Princeton Festival Fundraiser Features 'A Little Night Music'

Princeton, NJ -- The theme for this year’s main fundraiser for the Princeton Festival, “A Little Night Music,” was taken from the Festival’s 2016 musical offering, Stephen Sondheim’s "A Little Night Music," which includes one of his most well known songs ‘Send in the Clowns’. The fundraiser was Saturday night, April 30, at Greenacres Country Club.

The Courtney Colletti Band provided music during dinner and for dancing; attendees also applauded baritone Joseph Barron, who sang two arias. One of those arias was by Benjamin Britten, who was the composer of this season’s operatic offering, Peter Grimes.

Harry Fini provided piano music during the cocktail hour and silent auction. He then switched hats and became Master of Ceremonies/Auctioneer during the live auction, in which several extraordinary vacation packages and once-in-a-lifetime experiences were sold in some exciting and hotly contested bidding wars.

All the proceeds from the evening’s fun will go to support The Princeton Festival’s 2016 season.

Cécile McLorin Salvant who won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album 2016 will perform on Sunday, June 19, 7 p.m.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet performs on Saturday, June 25, 8 pm.

“Voices of Light: the Passion of Joan of Arc”, an oratorio with silent film, composed by Richard Einhorn is the first-ever collaboration between The Princeton Festival, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, the Princeton Festival Chorus, and the Princeton Garden Theater. This takes place in the Princeton University Chapel on Thursday, June 9, 8:30 pm.

The Festival’s education programs and performances from past years will again be part of the 2016 season, including the youth piano competition (June 4-12) and the Master Conducting Class (June 18-25).

This year’s keyboard concert is an organ recital by Kristaan Seynhave on June 19, the Festival Baroque Orchestra performs on June 22, and a choral concert with the Baroque Orchestra takes place on June 25.

Visit princetonfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.