PRESS ARCHIVE
An interview with Lewis R. Baratz
On March 19, Princeton Pro Musica will collaborate with the players of local Baroque ensemble La Fiocco for a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion. For those interested in learning more about this extraordinary group of musicians, PPM marketing manager Kenny Litvack sat down with artistic director Lewis R. Baratz for a brief interview. We…
PPM presents Bach’s “St. John Passion”
On Sunday, March 19, 2023 in Richardson Auditorium, Princeton Pro Musica will present a pillar of the choral-orchestral repertoire: Bach’s St. John Passion. Below, Artistic Director Ryan Brandau invites you to the concert hall to experience Bach at his most dramatic, most intense, and most exquisitely beautiful. Brandau adds: Bach first performed his St. John…
A Feast of Carols: tell us what you thought!
Did you attend this year’s holiday concert, A Feast of Carols? If so, we’d love to receive your feedback!
A message from our Executive Director
Dear friends, On October 28, 2012, Ryan Brandau and I stood outside the stage entrance in Richardson Auditorium, wondering if people would really come to the Princeton Pro Musica concert, Ryan’s debut with PPM. Residents of the East Coast were awaiting the landfall of Hurricane Sandy, and many had already evacuated. We were relieved when…
Emerging opera and concert artist joins PPM for December concert
Bass-baritone Joseph Parrish is a Baltimore native who holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music and The Juilliard School. Princeton Pro Musica is excited to welcome this remarkable vocalist to Richardson Auditorium next month. Active on the opera, recital, and concert stages, recent credits include Dr. Cajus in Nicolai’s Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor and Dulcamara in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, recitals…
International performing artist joins Princeton Pro Musica for December performance
Soprano Heather Phillips recently made her professional European debut at Oper Frankfurt in Germany singing the title role in Rossini’s Bianca e Falliero–followed by several performances in Austria–and has a busy series of performances on American stages this season. She will be heard in recital with Dayton Opera, on the opera stage with Charleston Opera…
PPM to present A Feast of Carols on December 11
Join award-winning chorus Princeton Pro Musica for A Feast of Carols on Sunday, December 11, 4 p.m. at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. Favorite movements of Handel’s Messiah, Christmas music of J. S. Bach, and selections from Margaret Bonds’ Ballad of the Brown King and her Go Tell it on the Mountain are interwoven amongst a sumptuous, sparkling medley of classic carols and…
Brahms “Requiem” concert feedback
Did you attend our recent performance of Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem? If so, we would love to hear what you thought!
Playlist: PPM’s Favorite Brahms
As we prepare for our October 23 performance of Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem, the singers of Princeton Pro Musica are pleased to share with you a playlist: PPM’s Favorite Brahms! This is all our favorite Brahms other than the Requiem, which we hope you’ll be ready and excited to hear in just a few weeks. If…
PPM Collaborative Keyboard Artist Releases Recording
For more than a decade, we at Princeton Pro Musica have been fortunate to count Eric Plutz among our artistic staff. An organist of the highest caliber, Eric sits faithfully on the piano bench each Tuesday evening, bringing to life orchestral reductions with precision and sensitive musicality. It is with this sense of respect and…