By: centraljersey.com
On Saturday, March 12, the Princeton Pro Musica Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Frances Fowler Slade, will offer a selection of sacred music in the modern era, with a program of works by French composers Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) and Maurice Durufle (1902-86), with the unique work of German/Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998).
The concert will take place at 8 p.m. in the University Chapel of Princeton University, with the university organist, Eric Plutz, accompanying.
A special collaboration of the Princeton Pro Musica Chamber Chorus with the Robbinsville High School Raven Chorus will open the concert performing Faure’s "Cantique de Jean Racine."
The Robbinsville High School Raven Chorus, under the direction of David Westawski, is composed of singers in grades 9-12. From theater students to the captain of the varsity football team, a wide cross-section of the high school’s population is represented in the ensemble.
The chorus has received Superior ratings at competitions at Busch Gardens and Hershey Park. Students from the group have successfully auditioned into CJMEA’s Region II Honors Choirs as well as NJMEA’s All-State Choirs.