ROB MAC 88
Rev. Robert MacReynolds IV (Rob Mac 88) draws from his faith in God as a music director and worship leader with a heart for ministry and community development. His primary musical instruments are piano, organ, keyboards, and voice. He was ordained within American Baptist Churches, USA at Columbus Baptist Church in Mansfield Township, NJ as a Worship Pastor and Emergency Services Chaplain. Musically, Rob is endorsed as a keyboard artist and organist by Black Panther Systems in Europe. He also takes joy in serving as the Director of Music at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ working in integrated support of Mission and Ministry. He teaches music at the university and contributes to collaborative forms of student outreach within ministry channels through the utilization of multimedia and film scoring techniques. He also directs the Commencement Singers and the Mercy Music Ensemble. Rob views himself as fortunate to have earned a Master of Divinity via Liberty University's Military Chaplaincy Program and to have completed Basic Fire Chaplaincy training as a longstanding member of the Federation of Fire Chaplains serving at Wrightstown Volunteer Fire Company No.1. He is also a member of the National Network of American Baptist Chaplains, Pastoral Counselors and Specialized Ministers. Rob holds a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Composition and Arranging studying both piano and voice at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. He is an alumni of Allentown High School in New Jersey graduating with his fellow Redbirds in '88. Rob continues to treasure the experiences in stage and song that he has shared in across a range of academic and church settings as well as with the United States Air Force where he served as a civilian contractor in the position of Contemporary and Traditional Director of Music Ministries and Worship Leader at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst working directly with the Chaplaincy Corps. He enjoys worshipping and performing across contemporary and traditional music genres as well as with a number of styles that span pop, rock, gospel, jazz, and country. Blended musical approaches characterize the sense of harmony that he aims to achieve in the context of various worship and community celebrations that call for his versatility. Rob does a significant amount of music work for churches in Hamilton Township, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth County, and throughout New Jersey. He also directs a vibrant Worship 4 Youth program as well as a dedicated vocal ensemble.
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MUSICAL OPPORTUNITIES
Rob has welcomed numerous opportunities that have come his way over the course of time as a uniquely gifted director and musician. He was privileged to accompany jazz-great George Benson at an awards banquet performing Green Dolphin Street on an impromptu basis. He also played solo piano providing music for Six Flags’ special guests Stevie Wonder and Mariah Carey as they were shown special courtesies via corporate hospitality. Rob accompanied an outstanding young choral group at Joe Piscapo’s wedding at the Sacred Heart Cathedral. Beyond the wedding music scene, he shared in a performance at an AT&T corporate concert in support of an exceptionally talented boy’s chorus. Rob was called to play for a special Howard Roberts arrangement of Duke Ellington's classic I'm Just a Lucky So and So. He has supported several other showcase selections at An Evening with Shaquille O’Neal. The event was geared toward raising support for the purchase of medevac vehicles. Rob played for seasoned tenor Jeff Keller from Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera at an art exhibition and fundraiser in in the heart of Central New Jersey. He has recorded patriotic music with America’s Beloved Tenor, Daniel Rodriguez, and Angelic Soprano Sophia Clugston. He has also played freelance jazz engagements inclusive of special events sponsored by the Centra-State Medical Center at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and K. Hovnanian. In addition, he has been asked to play at a number of unique places including a realtor's event that took place at the home of former New York Mets and Boston Redsox infielder John Valentin. As a music director, performer, composer, and arranger Rob has been involved in numerous remembrance services in hindsight of 9.11. This included his performance of original patriotic music in Trenton, NJ at Saint Mary's Cathedral. Memorial masses were blessed in their own right by the music of pipe and drum corps from the Port Authority. Rob served as a cathedral organist with directorial responsibilities specific to his job expectations for over seven years prior to accepting the position at Georgian Court University. He has directed music collegially at Saint Raphael-Holy Angels Parish in Hamilton, NJ for more than several decades given the blessing of a God-given jumpstart sometime in advance of Y2K.
