Music
Westminster Community Orchestra presents Song, Dance, and Fun: a Family Concert
Hillman Performance Hall at Westminster Choir College on the campus of Westminster Choir College, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin Dr. Ruth Ochs and the Westminster Community Orchestra for Song, Dance, and Fun: a Family Concert on Sunday, March 30th at 3:00 p.m. in Hillman Hall, in the Cullen Center, on the Westminster campus, Walnut Lane, in Princeton. There are no tickets required; a suggested admission of $5/person cash will be collected at the...
Renaissance – A Cappella Performance at Richardson Auditorium by the Princeton Roaring 20
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United StatesHello Princeton Community! The Princeton Roaring 20, a Princeton-based premier co-ed a cappella group established in 1983, is hosting Renaissance, our biggest concert of the year, on Sunday, March 30th, 4:00pm at Richardson Auditorium. We’ll be performing a collection of songs ranging genres from jazz to pop to classical rock and decades from the 50’s all the...
Princeton University Wind Ensemble Inaugural Chamber Music Concert
Frist Film/Performance Theater Frist Campus Center on the Princeton campus, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCome join the Princeton University Wind Ensemble for our inaugural Chamber Music Concert, where we will present a concert made up entirely of self-formed chamber groups! Featuring brass ensembles, saxophone quartets, percussion ensembles, and more, this concert will feature many PUWE members as they come together for a day of fantastic music. Tickets are on...
The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
Nassau Presbyterian Church 61 Nassau St, PrincetonNassau Presbyterian Church's Adult Choir and the Brooklyn Bluegrass Collective (fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, and acoustic bass) present The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass by Carol Barnett, a service of worship. A free-will offering will be collected for the Society of St. Andrew (endhunger.org). The event will be free and open to the public, and will take...
Let’s Just Sing! Choral Reading of Mendelssohn Elijah
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton 50 Cherry Hill Rd., PrincetonConductor: Christopher Loeffler The Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs celebrates 90 years of love for choral music, and you’re invited to sing. Vocal scores provided. Members of the community gather together for the common and joyful enterprise of making music for their own pleasure, singing through the great works in choral literature with chorus, orchestra,...
The ‘Vinyl Resurgence’ as a ‘Reality Resurgence’ at Princeton Record Exchange on Record Store Day
Princeton Record Exchange 20 S. Tulane St, Princeton, NJ, United StatesOn Saturday, April 12, Princeton Record Exchange will be rocking the 15th annual National Record Store Day. Record Store Day (RSD) serves as a vibrant celebration of the culture surrounding independently owned record stores. With each passing year, its popularity continues to soar. On this special day, hundreds of limited-edition titles are exclusively available at...
John McCutcheon at Princeton Folk Music Society – live and live-streamed
Christ Congregation Church 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, United StatesApril 25 – John McCutcheon - The Princeton Folk Music Society presents singer, song writer and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon. The Washington Post has called John McCutcheon “Folk Music’s Rustic Renaissance Man.” He is a master of the hammered dulcimer and is proficient on other instruments, including guitar, autoharp, and fiddle. His song writing is inspired by...
Arbor Day Celebration at Marquand Park Children’s Arboretum
Marquand Park Children’s Arboretum 68 Lovers Ln, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin us for the Arbor Day Children's Arboretum Celebration with story time, sing-along, scavenger hunt and more! Open to children of all ages. Rain Date: Sunday, April 27. Parking: Lovers Lane parking lot. Overflow parking on Mercer Street between Hibben Road and Springdale Road. Additional parking on Olden Lane. Coming soon: This year the Children’s...
Princeton Porchfest 2025
Princeton, NJ Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, USA, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThe Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) announces the return of Princeton Porchfest on Saturday, April 26. The event, which made its debut in 2022, is a free music festival where musicians perform on front porches generously lent by neighbors. Attendees are invited to stroll from porch to porch as they enjoy live, local talent. From...
