Chancel Choir
Our wonderful Chancel Choir brings music and joy to Sunday morning services throughout the year.
These volunteer artists generally meet on Wednesday evenings to rehearse with Director of Music Tom McCoy.
Our choir performs both classical and contemporary sacred music from many traditions.
New choir members are always welcome!
For more information, contact 1presbyterian@gmail.com or call 845-265-3220.
These volunteer artists generally meet on Wednesday evenings to rehearse with Director of Music Tom McCoy.
Our choir performs both classical and contemporary sacred music from many traditions.
New choir members are always welcome!
For more information, contact 1presbyterian@gmail.com or call 845-265-3220.
Jazz Vespers
Video courtesy of the PCNR
Jazz Vespers is a place where worship and jazz meet
in an informal and inspiring atmosphere.
This evening service takes place at 5:30 pm on select Saturdays throughout the year
and features professional musicians, including many artists from our own community.
You will always find our Director of Music, Tom McCoy, at the piano.
Jazz Vespers originated in the 1960s in New York City. As a contemporary concert worship service,
it was designed as an outreach program to welcome people -- including musicians and other performers --
who were looking for an alternative to more traditional church services on Sunday mornings.
Jazz Vespers can include prayer, scripture, meditation, and spoken verse interwoven with live jazz.
Through these elements, we experience vespers, an ancient service of evening prayer,
in a modern, creative, and multisensory way.
Watch this page, and our homepage, and our Facebook page for news and information about our next Jazz Vespers.
And: Don't miss our annual Jazz Nativity in December!
in an informal and inspiring atmosphere.
This evening service takes place at 5:30 pm on select Saturdays throughout the year
and features professional musicians, including many artists from our own community.
You will always find our Director of Music, Tom McCoy, at the piano.
Jazz Vespers originated in the 1960s in New York City. As a contemporary concert worship service,
it was designed as an outreach program to welcome people -- including musicians and other performers --
who were looking for an alternative to more traditional church services on Sunday mornings.
Jazz Vespers can include prayer, scripture, meditation, and spoken verse interwoven with live jazz.
Through these elements, we experience vespers, an ancient service of evening prayer,
in a modern, creative, and multisensory way.
Watch this page, and our homepage, and our Facebook page for news and information about our next Jazz Vespers.
And: Don't miss our annual Jazz Nativity in December!
Jazz Vespers approaches spirituality from a non-dogmatic point of view. It is definitely a hallmark of this congregation that so many people are drawn to it by a sense of community. [FPCP] has appealed to people who are agnostic, even bordering on atheist, Jewish people, Buddhists -- they have all felt comfortable being here, being part of a group of people who are interested in spiritual values. Jazz Vespers is an extension of that. -Tom McCoy, FPCP Director of Music
I’ve been performing with Tom and the other incredible musicians for over a decade. Each service is unique and it brings world-class music to our community. It is an honor to be a part of it. -Mike "The Rock" LaRocco, jazz percussionist
