Congratulations to Director of Jazz, Rudresh Mahanthappa, who has again been selected the Alto Saxophone winner in the DownBeat International Critics Poll. The August issue of DownBeat, which arrives on newsstands in mid July, includes features on the winning artists as well the complete results for all of the categories, listing hundreds of artists who received votes in the poll. For further information, please visit Downbeat.com.
In Other News

Rhythms, Riddles, and Robots
Sep 2, 2023
Learn about Sō Percussion’s concert on September 8th in Richardson auditorium, which inaugurates their tenth year as the Edward T. Cone Performers-in-Residence.

New & Now: Introducing the Music Minor
Aug 17, 2023
The Department of Music is pleased to announce the establishment of two Music Minors: a general Minor in Music and a Minor in Music Performance. Together, these new offerings will contribute to the Music Department’s continued mission of offering a comprehensive array of musical study opportunities to students from all departments at Princeton.

Elizabeth Margulis’ “Music and the Narrative Imagination” Project Awarded Funds from University
Aug 12, 2023
The Department of Music is proud to congratulate musicology faculty member and Director of Graduate Studies Elizabeth Margulis, whose forthcoming collaboration with Princeton Neuroscience Institute’s Uri Hasson, Music and the Narrative Imagination, has been awarded funding by the Dean for Research Innovation Fund for Collaborations between Artists and Scientists or Engineers.