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.
Paul Alberts
Organ, piano, conductor
Manhattan
Available as needed
646-421-0733
Anthony Austin
Organist/cantor
Westchester Area
Available as needed
914-939-0052
Joseph Bertolozzi
Organ and Piano
Greater Hudson Valley and NYC
Available for funerals, quinceañeras, and other Masses, Monday-Saturday morning, and Sunday afternoon
845-337-1216
Paul A. Boucher II
Organist & Conductor
Manhattan
Available as needed
401-837-4802
Erik Carlson
Organist
Manhattan, South Bronx, Lower Westchester
Available Saturday, Sunday, middays, and evenings
203-561-7275
Evelyn Carmichael
Cantor, choirist, chant, violin
Manhattan, Westchester
Available weekdays, weekends
914-441-0847
Maria Clair-Howard
Cantor
Westchester/Putnam Counties
Saturday and Sunday middays and evenings
914-447-0973
Jeff Cubeta
Pianist, Organist, Cantor/Soloist/Chorister (tenor/perfect pitch)
All NYC and Tri-State Area
Availability varies (more available in the summer)
Charlie Currin
Organist / Pianist / Choir Director / Conductor / Cantor
Manhattan and all boroughs, Long Island, Westchester, CT and NJ
Available all times
917-577-7784
Lisa Dempsey
Organ/Piano/Voice
Westchester, Rockland, Orange
Available at all times
201-218-8145
Michael Dileo
Organ
Westchester, Bronx, Manhattan
Available as needed, on Sundays after 2pm
914-462-0438
Anne Dwyer
Piano/Organ
Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland
Available most mornings and evenings, with the exception of Sunday
914-282-2481
Joseph Eckelkamp
Organ, Piano, Cantor, Conductor, Arranger, F Horn
NYC
Available as needed
636-221-9452
Theresa Fox
Organ, Choir Directing, Spanish Liturgies
Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Upper Westchester
Available on weekdays and Saturdays
845-430-8921
Pauline Gilmore
Cantor for weddings, funerals, special masses, Latin mass, feast days
Westchester, Bronx, Rockland, Dutchess
Available weekends, evenings, and weekdays during summer months
914-907-3462
Jennifer Gliere
Cantor/Soloist
Manhattan/Bronx
Available for weddings, funerals, masses, concerts
917-652-2503
Iouri Grichetchkine
Organ/Piano/Vocalist
Tri-state area
Available weekdays
917-974-6231
Elena Heimur
Organ/Piano/Cantor/Conductor
NYC (Primarily Manhattan)
Available M-Sat and Holy Week, funerals, weddings, etc.
917-482-4413
Jackie Hourani
Cantor and choir director
Dutchess/Ulster/Westchester/Putnam
Available M-F and Sat. for weddings and/or funerals
845-380-5305
Anna Kaplinski
Organist/Vocal/Conducting
Westchester
Available all times
914-522-6544
Emily Lapisardi
Organ, conductor, cantor
Hudson Valley
Available weekdays and Saturday mornings/early afternoons
304-216-0302 (cell) 845-938-3544 (office)
Maria Loaiza
Cantor (Soprano)
Manhattan
Available for weddings/funerals/masses/concerts (please contact for availability)
718-600-2533
Cynthia Macias
Organist/Cantor (English, Spanish, Italian)
Manhattan, Bronx, Westchester
Available for funerals and weddings on weekdays and Sundays afternoon/evening masses
646-361-6681
Chuck Muckle
Organist/Pianist/Singer/Music Director
Western Sullivan County possible; along with entirety of the Archdiocese
Weekdays and Weekends
845-264-3900
Michael McCabe
Organ/Cantor – English, Spanish, and Latin
Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Putnam, and Upper Westchester
Weekends only – Any day during July and August
845-663-3857
Alexander Norton III
Cantor – Baritone
Manhattan
Available after 5pm on M-F and throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday
929-727-5371
Kate Owen
Organ/Piano/Soprano
Tri-state area
Available all days/times
845-729-4979
Mark Pacoe
Organist/Choir Director
Manhattan, Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan
Available all days/times
917-434-8660
Johnum Palado
Organist/Violinist
NYC
Availability as needed
318-820-1276
Steven Petersen
Organist/Cantor (English and Spanish)
Westchester, Bronx, Manhattan
Available Monday-Friday all day
347-925-0427
Richard Piluso
Organist
Tri-state Area
Available as needed for Masses/Funerals/Weddings
914 – 433 – 0806
Sarah Rodeo
Organ, soprano, alto, piano, harpsichord, conducting
Tri-state area
Available at all times
646-775-1939
Stephanie Safko
Piano/Organ/Flute
Manhattan
Available on weekends during the school year/Available anytime during the summer
570-881-3723
Christopher Sahar
Pianist/Organist/Composer
Manhattan, Southern Bronx, and some parts of Westchester
Availability: Wednesday, Fridays, Saturday, and, on occasionally Sunday evenings
347-742-2225
Melody Salas
Organist/Pianist/Choir Director – Soloist also available
Putnam/Dutchess/Upper Westchester
Availability: As needed
845-702-8190
Eva Sze
Organist/Choir Director
NYC, parts of Westchester
M,W,F, Sat before 2PM, Sunday after 2PM
347-209-7535
Magdaleno A Tapia
Organ /Piano/ Spanish Liturgies./Guitar
Tri-State Area
Available at all times (Please contact for availability)
917-330-3235 Or 917-667-9708
Lucy Tomasso
Cantor
NYC
Available anytime
860-335-9637
Dayle Vander Sande
Organist/Cantor (English, Spanish, Polish, Italian)
Tri-state Area
Availability: Weekdays and Saturday morning; Saturday and Sunday afternoons in Upper Manhattan, West Bronx, and lower Westchester
929-279-1921
Eric Viñas
Cantor
NYC
Available weekends and M-F after 4pm
561-685-8538
Joseph Vitti
Organist/Pianist/Cantor (bass/baritone)
Westchester, Manhattan, Bronx
Available all days/times
203-219-1719
Laura Wittwer
Piano/Harpsichord
Manhattan
Available Mon-Fri, and Saturday afternoons
401-500-5993
Lev Zhurbin
violin / viola / string ensemble contractor
Manhattan
Available as needed
202-670-6702