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Our performances are a rare chance to hear 100 voices—joined by
full orchestra and top-notch vocal soloists—bringing to life choral music from across the centuries.
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 of 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 (that’s 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 Copland’s 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩, which you’ll hear on our FREEDOM WRITERS concert on March 15!![]()
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⭐𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟓, 𝟒 𝐩.𝐦., 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦, 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲⭐️![]()
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𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡!![]()
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Princeton Pro Music presents 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒![]()
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𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗦'𝗦 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦![]()
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[𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙄 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨.]![]()
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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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[𝘿𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨.]![]()
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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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[𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙮𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙.]![]()
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Inspired by the strength and prescience of Abigail's words, composer Julia Wolfe wrote 𝙇𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙡 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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[𝙄𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙣𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.] ![]()
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⭐𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟓, 𝟒 𝐩.𝐦., 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦, 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲⭐![]()
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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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𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡!![]()
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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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Here’s 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.
Artistic Director Ryan Brandau invites you to 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒. March 15. Be there!![]()
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𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 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 Copland’s 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩, Julia Wolfe’s 𝙇𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙡, Howard Hanson’s 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮, 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! ❄️ 🎶
🚨𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓!🚨![]()
A handful of seats are left for our holiday concert, 𝗔 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗦. 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, 𝗔 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗦, we encourage you to buy your tickets 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!!![]()
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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 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 hometown symphonic chorus sound like a good time, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!![]()
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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 – Department of State – a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and The New Jersey Cultural Trust.
