(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Wednesday, November 6 at 7:00pm, in partnership with the Princeton Public Library, Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents Soundtracks: “The New American Canon: Broadway, Film, Jazz, and Pop” with former PSO Assistant Conductor, now Music Director of Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, John Devlin. Mr. Devlin talks about the new American music canon which has expanded far beyond the standards of the American songbook. There will be a brief question and answer period following the presentation.
Conductor John Devlin is an energetic force in the classical music world. He is an innovator of concert design, an ardent champion of American music, and a proponent of cross-genre collaborations. The newly appointed Music Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, he is only the ninth conductor in its 90-year history to hold that title and, at 33, is one of the nation’s youngest music directors to lead a professional symphony orchestra. Mr. Devlin’s artistry and versatility make him a sought-after guest conductor with major orchestras across the nation. His recent engagements include performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, and the American Repertory Ballet.
This Soundtracks talk is given in advance of the PRINCETON POPS show An Evening with Sutton Foster, starring Sutton Foster performing favorite songs with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Devlin. Tickets to the Friday, November 8 performance are available via www.mccarter.org and www.princetonsymphony.org.
Soundtracks takes place in the library’s Community Room, 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.
