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JONATHANORTLOFF–TheatreOrganistandImprovisateurMonday,Feb.11,2013at7:30PM

DAVIDHIGGS,ChairoftheOrganandHistoricalKeyboardsDepartment,EastmanSchoolofMusic-SATURDAY,APRIL20,2013AT7:30PM

CHRISTMASMASSSCHEDULE CHRISTMASEVE(24TH)5:00PM–VIGIL7:00PM–SPANISH 11:30PMCAROLSERVICEFOLLOWEDBYSOLEMNMIDNIGHTMASSWITHTHEGRAMERCYBRASSORCHESTRANYC

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REGULARSUNDAYSCHEDULE:(SAT)5:00PM(VIGIL),11:00PM(POST-THEATRE),(SUN)9:00AM,11:00AMAND6:00PM

Concerts at St. Malachy’sConcerts at St. Malachy’s Inaugural Season of the Paul Creston Memorial Pipe OrganInaugural Season of the Paul Creston Memorial Pipe Organ

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LeoSOWERBY Veni,VeniEmanuel (1895-1968)

SigfridKARG-ELERT SalutoAngelicofromCathedralWindows,Op.106,No.5 (b.1877-1933)

JohannBernhardBACH CiaconainBflat (1676-1749)

MaxREGER Weihnachten(Christmas) (b.1873-1916)

AdWAMMES Miroir(1989) (b.1953)

LeoSOWERBY Indulcijubilo

AbouttheArtist

PaulCrestonandtheMemorialPipeOrganAeolian-Skinner,Opus938(1935),restoredandrebuiltbyPeragalloPipeOrganCompany2012

Paul Creston served as organist at St. Malachy's – The Actors' Chapel 1934-1967. His orchestral, chamber and vocal works have been widelyperformed around theworld. Performances of hismusic have been championedbymany conducting greats includingArturo Toscanini, EugeneOrmandy,andLeopoldStokowski.

Establishedin2009,TheAnnualPaulCrestonAwardhonorshislegacyascomposer,churchmusicianandartist.ThefirstrecipientoftheAwardwasFrederickSwann,internationalperformer,composer,arranger,andchurchmusician,whoisconsideredbypeersaliketobeamongtheveryfewthatrepresentthezenithoftheAmericanchurchmusicscene.ThesecondrecipientwasBruceNeswick,DirectorofMusicandOrganistatTheCathedralofSt.JohntheDivineinNewYorkCity.Mr.NeswickisoneofAmerica’smajortalentsinthefieldoforganperformanceandisespeciallynotedforhissuperbabilityasan improvisateur,acraftwhichonlya feworganists intheUnitedStateshavemadetheirspecialty. The2012recipient isDavidHiggs,ChairoftheOrganandHistoricalKeyboardsDepartmentattheEastmanSchoolofMusic.Hewaspresentedtheawardat‘VoicesUnited,’abenefitconcertatTheBeaconTheatreonNovember12,2012.ConcertsatSt.Malachy’swasinitiallydevelopedtobenefittheorgancampaignthroughauniqueseriesfeaturinginstrumental,choral,Broadway,opera,chamberandsymphonicperformersandmusicprogramming.ConcertsatSt.Malachy’sprogramshaveincluded:TheFairbanksTrio(Asimov,NaginandHopkins),DaniloPina(piano),‘LoveNotes–fromBroadwaytoOpera’(NYBarAssociation),TheThreeCantors–fromSanctuarytoStage,TheSalvatones,TheOrchestraofSt.Malachy’s,TheNewYorkBoychoir,FacetheMusic,TheAuburnUniversityShowChoir,TheVirtuosIQuintet,Sweet Plantain and Simon Boyar, Daniel Brondel, Deborah Jamini, Joanna Arnold Darrow in a performance of Creston’smusic. Concerts at St.Malachy’swillcontinuetofeatureawidevarietyofprogramming,intheveinofPaulCrestonandhiscreed,forthebenefitofallparishionersandvisitorstobeinspiredandenriched.More information and ongoing updates about the pipe organ may be viewed on Facebook: Creston Memorial Pipe Organ and atwww.peragallo.com.

HISTORYOFST.MALACHY’S–THEACTORS’CHAPELLocatedonWest49thStreet,betweenBroadwayandEighthAvenue,St.Malachy'sRomanCatholicChurchwasfoundedin1902.Andalthoughtheyearshaveseenmanychanges intheneighborhoodof thechurch,St.Malachy'sremainstoday,anactive, integralpartof itsmostunusual,mostdynamic community.With the construction of TheActors' Chapel below themain church in 1920, St.Malachy's became famous as a havenofworshipfortheentertainmentcommunity.SomenotableeventsincludetheweddingofDouglasFairbanksandJoanCrawfordandthefuneralMassforRudolph Valentino. GeorgeM. Cohan, Spencer Tracy, Perry Como,and Bob and Dolores Hope all worshipped at St.Malachy's - The Actors'Chapel.Over the decades, the ebb and flowof good times and bad have had an impact on the parish.As late as 1968, over 16,000 peoplemonthlyattendedSt.Malachy's;andonopeningnights,many inshowbusinesscameto lightcandlesforthesuccessoftheirshows.Butsweepingchangecameagain.MadisonSquareGardenmovedawayandthenightclubsclosed.Massageparlors,pornshops,prostitutionanddrugsmovedinandtheneighborhoodbecameunstable.TheaterpeopleandtouristsfearedlingeringintheareaandstoppedvisitingSt.Malachy's.Thechurchanditspeopleweresuffering,andvandalismandtheftwereweeklyoccurrences.Butin1976,FatherGeorgeW.MoorewasassignedtoSt.Malachy'sandsetinmotionyetanotherwaveoffar-reachingchange.Apastoralteamconceptwasinitiated,whichincludednotonlypriestsandsisters,butalsoagroupofcaringmenandwomenofall faiths.TheirmissionwastorenewthelongtraditionofSt.Malachy's:ministeringtopeople of the neighborhood.To this end, staff members actively participated in a variety of local and community organizations, includingCommunityBoards4&5,theMayor'sMidtownCitizensCommittee,TheBroadwayAssociation,theLeagueofAmericanTheatersandProducers,theTheater Development Fund, Actor's Equity, 42nd Street Civic Association, 42nd Street Redevelopment Association and the Clinton PlanningCouncil.Oneoftheoutstandingaccomplishmentsoftheireffortswasthe1977establishmentofEncoreCommunityServicestoservetheneedsofseniorcitizens.Inrecentyears,Rev.RichardD.Baker,pastor(2004-present),hascontinuedFr.Moore’svisionoftheChurchservingthecommunity.UnderFr.Baker'spastorate,St.Malachy’sparish registryhasgrownand increasingdesire forall sacraments isevidenceofa spiritually fervent community.Withitsuniquedemographicoflocalparishioners,touristsandperformingartsprofessionals,St.Malachy’shasremainedaplacewhere‘Catholicscanalwayscomehome'andwherepeopleofallbackgroundsarewelcome.St.Malachy'scontinuestobeasymboloffaith,hopeandlove,livingouttheGospelmessage,inthe'hustleandbustle'ofTimesSquare.