Summer, 2010 Volume 15, Issue 2

quest serious consideration. Show up at the rehearsals – the music will be provided for you, refreshments will be served, you will be in fellow-ship with people who love to sing and, especially, you will be a part of the Divine Liturgy. We look forward to seeing all of you on August 30 at St. George in Piscataway at 7:30 pm.

Congratulations on 20th Anniversary

Concert “The Spirit of Lent“ Concert celebrating our 20th Anniversary was outstanding. The choir sang beautifully. The wonderful acoustics of St. Demitrios Church in Perth Amboy certainly helped in getting a good recording of the event thanks to Miriam Kotsonis. Thanks to Cathy Kalaizes for putting together a beau-tiful souvenir program that gave a history of these concerts, thanks to the Youth from St. George, Clifton, St. George, Trenton and Holy Trin-ity, Westfield and thanks to all who have participated in these concerts over the 20 years. We were very happy that we could send $500 to help Haiti through the International Orthodox Christian Charities.

Youth Singers

Christmas Workshop Our first Youth Singers Work-shop was held last October at Holy Trinity in Westfield. Marina Alexan-der was the clinician and the chil-dren enjoyed it very much. This year we are planning a second Youth

Singers Christmas Workshop on Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 10:30 AM to 4:00.PM. It will be hosted at St. George in Clifton and will feature vocal techniques for youth using all Christmas music. We will encourage the participants to join our youth at the Christmas con-cert in Wyckoff. Please pass this information on to any youth that you know. They do not have to be in a choir. Included in this issue is the registration form and permission slip. All New Jersey parishes will receive these forms in September.

2010 Annual Conference

The 2010 conference will be held at Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Newport News, VA on October 14-17. The choir will sing the "Divine Liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church" as ar-ranged by Steven Cardiasmenos. The guest conductor is Dr. James Maniatis, choir director at Assump-tion Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Denver, CO. Have you made your plans for the conference? Travel, hotel and registration information were sent to you in “The First Mode” and may also be found on the web: newjersey.churchmusic.goarch.org Our last two rehearsals for the conference music will be held at 7:30 PM at Holy Trinity Church in Westfield on Monday, Sept. 27 and Monday, Oct. 4. We will be doing the same mu-sic at the 2012 conference in Balti-more, so you can get a head start even if you are not coming to New-port News this year.

Calling New Jersey Choir Members!!

The annual Holy Cross Celebra-tion will be held in the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. We are asking all of you to participate in this distinctly New Jersey event. The youth of New Jersey will be showing up in great strength. Likewise, it is incum-bent that choir singers make the commitment to provide a choir wor-thy of this event. His Eminence Evangelos is a strong advocate of choirs and needs to see that his ef-forts in support of choirs is fruitful. We can demonstrate this commit-ment on our part by showing up in greater numbers than in the past. The music has been chosen for its simplicity, so that as many sing-ers as possible are able to fully par-ticipate. The rehearsal schedule is listed below. Please give this re-

Holy Cross

Rehears-als

Monday, Aug. 30, 7:30

PM, St. George, Piscata-way

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 7:30 PM, same

Monday, Sept. 13, 7:30 PM, same

Sat. Sept. 18 – 10:00 AM, Paramount Theater, As-bury Park

Sun. Sept. 19 – Liturgy

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Photos, clockwise from upper left:

Kay Kehayas was honored by her church at the Metropolis Clergy/Laity grand banquet on May 17. Our planning meeting and dinner at was held at the Omega Diner in North Brunswick. Back row: Cathy

Kalaizes, Hope Demitry, Lou Martin and Susan Karcanes. Front row: Marie Devino, Kathy Athanasoulas and Kay Kehayas.

“The Spirit of Lent“ Concert celebrating our 20th Anniversary was held at St. Demitrios Church in Perth Am-boy on March 26.

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The Spirit of Lent Concert Hosted by St. Nicholas Church in Wyckoff

April 10, 2009 From top to bottom:

The adult choir with conductor, Kathryn Athanasoulas

Four older youth (in dark robes) from Tren-ton and Westfield also sang with the adult choir.

The combined youth choirs from Trenton, Westfield and Wyckoff join the adult choir in singing.

