Westminster Chapel Choir and Westminster
Schola Cantorum Present “A Choral Tapestry” on Saturday,
October 28
Conductors Sun Min Lee, Andrew Megill
and James Jordan will share the podium
in a varied program featuring works for female and male ensembles,
as well as mixed voices on Saturday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m.
at the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center. Entitled
“A Choral Tapestry,” the concert features Westminster
Chapel Choir and Westminster Schola Cantorum. The program includes
Lauridsen’s O Nata Lux, Handel’s Zadok
the Priest, Mendelssohn’s Three Motets and
Pärt’s Bogoroditse Devo. Tickets are $15
for general admission and are available by calling the Westminster
box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive
one free ticket with a valid Rider ID.
Westminster Jubilee Singers Concert on Sunday, October
29
The Westminster Jubilee Singers, conducted by J. Donald
Dumpson, will present its fall concert entitled “An
Autumn Evening of Inspirational Music” on Sunday, October
29 at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus.
(This concert was originally scheduled for Saturday, November
4 at 8 p.m.) The ensemble will be joined by Jubilee alumna Kimberly
King-Harley performing the engaging works for which
Jubilee is known. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors
and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663.
Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid
Rider ID.
Westminster Kantorei Concert on November 3
Westminster Kantorei will present a concert entitled, “Counter-Reformation
Rome” on Friday, November 3 at 8 p.m. in Bristol Chapel
on the Westminster campus. The bonfire of change sparked by
the Protestant Reformation created a wave of reactions from
the Vatican. Composers working in Rome responded to new mandates
from St. Peter’s by forging a vigorous and dramatic musical
style that adopted many of the features of the new genre of
opera. This concert presents three works written in this volatile
time by Carissimi, Palestrina and Scarlatti. Tickets are $15
for adults and $10 for students/seniors and are available by
calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students,
faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid Rider
ID.
Westminster Community Orchestra Concert “Images
from Abroad” on November 4
The Westminster Community Orchestra from Westminster Conservatory
will present their first concert of the season on Saturday,
November 4 at 8 p.m. at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
at Princeton University. It is entitled “Images from Abroad”
and will include works by Sibelius, Bartók, Granados
and Shostakovich. Violinist Nick Bleisch will also be featured
in Violin Concerto Number 1 in G Minor, opus 26 by Bruch. Tickets
are $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. Call 609-258-1742
or online at www.princeton.edu/utickets.
Rider Art Gallery Exhibit Cityscapes by John Dubrow
and Mari Lyons Nov. 7 to Dec. 2
The Rider University Art Gallery is presenting an exhibit entitled
“Home-Street-City” by John Dubrow and Mari Lyons
from Tuesday, November 7 to Saturday, December 2. The Art Gallery
is located in the Bart Luedeke Center on the Lawrenceville campus
and admission is free. For information call 609-895-5588. There
will also be a Home-Street-City: Exhibition and Conference on
Thursday, November 9 from 4 to 9:30 p.m. For conference details,
contact Professor Deborah Rosenthal in the Fine Arts Department
at 609-895-5589 or drosenthal@rider.edu.
Rider Fine Arts Department to Present Urinetown November
9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
Urinetown is being presented by the Rider Fine Arts
Department in November in The Yvonne Theater in the Fine Arts
Building on the Lawrenceville campus. There is a preview on
Thursday, November 9 at 7 p.m., a brush-up performance on Thursday,
November 16 at 7 p.m., and Friday, November 10, Saturday, November
11, Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18 the show will
run at 8 p.m. This hilarious runaway musical comedy hit moved
from New York’s Fringe Festival to Broadway and is a must-see
for theater-goers of all ages! Tickets are $4 for the preview
and brush-up performances (general admission) and are available
only at the door. Tickets for the regular performances are $10
for adults and $5 for students/seniors. For tickets call 609-896-5303.
Westminster Conservatory Wind Recital on November 10
There will be a wind recital featuring members of Westminster
Conservatory’s wind department on Friday, November 10
at 8 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus. Tickets
are $10 for adults and $5 for students/seniors and are available
by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students,
faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid Rider
ID.
Westminster Choir Concert on November 11
For his inaugural performance with the Westminster Choir, Joe
Miller will conduct one of the choral repertory’s
masterworks, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, as well
as works by Bach, Tormis, Poulenc, Mantyjärvi and Kverno
on Saturday, November 11 at 8 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the
Westminster campus. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors
and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663.
Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid
Rider ID.