From the moment that we concluded our 126th Annual Festival with Michael W. Smith last year, there was much excitement about 127th and the guests that we had lined up. Our special guests for this year were James Morrison from Australia and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers. We knew long ago that we would be in […]
This year’s Future All Stars Weekend was, to say the least, a great success. Young people from all over the EasternTerritory and beyond gathered with the New York Staff Band at the Star Lake Camp Lodge and ConferenceCenter, fully expecting God’s blessing in musical and spiritual enrichment. All Stars and bandsmen alike have come to […]
It is unusual, as Dr. Ronald Holz points out in his very helpful notes accompanying this disc, to have a recording from a Salvation Army Band of music inspired by Holy week and Easter Sunday. Making a quick mental check, I can think of much more Salvation Army music linked to the Crucifixion than to […]
“Profile Night” has been one of the staple events hosted by The Salvation Army Greater New York Division for the past 35 years. Each year, a composer is chosen and their music and witness celebrated. In the event’s long history, guests for Profile Night have included Eric Ball, Peter Graham, Kevin Norbury, Dean Goffin, Kenneth […]
Come expecting nothing and receive all you need. This was the motif William and Linda Himes set through the New York Staff Band’s retreat weekend in mid January. It was truly an honor to have such special Salvationist with us for the weekend. We started the retreat with slippery weather on Saturday morning but, by […]
The New York Staff Band visited the Empire State Division on November 16th and 17th, 2013 to help us welcome in the Christmas season and celebrate 130 years of service for the Schenectady Citadel corps. The weekend began with a “Kettle Celebration” for the Capital Region held at the Clifton Park Center Mall in Clifton […]
Salvation Army Brass Bands are generally used in three different types of settings: Worship/Holiness Meeting support, Outreach, and Festival/Concert. The New York Staff Band was used in all three settings in a jammed packed 5 engagement, 5 city trip during their visit to the NEOSA (Northeast Ohio) Division the weekend of October 18-20. After a […]
After three years of construction and a million dollar investment product of a donation, The Salvation Army in Puerto Rico opened the first and only Ray & Joan Kroc Corp and Community Center in the island. With the opening of this center, located in the Machete neighborhood of Guayama, the community enjoys a new place […]
