The Frances Clark Center Teacher Education Programs at the New School for Music Study Winter 2020

Teacher Education Programs at The New School for Music Study

Register now for the Winter 2020 Pedagogy Course! The New School for Music Study, the laboratory school of the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy, continues its pedagogy course offerings this winter with "Charting the Course: Excellence in Elementary Teaching and Beyond." This course will include five two-hour pedagogy forums designed to increase effectiveness in all areas of piano teaching from the elementary to late-elementary levels. The course will include lectures, reflection discussions on teaching, independent reading, observation of videotaped teaching, special projects, and webinars. On alternate weeks, Pedagogy Course with Practicum participants are invited to observe New School group and private lessons, as arranged with the Educational Director. Classes will be every other Wednesday, 10:00AM-12:00PM, running from January 8 through March 13, 2020.

More Information https://www.nsmspiano.org/pedagogy-courses

Register Now https://form.jotform.com/91505546943967

I would recommend this course to any teacher. The result was that my students learned more this year with greater comprehension of concepts and were able to perform with confidence on the various student recitals I held throughout the year. - Rick Seifert

View all Teacher Education Programs https://www.nsmspiano.org/teacher-education

Questions about Teacher Education Programs at NSMS? Reply to this email and we'll be happy to help.

The Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy, a not-for-profit educational institution (501c3) located in Kingston, New Jersey, serves pianists and teachers through its three divisions: The National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, the Piano Magazine, and The New School for Music Study.

MAMTG Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Registration Information Festival April 3-5, 2020

Student Music Festival

MAMTG's Student Music Festival is for students of all ages and performance abilities. Students can attend MAMTG's annual Student Music Festival in New Jersey. Competitions, assessments / evaluations, Talent Showcases and Ensembles Showcases for students in bands and groups. 

Student Music Festival 2020

April 3rd, 4th & 5th

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Princeton, NJ

MAMTG Student Music Festival returns to Princeton, NJ at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Festival '20 will include piano, strings, guitar, voice and musical theatre competitions, assessments/evaluations. Plus Talent Showcases and Ensembles Showcase. Subscribe to MAMTG emails below to stay informed on Festival 2020. Regular Deadline To Sign-Up is 2/1/20. Late Registration is 2/2/20 to 3/1/20.

Are you a member school or teacher yet? 

• Remember to complete Member Registration and submit with payment by 2/1/20. 
• mamtg.org/memberinfo

Are your students registered for their events yet? 

• Make sure to collect all completed registration forms and payment by 2/1/2020. Mail one check equaling the total of all registration forms, postmarked by 2/1/20. 

Are you and/or your teachers aware of the festival rules and guidelines? 

• Visit mamtg.org for more information so teachers can prepare their students for a successful Festival performance.

Please reach out to discuss the Festival. Getting your music school and students involved in MAMTG’s Student Music Festival ’20 adds great value for your students and parents. MAMTG’s Office will be closed 12/22/19 through 1/1/20 for the Holidays.  

(908) 301-6255
PO Box 1323
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
http://mamtg.org

 

 

Westminster Choir College January 2020 Events

 *****Westminster Conservatory at Nassau
Music from France for Piano Duet

Pianists Ikuma Huraiwa and Megan Hofreiter perform works by Faure Dolly, op. 56, Ravel Ma mère l’oye, Saint-Saens Le carnival des animaux, and Bizet Jeux d’infants, op. 22 for piano duet.

Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 12:15pm

Niles Chapel 
Nassau Presbyterian Church
61 Nassau Street 
Princeton, NJ   08540

Admission is Free
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*****Westminster Conservatory at Nassau 
Histoires Musicales

Ikumi Hiraiwa and Megan Hofreiter, piano
Impressions of childhood through piano duets by Faure, Ravel, Saint-Saens, and Bizet

Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 7:30pm

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101
Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ  08540

Admission is Free 
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*****Westminster Choir: Homecoming Concert 2020


Welcome the Westminster Choir back to Princeton as it presents a program with repertoire rooted deep in Westminster Choir's history as well as works by Westminster Choir alumni, to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of its founding in 1920. Between these features, the choir will perform Benjamin Britten's Hymn to Saint Cecilia, reflecting Westminster Choir's spirit and mission as it "appeared and inspired" thousands of choral musicians over the past century.

