Introducing our new Director of Liturgy & Music for Oratorian Ministries

Since the founding of the Oratory by St. Philip Neri in the XVI^th century, Oratorians have had a special reverence and care for the Sacred Liturgy, including a particular attraction to the beauty of sacred music, especially in the celebration of the Mass. This love for our life of worship is deeply shared by our own Oratorian community. The Oratorian Fathers and Brothers have decided to hire a pastoral musician to oversee all of our liturgical ministries in the communities we serve. We are pleased to announce that, effective the weekend of July 18-19, Mr. Anthony R. Nardino will begin his service as Director of Music and Liturgy for Oratorian Ministries. Beginning in September, he will also assume the duties of music teacher for St. Ann Classical School in Raritan.

Mr. Nardino’s dedication to beautiful music in the Church’s liturgy began in his youth. While still in high school, he served as a cantor and accompanist at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Seaside Heights, NJ. There, under the guidance of his mother, the parish organist, he began to learn what it means to be a liturgical musician.

From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Nardino earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., where he was a leader of the student-run music ministry program. While pursuing his degree in music, he also took many courses in liturgy and theology, earning a minor in Theology and Religious Studies.

From 2008 to 2020, Mr. Nardino served as the full-time Director of Sacred Music at St. Peter the Apostle University and Community Parish in New Brunswick, NJ. There, he developed a rich program of sacred music uniting members of the parish community and students from the Catholic Center at Rutgers University. He presently serves as the Choirmaster for Sedes Sapientiae School in Boonton, NJ, an independent high school in the tradition of Catholic classical education.

Mr. Nardino lives in Milltown, NJ, with his wife, Lisa, and their three children.