Substitute Musician List

The Office of Liturgy provides this list as a service and resource for pastors and liturgical ministers. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement by the Office of Liturgy.

For more information, or to be added to this list, please contact the Office of Liturgy.

Manhattan

Paul Alberts

  • Instruments: Organ, Piano, Conductor
  • Availability: As needed
  • Contact: 646-421-0733

Anthony Austin

  • Instruments: Organist/Cantor
  • Availability: As needed
  • Contact: 914-939-0052
  • Email: ajaus@optonline.net

Joseph Bertolozzi

  • Instruments: Organ, Piano
  • Availability: Funerals, quinceañeras, and other Masses (Mon-Sat morning, Sun afternoon)
  • Contact: 845-337-1216
  • Email: joseph.bertolozzi@gmail.com

Paul A. Boucher II

Erik Carlson

  • Instrument: Organist
  • Availability: Saturday, Sunday, middays, and evenings
  • Contact: 203-561-7275
  • Email: STMschola@gmail.com

Evelyn Carmichael

  • Instruments: Cantor, Choirist, Chant, Violin
  • Availability: Weekdays, weekends
  • Contact: 914-441-0847
  • Email: Henri12@aol.com

Jennifer Gliere

  • Instrument: Cantor/Soloist
  • Availability: Weddings, funerals, Masses, concerts
  • Contact: 917-652-2503
  • Email: JGliere@gmail.com

Iouri Grichetchkine

Elena Heimur

  • Instruments: Organ/Piano/Cantor/Conductor
  • Availability: All days, Holy Week, funerals, weddings
  • Contact: 917-482-4413
  • Email: ElenaHeimur@gmail.com

Cynthia Macias

  • Instruments: Organist/Cantor (English, Spanish, Italian)
  • Availability: Funerals, weddings, Sundays (afternoon/evening Masses)
  • Contact: 646-361-6681
  • Email: maciaspianomusic@gmail.com

Lucy Tomasso

Steven Petersen

  • Instruments: Organist/Cantor (English and Spanish)
  • Availability: Monday-Friday (all day)
  • Contact: 347-925-0427
  • Email: bvefan2862@aol.com

Richard Piluso

  • Instrument: Organist
  • Availability: As needed for Masses/Funerals/Weddings
  • Contact: 914-433-0806
  • Email: pilusor@aol.com

Sarah Rodeo

  • Instruments: Organ, Soprano, Alto, Piano, Harpsichord, Conducting
  • Availability: All times
  • Contact: 646-775-1939
  • Email: sarah.rodeo@yale.edu

Stephanie Safko

  • Instruments: Piano/Organ/Flute
  • Availability: Weekends during the school year; anytime during the summer
  • Contact: 570-881-3723
  • Email: steffy28@aol.com

Christopher Sahar

  • Instruments: Pianist/Organist/Composer
  • Availability: Wed, Fri, Sat, occasional Sunday evenings
  • Contact: 347-742-2225
  • Email: cgsahar66@gmail.com

Eva Sze

  • Instruments: Organist/Choir Director
  • Availability: M, W, F, Sat before 2 PM, Sun after 2 PM
  • Contact: 347-209-7535
  • Email: eva.tl.sze@gmail.com

Magdaleno A. Tapia

  • Instruments: Organ/Piano/Spanish Liturgies/Guitar
  • Availability: All times (Please contact for availability)
  • Contact: 917-330-3235 or 917-667-9708
  • Email: magdalenotapia3@gmail.com

Westchester

Maria Clair-Howard

  • Instrument: Cantor
  • Availability: Saturday and Sunday (middays and evenings)
  • Contact: 914-447-0973
  • Email: mchrealtor@gmail.com

Thomas Conroy

  • Instruments: Organ, Piano, Cantor, Conductor
  • Availability: Sundays, Saturdays, Funerals, Weddings
  • Contact: 713-807-8456
  • Email: tconroymusic@gmail.com

Charlie Currin

  • Instruments: Organist/Pianist/Choir Director/Conductor/Cantor
  • Availability: All times
  • Contact: 917-577-7784
  • Email: charliecurrin@gmail.com

Lisa Dempsey

Michael Dileo

  • Instrument: Organ
  • Availability: As needed, Sundays after 2 PM
  • Contact: 914-462-0438
  • Email: mdileoyankees@aol.com

Anne Dwyer

  • Instruments: Piano/Organ
  • Availability: Most mornings and evenings (except Sunday)
  • Contact: 914-282-2481
  • Email: annedwyer1925@gmail.com

Theresa Fox

  • Instruments: Organ, Choir Directing, Spanish Liturgies
  • Availability: Weekdays and Saturdays
  • Contact: 845-430-8921
  • Email: theresa.c.fox@gmail.com

Pauline Gilmore

  • Instrument: Cantor (Weddings, Funerals, Special Masses, Latin Mass, Feast Days)
  • Availability: Weekends, evenings, weekdays during summer
  • Contact: 914-907-3462
  • Email: pgilmore93@gmail.com

Emily Lapisardi

  • Instruments: Organ, Conductor, Cantor
  • Availability: Weekdays, Saturday mornings/early afternoons
  • Contact: 304-216-0302 (cell), 845-938-3544 (office)
  • Email: Lapisardi@gmail.com

Jackie Hourani

  • Instrument: Cantor, Choir Director
  • Availability: M-F and Sat. for weddings and/or funerals
  • Contact: 845-380-5305
  • Email: jackiehourani@optonline.net

Anna Kaplinski

  • Instruments: Organist/Vocal/Conducting
  • Availability: All times
  • Contact: 914-522-6544
  • Email: akorganist@yahoo.com

Melody Salas

  • Instruments: Organist/Pianist/Choir Director/Soloist
  • Availability: As needed
  • Contact: 845-702-8190
  • Email: melhrmny@gmail.com

Sarah Rodeo

  • Instruments: Organ, Soprano, Alto, Piano, Harpsichord, Conducting
  • Availability: All times
  • Contact: 646-775-1939
  • Email: sarah.rodeo@yale.edu

Magdaleno A. Tapia

  • Instruments: Organ/Piano/Spanish Liturgies/Guitar
  • Availability: All times
  • Contact: 917-330-3235 or 917-667-9708
  • Email: magdalenotapia3@gmail.com

Other Areas (Tri-State, Bronx, etc.)

Michael McCabe

  • Instruments: Organ/Cantor (English, Spanish, Latin)
  • Availability: Weekends only (Any day during July and August)
  • Contact: 845-663-3857
  • Email: smw.ore@gmail.com

Alexander Norton III

  • Instrument: Cantor (Baritone)
  • Availability: After 5 PM (M-F), throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday
  • Contact: 929-727-5371
  • Email: alexandernortoniii@outlook.com

Kate Owen

  • Instruments: Organ/Piano/Soprano
  • Availability: All days/times
  • Contact: 845-729-4979
  • Email: klisowska@aol.com

Mark Pacoe

  • Instruments: Organist/Choir Director
  • Availability: All days/times
  • Contact: 917-434-8660
  • Email: mark.pacoe@gmail.com

Johnum Palado