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Music Notes

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Benjamin T. Berman

The First Reformed Church Adult Choir will join forces with the Yue Yue ensemble on June 2 for a fun evening of choral music. We will sing some anthems together and share some pieces with each other separately. We will end with a grand finale—a cantata by Dieterich Buxtehude entitled “Rejoice, Earth and Heaven.”

Please join us for this concert, and help us support our connection to the Yue Yue Choir. The Concert will be on June 2, 2012 at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary of First Reformed Church. Continue reading →

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The Rainbow Children’s Choir – Earth Day Celebration

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Benjamin T. Berman

The Rainbow Choir had a splendid performance on Sunday, April 29, 2012 to celebrate Earth Day. It was a small but energetic group of girls from all around New Brunswick. Some came from Anshe Emeth, and one from Norberto’s church which meets in Fellowship Hall on Sunday afternoons.

After two weeks of rehearsals, the Rainbow Choir came together for this performance and presented three songs to the interfaith group—All Things Bright and Beautiful, The Earth Day Rap, and Noah’s Song. These songs touched on the themes of the day—the beauty of creation, the need to preserve our planet, and God’s promise to us to preserve his creation after he destroyed it once in the flood. Continue reading →

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The Rainbow Children’s Choir Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy – Part I

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Benjamin T. Berman

The Rainbow choir had a wonderful performance on Sunday, January 22 in the Randolph Room to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We collaborated with the musicians from the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble to make music that expounded the tenets of love, tolerance, and peace. Hartmut and Susan gave a warm welcome that included an interesting explanation of the beautiful stained glass chalice in our Randolph Room, a symbol of 1) color diversity and 2) the dangers of marginalizing people who don’t fit the norms of society. Continue reading →

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Come Share the Joy! Dutch Psalm Singing, Food and Dance!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Benjamin T. Berman

The Congregation of First Reformed Church would like to cordially invite you to partake in our series of events to celebrate our 200th anniversary. The year 2012 marks an important anniversary for the history of our church. We would be honored to have your company as we converge on this milestone. Continue reading →

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Celebrate Thanksgiving With Song

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Benjamin T. Berman

Join us for our annual interfaith Thanksgiving Service on November 22, where the Rainbow Children’s Choir will perform modern arrangements of Hispanic and African music at Unity Fellowship Church, 1250 Marigold Street, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Rehearsals will be at First Reformed Church on Nov 6th at 4:00 p.m. and Nov20th at 6:00 p.m. Continue reading →

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Fund-Raising Concerts Scheduled

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Benjamin T. Berman

The last two public opportunities of 2011 to offer a donation to FRC’s highly successful Historic Preservation Fund will be programs of beautiful, exciting, and powerful music. Shea Velloso will perform an organ concert on Saturday, Nov 5th at 7:00 p.m. at First Reformed Church. On Dec 10th at
7:00 p.m., the group Yue Yue will perform a choir concert to wrap up the year. Please save the dates and stay posted for more information about the latter concert. Continue reading →

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