I'd like to thank associates of the Princeton Symphony who came out to see my reading last night at Labyrinth Books, in Princeton NJ. I haven't heard the orchestra, but David Stearns reported positively on their season-opening concert last Sunday. Here, happily, is a relatively small-scale orchestra that doesn't feel the need to offer the most obvious top-40 fare: almost every program this season contains a new piece, with particular attention given to composers with local connections (Steven Mackey, Derek Bermel). Rossen Milanov, the music director, also leads the praiseworthy Symphony in C in Camden.
