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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.

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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 Apr 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) today is Mon Jul 15 2024 06:15:09 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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