Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Juri Seo: ‘Toy Store,’ Jinjoo Cho, Parker Ramsay

Princeton University composition faculty member Juri Seo premieres her new work ‘Toy Store’ for solo violin, performed by Jinjoo Cho, alongside new works for harp by graduate student composers Francisco del Pino, Kennedy Taylor Dixon, Travis Laplante, Soo Yeon Lyuh, Lucy McKnight, and Nathan Schram, performed by Parker Ramsay.

New works by

• Francisco del Pino

• Kennedy Taylor Dixon

• Travis Laplante

• Soo Yeon Lyuh

• Lucy McKnight

• Nathan Schram

• Juri Seo

Performed by

• Jinjoo Cho

• Travis Laplante

• Parker Ramsay

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Program

Travis Laplante
Enter The Starlight

Travis Laplante, tenor saxophone; Parker Ramsay, harp

Nathan Schram
Unpack the Rain

Parker Ramsay, harp

Soo Yeon Lyuh
Sleep Study

Parker Ramsay, harp

Francisco del Pino
3 Impromptus

I. Arpeggios
II. Glissandi
III. Tremolos

Parker Ramsay, harp

Kennedy Taylor Dixon
and around we go

Parker Ramsay, harp

INTERMISSION

Lucy McKnight
when i am among the trees

Parker Ramsay, harp and hand-built harp / organ pipe / percussion instrument

Juri Seo
Toy Store

I. Jack-in-the-Box
II. Monster Truck
III. Mobile
IV. Roller Skates
V. Bubbles

Jinjoo Cho, violin

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Dan Trueman

The Edward T. Cone Fellow in the Humanities Council and Department of Music, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and Professor of Music and Chair for the Department of Music, Dan Trueman perform a program of fiddle music on hardanger fiddle and 10-string hardanger d’amore, from their recent album release, The Fate of Bones.

Featured artists

• Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh

• Dan Trueman

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Program

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Dan Trueman
The Fate of Bones Part 1

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, hardanger fiddle and hardanger d'amore; Dan Trueman, hardanger fiddle and hardanger d'amore

INTERMISSION

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Dan Trueman
The Fate of Bones Part 2

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, hardanger fiddle and hardanger d'amore; Dan Trueman, hardanger fiddle and hardanger d'amore

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Iarla Ó Lionáird, Sō Percussion, Vân-Ánh Võ

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird, our Ensemble-in-Residence Sō Percussion, đàn tranh (zither) player Vân-Ánh Võ, and additional guest artists, performing new works by graduate student composers including Gulli Björnsson, Francisco del Pino, Hope Littwin, Soo Yeon Lyuh, James Moore, and Gemma Peacocke, and by Ensemble-In-Residence faculty member Jason Treuting.

New works by

• Gulli Björnsson

• Francisco del Pino

• Hope Littwin

• Soo Yeon Lyuh

• James Moore

• Gemma Peacocke

• Jason Treuting

Performed by

• Sade Abiodun

• Gulli Björnsson

• Francisco del Pino

• The Hands Free

• Hope Littwin

• Soo Yeon Lyuh

• Lucy McKnight

• Isabelle O’Connell

• Iarla Ó Lionáird

• Wasif Sami

• Cleek Schrey

• Sō Percussion

• Vân-Ánh Võ

• Molly Trueman

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Program

James Moore
Ghost School

Soo Yeon Lyuh, haegeum; Sō Percussion: Eric Cha-Beach; Josh Quillen; Adam Sliwinski; Jason Treuting

Jason Treuting
In true dialogue…

Vân-Ánh Võ, đàn tranh, voice; So Percussion: Eric Cha-Beach; Josh Quillen; Adam Sliwinski; Jason Treuting

Francisco del Pino
Raíz (Root)

Vân-Ánh Võ, đàn bầu, đàn t'rưng, đàn tranh, voice; Francisco del Pino, electric guitar, analog synth; Jason Treuting, drum kit, glockenspiel

Soo Yeon Lyuh and Vân-Ánh Võ
Love, Life, Loss, You, Me and Us

Vân-Ánh Võ, đàn tranh, voice; Soo Yeon Lyuh, haegeum, voice

INTERMISSION

Hope Littwin
Let Go, Echo

Hope Littwin, voice; Lucy McKnight, voice; Molly Trueman, voice; Cleek Schrey, daxophone; Vân-Ánh Võ, đàn tranh; Francisco del Pino, synthesizer; James Moore, electric guitar; Jason Treuting, drum set; Wasif Sami, dancer; Sade Abiodun, live videography

