Tag: Westminster Choir College
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New Jersey Youth Symphony to host legacy concert in honor of former artistic director
The New Jersey Youth Symphony, a program of Wharton Arts, will host a legacy concert in honor of former Artistic Director Barbara Barstow. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Cullen Center at Westminster Choir College located at 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton. Featuring alumni musicians of the New Jersey Youth…
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Rider University announces 2022 honorary degree recipients, commencement speakers
Rider University officials announced the college’s 2022 honorary degree recipients, as well as the commencement speaker. Entrepreneur Paul Muller will be honored at Rider University’s Undergraduate Commencement exercises at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton on May 14, beginning at 2 p.m. He will receive an honorary Doctor of Business. Muller owns Team Toyota of Langhorne,…
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Rider University and Westminster Choir College appeal set for Appellate Division
The state Appellate Division of Superior Court will hear oral arguments next month in an appeal challenging the dismissal of two lawsuits that sought to block Rider University from moving the Westminster Choir College from Princeton to its Lawrence Township campus. Attorneys for Rider University and the Westminster Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, Inc., and a…
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Princeton Council approves ordinance for parking in Westminster Choir College lot
With no comment from the public, the Princeton Council gave final approval to an ordinance that sets regulations for permit parking for business employees in a parking lot at the former Westminster Choir College campus. The ordinance, which was introduced at the council’s Jan. 10 meeting and approved at the Jan. 24 meeting, grew out…
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Princeton Council introduces ordinance to regulate parking at leased lot
The Princeton Council has introduced an ordinance that sets the regulations for permit parking for business employees in a parking lot at the former Westminster Choir College campus. The ordinance, which was introduced at the council’s Jan. 10 meeting, grew out of discussions between the town and Rider University. The university owns the former Westminster…
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Westminster Choir College students petition Rider University administrators for improved conditions
Citing what they claim are broken promises, a group of Westminster Choir College students and alumni has petitioned Rider University to either fulfill its obligations or to make the Princeton campus available to them immediately. Rider University officials have disputed the claims leveled against it in a petition that has been signed by 130 Westminster…
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Westminster Choir College alumni win multiple Grammy Awards
Seven Westminster Choir College alumni were featured in Grammy-winning recordings this year. The awards were presented on March 14. In the Best Choral Performance category, the Grammy Award went to the recording of Richard Danielpour’s oratorio “The Passion of Yeshuah,” which features the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra. Adam Luebke ’04 is chorus master for…
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LOOSE ENDS 2/19: Valentine’s Day: Eleni and Ryan
By Pam Hersh In honor of Valentine’s Day, I declare my love for something that has sustained and inspired me during the darkest days of the pandemic: my morning cup of coffee. I value not only the caffeine and flavor of the coffee that keeps me awake through countless Zoom meetings, but also the ritual…
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GRAMMY milestone for Westminster Choir College
Westminster Choir College’s impact on the choral world was evident when the 2021 GRAMMY Award nominations were announced last week. For the first time, a Westminster graduate participated in each of the five recordings nominated in the Best Choral Performance category. Additionally, Westminster alumnae were featured in two recordings nominated in the Best Opera Recording…