If you haven't seen Erdman Hall, you really need to visit the campus and tour the building. It is beautiful and functional. See photos.
Continuing Education at Westminster Choir College has one of the largest summer music programs in the US. During the school year, Saturday Seminars are offered. Information about music-related adult courses plus great summer experiences for younger musicians is available by email or by phone (609) 924-7416, ext 227 or by fax (609) 2525-0477 or by snail mail - Office of Continuing Education, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540-3899.
Why Westminster Choir College?
Westminster Choir College is the ONLY college for a choral junkie whose primary interest in life is singing in choirs. All students must sing in at least one choir. Undergrads must sing all four years - daily rehearsals. Upperclass students (other than first year transfers) and grad students sing in Symphonic Choir which performs regularly with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony and others. All first year undergrads sing in Chapel Choir under the direction of nationally-known choral technician James Jordan. Second year undergrads sing with Schola Cantorum under the direction of Heather Buchanan. Joseph Flummerfelt prepares and conducts Symphonic Choir plus the world renowned auditioned Westminster Choir. Another auditioned group Westminster Singers is led by Andrew Megill. Other choral opportunities are Chapel Ensemble with Steve Pilkington which sings at weekly chapel, Donald Dumpson's Jubilee Singers which provide the gospel experience and, after the freshman year, graduate conductors' recital choirs.
The Choir College also provides a first class musical education in a variety of fields. The schedule is rigorous. The rewards are tremendous. More information and a CD are available by calling 1-800-96-CHOIR, the Admissions office.
A familiar sight at graduation is the Westminster Choir College banner - it is a JPEG file
Westminster Choir College:
Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ - the official Rider U page
The Unofficial Westminster Choir College Page - Scott Holland's site which he has stopped developing but go there anyhow and listen to the Lutkin
Other colleges (and Rider U) to which I have connections are listed under Useful links.
Alumni Connections:
You may share your email address with other WCC alumni who are on our unofficial email list by filling out this form. The alumni office receives a copy of the list so your address will automatically be shared with them.
Westminster Choir College Alumni Home and Church Pages:
Christopher Brunt '84
Darren Dailey and Susanne Dettbarn Dailey '89
Jeffrey Faux '89
Byron Gary Gorman '92
Scott Holland '94
Tim Howard '79
Tadashi Inoue '94
Louise Miller '77
David Matthies '92
David Newman '90
Allan Ontko '69
The Prillamans
Allen Simon '85
Lynn Ward '79
Margaret Muncy Willingham '78
Jeff and Tracee Aiello Prillaman '92/'92 - check out the Quicktime movies of their children
Email me if you would like to be included.
Spoleto Festival USA:
The Westminster Choir is the choir in residence at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC in late May and early June each year. This arts festival was founded by Gian Carlo Menotti then abandoned by him in '94. More specific information about the Festival is available at the Spoleto Festival USA website. The Choir sings several concerts plus provides the opera choruses.
Piccolo Spoleto has excellent offerings for far less money. Their concerts provide diverse "filler" between Festival events.
Read the '99 Spoleto Festival USA reviews in the Charleston Post and Courier - I hope this is the 2001 link.
Westminster Choir College Recordings:
The most recent information including Bell Choir recordings is available at Westminster Choir College recordings. This is a partial list. The contents are copied from various web pages so characters and spellings may be weird.
The following recordings are on the Gothic label and may be ordered from Gothic Records at the prices shown:
CD 38130 FOLK SONGS 17 Familiar American & British folk songs. The Westminster Choir. Danny Boy, Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair, Annie Laurie, O Waly Waly, Turtle Dove, Alister McAlpine's Lament, Ca' the Yowes, O Dear! What Can the Matter Be?, Polly Wolly Doodle, Old Folks at Home, Beautiful Dreamer, Comin' Through the Rye, Loch Lomond, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton, Shenandoah, My Lord, What a Morning, Great Day. Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor. $16.98 + P&H
CD 47931 CHRISTMAS MASTERPIECES & FAMILIAR CAROLS The Westminster Choir. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Chorus No. 1). Mendelssohn: "Say, Where Is He" & "There shall a star." Berlioz: The Shepherd's Farewell. Handel: Messiah - Glory to God, For Unto Us, Hallelujah. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; The Shepherd's Carol; How Far to Bethlehem?; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; Sussex Carol; Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head; Good Christian Men, Rejoice; Good King Wenceslas; We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and others. New Jersey Symphony. Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor. $16.98 + P&H
