Rider University will present a variety of performances this season, including choral works, dance events, opera, plays, and musical theater. Westminster faculty members will appear in recital throughout the school year.

The Westminster Choir is scheduled to perform Saturday, October 12 at 7 p.m. in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton. The program is titled “Evensong,” based on the ancient Anglican ritual of Evensong, with Herbert Howells’ Westminster Service and motets of all eras.

Westminster Symphonic Choir presents “American Stories” featuring Joan Tower’s Made in America and Florence Price’s Ethiopia Shadow in America, at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton, on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. Ruth Ochs conducts those works, while Vinroy D. Brown Jr. leads a rendition of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess with soloists Heather Hill and Keith Spencer. The Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey, Capital Singers of Trenton, and Elmwood Concert Singers also take part.

“Make a Joyful Noise” is the title of a concert by the Westminster Jubilee Singers on Sunday, October 20 at 3 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Lawrenceville Road. The ensemble explores themes of praise, renewal, and gratitude. The group has also scheduled a Candlelight Service on Sunday, December 8 at 5 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, 301 Pennington Avenue, Trenton.

The Westminster Chapel Choir will sing works spanning 500 years of choral music, from Bach and Brahms to contemporary artists, on Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Gill Chapel on the Rider campus. The Westminster Concert Bell Choir performs a Holiday Concert Saturday, December 7 at 4 p.m. in the Yvonne Theater.

Musical theater productions include Rent, October 25-27, at the Bart Luedeke Center Theater; and Into the Woods February 28-March 2 at the Yvonne Theater. Westminster Opera Theatre performs Die Fledermaus November 15 and 16 at the Yvonne Theater.

For information on these and additional events, visit rider.edu/arts.