Welcome to Unitarian Universalist Society East
Sunday Services at 9:00 and 11:00
Music
Music plays a huge part in our worship and in our community, and there's room for everyone to participate in our music programs. Many talented individuals take part in our services individually, in groups, in singing circles, and in choirs. Whether it's leading hymns, participating in choirs, playing piano or guitar, or even gifted professional musicians providing spirited musical themes, everyone can play a part. Our music director, Mary Bopp, with help from a very active music committee, plays a key role in all of the musical offerings that take place at UUSE.
Mary Bopp
Music Director
Mary has served UUSE since 2015, after over 30 years as a professional full-time musician in New York City! An award-winning artist, Mary brings more than hymns and classical composers' music to our services. She is also an improv-magician to many, directs our choir with her unique creativity and adaptability, and brings a variety of professional artists to perform at services and more! Mary is a beloved inspiration to us all.
CHOIR News
Do you love to sing? Do you love to have fun? You don't have to audition. If you can sing in the shower, you can sing with the UUSE Choir! Rehearsals will start on February 14, 2024 for our next holiday music service on March 31, 2024.
Masks optional. All ages welcome. For more information, contact Mary Bopp at music@uuse.org.
Musical Events Calendar
Contact the office for details - email: info@uuse.org phone: 860.646.5151
Music Reporting
The Music Report lists all of the music performed at UUSE Sunday Services during the reporting period Starting Mon Jan 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) today is Sat Apr 27 2024 06:15:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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"For the Love of ... Place" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, January 7, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Heart is Where the Home Is"
- Improvisation – Mary Bopp
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- "For the Beauty of the Earth"
- #21 in
- Words: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, 1835-1917 adapt.
- Music: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872, abridged
Offering Music ---------------------
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- Music: Harold Arlen. Lyrics: Yip Harburg
- Performed. By Sandy Johnson & Dan Thompson
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- Blue Boat Home
- #1064 in
- Words: Peter Mayer, 1963 - , ©2002 Peter Mayer
- Music: Roland Hugh Prichard, 1811-1887, adapted by Peter Mayer
- Keyboard arr: Jason Shelton, 1972-
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"The Spirit of Aging" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, January 14, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Try to Remember"
- by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
Hymn ---------------------
- "Dark of Winter"
- #55 in
- Words & Music: Shelley Jackson Denham
Offertory Music ---------------------
- "Fields of Gold"
- by Sting
- arranged by Eva Cassidy
Hymn ---------------------
- "Voice Still and Small"
- #391 in
- Words & Music: John Corrado
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"Applying Our UU Values to Housing in Connecticut" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, January 21, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- Selections from Dvorak's New World Symphony
- Dorothy Bognar, piano
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #1 "May Nothing Evil Cross This Door"
- Words: Louis Untermeyer; Music: Robert N. Quaile
- Dorothy Bognar, piano
Musical Interlude ---------------------
- "UU Benediction"
- by Dorothy Bognar
- Dorothy Bognar, piano
Musical Interlude ---------------------
- "Home, Sweet Home"
- by Sir Henry Bishop and John Howard Payne
- Dorothy Bognar, piano
Offering Music ---------------------
- "Ave verum corpus"
- By W. A. Mozart,
- Arranged by Franz Liszt
- Dorothy Bognar, piano
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- #1008 "When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place"
- Words & music: Joyce Poley
- Keyboard arr. Lorne Kellett
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"How We Love" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, January 28, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Lovingly"
- Improvisation by Mary Bopp
Offering Music ---------------------
- "Answering the Call of Love"
- Music by Jason Shelton; Arranged by Mary Bopp
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- "I've Got Peace Like a River"
- #100 in
- Words and Music: Marvin V. Frey
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"Reflecting God's Light into the Dark Places" - UUSE Virtual Worship, February 4, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Illumination"
- Improvisation by Mary Bopp
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #159 "This is My Song"
- Words: Lloyd Stone; Music: Jean Sibelius
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- #118 "This Little Light of Mine"
- Words & Music: African American spiritual
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"Some Things are Worth Praying For" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, February 11, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- Violin and Oboe Concerto in C Minor, Movement I
- by J. S. Bach
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #347 "Gather the Spirit"