Gulli Björnsson
Salm 51
Currach
Salm 55

Iarla Ó Lionáird, voice, electronics; Gulli Björnsson, guitar, electronics; Jason Treuting, percussion

Gemma Peacocke
Rianta

Iarla Ó Lionáird, voice; Isabelle O’Connell, piano

James Moore
Ciest na Teangan

Iarla Ó Lionáird, voice, harmonium; The Hands Free: Caroline Shaw, voice, violin; James Moore, voice, banjo; Eleonore Oppenheim, voice, double bass

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

New Music by Yoon, Trueman, & Morrison

An evening of new works, including a workshop performance of excerpts from alumna Bora Yoon’s developing chamber opera; Tom Morrison’s new piece for solo violin performed by Courtney Orlando; a string quartet Department of Music faculty member Professor Dan Trueman played by the Bergamot Quartet; and a string quintet also by Dan, played by Bergamot with Dan on hardanger d’amore.

New works by

• Tom Morrison

• Dan Trueman

• Bora Yoon

Performed by

• Paul Chwe MinChul An

• Bergamot Quartet

• Dai Wei

• Mila Henry

• Han JeongWook

• Yvette Keong

• Courtney Orlando

• Dan Trueman

• Bora Yoon

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Dan Trueman
Cross Quartet: Memory Field I

Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Tom Morrison
Bridgesii

Courtney Orlando, violin

Dan Trueman
Cross Quintet: Sill’s Gully; Hymn for the Sound; Black Rock

Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin; Dan Trueman, hardanger d’amore

INTERMISSION 

Bora Yoon
excerpts from developing opera 아가씨 Handmaiden (Libretto by E.J. Koh; Music by Bora Yoon)

Paul Chwe MinChul An, bass: Count Fujiwara; Dai Wei, mezzo-soprano: Sook-Hee; Mila Henry, music director, piano; Han JeongWook, tenor: Uncle Kouzuki; Yvette Keong, soprano: Hideko; Bora Yoon, soprano, percussion, electronics; Prerecorded audio features: Claire Chase, flute; Dan Trueman’s bitKlavier software; Shawn Duan, Video Projection Designer; Tess James, Lighting Designer; Allison Spann, Stage Manager and Production Associate

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

New Works For Voice

An evening of new works, by Francisco del Pino, Hope Littwin, A.C. Lovett, Christian Quiñones, and Connor Elias Way, with performances by Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, Hope Littwin, Christine MacDonnell, Lucy McKnight, Charlotte Mundy, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Alberto Parrini, Michael Pratt, Parker Ramsay, Cleek Shrey, and Robert Wagner.

New works by

• Francisco del Pino

• Hope Littwin

• A.C. Lovett

• Christian Quiñones

• Connor Elias Way

Performed by

• Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek

• Hope Littwin

• Christine MacDonnell

• Lucy McKnight

• Charlotte Mundy

• Iarla Ó Lionáird

• Alberto Parrini

• Michael Pratt

• Parker Ramsay

• Cleek Shrey

• Robert Wagner

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Start Time: 8:00 pm

Program

Christian Quiñones
My voice is a broken chorus

Charlotte Mundy, soprano

Hope Littwin
In the Company of Crisis, Songs of Communal Becoming

Hope Littwin, voice; Lucy McKnight, voice; Charlotte Mundy, voice; Cleek Shrey, viola da gamba

Francisco del Pino
The sea

Charlotte Mundy, soprano

INTERMISSION

Connor Elias Way
Táimse im' chodladh

Iarla Ó Lionáird, voice; Parker Ramsay, harp

A.C. Lovett
Sinuhe

Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano: Sinuhe; Christine MacDonnell, clarinets; Robert Wagner, bassoon; Alberto Parrini, cello; Michael Pratt, music director; Kerstin Fagerstrom, lighting design; Tess James, lighting advisor

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Donnacha Dennehy: ‘Land of Winter,’ Alarm Will Sound

Alarm Will Sound—a 20-member chamber orchestra that focuses on performances and recordings of contemporary music—performs Princeton University composition faculty member Donnacha Dennehy’s new work ‘Land of Winter.’

