review by the prestigious …
Music Major Rebecca Singer Awarded Schwarzman Scholarship
Dec 6, 2017
Congratulations to Rebecca Singer, a senior in the Department of Music, who is one of two current Princeton University students to have just been named a Schwarzman Scholar. The Schwarzman Scholarship covers the cost …
Marna Seltzer Selected as Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals of the Year
Dec 5, 2017
Marna Seltzer, Director of Princeton University Concerts, has been recognized by Musical America Worldwide as one of its Movers & Shapers: Top 30 Professionals of the Year. This prestigious distinction, presented annually by …
Music Major Shruthi Rajasekar awarded 2018 Marshall Scholarship
Dec 4, 2017
Article written by Denise Valenti, Office of Communications: “Princeton senior and Music Major Shruthi Rajasekar has been named a 2018 Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship seeks to promote strong relations between the United Kingdom …
Tenebrae Choir, with Gabriel Crouch, Receives GRAMMY Nomination
Nov 28, 2017
The Tenebrae Choir, in which Director of Vocal Activities Gabriel Crouch is a principal singer, has been nominated for their first GRAMMY award! The ensemble’s album Music of the Spheres: Part Songs of the British Isles is …
Pascal Le Boeuf Nominated for GRAMMY Award
Nov 28, 2017
Graduate student composer Pascal Le Boeuf has been nominated for a 2018 GRAMMY award! His composition “Alkaline,” from the new album Imaginist recorded by the Le Boeuf Brothers and the JACK Quartet, has been nominated …
Masterclasses at Princeton
Nov 9, 2017
PERFORMERS AS TEACHERS: THE MASTER CLASS AT PRINCETON Video and article by Nick Barberio, Office of Communications. Published on the Princeton University Homepage, 11/9/17. Most of the work in developing artistic …
CD Release: Olagón: a Cantata in Doublespeak
Nov 6, 2017
Olagón: a Cantata in Doublespeak is a new collaboration between Princeton University Department of Music Professor Dan Trueman, Global Scholar Iarla Ó Lionáird, and the Lewis Center for the Arts Professor Paul Muldoon, with …
Gavin Steingo Awarded Alan Merriam Prize
Nov 2, 2017
Congratulations to Gavin Steingo, our new Assistant Professor of Music, who has been awarded the Society for Ethnomusicology’s Alan Merriam Prize for his book Kwaito’s Promise: Music and the Aesthetics of Freedom in South …
Princeton Students Help Build Musical Bridges in Sarajevo
Nov 1, 2017
Originally published by the Princeton University Humanities Council: This past summer, a David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Project Grant enabled an undergraduate string quartet to participate in the Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival: workshops, master …
Juri Seo Awarded Library of Congress’ Koussevitzky Commission
Oct 31, 2017
Assistant Professor of Music Juri Seo is one of six composers awarded a commission from the Library of Congress’ Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation. Established in 1949, the program awards commissions to “established composers …
Shruthi Rajasekar ’18 Receives Alex Adam ’07 Award
Oct 26, 2017
Shruthi Rajasekar ’18, a Music Composition major pursuing a certificate in Vocal Performance, was one of three recipients of the 2017 Alex Adam ’07 Award administered through the Lewis Center for the Arts. The …