PSO Holiday POPS! Concert with Rossen Milanov and The Princeton High School Choir Announced

On Saturday, December 16, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Holiday POPS! concert celebrates the season with the Princeton High School Choir at 4 pm and 7 pm performances led by Music Director Rossen Milanov at Richardson Auditorium on Princeton University Campus. The festive program includes music by John Williams from Home Alone, Franz Waxman's 1938 Suite from A Christmas Carol, waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr., and more. Of course, no Holiday POPS! concert is complete without Maestro Milanov inviting the audience to join in on carols arranged by Leroy Anderson.

PSO Executive Director Marc Uys says, "It's always a treat to see our hall filled with so many families who make Holiday POPS! an annual tradition. There's nothing like lively orchestral music to get everyone into the spirit of the season."

The Princeton High School Choir has an unusually rich tradition of choral excellence that is unique among American high schools, performing extensively in North America and Europe and touring as representatives of Princeton, New Jersey. One of five performing ensembles, the 90 members of the choir are selected after careful audition of nearly two hundred voices in the high school's choral program.

Tickets for the PSO's Holiday POPS! concert go fast, resulting in sold out performances. Each concert has assigned seating at $50 and $40 levels, with $25 youth tickets available. To order, visit princetonsymphony.org or call 609 / 497-0020.

Prelude Event at Princeton Garden Theatre
On December 14, at the Princeton Garden Theatre, PSO principal harpist André Tarantiles will be performing holiday music at 7 pm, prior to the theatre's 7:30 pm screening of Frank Capra's film classic It's a Wonderful Life. For tickets, go to princetongardentheatre.org.

Richardson Auditorium is wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices and large-print programs are available at the ADA desk in the lobby.

Saturday, December 16, at 4 pm and 7 pm - Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Holiday POPS! concert includes two songs by John Williams from Home Alone, Franz Waxman's "1928 Suite" from A Christmas Carol, plus waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr, and a carol sing-along! Rossen Milanov conducts. Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University Campus. Assigned Seating: Adults $50 and $40, Youth $25 (17 and under). To order, visit princetonsymphony.org or call 609 / 497-0020.

Thursday, December 14, at 7 pm - It's a Wonderful Life - Princeton Symphony Orchestra principal harpist André Tarantiles performs holiday music prior to the Princeton Garden Theatre's 7:30 pm showing of the classic film starring James Stewart and Donna Reed. Movie tickets: princetongardentheatre.org.

Dates, times, programs, and artists subject to change.

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey's finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending their first live orchestral performance. With considerable community support and funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the PSO is also a multiple-year recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' highest honors. The PSO has been recognized for its commitment to new music with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.

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