Student Awards: Maya Stepansky & Pascal Le Boeuf
May 5, 2020
Congratulations to sophomore drummer Maya Stepansky and graduate student composer Pascal Le Boeuf: Maya was selected as the Undergraduate College Winner of DownBeat Magazine’s 43rd Annual Student Awards in the Blues/Pop/Rock Soloist category. The complete list of winners will be published in the publication’s June issue. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “Maya Stepansky, winner of the …
Undergraduate Concentration Requirements Revised
Apr 15, 2020
The Department of Music is excited to announce revisions to the curriculum for Music Majors—the first such curricular change since the late 1990s. To see the comprehensive new curriculum, please click here. Developed by a subcommittee led by Professor Dan Trueman, the new program offers students more flexibility within their course selection, and exposure to a …
Announcing the 2019-2020 Concerto Competition Winners
Jan 23, 2020
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019-2020 Princeton University Orchestra Concerto Competition: Violinists Fumika Mizuno ’21: Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto Op. 14 Hana Mundiya ’20: W.A. Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 Vocalist Allison Spann ’20: Excerpt from David del Tredici’s Final Alice Pianist Vian Wagatsuma ’23: W. A. Mozart’s Piano …
Glee Club Members Sing with Tenebrae Choir
Jul 25, 2019
For an aspiring musician, few experiences are more unforgettable than performing alongside world-class professionals. Four lucky Princeton University Glee Club members — Madeline Kushan ’20, Mariana Corichi Gomez ’21, Sergei Tugarinov ’19, and Julius Foo ’21 — have recently had the chance to do just that in a new collaboration between the Glee Club and the renowned Tenebrae Choir. …
Louisa Slosar ’15 Appointed Bassoonist with Berlin Philharmonic Karajan Academy
Jun 17, 2019
Congratulations to Louisa Slosar, Class of 2015, who has won the coveted bassoon position at the Berlin Philharmonic Karajan Academy! At the Academy, she will be mentored by members of the Berlin Philharmonic, and travel with the orchestra as a substitute player. Louisa, a former Music Major, Certificate in Music Performance recipient, and member of the …
Alex Laurenzi ’20 Places Second in 2019 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition
Jan 9, 2019
Congratulations to Alex Laurenzi ’20, who won second prize in the jazz category of the 2019 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. Alex is a member of both the Jazz Small Group I, and the Creative Large Ensemble. The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition started in 2010 as a way to identify the next generation of great clarinetists …
Countertenors Anthony Roth Costanzo ’04 & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ’15 Nominated for GRAMMY Awards
Dec 7, 2018
Department of Music alumnae Anthony Roth Costanzo ’04 and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ’15, both countertenors, have both been recognized in the 61st GRAMMY Awards. Costanzo has been nominated in the “Best Classical Solo Vocal Album” category for his debut album “ARC” (Decca Gold Label), a recording pairing works by George Frideric Handel with works by Philip Glass. …
Music Major Lou Chen ’19 Receives Fisher Award
Nov 27, 2018
Congratulations to Music Major Lou Chen ’19, who has received the Pace Center for Civic Engagement’s A. James Fisher, Jr. Memorial Award! Given in honor of A. James Fisher, Jr. ’36, the award is given each year to a Princeton senior who best exemplifies the qualities for which Mr. Fisher is remembered – an entrepreneurial …
John Hoffmeyer, Certificate Student, Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Nov 19, 2018
Congratulations to John Hoffmeyer, a Department Certificate Student in Piano Performance, who is one of three Princeton students to be awarded the Rhodes Scholarship! Excerpt from the Office of Communications: Hoffmeyer, of Florence, South Carolina, is majoring in comparative literature and pursuing certificates in Chinese language and culture and music performance (piano). At Oxford, he plans to pursue the …
On Princeton’s Homepage: A Feature on the Course “Venice, Theater of the World”
May 22, 2018
Feature by by Danielle Alio, Office of Communications; additional reporting by Jamie Saxon, Office of Communications “This semester, students in several Princeton courses were able to turn spring break into a global classroom experience, deepening their understanding of concepts and cultures learned on campus. The video above highlights two such opportunities — one that took students to Venice, Italy, and the …
Concerto Competition Winners Announced
Jan 16, 2018
The winners of this year’s Princeton University Orchestra Concerto Competition are: Leland Ko ’20, cello (Ernest Bloch: Schelomo Rhapsodie Hébraïque) Solène Le Van ’18, soprano (Samuel Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24) Hana Mundiya ’20, violin (Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63) Henry Peters ’20, marimba (Emmanuel Séjourné: Concerto for Marimba and …
Music Major Rebecca Singer Awarded Schwarzman Scholarship
Dec 6, 2017
Congratulations to Rebecca Singer, a senior in the Department of Music, who is one of two current Princeton University students to have just been named a Schwarzman Scholar. The Schwarzman Scholarship covers the cost of graduate study and living toward a one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Excerpts from the announcement on Princeton University’s homepage: “For its third class, …
Music Major Shruthi Rajasekar awarded 2018 Marshall Scholarship
Dec 4, 2017
Article written by Denise Valenti, Office of Communications: “Princeton senior and Music Major Shruthi Rajasekar has been named a 2018 Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship seeks to promote strong relations between the United Kingdom and the United States by offering intellectually distinguished young Americans the opportunity to develop their abilities as future leaders. The scholarship covers the cost of …
Princeton Students Help Build Musical Bridges in Sarajevo
Nov 1, 2017
Originally published by the Princeton University Humanities Council: This past summer, a David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Project Grant enabled an undergraduate string quartet to participate in the Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival: workshops, master classes, and concerts in Sarajevo and nearby cities. The project was led by Anna Lim (Department of Music Performance Faculty), whose aim was to showcase the conservatory …
Shruthi Rajasekar ’18 Receives Alex Adam ’07 Award
Oct 26, 2017
Shruthi Rajasekar ’18, a Music Composition major pursuing a certificate in Vocal Performance, was one of three recipients of the 2017 Alex Adam ’07 Award administered through the Lewis Center for the Arts. The award provides support to undergraduates who spend a summer pursuing a project that will result in the creation of an original work of art. A …