Monday, January 27, 2020 at 7:30PM

Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
68 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ   08544

Admission is Free but tickets are required.

Box Office: 609-258-9220

Online: https://tickets.princeton.edu/Online/default.asp

Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers 1st Annual HolidayFest December 1, 2020

Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers
1st Annual HolidayFest 
December 1, 2019
Bucks County Visitor Center
Street Road

 

 Lorrie Ksiazek and Students

Rebecca Decker and Students

 

 Sally Laessig and Students

 

Risa Rosenthal and Students

 

Belinda Ash and Students

Updated 12/19/19 Westminster Choir College December 2019 Events

 *****Westminster Symphonic Choir: Bach - Mass in B Minor

This work of towering musicality and deep spirituality is a fitting summation of J.S. Bach's epochal career; he finished it the year before he died. It's “above and beyond every piece of music that's been created for liturgical purposes,” says Yannick Nézet-Séguin. A setting of the complete Latin Mass, it demands superlatives, at the same time rendering them inadequate. Yannick's mastery of vocal music, the Westminster Symphonic Choir, distinguished vocal soloists, and the inimitable Philadelphia Orchestra will bring the Mass to life as a peak musical and spiritual experience for every listener.

Performers:

Westminster Symphonic Choir
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Event Schedule:

Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 7:30PM
Friday, December 6, 2019 at 2:00PM
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:00PM

Verizon Hall
Kimmel Center
300 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA  19102

Ticket Sales: 215-893-1999
Online: www.philorch.org
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*****Rider Musical Theatre: A Grand Night for Singing

A Grand Night for Singing is a musical revue featuring a range of songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It includes lesser-known works such as Allegro, Me and Juliet and State Fair along with songs from hit musicals Carousel, Oklahoma!, The King and I, South Pacific, Cinderella and The Sound of Music. 

It was nominated for two Tony Awards, for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical. 

Event Schedule:

Friday, December 6, 2019 at 7:30PM
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM
Sunday, December 8, 2019

Spitz Theater
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ   08648

Ticket Information:

Admission is Free, but reservations are strongly encouraged.
Please contact the box office to reserve your seat.

Box Office: 609-896-7775 or email BLCboxoffice@rider.edu
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*****Jingle Bell Jazz: Phil Orr and More

Jazz pianist and Westminster alumnus Phil Orr is joined by the nationally-recognized Michael O'Brien on bass and Sean Dixon on drums to perform traditional yule fare in thoughtful reworkings in swing, post-bop, Brazilian, Afro-Latin, New Orleans and even klezmer-infused jazz styles.

Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3:00PM

Robert L. Annis PLayhouse

Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane

Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission: $15 Adults, $10 Students and Seniors

Box Office: 609-921-2663
Online:

https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=WCCRU&tck=true
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*****Wesminster Chinese Music Ensemble
Youth, Athletics and Romance

The Westminster Chinese Music Ensemble performs traditional and modern songs and dances from various parts of China and the Chinese Diaspora.

Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3:00PM

Hillman Performance Hall
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission is Free
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*****Westminster Concert Bell Choir
Love Came Down at Christmas

Join the Westminster Bell Choir as it presents "Love Came Down at Christmas" at Grounds for Sculpture. Experience the true meaning of the Christmas season through original works, transcriptions of light classics and beloved carols.

Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 7:00PM

Grounds for Sculpture
80 Sculptors Way
Hamilton Township, New Jersey  08619

Admission: $23 Members, $28 Non-Members

Order tickets online:

https://www.groundsforsculpture.org/events/westminster-concert-bell-choir/
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*****Westminster Community Orchestra: Holiday Sing-Along

Come and sing along to a program of timeless holiday favorites! This free program will include a variety of styles, including carols and a fun sing-through of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. Free-will donations of non-perishable food will be collected at the door. All contributions will be distributed to area food pantries.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 

Robert L. Annie Playhouse
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission is Free
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*****An Evening of Readings and Carols 2019

A spectacular evening of holiday music for choir, organ and brass performed in the grandeur of the Princeton University Chapel, featuring Westminster’s choirs and the renowned Solid Brass

Advance purchase is suggested. There is a SIX-TICKET LIMIT per event for all orders.

Performers

Westminster Chapel Choir
Westminster Concert Bell Choir
Westminster Symphonic Choir
Westminster Alumni Choir
James Jordan, conductor
Joe Miller, conductor
Kathleen Ebling Shaw, conductor
Tom T. Shelton, Jr., conductor
Guest Artists
Ken Cowan, organ
Solid Brass ensemble
Readers
Teresa Hui '04
Joseph F. Whall

Event Schedule:

Friday, December 13, 2019 at 8:00PM
Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 3:00PM and 8:00PM 

Princeton University Chapel
Princeton, NJ  08542


Tickets: Friday and Saturday evenings: $70, $55, $40
Saturday afternoon: $45 (general admission), $70 (includes $25 contribution to the Westminster Scholarship Fund and preferred seating)
Box Office: (609) 921-2663

Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=WCCRU&tck=true

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 1 at 10:00AM
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*****Westminster Concert Bell Choir
Love Came Down for Christmas

The Westminster Concert Bell Choir shares the true meaning of the Christmas season through original works, transcriptions of light classics and beloved carols.
 
Sunday, December 15, 2020 at 4:00PM

Bristol Chapel
Princeton, NJ 

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Westminster Choir College
An Evening of Readings and Carols 2019 Broadcast

WWFM The Classical Network broadcasts a live recording of Westminster Choir College's 2019 Evening of Readings and Carols. This spectacular evening of holiday music for choir, organ and brass performed in the grandeur of the Princeton University Chapel, features Westminster’s choirs and the renowned Solid Brass.

Monday, December 23 • 8 p.m.
Wednesday, December 25 • 3 p.m. 

Listen on the radio or online. 

https://www.rider.edu/events/broadcast-evening-readings-carols-2019

Youth Orchestra of Bucks County Winter 2020 Events

 

Register for YOBC Preview Day

Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Bucks County Community College 

https://yobc.org/yobc-programs/yobc-preview-day/

Master Class with David Kim, Philadelphia Orchestra Concert Master

Violin Master Class Saturday, January 25 3:00 – 4:30 pm Register: https://yobc.org/david-kim-violin-master-class-registration/

Composers Workshop, presented by Erin Busch

Saturday, January 25 10:00 – 11:30 am

Registration details coming soon!

 

YOBC Friend Day 

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Register:

https://yobc.org/yobc-programs/bring-a-friend/register-for-yobc-friend-day/

 

Master Class with Jonathan Blumenfeld, Philadelphia Orchestra Oboe

Oboe Master Class Saturday, February 8 10:00 – 11:30 am Register: https://yobc.org/jonathan-blumenfeld-oboe-master-class-registration/

Updated 11-15-19 Westminster Choir College November 2019 Events

*****Westminster Kantorei: An Evening of Choral Evensong
Concertized choral evensong for the Feast of All Saints
Performing the works of Bryd, Tallis, Farmer, Batten, and more

Friday, November 1, 2019 at 7:30PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540

Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Students/Seniors
Box Office: 5609-921-2663
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1286589&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=&tck=true
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*****Westminster Chapel Choir
Angels and Demons
Westminster Chapel Choir welcomes families and friends to Westminster for Family Weekend with a performance of music by Aguiar, Arnesesn, Durufle, Handel, Mozart, Orban, and Whitacre.

Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 7:30PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540

Free Admission, VERY LIMITED PUBLIC SEATING

5-ticket limit for family members.

1 ticket for individual faculty, staff or students with valid Rider ID. Very limited quantities available once family members have been accommodated.

Pick up tickets at Will Call before the concert.
No online orders.
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*****Westminster Williamson Voices: The Stars Rearrange Themselves Premiering new works by Thomas LaVoy, Sarah Rimkus, Anthony Maglione

Premieres of works by Thomas LaVoy and Sarah Rimkus with poetry by Dana Gioia, commissioned by the Scattered Light Consortium (Glasgow School of Art Choir, USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Westminster Williamson).  Also premieres of two Gregorian chant-based works by Anthony Maglione, new works by James Whitbourn, and works for choral improvisation and new carols for the Christmas season by Pilkington, Rimkus, Custer, Scheibe and Hudson.

Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 3:00PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ  08540

Tickets:

Admission: $20 adults, $15 students/seniors
Box office: 609-921-2663
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1286592&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=
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*****Rider Dances - The Dance and Sustainability Project
Learn about the links between Rider University's shared read The Poisoned City and a dance created for the Global Water Project, an organization that advocates for clean water in underrepresented communities. 

Friday, November 8, 2019 at 4:00PM-5:00PM

Theater in the Bart Luedeke Center
Rider University
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Admission is Free, No ticket required
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*****Kaleidoscope Chamber Series
Bucket List

Members of the Westminster Conservatory faculty present the first of two recitals dedicated to masterworks from solo and chamber repertoire that they never quite got around to working up!

Georges Enescu:  Sept chansons de Clément Marot, op. 15 for voice and piano

Charles-Marie Widor:  Suite, op. 34 for flute and piano

Robert Schumann:  Three Romances for oboe and piano 

Pierre Sancan:  Lamento and Rondo for alto saxophone and piano

Moritz Moszkowski:  "Polonaise" and "Krakowiak" from Four Polish Dances, op. 55 Nouvelles Danses Espagnoles, op 65, no. 1 for piano four hands

Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 7:30PM

Gill Memorial Chapel
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, New Jersey  08648

Admission is Free
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*****Westminster Choir: Appear and Inspire
100 Years of Singing

100th Anniversary of the founding of Westminster Choir College in 1920

Benjamin Britten's Hymn to Saint Cecelia
Daniel Elder's O Magnum Mysterium
Arnold Schonberg's Friede auf Erden
Works by Runestad, O'Regan and more 

Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 7:00PM

St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church
2 Bayview Avenue
Massapequa, New York 11758

Admission is Free-will donation

Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 3:00PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ  08540

Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Students/Seniors

Box Office: 609-921-2663

Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1286593&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=
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*****Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital

Flûtes à Deux

Performing French flute duets from four centuries by Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet/Francois Borne and more. 

 
Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

Bristol Chapel

Westminster Choir College

101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540

 
Free Admission

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*****Westminster Williamson Voices 
at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
in celebration of Bational Bible Week

Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 3:00PM

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA   19103

Admission is Free
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*****Rinaldi Steinway Westminster Piano Alimni Series
AnnaLotte Smith '17
Performs works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Faure, Rachmaninoff

Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 3:00PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ    08540

Admission is Free
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*****Rider Musical Theatre: HAIR
50 years ago, Hair was the first rock musical to hit Broadway, the product of the hippie counter-culture and the sexual revolution of the 1960s.

A "tribe" of hippie youngsters living in the East Village of New York during the Vietnam War. They long to change the world as they rebel against their parents and society. 

Score includes:
Let the Sunshine
Aquarius
Good Morning Starshine

Warning: Some material may not be suitable for young audiences.


Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 7:30 Preview Performance
Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 7:30PM
Friday, November 22, 2019 at 7:30PM
Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM
Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 2:00PM

Yvonne Theater

2083 Lawrenceville Road

Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648

Tickets:


Admission: $25 adults; seniors/non-Rider students $20, $5 Rider students
Faculty and Staff: Please contact the box office to reserve your ticket.