- words and music by Jim Scott
Musical Meditation ---------------------
- #123 "Spirit of Life"
- by Carolyn McDade
Offering Music ---------------------
- Violin and Oboe Concerto in C Minor, Movement II
- by J. S. Bach
Closing Music ---------------------
- Violin and Oboe Concerto in C Minor, Movement III
- by J. S. Bach
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"That Long Arc of the Moral Universe" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, February 18, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Love Can Build a Bridge"
- by Naomi Judd, John Barlow Jarvis and Paul Overstreet
- Jeannine Westbrook, vocals
- Kate Howard-Bender, vocals, guitar
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #153 "Oh, I Woke Up This Morning"
- African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875
- adapted during the American Civil Rights Movement
Offering Music ---------------------
- "Hands"
- by Jewel Kilcher and Patrick Leonard
- Jeannine Westbrook, vocals
- Kate Howard-Bender, vocals, piano
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- #155 "Circle 'Round for Freedom"
- by Linda Hirschhorn
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"For the Love of ... Place" - UUSE Virtual Worship, February 25, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "For the Love of Place"
- Created by Dan Thompson for UUSE
- Dan Thompson guitar, bass, drums, keys, manipulated vocal samples (video)
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #21 "For the Beauty of the Earth"
- Words: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint; Music: Conrad Kocher
Offering Music ---------------------
- "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
- Music: Harold Arlen; Lyrics: Yip Harburg
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- #1064 "Blue Boat Home"
- Words: © 2002 Peter Mayer; Music: Roland Hugh Prichard
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"Love is the Spirit of This Church" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 3, 2024
Gathering Music ---------------------
- "Thankful"
- by the Juicebox Jukebox
Prelude ---------------------
- "Count on Me"
- by Bruno Mars
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #1 "May Nothing Evil Cross This Door"
- words by Louis Untermeyer
- music by Robert N. Quaile
Music ---------------------
- "Count on Me" (Reprise)
- by Bruno Mars
Offering Music ---------------------
- "Brighter than the Sun"
- by Colbie Caillat
Closing Music ---------------------
- "Stand by You"
- by Rachel Platten
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"What Is Sacred?" - UUSE Virtual Worship, March 10, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Opening a Channel"
- by Mary Bopp
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #1008 "When Our Heart is In a Holy Place"
- by Joyce Poley
Offering Music ---------------------
- "I Walk With the Goddess"
- by Kellianna
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- #1053 "How Could Anyone"
- by Libby Roderick
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"Roots and Wings: The Paradox of Transformation" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 17, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Departure"
- by Lily Coleman
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #38 "Morning Has Broken"
- Words by Eleanor Farjeon
- Music: Gaelic Melody
Responsive Hymn ---------------------
- "What is this Church?"
- Words adapted from Eugene Sander
- Music by Jean Sibelius
Musical Meditation ---------------------
- "Exit from the Drift"
- by Lily Coleman
Offering Music ---------------------
- "Being, Becoming"
- by Mary Bopp
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- #1057 "Go Lifted Up"
- Words and music by Mortimer B. Barron
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"On Donkeys, Palms, and Money-Changers: A Meditation for Palm Sunday" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 24, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Ride On, Ride On in Majesty"
- by John Bacchus Dykes; arr. by Mary Bopp
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- "Hosanna, Loud Hosanna"
- Words by Jennette Threlfal (v. 1,2); John Howard Lathrop (v. 3)
- Music from X.L. Hartig's Vollstandige Sammlung, c. 1833
Meditation ---------------------
- Matthew 21: 1-11
Musical Offering ---------------------
- "All You Fascists"
- by Woody Guthrie
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- #276 "O Young and Fearless Prophet"
- Words by S. Ralph Harlow
- Music by William Lloyd
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"Shine On Me: A Celebration of Easter" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 31, 2024
Prelude ---------------------
- "Water is Life"
- by Sara Thomsen
Opening Hymn ---------------------
- #347 "Gather the Spirit"
- Words and music by Jim Scott
Music ---------------------
- "Rise Up"
- by Andra Day
- Jeannine Westbrook, vocals
Offering Music ---------------------
- "To the Spring"
- by Edvard Grieg
- Mary Bopp and Dorothy Bognar, piano
Music ---------------------
- "We Got All the Love"
- by Helen Yeomans
Music ---------------------
- "Shine on Me"
- by Rollo Dilworth
Closing Music ---------------------
- "Draw the Circle Wide"
- by Mark A. Miller
Closing Hymn ---------------------
- #269 "Lo the Day of Days is Here"
- Words by Frederick Lucian Hosmer
- Music by Robert Williams
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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