Westminster Community Orchestra presents New Horizons

The Westminster Community Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Ruth Ochs, will present their first concert of the season on Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at their new performance home, Gill Memorial Chapel, on the Rider University campus.

Titled “New Horizons” the concert will feature Richard Rodgers’ music from Carousel, Scott Joplin’s Overture to Treemonisha, selections from Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt, and the third and fourth movements from Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. The concert will also include the world premiere of recent Rider University graduate Sean Haugh’s “Overture for a New Home” (Air on “The Lord Bless You and Keep You”).

Sean Haugh has sold compositions and arrangements worldwide, including choral and instrumental works. Recently, he worked with Grammarly Inc to compose Writing’s Not That Easy, recorded by Soulfege Acappella and published on all major streaming platforms. In April 2026, Sean was the first-place recipient for Westminster’s Composition Competition with his saxophone quartet piece, The Verdant Gale. 

Tickets to the concert are available by calling the Rider University Performing Arts Box Office at 609-896-7775, online at https://www.rider.edu/about/events/westminster-community-orchestra-new-horizons, or at the door the day of the concert. For more information about the concert, visit rider.edu/arts; for more information about the WCO, visit https://www.facebook.com/Westminstercommunityorchestra.