New work by

• Donnacha Dennehy

Performed by

• Alarm Will Sound

• Alan Pierson, conductor

Location: Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Friday, September 9, 2022
Start time: 7:30 pm

Program 

Donnacha Dennehy
Land of Winter

Alarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute; Michelle Farah, oboe; Amy Advocat, clarinet; Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinets; Michael Harley, bassoon and contrabassoon; Nicolee Kuester, horn; Tim Leopold, trumpet; Michael Clayville, trombone; Matt Smallcomb, percussion; Chris Thompson, percussion; John Orfe, piano; Courtney Orlando, violin; Clara Kim, violin; Matt Albert, viola; Stefan Freund, cello; Miles Brown, bass; Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer; Alan Pierson, Conductor and Artistic Director; Gavin Chuck, Executive Director; Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning; Annie Toth, General Manager; Jason Varvaro, Production Manager; Tracy Mendez, Development Manager

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

‘Terrain’

An evening of new works, including final dissertation pieces by graduate student composers Florent Ghys and Matt McBane, and new works by graduate student composers Gulli Björnsson, Natalie Dietterich, Florent Ghys, James Moore, all written for visiting guest artists, cellist Ashley Bathgate, guitarist JIJI, and Mantra Percussion.

New works by

• Gulli Björnsson

• Natalie Dietterich

• Florent Ghys

• Matt McBane

• James Moore

Performed by

• Ashley Bathgate

• Florent Ghys

• JIJI

• LINÜ

• Mantra Percussion

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Start Time: 8:00pm

Program

​​Gulli Björnsson
Dirrindi

LINÜ: Gulli Björnsson, electric guitar; JIJI, electric guitar

James Moore
Three Solo Guitar Pieces

JIJI, electric guitar

Natalie Dietterich
Abigail

JIJI, acoustic guitar

Florent Ghys
Selections from Ritournelles & Mosaïques

Florent Ghys, upright bass, electronics, video

INTERMISSION

Matt McBane
Terrain

Ashley Bathgate, cello; Ashley Bathgate, cello; Mantra Percussion: Joseph Bergen, percussion; Caitlin Cawley, percussion; David Friend, keyboards / percussion; Mika Godbole, percussion; Christopher Graham, percussion; Mark Utley, percussion

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Steven Mackey: ‘Memoir,’ with Arx Duo, Dover Quartet

A new 75-minute music theater work, directed by Mark DeChiazza, for narrator, string quartet, and percussion duo, based on the unpublished memoir written by Elaine Mackey, mother of the composer of the work, Princeton University composition faculty member, Steven Mackey.

New work by

• Steven Mackey

Performed by

• arx duo

• Natalie Christa

• Dover Quartet

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Start time: 8:00 pm

Program

Steven Mackey
Memoir

Natalie Christa, narrator; Arx Duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Dover String Quartet: Joel Link, violin; Bryan Lee, violin; Milena Pajora-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, cello

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Jenny Beck: ‘If Not Winter’

New works by

• Jenny Beck

• Gemma Peacocke

• Elijah Daniel Smith

• Dmitri Tymoczko

Performed by

• Jenny Beck

• Gabriel Cabezas

• Jordan Dodson

• Kings County Brass

• Jennifer Liu

• Blair McMillen

• Nois

• Julian Velasco

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Start time: 8:00 pm

Program

Jenny Beck
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

Jenny Beck, voice, electronics; Gabriel Cabezas, cello; Jordan Dodson, guitar; Jennifer Liu, violin

INTERMISSION

Gemma Peacocke
Hazel

~Nois: Hunter Bockes, alto saxophone; János Csontos, baritone saxophone; Jordan Lulloff, tenor saxophone; Julian Velasco, soprano saxophone

Elijah Daniel Smith
Meridians

Julian Velasco, alto saxophone

Elijah Daniel Smith
Perihelion

~Nois: Hunter Bockes, alto saxophone; János Csontos, baritone saxophone; Jordan Lulloff, tenor saxophone; Julian Velasco, soprano saxophone

Dmitri Tymoczko
Rube Goldberg Variations

Blair McMillen, piano; Kings County Brass:; Kate Amrine, trumpet; Hugh Ash, trumpet; Blair Hamrick, French horn; Daniel Linden, trombone; Andrew Madej, tuba

