The Music Report lists all of the music performed at UUSE Sunday Services during the reporting period Starting Mon Apr 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) today is Sun Sep 15 2024 06:15:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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"People Need People" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, April 7, 2024

Gathering Music ---------------------

- "The Rainbow Connection"

- Words and music by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher

- "Sing"

- Words and music by Joe Raposa

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

Prelude ---------------------

- "People"

- Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Bob Merrill

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #134 "Our World is One World"

- Words and music by Cecily Taylor

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

Offertory Music ---------------------

- "In My Life"

- by John Lennon

- Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals

Hymn ---------------------

- #298 "Wake Now My Senses"

- Words: Thomas J. S. Mikelson

- Music: traditional Irish melody

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

Music    ---------------------

- “Imagine”

- By John Lennon

- Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals

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"Notes on Interdependence" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, April 14, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "The Oneness of Everything"

- by Jim Scott

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #203 "All Creatures of the Earth and Sky"

- Words attributed to St. Francis of Assisi

- Music from

- Verses 1-3

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Sarabande" from Suite Pour le Piano

- Claude Debussy

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #7 "The Leaf Unfurling"

- words by Don Cohen; music by John Corrado

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"Earth Day and the Arts: We Won't Give Up!" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, April 21, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "Big Yellow Taxi"

- Words and Music by Joni Mitchell

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #1064 "Blue Boat Home"

- Words: Peter Mayer

- Music: Roland Hugh Prichard, adapted by Peter Mayer

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Hymn to Gaia"

- by Mary Bopp

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"Shine" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, April 28, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "I Can See Clearly Now"

- by Johnny Nash

- Jennifer Richard, guitar and vocals

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #126 "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing"

- Words by Robert Robinson and Eugene B. Navias

- Music by John Wyeth

Hymn ---------------------

- #15 "The Lone, Wild Bird" verse 1

- Words by H. R. MacFayden

- Music: William Walker's

Hymn ---------------------

- #15 "The Lone, Wild Bird" verse 2

- Words by H. R. MacFayden

- Music: William Walker's

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Shine"

- by Ed Roland (and Collective Soul)

- Jennifer Richard, guitar and vocals

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #131 "Love Will Guide Us"

- Words by Sally Rogers

- Music: traditional, arr. by Betty A. Wylder

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"Lifted by Pluralism" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, May 5, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- Members of the Manchester Women's Sacred Singing Circle

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- "Come, Come, Whoever You Are"

- #188 in

- Words adapted from Rumi, Music by Lynn Adair Ungar

Hymn ---------------------

- "Meditation on Breathing"

- #1009 in

- Music and Lyrics by Sarah Dan Jones

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Journeys"

- Original Piece by Mary Bopp

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- "When Our Heart is in a Holy Place"

- #1008 in

- Music and Lyrics by Joyce Poley

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"Longing to Belong: Reflections on Pluralism" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, May 12, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "Bad Kids from Out of Town"

- by Luke Harper

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #1023 "Building Bridges"

- Words: The women of the Greenham Common peace occupation in England, 1983

- Music: Contemporary English Quaker Road

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Star Trek"

- by Luke Harper

Closing Song ---------------------

- #162 "Gonna Lay Down My Sword and Shield"

- words and music: African American spiritual

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"Flower Communion" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, May 19, 2024

Processional Hymn ---------------------

- #361 "Enter, Rejoice and Come In"

- Words and music by Louise Ruspini

Prelude ---------------------

- "The Chrysanthemum"

- by Scott Joplin

Music ---------------------

- "Andante Cantabile"

- "by unknown"

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Intermezzo"

- by Heinz Provost

- Anhared Stowe, violin; Mary Bopp, piano

Hymn ---------------------

- #8 "Mother Spirit, Father Spirit"

- words and music by Norbert F. Capek

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #12 "O Life That Maketh All Things New"

- Words by Samuel Longfellow

- Music: Thomas Williams's

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"Aging--What's Next?" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, May 26, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "The Older I Get"

- by Alan Jackson

Hymn ---------------------

- #1010 "We Give Thanks"

- Words & music: Wendy Luella Perkins

Hymn ---------------------

- #1007 "There's a River Flowin' in My Soul"

- Words & music: Rose Sanders

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"Free at Last!" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, June 2, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "Rainbow Fantasy"

- by Harold Arlen

- arr. Mary Bopp

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #1002 "Comfort Me"

- by Mimi Bornstein-Doble

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

- music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Yip Harburg

- Sandy Johnson, vocals

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"May the River Renew Us" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, June 9, 2024

Gathering Music ---------------------

- “Sarabande” from Keyboard Partita #1

- By J.S. Bach

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

Prelude ---------------------

-  “Prelude” from Keyboard Partita #1

- By J.S. Bach

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

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Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #1008 “When Our Heart is in a Holy Place”

- Words and music by Joyce Poley

Responsive Hymn ---------------------

- “What is this Church?”

