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Ridgewood NJ, West Side Presbyterian Church invites you to join them in celebrating the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ! Parents: Child care will be available from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. The 4:00 pm service will feature special chapel time for young children, and a live band will be playing at the 6:30 pm service!
April 19 at 2:00pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
6 s Monroe St
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Ensemble Companio, a chamber choir directed by Joseph Gregorio, is proud to announce its performance entitled ‘Love’s Faces’ at West Side Presbyterian Church, in Ridgewood, NJ on April 19th, 2015 at 2:00pm. The performance is sponsored and coordinated by the West Side Concert Series. Admission is free to the public.
‘Love’s Faces’ features works by Arcadelt, Passereau, Stainer, Duruflé, Lars-Erik Larsson, and a commission by Vince Peterson; arrangements of popular music by The Beatles, Billy Joel, and Randy Newman; and folk music from around the globe.
Founded in 2011, Ensemble Companio comprises 24 accomplished choral musicians and performs throughout the northeastern United States. The choir was awarded the 2012 American Prize in choral performance (community division) for its vibrant sound and moving interpretations, and was invited to perform at the 2013 Fall Conference of the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. Ensemble Companio’s mission is to build bridges between people through authentic, inspiring performances of the finest choral music.
Art Songs from Beethoven to Barber
Parlance Concert
March 29 at 3PM at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe St., Ridgewood. Matthew Polenzani, the Met’s leading lyric tenor will join forces with the esteemed collaborative pianist Ken Noda Ina unique collection of art songs. Their far ranging program will include favorite songs of Beethoven and Ravel, rarely performed songs by Liszt… and classical lyrical works by Samuel Barber. Tickets: Purchase at the door
Matthew Polenzani was the recipient of the 2004 Richard Tucker Award and Metropolitan Opera’s 2008 Beverly Sills Artist Award. An avid golfer, he makes his home in suburban New York with his wife, mezzo-soprano Rosa Maria Pascarella and their three sons.
Matthew Polenzani is one of the most gifted and distinguished lyric tenors of his generation, Matthew Polenzani has been praised for the artistic versatility and fresh lyricism that he brings to concert and operatic appearances on leading international stages.
Ken Noda studied with renowned pianist/conductor DANIEL BARENBOIM and made his concert debut in London in 1979 with the maestro conducting the English Chamber Orchestra. He has since performed as soloist with the great orchestras of the world: the Philharmonic Orchestras of Berlin, Vienna, New York, Israel, and Los Angeles; the Symphony Orchestras of London, Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto and San Francisco; the Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, and the Philharmonia Orchestra of London – under such famed conductors as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Rafael Kubelik, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa and Andre Previn.
The Passing for Bill Clark
Pastor Marc’s Lenten Devotional Day Twenty-One:
West Side Presbyterian Church
This past Saturday, a wonderful human being Bill Clark died after nearly five years battling cancer. Bill leaves behind his wife, two sons, mother and brother, and many others who loved him dearly. Bill died too young. He had yet to turn 60 years old and had so much life ahead of him. We will celebrate his life and grieve his death tomorrow at West Side Presbyterian Church (2pm in the sanctuary). People will come from all parts of Bill’s life to share stories, to give and receive comfort, and to find strength in community and in their faith in God.
When I met with his family this past week to plan the Memorial Service, I was touched by the stories they shared, particularly his tenderness and devotion as a son, husband, and father. At one point I asked his sons, “Was there anything your father shared with you this past week that you will treasure?” After some silence, one son answered, “There’s nothing our dad could have said this week that he hadn’t already taught us by being the person he was.” Those words brought tears to my eyes as I was touched by their affection and gratitude for their dad.
This experience has remained with me this week. I’m grieving Bill’s death as many people are, but I’m also challenged again to be the kind of father who will be remembered with similar affection and gratitude. This Lent, we’ve been reflecting on what it means to be a church. What if our primary role was to help shape one another as human beings? What if we helped each other live into the fullness of our God-given humanity? What if we encouraged and supported each other in being the best sons, husbands, and fathers (as well as daughters, wives, and mothers) we can be? Imagine if we looked around at church and saw people who inspired us to grow and stretch in humility and compassion, in whom we saw a special light of life, and with whom we wanted to partner in being a “little Christ” (the literal translation of “Christian”) in the world.
Parlance Chamber Concerts presents David Finckel, Cello and Wu Han
World-renowned piano/cello duo to play in Ridgewood
February 6, 2015 Last updated: Friday, February 6, 2015, 12:31 AM
The Ridgewood News
Michael Parloff’s Parlance Chamber Concerts’ fourth event of the 2014-15 season will take place this coming Sunday afternoon, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. Michael Parloff provided our readers with some background on the musicians and the program.
The concert will feature the esteemed cello-piano duo of David Finckel and Wu Han. Hailed as “2012 Musicians of the Year” by the magazine “Musical America,” the husband-and-wife team ranks among the most dynamic and influential forces in classical music today
David Finckel was the first American protégé of the legendary Russian cellist/conductor, Mstislav Rostropovich. In celebration of his close, longtime relationship with the revered master musician, he and Wu Han have designed a special recital entitled Russian Reflections. The concert will feature three groundbreaking 20th-century cello sonatas, culminating in Rachmaninoff’s beloved Sonata in G Minor.
https://www.northjersey.com/towns/world-renowned-piano-cello-duo-to-play-in-village-1.1265915
David Finckel, Cello and Wu Han, Piano Concert
Parlance Chamber Concerts presents David Finckel, Cello and Wu Han, Piano in a concert which tells the gripping story of 20th century Russian music – Sunday, February 8 at 3PM at West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ. Tickets and information: 800/838-3006 or at the door.
