Westminster Conservatory Showcase

Westminster Conservatory presents its annual showcase featuring Westminster ensembles and students on Sunday, February 17 at 3 pm in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus. The concert features the Westminster Community Orchestra conducted by Ruth Ochs, the Westminster Conservatory Children’s Choirs conducted by Patricia Thel and Yvonne Macdonald, winners of the Westminster Conservatory Concerto Competition, and students of the Westminster Choir College Opera Workshop directed by professors Susan Ashbaker and Nova Thomas. Michaela Guo performs movements 3 and 4 from Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Annie Wei performs Burleske for Piano and Orchestra by Richard Strauss. The program includes music by Berlioz, Mozart, Smetana, Vivaldi, Handel, and Bernstein. Concert tickets are $15/$10 and can be purchased through the Princeton University Box Office at 609-258-9220 or online at www.princeton.edu/utickets. For more information visit www.rider.edu/arts.