Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Liam Elliot: ‘Resin’

An exhibition of sound installations by Princeton University graduate student composers in the CoLab at the Lewis Arts Complex from Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26, 2025, culminates in a concert event in Lee Music Performance and Rehearsal Room at the Lewis Arts Complex. The evening begins with an improvisation by Liam Elliot with faculty composer-performers Jason Treuting and Dan Trueman, followed by Elliot’s new work, ‘Golds,’ a piece which brings together Bergamot Quartet’s unique hardanger instruments and Elliot’s newly created string feedback instrument ‘resin,’ to create a musical environment of sympathetic resonances.

New works by

• Liam Elliot

Performed by

• Bergamot Quartet

• Liam Elliot

• Jason Treuting

• Dan Trueman

Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lee Music Performance and Rehearsal Room, Lewis Arts Complex, 120 Alexander Street, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544
Ticketing: Free, unticketed

Program

Liam Elliot, Jason Treuting, Dan Trueman
Improvisation

Liam Elliot, resin (feedback string resonator); Jason Treuting, percussion; Dan Trueman, hardanger d’amore

Liam Elliot
Golds

Bergamot Quartet (Ledah Finck, hardanger violin; Sarah Thomas, hardanger violin; Martine Kinsella Thomas, hardanger viola; Irène Han, hardanger cello); Liam Elliot, resin (feedback string resonator)

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Unruly Sounds Music Festival 2025

An afternoon of music that showcases local composers and performers and features rising talents in the Princeton University graduate composition program.

Unruly Sounds, now in its ninth year, returns to Hinds Plaza for an afternoon of music. Mika Godbole of Mantra Percussion curates this annual celebration of original music from Princeton University’s graduate music program and other area-based musicians. The all-day event features a wide variety of post-classical / contemporary grooves. As in past years, the festival promises to keep to its tradition of highlighting fresh sounds and new compositions. Festival-goers are encouraged to walk around, sit and eat, and experience the music in a relaxed atmosphere—dancing is encouraged! The festival's primary objective is to pair new compositions and original music with a casual ambience to encourage accessibility and dialogue between composers and the community. Performers scheduled to perform in 2025 include favorites from past editions of the festival as well as some new faces. The line up of confirmed participants includes:

Performances by

• 12:00 p.m.: Josh Quillen

• 12:30 p.m.: Dubious Moniker (Steve & Jasper Mackey)

• 1:15 p.m.: And & Also (Kennedy Taylor Dixon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes)

• 1:45 p.m.: Matt Trowbridge

• 2:30 p.m.: Olivier Tarpaga

• 3:15 p.m.: Jacqueline Kerrod with Keir GoGwilt

• 4:00 p.m.: Dan Trueman & Friends

• 4:30 p.m.: Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves

• 5:00 p.m.: The Beverage Station

This event is sponsored by Princeton Sound Kitchen and Princeton Public Library, with support from Small World Coffee, jaZams, and Princeton Record Exchange.

Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Start Time: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hinds Plaza, Sylvia Beach Way, Princeton
Ticketing: Free, unticketed

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Mixtape 1

PSK presents its first Mixtape concert for the academic year, in which various artists and ensembles perform new works by Princeton University graduate student composers.

New works by

• Hiccup Bar (Soo Yeon Lyuh & Steven Mackey)

• Hannah Ishizaki

• Travis Laplante

• Nathan Schram

Performed by

• Gulli Björnsson

• Natasha Brofsky

• Laura Cocks

• Hiccup Bar: Soo Yeon Lyuh & Steven Mackey

• Chaeyoung Park

• Tejas Tirthapura

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Ticketing: Free, unticketed

Program

Hannah Ishizaki
Excerpts from On Learning

I.
V.
IV.

Natasha Brofsky, cello; Chaeyoung Park, piano; The electronic track features speech from the following people: Ruby Dixon, Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, Jordan Fremuth, Kerry Ishizaki, Sarah Mangan, Ted Mastin, Dena Moses, Amber Pavis, Rebecca Synnestvedt, Jeremy Verbano-Mangan, Olivia Wagner, Members of the Putney Library Community, Students of the Greenwood School

Nathan Schram
The Moon Stands Blank Above

Video

INTERMISSION 

Hiccup Bar
Sweepstakes
Das ist eine Kartoffel
Snag
Oops, We Meant That

Soo Yeon Lyuh, haegeum; Steven Mackey, electric guitar 

Travis Laplante
Letter to an Angel

Gulli Björnsson, guitar; Laura Cocks, flute; Tejas Tirthapura, viola

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Elijah Daniel Smith: ‘Forbidden Oracles,’ ~Nois, Sō Percussion

Elijah Daniel Smith’s ‘Forbidden Oracles’ is a 30-minute work that draws inspiration from the mysterious gospel of the Lots of St. Mary, a Coptic Codex used for divination, translated by Dr. AnneMarie Luijendijk. It will be performed by an octet consisting of two quartets: Sō Percussion and ~Nois saxophone quartet.

