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Join Princeton Pro Musica and explore the best that choral music has to offer.
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.
Another season has come to a close, and we hop you enjoyed it as much as we did!
It would mean the world to us if you would take our end-of-season survey to let us know what you thought!
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!
Latest News
Happy birthday to Alan Turing! We’ll say more very soon, but Dr. Turing’s story will factor into our 2024-2025 season rather significantly, and we’re excited to share it with you. Stay tuned for details!Alan Turing *38 was born on this day in 1912. He entered Princeton in 1936 following studies at King’s College, Cambridge, and just before the publication of his influential paper, “On Computable Numbers,” in which he envisioned abstract machines (now called Turing machines) that became the basis of modern computers. After earning his Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton in 1938, Turing returned to England, where during World War II he was central to the successful effort to decode the German Enigma ciphers, a crucial development in the Allied victory. Today, Turing is widely recognized as the father of computer science and is an icon in the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. A portrait of Turing by artist Jordan Sokol was unveiled at Princeton in 2019 and now hangs in Lewis Library atrium: bit.ly/45CrlPg
Are you an experienced choral singer? Do you want to perform extraordinary music at a high level with dedicated fellow choristers? Then Princeton Pro Musica is looking for YOU! We're holding auditions in July (with possible additional dates at the end of the summer), and can't wait to hear you!![]()
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Audition and season info ➡️ tinyurl.com/ppmaudition
"Lift every voice and sing, ![]()
Till earth and heaven ring."![]()
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Princeton Pro Musica honors Juneteenth and remembers the legacy of all those who struggled for freedom.
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⭐️A message from Jan Johnson, President of our Board of Trustees⭐️![]()
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Wow! What a season it has been!![]()
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We began with a stunning performance of Handel’s rarely performed SOLOMON, followed by a SOLD-OUT performance of our annual "Feast of Carols" featuring John Rutter’s GLORIA and Ryan Brandau’s arrangements of seasonal favorites. This spring we paired Mozart’s well-loved REQUIEM with exciting new music by Jasmine Barnes, Composer, whose presence at our concert amplified and enriched our collective experience. And the capstone of the season was the heart-rending oratorio SANCTUARY ROAD by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell, relating personal stories of real people on the historic Underground Railroad, as documented by William Still.![]()
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Each program this season did what choral music does best: tell great stories, and remind us of our shared humanity. We touched the hearts of people from all over central New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and New York City, and from as far away as Delaware, Ohio, and Louisiana. ![]()
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We are fortunate to have, in Ryan Brandau, an Artistic Director connected to both outstanding vocal soloists and the region’s finest instrumentalists. These musicians are gratified to work with Princeton Pro Musica and Ryan, but collaborating with top-tier artists represents a significant financial investment. TICKET SALES COVER JUST 26% of the cost of presenting these ambitious, amazing programs. Our choristers pay dues. We source competitive public and private grants. We produce a successful annual cabaret fundraiser. However, your support is critical to our ability to bring you music at this level of excellence and professionalism into the future.![]()
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If you appreciate the world-class concerts that Princeton Pro Musica has been able to present, this season and every season, and to help us end our fiscal year in a position of financial strength, we hope you will consider making a special end-of-season contribution, so that we can continue to offer you the kind of excellent, innovative musical programming typically only found in larger metropolitan areas.![]()
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Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you for our exciting 2024-2025 season!![]()
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P.S. It takes all of us to make these musical experiences happen. We at Princeton Pro Musica are so grateful for your part in the process. We hope we can count on you! ![]()
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SUPPORT PPM ➡️ tinyurl.com/supportppm
Sending huge 🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY🎉 wishes to Ryan Brandau, our esteemed and visionary artistic director!![]()
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If you'd like to acknowledge his June 11 birthday, a gift of $6, $11, $611, or ANY amount would mean the world!![]()
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN ➡ tinyurl.com/supportppm
The reviews are still coming in for SANCTUARY ROAD, and we're still thinking back with gratitude for such a moving performance. If, like the patron quoted below, this was your first time hearing us, we sure hope it won't be your last!![]()
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Stay tuned for details about next season -- coming SOON!
Yesterday we closed our 45th season-- one filled with stories both ancient and relatively recent, all of which continue to send ripple effects into our lives in the present day. We've been truly honored to bring you so much great music this year, and now we want to know: HOW DID WE DO?!![]()
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Whether you attended one concert this year or all of them, take our (brief) audience survey and let us know what you thought. Stay tuned for details (coming soon!) about next season. We can't wait to see you then!![]()
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Survey ➡ www.princetonpromusica.org/season-feedback-23-24/
“Truly, I kept marveling that I didn’t have to go to NYC to see them.”![]()
A patron at yesterday’s performance of Sanctuary Road says what we’ve long asserted: Princeton Pro Musica is *the* place to hear world-class voices without ever leaving Mercer County. We are so grateful to have shared the stage with this extraordinary cast of artists yesterday, pictured here with Artistic Director Ryan Brandau. Thank you, one and all!
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.
