Most are from 1933-1934 and a few from 1935 -1948. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In the 1920s and 1930s, the choir embarked on various domestic and international tours. Bristol, Walt Disney) (See also OS 2), Katharine Talbott and family (Benefactor) (See also OS 3), Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (See also OS 2), Constantina Tsolainou (conducting faculty) (aka Tsolainos as student MM84), George Vassos (BM 52, MM 53 (voice faculty Cleveland Institute of Music), Augustus Stephen Vogt (Canadian organist, choral conductor), Roger Wagner (WC) (conductor) (See also OS 2), John Finley Williamson (early/middle years), John Finley Williamson (later years/memorial) (See also OS 3), John Finley Williamson (professional /publicity photos), John Finley Williamson and Rhea B. Williamson (see also Slides), John Finley Williamson friends/family/groups/acquaintances, John Finley Williamson conducting/teaching/graduation ceremonies. Images available in digital form. [15], As of February 2023, the Princeton campus is still being used by Westminster Conservatory (the University's community music school), for outside rentals, and for a small number of Westminster Choir College rehearsals and performances. The conductors, including Leonard Bernstein and Arturo Toscanini, all led choirs of Westminster Choir College in concert, together with top U.S. orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra, reflecting the illustrious legacy that the choir college has developed over the course of its nearly 100 years of history. John Finley Williamson's Choral Music Collection is interfiled with the Library's CORF (Choral Octavo Reference File). 52 x 69 cm, Talbott Library re-organization Plan May 1997 Blue copy of the above pencil plan. World Tour unidentified Europe/ Middle East? (13) Set of 3 bells (one large, two small), Asian? The lack of a large concert venue was solved in 2013 when the State of New Jersey allotted $4.6 million to Rider University to be spent on new academic facilities for Westminster's campus. of Independent Colleges and Univ. 1920-ca.1970s, Extent: 2 metal filing cabinets, 4 oversized boxes (OS), items in glass cabinets (GC), and items in wooden cabinet 5 (WC door 5). The school's proximity to New York City and Philadelphia provides students with easy access to the musical resources of both cities. In 1976, the choir college celebrated its 50th anniversary, highlighted by a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Shaw, alumni soloists, and the Westminster Alumni Choir on the Princeton University campus. Transparency Serial N This shows a central campus area with the addition of academic, recreational, and dormitory building 22 x 28cm and two overlays to this initial transparency divides the campus into sections by function: athletics & recreation; parking & services; and academics. The ceremony at Princeton University Chapel is more than an awarding of diplomas. Victorian College of the Arts School of Music. Series IV: Ledger Books/Notebooks Westminster ChoirTours Westminster offers a variety of world-renowned graduate programs in music. Williamson, Rhea B. Some 70 students have filed a lawsuit to stop a controversial plan to move the choir college next fall to the main campus of its parent, Rider University. Scrapbooks, Newspaper clippings and programs scrapbook, Westminster Choir newspaper clippings scrapbook, Dayton, Ohio era, Newspaper clippings scrapbook, Dayton, Ohio era, Composition booklet with newspaper clippingsDayton, Ohio era, Harriet E.N. The collection consists mainly of office files from President Ray Robinsons tenure, including meeting minutes, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting related items, documents reflecting personnel issues, general correspondence, newsletters, financial statements, policy manuals, and plans for the Colleges future. Transparency Serial Number [blank] Shows the Quad, library and various dorms west and north of the library. 20 August 1998 Scheme 1 Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects 24 February 1998 KSS No. B-6 Mechanical Floor Plan 60.5 x 77 cm, The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. A promising move for Westminster Choir College - The Rider News To maximize the opportunities the project offers for enhancing The Playhouse itself, the college secured $1.5 million to upgrade this building that has played such an important role in Westminster's history. Sherley W.Morgan, Architect, Princeton. Abstract: Contains scrapbooks from multiple sources that document student life, Choir activities and tours, and the institutional history of Westminster Choir College. Professor and Chairperson Department of Piano and Voice Westminster Choir College Omega House 609-896-5000 ext. Subseries B: Office Files A-Z Indexes and finding aids are being added as collections are processed. 61.5 x 107 cm. In 1934, the choir embarked on its second European tour which included a stop in the Soviet Union where a performance of the choir was broadcast back to the United States. