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NOVEMBER 2012

 

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Thursday, November 8
 
Tenebrae, Nigel Short, Director
Presented by Princeton University Concerts
Princeton University Chapel, 8:00PM


Britain's premier chamber choir makes its local debut on the Princeton University Concerts Series in a program titled "Rachmaninoff and the Russian Choral Tradition."  MORE>
 
Friday, November 9
 
Der Bourgeois Bigwig
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, 8:00 PM

BigWig The Department of Music in collaboration with The Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater present the world premiere of Der Bourgeois Bigwig, an adaptation by James Magruder of Molière's comedy Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. The new libretto complements Richard Strauss' 1912 orchestral suite and incidental music. Director of the Program in Theater, Tim Vasen, directs the production in association with Michael Pratt who conducts members of the
Princeton University Orchestra.  


The project is made possible, in part, through the University's Arts Initiative Program.


Additional Performance dates: November 10, 15, 16, and 17.

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Sunday, November 11
 
Richardson Chamber Players
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, 3:00PM

The Richardson Chamber Players, made up of players from the Department of Music's performance faculty, and distinguished guest artists, open their season.

PROGRAM:

All-Purcell, instrumental and vocal works, including selections from The Fairy Queen and The Mock Marriage played on original instruments.

 

PLAYERS: 

Laura Heimes, soprano; Nancy Wilson and Vita Wallace, baroque violins; David Miller, baroque viola; Vivian Barton Dozor, baroque cello and gamba; and 

Wendy Young, harpsichord

 

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This concert is sponsored by Princeton University Concerts.  

Monday, November 12
 
Musicology Colloquium
Woolworth Center Room 106, 4:30PM
Rings
Steven Rings


SPEAKER:
Steven Rings, Professor of Music, University of Chicago

"Here's Your Throat Back, Thanks for the Loan: On Dylan's Voices"
 
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Thursday, November 15
 
Jazz at Café Vivian
Frist Campus Center, 11:00PM

Featuring the University Free to Be Ensemble and the University Jazz Messengers Ensemble, Kenny Davis, Coach

 

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Tuesday, November 20 

Princeton Sound Kitchen
Formerly Composers Ensemble at Princeton
Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, 7:30PM

Guest ensemble janus presents "Book of Memory" featuring works by graduate student composers Cenk Ergün, Jonathan Russell, Caroline Shaw, and Professor Paul Lansky.

 

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Tuesday, November 27  

MUS 255 Taiko Drumming Workshop
Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, 7:30PM

Students enrolled in this workshop play Taiko, a traditional Japanese drum. Lecturer in Music Kaoru Watanabe and Assistant Professor Noriko Manabe are faculty participants.

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Thursday, November 29 

Princeton University Wind Ensemble
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, 7:30PM
Robert Gravener, Conductor

The Wind Ensemble's performance "Winter Skies: A Holiday Concert"  features Eric Whitacre's Cloudburst, Alfred Reed's Armenian Dances, and selections from Gustav Holst's The Planets. Come and enjoy music from well-known holiday movies as well. 

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