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Jeffrey Brody, Festival Choir director and organist

compositions are published exclusively by Ashbrook

Music and currently appear on the SPC and AFKA

Currently Music Director of Longwood Opera and

labels.

Principal Accompanist of the Paul Madore Chorale,

Jeffrey Brody enjoys an active musical career as

Mr. Brody is a member of the International Siegfried

composer, conductor, vocal coach, collaborative pianist,

Wagner Society; the American Society of Composers,

and organist. Appointed to the musical staff of Seattle

Authors and Publishers; the National Association of

Opera in 1986, he has done the musical preparation of

Teachers of Singing; the American Guild of Organists;

that company’s critically acclaimed production of

and is a founding member of the Boston Singers

Wagner’s “Ring,” serving as Assistant Conductor and

Resource, for which he has served as audition

Prompter. He has also done musical preparation for

adjudicator. In honor of the many years of his artistic

Sarah Caldwell’s Opera Company of Boston, Boston

collaboration with the late Boston Symphony Orchestra

Lyric Opera, Opera New England, MIT Chamber Opera

Organist, Berj Zamkochian, the Gomidas Organ Fund

and the Princeton June Opera Festival. Mr. Brody has

presented Mr. Brody with the baton used by Dr. Charles

been Music Director of Longwood Opera since 1998 and

Munch, Music Director and Conductor of the Boston

was appointed Musical Advisor of the Boston Wagner

Symphony Orchestra from 1949-1962.

Society in 2005. He was named Music Director and

Andrea Hart, Youth Choir director

Organist of Park Avenue Congregational Church in 2007

Andrea Hart joined PACC as Youth Music Director four

and serves as Staff Accompanist at New England

years ago, after enjoying several years of musical work

Conservatory.

with PACC’s children and youth as a volunteer. For

He made his orchestral conducting debut with the

twenty years, Ms. Hart has taught piano, flute, music

Richmond Festival Orchestra in 1995 in a program of all

theory, sightsinging, and choral ensembles in both

original works. Most recently, he guest-conducted the

private studio and school settings. She has also worked

Salem Philharmonic Orchestra at the invitation of Music

for a number of cultural organizations, most recently as

Director and Conductor Alan Hawryluk, and is a

General Manager and Booking Representative for

frequent guest conductor of the Harvard Musical

nationally acclaimed World Music Ensemble Libana,

Association Reading Orchestra. His compositions have

and as Director at Creative Arts, a community school for

won international acclaim and have been performed on

music and the visual arts. She has sung with The Boston

three continents in some of the world’s most prestigious

Cecilia, The Mudville Madrigal Singers, The Longy

venues including Boston’s Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall,

Chamber Singers, and various Boston area church

the Washington National Cathedral, the Cathedral of St.

choirs. Ms. Hart holds a Bachelor of Music from Boston

John the Divine, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, the Vienna

University and a Masters in Education from Harvard

Konzerthaus, the prestigious festival “la città, la musica

University.

e il sacro” in Venice, the Temple of the Shinji Kai in

Shiga, Japan and on National Public Radio. Mr. Brody’s

The Skinner Organ

The E. M. Skinner Organ was built for St. Mark’s School in Southboro in the 1920s and moved to PACC in 1961. Skinner was a gifted,

innovative and often controversial builder whose work was of the highest quality. In recent years, the musical and historic qualities of these

organs have engendered increasing esteem and appreciation from a growing number of organists. Of this particular instrument, Peter Sykes,

organist of the First Church in Cambridge, has written, “It’s a grand, beautiful resource; value it, and take care of it. You will never regret it, I can

assure you.”

The Concert Series

In 1991 the Music Committee of the Park Avenue Congregational Church undertook the task of restoring our historic Skinner organ. At that time,

a price of $60,000 was quoted for the restoration work. The Committee resolved to raise the necessary funds by holding a series of concerts. This

was the start of the PACC Concert Series. In addition to our annual Christmas concert, we have invited a number of soloists and groups, all

professionals, to perform in the acoustically vibrant Sanctuary as well as more informally in the Parish Hall. Concerts have ranged from classical,

to choral, to folk coffeehouses. Thus far, your contributions have paid for the restoration of the Choir, Swell and Great, the three keyboard

divisions of the organ.

Become a Friend of the PACC Concert Series

Would you like to become a Friend of the PACC Concert Series? Please give us your name and address on our Concert Mailing List book, and

we will place you on our mailing list for future concert notification.

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