SINFONIA
FOR THE JOY OF COMMUNAL MUSIC
Sinfonia is Princeton’s orchestra:
a medley of students, faculty, and staff united by a common love of ensemble music.
For some members, Sinfonia is an opportunity to play new, exciting, nontraditional orchestral music.
For busy students, it is a relaxed musical outlet.
For all players, Sinfonia makes space for musicians to improve on their own terms, surrounded by a friendly, supportive community.
Expanding every year, Sinfonia currently averages 80 members and performs two concerts each semester in Richardson Auditorium. Additional, more informal performances are arranged in many of Princeton’s unique spaces, including the Rockefeller College Common Room and the Forum at the Lewis Arts Complex.
Sinfonia is purposefully designed to complement the Princeton community. Conductor Ruth Ochs is thoughtful and deliberate in selecting fruitful, diverse compositions that are assembled with a manageable time commitment.
Above all, Sinfonia pursues the highest level of musicianship while emphasizing the joy of performing wonderful music with others.
JOINING SINFONIA
The pathways to join Sinfonia are multiple.
At the start of each academic year, Sinfonia and the Princeton University Orchestra hold joint auditions during the first week of classes. The auditions are short and held in Effron Music Building. The link to sign for this audition is on the PUO website.
Students interested in directly joining Sinfonia do not need to prepare the posted orchestral excerpt; they only need to share a sample of a prepared piece during the audition.
Once the semester has begun, any students who missed the auditions may reach out to Dr. Ochs and share a short musical biography.
We welcome new musicians at any point during the academic year.
2024-25 EVENTS
Sunday, October 27, 2024
7:30pm
Richardson Auditorium
to access the concert program click: HERE
Halloween with Sinfonia
Fall Show
Sunday, December 8, 2024
3:00pm
Richardson Auditorium
Winter Concert
Friday, February 21, 2025
7:30pm
Richardson Auditorium
Spring Concert
Friday, May 2, 2024
7:30pm
Richardson Auditorium
STAY IN TOUCH!
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