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Performing Arts Auditions Being Scheduled this remote environment. In launching a number of new addition, the choirs have a group and individual classes For Girlchoir, Boychoir
Princeton Girlchoir (PGC) full year of virtual and po- for children and adults this and P r inceton B oychoir tentially live events and per- fall, exploring new and en(PBC), the area’s premier formances planned. While gaging ways to build and training and performance this year will begin virtu- strengthen musicianship. choirs for boys and girls, ally, WMA will continue to Offerings include group piaare now auditioning new monitor health and safety no for all ability levels, vocal choristers for the 2020 - guidelines as it applies to improvisation from Beyoncé 2021 season. Any child en- singing, and will begin to to Billy Eilish, piano study tering grades 3-12 this fall sing together again in per- of chord progressions from is welcome. Both choirs are son when it is safe to do so. pop to gospel, private vocal A strong desire to learn, instruction, piano beyond programs of Westrick Music a musical ear, and an ea- a solo artform, and more. Academy (WMA). Visit Westrick Music.org / Both choirs offer a qual- gerness to share music with education to learn more or others are key to a successity music education to parregister for a class. ticipants in all 10 of their ful audition. Despite the many musical opportunities ensembles. Singers who Princeton University Concerts have trained with the choirs PGC and PBC offer during Cancels Fall Season Events the year, the auditions reare regularly accepted into ______________ In accordance with Princemain low-key and enjoyable prestigious University mu_______________ Time: ______________________ and no music needs to be ton University’s recently ansic programs across Date the & Whiletomost alums prepared in advance. This nounced policies regarding our ad,country. scheduled run ___________________. go on to successful careers year, singers will be asked campus operations in the oughlyoutside and pay special attention to the following: of music, all benefit to introduce themselves, fall term, Princeton Univerill tell from us it’s theokay) discipline, commu- sing a major scale and a fa- sity Concerts (PUC) has cannity, and empowerment that miliar song like “Row, Row, celed all previously planned or “Happy concerts and events through been the hallmark of Row Your�Boat, � have Fax number � Address Expiration DateDecember 2020. the choirs for more than 30 Birthday.” This includes concer ts Interested singers have the years. with the Takács Quar tet option to have a live audiAll WMA programs, including PGC and PBC, will tion via Zoom, or submit an with pianist Jeremy Denk begin the season virtually, audition video. Auditions for (October 15); violinist Alina with small group lessons led new choristers are scheduled Ibragimova and pianist Céby renowned youth choir throughout the month of dric Tiberghien (November leaders. Classes will focus August, but interested sing- 11); Richardson Chamber on choral skills, ensemble ers are encouraged to apply Players (November 22); and bu i ld i ng, m u s i c t h e or y, early. To learn more about the Tetzlaff Quartet (Decemsight reading, song writing, the process or to schedule ber 3); Orli Shaham’s Bach rhythm training, and more, an audition, visit Westrick- Yard family program (October 24); and First Monday of all with the individual at- Music.org/auditions. I n a d d i t i o n , W M A i s the Month Listening Parties tention that is possible in with host Matt Abramovitz on October 5 and DecemFast Food • Take-Out • Dine-In ber 7. Hunan ~ Szechuan No tickets had been reMalaysian ~ Vietnamese leased for these events, and Daily Specials • Catering Available tickets for the remainder of PUC’s 2020-2021 season 157 Witherspoon St. • Princeton • Parking in Rear • 609-921-6950
will continue to be withheld until a determination can be made about policies for events on campus in the spring. Every effort will be made to reschedule as many of these canceled events as possible to future seasons. “Ours is a remarkably tight-knit community, and music has made our relationship with one another all the more personal,” said Marna Seltzer, director of Princeton University Concerts. “As such, we have keenly felt our responsibility both to you and to our artists as we considered how to move forward under these uncertain circumstances. That will continue to be at the core of all of our plans moving forward.” To replace these canceled events, PUC has announced several new initiatives that can take place in a sociallydistant way during the fall. These include an outdoor Live Music Meditation series, Watch Par ties with PUC artists, and a new Performers Up Close series. During September and October, PUC will partner
As a variation to PUC’s Performances Up Close series, in which the audience is seated on stage near the musicians, Performers Up Close is a series that discovers the personal stories and interests that shape the performers in our community so that we can experience their identities in new ways and consider their artistry within the context of this unique moment in our history. Further details about all of these initiatives will be announced later in the summer. In the meantime, PUC is continuing to release new playlists every week as part of the Collective Listening Project, featuring musical selections curated by professional musicians and other individuals affiliated with the series. This free offering is available by signing up for PUC’s mailing list at princetonuniversityconcerts.org, which also features playlists from past weeks. For more information visit princetonuniversityconcerts. org.
with D&R Greenway Land Trust to adapt its Live Music Meditation program to an outdoor, socially distanced format. The community is invited to discover new bucolic landscapes and take a moment to collectively breathe in music. Matt Weiner, associate dean in the Princeton University Office of Religious Life, will provide guided meditation instruction. Dates and performers will be announced in early September. Tickets will be required, and the capacity will be limited in accordance with public safety guidelines. Online streams of performances produced specifically for PUC audiences will include longtime fan-favorites the Takács String Quartet, as well as sibling artists cellist Sheku and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason in their PUC debut. In addition to specially curated digital content surrounding the concerts — including interviews, preconcert talks, and more — PUC will partner with local vendors to help make the virtual concert hall feel all the more special.
SIBLING ARTISTS: Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, above, is among the artists whose music will be streamed by Princeton University Concerts, which has canceled fall season live events. Her brother, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, below, will perform with her.
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(Isata Kanneh-Mason photo by Robin Clewley; Sheku Kanneh-Mason photo by Jake Turney).
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