2025 Class Day remarks by key note speaker, Nick DiBerardino ’11
Jun 4, 2025
By: Nick DiBerardino ’11, Provost and Dean of Curtis Institute of Music; Chair of Composition Studies; Director of Curtis New Music Ensemble Hello class of 2025! I’m Nick DiBerardino, class of 2011, and I’m a composer. It’s an honor to be with you all today. It’s inspiring to hear what you’ve all accomplished, and you’re …
2024 Class Day remarks by key note speaker, Molly Bolten ’14
Jun 10, 2024
By Molly Bolten ’14 Good afternoon Princeton Music graduates! Please excuse my hoarse voice—I’ve been shouting over very loud music for the last three days. As Professor Snyder told you, I graduated from Princeton ten years ago with a major in music and a certificate in creative writing… obviously, I did it for the money. …
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ’15 Returns to Princeton for Groundbreaking Performance in Elgar’s “Dream of Gerontius”
Apr 15, 2024
Interview by Chloe Yutong Yang ’26 On April 19-20, 2024, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ’15 will make a triumphant return to his alma mater, Princeton University, for a historic performance as The Angel in Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius. This marks Aryeh’s first time back at Princeton since his graduation in 2015, and he will be …
Brittany Haas (‘09), Princeton’s Fiddler
Mar 15, 2024
Brittany Haas’s ’09 journey at Princeton took many diverse pathways. An Evolutionary Biology Major with a Music Performance Certificate, she navigated student life focusing on primatology, while simultaneously delving into an array of musical genres and cultures. Learn more in our interview with Brittany!
Congratulations to the Class of 2023 Senior Class Day Award Winners
Aug 4, 2023
Last May, the Department of Music is proud to announce the recipients of the Class of 2023 Senior Class Day awards. Join us in applauding these young musicians on their outstanding accomplishments!
Meet the New Alumni Class of 2023 Music Majors
Jul 5, 2023
The Department of Music applauds the remarkable Music Majors that graduated from our department this spring.
Nancy Agosto: A Princeton-Trenton Story
Mar 20, 2023
Agosto is the Program Coordinator for Trenton Arts at Princeton, or TAP, a collaboration between the Department of Music, Lewis Center for the Arts, and Pace Center for Civic Engagement.
What’s Your Earliest Musical Memory? with Princeton Alumni of Classes ’13-’20
Dec 16, 2022
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we reached out to alumni who were all active members of the Music Department community and asked them to share their earliest musical memory.
Graduate Student Sophie Brady Awarded Top Prize from the American Musicological Society
Dec 7, 2022
The Princeton University Department of Music is proud to congratulate graduate student Sophie Brady, who has been awarded the Paul A. Pisk Prize for her paper “From the Living Room to the Concert Hall: Francis Bebey’s Experimental Collaborations.”