Up Next: “CODEBREAKER: The Alan Turing Story”

 

On May 18, 2025, at 4 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton Pro Musica will close out its 2024-2025 season with Codebreaker: the Alan Turing Story by British composer James McCarthy.

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Codebreaker is a stirring, captivating work that sets to music three episodes from the life of Alan Turing, frequently called the father of modern computer science.

We will perform Codebreaker at Richardson Auditorium—on the very same Princeton University campus where Turing earned a PhD in mathematics in 1938.

One of the most brilliant minds of his time, Turing worked to break German ciphers during World War II and helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the Allied Forces.

Though Turing’s life came to a tragic and too-soon end in 1954, McCarthy ends the piece with an optimistic, forward-looking message. Turing’s is a story with close ties to our Princeton community, and one that bears re-telling even half a century later.

This modern oratorio—written for chorus, orchestra, and a soprano soloist who poignantly portrays Turing’s mother—is, according to the composer, “a portrait of a living, breathing human being.”

In the coming weeks, we will announce a handful of community events to enhance your understanding of Turing’s life and work, and hope you will take advantage of these opportunities in the lead-up to the final concert of our 2024-2025 season. Stay tuned, and in the meantime, get your tickets today!

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