Events
SōSI 2024’s schedule
July 22nd at 9am in the McAlpin Rehearsal Hall, Woolworth Music Building
Sō Percussion Opening Concert
July 25th at 5pm in the Lewis Center for the Arts
Double-Album Release Celebration: Works for the bitKlavier
Featuring Dan Trueman, Adam Sliwiniski, and Cristina Altamura
Co-Presented by Legacy Arts International
July 26th at 6pm at Small World Coffee
Seven World Premieres by SōSI Composers
Addison Hill – I’m sorry I was late, I had…
Alex Wu – Learning
Efrain Rozas – Two wood blocks and two bells
Gian Torrano Jacobs – bonesong
Sofia Frohna – Crush in the City (90°F)
Soo Jin Lyuh – Listen and Listen
Yeonsuk Jung – Cell mutation
July 27th at 7:30pm in the Lewis Center for the Arts
World Premieres by Princeton Composers
Kennedy Dixon
Hannah Ishizaki
Anna Meadors
Soo Yeon Lyuh
Suri Jeo
August 2nd at 7:30pm in the Lewis Center for the Arts
Jason Treuting – Amid the Noise
Julius Eastman – Stay On It
With special guest Ji Hye Jung
August 3rd – Day of Sonic Exploration!
11am Princeton Record Exchange
12pm Labyrinth Books
1pm jaZams
2pm Princeton Public Library
-Performances by SōSI Alumni Victor Caccese, Mika Godbole, and Anna Meadors
3pm Hinds Plaza
7:30pm Lewis Center for the Arts
SōSI Composers Concert
-Addison Hill
-Alex Wu
-Efrain Rozas
-Gian Torrano Jacobs
-Sofia Frohna
-Soo Jin Lyuh
-Yeonsuk Jung
Would you like to join our SōSI Producer’s Circle?
Sō Percussion is incredibly grateful to all of our supporters. Our Producers provide direct support to more than 40 students, who will study at the Sō Percussion Summer Institute with Sō Percussion and affiliated artists. With support from individuals like you, this program will cultivate productive and meaningful experiences for artists and audiences alike. Please contact Alex Appel at alex@sopercussion.com for more information.
Support
Donations to the Sō Percussion Summer Institute go directly to benefit the students tuition of the program.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our festival.
Donate to SōSI
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Special thanks to:
The Brookby Foundation
Cyndee and Larry Snider
Sara Coffey and Dave Snyder
Jackie and John Treuting
Princeton University Department of Music
Sarah Kirkland Snider
Brian Johnson
Zildjian Cymbals
Pearl Drums/Adams Musical Instruments
Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets
Remo Drumheads
Estey Organ Company
Sō Percussion wishes to thank the following individuals for their generous support:
The Brookby Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund, The American Music Project, The Amphion Foundation, The Ditson Fund, The Howard Gilman Foundation, The Thendara Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts: Art Works, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, The Composers Guild of New Jersey, The ASCAP Foundation, New Music USA’s NYC New Music Impact Fund, made possible with funding from The Scherman Foundation’s Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund, Sara Coffey and Dave Snyder, David Oswald, Russell Makowsky, John and Astrid Baumgardner, Stephen Myers, Hank McNeil, Larry and Cyndee Snider, Charles and Susan Snyder, John and Jackie Treuting, Mark Applebaum, William Armstrong, Yuki Asada, Dan Baldini, Elizabeth Beach, Nathaniel Beck, John H. Beck, Michael and Becky Bennett, Walter (Hudie) Broughton, Zac Brunell, Robyn and Paul Buxton, Kristin Cahill, William Cahn, Tyler Carpenter, Eileen Carr, Christina Carroll, Elliot Cole, Terry and Guadalupe De Vries, Matthew and Lara Dudack, Candace Dwan, Rachel Elson, Dorothea Endicott, Cenk Ergun, Widder Foundation, Stuart Gerber, Lisa Goldberg, David and Jennifer Gordon, Ain Gordon, Carolyn Graham, Marcy Gunnell, Inez and David Gutman, Jonathan Haas, Carol and Richard Haas, James Hanbury, James Heller, Lisa Iceman, Jonathan Kaledin, Ayano Kataoka, Will Keith, Christina Kershner, David Lang, Paul and Hannah Lansky, John A. Leppman, Martin Bresnick and Lisa Moore, Diana Loomer, Alex MacKay, Benjamin Maldonado, Richard and Jayne Marchioni, Edward G. Freitag Martha B. Haley Family Foundation, James McKenzie, Jacqueline Meyers, Josh Milstein, Jane Noyes, Tristan Perich, Roger Phillips, David M. Phipps, Sughra Raza, Michael and Marlene Rosen, Nicole Serratore, Andrew Siegel, Eve Sliwinski, Sarah Snider, Susan Sontag, Jane Stewart, Jonathan Szanto, Margaret Travers, David Weller, Mary J. Wensel, Roger Zahab.
