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Princeton University Jazz Septet
Dr. Anthony D.J. Branker, director
Palmer Square, Princeton, NJ, 12:00 noon
This event is part of the Annual Jazzfeast Jazz Festival.
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Brentano String Quartet
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, 8:00PM
ALL-BE ETHOVEN PROGRAM
Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
Does the Brentano String Quartet have a special affinity for the music of Beethoven? You might say so, since they named their ensemble for the woman believed to be the composer's "immortal beloved." They've garnered quite a few love letters themselves, like this from the Times of London: "A magnificent string quartet... This was wonderful, selfless music-making." In 1996, just four years after they came together, the quartet was invited by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to be the inaugural members of Chamber Music Society Two, and in 1999 became the first Resident String Quartet at Princeton University. In addition to teaching, The Fab Four give two free concerts a year at Princeton. Considering that they will celebrate their 20th Anniversary by giving three not free performances at Carnegie Hall next year, Princeton audiences are fortunate indeed.
The concert is free but tickets are required. Reservations can be made after September 12 by calling University Ticketing at 609-258-9220. Scheide Professor of Music History and author of "Beethoven Hero", Professor Scott Burnham, will give a pre-concert talk at 7:00PM.
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Alasdair Fraser, fiddle and Natalie Haas, cello
Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, 8:00PM
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According to Professor Dan Trueman, Making Tunes! Series artistic director, "it couldn't be more appropriate that this series begins with Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. Alasdair is not only a renowned fiddler, but also a teacher; many of the finest young traditional musicians in the world have come out of his camps, including Natalie Haas and her sister Brittany, Princeton class of 2009. Their music is virtuosic, spirited, and beautiful."
For tickets and pricing, contact University Ticketing at 609-258-9220 after September 12.
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Theater and Music Lab in the Black Box
Black Box Theater, Wilson College, Wilcox Hall, 7:30PM
An informal workshop presentation of five new pieces by graduate students Elliot Cole, Troy Herion, Kate Neal, Caroline Shaw and Jonathan Russell, featuring a mixed ensemble of theater performers, created during a week of collaborative development.
Free admission. Co-sponsored with the Princeton Program in Theater.
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Musicology Colloquium
Woolworth Center Room 102, 4:30PM
"The Persistence and Parody of Orientalism in Recent Opera and Operatic Production"
SPEAKER:
Anthony Sheppard, Professor of Music, Williams College.
Sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Study.
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Vocal Master Class, Anthony Roth Costanzo
Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, 4:00 - 6:30PM
Join Mr. Costanzo as he works with select Princeton students.
Sponsored by Princeton Opera Company.
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Bruce Molsky, fiddle, banjo, guitar, vocals
Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, 8:00PM
 The Making Tunes! Series continues with Bruce Molsky. Regarding Mr. Molsky, Professor Dan Trueman states, "Bruce embodies what I imagine this course and series to be about: he is deeply interested in traditional Appalachian music, but also fiercely creative. His style is all his own, completely recognizable, yet with clear echoes of fiddlers past (not to mention singers, banjoists, and guitarists!).
For tickets and pricing, contact University Ticketing at 609-258-9220 after September 12.
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