Информация об исполнителе
Joe Miller, conductor
Setting the standard for choral excellence for 90 years, the Westminster Choir is composed of students at Westminster Choir College, a division of Rider Universitys Westminster College of the Arts, in Princeton, N.J. It has been the chorus-in-residence for the Spoleto Festival USA since 1977, performing both in concert and as the opera chorus.
The ensembles 2010-2011 season includes a concert tour of Florida, performances at its home in Princeton, a broadcast of Westminsters annual An Evening of Readings and Carols holiday concert and its annual residency at the Spoleto Festival USA.
Its second recording with Maestro Miller, No›l, was released in September. A collection of French Christmas music and sacred works, the recording also features Westminster alumna Jennifer Larmore, the most recorded mezzo-soprano of our era, and organist Ken Cowan, a member of Westminsters faculty. The recording is also the centerpiece of the PRI Radio broadcast No›l A Christmas from Paris, hosted by Bill McGlaughlin.
The choirs debut recording with Maestro Miller, Flower of Beauty, received four stars from Choir and Organ magazine and earned critical praise from American Record Guide, which described the Westminster Choir as the gold standard for academic choirs in America.
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Setting the standard for choral excellence for 90 years, the Westminster Choir is composed of students at Westminster Choir College, a division of Rider Universitys Westminster College of the Arts, in Princeton, N.J. It has been the chorus-in-residence for the Spoleto Festival USA since 1977, performing both in concert and as the opera chorus.
The ensembles 2010-2011 season includes a concert tour of Florida, performances at its home in Princeton, a broadcast of Westminsters annual An Evening of Readings and Carols holiday concert and its annual residency at the Spoleto Festival USA.
Its second recording with Maestro Miller, No›l, was released in September. A collection of French Christmas music and sacred works, the recording also features Westminster alumna Jennifer Larmore, the most recorded mezzo-soprano of our era, and organist Ken Cowan, a member of Westminsters faculty. The recording is also the centerpiece of the PRI Radio broadcast No›l A Christmas from Paris, hosted by Bill McGlaughlin.
The choirs debut recording with Maestro Miller, Flower of Beauty, received four stars from Choir and Organ magazine and earned critical praise from American Record Guide, which described the Westminster Choir as the gold standard for academic choirs in America.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
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