Music

Notes and Beats
April 24, 2012 - 12:43pm

May is going to be a month of vocal music from many different sources in our church community. 

Cathy McManus has been working with different RE classes to prepare them to sing a song on the Sundays when they do their RE presentations.   This will give each group the opportunity to sing something special this spring.  The younger children will sing...

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Notes and Beats
March 28, 2012 - 8:28pm

On April 1, we will recognize the 2nd and 3rd graders who have successfully navigated the Roots and Wings program. The choir will sing an anthem “Roots and Wings” as a response to the children’s presentation. The anthem addresses the connection from child to parent, expressing gratitude for the parental care and guidance.

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Notes and Beats
February 24, 2012 - 10:21pm

On March 4, the women’s ensemble of the choir will sing music for the services.   The Introit is a Spiritual Quodlibet arranged by Isaya Barnwell and the anthem text by Rabindranath Tagore has been set to music by Elizabeth Alexander. 

 

Singer/guitarist Kevin Johnson returns to sing for the services on March 11. 

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Notes and Beats
January 26, 2012 - 10:50am

Mark Your Calendars:  Friday Evening, February 10, 7:30, Fellowship Hall.   Singer/Songwriter/Comedian/ Satirist Roy Zimmerman returns for his third concert at our church.   This year we are changing the venue slightly to make it possible to have coffee/tea and munchies to enjoy while we are listening and laughing.    If you go to his...

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Notes and Beats
December 31, 2011 - 9:37pm

January images seem to repeat each year.   Icy cold, bright sun through bare tree branches, making resolutions to improve/simplify/ my life, and of course turning one year older almost immediately.  In addition, there is a calm that follows the flurry and excitement of the holidays, and in that calm, I can begin to look at the possibilities of the next few months. 

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Notes and Beats
November 24, 2011 - 8:50am

Holiday festivities for our church begin on December 4 with a Baroque Ensemble: two Recorders, Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord.    In the afternoon, the tree decorating party will include some singing around and under the piano. 

On December 11, we will hear an ensemble from LSU School of Music and the Adult Choir will sing two seasonal anthems.

On December 17...

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Notes and Beats
October 21, 2011 - 8:59pm

On November 6 at 6:00 PM, our choir along with instrumentalists and soloists will present Requiem, a work by UU composer Clif Hardin. The themes of this work are anticipation and acceptance that death comes to all, and that love is more powerful than death.

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Notes and Beats
September 29, 2011 - 9:17pm

by Music Director Ila Stoltzfus

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It Isn't Always Easy
August 31, 2011 - 7:45pm

The sentiments expressed in the attached brief story bear remembering as the choir tackles another formidable piece, Requiem,  a work by UU composer Clif Hardin, in preparation for a concert on November 6. We performed Quem Vidistis Pastores, the subject of the attached story, last season, 2011. The focus of the Story Circle Network newsletter was “change."

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A Retreat to Advance
August 31, 2011 - 7:16pm

A report on the fun side of preparing for such a work at our Third Annual Choir Retreat.       Enjoy!

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