>Start the Christmas Season at Bethlehem
Sunday December 4
The members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church invite everyone to a Christmas concert on Sunday, December 4 at 3:00PM. Please join us for this free concert at in our sanctuary located at 155 Linwood Ave. in Ridgewood, NJ. We will be celebrating the blessed birth of Christ and the love of family and friends. What better place than Bethlehem to start off the Christmas season! This concert will also be the kick-off event for Bethlehem’s 100th anniversary celebration in 2012.
The concert will feature classic and contemporary Christmas songs and instrumentals plus a carol sing along. Greg Caldarone and The New Jersey Brass Quintet will perform a free concert “Christmas: The Joy and Spirit 2011”. Come celebrate this joyous time of year with old classics and contemporary Christmas favorites. The NJ Brass Quintet is a fabulous ensemble that will immediately give you that warm wonderful feeling of an old
fashioned Christmas. Greg Calderone will feature some classic Christmas songs as well as some newer ones.
Greg Caldarone, award winning singer/recording artist, has been sharing his vocal talentsin our local churches and establishments for several years. He will feature Christmas classics such as “O Holy Night” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” as well as more recent songs such as David Freidman’s “Just In Time For Christmas” and of course Michael Card’s ” Joseph’s Song” (a signature for Greg). He will also feature an
original Christmas Song of his own.
The New Jersey Brass Quintet will be performing a special holiday concert featuring music from their CD “Christmas; The Joy and Spirit” They will perform Christmas; The Joy and Spirit, Ceremonial Music for Brass and Organ arr. by S. Drummond Wolff along
with other holiday pieces.
There will also be a sing along to get us all in the spirit of Christmas. The sing along will include “O Come All Ye Faithful”, “What Child Is This”, “Angels We Have Heard on High”, “Hark the Herald Angels” and “Joy to the World”.
The New Jersey Brass Quintet is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the cultural enrichment of the community in which it serves. The musical ensemble’s programs include educationally oriented children’s concerts, park concerts in a “Village BrassBand” setting, and special concerts for various occasions in addition to traditional
chamber music concerts. Its repertoire ranges from earliest madrigals to the most contemporary compositions available.
The dedicated professional musicians that compose the NJBQ bring a high degree of talent and creativity to the ensemble. Each member of the quintet is an experienced educator as well as an accomplished performer.
Greg Caldarone is a singer/entertainer/ recording artist, specializing in popular standards and Italian favorites, recipient of the Universal Jazz Coalitions “Dakota Staton Award”. Also a professional song leader. Greg will include Michael Card’s ” Joseph’s Song”, A song that is frequently requested of him at Christmas. He has been a song leader in music ministries in our community for 20 years. For more about Greg Caldarone go to
https://www.gregcaldarone.com/
We truly hope to see you and wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a beautiful finish for 2011. Admission is free, however a free will offering will be welcome. CDs by both Greg Caldarone and The NJ Brass Quintet will be available at the concert.
The members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ridgewood want you to know that God has a plan for you and he loves you. Our faith is in Christ. Our guide is in the Bible. Our love is for all. Come celebrate with us. We offer 2 Sunday services: Contemporary Praise Service at 8:45am and Traditional Worship at 11am with Sunday School and Bible Class at 10am. Please join us at 155 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood.
