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Ridgewood NJ, West Side Presbyterian Church is excited to welcome artist Johnny Keane to The Gallery for the month of August! Keane, who lives in Hawthorne, has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in painting and loves to dabble in all forms of creativity, including drawing, painting, music, film and drama.
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Ridgewood NJ, do you have extra zucchini, lettuce, tomatoes or other fresh vegetables on hand? Bring them to West Side Presbyterian Church! West Side is collecting fresh produce for two local mission partners focused on helping neighbors who are struggling with food insecurity – the Social Service Association (SSA) of Ridgewood & Vicinity and Parkside Community Church in Westwood, which distributes free meals, pantry items and more in conjunction with the nonprofit organization Connex4NPO.
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Ridgewood NJ, Do your children love to sing? Are you looking for something fun and meaningful for them to do this summer?
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Ridgewood NJ, singers, guitarists, pianists, poets…are you interested in performing in front of a live, appreciative audience? Come to West Side Presbyterian Church’s inaugural Open Mic Night on June 29! Doors open at 6:30 pm. Live music starts at 7:00 pm.
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Ridgewood NJ, Rev. Mack Brandon, pastor of the Metropolitan AME Zion Church in Ridgewood, will be live in the sanctuary of West Side Presbyterian Church on June 1 at 7:30 pm! You’re invited into the exhilarating and contemplative soul center of gospel music with Rev. Brandon and select members of his “Connection Choir” as he considers joy, self-reflection and spiritual formation in the Black Church experience.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra’s artistic director, Kyunghun Kim, and the group’s president, David Nussenbaum, return to the Ridgewood Library on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m., to discuss the RSO’s all-opera concert at West Side Presbyterian Church on Nov. 19. Maestro Kim will discuss and perform from the keyboard highlights of the Nov. 19th program, featuring some of opera’s most beloved arias. The two will also delve into the life and times of Mozart, Verdi, Bizet and Puccini.
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Ridgewood NJ, Friday, February 21, 2020 at 8 PM – 11 PM at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, 6 S Monroe St. Laura Hamilton joins the orchestra to perform Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto.
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photo: Courtesy of Ars Musica Chorale
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Ridgewood NJ, Ars Musica Chorale continues its 54 th season with Hariu l’Adonai: Mendelssohn and More, a concert of music influenced by Jewish tradition, under the baton of Music Director, Brian
Mummert, with David Perper as Cantor. The performance will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
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Ridgewood NJ, Sunday November 24, 4pm: Pro Arte Chorale will officially begin the 2019-2020 season at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood NJ. “In Remembrance” program features Gabriel Faure’s Requiem in D minor, Op. 48. This tranquil, serene choral work will be highlighted by captivating motets by Durufle, Bruckner, Alfven, Messiaen and Clausen. Let this be your chance to reflect on the past year and be thankful before the rush of the holiday season and start of a new year.
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Ridgewood NJ, Studies show that choral singing improves our mood, with a decrease in stress and anxiety, plus it is very fulfilling to experience the joy of making music together with a wonderful group of singers! The Pro Arte Chorale invites you to our “Open Rehearsal” when you can experience for yourself that special joy of singing with a choral group, meet our music director Bryan Zaros, and decide if you want to audition for Pro Arte Chorale. All voice parts are welcome to join us at our Open Rehearsal on September 16 7:30pm at West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ
If you are interested in auditioning, please email info@proartechorale.org or call the office at 201-497-8400 to schedule your audition, as they are held by appointment only. Pro Arte has an exciting season ahead!
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Ridgewood NJ, The West Side Concert Series wraps up its 2018-2019 season with a performance by one of the nation’s premier professional chamber choirs, Kinnara Ensemble. In their concert, “Gravity & Levity,” the choir will wander through the years, from Renaissance motets through 20th-century part songs. Music will include White’s “Lamentations of Jeremiah,” Debussy’s “Trois Chansons” and works by Stanford and Gibbons.
Admission is free; donations are welcome. Bring your friends!
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Ridgewood NJ, Ars Musica Chorale concludes its 53 rd season with A Total Embrace: Bernstein at 100, a spectacular celebration of the music of Leonard Bernstein in his centennial year. The performance will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Ars Musica will present a wide-ranging selection of the composer’s most popular works for chorus and orchestra, accompanied by the award-winning Adelphi Orchestra, together with our Encore Young Artist soloists and the New Jersey State Children’s Chorus. Our featured soloist
will be Lauren Worsham, soprano and 2014 Tony Award Nominee.
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey Choral Society Pops Spectacular , what’s It All About ? Iconic Songs By Hitmaker Burt Bacharach And Legendary Music By Leonard Bernstein, Including “Choral Suite From West Side Story”Sat, March 02, 2019Time: 3:00 PM Location: West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe St. Ridgewood, NJ 07450
New Jersey Choral Society -POPS SPECTACULAR
“what’s it all about”
Iconic Songs by Hitmaker Burt Bacharach
and Legendary Music by Leonard Bernstein,
Including “Choral Suite From West Side Story”
Saturday, March 2nd from 3:00pm and 7:30pm
West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood.
$25 for Adults
$22 for Students/Seniors
Add $10 at the door
Child and group pricing available
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Ridgewood NJ , From Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet to an uplifting medley of Beatles songs, the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra (RSO) will present an evening of love songs on Friday March 8 at 8:00 p.m., at the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. Featuring romantic favorites spanning two centuries, the theme of the concert is “All You Need is Love.” The concert features guest soloist Lindsay Deutsch, an American violinist who recently toured as solo violinist with Yanni, and has thrilled audiences world-wide with her brilliant display of technique and musicianship. The program will present the NJ premiere of Beatles Fantasy, an arrangement of Beatles songs taking the listener on a journey spanning the Beatles’ music throughout the group’s career. Popular Beatles’ tunes will be unmistakable yet original when the orchestra and violin soloist Lindsay Deutsch perform the concerto in three movements led by Artistic Director and Conductor Stephen Culbertson.
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