Princeton Symphony Orchestra Inc

The princeton festival was once again presented under a large (11,000sqf) clearspan performance pavillion on the grounds of morven museum & garden. In total, 10 performances in the pavillion and 3 performances in trinity church across the road as well as accompanying educational lectures and ancillary events. Performances included a gala performances with renee fleming, a fully staged production of puccini's tosca, orchestral pops, baroque, chamber, dance, and broadway. A total live audience of 6,898 was served. Founded in 2004, the princeton festival quickly established a reputation for artistic excellence and innovative programming in the performing arts. Every year in june, thousands of people from the mid-atlantic region and beyond come to the festival to enjoy the quality and variety of its programs. Offerings include opera and musical theater and a constantly evolving selection of other genres, including dance, world music, orchestral pops, choral concerts, country music, and chamber recitals. The festival has long-standing partnerships with public libraries and local churches, and promotes life-long learning in the arts through free educational lectures presented to a wide and diverse community. Following its merger with the pso in 2021, the princeton festival has been presented under an enormous performance pavillion on the beautiful grounds of morven museum & garden, furthering the long-held vision to develop the festival as a destination event, and to engage more fully with princeton's downtown area.

Education - activities included 68 classroom visits, a "listen-up" workshop, and 2 "schoolday" concerts. Pso's partnership with yocj continued, with in-person rehearsals with pso's assistant conductor. Pso musicians ran sectionals and masterclasses. These coachings were also offered to gpyo for the first time. Activities with the princeton festival included an instrument petting zoo and a series of opera workshops titled "music that tells a story" total live audience: 11,537. Princeton symphony orchestra (pso) has a dynamic impact on the lives and education of children, including underserved and disadvantaged youth. The acclaimed education program bravo! Is a mainstay of pso activities, reaching more than 10,000 students annually. Now in its 30th year, bravo!'s touring small-ensemble program establishes pso musicians in teaching partnerships at more than 30 public, private, and special-needs elementary schools throughout central new jersey. Full-orchestra performances for elementary school students are held each spring. At the middle school level, bravo! Offers listen up!, a program which brings students to classical series concerts and invites them to create visual art in response to the music they hear. High school and college instrumentalists gain invaluable educational experiences through bravo! Masterclasses, taught by world-renowned artists. Since fy21, the pso has a partnership with the youth orchestra of central jersey (yocj) in which the pso's assistant conductor leads yocj's top ensemble, and pso musicians work closely with students as professional mentors. Mentorship by pso musicians was extended to students of the greater princeton youth orchestra (gpyo) for the first time in fy25. From kindergarten through college, bravo! Inspires the next generation of musicians and audiences. Pso soundtracks is a lecture series which offers insights about what goes into orchestrating a concert by a professional symphony. The series delves into diverse topics related to the music that the pso performs and what happens behind the scenes: everything from who chooses the music, to how individual musicians and sections shape the sound of the orchestra, to the stories behind the beautiful and often rare instruments owned and maintained by members of the pso. Lectures are held at the princeton public library, and are free and open to the public.