February 2025
The week of February 2nd
The month begins with Cathy’s service on Radical Hospitality on Sunday, February 2nd. At the Offertory, Taryn Goehrig will share “Workin’ On A World” by Iris Dement, and as the Reflection, Shaun Doyle will lead the UUCB soloists in “I Am Willing” - two songs specially requested by Cathy. Our Interim Accompanist Su Lee will share keyboard arrangements of “Over the Rainbow” and “What A Wonderful World” for the Prelude and Postlude.
The week of February 9th
On February 9th, the UUCB Choir is excited to work again with piano 4-hands duo Bruce Pfeffer and Martha Malkiewicz on “The Promise of Living” by Aaron Copland and “Der Gang Zum Liebchen (The Walk to the Beloved)” by Johannes Brahms. Bruce and Martha will also share a Prelude and Postlude for piano 4-hands, both excerpts from the Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel.
The week of February 16th
On Sunday, February 16th, Cathy’s sermon will ask, “What does love do now?” and the music team will answer with a variety of selections about love. As the Prelude, Su will share an adaptation of Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender” on our organ. As the Offertory, Shaun Doyle will share his rendition of “What the World Needs Now.” As the Reflection, Su will share another organ selection, this time an “Ave Maria” by J.S. Bach and Charles Gounod. As the Postlude, Su and the choir will share The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love.”
The week of February 23rd
On Sunday, February 23rd, Jen Coleman will lead a service on “Empathy.” As the Prelude, the UUCB Choir will reprise locally based composer Chijioke Ngobili’s “Kasie” - a jubilant setting of the “Comfort Ye” text used in Handel’s Messiah – and at the Offertory, the choir will perform “A Promise I will keep” - both pieces that capture ideals of living in covenant and community. As the Reflection, Helen Lowry and Shaun Doyle will give a sneak preview of this year’s Cabaret with the jazz standard “Our Love is Here to Stay.” As the Postlude, Shaun will share a rendition of “Walk A Mile in My Shoes.”
