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Westminster College of the Arts offers every Rider student the opportunity to participate in the arts — whether you plan a lifetime career in the arts or seek the personal expression and enrichment found through its study. Our internationally acclaimed Westminster Choir College is considered one of…

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    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir’s 2019 Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018


    Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller and Marjorie Herman discuss the repertoire and theme of the Westminster Choir's January 2019 tour program titled Half Acre.Taking its title from Dan Messé's lyrical song Half Acre, the program includes choral masterworks ranging from Claudio Monteverdi’s Hor che’l ciel e la terra to Ted Hearne’s thought-provoking Consent to Ēriks Ešenvalds’ evocative Long Road, as well as American folk songs and spirituals.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller previews “Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018


    Conductor Joe Miller and producer Malcolm Bruno discuss the repertoire and concept behind Westminster Choir’s new recording.In his Mass for Double Choir, Frank Martin's use of a motet in the style of J.S. Bach juxtaposed with his sonic and exotic harmonic palette of the early 20th century is a formula for exciting music.This is the first recording of Anders Öhrwall’s arrangement of the beloved Swedish folk tune Fäbodpsalm från Dalarna, and it’s distinguished by performances by David Kim, Concertmaster for The Philadelphia Orchestra, and soprano Sherezade Panthaki, an acknowledged star in the early music field.It also contains much-anticipated release of Lux Surgit Aurea (See the golden sun arise), which was composed by Bernat Vivancos for the Westminster Choir to perform at the 2017 World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir’s 2018 Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017


    Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller joins WWFM The Classical Network host David Osenberg to discuss the repertoire and theme of the Westminster Choir’s 2018 tour program, titled “Listen.” Centered on Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, one of the great masterworks of the 20th century’s a cappella repertoire, the program introduces the audience another sound world with a performance of György Ligeti’s Lux Aeterna, made famous in Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001 – A Space Odyssey. Other works include Little Lamb by Joel Phillips and works by Edward Bairstow, Nilo Alcala, Tim Brent and Randall Thompson.

    Conductor Conversation: Amanda Quist previews “Lumina”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017


    Conductor Amanda Quist discusses the repertoire and the theme of "Lumina," Westminster Kantorei's recording, with WWFM's The Classical Network's David Osenberg.From a stunning single line of chant to the explosive polyphony of William Byrd and J.S. Bach, each of the works on this recording is in some way related to light’s presence in our life journey: exploring faith, death, love and transcendence.Repertoire spans the mystical 12th-century chant of Hildegard von Bingen through the Renaissance and Baroque eras, plus two Romantic-period gems based on the compositional styles of those earlier composers.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir’s 2017 Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016


    Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller joins WWFM The Classical Network host David Osenberg to discuss the theme and repertoire for the Westminster Choir’s 2017 tour program, titled “A Thousand Years to Live” and the “Today I Will” project. From traditional shape-note singing to Paul Crabtree’s The Valley of Delight: Death and Resurrection, the concert explores the gifts and challenges each day presents to the world. The program also includes Uģis Prauliņš’ Laudibus in sanctis, Johannes Brahms’ Abendständschen, and much more.

    Conductor Conversation: Nigel Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2016


    Nigel Short, founder of Tenebrae, a virtuosic choir that enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles, joins Westminster Choir Conductor Joe Miller to reflect on his career – first as a singer and later a conductor - and his approach to creative programing and audience engagement.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir’s 2016 Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2015


    Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller joins WWFM The Classical Network host David Osenberg to discuss the theme and repertoire for the Westminster Choir’s 2016 tour program, titled “Angel Band.” The innovative program will center around Francis Poulenc’s monumental Mass in G Major, whose movements will serve as a frame upon which a musical tapestry will be woven of works by Debussy, Brahms, Dawson and Antognini. A connecting thread will be the traditional American hymn O Come, Angel Band:O, come, angel band,Come and around me stand;O, bear me away on your snowy wingsTo my eternal home.

