3rd Annual New York City Christian Harmony All-Day Singing
Brooklyn Friends Meeting House, Brooklyn, New York
Saturday, May 16, 2026
All selections from The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
The third annual New York City Christian Harmony All Day was called to order by previous chair Sam Kleinman, leading 66t, Balerma, followed by an opening prayer from Chaplain Annie Reynolds.
Leaders:
312, Penitence -
Jon Adler
23b, Evening Hymn - Elsa Phemayotin
26t, Golden Hill -
Chris Cotter
59b, Dove of Peace -
Nancy Mandel
465t, Breaker - Jasmine Mendoza
548, Macedonia - Leah Weston
281b, Palmetto - Emma Rose Brown
207t, Windham - Douglas Fower
337, To Die No More - Elias Neuman-Donihue
205, The Watchman's Call - Rob Arbelo
RECESS
Sarah Leitao and Annie Reynolds led
323, Holy Manna, to bring the class back together.
Leaders:
245, Bozrah - Kobi Bordoley
272, Felicity -
Evelyn Lamb
322, Among that Band -
Kevin Beirne
424, Nightingale - Sue Peters and Jan Robinson
142, The Solid Rock - Harry Bernholz
105t, Tender Care -
Carol Huang
307, True Happiness - Jordan Langehennig
16, The Finest Flower - Annie Reynolds
326, Royal Proclamation - Matthew Siefert
185, Corinth - Sebastian Beaghen
79, Kingwood - Jocelyn Kurtze
360, The Saints Bound for Heaven - Joel Newberger
232t, Heavenly Armor - Miriam Delirium
358, O Come, Come Away - Jason Steidl Jack
RECESS
Leah Weston led
269t, Restoration, to bring the class back together.
Leaders:
364, Redemption (Second) -
Gwen Gethner
162, Redeemed Singers -
Jon Giles
168b, Sunrise - Alice Beattie
544, Life's Troubles - Charles Biada
328, Mercy's Free - Solon Gordon
176, Heavenly Treasures -
Chris Cotter (as Treasurer's Lesson)
195, Garden - Paul Chamberlain
192, The Penitent -
Hayden Arp
495, The Sailor's Home -
Rachel Hall
223, Hallelujah! Praise The Lord - Michaela Natal
51, Lonsdale -
Ginny Landgraf
163t, Hollis - Rachel Farber
172, The Grand Highway -
Ben Fink
189, One by One -
Robert Stoddard
362, Shining Light -
Becky Wright
Annie Reynolds offered the pre-lunch prayer.
LUNCH
Kobi Bordoley led
26b, Ninety-Third, to bring the class back together.
Leaders:
155, Solemn Call - Ivy Hauser-Hall
180, The Sinless Summerland - Jeremy Picker
490, Creation (Second) - Lydia LaRoux
19, The Day of Days -
Carol Huang
184, Where We'll Never Grow Old - Doron Henkin
262, Collins - Ben Rempel
243, Zion's Light - Daniel Zaloum
179, Traveling On - Solon Gordon
82b, Gospel Waves - Patti Davis and
Ben Fink
139, The Wanderer's Grave -
Hayden Arp
111b, Judkins -
Jon Giles
109, Not Made with Hands - Jasmine Mendoza
70b, Brown - Elsa Phemayotin
268, Come Ye to the Waters -
Ginny Landgraf
432b, Fish Pond - Marlena Ospina
265, Mourner's Lamentation -
Rachel Hall
316, This Heavy Load -
Sam Kleinman
320, Longing for the Day -
Chris Cotter
258, Thorny Desert -
Evelyn Lamb
RECESS
Jon Giles led
81t, Maitland, to bring the class back together.
Leaders:
150, Salvation -
Becky Wright
149, A Good Time Coming - Gerald Clark
493b, Day-Star - Alice Beattie
546b, Oak Grove -
Robert Stoddard
276, Worlds Beyond the Sky - Charles Biada and Rachel Farber and Gwen Gethner and Michaela Natal and Jeremy Picker and Jocelyn Kurtze (Connecticut Singers)
54, My Trust -
Robert Stoddard and
Elizabeth Stoddard and
Becky Wright and Alice Beattie and Solon Gordon (Maine and Massachusetts singers)
91, There is a Fountain -
Ben Fink and
Rachel Hall and Patti Davis and Doron Henkin and
Hayden Arp and Miriam Delirium (Pennsylvania Singers)
208b, French Broad -
Nancy Mandel and Elias Neuman-Donihue (Arranging Committee)
103, Derrick -
Jon Adler and Elsa Phemayotin
The chair thanked the many people who conspired to make the day happen, both near and far, and the Brooklyn Friends for the use of the space. He specifically highlighted the hard work of incumbent chair Sam Kleinman, who started this singing in 2024. After a closing prayer from Paul Chamberlain, class was dismissed.
50 leaders from 10 states led 72 songs.
Chair: Jon Adler
Vice-Chair: Elsa Phemayotin
Chaplain: Annie Reynolds
Treasurer: Chris Cotter
Food Chair: Jason Steidl Jack
Arrangers: Nancy Mandel and
Elias Neuman-Donihue
Secretary: Abigail Beshkin
Minutes submitted by: Jon Adler and Abigail Beshkin.
