Westminster PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The music program at Westminster is an integral part of the total church program which seeks to express the love and the glory of God. Its primary purpose is to enhance the worship experiences through inspiring and artistic expression of service and praise to God. There is a rich tradition and heritage of musical excellence at Westminster upon which the current program is building.

In 1920 the Westminster Choir was organized under the direction of John Finley Williamson. By 1926 the choir had toured the United States and Europe and Dr. Williamson had established a Choir School which rapidly outgrew the church facilities and was moved to the Conservatory at Ithaca, New York. A few years later it moved to Princeton, New Jersey, where it exists today as the Westminster Choir College.

The church choirs include the Westminster Choir which sings for the Sunday worship service, and for most of the special services surrounding the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. In addition, the Westminster Choir presents major choral literature, frequently with instrumental accompaniment. The Choir has performed with the Dayton Philharmonic and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Westminster believes that it has a unique opportunity to enrich the cultural offering of the greater Dayton Community, and seeks to do this primarily through a year-round musical series which is well attended by church members and others from the community, both as an aid to worship and as a tool of spiritual growth.

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Movie Clips

The video clip is from the final 2004-05 subscription concert presented at Grace Methodist Church, 1001 Harvard Blvd. In Dayton.  Brett Greenwood, tenor soloist, is featured in Every Night When the Sun Goes Down, arranged by Gwenyth Walker.
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