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Generals Concert

New works by

• Francisco del Pino

• Lucy McKnight

• Nina Shekhar

• Elijah Daniel Smith

• Max Vinetz

In response to works by

• Gloria Estefan

• Lukas Foss

• Vijay Iyer

• Meredith Monk

• Iannis Xenakis

Performed by

• Bearthoven

• Bergamot Quartet

• Andrew Camacho

• Ayano Kataoka

• Lucy McKnight

• Hannah Alexandra

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Start time: 8:00 pm

Program

Iannis Xenakis
Rebonds A

Ayano Kataoka, percussion

Francisco del Pino
Huancara

Ayano Kataoka, percussion

Vijay Iyer
Hood

Audio:

Vijay Iyer Trio: Vijay Iyer, piano; Stephan Crump, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums

Max Vinetz
follow the leader

Bearthoven: Matt Evans, percussion; Karl Larson, piano; Pat Swoboda, bass

Lukas Foss
Baroque Variations

Audio:

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Lukas Foss, conductor

Elijah Daniel Smith
Looking Into Silence

Hannah Alexandra, soprano; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irene Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

John DeFaria, Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald (performed by Gloria Estefan)
Get On Your Feet

Video:

Gloria Estefan, voice

Nina Shekhar
Turn Your Feet Around

Video:

Nina Shekhar, electronics and video

Meredith Monk
Hocket

Video:

Meredith Monk, voice; Rober Een, voice

Lucy McKnight
warp & weft

Lucy McKnight, voice; Andrea Camacho, voice

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

arx duo and Bergamot Quartet

New works by

• Francisco del Pino

• Liam Elliot

• Hope Littwin

• Soo Yeon Lyuh

• Christian Quiñones

• Max Vinetz

• Connor Elias Way

• Justin Wright

Performed by

• arx duo

• Bergamot Quartet

• Soo Yeon Lyuh

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Start time: 8:00 pm

Program

Christian Quiñones
Heart-to-Heart

arx duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Hope Littwin
Colonize Mars

arx duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Connor Elias Way
Auroral Stain

arx duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Francisco del Pino
Iris

arx duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Liam Elliot
Ash

arx duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Justin Wright
Sextet No. 486

arx duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Max Vinetz
lucite dreams

i. Tobias
ii. Waterfall
iii. Plia

arx duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Soo Yeon Lyuh
림드두 Dudŭrim (Do Dream)

Soo Yeon Lyuh, haegeum; arx duo: Garrett Arney, percussion; Mari Yoshinaga, percussion; Bergamot Quartet: Ledah Finck, violin; Irène Han, cello; Amy Tan, viola; Sarah Thomas, violin

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Dither Guitar Quartet (3/3) Plus!

New works by

• Soo Yeon Lyuh

• Lucy McKnight

• Cleek Schrey

• Shelley Washington

• Justin Wright

Performed by

• Dither Guitar Quartet

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Start Time: 8:00pm

Program

Lucy McKnight
lull & quake

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Justin Wright
Colchicum

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Soo Yeon Lyuh
Ego Death

Soo Yeon Lyuh, haegeum; Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Cleek Schrey
Governor’s Island

Video:

Cleek Schrey, violin; Henry Fraser, bass

Shelley Washington
The Workers’ Dreadnought

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Dither Guitar Quartet (2/3)

New works by

• Francisco del Pino

• Liam Elliot

• Hope Littwin

• Anna Meadors

• Gemma Peacocke

• Elijah Daniel Smith

Performed by

• Dither Guitar Quartet

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Start Time: 8:00pm

Program

Anna Meadors
like birds

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Liam Elliot
Postcards

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Hope Littwin
Kitchen Dances

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Elijah Daniel Smith
Ice & Obsidian

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Francisco del Pino
Cactus

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Gemma Peacocke
Forest Fire

Dither Guitar Quartet: Taylor Levine, guitar; James Moore, guitar; Brendon Randall-Myers, guitar; Gyan Riley, guitar

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Dither Guitar Quartet (1/3)

New works by

• Jenny Beck

• Gulli Björnsson

• Natalie Dietterich

• Christian Quiñones

• Max Vinetz

• Connor Elias Way

Performed by

• Dither Guitar Quartet

Location: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University
Ticketing: Free admission
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Start Time: 8:00pm

Program

Gulli Björnsson
Braml

Connor Elias Way
No Heroes

Natalie Dietterich
dither/dather

Max Vinetz
observer

Christian Quiñones
Meltdown

Jenny Beck
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