CD 49044 FAVORITE HYMNS AND ANTHEMS The Westminster Choir. Vaughan Williams: O How Amiable. Mendelssohn: How Lovely are the Messengers. Ronald Arnatt: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling-Place. Virgil Thomson: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need. Howells: Like as the Hart. David Stanley York: Lord, Make Me an Instrument. Randall Thompson: The Last Words of David. When In Our Music God Is Glorified; Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones; Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah; For All The Saints; Let All the World; The King of Love; How Firm a Foundation; Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart; Holy, Holy, Holy; Be Thou My Vision; Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven; All Praise to Thee; Old Hundredth (Vaughan Williams). Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor. $16.98 + P&H
CD 49047 CHRISTMAS WITH THE WESTMINSTER CHOIR 27 favorite Christmas hymns and carols with organ, harp, and Concert Solists of Philadelphia (brass ensemble). Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor. $16.98 + P&H
CD 49052 BACH: THE MOTETS The Westminster Choir. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied; Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf; Jesu, meine Freude; Frchete dich nicht, ich bin bei dir; Komm, Jesu, komm; Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden. Wilhelm Ehmann, conductor. $16.98 + P&H
CD 49078 WESTMINSTER CHOIR AT SPOLETO FESTIVAL U.S.A. Brahms: O schne Nacht; Warum; Der Gang zum Liebchen. Faur: Cantique de Jean Racine. Hindemith: Six Chansons. Morley: Sing we and chant it. Pilkington: Rest, sweet nymph. Bartok: Four Slavak Folksongs. Ligeti: Ejszaka (Night). Copland: Promise of Living. Ives: Circus Band. Folksongs: Loch Lomond; Comin' Thro' the Rye; Danny Boy. American Hymns Garden Hymn; His voice as the sound; I will arise. spirituals: My Lord, what a mornin'; Set down servant. Battle Hymn of the Republic, arr.. Wilhousky. The Westminster Choir, Princeton, New Jersey. Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor. $16.98 + P&H
CD 49042 WESTMINSTER CONCERT BELL CHOIR (Handbells). Tchaikovsky: Trepak; Bach: Sleepers, Awake; In Joseph's Lovely Garden; Greensleeves; His Kingdom Is Forever; Shepard: Metamorphosis; Dobrinski: Rondo Passacaglia; Allured: Liberty Fanfare; God of Grace; Bellfest; Rawlinson: Bandelier; Rutter: A Gaelic Blessing; Kabalevsky: Comedians' Gallop; Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever. Donald E. Allured, conductor. $16.98 + P&H
CD 49055 CHRISTMAS BELLS (Handbells). Twenty four familiar Christmas melodies arranged for handbells. Westminster Concert Bell Choir. Donald E. Allured, conductor. $16.98 + P&H
Gothic also has recordings by Joan Lippincott, WCC '57.
The following are Chesky recordings and may be ordered from Chesky at the prices shown:
CR83 O Magnum Mysterium The Westminster Alumni Choir. And I Saw a New Heaven (Edgar L. Bainton), Festival Te Deum (Benjamin Britten), O Magnum Mysterium (Tomas Luis de Victoria), O Magnum Mysterium (Francis Poulenc), O Magnum Mysterium (Peter Maxwell Davies), O Sacrum Convivium (Olivier Messiaen), Ave Verum Corpus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Kyrie (Maurice Durufle), Ave Verum Corpus (William Byrd), Behold! I Build A House (Lukas Foss), Ave Maria (Giuseppe Verdi), Ave Maria (Anton Bruckner), Ave Maria (Igor Stravinsky), Lass Dich Nur Nichts Nicht Dauren (Johannes Brahms), I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me (Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry), The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Peter C. Lutkin). Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor, Nancianne Parrella, organist - ($24.98) Vinyl LP, ($14.98) Compact Disc
CD138 Like as A Hart The Westminster Alumni Choir.
Sicut cervus (G.P. Da Palestrina), Wie der Hirsche (Felix Mendelssohn), Ainsi Qu'on olt le cerf Bruire (Claude Goudimel), Like As A Hart (Herbert Howells), Psalm 24 (Lili Boulanger), Laudate Dominium (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Os justi (Anton Bruckner). Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor, Nancianne Parrella, organist - ($14.98) Compact Disc
The following are Delos recordings:
DE 3161 Stabat Mater (Dvorak) The New Jersey Symphony, The Westminster Symphonic Choir, Kaaren Erickson, Claudine Carlson, John Aler, John Cheek, Zdenek Macal, conductor.
DE 3193 Singing for Pleasure: The Westminster Choir Sings Brahms Selections from Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52: #8 Wenn so lind dein Auge mir, #9 Am Donaustrande, #10 O wie sanft die Quelle, #11 Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen, #12 Schlosser auf, und mache Schlsser, #13 Vgelein durchrauscht die Luft, #14 Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar, #15 Nachtigall, sie singt so schn, #16 Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe. From Deutsche Volkslieder: Abschliedslied, In stiller Nacht, Die Wollust in den Maien. From Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103: #5 Brauner Bursche fhrt zum Tanze, #6 Rslein dreie in der Reihe, #7 Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn, #8 Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen, #9 Weit und breit schaut niemand mich an. Motet for Four-Part Choir: O Heiland, rei§ die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2: Four Quartets with Piano Accompaniment: An die Heimat, Op. 64, No. 1, Der Abend, Op. 64, No. 2, Sptherbst, Op. 92, No. 2, Abendlied, Op. 92, No. 3: From Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 65: No. 15 Zum Schlu§.Joseph Flummerfelt, conductor, Glenn Parker and Nancianne Parrella, pianists
The following is a Teldec Recording:
Ein Deutches Requiem (Brahms) The New York Philharmonic, The Westminster Symphonic Choir, Sylvia McNair, Haken Hagegard, Kurt Masur, conductor