    Conductor Conversation: Jerry McCoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2015


    Jerry McCoy, Music Director of Schola Cantorum of Texas, joins Westminster Choir College conductors Joe Miller and Amanda Quist to reflect on his career path, preparing the next generation of choral conductors and his commitment to life-long learning. Jerry McCoy is Regents Professor of Music Emeritus for the University of North Texas, home of one of America’s foremost choral studies and performance programs. He also has served as a member of the American Choral Directors Association’s National Executive Committee and was the ACDA president from 2009-2011.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir’s 2015 Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2014


    Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller joins WWFM The Classical Network host David Osenberg to discuss the theme and repertoire for the Westminster Choir’s 2015 tour program. Titled “The Invention of Love,” the program explores what inspires man to create, invent and cultivate ideas that can change the world – featuring Urmas Sisask’s mystical Oremus, Eric Whitacre’s compelling Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, the revolutionary passion of Monteverdi’s Si chi’io vorrei morire.

    Conductor Conversation: Maria Guinand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2014


    Renowned conductor Maria Guinand joins Joe Miller, Director of Choral activities at Westminster College of Rider University, to discuss her career; movement and singing; and their shared vision for bringing the choral community together. Former Associate Conductor and Advisor of Choral Symphonic Performances and Activities for Venezuela’s ‘El Sistema’ and a professor and conductor at the University Simón Bolívar, she conducts the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela and travels throughout the world to share her knowledge of Latin American choral music.

    Conductor Conversation: Paul Mealor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2014


    Conductor James Jordan discusses choral music, composition and the power of music with Paul Mealor, hailed by The New York Times as “the most important composer to have emerged in Welsh choral music since William Mathias.” In 2011 his album A Tender Light topped the U.K. Classical Charts for six weeks. That same year he also broke records by being the first classical composer to hold the No. 1 place on both the Classical and Pop charts.

    Conductor Conversation: Simon Halsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2014


    Simon Halsey, Chief Conductor of the Berlin Radio Choir and Choral Director of the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus, joins Westminster Choir Conductor Joe Miller to reflect choral conducting, choral teaching and choral music’s relevance in today’s world.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir's 2014 Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2013


    Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller joins WWFM The Classical Network host David Osenberg to discuss the theme and repertoire for the Westminster Choir’s 2014 tour program. Titled “Legends,” the program is centered on Eriks Esenvalds' The Legend of the Walled-In Woman, and also includes Brahms' Nänie, Elder's Elegy, and Duruflé’s Ubi Caritas.

    Composer Conversation: Daniel Elder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2013


    Composer Daniel Elder and Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller explore the music featured in the Westminster Choir's new recording - The Heart's Reflection: Music of Daniel Elder - released in October 2013.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller previews the Westminster Choir's 2013 Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2012


    Westminster Choir conductor joins WWFM The Classical Network host David Osenberg to discuss the repertoire and themes for the Westminster Choir's 2013 tour program. Entitled "Appear and Inspire," it includes Benjamin Britten's choral masterwork Hymn to St. Cecelia, as well as works by Holst, Bach, Lauridsen and more.

    Conductor Conversation: André J. Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2012


    Conductor and composer André J. Thomas joins Westminster Choir Conductor Joe Miller to reflect on his career, his commitment to education and music from the African American experience.

    Conductor Conversation: Charlene Archibeque

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2012


    Conductor Charlene Archibeque joins Westminster Choir College Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller to discuss her career and approach to repertoire selection and performance practice.

    Composer Conversation: Tarik O'Regan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2012


    Composer Tarik O'Regan discusses his work with Westminster Choir College faculty member Amanda Quist. The conversation includes a new arrangement of Triptych for the women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir and The Ecstasies Above.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller previews the Westminster Choir's 2012 Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2011


    Maestro Joe Miller joins WWFM The Classical Network host David Osenberg to preview the Westminster Choir's 2012 tour of the South and preview performances in Quakertown, Pa. and Princeton, NJ.

    Conductor Conversation: Joseph Flummerfelt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011


    Westminster Choir College Conductor Laureate Joseph Flummerfelt joins Westminster Choir Conductor Joe Miller to reflect on his career, the role of the artist and the choral art in today's society, and Westminster's mission and choral legacy.

