From Our Minister – Rev. Danielle Lindstrom Livestream Viewing: “For Such a Time as This: A Prophetic Response to America’s Defining Moment,” Interfaith Service and Moral Mass Meeting, Mon Jan 20, 7pm, CUUC Fireside Area, with Rev. Danielle On Monday, January 20th, we are called to hold both the celebration of the legacy and prophetic …
To carry on with the task of creating music even when one’s ability to hear it is waning seems to embody the essence of “purpose.” With that in mind, I have chosen the music of Ludwig van Beethoven for this Sunday’s Gathering Music, specifically a work composed at the turn of the 19th century, the …
This Sunday we welcome you to our interfaith holiday celebration, featuring Cantor Alexandra Schleuderer and our own “Gemini+1” vocal ensemble! About Cantor Alexandra Schleuderer: Residing in Kingston with her partner Shok and pets, Alexandra Schleuderer, passionate vocalist and leader of worship, is enjoying her hometown’s beauty while halfway through her Jewish and spiritual studies with …
From Our Minister – Rev. Danielle Lindstrom Christmas is my favorite holiday. I am one of those people who ask my family if it’s too early to put up the Christmas tree, or if we can listen to Christmas music on the ten-hour drive to Thanksgiving in Michigan. I have been trying to figure out …
On Monday evening, I had the honor of attending a Westchester Community Leaders meeting at Calvary Baptist Church. The meeting was held in partnership with the NAACP Branches of Westchester. The goal of the meeting was to build relationships, hold our fears, and imagine ways we could work together. With the outcome of the election, …
Music for Worship, Sunday November 24, 2024 Gathering Music: Adam Kent, pianoThanks, Op. 62, No. 2 ~ Edvard Grieg“From a Native American Lodge,” Op. 51, No. 5. ~ Edward MacDowellA.D. 1620 ~ Edward MacDowellVariations on “Yankee Doodle” ~ Anonymous Colonial Era Offertory: Adam KentThanksgiving Theme from A Charlie Brown Christmas ~ Vince Guaraldi Anthem: CUUC …
Sharing music by queer composers of other times in this Sunday’s Gathering Music and Offertory. Read on for programming details. Gathering Music: Adam Kent, pianoSuite Française ~ Francis PoulencI. Bransle de Bourgogne II. Pavane III. Petite Marche Militaire IV. Complainte V. Bransle de Champagne VI. Sicilienne VII. Carillon Offertory:November, Op. 37, No. 11 “In the …
Take a deep breath before we’re swept up by the waves of change… Read on for programming details. Gathering Music: Adam Kent, piano“Waves” from Poems of the Sea ~ Ernst BlochPrelude in Db Major, Op. 28, No. 15 “Raindrop” ~ Frederic Chopin Offertory:Luminosidad de aguas ~ Adolfo Mejía Meditation Music: CUUC ChoirI’ll Walk You Through …
Diverse music this morning to join in our denomination-wide Climate Justice Revival celebration! A few Gospel numbers and a nature-inspired piano work by Unitarian composer Edvard Grieg set the tone in Sunday’s Gathering Music. The CUUC Choir is on hand with Joshua Long and Nicole Rumeau’s “We Are Earth,” and feel free to sing along …
Transformations of various sorts are on tap for Sunday morning’s solo piano selections. From Beethoven is a set of evolving transformations of a tenderly simple theme from his Piano Sonata No. 12. The musical Hair celebrated a culture of change and turmoil in the late 1960s, and the Beatles took a wry look at personal …