Christmas Concert in Wyckoff

Please join us for our ever popular Christmas Concert on De-cember 19, 2010 at St. Nicholas in Wyckoff at 4:00 PM. Let’s help St. Nicholas celebrate their 40th Anni-versary. We need you to help us by singing in this special choir. Singing these beautiful Christmas hymns and carols is a real treat. Don’t miss out on singing with us. So we can prepare enough music kindly email, or phone Kathryn Athanasoulas by November 20 if you plan to sing with us. kathanasoulas@hotmail.com 908-232-7695.

Christmas Concert Rehearsals

Monday, Nov. 22, Holy Trinity Church in Westfield

Monday, Nov. 29, Westfield

Monday, Dec. 6, Westfield

Monday, Dec. 13, Westfield

Sunday, Dec. 19: Concert at 4:00 PM, St. Nicholas, Wyckoff

Lenten Concert at

St. George Church in Trenton in 2011

We are very happy to announce that St. George Church in Trenton will host our next “Spirit of Lent” Concert on Friday, April 15, 2011. More exciting news is that our friend, Chrissellene Petropoulos, has agreed to do a workshop for us on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, location to be announced. This workshop will fo-cus on helping us sing even more beautifully without doing damage to our voices. She will use the music for our concert as the vehicle. The placement of this workshop will give us a chance to use her methods more efficiently in the rehearsals to follow. You will hear more about this

workshop in our next issue of Choir Notes. Please save the date and plan to sing with us in the concert. This is a rare offering of a musical event. Don’t miss it. Tentative Rehearsal Schedule:

Monday, March 21: TBA

Saturday, March 26: Workshop with Chrissellene

Monday, March 28

Monday, April 4

Monday, April 11: Rehearsal at St. George, Trenton

Friday April 15: Concert in Tren-ton.

Special Request

from Metropolitan His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos has requested Deacon Panagiotis to compile a list of emails, addresses and phone num-bers of all choir directors, choir members and psalti in the Metropo-lis. Make sure you include the name of your parish. Email directly to: dnpanagiotis@nj.goarch.org

Calling all youth, ages 9 – 19 in the Metropolis of New Jersey, to participate in a wonderful fun filled workshop for young people who love to sing

Your day will be filled with fun as you vocalize, learn Christmas music, sing and

perform a concert of what was accomplished during the day

Learn how to develop and produce a healthy sound, sharpen your vocal techniques, and learn what conductors are asking of all singers.

What better way to pass your time than by having a great day of singing!!!

Invite your families to the concert (3:30 pm – 4:00 pm)

This workshop is sponsored by the Eastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Musicians (EFGOCM)

And

Hosted by

St. George Greek Orthodox Church 818 Valley Road Clifton, NJ 0703

973-779-2626

November 20, 2010 10:30 am – 4:00 pm

10:30 am – 10:55 am Pre-Registration - $25.00 (includes Lunch)

RSVP by November 1, 2010

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Session 1

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Session 2

3:10 pm – 3:25 pm Group Picture

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Concert

Registration Sheet

Name Address City State Zip Code Phone Number Age Church/City Designated Adult Supervisor (if not parent)

Emergency Contact Information

Parent/Guardian Name and Cell Phone #

E-mail Address

Parent’s Signature

Check Shirt Size:

Child’s Large Adult Sizes Small Medium Large Extra Large

Pre-Registration $25.00 Includes materials, lunch and shirt Lunch for adults attending will be $10.00

RSVP by November 1, 2010

Send this form with money payable to: EFGOCM c/o Hope Demitry 95 Beechwood Ave. Trenton, NJ 08618

Any questions please contact:

Kathryn Athanasoulas – (908) 232-7695 or Hope Demitry – (609) 695-4033

YOUTH SINGERS WORKSHOP Eastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians New Jersey District

Metropolis of New Jersey

St. George Greek Orthodox Church 818 Valley Road Clifton, NJ 0703

973-779-2626

PERMISSION FORM

ATTENTION PARENTS: THIS FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT SEPARATELY FOR EACH CHILD AND INCLUDED WITH THE REGISTRATION FORM IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT.

