Whether you are a singer-songwriter, a shower singer, a trained musician, a table drummer or someone who just loves music, come discover the fun and joy of improvised music! No experience in improvisation? No problem. Bring your instruments, including interesting sound makers, voice and body percussion! Fee: $30, $25 for student and UU members. Cash, […]
Buffalo String Works opened its doors in September 2014. We offered violin lessons to 17 students and had a volunteer staff of 4 teachers and 3 teaching assistants. In 7 short years, we’ve grown significantly; we now offer free lessons in violin, viola, cello, and bass to 93 students and have a dedicated staff of […]
Musical Sunday! – our new tradition of a musically rich service that is the smaller production in comparison to our Spring “Music Sunday,” as the Music Ministry juggles both this event and preparation for the holidays. Never fear, though, for this service – entitled “Singing as Spiritual Practice” will be a very special experience. Our […]
Incipio is a new choral ensemble directed by Julia Anne Cordani. The group's mission is to give young and burgeoning singers an opportunity to perform groundbreaking, evocative music in a group that prepares them for the professional vocal world. Incipio aims to perform a diverse repertoire – everything from video game music, to folk songs, to […]
Gamelan music from the island of Java in Indonesia is one of the oldest continuously played musical art forms in the world. It grew out of the bronze age and has remained popular as both a community and royal tradition on the island of Java for the last 1800 years. Gamelan music is a community […]
Meagan Marcus is a Reiki Master and Sound Healer that will guide you through a journey of self love and inner healing with her reiki infused, sacred instruments. These include an ocean drum, crystal triangle, and crystal sound bowls.
The Royall Consort was formed twenty years ago by Roland Hayes, David Abbott and Nancy Nuzzo to play 17th century English chamber music of William Lawes, John Jenkins, Matthew Locke and other composers. We have had different personnel over the years, and we have also played French baroque chamber music. The Royall Consort is the name […]
Martha and Bruce's repertoire includes masterworks by “The Immortals,” as well as rarities by lesser-known composers that deserve a hearing. For this recital they will feature compositions by Mozart, Schubert, and Debussy, as well as what may be the earliest example of an original work for two players at one keyboard. Martha and Bruce began […]
Duo Purla is a Buffalo-based violin and guitar duo performing classical and contemporary chamber music. We pride ourselves on presenting widely varied and engaging repertoire for any audience.
Come out to an evening at the LifeSong Cabaret, our Music Ministry's fundraiser for the UU Church of Buffalo. Members and friends are invited to support the work we do at UUCB by coming out to this fun evening of cabaret-style music and storytelling. An array of hors d'oeuvres and desserts will be served; there […]
On May 5th the UUCB Choir, staff, and guest musicians from around the country will present Henry Purcell’s baroque opera Dido and Aeneas for our first ever MUUsic Weekend. Dido and Aeneas tells the story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, as first told in Virgil’s epic The Aeneid. The widowed and exiled queen is master of her own domain […]
This afternoon's concert will be a brief history of the Mazurka. This dance form inspired some of Chopin's most intimate musical ideas. Chris will be contrasting selections from early to late Chopin interspersed with 3 composers also inspired to write their own: Alexander Scriabin, Claude Debussy and Karol Szymanowski. Chris is doing the same program […]