Pascal Le Boeuf & Yihan Chen Awarded Copland House Residency Awards
Aug 8, 2019
Composition graduate students Pascal Le Boeuf and Yihan Chen are two of twelve composers selected to receive this year’s coveted Copland House Residency Awards. These all-expenses-paid, short-term stays at Aaron Copland’s National …
Gemma Peacocke, Shelley Washington, and Emma O’Halloran at National Sawdust
Aug 6, 2019
Three Department of Music graduate students — composition students Gemma Peacocke, Shelley Washington, and recent graduate Emma O’Halloran — will be in residence at the National Sawdust arts institution in Brooklyn, NY …
Research Spotlight: Kyle Masson on the Princeton University Homepage
Aug 1, 2019
Now on the Princeton University Homepage: “Research Spotlight with Kyle Masson: Bringing early opera to life” Using the tips of his latex-gloved hands, Kyle Masson carefully turned the pages and …
Glee Club Members Sing with Tenebrae Choir
Jul 25, 2019
For an aspiring musician, few experiences are more unforgettable than performing alongside world-class professionals. Four lucky Princeton University Glee Club members — Madeline Kushan ’20, Mariana Corichi Gomez ’21, Sergei Tugarinov ’19, and Julius …
Louisa Slosar ’15 Appointed Bassoonist with Berlin Philharmonic Karajan Academy
Jun 17, 2019
Congratulations to Louisa Slosar, Class of 2015, who has won the coveted bassoon position at the Berlin Philharmonic Karajan Academy! At the Academy, she will be mentored by members of the …
Michael Pratt Receives President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching
Jun 4, 2019
Full story by Karin Dienst, Office of Communications, available here. Michael Pratt, conductor of the Princeton University Orchestra and director of the Program in Music Performance, is one of four recipients of this year’s President’s …
Two premieres in LA
May 31, 2019
Two Department of Music affiliated composers will have their works premiered this weekend as part of the LA Philharmonic’s Noon to Midnight program: Professor Donnacha Dennehy’s new work commissioned by the LA …
Exciting Musicology Student News!
May 1, 2019
It is an exciting time for students in our musicology graduate program, with several recent notable accomplishments! The Department extends proud congratulations to: Sheryl Chow, recipient of the American Musicological Society’s Alvin …
Jeff Snyder Featured in Princeton Echo
Apr 12, 2019
Check out this cover story on Jeff Snyder, Director of Electronic Music and the Princeton Laptop Orchestra (“PLOrk”) in this month’s issue of Princeton Echo! PLOrk presents its annual, free concert on Friday, April …
Professor Juri Seo Receives Goethe Award
Apr 8, 2019
Princeton University faculty composer Juri Seo has been awarded the 2019 Goethe Award, given by the Goethe Institut at the Tongyeong International Music Festival. Professor Seo’s composition Respiri – in memory of Jonathan …
Dudamel! Anatomy of a cross-campus residency (Princeton University Homepage Story)
Mar 25, 2019
A Princeton University homepage article by Jamie Saxon, Office of Communications Spread your fingers across any random desk calendar. In the space between your thumb and pinky finger, Dudamel — the …
Professor Simon Morrison Inaugurates TLS Grace Notes Series
Mar 22, 2019
Simon Morrison, Professor of Music and Slavic Languages and Literatures, has authored the first article in The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) Grace Notes series. This new TLS Online series celebrates pioneering composers and musicians, …
Announcing: Effron Music Building
Mar 12, 2019
The New Music Building at the Lewis Arts Complex has officially been renamed the Effron Music Building. The three-story building includes a two-story, 3,500-square-foot, acoustically isolated Lee Rehearsal Room with soaring 30-foot ceilings …
Emma O’Halloran Winner of Beth Morrison Projects: Next Generation
Feb 22, 2019
Congratulations to composition graduate student Emma O’Halloran, who has been named the winner of the Beth Morrison Projects: Next Generation award! Emma will be commissioned to write an evening-length operatic work …
Announcing New Cultural Exchange: Imola Piano Academy/Legacy Arts International
Feb 21, 2019
International Cultural Exchange New Cultural Exchange Initiative Focusing on Pianists Linking Princeton University Department of Music, The Imola Piano Academy, and Legacy Arts International In March 2019, the Princeton University Department of …
Announcing Inaugural Princeton University Jazz Festival
Feb 1, 2019
Jazz at Princeton University presents the inaugural Princeton University Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The world’s newest jazz festival, a day-long, free, outdoor lineup of today’s top jazz stars coming together …
Video story: ‘Musical Instruments, Sound, Perception and Creativity’
Jan 25, 2019
Video story by Nick Barberio, Princeton University Office of Communications, now on the Princeton University homepage. Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument …
Alex Laurenzi ’20 Places Second in 2019 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition
Jan 9, 2019
Congratulations to Alex Laurenzi ’20, who won second prize in the jazz category of the 2019 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. Alex is a member of both the Jazz Small Group …
Composer Juri Seo’s Lost Songs Find Their Voices in Princeton
Jan 2, 2019
Published by Susan Van Dongen / U.S. 1 News From a profile in U.S.1 News: In the notes for her newest composition “Lost Songs,” Juri Seo, the composer and Princeton …
Jeff Snyder’s Album on Pop Matters’ “20 Best Americana Albums of 2018”
Dec 14, 2018
Jeff Snyder’s album, “The Best of Your Lies” has been included in Pop Matter’s “20 Best American Albums of 2018.” The album features many Princeton-affiliated individuals, including Annika Socolofsky, Mike Mulshine, …
Countertenors Anthony Roth Costanzo ’04 & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ’15 Nominated for GRAMMY Awards
Dec 7, 2018
Department of Music alumnae Anthony Roth Costanzo ’04 and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ’15, both countertenors, have both been recognized in the 61st GRAMMY Awards. Costanzo has been nominated in the “Best Classical …
Two Premieres Last Weekend
Dec 4, 2018
December 1-2, 2018 was a big weekend for composition at the Department of Music, holding two world premiere performances. Faculty composer Donnacha Dennehy‘s Strange Folk was premiered by Quartet 212 (consisting of principal members …
Music Major Lou Chen ’19 Receives Fisher Award
Nov 27, 2018
Congratulations to Music Major Lou Chen ’19, who has received the Pace Center for Civic Engagement’s A. James Fisher, Jr. Memorial Award! Given in honor of A. James Fisher, Jr. …
John Hoffmeyer, Certificate Student, Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Nov 19, 2018
Congratulations to John Hoffmeyer, a Department Certificate Student in Piano Performance, who is one of three Princeton students to be awarded the Rhodes Scholarship! Excerpt from the Office of Communications: …