Recognized as one of the world's leading choral ensembles, the Westminster Symphonic Choir is composed of students at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey. It has performed with major orchestras under virtually every internationally known conductor of the last 60 years. The choir has sung over 300 performances with the New York Philharmonic alone. The Choir has been featured on three recent Delos recordings: Dvoˇrák's Stabat Mater, and An album of Mussorgsky, both with the NJSO and Maestro Macal, and Singing for Pleasure, an all-Brahms choral program. The choir has made numerous other recordings, on the Columbia, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Philips Classics, RCA, Chesky and Teldec labels.

In addition to its performances with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The Westminster Choir's recent appearances have included premiere performances of a work by Kaija Saariaho with the New York Philharmonic and Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Westminster Festival Orchestra.

The Choir's principal conductor and artistic director is Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt. Its interim associate conductor is Andrew Megill and accompanist is Nancianne Parrella.

Westminster Choir College of Rider University is one of five colleges of Rider University, whose main campus is in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. A professional college of music with a unique choral emphasis, Westminster prepares students at the undergraduate and graduate levels for careers in teaching, sacred music and performance.

Joseph Flummerfelt's musical artistry has been acclaimed in many of the world's finest concert halls for over 25 years. His career has included collaborations with such eminent conductors as Abbado, Boulez, Dohnanyi, Giulini, Leinsdorf, Macal, Masur, Mehta, Muti, Ozawa, Penderecki, Sawallisch, Shaw and Steinberg.

A gifted orchestral conductor, he has appeared as guest conductor with the Juilliard Symphony Orhcestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's and New York Philharmonic, among others. Choirs perpared by Flummerflet have been featured on over 35 recordings, indlucing Britten's War Requiem and Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem with the New York Philharmonic led by Kurt Mazur.

Since 1971, Flummerfelt has served as artistic director and principle conductor of Westminster Choir College of Rider University. In addition to his work with the choir and teaching duties, Maestro Flummerfelt is the director of choral activities for the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. in Charleston, S.C. (since 1977), chorus master for the New York Philharmonic and founder and conductor of the New York Choral Artists.

Dr. Flummerfelt's honors include le Prix du President de la Republique of L'Academie de Disque Français, two Grammy© nominations, the Mobil Pegasus Award for his "remarkable contribution to the Festival of Two Worlds," and four honorary doctorates.