I hereby give permission for my son / daughter Age: to attend the YOUTH SINGERS WORKSHOP. I accept all liability for the trip. I will not hold the Eastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Choir Musicians nor the St. George Church of Clifton, NJ responsible for any mishap. I acknowledge that chaperones will be supervising the youth choir members. In case of an emergency the parent/guardian will be called before taking the child to a doctor or hospital. When neither the parent / guardian can be reached, the following permission form will allow treatment to be secured. Parents/Guardians Names Telephone # Cell #

Contacts other than the Parent / Guardian: Relationship: Family Doctor's Name: Doctor's Telephone #:

I hereby give permission to transport my child to the closest hospital or medical center for emergency treatment on Saturday, November 20, 2010. I hereby give permission to allow hospital personnel and/or a licensed physician to perform emergency treatment conforming with the standard of care for the child’s medical situation including but not limited to inject or administering medication in conjunction with such emergency. Parent /Guardian Signature Health Insurance Company Policy# Allergies: Parent /Guardian Signature Date June 5, 2010

Eastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians

District of New Jersey and Staten Island 195 County Line Road Branchburg, NJ 08876

Enclosed: Rehearsals for the Holy Cross Celebration

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Directions to St. Nicholas in Wyckoff

From Garden State Parkway Take exit 160 toward Fair Lawn. Go 0.2 mi and turn left at S Paramus Rd/W Passaic St. Follow S Pa-ramus Rd for 0.5 mi. Merge onto RT-4 W via the ramp to Hawthorne/Fair Lawn/RT-208 N. Continue on RT-208 N (signs for Oakland/RT-208 N) for 5.7 mi. Take the exit to-ward Hawthorne/Grandview Ave/Wyckoff. Merge onto Laauwe Pl. Turn left at Grandview Ave to #467. From Route 287 Take exit 59 for RT-208 S. Go 4.4 mi and take exit toward Hawthorne/ Grandview Ave/Wyckoff. Merge onto Ridgewood Ave. Turn left at Lynch Pl. Turn left at Grandview Ave to #467.

Directions to St.

George, Piscataway From Rt. 287 (North or South): Take Exit #9 to Highland Park (Rt. 18). After the 4th light, church will be on left approximately ¼ mile. From NJ Turnpike (North/South): Take Exit #9 to New Brunswick (Rt. 18 North). Follow Rt. 18 North over

John Lynch Bridge and make a right at the River Road exit, keep right and pass 2 traffic lights. Church is on the right in approximately ½ mile. From Rt. 1 (North or South): Make a right turn to New Brunswick (Rt. 18 North). Follow Rt. 18 North over John Lynch Bridge and make a right turn at the River Road exit, keep right and pass 2 traffic lights. Church is on the right in approxi-mately ½ mile.

Directions to Holy Trinity in Westfield

Southbound Garden State Pkwy: Take Exit 138 for Kenilworth. Turn left onto Kenilworth Blvd. Turn left at the 7th traffic light onto East Broad Street. Turn left immediately after the cemetery onto Gallows Hill Road. *Proceed two and a half blocks. Church is on right. Park in Rear. Northbound Garden State Pkwy: Take Exit 135 for Westfield. Bear to the extreme left. Go around circle, under ramp - this places you on Central Avenue. Proceed to the end of Central Ave. Turn right onto East Broad Street. After Temple Emmanuel, take the second right onto Gallows Hill Rd. Follow

directions from * above.

Directions to St.

George in Hamilton From Northern NJ, G. S. Parkway: Exit G. S. Parkway at Exit 129, NJ Turnpike. Enter Turnpike traveling South. Exit from Turnpike at Exit 7A. Proceed onto Route 195 W. Follow directions from Route 195 below. From the NJ Turnpike: Exit NJ Turnpike at Exit 7A. Pro-ceed onto Route 195 W. Follow di-rections from Route 195 below. From Jersey Shore via Route 195: Proceed onto Route 195 W. Exit from 195 at Exit 3B. Follow exit ramp onto Yardville-Hamilton Square Road. Proceed to second traffic light, turn left onto Klockner Road. Follow Klockner Road for ap-proximately 2 miles. Look for the church’s gold dome on the right.

Choir Notes is published three times a year by the Eastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians, District of New Jersey and Staten Island. News, articles and photographs are invited. Send to: Louis Martin, 195 County Line Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876. FAX: 908-325-0350. E-mail: LouMartin1@yahoo.com.