Would you like to join our SōSI Producer’s Circle?
Sō Percussion is incredibly grateful to all of our supporters. Our Producers provide direct support to more than 40 students, who will study at the Sō Percussion Summer Institute with Sō Percussion and affiliated artists. With support from individuals like you, this program will cultivate productive and meaningful experiences for artists and audiences alike. Please contact Adam Sliwinski at adam@sopercussion.com for more information.
Internship
Each year, an amazing team of interns helps us keep this extremely complicated festival going! Interns join the Sō Percussion team and help us organize gear and other logistics, produce concerts, and keep the ship running day to day. Check out the details below!
SŌ PERCUSSION SUMMER INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP
SEASONAL – CONTRACTED
Sō Percussion is excited to offer an internship for college-level percussionists, musicians, composers, or anyone else interested in learning how a chamber music festival operates in today’s musical climate. The Sō Percussion Summer Institute (SōSI) is an intensive two-week chamber music seminar for college-age percussionists and composers. The four members of Sō Percussion serve as faculty alongside guest faculty in leading and educating by rehearsal, performance, and discussion of contemporary music. SōSI will be held in person at Princeton University from July 21 – Aug 4, 2024.*
As a SōSI Intern you are expected to support the SōSI team with guidance from the SōSI Programs Director and Sō Percussion. We’re looking for interns that are enthusiastic, proactive, and can handle a lot as well as stay calm and collected under pressure.
INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to effectively assist with management and production of an in person and remote summer festival;
- Maintaining and management of all gear and logistics during the festival;
- Logistics of concert production and stage management;
- Interfacing with guest artist, production teams, and donors;
- Assisting with social media and marketing team
REQUIREMENTS:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Excellent public-facing skills, comfortable interfacing with large groups;
- Ability to work independently, multi-task, solve problems, and collaborate with staff at all levels;
- Basic computer skills required: internet literacy, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite;
- Comfort and ability to lift and/or move 50lbs if needed.
PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Some experience successfully managing and administering educational performance programs;
- Some experience in any social media or outward communications ;
- Some experience with remote audio/video recording/editing for any technical assistance needs.
COMPENSATION, HOURS & LOCATION
Position pays a contracted fee commensurate with hours required from July 21 – Aug 4, 2024. Please check back for updates about compensation. Sō Percussion will also provide housing and meal plans for Lunch/Dinner.
INCLUSION
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for the SōSI 2024 internship will open soon. Check back later!
CONTACT
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*COVID CONSIDERATIONS
The Sō Percussion Summer Institute must follow and abide by the Princeton University Gatherings Policy and Visitors Policy. Princeton University guidelines adapt in accordance with the guidelines from the state of New Jersey. Guideline changes will be communicated with all staff and participants by Sō Percussion.
Should Princeton University not allow summer programs, the Sō Percussion Summer Institute will go online. Staff requirements and contracts subject to change.
All staff members of the Sō Percussion Summer Institute must be vaccinated again COVID-19.
(Left to right: Lindsay Vasko, Evan Miller, Andrea Tafelski)
