January 16, 2013

Jan 16, 2013

The new sound of music: How Princetonians are erasing boundaries to create a 21st-century repertoire

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Features

Composer at work

The critics said electric guitar and string quartet were oil and water. Steven Mackey proved them wrong

Play a song for me

In the golden age of concerts, celebrated artists made Princeton a stop on their tours

From the KarmetiK lab

Campus concerts

Hitting the high notes

The Chapel Choir perfects Sundays

Profiles in music

Four Princeton artists and the lives they lead

The D-I-Y road to stardom

How indie artists have become masters of invention

Music without borders

For student composers, experimentation rules the day

Musical machines

Are we ready for orchestras composed of computers and robots?

Slide show - Campus concerts

Images of rock stars on stage, from The Daily Princetonian archives

President’s Page

President’s Page

A Fascinating Fall Break

On the Campus

Curator no longer part of probe

Hold that thought! Politics majors reined in

A collegiate-gothic exterior; lots of light and glass within

PAW Asks

Final Scene

FYI: Findings

Grants from the Class of ’72 spur new courses

After inviting all to have their say, ‘Prince’ to keep anonymous comments

Admission rate drops for early-action students

Sweet young things

Grad students would like a president a lot like the one who’s stepping down

In Brief

Studying literature, law from an Asian-American perspective

A time of transition for African-American studies

IDEAS: Writing a record label’s biography

Campus lectures: Quotable quotes

Don’t fence me in

Meet the grandparents: Classes of '66 and '16 bond over pizza

Alumni News

Linking local and global news

Maria Balinska ’82

Newsmakers

Reading Room: William Silber *66

The legacy of Volcker ’49

New Releases by Alumni

Starting Out: Theo Popov ’11

Tim Ferriss ’00, on cooking and field-dressing a deer

What's new at PAW Online: Feb. 4, 2013

Tilghman on tour: A postcard from Hong Kong

Names in the news: Arts edition

A fond farewell to Jack Donaghy '81

Music composition: Where are they now?

Recent alumni of Princeton’s graduate program in music composition

The ‘4-hour’ test kitchen

Student bloggers try recipes from Tim Ferriss ’00’s new cookbook

Rally 'Round the Cannon

The place of harmony in education

Reunions Guide

From the Editor

Sports

Sports Shorts

Field hockey wins first NCAA championship

Men’s squash seeks repeat championship

Powerhouse Cerullo ’13 leads veterans on women’s squash

Extra Point

Taking care of business, with an eye toward March

Upperclassmen, sophomore stars lead experienced men's volleyball team

Swimming teams settle for second at H-Y-P, eye different results at Ivies

Featured Authors

Featured Authors

Georgescu '61 reflects on evil

Featured Authors

Foulke '52 compiles travel guide to New England

Featured Authors

Saguy *00 argues against our obsession with weight

History

From the Archives

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week: Don McCarthy '70

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week: Dick Cass '68

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week: William H. Scheide '36

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