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Free A Cappella Ensemble Concert at Willow Grove Church

Willow Grove
Presbyterian Church invites the community to a free concert featuring the New
Jersey Polyphonic A'Cappella Community Ensemble on Sunday, February 9 at 3:30
p.m.  This acclaimed group of twenty
singers from around the region will present an exciting concert featuring a
variety of anthems, hymns, and spirituals.  This concert is part of the Music for the Soul
series.



 



Originally organized in
1973, the Ensemble is committed to community service through the medium of
song.  Director Richard Allston explains,
“This unique choral group is a music ministry dedicated to spreading the Gospel
of Jesus Christ through song within the community via churches, schools,
nursing homes, and other civic organizations.” 
A native of Newark,  Allston  received his formal
education at Wilberforce University in Ohio, continuing at the Julliard School
of Music in New York City where he studied musical arranging.  He also received a degree in jazz studies at
William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey. 

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The ensemble will sing a
combination of pieces, some of which are arrangements from Hampton University
in Virginia.  The program includes Christian favorites such as “Holy,
Holy, Holy”, “Great is Thy Faithfulness,”  “Steal Away,” and “Precious
Lord,” among others.  The choral group will also be joined by
featured soloists. 

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This concert is free and
open to the public.  Light refreshments
will also be provided immediately following the concert at a small reception
where audience members can meet the vocalists. 
This concert, the third in the “Music for the Soul” concert series for
2014, is made possible by a grant from the Elizabeth Presbytery.  Upcoming concerts include the
Chinese-American Music Ensemble and the Music from China Youth Orchestra on
March 15, and a concert featuring noted soprano Karen Notare and pianist Paul
DiDario on April 6. 



                                                           



Willow Grove Church is
located at
1961 Raritan Rd. in Scotch Plains, near the Southside fire station at South
Martine and Raritan Road.  The church is
adjacent to South Plainfield, Edison, Plainfield, and Fanwood.  All facilities are handicapped accessible and
there is ample on-site parking. 



 



For
more information call 908-232-5678 or visit www.willowgrovechurch.org .



 




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