New work by

• Elijah Daniel Smith

Performed by

• Sō Percussion: Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting

• ~Nois: Joseph Connor, János Csontos, Jordan Lulloff, Julian Velasco

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Ticketing: Free, unticketed

Program

Elijah Daniel Smith
Rift

INTERMISSION

Elijah Daniel Smith
Forbidden Oracles

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Dance Collaboration

Princeton University graduate student composers Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, Hannah Ishizaki, Travis Laplante, and Justin Wright collaborate with guest choreographers and dancers Caroline Beach, Aaron Choate, Morgan Clune, Eliot Hammans, Ellexis Hatch, Eleni Loving, and Jodi Melnick, to create a host of new short dance works, accompanied by music which includes live performances by Isidora Jojkovic, Justin Kelly, and Arnie Tanimoto.

New works by

• Aliayta Foon-Dancoes and Aaron Choate

• Hannah Ishizaki and Caroline Beach

• Travis Laplante and Jodi Melnick

• Justin Wright and Morgan Clune

Performed by

• Aaron Choate

• Morgan Clune

• Eliot Hammans

• Ellexis Hatch

• Isidora Jojkovic

• Justin Kelly

• Travis Laplante

• Eleni Loving

• Jodi Melnick

• Arnie Tanimoto

• Justin Wright

Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Ticketing: Free, unticketed

Program

Hannah Ishizaki and Caroline Beach
Shifting States

Travis Laplante and Jodi Melnick
Jodi+Travis

INTERMISSION

Justin Wright and Morgan Clune
A Study on Unison

Aliayta Foon-Dancoes and Aaron Choate
Dollywood

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Generals Concert

Princeton University second-year graduate student composers, in partial fulfillment of the General Examination, create new works in response to the work of other, established artists. Various artists and ensembles perform the works.

New works by

• Gladstone Deluxe

• Aliayta Foon-Dancoes

• Hannah Ishizaki

• Isaac Santos

Performed by

• Performer announcements soon

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Ticketing: Free, unticketed

Program

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Pulse Topology

Video

Aliayta Foon-Dancoes
Iterations

Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, solo violin; light sculptures; Sean Malikides of Kai Lab, collaborator

Moritz Simon Geist
MR-808

Video

Hannah Ishizaki
Common Ground

Touch Reactive Sound Spheres; video

INTERMISSION

Steve Reich
New York Counterpoint

Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros, clarinet; fixed electronics; Lloyd Van’t Hoff, pre-recorded clarinets

Isaac Santos
a clearing in the woods

Juan Pedro Espinosa Monteros, clarinet; fixed electronics

Phillip Golub
Filters

Phillip Golub, piano

Gladstone Deluxe
3 Phases for Piano

Phillip Golub, piano

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

Barbara White: ‘Where Stone Flows’ and ‘Lorica,’ Riley Lee and guests

Princeton University faculty member Barbara White’s two new works, for shakuhachi Grand Master Riley Lee and guest performers, marry Celtic imagery and traditional shakuhachi vocabulary. Where Stone Flows is “a meditation on time and transformation inspired by an encounter with an iceberg.” Lorica is “a blessing, a song of well-wishing.” Lee also performs new works by graduate student composers Ellie Cherry, Francisco del Pino, Gladstone Deluxe, Hope Littwin, and Soo Yeon Lyuh.

New works by

• Ellie Cherry

• Francisco del Pino

• Gladstone Deluxe

• Hope Littwin

• Soo Yeon Lyuh

• Barbara White

Performed by

• Riley Lee

• Hope Littwin

• Charlotte Mundy

• Heather O’Gara

• Adam Sliwinski

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Ticketing: Free, unticketed

Program

Barbara White
Where Stone Flows

Riley Lee, shakuhachi
Charlotte Mundy, voice
Fixed electronics

Soo Yeon Lyuh
Zenith Whispers

Riley Lee, shakuhachi

Gladstone Deluxe
Digital Clouds

Riley Lee, shakuhachi
Fixed electronics

Hope Littwin
Kill Two Birds

Hope Littwin, voice and guitar
Riley Lee, shakuhachi

Ellie Cherry
Last Ferry Back

Riley Lee, shakuhachi
Fixed electronics

Francisco del Pino
Baobab

Riley Lee, shakuhachi

Barbara White
Lorica

Riley Lee, shakuhachi; Charlotte Mundy, voice; Heather O’Gara, clarinet; Adam Sliwinski, vibraphone

Princeton Sound Kitchen presents

ModernMedieval Voices

Vocal trio ModernMedieval Voices performs new works by Princeton University graduate student composers.

New works by

• Sophie Cash

• Francisco del Pino

• Kennedy Taylor Dixon

• Bobby Ge

• Hope Littwin

• Onche Rajesh Ugbabe

Performed by

• ModernMedieval Voices

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Ticketing: Free, unticketed

Program

Onche Rajesh Ugbabe
Missa Solaris

Bobby Ge
Recluse Song

kennedy taylor dixon
incase you forget

Sophie Cash
P-38 Lightning

Francisco del Pino
Contar

Hope Littwin
Songs My Fathers Taught Me