Breathe in sound and silence through guided meditation as you listen to music more viscerally than ever before in the beautiful setting of the Princeton University Chapel chancel, meditating to the playing of lutist Thomas Dunford, guided by Matthew Weiner, Associate Dean in the Princeton University Office of Religious Life. This is a FREE, unticketed opportunity to indulge in attentive, focused, and mindful listening. No prior experience with meditation necessary.

• Venue: Please note that, for the first time, this event will take place in the Princeton University Chapel Chancel. If desired, attendees may bring floor seating (mat/cushion/etc).
• Accessibility: There are five (5) steps leading up to the chancel. A stair lift is available. Patrons requiring use of the stair lift are welcome to arrive a few minutes early. Please use the accessible ramped entrance on the south side of the chapel.
• Timing: Due to a prior service in the chapel, entry for anyone not requiring the stair lift (see above) will not begin before 12:30PM at which point meditation instruction will commence. The event will conclude by 1:45PM.

About the Musician:

Born in Paris in 1988, Thomas Dunford discovered lute at the age of nine thanks to his professor Claire Antonini. Between 2003 and 2005, Thomas made his debut in the role of the lutenist in Twelfth Night by Shakespeare on the stage of La Comédie Française. Since then, he has performed on prestigious stages worldwide at Carnegie Hall and Frick Collection in New York City, Wigmore Hall in London, Washington Kennedy Center, Vancouver Recital Society, Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, Paris and Berlin Philharmonies, TAP Poitiers, WDR Köln, and Bozar Brussels, among others. In 2018, Thomas founded Jupiter Ensemble which gathers musicians such as Lea Desandre, Jean Rondeau, Sophie Gent, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Bruno Philippe, and Peter Whelan to give new life to early music. Their first eponymous album dedicated to Vivaldi, which received several awards and much critical acclaim, was released by Alpha in 2019. Jupiter Ensemble has appeared in the greatest venues of Europe and the U.S., such as the Philharmonie de Paris, Berlin Philharmonie, Auditorium de Radio France, Elb Philharmonie Hamburg, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, and Festival de Pâques Aix en Provence.