PSO Guest Conductor Jayce Ogren to Talk Tchaikovsky's 'Pathetique' Symphony

On Wednesday, November 2 at 7 pm, in partnership with the Princeton Public Library, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents a discussion of Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony with PSO guest conductor Jayce Ogren in the library's Community Room. Mr. Ogren offers insights into conducting the symphony and touches upon the controversial interpretations surrounding its nickname-"Pathétique."

Jayce Ogren received a master's degree in conducting from the New England Conservatory. With a Fulbright Grant, he completed a postgraduate diploma at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm where he studied with the legendary Jorma Panula. He was assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst and music director of New York City Opera where he led Britten's Turn of the Screw, Rossini's Mosé in Egitto, and the much-acclaimed production of Leonard Bernstein's A Quiet Place. He is currently artistic director of Orchestra 2001 in Philadelphia.

Soundtracks is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served.

Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony will be performed at the orchestra's November 6 Impassioned Russia concert at Richardson Auditorium under the direction of Jayce Ogren; tickets available at princetonsymphony.org.

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.