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Should It Look Like a Conversation?

June 12, 2015 By mannir Leave a Comment

I've never particularly enjoyed writing about history, so I jumped for joy when I learned about the opportunity to conduct an oral history video about the sounds of Princeton.  I immediately knew who I would interview, how I would frame the shot, and so on.  I could see it all going so well in my head.  We would have a to and fro about his life in Princeton for hours and hours … [Read more...]

Lisa Lonie– Carillonneur at Princeton University Graduate College

June 11, 2015 By barnardc Leave a Comment

Anthony Carrella interviews Lisa Lonie, Princeton University Carillonneur. She discusses her early experiences with the carillon, certification process, and role as music-maker within the Princeton community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Te22LBR5Hs 0:30: Musical background and first exposure to the carillon 2:31: Early professional experiences as … [Read more...]

There’s Music in Every Child

June 10, 2015 By stanislawcj Leave a Comment

There's a hidden gem just outside of Princeton. It's called the New School for Music Study in Kingston, NJ. It's a "music sanctuary," according to Rebecca Pennington. Dr. Pennington is the Administrative Director of the New School, a center for keyboard study that currently has around 250 students. Off of Rt 27, the school looks like a cute house, but it is so much … [Read more...]

The Hardcore Music Scene in Princeton, New Jersey

June 10, 2015 By stanleya Leave a Comment

Joseph Stanley is a Princeton-based musician who specializes in the musical genre known as hardcore. Born and raised in Trenton, NJ, he moved with his family to Princeton in 1994. Growing up he listened to genres known as punk and hardcore or what he likes to say, “Everything on the rebellious and angry side.” He was given a guitar for Christmas and began taking formal lessons … [Read more...]

Small Town, Big Arts: Tom Cunningham on the Princeton Festival and More!

May 13, 2015 By schlichtinga Leave a Comment

In mid-October, I had the pleasure of interviewing Westminster Choir College graduate Tom Cunningham and talk about his involvement in music around both Princeton and New York City. A native of Ohio, Tom found out about our very own Westminster Choir College in high school, went there for Music Education, and found himself immersed in Princeton's and Westminster’s musical … [Read more...]

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Upcoming Ecomusicology Conference

Locations and Dislocations: An Ecomusicological Conversation

April 8-10, 2016 Westminster Choir College of Rider University Princeton, NJ "Locations and Dislocations: An Ecomusicological Conversation" seeks to bring together scholars, performers, and composers to further explore the relationships between music, culture, and the environment. The conference will tune to sounds as they fit or belong in the place they are heard, as they fit or belong in some other place, or as they have no ecological home, either built or natural. Among the questions at

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