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Dear Friends,
A very special AGO “Festival of Hymns” will take place in our community next month, and we, the co-directors of the event, would like to personally invite you and your choir to join us in celebration and song.
The festival will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM at The Church of St. Patrick, Huntington (400 Main Street, Huntington, NY). Well-loved hymns will be sung by a Massed Choir as well as Congregation, in wonderful arrangements featuring St. Patrick’s two mighty Glück pipe organs along with a professional brass quartet and timpani. Our goal is to pack the church with singers, to raise a song unlike any other heard on Long Island in recent history!
There are two ways that you and your choirs may choose to participate:
1) Sing with the Massed Choir:
The Massed Choir will sing all of the music of the program, including special choir-only arrangements and verses. Massed Choir participants must attend the rehearsal the day before the festival, Saturday, March 1, 2025, 9:30am to 2pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Cold Spring Harbor (1670 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor - behind the fish hatchery). A fee of $20 per person collected that day will cover the cost of the festival sheet music, which each participant will be able to keep after the festival. Many of the scores and practice audio for each piece will be provided by email in advance. The call time for the Massed Choir participants on Sunday, March 2nd will be 1pm (at St. Patrick's Huntington) before the 3pm program.
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2) Sing with the Congregation:
If you cannot make the rehearsal, please still plan on joining us in the pews the day of the festival! Many hymns will feature congregational participation, with all invited to sing well-known SATB harmonizations that will be printed in a detailed program booklet.
To register for the Massed Choir or for any questions, please contact Christopher Cusumano at [email protected] or (631) 271-4635. Please register by Friday, February 14th.
We believe that this will be an event to remember: a powerful musical celebration and a great opportunity to connect with fellow singers from across the island. Hoping to sing with you soon!
Sincerely,
The “Festival of Hymns” Co-Directors,
Bryce Westervelt, Matthew Koraus, and Michael C. Haigler,
on behalf of the Nassau and Suffolk Chapters of the American Guild of Organists
A very special AGO “Festival of Hymns” will take place in our community next month, and we, the co-directors of the event, would like to personally invite you and your choir to join us in celebration and song.
The festival will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM at The Church of St. Patrick, Huntington (400 Main Street, Huntington, NY). Well-loved hymns will be sung by a Massed Choir as well as Congregation, in wonderful arrangements featuring St. Patrick’s two mighty Glück pipe organs along with a professional brass quartet and timpani. Our goal is to pack the church with singers, to raise a song unlike any other heard on Long Island in recent history!
There are two ways that you and your choirs may choose to participate:
1) Sing with the Massed Choir:
The Massed Choir will sing all of the music of the program, including special choir-only arrangements and verses. Massed Choir participants must attend the rehearsal the day before the festival, Saturday, March 1, 2025, 9:30am to 2pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Cold Spring Harbor (1670 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor - behind the fish hatchery). A fee of $20 per person collected that day will cover the cost of the festival sheet music, which each participant will be able to keep after the festival. Many of the scores and practice audio for each piece will be provided by email in advance. The call time for the Massed Choir participants on Sunday, March 2nd will be 1pm (at St. Patrick's Huntington) before the 3pm program.
OR
2) Sing with the Congregation:
If you cannot make the rehearsal, please still plan on joining us in the pews the day of the festival! Many hymns will feature congregational participation, with all invited to sing well-known SATB harmonizations that will be printed in a detailed program booklet.
To register for the Massed Choir or for any questions, please contact Christopher Cusumano at [email protected] or (631) 271-4635. Please register by Friday, February 14th.
We believe that this will be an event to remember: a powerful musical celebration and a great opportunity to connect with fellow singers from across the island. Hoping to sing with you soon!
Sincerely,
The “Festival of Hymns” Co-Directors,
Bryce Westervelt, Matthew Koraus, and Michael C. Haigler,
on behalf of the Nassau and Suffolk Chapters of the American Guild of Organists
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Sunday, May 18. Organ crawl. Further information will be available soon. Save the date!
Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8. Pennsylvania Youth Chorale at Trinity Lutheran Church, 40 W. Nicholai
St, Hicksville. June 7: Open rehearsal Sat Jun 7 at 9:30 AM, concert at 7:00 PM. June 8: Participation in
Sunday worship service.
Other Upcoming Events
NYC AGO President's Day Conference - Monday February 17th 12:30 - 5 PM, St James Episcopal Church,
865 Madison Ave at 71st St, featuring Gail Archer, James Hicks, Kenneth Miller and Kalle Tovio. This event is free.
An organ concert featuring Anna Lapwood will take place at St Ignatius of Loyola Church in New York City on Sunday, March 30 at 4 PM. The concert will also include the church's children's choir. Check the church's website for further information.
865 Madison Ave at 71st St, featuring Gail Archer, James Hicks, Kenneth Miller and Kalle Tovio. This event is free.
An organ concert featuring Anna Lapwood will take place at St Ignatius of Loyola Church in New York City on Sunday, March 30 at 4 PM. The concert will also include the church's children's choir. Check the church's website for further information.
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Check out this presentation on acoustics, with emphasis on acoustics in sacred spaces. Thanks to Mr. George Sullivan for this presentation.
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