DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC EVENTS COMING UP:

December 1–31, 2022

Jazz Vocal Collective Fall Concert

Jazz Vocal Collective (JVC) is a small jazz ensemble that features solo voice and a rhythm section (e.g. piano, guitar, bass, and drums) and horns to create a collaborative musical experience.

Thu, Dec 1, 2022, 7:30PM

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Princeton University Orchestra & Glee Club: Borodin, Walker & Holst

The Princeton University Orchestra and the Princeton University Glee Club come together for a program that includes Alexander Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, George Walker’s Lyric and Stars, and Gustav Holst’s monumental The Planets.

Fri, Dec 2, 2022, 7:30PM

Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 4:30PM

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Saturday Morning Arts Winter Showcase

Join Trenton Arts at Princeton's Saturday Morning Arts community–composed of Trenton and Princeton University young artists–for their annual winter showcase. The program will feature performances by Trenton Youth Dancers, Orchestra, Singers, and Theater.

Sat, Dec 3, 2022, 2PM

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Early Music Princeton

Early Music Princeton (EMP) is thrilled to welcome Visiting Scholar and Conductor John Butt, who has been working with the students this semester, and bringing his unique combination of scholarship and musicianship to life.

Sat, Dec 3, 3PM

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Jazz Small Groups A and X

Small Group A, directed by Ted Chubb, will perform works by Charles Fambrough, Gigi Gryce, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, and more. Small Group X, directed by Matthew Parrish, will perform works by Horace Silver, Sam Rivers, Fats Waller, and more!

Mon, Dec 5, 2022, 7:30PM

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Princeton University Steel Band with Tiger Chunes

Princeton University Steel Band performs works inspired by the music of Trinidad and Tobago, with special guests, Tiger Chunes, directed by Imani Mulrain.

Wed, Dec 7, 2022, 2:30PM

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Sinfonia: From Darkness to Light

Enjoy an evening of symphonic music exploring a range of sonorities from the turbulent dreamworld of an Icelandic warrior in Nielsen’s Saga-Drøm to some of the sunniest strains composed for orchestra in Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8.

Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 7:30PM

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Jazz Creative Large Ensemble

Jazz at Princeton‘s Creative Large Ensemble, directed by Darcy James Argue, presents their first concert of the year.

Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 8PM

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La Vie en Cello Fall Concert

Join La Vie en Cello for its annual Fall Concert! Come experience a wide selection of music arranged by members past and present, ranging from Schumann to Piazzolla, all the way to various pop and film soundtracks.

Sun, Dec 11, 2022, 1PM

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MUS 314: House of Sound

The Lewis Arts Complex will be overtaken by a public electronic music installation exhibition, featuring the works of students from Princeton University’s electronic music course taught by Jeff Snyder. Stop by anytime between 3-5PM!

Sun, Dec 11, 2022, 3PM

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MUS 310 Final Concert

Sō Percussion, Princeton’s Edward T. Cone Performers-in-Residence, plays new compositions by undergraduate students in the advanced workshop in musical composition (Music 310).

Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 7PM

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tenThing Brass Ensemble

Prepare to be blown away by ten Norwegian dames in an immersive, surround-sound holiday concert. Stationed throughout Richardson Auditorium, they will transform the concert hall into an enveloping musical hug and provide the perfect way in which to warm up your holiday spirit.

Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 6PM

Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 9PM

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Jazz Small Groups 1 and Z

Small Group 1, directed by Miles Okazaki, will play selections that are a mixture of classic jazz repertoire and contemporary compositions, with a variety of styles and improvisational approaches. Small Group Z, directed by Matthew Parrish will be performing works by Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, and more.

Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 7:30PM

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MPP 213 Final Chamber Music Concert

Students in Projects in Instrumental Performance: Chamber Music (MPP 213) perform a chamber music concert, featuring works by Schumann, Vaughan Williams, Saint-Saëns, Shostakovich, and Brahms.

Wed, Dec 14, 2022, 6PM

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Debussy, Ravel, and The Jazz Age

In one of the most highly-anticipated debuts in Princeton University Concerts’ recent history, Icelandic sensation Víkingur Ólafsson—“the new superstar of the piano” (The Telegraph)—brings his trademark ability to breathe new life into classical convention with a program that is sure to transform how you think about and experience Mozart’s music.

Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 7PM

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MPP 219 Performance: OLAGÓN

Olagón tells the story of a young Irish couple who fall on hard times as the ‘Celtic Tiger’ economy of the 1990s collapses. This workshop production features guest artists Iarla Ó Lionáird and Gelsey Bell, a vocal consort of Princeton students, and a small instrumental ensemble led by Adam Sliwinski. The production is conducted by Gabriel Crouch, and directed by Mark deChiazza.