Mary W. Huff
Associate Director of Music
Mary Wannamaker Huff is Associate Director of Music and Artistic Director of the New York City Children’s Chorus at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. As a conductor, pedagogue, and organist, she has extensive experience working with musicians of all ages: professional and volunteer, children and adults, chamber ensembles and large choruses alike.
In addition to singing in their home here at MAPC, her choirs have appeared on major television networks including appearances on SNL, Good Morning America, TODAY, and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She has prepared or conducted children's choirs for orchestral performances on the major stages of NYC, nationally and internationally, and for our NYC neighbors in retirement homes, nursing and rehabilitation centers, and homeless shelters.
Her recordings on MSR Classics, Christmas in New York, Simple Gifts: A Collection of American and British Arts Songs (both on the Grammy ballot), and ANGEL: Sacred Anthems for Treble Voices, are available digitally on Amazon Music, iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Guest conducting, teaching, and religious conference leadership have taken her throughout the United States.
Joining the staff in 2006, she is involved in every aspect of the music ministry at MAPC. Born in Greenville, SC, Mary graduated cum laude from Furman University (B.Mus.) and Yale University (M.Mus.) and continued post-graduate studies in music education at Westminster Choir College focusing on the training of children’s choirs.
MAPC’s long tradition of excellence in liturgy and music is what brought her here, but the intellect, humor, and deep love of God and commitment to being God’s witness in the world of this congregation is what has kept her busy building up God’s kingdom on the corner of Madison and 73rd Street well into her second decade of ministry here.