Does music have to have rhythm? Are leaves rustling in the breeze music? How might a spoken word poem inspire a composer? The 20 Princeton students in the new course "The Improvising Ensemble" are discovering answers to these kinds of questions as well as pushing the boundaries of their own concepts of what music is and can be
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The two works performed in the Princeton University Orchestra’s concerts this past weekend paid particular tribute to the performance’s honoree — former orchestra percussionist Stuart B. Mindlin. The music of early 20th-century France was marked by coloristic orchestral effects, many of which were scored into the percussion section. The compositions of Francis Poulenc and Maurice Ravel presented Friday night (the concert was repeated Saturday night) at Richardson Auditorium mad
A generous bequest from a member of Princeton's Class of 1946 will provide essential support to the Princeton University Orchestra and the Princeton University Glee Club.
The J. Mahlon Buck Jr., Class of '46, Endowment will, among other uses, allow the two groups to make more frequent domestic and international tours, help fund production costs for performances, and enable the ensembles to expand their library of instrumental and choral scores.
The J. Mahlon Buck Jr., Class of '46, Endowment will, among other uses, allow the two groups to make more frequent domestic and international tours, help fund production costs for performances, and enable the ensembles to expand their library of instrumental and choral scores.
