![Princeton Symphony Orchestra Soundtracks: "The Piano We Know and the Mysteries of Mozart" with James Barron](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2019/Barron.jpg "Princeton Symphony Orchestra Soundtracks: "The Piano We Know and the Mysteries of Mozart" with James Barron")
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Wednesday, September 18 at 7:00pm, in partnership with the Princeton Public Library, Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents Soundtracks: “The Piano We Know and the Mysteries of Mozart’s ‘Pianos’” with author and journalist James Barron. Mr. Barron takes us into the construction and engineering of today’s pianos and compares them to the early versions of the instrument available in Mozart’s day. There will be a brief question and answer period following the presentation.
James Barron is a New York Times reporter and the author of Piano: The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand, which follows the creation of one piano from start to finish. He joined The New York Times as a copy writer in June 1977, one week after graduating cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in history.
This talk is an accompaniment to the PSO’s All Mozart - Edward T. Cone Concert featuring twin sisters Christina and Michelle Naughton performing Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra. Tickets to the Saturday September 21, 8pm and Sunday September 22, 4pm performances are available at www.princetonsymphony.org.
Soundtracks takes place in the library’s 2nd floor Newsroom, and is free and open to the public. Soundtracks is presented in partnership with the Princeton Public Library and made possible this season through the support of VelocIT.
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 Edward T. Cone 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 a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable support from the Princeton community and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly garnering NJSCA’s highest honor. Recognition of engaging residencies and concerts has come from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSO’s commitment to new music has been acknowledged 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.
