Westminster has appointed Timothy Brown as interim director of choral activities for the 2005-2006 academic year

Organist Kenneth Cowan will open the Westminster Choir College Faculty Recital Series with a performance Sunday, September 18 at 3:00 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton.

Friday, October 7, Westminster Choir College of Rider University students and alumni will perform in concerts in Princeton and Philadelphia to benefit Hurricane Katrina relief programs.

The 2005-06 Westminster Early Music Series will open Saturday, October 15 with a program entitled “In Pursuit of Refinement – Musick in Colonial and Early Federal America.”  Presented by The Practitioners of Musick: Eugene Roan and John Burkhalter, the performance will begin at 8:00 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton.  There will be a pre-concert talk at 7:30 p.m.

This past summer baritone Elem Eley, studied in Vienna through a Rider University fellowship for international study.  He will present a recital inspired by his experience on Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 3 p.m., in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus in Princeton.

Westminster invites prospective students and their families to join us on Friday, November 4 to “Preview Westminster."

The evening of Friday, November 4 will be filled with inspiration and joy as the Westminster Jubilee Singers present their 10^th anniversary concert in Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus. Beginning at 8 p.m., the performance will feature the music for which this lively and popular ensemble has become known - music from the African-American experience: spirituals, hymns and gospel songs. 

Westminster Opera Theater will present Benjamin Britten's comic opera Albert Herring, Thursday, November 3 thru Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m., as well as a matinee performance on Sunday, November 6 at 3 p.m.

Westminster alumni will participate in a benefit for the American Guild of Musical Artists affected by Hurricane Katrina on Sunday, October 30 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Cherry Hill, N.J.

Sunday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m. Westminster Kantorei, conducted by Andrew Megill, will present its first program of the 2005-2006 season at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in New York City, a venue ideally suited for the concert repertoire.

The Westminster Williamson Voices, conducted by James Jordan, will present a concert entitled Music of the Spheres at The Philadelphia Cathedral Sunday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m.

The Westminster Jubilee Singers and conductor J. Donald Dumpson will perform with the legendary Sweet Honey in the Rock at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Saturday, December 17 at 8 p.m.

Dr. Joe Miller has been appointed Director of Choral Activities at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, beginning July 1, 2006.

The Westminster Jubilee Singers, conducted by J. Donald Dumpson, will present its second annual concert honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Saturday, January 22 at 8:00 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus in Princeton.  Joining the ensemble will be the Hampton University Concert Choir, conducted by Royzell Dillard.

The Westminster Choir will present its midwinter concert on Friday, February 25 under the baton of guest conductor Stefan Parkman, the conductor of the Swedish Radio Choir.  The performance will be at 8:00 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton. 

Westminster faculty and students will present a special performance of the final works written by Johannes Brahms on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at 8:00 pm, in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus in Princeton.

The Westminster Early Music Series will continue on Sunday, March 13 at 4:00 p.m.with a program entitled The Vice-Royalties of New Spain & Peru:  1650-1750 presented by The Practitioners of Musick: Eugene Roan, organ and harpsichord, and John Burkhalter, recorder, in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton. 

Renowned choral conductor Dale Warland will lead the 100-voice Westminster Symphonic Choir in "A Choral Mosaic: Music of Our Time," Thursday, April 7 at 8:00 p.m. in the Princeton University Chapel. 

Anwar Robinson, a member of the Class of 2001 at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, is one of 24 finalists on Fox television’s American Idol. 

The Westminster Chapel Choir, conducted by Sun Min Lee, will present its second spring concert Saturday, April 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus, Hamilton Avenue and Walnut Lane in Princeton.

The Westminster Concert Bell Choir, conducted by Kathleen Ebling-Thorne, will present is annual spring concert on Sunday, April 24 at 4:00 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus in Princeton.  The program is a preview of the ensemble’s national concert tour, which begins on May 15. 

The Westminster Williamson Voices, conducted by James Jordan, will present a concert entitled "Music of the Human Spirit" at The Philadelphia Cathedral Friday, April 22 at 8:00 p.m.  Centerpiece of the evening will be a performance of Eric Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine with the Spiral Q Puppet Theater of Philadelphia.

Westminster Williamson Voices, Westminster Kantorei and the Westminster Concert Bell Choir will present concerts featuring a wide range of repertoire.April 22 – 24 in Lawrenceville, Princeton and Philadelphia.

Westminster Choir College of Rider University will hold its 76th annual Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 14 in the Princeton University Chapel.  Pre-ceremony music begins at 9:45 a.m. and the procession begins at 10:30 a.m.