Prelude -- Fanfare for the Common Man -- Aaron Copland


Hymn -- We Gather Together -- Kremser
(The hymns were printed in the program but are omitted here for copyright and download time reasons.)


Psalter -- Psalm 150
(Repeat each phrase with same content and intensity.)


Anthem -- The Call -- Alexander Brent Smith, arr. Erik Routley


Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:
Such a Way, as gives us breath:
Such a Truth, as ends all strife:
Such a Life, as killeth death.

Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength:
Such a Light, as shows a feast:
Such a Feast, as mends in length:
Such a Strength, as makes his guest.

Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:
Such a Joy, as none can move:
Such a Joy, as none can move:
Such a Heart, as joys in love.

Text: George Herbert>


Hymn -- Dear Lord and Father -- Repton


Intercessions
(Sung - with Byzantine Chant - Let us pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer. Lord was sung concurrently and the choir hummed during the petitions.)

In thanksgiving for music to show God's love and beauty
For harmonies which unify, heal, teach and inspire
For those who create music to make God's presence known
For the gift of inspiration to all who teach and form the hearts of musicians
For guidance that all nations learn to follow God's ways of peace
For God's protection and healing of those who suffer and mourn
That we may love one another as God has loved us
That we may sing God's song all our lives and for eternity.

O God, whom saints and angels delight to worship in heaven:
Be ever present with your servants who seek through art and music to perfect the praises offered by your people on earth;
and grant to them even now glimpses of your beauty,
and make then worthy at length to behold it unveiled for evermore;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


Anthem -- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross -- Gilbert Martin, WCC '68

Hymn -- When in our Music God is Glorified -- Engelberg

Reflections

Offering -- Solemn Entry -- Richard Strauss, arr. Gary Olson


Hymn -- God of Grace and God of Glory -- Cwm Rhondda


Anthem -- Anthem of Dedication -- Warren Martin, WCC '36


Hymn -- Lord, You Give the Great Commission -- Abbot's Leigh


Benediction -- The Lord Bless You and Keep You -- Peter C. Lutkin


Postlude -- Trumpet Voluntary -- John Stanley

PARTICIPANTS
Bishop George Bashore
Carolyn Bashore, MM '56
Jessica Flynn, '59, MM '61
Thomas Flynn, '57, MM '61
Eugene Forish, '80
Larry Heath, MM '88
John Henninger, MM '86
Elsie Hillman, '48
Shelley Huston, '94
Ruth Poscich, '75
Jo Ann Sarchet, '75
Stephen Schall, '86, MM '90
Frank Stearns, '63
The Reverend James R. Torquato, Parochial Vicar, Saint Bernard Church

The Choir of Saint Bernard Church, Stephen Schall, director
The Choir of Bethany Presbyterian Church, Bridgeville, John Henninger, director
The Choir of Southminster Presbyterian Church, Jo Ann Sarchet, director
The Choir of Park Presbyterian Church, Beaver, Larry Heath, director
The Choir of Center Presbyterian Church, Slippery Rock, Frank Stearns, director

Pittsburgh Ceremonial Brass
Rick Murrell, Director
Trumpets: Rick Murrell, David Anderson, Steven McKnight, Joseph Herndon
Trombones: Scott Eisenreich, Bruce Lazier, Phil Thompson, Phil Van Ouse
Timpani: Victoria Daniel


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Elsie Hilliard Hillman, '48, Past-Chair, Board of Trustees, Westminster Choir College
Donna Lee Kurland - Posters and Publicity
The Choir of Southminster Presbyterian Church - Reception
Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church, The Reverend George A. Wilt, Pastor
Southminster Presbyterian Church, The Reverend Doctor S. Allen Foster, Pastor
Shelley Huston - Program

WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE OF RIDER UNIVERSITY

In the belief that a choir of volunteer singers could be trained to perform on a professional level, John Finley Williamson established the Westminster Choir in 1920 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Dayton, Ohio. The national prominence achieved by this choir and Dr. Williamson's conviction that churches could best be served by dedicated, professionally trained musicians led him to found Westminster Choir School at the Dayton church in 1926. Graduates of the original three-year program were called "ministers of music," a term of reference recognized nationally today.

In 1929 the college moved to Ithaca, N.Y., and became associated with what is now Ithaca College, where a four-year program leading to the Bachelor of Music degree was instituted. Relocated in Princeton, N.J., in 1932, it added a master's program in 1934 and became known as Westminster Choir College in 1939.

The move to Princeton was motivated by a desire to provide ready access to the great metropolitan centers and orchestras of the eastern seaboard. Since then the Westminster Symphonic Choir has performed hundreds of times and made many recordings with the principal orchestras of New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburgh, Boston, and Atlanta. Conductors of the choir have included Bernstein, Ormandy, Shaw, Steinberg, Stokowski, Toscanini and Walter, and such contemporary figures as Levine, Macal, Masur, Mehta, Muti, Ozawa, Sawallisch, and Wolff.

In 1992 Westminster Choir College merged with Rider University. Today, the major programs of study continue to be distinctly career oriented, leading to Bachelor and Master of Music degrees, a summer-study Master of Music Education degree, a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and a new minor in musical theater on the undergraduate level. Programs include music theory and composition; music education; sacred music; voice, organ, and piano performance and pedagogy; choral conducting; and piano accompanying and coaching. Continuing to follow its choral foundation, the college has seven major choirs providing all students extensive performing opportunities.

Celebrating 75 years of musical excellence, Westminster Choir College of Rider University has significantly influenced the cultural life of our nation by preparing musicians for leadership positions in schools, churches and communities. It has been estimated that each week Westminster graduates conduct and teach over one million musicians worldwide.




Westminster Choir College
of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540-3899
Phone: 609-921-7100
Fax: 609-921-8829
Admissions: 800-96-CHOIR

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