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| Westminster Undergraduate
Student Commencement
Westminster Choir College will confer undergraduate and graduate degrees in total at its Commencement on Saturday, May 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the Princeton University Chapel. Distinguished by outstanding choral, organ and brass music, the pre-ceremony music begins at 9:45 a.m. and the procession at 10:30 a.m. The Westminster ceremony will feature the presentation of an honorary Doctor of Music degree to Donald E. Allured, founder of the Westminster Concert Bell Choir, Westminster alumnus Ronn Carroll ’56 will deliver this year’s Commencement address. Donald E. Allured is former president of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers and a respected composer and the author of several textbooks including “Mastering Musicianship in Handbells.” In praising him, President Mordechai Rozanski said, “The Westminster Concert Bell Choir plays an integral role in Westminster’s sacred music program. Through the choir members who performed under his leadership and went on to serve churches throughout the nation, Donald Allured has helped to strengthen countless communities and congregations.” Ronn Carroll has had a long and distinguished career in the theater that spans Broadway, film and television. Carroll played Stormtrooper Mel in the 2005 film version of the Broadway hit “The Producers,” which is available on DVD. His recent productions on Broadway include “Oklahoma!” and “Annie Get Your Gun.” He’s on the original cast recordings of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” “The Rink” and “Steel Pier.” His film and television credits include “84 Charing Cross Road” and “Dawson’s Creek.” He also serves on the Westminster Music Theater Advisory Committee and recently led a class with music theater majors. “Among the students receiving degrees from
Westminster this year will be the first graduates of our new musical
theater program,” said President Rozanski. “Ronn Carroll’s
participation will be especially meaningful for the entire Westminster
community as we mark this milestone in Westminster’s history.” |
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