b'Porgy and Bess, 2014, photo by Jessi Franko Oliano Man of La Mancha, 2017, photo by Jessi Franko OlianoCliburn Competition finalist Rachel Cheung inprograms of the highest artistic quality, supported recital, plus multiple lectures and workshops. by lectures and related events that supplement the The 2020 season was cancelled in April due toconcert experience. Its flagship summer program the COVID-19 pandemic. In its place the FestivalThe Princeton Festival brings an array of performing assembled an online virtual festival: nearly 50 eventsarts and artists to Princeton during multiple weeks in created specifically for this purpose, including songJune. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces recitals, instrumental performances, artist interviews,wide-reaching and impactful education programs in an international poetry reading, podcasts, and apartnership with local schools and arts organizations record-breaking, first-ever online piano competition. that culminate in students attending a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable The June 2021 Festival was hybrid in format withsupport from the Princeton community and the digital offerings including the online piano competitionNew Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly and international poetry readings, plus live Baroquegarnering NJSCAs highest honor. Recognition of concerts and vocal performances at Morven Museumengaging residencies and concerts has come from & Gardens Stockton Education Center.the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSOs Summer2021The Princeton Festival mergedcommitment to new music has been acknowledged with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO),with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming led by Rossen Milanov. The Princeton Symphonyand a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, Orchestra is a cultural centerpiece of the Princetonprofessional orchestra to make its home in community and one of New Jerseys finest musicPrinceton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson organizations, a position established throughAuditorium on the campus of Princeton University.performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music princetonsymphony.org/festival The Princeton Festival 67'