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, Main: 609-896-5000 May 1997 61 x 91.5 cm, Computer room addition at Talbott--Kehrt Shatken Sharon Architects Sherley W. Morgan, Architect, Princeton. Rhea B. Williamson notes, wedding songs, a Christmas story, etc. The Williamsons toured Africa with an alumni choir in 1959, and continued to travel across the U.S. and Asia, teaching and conducting vocal clinics. Artist of the Year 2016 (Musical America). Series II. Princeton-Mercer Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau; 619 Alexander Road, Suite 101; Princeton, NJ 08540; Phone: (609) 924-1776 Westminster Choir College Library, Princeton, New Jersey The Perkins & Will Partnership Drawing A-4 Mezzanine Floor & Roof Plan 74.5 x 118. By Kaitlyn McCormick. ), Scrapbook (clippings, programs) by Carlotta Davison (? . [4] One year later Erdman Hall was renovated, restored, and reopened as the Presser Music Center at Erdman Hall, featuring teaching studios, a keyboard laboratory, voice library and resource center, and new classroom space. A-14 61 x 107 cm. Correspondence The Colleges newest building is the Marion Buckelew Cullen Center, which was built in 2014 and contains a performance and rehearsal hall and classrooms. Transparency Serial Number 7 This shows additional unidentified buildings to the east of the library outlined in red. Subseries C: Board of Trustees Meetings Collection assembled by Talbott Library staff. Westminster Choir College Library P & W 13 I 67 Section 46 x 66.5 cm I J 1 Lower Level 46 x 66.5 cm, I J 2 Section 46 x 66.5 cm, I J 3 The above three drawings are all sketches with no scale given. Monash University School of Music. Some of the major categories depicted are individual people, including noted conductors, faculty, and students, important events such as graduations, and performances, photographs of various Westminster choirs over the years, campus and building photographs depicting Dayton, Ohio, Ithaca, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. Third Floor & Tower Framing. P-3 Mezzanine Floor Plan 61 x 77 cm, The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. Chapel Choir takes its name from Westminster's rich history of leadership in the field of sacred music. Also in 1929, the school left Dayton, Ohio to become affiliated with Ithaca Conservatory in Ithaca, NY where the curriculum expanded to a four year degree program. In addition to the performance/rehearsal hall, the Cullen Center includes a large lobby, a green room, and three flexibly configured classrooms that accommodate a wide range of academic and choral uses. Subseries B: Vases, bowls, souvenirs No. In 1992, the College merged with Rider University in nearby Lawrenceville, NJ and is now a part of Riders Westminster College of the Arts, while retaining its historical identity as Westminster Choir College. , college facts, surveys, Arrangement with Rutgers, Assoc. P-1 Basement Floor Plan 60 x 77 cm, The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) general correspondence, etc. Some of the scrapbooks are extremely fragile with brittle, crumbling pages and should not be handled extensively. College presidents The Westminster Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, Inc. is an independent, tax-exempt, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and ensuring the future of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and to opposing efforts by Rider University to sell or close Westminster Choir College. of Ed. Office of the Dean Westminster Choir College students sue to block move - WHYY B-13 76.5 x 107.5 cm. Westminster Choir College will not be sold as had been planned by Rider University. A-1 Preliminary Design: First Floor Plan & Demolition Plan 6-9-99, revised 6-18-99 61 x 91.5 cm, Westminster Project Drop Count --consists of a 30 January 1998 facsimile from Spud Grammar regarding estimated drop needs and locations in Talbott Library. Series III: Student Center The Choir College was previously an independent school, located first in Dayton, Ohio (19261929), then Ithaca, New York (19291932), and for most of its history in Princeton, New Jersey (19322020). B-5 Mezzanine Floor Plan 60x76.5 cm, The Perkins & Will Partnership Architects Drawing No. The full range of choirs, including Westminster Chapel Choir, Westminster Choir, Westminster Symphonic Choir . Every piece of music at King Charles' coronation service at Westminster Subseries A: Musical Instruments No. The collection also includes materials from his predecessor, Lee Hastings Bristols (Pres. Series VI: Professional Schools/Vocal Camps University Libraries Systems Status Management, Special Collections Procedures, Services and Polices, Westminster Choir College's Historical Archives, Westminster Choir College Architectural Drawings Collection, Westminster Choir College Photograph Collection, Westminster Choir College Scrapbook Collection, (19) Alumni Association of Otterbein College Distinguished Alumni Award to JFW, (20)Westminster Choir College National Association of Schools of Music certificate, Westminster Choir USA ink drawing by artist Fedor Malancec, Zagreb, Yugoslavia (see also PhotographsWorld Tour Yugoslavia folder, Additional materialsLeopold Stokowski related notes about a tour, author unknown (See also Box 34), Additional materialsBoard and committee related meeting minutes. Sherley W. Morgan, Architect, Princeton. Clippings (Books, clippings, etc.) Bristol, Lee Hastings, Jr. They sang the school's "alma mater" "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" by Peter Lutkin numerous times, hoping to convince the trustees not to silence the college. Westminster College of the Arts was envisioned to integrate Rider and Westminster more successfully, and create a new culture and environment of artistic excellence on both campuses. By a few years later, the Choir made a total of 60 half-hour broadcasts from NBC's New York facilities. Chinese Company Backs Out Of Controversial Choir College Purchase He studied music as a child and completed his undergraduate studies at San Jose State College, He completed his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Conducting and Musicology at Indiana Universitys School of Music. S-4 Roof and Mech. B-16 76 x 107 cm. After a failed sale to Kaiwen Education Technology (formerly Jiansu Zhongtai Steel Structure Company), a for-profit enterprise owned solely by the Chinese government, Rider abandoned the Princeton campus and moved Westminster's programs to the University's main campus in Lawrenceville. Select photographs have been digitized and can be viewed on our Digital Photograph Collection site. It is not comprehensive for all campus buildings, as plans for some buildings, including the dorms built in the 1960s, are absent from the collection. . The earliest documents date to the founding of the school in Dayton, Ohio, and the archives continues to grow as new records are deposited. The program is limited to 10 students per semester, selection and approval being made by academic deans at both institutions. Dr. and Mrs. Williamson retired from the college in 1958. This was followed by news that Rider would relocate Westminster's programs to the Lawrenceville campus in September 2020. This was made possible by a large gift from the Ohio philanthropist Sophia Strong Taylor. The State of New Jersey in 1939 granted the choir school accreditation and the name Westminster Choir College was adopted. B-15 76 x 107 cm. It was later renamed William H. Scheide Student Center./p>. (Williamson Hall) Upper part of Tower [above the roof line] Drawing No. Williamson, John Finley, 1887-1964 [13] At Rider University's convocation exercises on August 29, 2019, Dell'Omo announced that the relocation of Westminster and the sale of a large portion of Westminster's Princeton campus would directly benefit Rider University's ongoing campus investments. The collection is organized into seven series, organized mostly by individual building. Memo from Stephen L. Pinel, OHS Archivist to Marlena Frackowski. [10] This created widespread speculation that it was President Gregory G. Dell'Omo's intention to scuttle the college. Series XII: Talbott Festival Culturally vibrant and historically rich, Westminster Choir College hasa legacy of preparing students for thriving careers as well-rounded performers and musical leaders. Looking for a way to control costs and more effectively create synergies between the two campuses of Rider University (Westminster's and the main campus), in November 2007, Rider University President Mordechai Rozanski announced the creation of the Westminster College of the Arts. Westminster Tradition At University Chapel To End After This Year The decisions, announced Monday, put Rider back where it was at the end . The Westminster Choir performs Lutkin's "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" Benediction in Princeton, NJ. Reflected Ceiling Plans & Details: Basement; Lower Level; Upper Level Roof and Penthouse Plan & Plan Details, Plan of Campus Development Technique Template. (14) Large ball-shaped silver bowl with birds and foliage, possibly from Laos? Westminster Choir College students: Rider University officials have No. Brochures [9] Currently, as a result of the college's move to Lawrenceville, the Cullen Center sits abandoned with no plans for future use. in NJ (includes Rider College), NASM (National Association of Schools of Music), AAUP (American Association of University Professors) faculty surveys, ManualsJudicial procedures, manual for policies, drug policy, student handbook, ACDA (American Choral Directors Assn.) Williamson retired as President of Westminster Choir College in 1958. HVAC-3 Mezzanine Floor Plan 61 x 77cm, The Perkins & Will Partnership Dwg. P-5 South Elevation 46.5 x 53.5 cm, New Student Center and Dining Commons for Westminster Choir College Princeton Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey Princeton. The choir college was founded in 1920 by John Finley Williamson as the Westminster Choir of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, in Dayton, Ohio. Their establishment of the college and their untiring work as educators and ambassadors had a profound impact on choral music in the United States and throughout the world. Ground Floor Plan Drawing A101 76 x 106.5. Admissions: 800-257-9026, As the Yankees organist, Westminster alumnus sets the tone for America's pastime, Westminster graduate wins national, international singing competitions, Westminster Choir spring tour includes performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony, First-Year and Transfer Student Resources.