It all begins here.

The Westminster Dean’s Circle provides an exclusive opportunity to participate in the development of the young people who will shape the arts in the 21st century. 

Westminster choirs are heard every season with the world’s great orchestras, and on campus in Princeton they perform both classic and innovative opera and music theater, art song and chamber music, keyboard and choral masterpieces.

Over a million people sing with, study under, or listen to a Westminster graduate every week.  Westminster alumni perform on major opera stages and on Broadway, and they teach in American and international universities.  Decades later they speak of the power of collaborative music-making during their years at Westminster, and which the Westminster experience affords at a level far above any other conservatory in the world.

If you accept an invitation to become a member of the Dean’s Circle, you will enjoy priority seating for Westminster performances, invitations to gallery openings, previews and receptions with the performers and directors.  Moreover, Westminster Dean’s Circle members are treated to intimate rehearsals, master classes, and recitals at Westminster campus venues.  Their contributions provide fundamental support to Westminster’s performance programs and merit scholarships to some of the most promising students.

Recent events include:

• The opening night gala concert of Carnegie Hall’s 117th season:  the Westminster Choir joined the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
• Mahler Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” at the Kimmel Center with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach
• The Glorious Ones, the newest work from Tony Award-winning team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (direct from the Lincoln Center theater to the Westminster stage in October 2008)
• Master Class and luncheon with Thomas Hampson, one of the great baritones of our generation

Join us in the development of tomorrow’s great artists!  For further information on the Westminster Dean’s Circle, please feel free to contact Sara Rothman, 609-921-7100 x8287 or deanscircle@rider.edu.