Community Calendar

Radio personality and music journalist Ross Amico talks about his favorite film scores and shares observations on the evolution of movie music during the free Soundtracks talk Picture Perfect: Music and the Movies. Q&A immediately following. Presented by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) in partnership with Princeton Public Library; sponsored by AffinIT. In the library’s 2nd floor Newsroom, 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.

Now in its 30th season, the After Noon Concert Series is a weekly opportunity for the Princeton Community to enjoy performances at the Princeton University Chapel by local, national, and international organists. Offered each Thursday while classes are in session, these half-hour concerts showcase the flexibility of the magnificent Skinner/Mander Chapel organ. Each visiting organist rehearses and performs, bringing forth a different voice and character from the organ.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents Music for Piano Trio as the opening concert of its new 4-concert chamber series at Trinity Church. The performance features Emma Richman, violin, Wangshu Xiang, cello, and Yoon Lee, piano. 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.

Experience the captivating artistry of pianist Junwen Liang in an enchanting recital program at the Grunin Center’s Afternoon Recital Series. Delve into the depths of Franz Schubert’s Sonata in C minor, D. 958, as Liang brings forth its emotional richness and virtuosic brilliance. Journey through the dreamlike landscapes of Claude Debussy’s Images, Book 2, where ethereal melodies and captivating harmonies abound. Explore the elegance and grace of Frederic Chopin’s Three Mazurkas, Op. 56, before being swept away by the fiery passion and technical brilliance of Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp minor. Join Junwen Liang on this musical odyssey, where each note resonates with profound expression and exquisite beauty.

Petrarch, the most influential poet of the Italian Renaissance, wrote of timeless themes in his Triumphs: Love, Death, Fame, Eternity. For this, our biggest program of the season, Piffaro joins forces with TENET Vocal Artists and groundbreaking visual designer Camilla Tassi in a musical, artistic, and literary exploration of human experience.

“Widely regarded as North America's masters of music for Renaissance wind band” (St Paul Pioneer Press), Piffaro delights audiences throughout the world with highly polished recreations of the rustic music of the peasantry and the elegant sounds of the official wind bands of the late Medieval and Renaissance periods. Its musicians perform on shawms, dulcians, sackbuts, recorders, krumhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars, harps, and a variety of percussion — all careful reconstructions of instruments from the period.

With scores by George Gershwin, libretti by Ira Gershwin, and books by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, the stories of Of Thee I Sing (1931) and Let ‘Em Eat Cake (1933) are both centered on American politics: the former being a politically correct Pulitzer Prize-winning musical; the latter, a politically incorrect flop. Reimagined as a live concert experience, conductor Gil Rose leads a formidable ensemble of established singers including Heather Buck, Aaron Engebreth, Neal Ferreira, and more, accompanied by the Odyssey Opera chorus and the acclaimed BMOP orchestra.

Petrarch, the most influential poet of the Italian Renaissance, wrote of timeless themes in his Triumphs: Love, Death, Fame, Eternity. For this, our biggest program of the season, Piffaro joins forces with TENET Vocal Artists and groundbreaking visual designer Camilla Tassi in a musical, artistic, and literary exploration of human experience.

“Widely regarded as North America's masters of music for Renaissance wind band” (St Paul Pioneer Press), Piffaro delights audiences throughout the world with highly polished recreations of the rustic music of the peasantry and the elegant sounds of the official wind bands of the late Medieval and Renaissance periods. Its musicians perform on shawms, dulcians, sackbuts, recorders, krumhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars, harps, and a variety of percussion — all careful reconstructions of instruments from the period.

The Sphinx Organization’s “flagship performing entity” presents a varied and vibrant program of string music in this acclaimed annual event. It opens with a riveting movement by 19th-century pianist, composer, singer, and conductor Teresa Carreño, a larger-than-life New Yorker from Venezuela who, by age 10, had performed for Abraham Lincoln at the White House during her first year of touring the US. Additional concepts of American music are explored in Derrick Skye’s multifaceted and optimistic American Mirror, Part One; works (including a New York premiere) by renowned violinist-composer Curtis Stewart, who “translates stories of American self-determination to the concert stage”; the Overture from Treemonisha, written by foundational ragtime composer Scott Joplin and newly arranged by Jannina Norpoth; and an imaginative nod to Joplin by celebrated film composer and advocate Levi Taylor.

Njioma Chinyere Grevious, Violin
Tai Murray, Violin
Britton-René Collins, Percussion

Young Concert Artists presents percussionist Michael Yeung, making his highly anticipated New York debut in The Peter Marino Concert, the season opener at Carnegie Hall. The evening begins with keyboard works arranged for marimba and vibraphone, setting the stage for an exploration of percussion’s diverse sound palette. Audiences will be treated with a range of pieces by J.S. Bach, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Philippe Hurel, Georges Aperghis, Iannis Xenakis, Astor Piazzolla, and James Wood. The program also includes a world premiere by YCA Composer-in-Residence Alistair Coleman. Special guest violinist Chee-Yun, praised by The New York Times for her “ high-gloss tone,” will also be featured.

Chee-Yun, Violinist

Petrarch, the most influential poet of the Italian Renaissance, wrote of timeless themes in his Triumphs: Love, Death, Fame, Eternity. For this, our biggest program of the season, Piffaro joins forces with TENET Vocal Artists and groundbreaking visual designer Camilla Tassi in a musical, artistic, and literary exploration of human experience.

“Widely regarded as North America's masters of music for Renaissance wind band” (St Paul Pioneer Press), Piffaro delights audiences throughout the world with highly polished recreations of the rustic music of the peasantry and the elegant sounds of the official wind bands of the late Medieval and Renaissance periods. Its musicians perform on shawms, dulcians, sackbuts, recorders, krumhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars, harps, and a variety of percussion — all careful reconstructions of instruments from the period.