Westminster alumni and friends will gather on campus May 10 to 12 to celebrate and reconnect.

In addition to many milestone-reunion gatherings, participants will enjoy Joe Miller’s first Alumni Reunion performance with the Westminster Choir and the 10th Anniversary performance of Voice Versa, Westminster’s home-grown male acappella ensemble from the 1990s. Young alumni from the past 15 years are also invited to continue the celebration at the Yankee Doodle Tap Room at the Nassau Inn.

Friday’s activities will include the traditional Alumni Chapel Service, which will feature the Westminster Concert Bell Choir conducted by Kathleen Ebling-Thorne ’85 and the Westminster Jubilee Singers conducted by J. Donald Dumpson. Following the service, choral ensembles and music theater students will present an engaging showcase featuring excerpts from the year’s performances. New Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller will be the special guest speaker at the Alumni Association’s Annual Meeting and luncheon.

Friday afternoon the Class of 1957 will dedicate a tree planted in memory of deceased class members. Also on Friday afternoon, alumni and friends will pay tribute to long-time organ faculty member Eugene Roan MM’56, who died last year. Following the tribute, the Friends of Talbott Library will host a reception celebrating his life.

The afternoon will conclude with an update on the College and Rider University presented by Rider University President Mordechai Rozanski and Westminster Dean and Director Robert Annis. The Annual Alumni Banquet will be held once again at Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville. Four alumni will be recognized for their accomplishments: Sang Soo Kwak MM’63; Eugene Wilson MM’63; Helene Schneidermann ’77; and Fred Elder ’57.

Westminster’s Commencement will be held on Saturday morning in the Princeton University Chapel. Ronn Carroll ’56, a successful actor in the theater, film and television, will present the Commencement address. This is the first graduating class of music theater majors, and his presence will be especially meaningful. Andrew Megill MM’89, associate professor of conducting, will deliver the Charge to the Graduating Classes. An honorary Doctor of Music degree will be presented to Donald E. Allured, founding conductor of the Westminster Concert Bell Choir.

A post-Commencement reception with light refreshments will be held on the Morgan Quadrangle on the Westminster campus.

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