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Processing race: navigating social media activism as a NBPOC
July 2, 2020

TYO volunteer Cammie Lee '22 reflects on a recent conversation with TYO guest artist Aaron Stokes in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Announcing the Winners of the 2019/20 Express the Music Contest
June 25, 2020

This past year, Trenton Central High School students attended PUC performances by the violinist Stefan Jackiw and the pianist Gabriela Montero. As part of the inaugural Express the Music contest, they were encouraged to submit creative writing or visual arts responses to the performances. The winning entries can be perused…

Community through a computer screen: student volunteers adjust amid COVID-19
June 14, 2020

TAP student volunteers Ashwin Mahadevan ’22 and Jack Shigeta ’23 reflect on how their work has changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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10 Tips for Teaching Music through Distance Learning
June 1, 2020
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Written by Sunghae Anna Lim, Faculty Fellow, Trenton Youth Orchestra

In collaboration with the Gustavo Dudamel Foundation

This year, musicians have adapted with impressive speed to online teaching platforms.  While challenging, the new parameters compel us to take a fresh look at teaching, and provide opportunities for us to become better educators, both online and in person.

Here is…

In conversation with Trenton seniors: The importance of music and the arts
April 28, 2020

TYO volunteer Cammie Lee '22 talks with a group of TYO seniors about their favorite memories in TYO and their thoughts on music in general.

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Building Bridges with Music: Ruth Ochs Honored with Community Engagement Award
Jan. 21, 2020

TYO Faculty Advisor Ruth Ochs receives the Pace Center's Community Engagement Award for her working connecting the campus and local community through music.

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Announcing the Neighborhood Project: A New Educational Initiative
Jan. 9, 2020

The new initiative builds on Princeton University Concerts’ mission to facilitate access to the world’s greatest musicians, launching with a partnership with public schools in Trenton, NJ. A collaboration with The Gustavo Dudamel Foundation and Trenton Arts at Princeton, the five-year pilot…

Trenton Youth Orchestra, Trenton Youth Singers perform holiday concert
Dec. 10, 2019

This past Saturday, the Trenton Youth Orchestra & Singers performed their annual winter concert in Rockefeller Common Room for an audience of over a 100 people.

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Violinist Stefan Jackiw, Pianist Jeremy Denk offer performances, musical insights
Nov. 11, 2019

Violinist Stefan Jackiw kicks off Princeton University Concert's new educational outreach program with a visit to the Trenton Central High School Orchestra.

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Music Man: Chen ’19 Creates — and Conducts — an Orchestra for Trenton-Area Youth
July 10, 2019

TYO Director Lou Chen '19 discusses his work with TYO and a recent violin donation made to inaugural concertmaster Melki Garcia-Perez.

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