Music Director Scott DeVeaux celebrates the US Independence Day with a special worship service featuring the music which can most clearly be called “American” – music from the Black community. (Video Available)
ORDER OF SERVICE
Prelude My Hands Are Good Enough by Lea Morris
Welcome and Call to Worship Breck Gastinger, Worship Weaver
Opening Hymn Gather the Spirit by Jim Scott
Offered by UU Society of Grafton & Upton, MA, Music Directors Bob Nicoll and Barry Hall
Chalice Lighting Nancy Hurrelbrinck
Chalice Song Rise Up O Flame
Sharing of Joys and Sorrows Debby Norton, Worship Weaver
Musical meditation Scott DeVeaux
Invitation to Offering Breck Gastinger
Offertory Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland
offered by Marin Alsop, conducting Sao Paulo orchestra
Sermon “Music and Americanism”Scott DeVeaux, Music Director
Featuring music from Aaron Copland: “Into the Streets May 1″, offered by Todd Tarantino; and “John Henry” and “Hoe-Down” in He Got Game, film written and directed by Spike Lee.
And from Rene Marie – comments and performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”/ “Star-Spangled Banner” arrangement
Benediction
Postlude Easy Winners, by Scott Joplin offered by John Aprin
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Call: 646-558-8656
