Praised by critics for their “pinpoint accuracy” and music-making with “a fine sheen,” the Westminster Jubilee Singers is a multicultural, multiracial and interdenominational choral ensemble that performs music from the African-American tradition.  Last fall the ensemble performed at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York as part of the Children’s Defense Fund’s 30^th anniversary; and last spring they presented a joint concert entitled “Living the Dream” with Penn State University’s Essence of Joy ensemble as a tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  This past February, as part of their New Englandconcert tour, the Westminster Jubilee Singers presented a concert in Bostonat the American Choral Directors Association’s Eastern Region conference.  Its recording, A Celebration of Spirituals, Hymns and Gospel Songs, was released last winter.

Conductor J. Donald Dumpson is equally at home in the classroom, in the church and on the stage.  A member of Westminster’s sacred music faculty, he is also minister of music at BrightHopeBaptistChurchin Philadelphiaand has taken the Bright Hope Celestial Choir from the church sanctuary to television and Broadway.  In addition, he is president of the entertainment production company J. Donald Dumpson Productions.  His talents as a master keyboardist, composer and arranger have led to collaborations with a wide array of musicians, ranging from Charles Dutoit and Bobby McFerrin to Cab Calloway and Patti LaBelle.

Mr. Dumpson has been artistic director of the Performers’ Workshop at the Community Collegeof Philadelphia, director of the Concert Choir at the PhiladelphiaHigh Schoolfor the Creative and Performing Arts, and conductor of the Concert Choir at CheyneyUniversity.

H has guest-conducted the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to critical acclaim; served as a member of the production team for the syndicated television special “An Evening of Stars;” assisted with the choral preparation of the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s June 2001 production of Porgy and Bess; and was co-producer for the national telecast of Black Entertainment Television’s First Annual African-American Sacred Music Festival.

Admission to this performance is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.  To order tickets, call Westminster’s box office at 609-921-2663 weekdays between 11:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m.  WestminsterChoirCollegeis located at the corner of Hamilton Avenueand Walnut Lanein Princeton.