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The 2018/19 Season

Fall Concert

Bernstein & Berlioz
Ruth Ochs, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Saturday, October 20, 2018
3:00PM Sunday, October 21, 2018
Program
Emmanuel Séjourné Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra

Henry Peters ’20, Marimba

Leonard Bernstein Suite from Fancy Free
— Intermission —
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
Fischer & La Scala
Princeton University Orchestra Presents: Orchestra of the Accademia Teatro Alla Scala
Iván Fischer, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Program
Gioachino Rossini Overture to La Gazza Ladra
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90, Italian
— Intermission —
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64

PUO Presents

Winter Concert

Across the Sea
Ruth Ochs, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Thursday, December 6, 2018
7:30PM Friday, December 7, 2018
Program
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Manuel de Falla Three Dances from El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)
— Intermission —
Calvin Van Zytveld ’19 Three Places in Grand Rapids

World Premiere

Claude Debussy La mer, L. 109
Tour to Spain
Ruth Ochs, Conductor
Auditorio de Zaragoza | Zaragoza
12:00PM Sunday, January 27, 2019
L’Auditori de Catalunya | Barcelona
7:45PM Wednesday, January 30, 2019
L’Auditorio del San Lorenzo del Escorial | Madrid
7:30PM Saturday, February 2, 2019
Program
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Manuel de Falla “The Miller’s Dance” from El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)
Leonard Bernstein Suite from Fancy Free
— Intermission —
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Biennial Tour

Soloist Spotlight

Traditions
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Friday, March 8, 2019
7:30PM Saturday, March 9, 2019
Program
Maurice Ravel Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose), Suite for orchestra
W. A. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364

Haeun Jung ’20, Violin

Katie Liu ’20, Viola

— Intermission —
Jean Françaix Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra

Hanson Kang ’20, Clarinet

Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture, op. 80

Lou Chen ’19, Conductor

Love, Shakespeare, & Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor & Princeton University Concerts 2018–2019 Artist in Residence
Princeton University Glee Club
Presented by Princeton University Concerts in celebration of its 125th season
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Friday, April 26, 2019
Trenton War Memorial | FREE ADMISSION
4:00PM Saturday, April 27, 2019
Program
Franz Schubert Gesang der Geister über den Wassern for Men’s Chorus, D. 714
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39
— Intermission —
Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61

Spring Concert

Reunions

Reunions Fireworks Concert
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Finney Field | FREE ADMISSION
8:00PM Saturday, June 1, 2019
Program
Featuring music from My Fair Lady, Spain, and more!

The 2017/18 Season

Fall Concert

Mozart, Beethoven, & Mahler
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Friday, October 20, 2017
7:30PM Saturday, October 21, 2017
Program
W. A. Mozart Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58

Geoffrey Burleson, Piano

— Intermission —
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major
Watch on YouTube
Beyond Bohemia
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Thursday, December 7, 2017
7:30PM Friday, December 8, 2017
Program
Gioachino Rossini Overture to William Tell
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39

DG Kim ’18, Conductor

— Intermission —
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70
Watch on YouTube

Winter Concert

Soloist Spotlight

Chronicles of Chromaticism
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Friday, March 9, 2018
7:30PM Saturday, March 10, 2018
Program
Ernest Bloch Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra

Leland Ko ’20, Cello

Ruth Ochs, Conductor

Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63

Hana Mundiya ’20, Violin

— Intermission —
Samuel Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915, op. 24

Solène Le Van ’18, Soprano

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks), op. 28
War Requiem
Stuart B. Mindlin Memorial Concerts
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Princeton University Glee Club
Princeton Pro Musica
Princeton High School Women’s Choir
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Friday, April 27, 2018
7:30PM Saturday, April 28, 2018
Program
Benjamin Britten War Requiem, op. 66

Sarah Pelletier, Soprano

William Burden, Tenor

Andrew Garland, Baritone

Spring Concert

Reunions

Reunions Fireworks Concert
Ruth Ochs, Conductor
Finney Field | FREE ADMISSION
8:00PM Saturday, June 2, 2018
Program
Featuring Horn, Clarinet, and Violin showcases!

The 2016/17 Season

Fall Concert

Star-crossed Scandal
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Saturday, October 22, 2016
3:00PM Sunday, October 23, 2016
Program
Samuel Barber Overture to The School for Scandal, op. 5
Hector Berlioz Scenes from Roméo et Juliette, op. 17
— Intermission —
Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 77

Samantha Cody ’17, Violin

Ruth Ochs, Conductor

The American Flame
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Thursday, December 8, 2016
7:30PM Friday, December 9, 2016
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, op. 62
Juri Seo Piano Concerto

World Premiere

Juri Seo, Piano

— Intermission —
George Gershwin / Arr. Robert Bennett Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Igor Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird, 1919 edition

Winter Concert

Biennial Tour

Tour to Central Europe
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Dvorak Hall in the Rudolfinum | Prague, Czechia
7:30PM Sunday, January 29, 2017
Slovak RTV Auditorium | Bratislava, Slovakia
7:30PM Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Franz Liszt Academy | Budapest, Hungary
7:30PM Saturday, February 4, 2017
Program
Samuel Barber Overture to The School for Scandal, op. 5
Hector Berlioz Scenes from Roméo et Juliette, op. 17
— Intermission —
George Gershwin / Arr. Robert Bennett Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Igor Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird, 1919 edition
Mozart Requiem
Renatka Berlin, Conductor
Princeton University Glee Club
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Saturday, March 4, 2017
Program
W. A. Mozart Requiem, K. 626

Glee Concert

Soloist Spotlight

The Bell and the Ivories
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Friday, March 10, 2017
7:30PM Saturday, March 11, 2017
Program
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, TrV 283

Nivanthi Karunaratne ’18, French Horn

Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

Kevin Chien ’17, Piano

— Intermission —
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30

Seho Young ’19, Piano

Mahler Symphony No. 5
Stuart B. Mindlin Memorial Concert
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
7:30PM Friday, April 28, 2017
7:30PM Saturday, April 29, 2017
Program
Paul Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
— Intermission —
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5

Spring Concert

Reunions

Reunions Fireworks Concert
Michael Pratt, Conductor
Finney Field | FREE ADMISSION
8:00PM Saturday, June 3, 2017
Program
Featuring music from the movies!