Registration Info
July 20-26, 2025
Sunday: 6 - 9 p.m.
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., 7 - 8:30 p.m. (selected evenings)
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost (auditor, no graduate credits, full participation in the course): $375
Cost (2 graduate credits): Billed at the university's current rate.
Donald Nally and Eric Plutz, collaborative keyboard
Registration Deadline: May 15, 2025
Experience the thrill of singing choral masterworks under the direction of Donald Nally, Westminster Choir College’s Director of Choral Studies and a multiple Grammy Award winner. No audition is required – just bring your passion for singing and previous choral experience.
The cost for this unforgettable week-long festival is just $350. Don’t miss your chance to work with one of the most renowned choral conductors of our time. Register today!
The Choral Festival explores masterworks of the choral repertory, primarily through intense rehearsals and a culminating performance, augmented by discussions and practice of score preparation, study, collaboration, and performance. The week invites musicians to convene and experience the unique culture and atmosphere that has characterized Westminster Choir College for nearly 100 years, with emphasis on listening, ensemble and community building, vocal production, choral techniques, point of view, and excellence of performance. Lectures and discussions will augment the immersive environment in which all work together toward a performance of great music.
Sing with Donald Nally, four-time Grammy Award-winning conductor of The Crossing.
Experience the powerful organ playing of Princeton University Chapel Organist Eric Plutz.
Delve into Duruflé's Requiem through in-depth rehearsals and exploration of its Gregorian chant roots.
Discover French motets that influenced Duruflé, including works by Josquin, Le Jeune, Delalande, and Fauré.
Explore additional contemporary repertoire for high school and college singers.
Perform brief motets by lesser-known composers, including Claude Le Jeune (16th c.), Richard Delalande (18th c.), and Daniel Roth (21st c.).
Conclude with a final concert at the stunning St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Princeton.
Concert Program (subject to change):
Requiem, op. 9, Maurice Duruflé
Motets of Duruflé, Fauré, Compére, DeLalande, and Poulenc