Two of America’s most highly regarded choral conductors, Joseph Flummerfelt and Joe Miller, will share the podium at the Westminster Summer Choral Festival Chorus and Orchestra final concert of the season Friday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held in Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
The program will feature “Hallelujah” from Beethoven’s Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85; Brahms’ Schicksalslied, Op. 54; J.S. and “Dona Nobis Pacem” from Bach’s Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, conducted by Flummerfelt and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, conducted by Miller.
Musical America’s 2004 Conductor of the Year, Joseph Flummerfelt is renowned for his artistry, which has been heard in many of the world’s concert halls for over 40 years. He is founder and musical director of the New York Choral Artists. For 33 years he was director of choral activities and conductor of the Westminster Choir at Westminster Choir College until he retired in 2004.
Joe Miller succeeded Dr. Flummerfelt as director of choral activities and conductor of the Westminster Choir at Westminster, as well as director of choral activities for the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. His 2014 Spoleto debut performance, a staged production of John Adams’ El Niño with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, the Westminster Choir and an international cast, earned critical acclaim.
This concert is the culmination of the annual Westminster Summer Choral Festival, which offers choral singers the opportunity to live, sing, study and perform in a professional-level choral ensemble each summer on the Westminster campus. The program has two components: the Chamber Choir, an auditioned ensemble, and the Choral Festival Chorus, which is composed of choral singers from all walks of life.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. They may be purchased at the door, through the Princeton University box office at (609) 258-9220, or online at princeton.edu/utickets.
Caption: Joe Miller and Joseph Flummerfelt will conduct the Westminster Choral Festival Chorus on Firday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Westminster Choir College.
