This album captures the Westminster Choir and Joseph Flummerfelt's final public concert together, held on April 18, 2004, in Bristol Chapel.
Performer Biography
Joseph Flummerfelt served as artistic director and principal conductor at Westminster Choir College for 33 years, retiring in 2004 to become conductor laureate.
Performer Biography
The Westminster Choir is the chorus-in-residence for the Spoleto Festival USA since 1977 and was for 23 years the chorus-in-residence for the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy.
Performer Biography
Joseph Flummerfelt, the conductor, was named Musical America's 2004 Conductor of the Year and has collaborated with eminent conductors like Bernstein, Boulez, and Muti.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joseph Flummerfelt, the conductor, believes that great music connects to a mysterious force at the center of all creation, balancing mind and spirit, form and content.
Performer Biography
Nancianne Parrella, the accompanist, is among the preeminent choral accompanists in America and has collaborated with noted conductors including Colin Davis and Kurt Masur.
Cultural Impact
Leonard Bernstein, a famous American composer and conductor, praised Westminster Choir College, stating it "provides a great measure of beauty to a world that needs it badly."
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