Albert Ganter

Albert E. Ganter provides music for the Sunday 5pm Mass at St. Vincent Martyr.  He has been Director of Music at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Cedar Grove, NJ for over 20 years where he is the principal organist and directs all music programs in the parish and school. For the past 9 years also teaches Pre K4 to 5th Grade Music and Directs the Spring Musical at St. Vincent Martyr School in Madison, NJ.  His education in the choral arts comes from Westminster Choir College of Rider University where he was selected to study as a conducting intern with Jean Ashworth Bartle, founder of the Toronto Children’s Chorus and Craig Denison formerly of the American Boychoir. He has studied Kodaly Methodology at New York University and is certified in the 4Mat Educational Model pioneered by educational psychologist Bernice McCarthy.  The past few summers, he has been taking part in The YPC (Young People's Chorus of NYC) National Studio for conductors and educators studying conducting with Francisco and Elizabeth Nunez, Dr. Doreen Rao, and composer Jim Papoulis. He has performed in concert with the New York Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Orchestra of St. Luke’s while as a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir.   In 1995, a photo in the NY Times featured him as the youngest member of the Choir for the Papal Mass at Giant Stadium alongside a 98 Year old woman who was the oldest.  Mr. Ganter is excited to expand his role in music ministry and music education at St. Vincent Martyr Church.