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Our performances are a rare chance to hear 100 voicesโjoined by
full orchestra and top-notch vocal soloistsโbringing to life choral music from across the centuries.
On March 15 at 4 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium, Princeton Pro Musica will performย FREEDOM WRITERS, its third concert of the season.
Click through to hear Artistic Director Ryan Brandau give an overview of what you'll hear on this concert, and consider yourself invited!
Powerful American texts set to powerful American music. Celebrate 250 years of the American experiment with us!
We are all still abuzz with the excitement of our season-opening concert, featuring the dazzling music of J.S. Bach.
If you were in the audience, we would love to hear your feedback about the concert. Click below to fill out a brief audience survey!
As part of its commitment to ensuring a bright future for choral music in Princeton and beyond, PPM welcomes music educator and tenor Josh Lisner as its first-ever conducting fellow. Click below to learn more.
Read about our very special 2025-2026 season. Subscribe by August 18 and enjoy an additional 10% off already-discounted subscription prices. Click to read more about the extraordinary music we've got planned!
In the December 11, 2024 edition ofย Town Topics, columnist Jean Stratton speaks with marketing manager Kenny Litvack about the past, present, and future of Princeton Pro Musica.
Are you looking for a place to sing? Do you enjoy making choral music at a high level of quality? We'd love to hear you!
PPM typically holds auditions for both volunteer and professional choristers of all voice parts in the spring and summer months, but we will sometimes hear new singers during the season if openings become available. Fill out our application form and we'll be in touch with more information!
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Ten score and seventeen years ago today (thatโs 217 years for those playing along at home) Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.![]()
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Today we honor him by calling attention to some of his most famous words. Hear these words in Aaron Coplandโs ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ก๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ, which youโll hear on our FREEDOM WRITERS concert on March 15!![]()
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โญ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐, ๐ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ., ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโญ๏ธ![]()
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๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก!![]()
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[๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ.]![]()
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As the Continental Congress gathered in Philadelphia to attend to the business of the colonies, and to debate the notion of independence, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, and implored him to "remember the ladies."![]()
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[๐ฟ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฉ ๐จ๐ช๐๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ.]![]()
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Abigail urged John toward a more egalitarian approach to power: to include women as Congress created the laws that would govern our fledgling nation. She also warned what might happen if they continued to be exclusive of women's rights.![]()
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[๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐.]![]()
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Inspired by the strength and prescience of Abigail's words, composer Julia Wolfe wrote ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก for chorus and orchestra, which received its world premiere in April 2022 by the Yale Camerata, Glee Club, and Symphony Orchestra.![]()
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[๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.] ![]()
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โญ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐, ๐ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ., ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโญ![]()
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The words of Abigail Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman, and others capture the discord and struggles of eras past, while expressing great hope for the future.![]()
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๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก!![]()
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Again and again, science tells us what we know from experience: SINGING IS SO GOOD FOR YOU!![]()
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Hereโs yet another story, published this week by WBUR in Boston.
Singing is good for your health
www.wbur.org
Singing can lower blood pressure, improve oxygen flow, and lower stress.
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๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ highlights powerful American texts focused on freedom and democracy brought to life through the powerful music of American composers.![]()
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Featured will be Aaron Coplandโs ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ก๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ, Julia Wolfeโs ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก, Howard Hansonโs ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ง๐๐๐ฎ, and more.![]()
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America means something different to each of us, and it sounds different to each composer.![]()
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Come celebrate 250 years of the American experiment with us, and hear the kaleidoscopic tapestry of America set to music!![]()
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See you all soon!! Be careful on the roads and wear shoes with some good traction! โ๏ธ ๐ถ
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A handful of seats are left for our holiday concert, ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฆ. Grab yours now before they're all gone!![]()
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Wishing our collaborative keyboard artist, Eric Plutz, the happiest of birthdays! We're so grateful for your rock-steady musicianship week in and week out, and for all you bring to concerts. Have the best day!Sending the happiest birthday wishes to the consummate musician and professional Eric Plutz, who makes every musical ensemble he interacts with better, in all ways. What a lucky duck I am to have been able to make music with him for all these years! Here's to many more!
It's hard to believe we're saying this in late October, but if you want to hear our holiday concert, ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฆ, we encourage you to buy your tickets ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฌ!!![]()
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Barely 200 seats remain for what is quickly becoming a holiday tradition for many of you!![]()
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If favorite movements from Handel's "Messiah," carols from across the ages in glorious choral-orchestral arrangement, a full professional orchestra, and the 100 voices of ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง hometown symphonic chorus sound like a good time, ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐!![]()
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Programs made possible in part by funds from Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts โ Department of State โ a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and The New Jersey Cultural Trust.
