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Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts Announces 48th Season of Free Chamber Music Concerts in Richardson Auditorium

May 14, 2015 [Princeton, NJ]  - Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts announces its 48^th season of free chamber music concerts in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus.  Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.

Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts will offer four free chamber music concerts to the public again this summer in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus.

This season features the Aeolus String Quartet on Thursday, June 18; the Vienna Piano Trio on Thursday, July 2; the Ariel String Quartet on Tuesday, July 7^;  and Trio Valtorna on Wednesday, July 22.

Summer Chamber Concerts was founded in 1968 by music journalist, pianist and cellist Barbara Sand.   In the early years Ms. Sand readied the outdoor performance space by pruning tree branches. She recruited local children to sell lemonade and collect contributions. During the concerts the children sometimes perched in the trees to hear the music. To this day audience members recall sitting on the Graduate College lawn with blankets and picnic baskets.                                       

Renovations at the Graduate College—and the inconvenience of insects, imperfect acoustics and soaring humidity—prompted a change of venue in 1991 to Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.    

Summer Chamber Concerts has always given young professional musicians an opportunity to perform. Among the Summer Concerts fledgling groups that have become renowned international chamber music ensembles are the Emerson, Shanghai and Tokyo String Quartets.              

Funding for Summer Concerts is provided by individual contributors, foundations, local corporations and a grant from the Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission.                    

Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, on the Princeton University campus.  Tickets are free and available “first come, first served” at 6:00 p.m. at the Richardson Auditorium Box Office on the night of each concert. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Further information, including ticket information for those with disabilities, is at www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org or (609) 570-8404.