Children’s Storytime with Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen – “Cats in Construction Hats”
Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin Labyrinth Books for story time with children's book author Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen as she reads from her newest picture book, Cats in Construction Hats. About the book: Colorful cats in construction hats are on the job to build a house in this adorable, bouncy, rhyming picture book! Kids will delight in learning about colors while...
Read & Pick: Chickens
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesRead & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands-on farm activity with your young child followed by an education program with stories highlighting the fruit or farm area. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about chickens at 9:30 am and 11 am. We will be...
PSO Soundtracks Talk: #quartweets with Signum Quartet
Princeton Public Library - Community RoomWednesday, April 30 at 7 pm – PSO Soundtracks Talk: Signum Quartet revisits its 2015 #quartweet Project with an interactive talk including performances of 140-note #quartweets by professional and student composers, as well as premieres of some new #quartweet compositions. The audience will have the opportunity to compose a group #quartweet and hear the music come to life. Q&A immediately following. Presented...
Signum Quartet
Trinity Church, Princeton 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, United States, United StatesPrinceton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents the internationally known Signum Quartet performing works by Haydn, Dvořák, and more. Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton, NJ. General Admission Tickets: start at $45 (children 5-17 who are accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole...
Princeton University Sinfonia Spring Concert
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin Dr. Ruth Ochs and the Princeton University Sinfonia on Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus for their Spring concert which will highlight student soloists and Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1. The concert will also include the world premiere of Toussaint Santicola Jones ’25 That Which I...
YingHua Spring Night Market in Celebration of AAPI Heritage Month
Princeton Shopping Center 301 N Harrison, PrincetonExperience the Magic of an Asian Night Market in Princeton! YingHua International School invites you to the Spring Night Market Fundraiser on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Princeton Shopping Center—a vibrant celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and a fundraiser supporting YingHua International School! What's an Asian Night Market? A lively, open-air festival filled with mouthwatering...
Westminster Conservatory Showcase: Celebrating our Musical Community
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThe Westminster Conservatory presents its annual showcase featuring students and ensembles from the Conservatory and Rider University on Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus. The concert features the Westminster Community Orchestra conducted by Dr. Ruth Ochs; the Rider University Chorale directed by Tom Shelton;...
Reading of To Experience Encanto Negro by Oriana Nelson ’25
Drapkin Studio at Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesA staged reading of a new play by Princeton senior Oriana Nelson. Two best friends, Alana and Destiny, go to Puerto Rico to enjoy their final winter break as college seniors. During a wild night out in La Placita, Alana meets Gabriel who shows her that the island isn’t just about its beaches and reggaeton....
A Mother’s Day Family Concert
New Jersey State Museum Theater 205 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608 205 West State, Trenton, NJ, United StatesCelebrate Mother’s Day at our delightful family-friendly event. Beginning with the Overture to William Tell by Gioachino Rossini at this concert will engage even the youngest music lovers! We are also performing the enchanting Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg, and the charming tale of Tubby the Tuba by George Kleinsinger. Our 2025...
Rachmaninoff with Natasha Paremski
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United StatesSaturday, May 10 at 8pm and Sunday, May 11 at 4pm – Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is joined by pianist Natasha Paremski performing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Also on the program are Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Hymn of the Cherubim” and Johannes Brahms’ Schicksalslied featuring the Westminster Symphonic Choir. Rossen Milanov conducts. Richardson Auditorium,...
Blawenburg Band 135th Anniversary Concert
The College Of New Jersey’s Kendall Main Stage Theater 2000 Pennington Rd., EwingThe Blawenburg Band celebrates two milestones at its May 18, 2025 concert and throughout the year. The annual anniversary concert will not only mark the band’s 135th year; it will also laud Dr. Jerry Rife’s 40th anniversary as music director and conductor. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 18 in Kendall...
