Princeton Symphony Orchestra Presents Free SOUNDTRACKS: AN ALPHORN DEMONSTRATION Today

Today, March 2, at 7 pm, Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents Soundtracks: An Alphorn Demonstration with Dr. Ted Schlosberg, Director of the International Alphorn Ensemble (IAE), in partnership with the Princeton Public Library, in the library's Community Room.

Alphorns are enormous instruments traditionally made of wood, and were originally used by Swiss mountain dwellers to call in cows or communicate with others across the mountainside. Dr. Schlosberg will don a traditional alpine costume and display several types of horns, including a rare 14-ft circular horn. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in a horn-blowing contest and ask questions following the presentation.

In addition to directing IAE, Dr. Schlosberg is Founder and Executive Director of the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts, and an adjunct instructor of music at The College of New Jersey. He studied the alphorn at the Alphorn Academy in Montreux, Switzerland, and has performed for the Swiss Mission at the United Nations, the New York Stock Exchange, Ricola USA, and heritage festivals throughout the East Coast.

The fourth movement of Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C Minor opens with a horn call transcribed by Brahms from the Alphorns of Switzerland. The symphony is being performed in its entirety at the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's Beholding Brahms Concert on Sunday, March 13. Also on the program are works by Jean Sibelius and Caroline Shaw. For more information, visit princetonsymphony.org.

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

The Soundtracks series explores music and related topics, providing glimpses into the classical music world and what goes on behind-the-scenes at the PSO, Princeton's only professional orchestra.

The event is set for Wednesday, March 2 at 7pm at the Princeton Public Library Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ. Free and open to the public. Refreshments served. Call (609) 497-0020 or visit princetonsymphony.org for more information.

Whether performing classical masterworks, introducing music by modern-day masters, or hosting students at their first live symphony performance, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey's finest music organizations. Led by Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO offers orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest quality, as well as lectures and other events to complement these concerts. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and innovative education programs, carried out in partnerships with local schools and arts organizations. With considerable community support and funding for excellence 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. In addition, 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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