Recordings
The choir and soloists of First Church on CD and cassette
Ain’t Got Time to Die
Songs of the American Spirit
This all-American program of spirituals and Southern folk melodies presents the very best that the American religious
experience has to offer. The First Church Choir is conducted by Dr. William Entriken, Organist and Choirmaster. Soloists and musicians are Ellen Goff Entriken, soprano; Cheryl
Zilinyi, mezzo-soprano; David Fox, tenor; John Shelhart, bass-baritone; James Bassi, piano; Walter Hilse, organ.
Songs of Our Savior’s Birth
A Festival of Christmas Music
The music of Christmas has become a particularly beloved part of First Church’s music traditions. On this recording, the First Church Choir, under the direction of Dr. William Entriken, Organist and Choirmaster, sings a selection of the carols, folksongs, and anthems the choir performs every year at the Candlelight
Carol Service on the evening of the Sunday before Christmas. Soloists and musicians are Ellen Goff Entriken,
soprano; Cheryl Zilinyi, mezzo-soprano; David Fox, tenor; Eric Johnson, bass; Susan Jolles, harp; Walter Hilse, organ. Fifteen tracks in all.
A Small Wonder – Music from Alexander Chapel
William F. Entriken, Organist
Glück New York, Opus Eight (2003)
No room for a pipe organ! The jewel-box Tudor room that is Alexander Chapel comfortably seats about 50 people, its gilded plaster ceiling, oak-paneled walls, and slate floor providing a visual feast. This CD celebrates the perfect union of room, acoustical space and organ. The delightful program includes works by Lübeck, Bach, L.-N. Clérambault, Handel and others. Booklet contains detailed program notes and organ specifications. For further information about this unique artistic instrument, please visit www.glucknewyork.com
Four Centuries of Color
William F. Entriken, Organist
Glück Pipe Organs, Opus 12 (2009)
This new and exciting recording of the sanctuary organ shows the full dynamic range and color of this outstanding instrument (approximately 5,000 pipes). The full program features compositions from the 17th-century Golden Age of organ music to colorful and bold works of the 20th century and includes works by Buxtehude, Bach, Schumann, and Vierne. Of particular interest is the glorious sound of the Tuba Major, a commanding trumpet stop and recent addition to the instrument, which is featured in C. S. Lang’s Tuba Tune.
“Four Centuries of Color” debuted last July at the American Guild of Organists National Convention in Washington, D.C., and has already been featured on “Pipe Dreams,” a nationally syndicated radio program heard on WQXR. This CD joins the previously issued recording of the Chapel organ, “A Small Wonder, Music from the Alexander Chapel.” Both recordings have been made possible by Glück Pipe Organs, builder of the organs at First Presbyterian (glucknewyork.com). The CDs are available for $15.00 at the front desk in the Mellin-Macnab building and at the Tartan Fair.
CDs and cassettes are $15 and are available at the church office, or you may call (212) 675-6150 to order your copy.