Third Annual Ladies Night Sip & Shop, Benefitting Dress for Success of Central New Jersey
MarketFair Mall 3535 US-1, West Windsor, NJ, United StatesGrab your girls and treat yourselves to an evening of fun, laughter, creativity and shopping, all while supporting a great cause. Sip, shop and spring into Summer Style with hot hors d’oeuvres and desserts by Seasons 52, cash bar, wine glass painting, flower bar, gift bags and door prizes. Tickets are $40 per person, and...
Ensemble Sangineto at Princeton Folk Music Society – live and live-streamed
Christ Congregation Church 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, United StatesMay 16 - Ensemble Sangineto - The Princeton Folk Music Society presents an exciting mix of the old and the new with Ensemble Sangineto, an eclectic trio from northern Italy that skillfully blends ancient harmonies and sonorities with modern rhythms. The wide-ranging musical experiences of the individual members converge to create fresh and sparkling arrangements of...
Wind and Wood: Music for Flute, Strings, Piano and Percussion
1867 Sanctuary at Ewing 101 Scotch Road, EwingMusicians' Choice Chamber Concert Series Led by flutist, Lish Lindsay, this concert will present a variety of music in this uniquely mixed ensemble featuring a piece by former CPNJ Music Director, Dan Spalding. Wind and Wood: Music for Flute, Strings, Piano and Percussion A. Lish Lindsey, Flute/Alto flute Artem Tenkeli, Piano Elina Lang, Cello Randy...
Music That Tells a Story: Opera 101
Lawrence Library 2751 Brunswick Pike, LawrencevilleThursday, May 29 at 6:30pm – Free "Opera 101" Workshop – This immersive, one-session workshop for all ages offers vocal coaching and insights into singing opera from Princeton University voice professor Rochelle Ellis and soprano Emily Margevitch, a Company Artist with Opera Delaware. Presented by the Princeton Festival Guild with support from the Lento family...
Westminster Community Orchestra presents Viennese Celebration
Hillman Performance Hall at Westminster Choir College on the campus of Westminster Choir College, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin Dr. Ruth Ochs and the Westminster Community Orchestra for their final concert of the season on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in Hillman Hall, in the Cullen Center, on the Westminster campus, Walnut Lane, in Princeton. There are no tickets required; a suggested admission of $10/person cash will be collected at the...
ICON: The Voices That Changed Music
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesFriday, June 6 at 7 pm – Opening Weekend begins Friday, June 6 with ICON: The Voices That Changed Music featuring songs by such iconic artists as Prince, Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley, and more performed by returning Festival artists Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw, with the PSO conducted by Lucas Waldin. Festival Performance Pavilion at...
Princeton Symphonic Brass Summer Concert with SPECIAL guest soloist – Trumpeter Liesl Whitaker
Community Middle School 95 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, United StatesThe Princeton Symphonic Brass, under the baton of Lawrence Kursar, will hold its annual Summer Concert on Friday, June 13, 2025, 7:30 PM at the Community Middle School Auditorium, 95 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey. This summer's Eve concert features Americana, jazz, pop, and light classical in a beautiful, spacious, state-of-the-art performance space with...
An Evening of Pas de deux
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesSaturday, June 14 at 7pm - Dancers from the American Repertory Ballet perform stunning pas de deux to beautiful music played by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra led by Rossen Milanov. The program includes selections from beloved ballets Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and more. Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton,...
Carillon Concert at the Graduate Colege
Princeton University Graduate College, Grover Cleveland Tower 88 College Road West, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCelebrating over 25 years of community recitals, the Princeton University Carillon at the Graduate School hosts concerts every Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Graduate College, 88 College Road West. Concerts are held rain or shine. Admission is free. Note: Concerts are not held during the reading period for semester exams.
Puccini’s “Tosca”
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesFriday, June 13 at 7pm; Sunday, June 15 at 4pm; & Tuesday, June 17 at 7pm – Enjoy the Princeton Festival’s fully staged production of Puccini’s passionate opera, Tosca. Soprano Toni Marie Palmertree stars as Tosca with Victor Starsky portraying Cavaradossi and Luis Ledesma as Scarpia with stage direction by Eve Summer, scenic design by...