Trenton Arts at Princeton

Trenton Arts at Princeton Building a community of artists across Trenton and Princeton University.

Enjoy the highlights from our April 11 ! Our Trenton and Princeton University students put everything they had into thi...
05/08/2026

Enjoy the highlights from our April 11 ! Our Trenton and Princeton University students put everything they had into this showcase, and it was such a joy to share their work with everyone. Catch the recordings on our YouTube!

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Trenton Youth Orchestra

Dance of the Hours, from La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli, arr. Richard Meyer

Take Five by Dave Brubeck, arr. Bob Cerulli

Waltz No. 2 from Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Jenia Marquez

Ni**od from The Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar, arr. Jenia Marquez

TRENTON YOUTH ORCHESTRA (TYO) is an orchestra for students from Trenton Central High School and Trenton Ninth Grade Academy. During weekly rehearsals, TYO members work with their Princeton student coaches on repertoire ranging from film scores to classical music, pop songs to commissioned compositions. Members also receive free private lessons from Princeton student teachers. Rehearsals take place every Saturday from 10AM to 1PM in the Lee Rehearsal Room. TYO has been fortunate enough to engage with some of the world’s leading musicians. In December 2019, the orchestra performed for Gustavo Dudamel during his welcome tour of Princeton University. And in April 2022, TYO opened for Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason’s Princeton University Concerts debut. TYO is grateful to Maestro Gustavo Dudamel and his foundation for their generous and longstanding support.

Enjoy the highlights from our April 11 ! Our Trenton and Princeton University students put everything they had into thi...
05/08/2026

Enjoy the highlights from our April 11 ! Our Trenton and Princeton University students put everything they had into this showcase, and it was such a joy to share their work with everyone. Catch the recordings on our YouTube!

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Trenton Youth Singers

Cantamos, original song by Kenyon Duncan, Keren Abreu, & TYS ‘24-‘25
Soloists for “Cantamos”: Angelo Villar Ortiz, Jacy Santiago, and Samiya Leonard

You Will Be Found, by Pasek & Paul, arr. Mac Huff
Soloists for “You Will Be Found”: Alyssa Batcheler and Maurice Cobbs

Here Comes the Sun, by The Beatles, arr. Podd Brothers

Sing a Song by Earth, Wind, & Fire, arr. Paul Langford

TRENTON YOUTH SINGERS (TYS) is a choir for students from Trenton middle schools, Trenton Central High School, and Trenton Ninth Grade Academy. During weekly rehearsals, TYS members engage in a mixture of full choir and small group singing with their Princeton student coaches, learning an eclectic mix of repertoire while building their musicianship skills, vocal strength, and confidence. Members also receive free private lessons from Princeton student teachers. Rehearsals take place every Saturday from 10AM to 1PM in the Lewis Arts Complex Forum. In February 2023, TYS performed for an audience of over 1000 people at Princeton’s annual Alumni Day.

Enjoy the highlights from our April 11 ! Our Trenton and Princeton University students put everything they had into thi...
05/08/2026

Enjoy the highlights from our April 11 ! Our Trenton and Princeton University students put everything they had into this showcase, and it was such a joy to share their work with everyone. Catch the recordings on our YouTube!

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Trenton Youth Theater
Adolescence: A Collection of Monologues

TRENTON YOUTH THEATER (TYT) is a co-curricular theater program for students from Trenton Central High School and Trenton Ninth Grade Academy. Inspired by Princeton’s holistic approach to theater, TYT exposes Trenton students to all aspects of theater-making. During weekly rehearsals, TYT members work with their Princeton student coaches on developing specific skills related to theater, such as directing, acting, and lighting design. Members then create their own works of theater. Rehearsals take place every Saturday from 10AM to 1PM in the Godfrey-Kerr Theater Studio and Light Lab.

Enjoy the highlights from our April 11 ! Our Trenton and Princeton University students put everything they had into thi...
05/08/2026

Enjoy the highlights from our April 11 ! Our Trenton and Princeton University students put everything they had into this showcase, and it was such a joy to share their work with everyone. Catch the recordings on our YouTube!

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TYD Presents: Why So Serious
An original choreographic score made in collaboration by all TYD coaches and students

TRENTON YOUTH DANCERS (TYD) is a co-curricular dance program for students from Trenton Central High School and Trenton Ninth Grade Academy. The mission of TYD is to educate Trenton students in a wide variety of dance styles so that they are equipped to develop their own choreography. During weekly rehearsals, TYD members participate in guest workshops led by Princeton student dance groups, as well as group choreography workshops. Rehearsals take place every Saturday from 10AM to 1PM in the Roberts Dance Studio.