- words adapted from Eugene Sander

- Music by Jean Sibelius

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Musical Interlude ---------------------

- excerpt from Menuet I and II from Keyboard Partita #1

- By J.S. Bach

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

Offering Music ---------------------

- “Deep River”

-  by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #65 “The Sweet June Days”

- Words by Samuel Longfellow

- Music: English Melody, arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams

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"CYM Sunday" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, June 16, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "My Heart is Open"

- by Mary Bopp

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #346 "Come Sing a Song With Me"

- by Carolyn McDade

Music ---------------------

- "You Are My Sunshine"

- Lucy Diamond, piano

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Awaken Me" by Abigail McBride

- "Amazed" by Linda Hirschorn

- "Gratitude" by Ina

- The Manchester Women's Sacred Singing Circle

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #123 "Spirit of Life"

- by Carolyn McDade

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"The Bitter with the Sweet" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, June 23, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "The Path"

- Improvisation by Mary Bopp

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #298 "Wake Now My Senses"

- Words: Thomas J. S. Michelson

- Music: Traditional Irish Melody

Offertory Music ---------------------

- "Rainbow"

- (Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally, Natalie Hemby)

Hymn ---------------------

- #396 "I Know This Rose Will Open"

- Words and Music by Mary E. Grigolia

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"What Renews Your Spirit?" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, June 30, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- [Video] "Fathom: Flute Meditations on the Atlantic"

- by Kristen Dockendorff

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #1009 "Meditation on Breathing"

- Words and Music by Sarah Dan Jones

Offering Music ---------------------

- "I Can See Clearly Now"

- By Johnny Nash

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #1007 "There's a River Flowin' in My Soul"

- Words and Music by Rose Sanders

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"The Many Faces of Truth" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, July 7, 2024

Gathering Music ---------------------

- "Amazing Grace"

- Words by John Newton

- Arr. by Mary Bopp

Prelude ---------------------

- "Clair de Lune"

- by Claude Debussy

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #1008 "When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place"

- Words and Music by Joyce Poley

Musical Interlude ---------------------

- Watermark

- by Enya

Offertory Music ---------------------

- "Adagio Cantabile" from Sonata op. 13

- Ludwig van Beethoven

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #1057 "Go Lifted Up"

- Words and Music by Mortimer Barron

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"Principles and Values: Reflections on Article 2" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, July 14, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "Teach Your Children Well"

- by Graham Nash

- Pat Eaton-Robb, guitar

Opening Song ---------------------

- #1031 "Filled With Loving Kindness"

- Traditional Buddhist meditation, ad. by Mark W. Hayes

- Music by Ian Riddell

Offering Music ---------------------

- "All Some Kind of Dream"

- By Josh Ritter

- Pat Eaton-Robb, guitar

Closing Song ---------------------

- #95 "There is More Love Somewhere"

- African American hymn

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"Let Us All Sing" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, July 21, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "Sing Break Into Song"

- Members of the

- Manchester Women's Sacred Singing Circle

What Makes a Hymn UU? ---------------------

- --Reading from the Preface to

- Read by Nancy Madar

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #108 "My Life Flows On in Endless Song"

- Words: Traditional, Verse 3 by Doria Penn

- Music: Robert Lowry

Congregational Hymn Sing Part 1 ---------------------

- #123 "Spirit of Life"

- Words and music: Carolyn McDade

- Introduced by Martha Larson

- #205 "Amazing Grace"

- Words: John Newton

- Music: Columbian Harmony, arr. by J. Jefferson Cleveland

- Introduced by Anne Vaughan

- #16 "'Tis a Gift to Be Simple"

- Words: Joseph Brackett

- Music: American Shaker tune

- Introduced by Martha Larson

Congregational Hymn Sing Part 2 ---------------------

- #159 "This Is My Song"

- Words: Lloyd Stone

- Music: Jean Sibelius

- #1064 "Blue Boat Home"

- Words: Peter Mayer

- Music: Roland Hugh Prichard, adapted by Peter Mayer

- Introduced by Stacey Musulin

Congregational Hymn Sing Part 3 ---------------------

- #1053 "How Could Anyone"

- Words & music: Libby Roderick

- Introduced by Leslie Greene

- #203 "All Creatures of the Earth and Sky"

- Verses, 1, 2, 3

- Words attributed to St. Francis of Assisi

- Music: Ausserlesene Catholische Kirchengesang,

- Adapted by Ralph Vaughan Williams

- Introduced by Stacey Musulin

- "In the Garden"

- Words and music: Charles Miles

- Introduced by Martha Larson

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #1057 "Go Lifted Up"

