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ORCHESTRA TO PREMIERE PROKOFIEV WORK, DEC. 8-9

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20061127
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Princeton University issued the following news release:

The Princeton University Orchestra, under the direction of Michael Pratt, will present the North American premiere of Sergei Prokofiev's Suite from his incidental music to Alexander Pushkin's "Boris Godunov" in concerts Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9.

The concerts, which begin at 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, will feature the work along with several other pieces. Speaking during the performances will be Simon Morrison, associate professor of music at Princeton.

Prokofiev composed this music ...

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