Cantantes In Cordibus

Cantantes in Cordibus Choir -- Simone Ferraresi, Artistic Director. Cantantes in Cordibus was founded to allow people in Jersey City to experience sacred music in the liturgical setting for which the music was created, i.e., the Mass and other liturgies. It began in 1999, when a small group began singing at St. Mary's Church in Jersey City. In 2002, the choir moved to Holy Rosary to sing at the ancient Latin Mass which was being restored there. Joseph Orchard, a musicologist, took charge of the men’s schola cantorum. The choir focused on polyphonic Mass Ordinaries while Dr. Orchard honed the schola’s performance of the Gregorian Propers. In 2006, another well-known Hudson County musician, Daniel Pross, was named director and organist. From 2009, Harold Bott provided talented and collegial direction until he departed for Florida in 2013. Simone Ferraresi, the Italian-born concert pianist and composer, took over the choir’s direction and currently serves as Artistic Director.