Westminster will once again participate in "A Royal Christmas" holiday concerts that will be presented in some of the country's largest performing venues in December.

Composed of Westminster alumni and students, the Westminster Concert Choir has been created especially for the Royal Christmas tour. The ensemble will perform with international superstars Andrea Bocelli and Denyce Graves, as well as London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and dancers from the Royal and Bolshoi Ballets in a lavish program of holiday music and dance.

The tour is produced by Princeton Entertainment, whose president is Rider alumnus Ed Kasses, '71. If you're interested in attending a performance, please contact the venue directly. The tour schedule is:

Wednesday, 11/30: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island
Thursday, 12/1: MCI Center, Washington, DC
Friday, 12/2: Madison Square Garden, New York
Saturday 12/3: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
Sunday, 12/4: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
Tuesday, 12/6: United Center, Chicago
Thursday, 12/8: America West Arena, Phoenix
Sunday, 12/11: Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA

This is Westminster's second "A Royal Christmas" tour. In 2002 the Westminster Concert Choir and the Westminster Concert Bell Choir joined Julie Andrews, Charlotte Church, Christopher Plummer and the Royal Philharmonic for 15 performances throughout the United States and Canada.

For more information, go to the A Royal Christmas Web site at www.aroyalchristmas.com.