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To learn more about the news items listed below, please call the external affairs office at 609-921-7100 ext. 8307.
Press Releases
| New Westminster to Go Podcast Focuses on Morten Lauridsen | A conversation with noted composer Morten Lauridsen is the latest in the Westminster-to-Go podcast series. |
| Westminster Conservatory Presents Showcase on March 22 | Westminster Conservatory will present its annual showcase on Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the campus of Princeton University. |
| Westminster Choir College Presents “Canta Brasil” on March 1 | The Westminster Collegiate Chapter of the Music Educators National Conference (CMENC) will present “Canta Brasil,” an evening of choral music from Brazil, on Sunday March 1 at 8 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster Choir College of Rider University campus in Princeton, N.J. |
| Westminster Chapel Choir Presents “Let Music Live!” on February 28 |
| Westminster Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Concert on January 26 | Westminster Choir College of Rider University will pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a special concert on Monday, January 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus in Princeton. |
| WWFM Radio Presents Christmas from Westminster Choir College of Rider University |
| Westminster Symphonic Choir Participates in Messiah Broadcast with the New York Philharmonic |
| New Recordings Bring the Westminster Sound to the World |
| Elem Eley Featured on Two New CDs | Professor of Voice Elem Eley is featured on two new recordings on the Albany label - Drifts and Shadows: American Song for the New Millennium and On Course. |
| Elem Eley and J.J. Penna Perform September 28 | The 2008-2009 Westminster Choir College Faculty Recital Series opens on Sunday September 28, with a performance by baritone Elem Eley and pianist J.J. Penna at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton. |
| Westminster Alumnus Russell Fischer Opens on Broadway | Just four months after earning his bachelor’s degree from Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Russell Fischer makes his Broadway debut this week as Joe Pesci in the hit musical Jersey Boys. |
| Westminster Concert Bell Choir Recording Celebrates 30 Years of Musical Excellence |
| Westminster Choir College Commencement Is May 10 |
| Westminster Symphonic Choir Performs Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" with The Philadelphia Orchestra |
| Westminster Conservatory Youth Chorale Presents Songs From Our Diverse Heritage April 27 |
| Westminster Community Chorus and Chamber Choir Celebrate Conductor's Tenth Anniversary |
| Westminster Opera Theater Presents La Clemenza di Tito |
| Westminster Premieres Luminosity in Philadelphia on April 11 |
| Westminster Music Theater Presents Oklahoma! | |
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Ginger Thatcher will direct and choreograph Westminster Music Theater’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” on Friday, February 29 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 2 at 3 p.m. in the Princeton Regional Schools Performing Arts Center at Princeton High School. For tickets call 609-921-2663. |
| Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Performs Music of Bach, Stravinsky Schubert and Rossini on February 10 | The Kaleidoscope Chamber Series of Westminster Conservatory will present the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra in a program of music by Bach, Stravinsky, Schubert and Rossini on Sunday, February 10 at 3:00 p.m. The concert will take place in Gill Memorial Chapel on the Lawrenceville campus of Rider University. |
| Westminster Welcomes Visiting Artists in February | Two leading musicians – organist Stefan Engels and conductor Earl Rivers - will visit Westminster in February. The community is invited to attend several events presented by each at no charge. |
| Westminster has joined with six Princeton ensembles for A Princeton Christmas: For the Children of Africa | The Westminster Choir and the Westminster Concert Bell Choir have joined with six Princeton ensembles for "A Princeton Christmas: For the Children of Africa,” a recording released in November to raise funds for the School Feeding campaign of the United Nations World Food Program in Africa. |
| WWFM's Sounds Choral Features Westminster's Legacy on December 9 | WWFM radio's popular Sounds Choral program will focus on Westminster Choir College Sunday, December 9 at 2 p.m. Recorded earlier this fall, the one-hour show, entitled "The Westminster Legacy," is hosted by Marjorie Herman and features a wide-ranging interview with Joe Miller, Westminster's director of choral activities. |
| Westminster Conservatory Community Ensembles Announce Auditions | Westminster Conservatory’s community ensembles are now scheduling auditions for their 2007-2008 season. |
| Mediterra "Farm to Table" Dinner Will Benefit Westminster | Princeton’s renowned Mediterra Restaurant & Bar will host its second annual “Farm to Table” dinner at the County Corners Farm in West Amwell Township/Lambertville, NJ on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. Proceeds fro the dinner will benefit Westminster Choir College of Rider University. |
| Westminster Alumnae Are Metropolitan Opera Council National Audition Finalists | |
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Westminster Choir College of Rider University graduates Kiera Duffy and Dísella Làrusdóttir sang in the Metropolitan Opera Council’s National Audition Grand Finals Concert on April 1 at the Met in New York. |
| Westminster Presents Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms February 18 | The Westminster Chapel Choir, conducted by Sun Min Lee, and the Westminster Conservatory Youth Chorale, conducted by Frank Abrahams, will present a concert that includes Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms and other works at the Princeton Regional Schools Performing Arts Center at Princeton High School on Sunday, February 18 at 3 p.m. |
| Class of 2007 Publishes Westminster Faculty & Staff Cookbook | Westminster's Class of 2007 has assembled an array of creative culinary creations from Westminster’s multi-talented faculty and staff. Proceeds from the sale of each book will benefit the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the Class of 2007. |
| Westminster Presents Chamber Music on February 11 | The Westminster Choir College of Rider University Faculty Recital Series will continue on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 3 p.m. with a performance of chamber music by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus in Princeton. |
| Westminster Faculty Recital "Contrast in Sound" Is February 3 | Westminster faculty member and pianist James Goldsworthy will be joined by guest artists, Judith Bettina, soprano, and Peter Jarvis, percussion, for a recital entitled “Contrast in Sound” on Saturday, February 3, 2007 at 8 p.m. in The Playhouse on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton. |
For more information, please contact us:
Anne Sears
Director of External Affairs
sears@rider.edu
Dottie Spengel
Administrative Assistant
dspengel@rider.edu
Westminster College of the Arts of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton NJ 08540-3899
Telephone: 609-921-7100 ext. 8307













