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10/23/2026

Congratulations to Karen Christianson, a sixth-year graduate student in musicology, on her recent honors, including the 2026 Student Research Award from the Society for Music Perception and Cognition.

Her research introduces music-evoked kinesthetic imagery, the sensation of moving in the body while listening to music. Read the full Q&A here: https://tinyurl.com/yyvfkp8p

Tomorrow night, five reeds meet five new pieces. 🎶The Akropolis Reed Quintet (oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet, ...
10/12/2026

Tomorrow night, five reeds meet five new pieces. 🎶

The Akropolis Reed Quintet (oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon) comes to Taplin Auditorium to perform brand-new works by Princeton graduate student composers: Sophie Cash, Devin Greenwood, Will Healy, Tianci Lu, and Isaac Santos.

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m.
📍 Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall
🎟️ Free, open to the public

Presented by Princeton Sound Kitchen. Come hear what’s new in composition at Princeton. Learn more here: https://music.princeton.edu/events/2026/akropolis-reed-quintet-0

10/09/2026

How can we better understand the life and music of a Baroque composer whose story has too often been overlooked?

University's Scheide Professor of Music History Wendy Heller explores this question in "Barbara Strozzi in Context" (Cambridge University Press 2026), a new collection of essays co-edited with Beth Glixon. The first English-language book on the 17th-century Italian composer, the collection offers new perspectives on Strozzi’s music, life, and cultural world.

Read the full interview: https://music.princeton.edu/about/news-stories/2026/new-context-barbara-strozzi

Princeton University Orchestra opens its season with a program of Ginastera, Korngold, and Dvořák. Cellist Max Salzinger...
10/02/2026

Princeton University Orchestra opens its season with a program of Ginastera, Korngold, and Dvořák. Cellist Max Salzinger '29, winner of this year's concerto competition, performs Korngold's Cello Concerto, followed by Dvořák's Symphony No. 8. Conducted by Michael Pratt.

📅 Oct. 9 & 10, 7:30 p.m.
📍 Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
🎟 $16 general | $6 student | Free for Princeton students through Passport to the Arts

Learn more: https://music.princeton.edu/events/2026/princeton-university-orchestra-ginastera-korngold-dvořák

Join us Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8pm in Taplin Auditorium for Princeton Sound Kitchen's first Mixtape concert of the academi...
09/27/2026

Join us Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8pm in Taplin Auditorium for Princeton Sound Kitchen's first Mixtape concert of the academic year, featuring brand-new works by graduate student composers Kennedy Taylor Dixon, Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, Bobby Ge, Devin Greenwood, Hannah Ishizaki, and Christian Quiñones.

Performed by Kennedy Taylor Dixon, Joel Ferst, Glass Clouds Ensemble, Devin Greenwood, Hannah Ishizaki, and Clara Kim.

Free and unticketed — just show up! Learn more here: https://music.princeton.edu/events/2026/mixtape-1

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, 8:00 PM
📍 Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall

09/22/2026

What advice do you have for Princeton’s newest Tigers? We asked our students to share their thoughts with those just starting their journey at University.

🐯🎤: Jason Kim, Kennedy Taylor Dixon, Morgan Taylor, Rachel Glodo, Yuri Lee

We're hiring 📣 🐅! The Music Department at Princeton University is seeking a dynamic scholar to join our faculty as Assis...
09/16/2026

We're hiring 📣 🐅! The Music Department at Princeton University is seeking a dynamic scholar to join our faculty as Assistant Professor (tenure-track), beginning September 1, 2027.

We welcome applicants from all areas and approaches within music scholarship. We're looking for someone who will complement and expand our programs while serving as a committed advisor and mentor to our students. Applications due September 30.

For full details and to apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/191679

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents: Assistant Professor of Music and composer Tyondai Braxton performs a 50-minute solo el...
09/09/2026

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents: Assistant Professor of Music and composer Tyondai Braxton performs a 50-minute solo electronic set drawn from his new album "Splayed Werks." Sharing the bill: graduate composer Gladstone Deluxe with "Planes of Rhythmic Consciousness," a 30-minute solo piece for percussion and electronics shaped by time spent in Cuba and Brazil and by Afrodescendant musical traditions.

📅 Sunday, Sept 13 at 8:00 PM
📍 Lee Rehearsal Room, Lewis Arts Complex
🎟️ Free, unticketed

Learn more: https://music.princeton.edu/events/2026/tyondai-braxton-‘splayed-werks’-gladstone-deluxe-‘planes-rhythmic-consciousness’

Join us Sept. 10 for an evening with our Performers-in-Residence and GRAMMY-winning Sō Percussion! The concert features ...
09/08/2026

Join us Sept. 10 for an evening with our Performers-in-Residence and GRAMMY-winning Sō Percussion! The concert features Princeton's Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of the African Music Ensemble, Olivier Tarpaga's 2024 quartet Fēfē. There will also be three new commissioned pieces for Sō, alongside Steve Reich's classics: Drumming Part I, Music for Pieces of Wood, and Mallet Quartet.

📅 Thursday, Sept. 10 | 7:30 PM
📍 Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
🎟️ Free and unticketed

Learn more her: https://music.princeton.edu/events/2026/sō-percussion-concert

FDOC recap: campus buzzing, students welcomed, and the semester officially underway 🐯
09/03/2026

FDOC recap: campus buzzing, students welcomed, and the semester officially underway 🐯

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