2007-2008 Concert Season
The Princeton Singers’ repertoire is unusually broad and culturally diverse. With music from the late sixteenth century to American classics and world premieres, this season offers something for every ear and every heart. Join us for a season of superb choral music, sung by the area’s finest professional choral musicians.
Princeton Performance Series
For the second year, The Princeton Singers is offering a
Princeton Performance Series. All series performances
will be held at the Johnson Education Center at the D&R
Greenway Land Trust. This circa 1900 barn on the former
Robert Wood Johnson estate provides an intimate concert
setting for the singers. There is limited seating at this venue, so you are encouraged to reserve your tickets as early
as possible.
Tickets for all concerts are available by phoning 866-846-SING (7464) or emailing info@princetonsingers.org. Tickets for all performances are limited, so order yours today!
All concerts in the Princeton Performance Series will be held at the:
Johnson Education Center at
D&R Greenway Land Trust
1 Preservation Place (off Rosedale Road)
Princeton, New Jersey
Click here for Directions
Sounds of the Season
Saturday, December 1, 8:00pm
An international celebration of stories and songs of the season. Start
the holiday festivities with a rich mixture of readings and music
from Ukrainian, Chicano, Basque and British traditions. Music by
Sametz, Cantaloube, Holst and carols for the holidays.
If Music Be the Food of Love
Saturday, February 9, 8:00pm
A musical banquet for your Valentine’s Day pleasure. Love music
from around the world combines with poetry of the heart. Sinful
dessert reception will follow and is included in the ticket price.
Live and Learn
Saturday, April 12, 8:00pm
Heinrich Schuetz studied with Gabrieli who was an apprentice of
the great Orlando Lasso. Joseph Rheinberger instructed Horatio
Parker who taught the enfant terrible Charles Ives; Ravel taught both
Vaughan Williams and George Gershwin. The lively and sometimes
stormy relationship of teacher and student is explored in this
unique program tracing musical lineage.
- Patrons, we are pleased to announce that our program for our April 12th concert is now available online. Click here to download the program.
In addition to the Princeton Performance Series, The Princeton Singers will present concerts celebrating two special occasions.
Reflections of Heaven
Saturday, November 3, 5:30pm
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey
The Hindu concept of Moksha (Heaven) provides the focal point of a
new program in collaboration with the Princeton University Art Museum’s exhibition of photographs by Fazal Sheikh. Music by Paranjori,
Palestrina and others. Indian soloist Arati Shah-Yukich (singer and tanpura) will be featured in a new work created especially for The Princeton
Singers for this concert.
Space is limited. Please arrive early to ensure a place, as the program will
be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are required. Admission is $5 per person and free for Friends of the museum. Tickets are
available in the museum shop.
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Saturday, December 15, 8:00pm
Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, New Jersey
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A reprise of The Princeton Singers’ popular presentation of music complementing Dylan Thomas’s classic Christmas story of misrule and mayhem in the life of a country boy at Christmas. The Reverend David Davis
returns as narrator.
Tickets are $15 for adults/seniors and $10 for students. Tickets will be available at the door or by calling (866) 846–SING (7464). Families, including children over age 10, will find this a wonderful holiday event.
Tickets for all concert are available by phoning 866-846-SING (7464) or emailing info@princetonsingers.org. Tickets for all performances are limited, so order yours today!
