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

CDs and cassettes are $15 and are available at the church office, or you may call (212) 675-6150 to order your copy.