: “Bark bark woof woof, arf bark woof. Woof bark, bark woof sniff. Sniff sniff, bark. Bark bark bark woof bark, woof b...
04/01/2026

: “Bark bark woof woof, arf bark woof. Woof bark, bark woof sniff. Sniff sniff, bark. Bark bark bark woof bark, woof bark bark. Arf bark woof — woof arf arf, barf woof. Arf bark bark, bark woof woof bark woof bark? Bark! Bark woof, woof bark bark woof. Woof arf arf bark. Sniff. Sniff Sniff. Woof, bark bark woof bark. Growl.”

— Josie, vital TAP VIP (very important pet) and Special Consultant. Photo by Lou Chen. TrentonMakes

Please join us on Saturday, April 11th at 2PM for our exciting annual showcase! Featuring performances by Trenton Yout...
03/19/2026

Please join us on Saturday, April 11th at 2PM for our exciting annual showcase! Featuring performances by Trenton Youth Dances, Orchestra, Singers, and Theater! This event is free and unticketed.

This past SMArts rehearsal had a little bit of everything! In the morning, TYT hosted lighting workshops with their stud...
03/10/2026

This past SMArts rehearsal had a little bit of everything!

In the morning, TYT hosted lighting workshops with their students in preparation for the showcase. TYD had a workshop working on dancing the different rhythms or beats that are in a song. Then, for the second half of the rehearsals the SMArts Student leaders held their annual Arts Switcharoo day, where students got to try all four SMArts groups on and see what it’s like to do those art forms!

Trenton Arts at Princeton is excited to welcome Anabel Guerreiro, Alyssa Batcheler, Diego Solorio, and Xander Constantin...
10/01/2025

Trenton Arts at Princeton is excited to welcome Anabel Guerreiro, Alyssa Batcheler, Diego Solorio, and Xander Constantine as the 2025/26 Trenton Arts student leaders!

Each volunteer will assist the directors in leading one of the four groups: Trenton Youth Dancers, Orchestra, Singers, and Theater.

TYO student leader, ANABEL GUERREIRO is a sophomore planning on majoring in Physics. In addition to playing violin with Trenton Youth Orchestra, she is in and also sings a ca****la with the

TYS Student Leader ALYSSA BATCHELER is a senior from Chicago, IL and a Religion major with minors in Music and English. She is the music director of and a vocalist for . This is her third year with TYS. Alongside singing, she has been playing piano since she was 5.

TYD Student Leader DIEGO SOLORIO is a lover of teaching and a hip-hop/K-pop dancer with a focus on improvisational movement and popping/hip-hop foundations. He choreographed and taught improvisational movement workshops for and over the past 4 years. He has a B.A. in Astrophysics with a minor in Gender & Sexuality studies and is a current teaching fellow with .

TYT Student Leader XANDER CONSTANTINE is a junior studying History of Science with minors in Neuroscience and Humanistic Studies. He fell in love with theatre in his first year of high school, and now has 7+ years of experience as an actor and director. Outside of Saturday Morning Arts, Xander is a Fellow with the Human Values Forum, a volunteer with Alzheimer’s Buddies, and an AP Tutor at Princeton Tutoring.

Announcing our new Trenton Youth Orchestra conductor! Jenia Marquez graduated summa cm laude from Princeton in 2025 wit...
08/27/2025

Announcing our new Trenton Youth Orchestra conductor!

Jenia Marquez graduated summa cm laude from Princeton in 2025 with a degree in Linguistics and minors in French and Choral Conducting. During her time at Princeton, she served as the Student Leader for the Trenton Youth Singers and student conductor of the Trenton Youth Orchestra, and is thrilled to return to TAP! She music directed and conducted seven musicals, many with the Princeton University Players, and served as the President and student conductor of the Princeton University Glee Club. Additionally, she sang with the Chamber Choir and Princeton Tigerlilies, and worked as a Fellow at the Writing Center. Outside of TAP, she works as a Research Assistant at the Computing Integrated Teaching (CITE) Initiative at the City University of New York, a Teaching Artist at Intempo, and, separately, drinks way too much bubble tea.

📸: Devin Chee

🚨The full music video for “Lend Me All Your Sorrows” will be released a week from today: Friday, July 25! This very sp...
07/18/2025

🚨The full music video for “Lend Me All Your Sorrows” will be released a week from today: Friday, July 25! This very special project will feature performances from Trenton Youth Dancers, Orchestra, Singers, and Theater — all set to original music by Andrew Kaneb ‘22. Don’t miss it!

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