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Ridgewood NJ, West Side Presbyterian Church’s 2022-2023 Wellness Wednesday season wraps up on May 3 at 7:30 pm with a special spirit-lifting program featuring Rev. Mack Brandon, pastor of the Metropolitan AME Zion Church in Ridgewood, and the Connections Gospel Choir.
Rev. Brandon has been a professor of music at Ramapo College of New Jersey for nearly 30 years. Starting as the 14-year-old director of his home church’s youth choir in New Jersey, he went on to become pianist or musical director for such artists as Ben E. King, The Drifters, Luther Vandross, Etta James, Average White Band and The Supremes. As a solo artist, he toured worldwide, including appearances as the opening act to the late comedienne Joan Rivers and to country artist Clint Black.
He is also the founder of Musical Words, an arts-in-education program based in New Jersey. For more than 25 years Rev. Brandon has served as founder-director of the 90-voice Conference Choir with whom he has concertized nationally. And for the past 20 years he has lectured and conducted workshops worldwide on the topic of the tradition, culture and worship of sacred black music in America, including gospel music.
The concert is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated. Join us!
Can’t make it in person? Watch the livestream at www.westside.org./watch/wellness-wednesday-live.
Founded in 1912, West Side Presbyterian Church is a welcoming, inclusive church where people of all ages grow in faith, form lasting friendships and help our neighbors in need. West Side is located at 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood, NJ. For more information, please visit westside.org.
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