Musical selections to put us in the mood for a UU Thanksgiving coming up! Read on for programming details and stay tuned for spoken introductions.
Gathering Music: Adam Kent, piano
Thanks, Op. 62, No. 2 ~ Edvard Grieg
The Young Pioneers ~ Aaron Copland
*A.D. 1620 from Sea Pieces, Op. 55, No. 3 ~ Edward MacDowell
*The yellow setting sun
Melts the hazy sea to gold
And gilds the swaying galleon
That towards a land of promise
Lunges hugely on.
Choral Introit: CUUC Choir
directed by Lisa N. Meyer and accompanied by Georgianna Pappas
**Hey Ho, Nobody’s Home ~ traditional Folk Song, arr. Greg Gilpin
**Hey ho, nobody’s home,
No meat nor drink nor money have I none,
Still I will be merry.
Hey ho, nobody’s home…
Choral Meditation – CUUC Choir, Kathy Williams and Ernie Kennedy, soloists
***Homeward Bound ~ Marta Keen, arr. by Jay Althouse
***In the quiet misty morning
When the moon has gone to bed
When the sparrows stop their singing
And the sky is clear and red
When the summer’s ceased its gleaming
When the corn is past its prime
When adventure’s lost its meaning
I’ll be homeward, bound in time
Bind me not to the pasture
Chain me not to the plow
Set me free to find my calling
And I’ll return to you somehow
If you find it’s me you’re missing
If you’re hoping I’ll return
To your thoughts I’ll soon be list’ning
And in the road I’ll stop and turn
Then the wind will set me racing
As my journey nears its end
And the path I’ll be retracing
When I’m homeward bound again
Bind me not to the pasture
Chain me not to the plow
Set me free to find my calling
And I’ll return to you somehow
In the quiet misty morning
When the moon has gone to bed
When the sparrows stop their singing
I’ll be homeward bound again.
Offertory: Adam
Variations on “Yankee Doodle” ~ Anonymous Colonial Era
Music for Parting:
Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving Theme ~ Vince Guaraldi