Handbell Ensemble

Eligibility:
- All adult parishioners
- Youth parishioners may join when accompanied by
an adult
- Ability to read music preferred but not required

Teen Choir

The Contemporary Ensemble works in coordination with our parish’s LifeTeen program (grades 9-12), serving at the 5:30 p.m. Mass every Sunday. The ensemble is under the direction of our 5:30 pm Mass Musician, Ms. Elizabeth Woods, rehearsing each Sunday before the Mass at 4 pm, with a focus on contemporary praise and worship music. Both teen singers and instrumentalists are welcome. The ensemble will also join with our other choirs in the singing of special parish events. Please join us in this great form of service to the Lord and service to the community.

Teen Choir Sign-Up

Contact

Matthew Koraus, Director of Music
Church of St. Patrick
400 Main Street, 
Huntington NY, 11743
(631) 385-3311, ext. 365
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Wedding Music Selections

Download the Wedding Music Selection Guide

Please carefully review each of the musical suggestions in the Selection Guide above.  Once you have made your selections, complete all four pages of the form above and return it  AT LEAST ONE MONTH BEFORE the date of your wedding.  This may be delivered as a hardcopy or sent by email to the parish's music director, Mr. Matthew Koraus.  

Audio samples for each piece may be found by clicking each title on the list below, or by searching elsewhere online.  All of the sample recordings on the list below feature Mr. Koraus as organist.  The vocal samples all feature cantors from parish's roster of singers.  Some pieces were recorded in their entirety; others, in an abbreviated form.  We highly encourage you to listen to every sample and give consideration to each piece before making any decisions on your Selection Guide.  

Please contact us if you have any questions.  Best wishes, and looking forward to your special day!

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Audio Samples

1. Prelude Music: 

2. Processional Music: 

Seating of the Parents:

Bridal Party and Bride:

3. Responsorial Psalm  (all settings by Matthew Koraus):

4. Music during the Candle Lighting  (if applicable):

*Items 5 and 6 are for wedding MASSES ONLY.*

5. Presentation of the Gifts:

6. Communion:

7. Recessional Music and Postlude

NOTE:  These recordings are owned by the Church of St. Patrick, Huntington.   Any use of these recordings beyond personal review is strictly prohibited. 

About the Director

Matthew Koraus (MM, FAGO, ChM) is the Director of Music Ministries for the Church of St. Patrick in Huntington, NY, where he directs a 50-voice Adult Chorale, a 30-voice Youth Choir, and a 30-voice Cherub Choir, produces an annual concert series, and accompanies the church’s numerous liturgies on two newly installed pipe organs by Sebastian Glück.  He is also an adjunct professor of music at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, where he teaches courses in counterpoint and keyboard harmony.

He has written an extensive amount of sacred music for both liturgy and concert, and a number of his liturgical works are published by CanticaNOVA Publications, MorningStar Music Publishers, Oregon Catholic Press, and World Library Publications.

Matthew holds the Fellowship Certification from the American Guild of Organists, and was the 2013 winner of both the Fellowship Prize and the S. Lewis Elmer Award offered by the Guild. He also holds the Guild’s Choir Master Certification and was the 2015 winner of the Choir Master Prize.  Matthew was a finalist in the 2014 National Competition in Organ Improvisation, and won the First Prize of the 2015 University of Michigan Improvisation Competition.  

Matthew is a highly sought-after tenor, having worked with choirs at such Manhattan institutions as the Church of Saint Agnes, Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, and Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue.  He is a founding member of the vocal quartet VOX AQUARUM.

Matthew is a graduate of Hofstra University (B.S. in Music Theory and Composition, 2009) and the Manhattan School of Music (M.M. in Composition, 2011).

He lives on Long Island with his wife Debbie and their three daughters, Samantha, Jennifer, and Natalie.

The Pipe Organs of St. Patrick’s

Glück Orgelbau,

Opus 16 and Opus 17:

Through the goodness of our parishioners, two new pipe organs by the Glück Pipe Organ Company were installed in 2014 to replace a smaller Möller pipe organ that was failing mechanically.  The grand scaling of the new instruments, featuring two twin consoles of three manuals each and a combined total of 62 pipe ranks (over 3000 pipes), matches well with the cathedral-like size of the St. Patrick’s Church.  The instruments will continue to serve the community in raising the hearts of the faithful to God, and endow each liturgy with a splendor of beauty fitting for the holy sacrifice they celebrate.  

For more information, visit http://www.glucknewyork.com/

Organ Specification and Stoplist

 NEW CD RECORDING:  Coming Spring 2018
 "Organ Unbound" 
Matthew Koraus, organist   
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Slideshow of the Organs' Construction:

Additional audio samples of the Organ:

Cherub Choir

The Cherub Choir is open to children in kindergarten through 2nd grade,  attending either St. Patrick’s school or public school. This choir will prepare the children to sing in the more advanced Youth Choir, when they reach 3rd grade.  The children learn how to use their singing voices, as well as basic music fundamentals through various fun activities and musical experiences, singing select Sundays at the 8:45am Mass.   The group also sings in costume for the Christmas Pageant portion of the parish's annual service of Lessons and Carols. 

The choir meets for rehearsal on Mondays from 3:50pm to 4:25pm in the Lower Hall.  

Please contact Mr. Koraus for more information.

2024-25 Cherub Choir Sign-Up Form

Youth Choir

 Open to children in grades 3 through 8 attending either St. Patrick’s school or public school.  This choir of 30 voices sings every Sunday from September through June at the 10:00am Mass and for other special occasions throughout the year (such as Suffolk’s annual Choir Festival, and the parish’s Spring Concert with professional orchestra). 

Rehearsals are every Monday and Thursday afternoon at 2pm for parish school students, and Thursdays at 4:30pm for public school students.  This is a fun introduction to the world of music ministry, focusing on reading music and developing vocal skills.

Please contact Mr. Koraus for more information.

2024-25 Youth Choir Sign-Up Form

The St. Patrick's adult Chorale

Membership in the 50-voice St. Patrick's Chorale is open to all ages 16 and older.  The Chorale enjoys the reputation of being one of the best choirs in our Diocese, singing music spanning the centuries, from medieval chant through newly composed works.  Members are called to attend rehearsals each Thursday at 7:30pm, and to sing at the 11:30am Mass each Sunday, from September to June.  The choir also sings the parish’s annual service of Christmas Lessons and Carols in mid-December, as well as a large Spring Concert with professional orchestra.  Singers of any skill level are most welcome, and those with prior experience are especially encouraged to participate in this enriching opportunity of service through song. 

Please contact Matthew Koraus for more information, or register below. 

2024-25 Adult Chorale Sign-Up Form

The parish's Chorale and Youth Choir have completed a fine CD recording, entitled "A Year in Music."  Click here for more information

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Listen to the Chorale: 

music at St. Patrick's 

"To the Glory of God Alone"

The Church of St. Patrick, Huntington, NY features one of Long Island's largest Catholic music programs, following the Second Vatican Council's call to encourage the musical participation of the faithful, to promote the growth of choirs, and to preserve traditional forms and instruments of sacred music.

We invite you to browse our many music offerings and to become more involved in our mission of bringing the Good News of Christ to the world.