    Composer Conversation: James Whitbourn (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2011


    Part two of a two-part conversation between composer James Whitbourn and James Jordan, conductor of the Westminster Williamson Voices, focusing on their new Naxos recording "Living Voices."

    Composer Conversation: James Whitbourn (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2011


    Part one of a two-part conversation between composer James Whitbourn and James Jordan, conductor of the Westminster Williamson Voices, focusing on their new Naxos recording "Living Voices."

    Conductor Conversation: Gary Graden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2011


    Gary Graden, choral director at St. Jacobs Church in Stockholm, Sweden; joins Westminster Choir College Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller to discuss repertoire, choral sound and performance practice.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir's 2011 Florida Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2010


    Joe Miller joins WWFM The Classical Network host David Osenberg to discuss the Westminster Choir’s 2011 Florida Tour, including the premiere of Jaakko Mäntyjärvi’s To a Locomotive in Winter.

    Conductor Conversation: Dennis Shrock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2010


    Conductor and scholar Dennis Shrock joins Westminster's Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller to discuss repertoire, choral scholarship and performance practice.

    Artist Conversation: Paul Rickert

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2010


    Rider University Gallery Director Harry I. Naar speaks with artist Paul Rickert about his exhibit Industrial Visions.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir's California Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2009


    Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller is joined by WWFM host David Osenberg to preview the Westminster Choir's January 2010 tour of California.

    Conductor Conversation: Joe Miller and Flower of Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2009


    Westminster Choir Joe Miller joins WWFM host David Osenberg to discuss Flower of Beauty, his first full recording with the Westminster Choir.

    Artist Conversation: Barbara Grossman and Charles Cajori

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2009


    Rider University Professor and Gallery Director Harry I. Naar speaks with artists Barbara Grossman and Charles Cajori about their exhibit Forming the Figure.

    Conductor Conversation: Simon Carrington

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2009


    Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller discusses choral and vocal music with Simon Carrington, who for 25 years was a creative force with the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble The King's Singers, which he co-founded at Cambridge University.

    Composer Conversation: Vance George

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2009


    Westminster Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller speaks with internationally acclaimed conductor Vance George, former conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, about his career, choral preparation and advice for aspiring conductors.

    Composer Conversation: Morten Lauridsen (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2009


    Noted composer Morten Lauridsen examines his Nocturnes and Madrigali: Six "FireSongs" on Italian Renaissance Poemswith Westminster conductors James Jordan and Joe Miller and WWFM host David Osenberg.

    Composer Conversation: Morten Lauridsen (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2009


    Noted composer Morten Lauridsen examines his O Magnum Mysterium, Lux Aeterna and other major works with Westminster conductors James Jordan and Joe Miller and WWFM host David Osenberg.

    Maestro Joe Miller Previews the Westminster Choir's Fall and Winter Tour Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2008


    Maestro Joe Miller and WWFM Radio host David Osenberg preview the repertoire featured in the Westminster Choir's November 2008 concerts and winter 2009 tour.

    Maestro Joe Miller Previews Mozart's Requiem and Part's Te Deum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2008


    Maestro Joe Miller Previews Mozart's Requiem and Part's Te Deum

    Interview with Ken Cowan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2007


    Composer Conversation: R. Ames

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2007


    Career Conversation: Advice for Young Singers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2007


    Career Conversation: Advice for Young Singers

    Composer Conversation: J. Whitbourn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2007


    Composer Conversation: J. Whitbourn

    Composer Conversation: J. Mantyjarvi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2007


    Composer Conversation: J. Mantyjarvi

    Discussion on Composer Verdi with Dr. Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2007


    Discussion on Composer Verdi with Dr. Miller

    Music For the Challenged Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2007


    Preview of Verdi with Dr. Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2007


    Preview of Verdi with Dr. Miller

    2006 Preview Holidays at Westminster Festival Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2006


    2006 Preview Holidays at Westminster Festival Podcast

    2006 Season Preview at WCC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2006


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