Brick Presbyterian’s 100th Performance of Stainer’s ‘The Crucifixion’

The Brick Presbyterian Church continues its 2023–24 Worship & Arts series with a Good Friday worship service featuring its 100th performance of John Stainer’s oratorio “The Crucifixion.” Baritone Malcolm Merriweather and tenor Jeffrey Taveras serves as soloists with the Chancel Choir. Raymond Nagem conducts the church’s orchestra, in the arrangement by Barry Rose. The Brick Church began performing “The Crucifixion” {…}

Brick Presbyterian Church to World Premiere New Work by Jonathan Woody

New York’s Brick Presbyterian Church will present “A Service of Lessons & Carols” on Dec. 17, 2023. The event will feature music by David Willcocks, Conrad Susa, Ralph Vaughan Williams, June Nixon, John Rutter, Raffaella Aleotti, James Bassi, and Rosephanye Powell as well as the world premiere of Jonathan Woody’s “Magnificat.” “My background as a church musician from childhood has {…}