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PSO Soundtracks Talk: Signum Quartet revisits its 2015 #quartweet Project with an interactive talk including performances of 140-note #quartweets by professional and student composers, as well as premieres of some new #quartweet compositions. The audience will have the opportunity to compose a group #quartweet and hear the music come to life. Q&A immediately following. Presented by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) in partnership with Princeton Public Library; sponsored by AffinIT. Princeton Public Library Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton NJ. Free and open to the public. Assistive listening devices available, as well as the ability to connect to the library’s hearing loop; Additional accommodations or services (i.e. ASL, Audio Description etc.) can be arranged with two weeks’ notice; (609) 497-0020; princetonsymphony.org.

Dates, times, artists, and programs subject to change.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents the internationally known Signum Quartet performing works by Haydn, Dvořák, and more. Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton, NJ. General Admission Tickets: start at $45 (children 5-17 who are accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020.

Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.

Cantus Novus marks our Silver Jubilee – 25 years of bringing choral excellence to Bucks County by presenting our May concerts, A Choral Coronation, featuring the works William Walton, G.F. Handel, William Bird, as well as music royals Madonna, Queen, and Duke Ellington. Join us this May for A Choral Coronation!

Tickets purchased in advance are $25; tickets at the door (cash or checks only) are $30.

Tickets are available at https://cantusnovus.org.

Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo won the Gold at the Cliburn Competition in 2017 with his dazzling display of artistry. Based in Berlin, he rarely gives recitals in New York. This terrific program includes Rachmaninoff's "Moments Musicaux," a Chopin Barcarolle, Robert Schumann's Fantasy in C Major, and Clara Schumann's "Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann." 

presented by Korean Mecenat Assoc. and Korea Music Foundation

Join Dr. Ruth Ochs and the Princeton University Sinfonia on Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus for their Spring concert which will highlight student soloists and Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1.

The concert will also include the world premiere of Toussaint Santicola Jones ’25 That Which I Cannot See featuring Wesley Sanders ’26, tuba soloist; Strauss’s Concerto No. 1 for Horn, Spencer Bauman ’25, horn soloist, and Luigi Bassi’s Fantasia da Concerto on Themes from Verdi’s Rigoletto, with Mason Thieu ’25, clarinet soloist. The Sinfonia Flute and Clarinet Ensembles (Jo-Ann Sternberg, director) will also perform.

Tickets to the concert are $15 general admission/$5 students and are available online at tickets.princeton.edu. For more information call 609-258-4241 or visit music.princeton.edu.

It will be two times the beauty and two times the excitement when Voices Chorale NJ presents “Requiem x 2”. The concert will showcase two powerful musical settings of the requiem mass: the monumental Mozart Requiem, left incomplete by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791; and the Requiem by Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia, completed in 1816 and inspired by familiarity with Mozart’s masterpiece. Both works will be accompanied by the 21-piece Berks Sinfonietta orchestra. Bonus: A pre-concert talk will be presented by Dr. David McConnell, Voices Chorale NJ Artistic Director, at 3:15pm.

Xiaoya Gao, Piano with guest artists Ruihong Chang, Violin; Maya Grove, Violin; Colin Levins, Piano, featuring works by Amy Beach, Shupeng Cao, Antonin Dvorak, Florian Hecher, Chu Wang-Hua, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann, Joe Hisaishi, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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Xiaoya Gao is a pianist and music educator. A native of Urumqi, China, she has performed on prestigious stages across Italy, Austria, and the United States, giving solo and chamber recitals in cities such as Arcidosso, Vienna, New York, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Princeton. Her artistry has been recognized with top international honors, including the Diamond Prize at the Carl Reinecke International Music Competition and the Gold Award at the 2025 Mozart International Music Competition. She is also a certified artist of the Washington International Young Artists Music Series. Gao holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Pedagogy from the University of South Carolina (2024), a Master of Music in Piano Performance and an Advanced Certificate in Piano Pedagogy from New York University’s Steinhardt School (2021), and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Piano Performance and History from Lawrence University (2019), where she received the Margaret Gary Daniels Keyboard Performance Award (2017). As a faculty member at the New School for Music Study, she shares her expertise and passion with students of all ages and levels, inspiring the next generation of musicians through her deep commitment to both performance and education.

The Program
Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles
Noah Horn, Music Director
Forget Everest, this musical journey is unlike any other! Path of Miracles takes you on a pilgrimage through sound, following the epic Camino de Santiago route. Think stunning landscapes... except they're made of soaring vocals and intricate, mind-blowing harmonies.

Each movement hits a different stop on the path, with music that's as diverse as the pilgrims themselves. You'll hear ancient chants, soulful hymns from all over the world, and even a taste of Taiwanese tribal music.

Plus, the lyrics are a mix of languages, just like the people you'd meet on a real pilgrimage. It's a beautiful reminder that faith and music can connect us all, no matter where we're from.

What’s Interesting About This Concert
A touching tribute: written in 2005, Joby Talbot wrote Path of Miracles as a tribute to his father.

A clinic in multiculturalism: The piece is scored for a mixed choir (17 parts!) and crotales, and features singing in seven different languages. It includes Gregorian chants, pilgrims' songs, and prayers.

A film score maven: Joby Talbot is well known for his film scores, including Sing, Sing 2, Wonka, and A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Cantus Novus marks our Silver Jubilee – 25 years of bringing choral excellence to Bucks County by presenting our May concerts, A Choral Coronation, featuring the works William Walton, G.F. Handel, William Bird, as well as music royals Madonna, Queen, and Duke Ellington. Join us this May for A Choral Coronation!

Tickets purchased in advance are $25; tickets at the door (cash or checks only) are $30.

Tickets are available at https://cantusnovus.org.

Brent Havens conductor & arranger
Windborne Music Group
Justin Sargent vocalist
New Jersey Symphony

The New Jersey Symphony and Windborne Music Group bridge the gulf between classical music and rock n’ roll to present The Music of Led Zeppelin, celebrating the best of the legendary classic rock group. Amplified with full-on guitars and screaming vocals, sing and dance along as Led Zeppelin’s “sheer blast and power” is put on full display riff for riff with new musical colors. Timeless hits like “Kashmir,” “Black Dog,” “Stairway to Heaven” and more will get you on your feet in this special concert you don’t want to miss!