Welcome to the Princeton Georgian Choirs


Current Concert Information

Spring 2013

Saturday: April 20th;
Physics Dept. Concert (3 songs), Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University, 8pm, FREE

Sunday, April 21st;
SOLO CONCERT (15 songs), Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University, 8pm, FREE

Wednesday, April 24th;
SOLO CONCERT (15 songs), Paul Robeson Center, Princeton Arts Council, 102 Witherspoon St., 7:30pm, $7/$5 tickets

Saturday, April 27th;
Private Concert, Retirement Reception, Professor Albert Raboteau

 

Contact: John <jagraham[at]princeton.edu or Theodor <tbrasove[at]princeton.edu>

 

Past Events

Dec. 1st, 2011, Masterclass and Concert

  • Masterclass with Yevhen Yefremov (Ukraine) and the Hilka Ensemble (NYC), 4pm, Thursday, Dec. 1st, Woolworth 102, FREE
  • Concert with the Hilka Ensemble, 8pm Fine Hall Taplin Auditorium, Princeton, followed by a reception. FREE

April 23, 2009, SPRING CONCERT

Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Mathey College Common Room
Street:near intersection of University St. and Nassau St.
City/Town: Princeton University Main Campus

Feb. 19th, 2009, OPEN HOUSE

Dedebi and Gaumarjos hosted an informational Open House in Woolworth 102, Princeton, with food, live performances, photographs, Georgian costumes (chokha), and a Question/Answer session.

 

More Past Events

fortress town of Sighnaghi, Eastern Georgia

Music Links

 

Photo/Video Links

 

Website Links

 

 

Schedule

 

Rehearsal Schedule
Dedebi (women's ensemble): Wed 7-8:30
Gaumarjos (men's ensemble): Wed 7-8:30

 

Rehearsals are held in the Woolworth Music building, Princeton University

Georgian Music

Music from Georgia has been described as strident, startling, sonorous, alarming, mesmerizing, haunting, and breath-taking; indeed, it is a folk and sacred music tradition that has withstood the tests of time. Situated in the mountainous valleys and broad plains of the South Caucasian mountain range, Georgia has struggled for its very existence against invasions by aggressive neighbors including the Assyrians, Persians, Mongols, Turks, and Russians.

The Princeton Georgian Choirs are dedicated to the study and practice of traditional folk and sacred music. To promote cultural awareness of Georgian song traditions, we meet twice a week to rehearse and perform regularly on and off campus. The choirs are not auditioned and function on a strong volunteer-based participation and leadership model, ably guided by artistic director John A. Graham, a musicology graduate student who has lived and studied in Georgia for many years.

 

 

Contact

For more information, or to join our general mailing list, contact:

John A Graham, director: jagraham [at] princeton.edu