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United Methodist ChurchHuntington - Cold Spring Harbor, NY180 West Neck Rd, Huntington, NY 11743 (631) 427-0326 Rev. Warren Beaven, Pastor; Dr. Leonard Lehrman, Music Director; Philip Martelli, Youth Director; Carol Beaven, Kids Khoir Director; email: umchcsh@optonline.net
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Welcome to our new Music Director!We're delighted to welcome Dr. Leonard Lehrman, our new Music Director/Composer-in-Residence, as of Jan. 1, 2008. Dr. Lehrman comes to us after serving as Interim Organist/Music Director at United Methodist Church of Wayne, New Jersey. Prior to that, he was Organist/Music Director at Malverne Community Presbyterian Church 1992-2002 and Music Director/Composer-in-Residence at North Shore Synagogue in Syosset 1995-2001, Christ Church Babylon 2002-6, and St. George's Church in Hempstead 2006-7. He was also an Assistant Conductor and the Assistant Chorus Master at the Metropolitan Opera, 1977-78. A graduate of Harvard College, he has an M.F.A. and a D.M.A. in Music Composition from Cornell, as well as a second Masters degree in Library & Information Science from Long Island University. Founder/Director of The Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus and, with his wife Helene, of Court Street Music in Valley Stream and the Elie Siegmeister Society, he also serves as part-time Reference Librarian at Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library. His 195 works to date include 10 operas, 6 musicals, and 21 church anthems. Welcome, Leonard! ****Read his monthly column in The Reporter by clicking here.Hear our Chancel Choir on the following recordings, downloadable from the Internet!: Randall Thompson's setting of Robert Frost's Choose Something Like A Star sung June 15, 2008 by United Methodist Church Huntington/Cold Spring Harbor Chancel Choir accompanied & conducted by Leonard Lehrman Go to http://www.sendspace.com/file/wkfgu8 to download. For the text, click here. Lehrman's Prayer of St. Francis in memory of Dr. Sterrit Beaven, sung Nov. 8, 2009 by United Methodist Church Huntington/Cold Spring Harbor Chancel Choir accompanied & conducted by Leonard Lehrman Go to http://www.sendspace.com/file/1rp1ya to download. For the text, click here. Many thanks to Paul Schellack for help in the digital transfer! You are visitor number Last modified: Dec. 8, 2009 |
