(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Westminster Conservatory will present “Carnival at Westminster,” its second annual benefit concert is on Sunday, February 11 at 3:00pm in Hillman Performance Hall in on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, N.J. Advance tickets are $10 and are available through the Westminster Conservatory Office.  Tickets at the door are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under.

Carnival at Westminster will feature Westminster Conservatory and Westminster Choir College faculty performing in a wide variety of ensembles that include the family of instruments - winds, strings, percussion and voice.  Festive, fun repertoire related to the carnival theme will introduce instrumental combinations to the audience in creative duets and ensembles.  Works will include pieces for guitar and violin, flute and harp, cello and piano, vocal duets imitating birds, folk songs by strolling violinists, a march featuring one piano and eight hands, and much more. Master of Ceremonies Elem Eley will warmly help guide everyone’s musical journey through the concert on a wintery Sunday afternoon. The program will also include a short audience sing along segment led by Donna Copti.

Proceeds from this concert for children and families will benefit the Conservatory scholarship fund, which provides financial assistance for students studying at Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Westminster Choir College of Rider University. 

PHOTO: Elem Eley