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Music Notes

Hymn Sings and Summer Concerts at Brown Memorial.   Hymn Sings On Wednesday, June 30 from 6 to 7 pm Wednesday, August 4 from 6 to 7 pm   Join us on the front steps of the church for Hymn Sing, accompanied by a...

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A member of the Chancel Choir rehearses.

Make Music With Us

We invite you to be a part of the Music Ministry this program year, 2019/20. Opportunities are available for all, regardless of age or musical experience.   The Chancel Choir sings weekly at Sunday worship and rehearses on Thursday evenings, 7-...

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People sitting on the front steps of Brown Memorial for an evening concert.

Summer Music at Brown 2019

Hymns Sings Enjoy hymn sings and lemonade at 6 p.m. on the church front steps, Wednesdays June 5 and July 3 and Friday, August 2. Hymn requests are played on a vintage reed organ.   Friday Evening Concerts We are also holding a Friday Evening Sum...

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Brown member Rob Tracy plays his guitar on the church front steps.

Summer Music on the Stoop

Brown Memorial is taking advantage of the longer days and warm weather to move the music ministry outside this summer on the church front steps.    Hymn Sings – June 5, July 4 & August 5 at 6 PM Attendees will request hymns and Brown�...

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Profile photos of Haley Olson and Caitlin Duckworth.

Introducing New Music Staff

We are happy to welcome our first Composer in Residence, Haley Olson (pictured at left), as well Ensemble Chorister, Caitlin Duckworth, to the Brown Memorial family.    Haley Olson Haley is a composer, improviser and pianist based in Baltim...

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Summer Music on the Stoop

Brown Memorial is taking advantage of the longer days and warm weather to move the music ministry outside this summer on the church front steps.    Hymn Sings - first Wednesdays, June 7, July 5 & August 2 at 6 PM Attendees will request ...

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Members of Brown give a concert on the church front steps July 8.

Free Friday Night Music in July

Brown Memorial is pleased to present a Friday night summer concert series during July. These free, informal programs will take place outside on the front steps of the Sanctuary.   Beverages will be provided and we encourage everyone to bring a ...

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Music Ensembles

Since Brown Memorial was founded in 1869, music has held a vital place in the worship life of the congregation, as well as the cultural life of Baltimore City. The music program offers opportunities for adults, youth and children to participate in chora...

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Worship & Music

Worship is the main act of the Christian community of faith. Every Sunday we gather to encounter God. We bring our voices, our music, the preacher’s interpretive reflection on a Bible passage, our prayers of thanksgiving, our prayers of request, our hop...

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Michael Stefanek

Michael became part of the Brown staff in 2024 after nearly 8 years as Director of Music Ministries at Asbury UMC in Salisbury, MD. He’s thrilled to be part of such a warm, inclusive faith community that embraces all people and supports social justice...

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Connecting Opportunities at Brown Memorial

Whether you're looking for education opportunities, social gatherings, or service and social justice advocacy, we hope you will find a place to engage and be known at Brown Memorial. Learn more about upcoming opportunities on our news webpage, in our wors...

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Restless for Peace

FRAME This morning, we will bring the story of Palm Sunday to life through story, song, and reflection together. I will retell the Triumphal Entry from the perspective of Jesus. Our text this morning takes us through multiple scenes: the disciples and ...

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Career Opportunities

Join Our Team | Minister of Music Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church (USA) – a thriving, progressive community of faith in the heart of Baltimore City – is seeking its next Minister of Music to lead the congregation’s musicaland spi...

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In(sin)erator

As we enter the second week of our stewardship series, the lectionary gives us this challenging passage from the Gospel of Luke. This excerpt follows the story of the faithful widow called “The Widow’s Mite.” She gives her last two coins as an offer...

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Full to the Brim: Even the Stones Cry Out

Living next to two schools is such a loud experience. My house is right across the street from the Baltimore Design School and half a block from the Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School. On any given weekday as I leave my house, I am greeted by high...

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A Heavenly Mouthful

Joshua Coleman, our soloist this morning, sang “Go Down Moses,” an African American spiritual about the life and prophetic words of Moses. “Let my people go,” is the refrain in this powerful song. These are the words that God commanded Moses to de...

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Music Minister Michael Britt

Sad News—Michael Britt

“The Lord is near to the broken hearted” Psalm 34:18​ Dear Friends, It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you of the death of our music minister, beloved friend, and colleague Michael T. Britt. Michael was loved by many, "a collect...

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Michael’s Death

“Michael’s Death”[1] Like so many of you who have shared your experiences of Michael’s death with me, my emotions in these last days have run the gamut.  I have felt a deep, deep sorrow for my loss, and for ou...

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Homecoming Over Time

Clearly some folks didn’t think the new temple compared with the old. Some wept while others shouted with joy. Was it the contemporary music that now sounded in the new temple that disappointed some? Was it the fact that the previous temple had been bui...

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Grounding Our Being

“Reading the morning newspaper is the realist's morning prayer,” the German philosopher Hegel wrote.   “One orients one's attitude toward the world either by God or by what the world is. The former [that is, God] gives as much security as the latte...

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