Westminster Choir
Joe Miller, conductor
Setting the standard for choral excellence for 80 years, the Westminster Choir is in its second season with conductor Joe Miller. Maestro Miller has conducted choirs throughout the United States and Europe, earning critical praise and awards at such important festivals as the 2005 European Grand Prix for Choral Singing in Varna, Bulgaria.
The Choir's 2008-2009 season includes a concert tour of the Midwest, performances in Connecticut, New York and Princeton and at the 2009 Spoleto Festival U.S.A. Recent seasons have also included tours of the United Kingdom, Korea and Taiwan, as well as a series of performances at the Colmar (France) International Music Festival.
Its recording with Conductor Laureate Joseph Flummerfelt, Heaven to Earth, is available internationally on the AVIE label. Praised by Classical Music Web for its “expert choral artistry” and by Classics Today.com as “a thought-provoking and multi-faceted exploration,” the recording originated with the ensemble’s 2002 PRI radio broadcast reflecting on the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It includes Agnus Dei, a choral setting of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Arnold Schoenberg’s demanding Friede auf Erden.
Praised by critics for its “full-bodied, incisive singing” (The New York Times), the Westminster Choir also forms the core of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, which has performed and recorded with the leading conductors and orchestras of our time.
| Performance |
Performer(s) | Date(s)/Location(s) |
Westminster Choir $15 adults, $10 students/seniors Box Office 203-869-6600 ext. 23 |
Saturday, November 8 - 7:30 p.m. Christ Church Greenwich
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Westminster Choir Admission: $20 adults and $15 students/seniors Box office: 609-921-2663 |
Sunday, November 9, 3 p.m. Bristol Chapel | |
Westminster Choir General admission - $10 |
Thursday, January 8 - 7:30 p.m. Church of the Saviour
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Westminster Choir $10 adults, $7 students/seniors |
Friday, January 9 - 8 p.m. Capital University | |
Westminster Choir $20 adults, $10 students/seniors |
Sunday, January 11 - 3 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church | |
Westminster Choir $10 adults, $5 students |
Monday, January, 12 - 7:30 p.m. Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church | |
Westminster Choir TBA |
Tuesday, January 13 - 7:30 p.m. Carbondale First United Methodist Church | |
Westminster Choir $15 adults $10 students/seniors under 18 free admission |
Wednesday, January 14 - 7 p.m. Second Presbyterian Church | |
Westminster Choir $10 adults, $5 students |
Thursday, January 15 - 7 p.m. Broadway Baptist Church | |
Westminster Choir $5 general admission, $2 students with ID |
Friday, January 16 - 8 p.m. Calvary Episcopal Church | |
Westminster Choir Admission: $20 adults and $15 students/seniors Box office: 609-921-2663 |
Saturday, April 4, 8 p.m. Bristol Chapel | |
Westminster Choir Available through the Spoleto USA box office |
May 26 - June 6 Charleston, S.C. | |
