Fifth Sunday in Easter, Year C

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Fourth Sunday in Easter, Year C

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Saturday, May 12: Visitation Academy Concert

FRIENDS OF HISTORIC NEW UTRECHT
CONCERT SERIES

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THE VISITATION ACADEMY
CABARET TROUPE

“100 Years of Broadway” and “Once Upon a Mattress”
SATURDAY, MAY 12 at 7:30 PM

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NEW UTRECHT REFORMED CHURCH PARISH HOUSE
18th Avenue at 84th St., Brooklyn

FREE ADMISSION
Light Refreshments

For further information or Reservations:
Phone (718) 256-7173; Fax (718) 256-7162
or mail@historicnewutrecht.org

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC
Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Department of Youth and Community
Development and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Flyer for Visitation Academy Concert (PDF)

'Perfect Place" for Classical Singers from Brooklyn College - Free Concert May 5

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'Perfect Place' for Classical Singers from Brooklyn College - Free Concert May 5

BROOKLYN - Usually, much of the music played and sung at the New Utrecht Reformed Church in Bensonhurst was written close to two centuries after the church was founded in 1677, but that won't be the case Saturday, May 5, when the public is invited to a free concert by the award-winning Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College Chamber Choir. The conductor is Jonathan P. Babcock.

The concert begins at 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Parking is in the church lot at 18th Ave. and 84th St.

While the church building itself undergoes a $2 million repair and restoration of the 1828 structure, the setting for the music program "Love Songs and Folk Tales" will be the church Parish House. With its magnificent stained-glass windows and vaulted architecture, the Parish House, well known for its remarkable acoustics, pre-dates the church building.

Winner of the first annual City University of New York Choral Competition, the Conservatory Chamber Choir is a select ensemble of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses, and recently performed at the New York State School Music Association convention in Rochester.

"This will be the perfect setting for the Conservatory of Music choir," said Robert Buonvino, president of Friends of Historic New Utrecht, which arranged for the concert. "The voices should sound magnificent, not overpowering. Clear as a bell. This is the perfect place for these wonderful singers to be heard!"

The program begins with music that pre-dates the church's early founding in the Village of New Utrecht, before the American Revolution. Later in the evening more modern classical sounds will fill the night air in the historic church complex. The program will include:

Three Renaissance Madrigals,
The Village Wedding by John Tavener, an English composer in the early 1500s;
Ronde from Trois Chansons by Maurice Ravel;
Three British Folk Songs: The Last Rose of Summer, Dulaman and Danny Boy; and
Three Love Songs: Te Quiero (Argentina), Molihua (China) and La Villanellas (Italy).

Conductor Babcock, assistant professor of music at Brooklyn College, also conducts the 65-voice Brooklyn College Chorale and teaches courses in music education and ear training. He is the deputy director for undergraduate studies and coordinator of music performance for the Conservatory. He has worked with opera stars and others in venues including The Tilles Center, Symphony Space and Carnegie Hall.

The program is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

More information about the concert and on the history of Brooklyn's early days is available at (718) 256-7173 and at www.historicnewutrecht.org and www.newutrechtchurch.org.

Saturday, May 5: Brooklyn College Concert

FRIENDS OF HISTORIC NEW UTRECHT
CONCERT SERIES

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BROOKLYN COLLEGE
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
CHAMBER CHOIR

“Love Songs and Folk Tales”
SATURDAY, MAY 5 at 8:00 PM

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NEW UTRECHT REFORMED CHURCH PARISH HOUSE
18th Avenue at 84th St., Brooklyn

FREE ADMISSION
Light Refreshments

For further information or Reservations:
Phone (718) 256-7173; Fax (718) 256-7162
or mail@historicnewutrecht.org

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC
Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Department of Youth and Community
Development and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Flyer for Brooklyn College Concert (PDF)

Third Sunday in Easter, Year C

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"Women of Valor" awarded

The New Utrecht Reformed Church, in Bensonhurst, has conferred an honorary "Women of Valor" award on three women in the church's Parish House during a "Women's History Month" ceremony. With a theme of "Generations of Women Moving History Forward," those celebrating the contributions of women through valor, in Latin "to be strong," as in the "strength of mind and heart that enables a person to encounter life with personal bravery . . . the gifts of the spirit," were (left to right) the Rev. Terry Troia, minister at the church; honoree the Rev. Clara Woodson, New York Regional Synod area minister for the Reformed Church in America classes of Brooklyn, New York and Rockland-Westchester Counties; City Councilman Vincent Gentile; honoree Edna Schembri, a longtime member of the church; honoree Merrill Hesch, New York City Region, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Grants Office; Elder Susan Hanyen, Vice President of the Consistory of the New Utrecht Reformed Church, and State Senator Martin Golden.

Second Sunday in Easter, Year C

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Thrift Sale to Benefit Brooklyn Church Restoration

Brooklyn's New Utrecht Reformed Church

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THRIFT SALE TO BENEFIT BROOKLYN CHURCH RESTORATION
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BROOKLYN - Thrift sales are nothing new to the New Utrecht Reformed Church in Bensonhurst, founded in 1677. Rose Giannini Lood, 90, remembers her mother putting items aside all year long for a sale. But this year, proceeds from the clothes, costume jewelry, electronics, picture frames, CDs, glassware, dishes, books and toys sold Saturday, April 21, will have a special benefit.

The church's sanctuary, dating back to 1828, has been closed since December 2003 and Mrs. Lood, a New Utrecht member for more than 70 years, says "the restoration needs every penny I can muster." The price tag for repair of the Brooklyn landmark, which is well under way, totals $2 million.

Asked if there will be good bargains, Mrs. Lood replied: "Of course! We're 330 years old, and we'll have bargains galore." Hot dogs and egg salad with coffee, tea and soft drinks will be available for lunch.

With the sanctuary building closed and covered with scaffolding, the thrift sale will be held, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the adjacent Parish House, which also has a long history in the borough and is noted for its architecture and stained-glass windows.

The church, with a famous, last-of-its-kind "Liberty Pole" on the front lawn, is on 18^th Ave. and 84^th St. Parking is in the church lot, near bus and subway lines.

Persons interested in learning more about the early history of Brooklyn and buildings in the New Utrecht historic complex are invited to call (718) 256-7173 or (718) 234-9268. They also may log onto www.historicnewutrecht.org and www.newutrechtchurch.org. Information also can be obtained by sending an e-mail to mail@historicnewutrecht.org.

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