BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Princeton, NJ local news - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://planetprinceton.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Princeton, NJ local news
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T180000
DTSTAMP:20261018T015352Z
CREATED:20261018T015352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T015352Z
UID:10056142-1793377800-1793383200@planetprinceton.com
SUMMARY:Conversation with Yiyun Li on her new novel Music Against the Night\, presented by the Fund for Irish Studies and Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University
DESCRIPTION:Yiyun Li\, Pulitzer Prize winner and Princeton Professor of Creative Writing\, launches her new novel\, Music Against the Night\, a historical saga tracing the life of Irish composer and pianist John Field (1782–1837). Known as the inventor of the nocturne\, Field is portrayed from his musical upbringing in Dublin to his success in Russia. The story follows his artistic development\, personal struggles\, and legacy. Li will read briefly from the novel and be in conversation with Princeton Professor of Music Donnacha M. Dennehy\, and pianist Cristina Altamura will play a John Field nocturne and an early Chopin nocturne\, composed when Chopin was seventeen and heavily influenced by Field. Cosponsored by Labyrinth Books. Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall on the Princeton University campus\, located on the second floor of Fine Hall: https://music.princeton.edu/resource-links/taplin-auditorium-fine-hall Admission: Free and open to the public; tickets required at https://tickets.princeton.edu Accessibility: The Taplin Auditorium is an accessible venue. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at least one week in advance at LewisCenter@princeton.edu
URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/conversation-with-yiyun-li-on-her-new-novel-music-against-the-night-presented-by-the-fund-for-irish-studies-and-lewis-center-for-the-arts-at-princeton-university/
LOCATION:Taplin Auditorium\, Fine Hall\, Fine Hall\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08544\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Fund-for-Irish-Studies-Yiyun-Li.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="The Fund for Irish Studies and Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University":MAILTO:lewiscenter@princeton.edu
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR