Community & Culture

Julie Zhu, a composer, artist and carillonneur whose work combines instrumental music, electronics and performance art. An assistant professor of performing arts technology at the University of Michigan, Zhu performs regularly on the University’s Burton Memorial Tower and the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower and previously served as resident carillonneur at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City.

The annual Summer Carillon Concert Series features accomplished guest carillonneurs performing on the College’s 42-bell Duff-Armington Memorial Carillon on select Friday afternoons in July and August.

One of only 55 college carillons in the nation, Westminster’s Duff-Armington Memorial Carillon is an integral part of campus life. The 42 bells ring the “Westminster Chime” every quarter hour throughout the day.

The free concerts begin at 11:30 a.m. on the Quad outside Old Main. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and lunch while enjoying the performances. In the event of inclement weather, concerts will be held in Wallace Memorial Chapel.

For more information about the concert series, contact Mitchell Stecker, Westminster’s organist and carillonneur, at steckem@westminster.edu or 724-946-7019.

Michael Gancz, a carillonneur, composer and music researcher pursuing a doctorate at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. Gancz performs on Stanford’s Lou Henry Hoover Memorial Carillon and holds music degrees from Yale University and a carillon diploma from the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium.

The annual Summer Carillon Concert Series features accomplished guest carillonneurs performing on the College’s 42-bell Duff-Armington Memorial Carillon on select Friday afternoons in July and August.

One of only 55 college carillons in the nation, Westminster’s Duff-Armington Memorial Carillon is an integral part of campus life. The 42 bells ring the “Westminster Chime” every quarter hour throughout the day.

The free concerts begin at 11:30 a.m. on the Quad outside Old Main. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and lunch while enjoying the performances. In the event of inclement weather, concerts will be held in Wallace Memorial Chapel.

For more information about the concert series, contact Mitchell Stecker, Westminster’s organist and carillonneur, at steckem@westminster.edu or 724-946-7019.

The Westminster College Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Aaron D. Himes, presents their fall concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

Students in the School of Music present an evening of chamber music.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Melinda Crawford Perttu, presents their fall concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

Students in the School of Music present solo works in this annual competition. Winners will have the chance to perform as soloists with the Westminster College Orchestra at a future concert.

This competition is open to the public and free to attend. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Jazz Ensemble presents their fall semester concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Jazz Ensemble presents their early spring concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. Aaron D. Himes, presents their early spring concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Aaron D. Himes, presents their early spring concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

Students in the School of Music present opera scenes.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Jazz Ensemble presents their late spring concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Choirs, under the direction of Dr. Ryan Keeling, presents their spring concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

Students in the School of Music present an evening of chamber music.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Melinda Crawford Perttu, presents their spring concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.

The Westminster College Bands, under the direction of Dr. Aaron D. Himes, presents their annual gala concert.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact us at schoolofmusic@westminster.edu.