Collective Listening Project
Find your soundtrack!
Listen to our collection of streamable playlists with accompanying commentary, curated by members across the Princeton University Concerts community—including musicians, scholars, staff, and audience members.
Playlists
Playlist No. 81: Announcing the 25/26 Season
We are pleased to share some of the music and artists you will hear on our 25/26 season. Let yourself be swept away by irresistible artistry.
Playlist No. 80: Future Presence (2025)
We are pleased to share Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, excerpts of which (Scherzo, Intermezzo, Nocturne, Wedding March) will be played by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in an immersive, virtual reality sound installation taking place in January 2025.
Playlist No. 79: Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor Selects
In anticipation of pianist Benjamin Grosvenor's return to our stage on November 7, 2024, we asked him to share some of his favorite musical tracks.
Playlist No. 78: Impromptu Challenge Winners
Listen to the music that inspired the winning entries in the 2023-24 Impromptu Challenge.
Playlist No. 77: Adam Haslett “Imagine Me Gone”
Listen to the music included in Adam Haslett's novel Imagine Me Gone as an extension of the event "Anxiety, Depression, and Music" with pianist Jonathan Biss and writer Adam Haslett on our Healing with Music series.
Playlist No. 76: 2024-25 Season Highlights
Get to know the artists appearing as part of our 2024-25 season through this playlist curated by PUC's Director Marna Seltzer.
Playlist No. 75: Future Presence
We are pleased to share the music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Ives that will be played by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in an immersive, virtual reality sound installation taking place in January 2024. You can listen to these complete works after the virtual reality experience, or simply enjoy them on their own.
Playlist No. 74: Justin Taylor, Harpsichord
Harpsichord virtuoso Justin Taylor, makes his PUC debut on our Performances Up Close series with his close collaborator, baroque violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte. We asked him to share with us a few pieces of music that mean something to him
Playlist No. 73: 2023-24 Season Highlights
Get to know the artists appearing as part of our 2023-24 season through this playlist curated by PUC’s Director Marna Seltzer!
Playlist No. 72: Fred Hersch’s “My Coma Dreams”
Jazz legend Fred Hersch spent several months in an AIDS-related coma in 2008. He transformed his memories of that harrowing experience into a deeply moving original jazz-theater piece called "My Coma Dreams."
