Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PUSCC will present no live concerts in 2020
2020 53rd Season Chamber Music Wednesdays in July Online Presentations
2020 53rd Season with Online Presentations
A WORD FROM OUR
COMMITTEE CHAIR
AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MELISSA BOHL
DIDEROT STRING QUARTET
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1st at 7:30pm
Members of the quartet will demonstrate and perform using their historically sensitive approach to 18th and 19th century music for strings.
We'll also be joined by Jarek Powichrowski, luthier, from our own Princeton Violins, who will demonstrate different instruments and discuss his study in Cremona, Italy.
Adriane Post, violin
Johanna Novom, violin
Kyle Miller viola
Paul Dwyer, cello
CLIPPER ERICKSON, piano
WEDNESDAY , JULY 8th at 7:30pm
Mr. Erickson will perform and provide commentary
on the music of African-American Canadian composer,
Nathaniel Dett.
ARGUS QUARTET and CRAFT QUARTET
WEDNESDAY , JULY 15Th at 7:30pm
The Argus Quartet and Craft Quartet present
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's String Quartet in E flat
with commentary by Dr. Scott Burnham.
Argus Quartet will be playing the 1st and 3rd movements
Craft Quartet will be playing the 2nd and 4th movements
MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
WEDNESDAY , JULY 22nd at 7:30pm
A Trio from the MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS will perform Beethoven's String Trio in G major, Op. 9 no. 1 with Commentary from MCP Artistic Director Dr. Luke Fleming.
Brendan Speltz, violin
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
Brook Speltz, cello
POULENC TRIO
WEDNESDAY , JULY 29TH at 7:30pm
A PUSCC encore performance from 2018 of Trains of Thought by Princeton University composer, Viet Cuong, plus a version with animation.
Alexander Vvedenskiy, oboe
(oboist James Austin Smith in video)
Bryan Young, bassoon
Irina Kaplan, piano
What You Need to Know When We Return to Richardson.
ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE
Tickets are available online one week before each concert through the University Ticket Office (below) or by clicking the "Tickets Available..." link by each concert.
ONLY 4 TICKETS ALLOWED PER PARTY
*** If "sold out" on university ticket office website, tickets will be available at the Richardson Auditorium ticket office 1 1/2 hour before the concert.
Please take only as many tickets as you will need
and return any unused tickets to the box office.
This will allow more people the opportunity to enjoy these free concerts!
General Admission
For people with disabilities:
For those people who need special seating arrangements, please call and leave your name, address, phone number and number of tickets you would like on a message at (609) 570-8404 OR email your request to pusummerconcerts@aol.com the Friday before the concert you wish to attend.
SEATING
Doors will open for those with disabilities 45 minutes before the concert. There will be assigned areas for those with disabilities and for senior living groups. Please follow the directions of the ushers. Doors open for general seating 30 minutes before the concert. Seats are not reserved.
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
All concerts are held in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus.
Parking
Metered parking is available on the street in the Princeton Borough. Parking garages are available for public parking on Hulfish Street and Chamber Street surrounding Palmer Square. For information on parking in Princeton please visit http://princetonparking.com (maintained by Princeton Borough).