Preview Performance sold at door: $9 adults/non-Rider students, $5 seniors
Box Office: 609-896-7775


Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1289228&presenter=RIDER&venue=&event=&tck=true
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*****Westminster Conservatory at Nassau
Music for Two Flutes and Piano

Ellen Fisher Deerberg, Kevin Willois, flute
Christopher McWilliams, piano

Performing arrangements of works by Delibes, Rameau, and Damase.

Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 12:15PM

Niles Chapel
Nassau Presbyterian Church
61 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ   08540

Admission is Free 
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*****Westminster Community Chorus
Vespers by the Sea

Westminster's community-based choral ensemble celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission with a program featuring NASA media and Ola Gjeilo's Sunrise Mass.

Join us by the Sea of Tranquility as we explore the universe within the human spirit. Find inspiration and reach new heights with a chamber orchestra, ethereal choral soundscape and transmissions from the Apollo 11 mission.

Friday, November 22, 2019 at 7:30PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College 
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ  08540

Admission: $15 adults, $10 students/seniors

Box Office: 609-921-2663
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1287945&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=&tck=true
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*****Westminster Opera Theatre
Cendrillon

Jules Massenet's operatic retelling of the classic Cinderella tale by Charles Perrault. Performed with chamber orchestra and sung in French with English supertitles.

Performances:

Friday, November 22, 2019 at 7:30PM
Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 7:30PM

Robert L. Annis Playhouse
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ  08540

Admission: $25 adults, $20 students/seniors

Box Office: 609-921-2663
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1287025&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=
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*****Westminster Jubilee Singers: My Faith Looks Up to Thee
An evening of songs of comfort and strength

An evening of songs of comfort and strength.  The program includes Adolphus Hailstork's I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, William Dawson's Ezekiel Saw de Wheel, music by Undine Smith Moore, M. Roger Holland and the premiere of My Faith Looks Up to Thee by Marques L. A. Garrett, composed in honor of the Westminster Jubilee Singers’ 25th anniversary. The ensemble will be joined by George Johnson III, tenor, and Zackary D. Ross, organ. 

Performers

Westminster Jubilee Singers
George Johnson III, tenor
Zackary D. Ross, organ
Vinroy D. Brown, Jr., conductor

Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 7:30PM 

Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College

101 Walnut Lane

Princeton, NJ, 08540

Tickets:

$20 adults and $15 students/seniors

Box Office: 609-921-2663

Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1286594&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=&tck=true

Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers Member Clipper Erickson

A note from Clipper Erickson, BCAPT Member:

 

The all-Dett concert I participated in at Westminster was broadcast on WWFM last Monday.  It's available to listen to on the web on demand:

https://www.wwfm.org/post/celebrating-our-musical-future-westminster-conservatory-and-westminster-choir-college

It was a great program, hope you can listen!

 

Here is the info about the program:

 

Down from the Heavens
Celebrating the Music of R. Nathaniel Dett

At the end of this week I realize a dream to recreate Nathaniel Dett’s performances on his 137th birthday. I will be joined by the Westminster Jubilee Singers and Rochelle Ellis as we perform and sing some of Dett’s glorious music. Come and join us! Friday, October 11, 2019 at 7:30pm Bristol Chapel at Westminster Choir College 101 Walnut Lane | Princeton, New Jersey ➡ GET YOUR TICKETS

Can't make it? Watch the Facebook livestream!

Russian Romance with the Warminster Symphony Orchestra

These are the links for concert information about this Friday and the link to the Facebook livestream if you can't make it. I gave a presentation on Nathaniel Dett for the group a couple of years ago.  It's fantastic music and I'm going to be joined by Rochelle Ellis on Dett's songs and the Westminster Jubilee Singers on some of the choral works.  It will be a wonderful concert.  Hope to see you there! https://www.rider.edu/events/down-heavens Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/events/3166904880016872/ All best, Clipper