- Words and music: Mortimer Barron

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"Spinoza's God: Wisdom from the 1600s" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, July 28, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "God is All, All is God"

- by Mary Bopp

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #155 "Circle Round for Freedom"

- by Linda Hirschhorn

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Lawful Harmony of the World"

- by Mary Bopp

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #1064 "Blue Boat Home"

- by Peter Mayer

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"Sacred Words" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, August 4, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "The Song the World Still Sings"

- Music and Lyrics by Jenn Richards

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- "Morning Has Broken"

- #38 in

- Words by Eleanor Farjeon; Music: traditional Gaelic melody

Offering Music ---------------------

- "The End"

- Music and Lyrics by Lucky Luke Harper

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- “May Nothing Evil Cross This Door”

- #1 in

- Words by Louis Untermeyer, Music by Robert N. Quaile

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"Unearthing Our Spiritual Roots" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, August 11, 2024

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"Ritual and Repetition: The Pathways to Spirituality" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, August 18, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- "Secret of Life"

- by James Taylor

- Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals

Offertory Music ---------------------

- "Circle Game"

- by Joni Mitchell

- Andy Ricci, guitar and vocals

Hymn ---------------------

- #1009 "Meditation on Breathing"

- by Sarah Dan Jones

- Dorothy Bognar, piano

Musical Meditation ---------------------

- "Meditation on Breathing"

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #1031 "Filled with Loving Kindness"

- Ancient Buddhist Chant

- Adapted by Mark W. Hayes; Music by Ian W. Riddell

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"Coffee House Worship" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, August 25, 2024

Gathering Music ---------------------

- “Turn, Turn, Turn”

- by Pete Seeger/Ecclesiastes

- Pat Eaton-Robb, vocals, guitar

Prelude ---------------------

- “I Will”

- by Paul McCartney

- Sandy Johnson, vocals; Dan Thompson and Andy Ricci, guitars

Opening Song ---------------------

- “Morning Has Broken”

- by Eleanor Farjeon

- Pat Eaton-Robb, vocals, guitar

Offering Music ---------------------

- "Nosebleeds"

- by Luke Harper

Music and Poetry ---------------------

- Original Song (to be announced)

- Nick Glomb, guitar and vocals

- “Independence Day”

- by Gretchen Peters (Martina McBride version)

- Kate Howard-Bender, guitar and vocals

- “Rearview Mirror”

- by Cory Clark

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- “Girl from Ipanema”

- Antonio Carlos Jobim

- Sandy Johnson, vocals; Dan Thompson and Andy Ricci, guitars

-  “Wisdom of Athena”

- by Bill Lautenbach

- "Healing Time On Earth"

- by John Denver

- Nancy Madar, guitar and vocals; Joe Madar, vocals

Closing song ---------------------

- #131 “Love Will Guide Us

- by Sally Rogers

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"You're Invited!" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, September 1, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- Original Composition

- by Mary Bopp

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #361 Enter, Rejoice, & Come In

- Words & Music by Louise Ruspini

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #188 "Come, Come, Whoever You Are"

- Words adapted from Rumi

- Music by Lynn Adair Unger

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"Homecoming" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, September 8, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- “Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos”  

- By Béla Bartók

- Mary Bopp, Dorothy Bognar, pianos

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #361 “Enter, Rejoice and Come In”

- Words and Music by Louise Ruspini

Offertory Music ---------------------

- “Allegro Molto ed Appassionato” from

- Edvard Grieg

- Anhared Stowe, violin; Mary Bopp, piano

Chant ---------------------

- “Love is the Spirit of This Church”

- words by James Vila Blake, music by Mary Bopp

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #1010 “We Give Thanks”

- Words and music by Wendy Luella Perkins

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"Sitting at the Messianic Table" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, September 15, 2024

Prelude ---------------------

- “Allegro” from

- by Wolfgang A. Mozart

- Greig Shearer, flute

- Anhared Stowe, violin

- Patricia Vance, viola

- Pablo Issa, cello

Opening Hymn ---------------------

- #360 “Here We Have Gathered”

- Words by Alicia Carpenter

- Music: Genevan psalter, 1543

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Music ---------------------

- “Adagio” from

- by Wolfgang A. Mozart

- Greig Shearer, flute

- Anhared Stowe, violin

- Patricia Vance, viola

- Pablo Issa, cello

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Offering Music ---------------------

- “Rondeau” from

- by Wolfgang A. Mozart

- Greig Shearer, flute

- Anhared Stowe, violin

- Patricia Vance, viola

- Pablo Issa, cello

- “Sitting at the Messianic Table”

- Rev. Josh Pawelek

Closing Hymn ---------------------

- #407 “We’re Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table”

- Traditional