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 Advent Chorale | Voices of Praise Choir | Solo Opportunities Music Mondays | Our Co-Directors of Music | More music events... Music has historically been an important part of the Lutheran tradition and Advent is no exception. The Advent Chorale, one of the church's all-volunteer choirs, leads the congregation in worship on weekly basis. The Chorale's repertoire embraces the full range of the church's musical tradition, from the early medieval period, through the Baroque, Classical and Romantic movements, up to and including the American Spiritual and modern and contemporary composers. If you enjoy singing music in parts, we'd love to have you jump in as a soprano, alto, tenor or bass. Advent Chorale is a great way to sing beautiful music, enjoy fellowship with the other singers and musicians, and inspire the congregation at our weekly worship. Wednesday rehearsals are at 7:30 pm, and Sunday mornings before the morning services. Contact Aaron Wunsch, Advent's Director of Music, if you are interested: awunsch@gmail.com.
Advent's Voices of Praise Choir ("VOP") brings modern and contemporary Christian repertoire to Advent's worship services. We are a diverse group of enthusiastic singers of all ages who are united by our love for sharing the gospel message with inspired and uplifting song. We take time during rehearsal to share devotions and support each other in prayer. You don't need to be able to read music to join us and participate regularly in Advent's Sunday worship services. Just bring your joy of singing and fellowship!Voices of Praise is open to all ages and rehearses on Thursday evenings at alternating times due to common Ground services. Download the full season schedule here. If you would like to join us, please contact Emily Ballentine at emilyballentine@gmail.com.
Our location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan means that many members of Advent are performing arts professionals; many others are aspiring or retired artists who are actively performing. These artists, both singers and instrumentalists, perform regularly in church services, in vocal and orchestral solos, duets and ensembles. Whether you are an accomplished professional or a gifted amateur, Advent Lutheran has a place for you. If you are interested in sharing your musical gifts, please contact Aaron Wunsch (awunsch@gmail.com), Emily Ballentine (emilyballentine@gmail.com) or Jordan Clawson (jordanclawson@gmail.com), Advent's Co-Directors of Music.
Come hear beautiful music in a beautiful space! Music Mondays are free concerts held on one Monday every month (see schedule below) at 7:30pm from September through June. Music Mondays brings a wide variety of artists and musical genres to our Upper West Side neighborhood. Offered by the congregations of Advent Lutheran Church and Broadway United Church of Christ, which share the beautiful building at 2504 Broadway at 93rd Street, all concerts are free and open to the public.Donations are gratefully accepted and support the costs of the concert series.
Music Mondays Artistic Director and pianist, Aaron Wunsch, appears regularly on concert stages throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Far East. Praised for his bold interpretive skills and communicative sensitivity, he is equally at home in music from every era—his performances include his own transcriptions of Renaissance composer Palestrina, Baroque music on the harpsichord, and world premieres of contemporary music. Recent performances include the Salle Cortot in Paris, Royal Albert Hall in London, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, and a ten-city solo recital tour of China that garnered critical acclaim and enthusiastic audience responses. Also lauded for his “masterful” chamber music performances (Hartford Courant), he has appeared at the Norfolk, Bowdoin, Sarasota, Great Lakes, and Yellow Barn chamber music festivals, collaborating in performance with renowned artists including Peter Frankl, Lynn Harrell, Andrew Jennings, and the New York Woodwind Quintet. A native of Wisconsin, he received his Bachelor’s degree cum laude from Yale University before studying abroad as a Fulbright Scholar at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He is currently on the faculty at William Paterson University and at the Juilliard School, where he completed his doctorate in 2008. Founder and Music Mondays Artistic Advisor, Paul Hostetter, is the Director of Orchestral Studies at Montclair State University, Music Director of the High Mountain Symphony and the New Jersey Youth Symphony, and Artistic Director for the Winter Sun Music Festival (St. Petersburg, FL). Mr. Hostetter has appeared as guest conductor with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the American Composers Orchestra, Philharmonia Virtuosi, the New York City Opera, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, the Prism Chamber Orchestra, the Genesis Opera Company, the Daylesford Sinfonia (Bermuda), and the Colonial Symphony. On Broadway, he was the Associate Conductor for Leonard Bernstein's Candide where he led over forty performances. As a recording artist he has collaborated with Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, and Joe Lovano with strings from the Orchestra of St. Luke's in a recording for Telarc as well as with Heidi Grant Murphy and members of Aureole and the Metropolitan Opera for Koch. He has also recorded for the CRI, Zadick, Mode, Albany, and Milkin Archive labels. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor on the faculty of Montclair State University Aaron Wunsch Pianist Aaron Wunsch appears regularly on concert stages throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Far East. Praised for his bold interpretive skills and communicative sensitivity, he is equally at home in music from every era-his performances include his own transcriptions of Renaissance composer Palestrina, Baroque music on the harpsichord, and world premieres of contemporary music. Recent performances include the Salle Cortot in Paris, Royal Albert Hall in London, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, and a ten-city solo recital tour of China that garnered critical acclaim and enthusiastic audience responses. Also lauded for his "masterful" chamber music performances (Hartford Courant), he has appeared at the Norfolk, Bowdoin, Sarasota, Great Lakes, and Yellow Barn chamber music festivals, collaborating in performance with renowned artists including Peter Frankl, Lynn Harrell, Andrew Jennings, and the New York Woodwind Quintet. A native of Wisconsin, he received his Bachelor's degree cum laude from Yale University before studying abroad as a Fulbright Scholar at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He is currently on the faculty at William Paterson University and at the Juilliard School, where he completed his doctorate in 2008. Emily Ballentine Emily Ballentine holds a degree in piano performance suma cum laude with honors from James Madison University in Virginia. Before moving to New York, she was employed by the Delaware Symphony Orchestra as music librarian and education and operations associate. She is currently the artist services and contract administrator with Colbert Artist Management in Manhattan. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Music Education at Teachers College - Columbia University. Jordan Clawson Jordan Clawson is a pianist and vocalist living in Manhattan. A Jazz Studies graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Jordan performs jazz, pop and original music and also teaches lessons, arranges, and works with various music programs in the city including the Bronx Arts Ensemble and Little Maestros. Jordan is very excited to be working with the Common Ground planning team, the musicians, and everyone part of the CG family. Please join us for a service and experience a wonderfully unique worship setting. If you'd like to participate in the music-making during the service feel free to email Jordan at jordanclawson@gmail.com anytime- we'd be glad to have you!
Watch this space for news of our next benefit concert in the series supporting the restoration of our Tiffany windows. You can find background and donation information for the campaign here.
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