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Music Notes

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Benjamin T. Berman

Our last choir rehearsal in June was such a fun experience for all of us. We were joined by four musicians who comprised a chamber orchestra for our Vivaldi performance. Beth Maliszewski, Samantha Tomblin, Julia Fendler, and Aimee McPeak are such fine musicians, and it was a lot of fun juggling instruments, testing tempos, and checking the balance with the choir. Continue reading →

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A Musical Note

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Benjamin T. Berman

The adult choir of First Reformed Church has had a very contemplative and peaceful beginning to Lent, as we continue to explore other genres of repertory, namely, the Italian Renaissance. With Vittoria’s Missa O Quam Gloriosum est Regnum, we filled the halls of the church with
the weaving polyphony of a Latin chant, namely, Agnus Dei. Continue reading →

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Joyful Summer Music

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

There are a number of things, in which we really excel here at First Reformed Church. The music of our
senior choir belongs to these. We may be small, but we have energy and joy Continue reading →

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Bell Choir

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Erie Beemsterboer

In September, we will start with the bell choir again. In July, I went to Westminster Choir College and I learned a host of new things about playing bells. All kinds of new techniques, new ways of using the bells to … Continue reading →

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