George B. Bryant, creator of the Rockland County Catholic Choir that performed for St. John Paul II, died Oct. 9 at home in Nyack. He was 77.
Mr. Bryant started the choir in 1992, combining members of various parish choirs. The choir performed in Canada and at St. Peter’s Basilica for St. John Paul II on three trips to Europe.
Mr. Bryant, a member of the Music Commission of the Archdiocese of New York, organized a youth choir and a teen choir, which developed into the existing adult choir at St. Ann’s parish in Nyack.
Born in Nyack, his career on keyboards began at the age of 7 at St. Ann’s School in Nyack. In high school, he became the summer replacement organist at St. Ann’s Church.
He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in organ from the Julliard School of Music.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 15 at St. Ann’s. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Nyack.
- Published Nov. 10, 2016 in the Catholic New York
Mr. Bryant started the choir in 1992, combining members of various parish choirs. The choir performed in Canada and at St. Peter’s Basilica for St. John Paul II on three trips to Europe.
Mr. Bryant, a member of the Music Commission of the Archdiocese of New York, organized a youth choir and a teen choir, which developed into the existing adult choir at St. Ann’s parish in Nyack.
Born in Nyack, his career on keyboards began at the age of 7 at St. Ann’s School in Nyack. In high school, he became the summer replacement organist at St. Ann’s Church.
He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in organ from the Julliard School of Music.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 15 at St. Ann’s. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Nyack.
- Published Nov. 10, 2016 in the Catholic New York
George B. Bryant, creator of the Rockland County Catholic Choir that performed for St. John Paul II, died Oct. 9 at home in Nyack. He was 77.
Mr. Bryant started the choir in 1992, combining members of various parish choirs. The choir performed in Canada and at St. Peter’s Basilica for St. John Paul II on three trips to Europe.
Mr. Bryant, a member of the Music Commission of the Archdiocese of New York, organized a youth choir and a teen choir, which developed into the existing adult choir at St. Ann’s parish in Nyack.
Born in Nyack, his career on keyboards began at the age of 7 at St. Ann’s School in Nyack. In high school, he became the summer replacement organist at St. Ann’s Church.
He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in organ from the Julliard School of Music.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 15 at St. Ann’s. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Nyack.
- Published Nov. 10, 2016 in the Catholic New York
Mr. Bryant started the choir in 1992, combining members of various parish choirs. The choir performed in Canada and at St. Peter’s Basilica for St. John Paul II on three trips to Europe.
Mr. Bryant, a member of the Music Commission of the Archdiocese of New York, organized a youth choir and a teen choir, which developed into the existing adult choir at St. Ann’s parish in Nyack.
Born in Nyack, his career on keyboards began at the age of 7 at St. Ann’s School in Nyack. In high school, he became the summer replacement organist at St. Ann’s Church.
He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in organ from the Julliard School of Music.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 15 at St. Ann’s. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Nyack.
- Published Nov. 10, 2016 in the Catholic New York
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