The Kaleidoscope Chamber Series will present "Christmas with the Bach Family" as part of the Holidays at Westminster festival on Friday, December 9 at 8 p.m. The program will include sacred and secular chamber music for voice, flutes, strings, and continuo by J.S. Bach and three of his sons. The concert will be presented in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster Choir College campus and will feature performances by faculty members of Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 seniors/students. They can be purchased at the Westminster box office weekdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or by calling (609) 921-2663.

Westminster will present its annual Evening of Readings and Carols in the Princeton University Chapel on Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10, at 8 p.m. An inspiring evening filled with pageantry, the event will feature performances by several choirs, organ and brass, alternating with readings that reflect the season and the diversity of the community. Audience members are invited to participate by singing traditional Christmas carols. Both performances are SOLD OUT!

The three Westminster Conservatory Children's Choirs, conducted by Patricia Thel, will present their annual Family Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 10, and Sunday December 11, at 3 p.m. The choirs are the Schola Choir (grades 2 and 3), the Children's Choir (grades 4 and 5) and the Cantus Choir (grades 6 to 8), which is the Middle School Honors Choir. The concert is entitled Songs of Peace for the Season. The program features arrangements for children's voices of holiday favorites. A highlight will be the world premiere of Christmas Bells, a setting by Jon Magnussen of Longfellow's poem "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." The audience will also be invited to join the choir in singing several Christmas carols. The ensemble will be accompanied by Don Dolan, piano; James Goldsworthy, organ, and Barbara Witmer, recorder. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 seniors/students. They can be purchased at the Westminster box office weekdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or by calling (609) 921-2663. Saturday performance is SOLD OUT!

The Westminster Conservatory's Community Orchestra and the Westminster Community Chorus will perform "A Holiday Celebration" on Thursday, December 15, at 8 p.m. The program will include excerpts from Handel's "Judas Maccabeus," Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on Christmas Carols," and Mendelssohn's "There shall a Star." The performance will be held in the Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the campus of Princeton University. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students. For tickets please call 609-258-5000.

The Actors Company, the resident theater company at Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, will present "The Wiz" on Saturday, December 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, December 18, at 3 p.m. Both performances will be in the Playhouse on the Westminster campus in Princeton. Come on and ease-on-down the yellow brick road with your favorite characters from "The Wizard of Oz" in this high-energy soul version of a classic favorite. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students. They can be purchased at the Westminster box office weekdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or by calling (609) 921-2663. Rider faculty, staff and students may receive one free ticket with valid Rider ID.

The Westminster Conservatory Community Chamber Choir will perform "The Glory of the Baroque" on Sunday, December 18, at 3 p.m. A baroque instrumental ensemble will join the Chamber Choir in a concert featuring Antonio Vivaldi's beloved masterwork, "The Gloria in D, RV 589." Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. They can be purchased at the Westminster box office weekdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or by calling (609) 921-2663.

The Westminster Conservatory Youth Chorale, conducted by Frank Abrahams, will present their holiday concert entitled "Kindle the Tapers: A Concert for Chanukah" on Sunday, December 18, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. They can be purchased at the Westminster box office weekdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or by calling (609) 921-2663.

Fuma Sacra, Westminster's ensemble-in-residence, conducted by Andrew Megill, will present "A Rose in Winter" on Monday, December 19, at 8 p.m. The program will include Peter Maxwell Davies' "The House of Winter," the American premiere of Joanne Metcalf's "Il nome del bel fior," and works by Praetorius, Dufay, and Palestrina. Admission is $20 for adults and $15 for students and senior citizens. They can be purchased at the Westminster box office weekdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or by calling (609) 921-2663.