UUMN 2014 Online Program Book

The Mission of the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network is to nurture, educate, and inspire UU music leaders to create dynamic and transformative music

ministries. The members of UUMN covenant to support and motivate one another in joyous and loving community.

Un i ta r i an Un i ve r sa l i s t Mu s i c i an s Ne twork SUMMER CONFERENCE • JULY 16 - 20, 2014

The UUMN Conference Planning Committee adds its hearty welcome to you! We have spent the last year shaping this conference with our organization’s spiritual and musical needs in mind. You’ll find standard offerings and novel ones, workshop tracks and many formal and informal opportunities to network. We also want your feedback: what you liked, what could be improved, what you want to see in the future. Please take the time to complete the online conference survey.

From the earliest times, what we now call San Diego and its environs has been home to the proud Kumeyaay peoples. In 1769, the Franciscan missionary Padre Junipero Serra began the presidio and mission church dedicated to San Diego de Alcala, the first mission in Alta California, and from this came the town called San Diego. In 1873, some transplanted New Englanders started a Unitarian Sunday School in Alonzo Horton's New Town (today's downtown San Diego) that quickly became the First Unitarian Church of San Diego. In 1988 pioneers of the fledgling

Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network descended on First UU Church of San Diego, by then relocated to Hillcrest from downtown, for its sixth summer conference, and the UUMN returned for another conference here in 2000. At this year's San Diego conference we will engage in a wide variety of topics, from the performance practices of choral music in 1714 to the art of congregational singing in 2014. The First UU congregation, its clergy, and music staff welcome everyone to come and make history in sunny San Diego.

from Ken Herman, Director of Music and Organist • First Unitarian Universalist Church of San DiegoWelcome to San Diego and the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego!

Welcome

2014 SUMMER CONFERENCE

Welcome and thank you for being here!from the 2014 Conference Planning Committee (pictured at right)

Patrick Scofield, CPC Chair, Portland, OR • Donna Fisher, Charlotte, NC • Bea Ann Phillips, Arlington, VA • Julie Enersen, Lincoln, NE • Ken Herman, San Diego, CA • Dallas Bergen, Toronto, ON • Claudia Keyian, Salisbury,

MA • Not pictured: John Hubert, Denver, CO • Dave Blazer, Cleveland, OH

Ken Herman in the Meeting House of the First UU Church of San Diego


Table of Contents

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE ............................................................................................ 3SCHEDULE .................................................................................................................... 4

GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................................. 8CONFERENCE CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................... 9PROGRAM INFORMATION......................................................................................... 10

CONFERENCE PERSONNEL....................................................................................... 11PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY ...................................................................... 12PLENARY SESSION ................................................................................................... 13

BROWN BAG SESSIONS ........................................................................................... 14CHORAL REPERTOIRE PRESENTERS ....................................................................... 16WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTERS ............................................................................. 17ORDERS OF WORSHIP

A. THURSDAY PROGRAM D IRECTORS WORSHIP ................................. 25 B. FRIDAY WORSHIP............................................................................... 26 C. SATURDAY SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE .......................................... 28DONATION AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ..................................................... 29CONTACT INFORMATION.......................................................................................... 30MEET THE NOMINEES .............................................................................................. 31

CHURCH FLOOR PLAN .............................................................................................. 32AREA MAP................................................................................................................. 33S ILL IMAN W INNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS

WE WILL WALK TOGETHER ..................................................................... 34WE ARE SUNSHINE IN THE STREETS..................................................... 35R IVERS OF GRACE ................................................................................... 36KEEPERS OF THE EARTH ......................................................................... 37PASS ON THE L IGHT ................................................................................ 38HERE TOGETHER...................................................................................... 39

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Schedule at-a-glance

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WednesdayWednesday

Noon – 6:45 PM Registration ● Hotel

9 AM – 3:30 PM Professional Development Day Pre-conference session July 16 • $75 fee – separate registration required • Hotel

7:30 PM Opening Program followed by Dessert

Reception • Hotel

Thursday Friday Saturday

6:30 AMYoga at Hotel



8:00 AMBuses to church



8:30 - 9:15 AM Worship

Led by Program Directors/Liaisons


Led by Amanda Thomas


Service of Remembrance

9:15 – 10:15 AMAnnual Meeting

9:15 - 10:15 AMPlenary with Marcia McFee

9:15 – 9:25 AM Break9:25 AM - Announcements

10:15 – 10:30 AMAnnouncements and Break

10:15 – 10:30 AMAnnouncements and Break

9:30 – 10:30 AMChoral Rep Session III – Silliman Hymn Reading

10:30 – 11:45 AMConference Choir rehearsal



11:45 AMLunch

Brown bag discussions

11:45 AMLunch


11:45 AMLunch


12:30 - 1:15 PMRecital



1:20 – 2:35 PMWorkshop Slot I

1:20 – 2:35 PMWorkshop Slot III

1:20 – 2:35 PMWorkshop Slot V

2:45 – 4:00 PMWorkshop Slot II

2:45 – 4:00 PMWorkshop Slot IV

2:45 – 4:00 PMWorkshop Slot VI

Organ Crawl

4:00 – 4:15 PMBreak

4:00 – 4:15 PMBreak

4:00 – 4:15 PMBreak

4:15 – 5:35 PMChoral Rep Session I - UU Composers

4:15 – 5:35 PMChoral Rep Session II – Med/Diff

4:10 – 5:35 PMChoral Rep Session IV - Easy

Organ Crawl (cont.)

5:45 PMOne bus to Hotel

5:45 PMBuses to Hotel

5:45 PMOne bus to Hotel

5:45 - 7:45 PMDinner near church - on your own

Invite a first timer! 6:30 PM Cash bar7:00 PM Dinner/Variety Show

Hotel Ballroom

5:45 - 7:45 PMDinner near church - on your own

Drop-in Jam Session at church

8:00 PM “Sing When the Spirit Says Sing” - celebration

of Singing the Journey at churchBuses leave at 9:05 PM

6:30 PM Cash bar7:00 PM Dinner/Variety Show

Hotel Ballroom 8:00 PM Bus leaves church

Sunday

6:30 AM Yoga at Hotel - 8:00 AM Buses to Church – 8:30 AM Rehearsal 9:30 and 11:30 AM Worship - 1 PM Closing Circle


MONDAY , JULY 14, 20149:00 AM – 5:00 PM UUMN Board of Trustees meeting (Hotel - Cabrillo)6:00 – 8:00 PM Opening Session Music Leadership Certification (MLC) Program (Hotel - Cortez)

TUESDAY , JULY 15, 20149:00 AM – 5:00 PM UUMN Board of Trustees meeting (Hotel - Cortez)8:30 AM – Noon MLC Class I (Hotel - Cabrillo)1:00 – 4:30 PM MLC Class II (Hotel - Cabrillo)1:00 – 5:30 PM Good Officers Training (Hotel - Solana)5:30 – 9:00 PM Good Officers Dinner (Hotel - Solana)

WEDNESDAY , JULY 16, 20149:00 AM – 3:30 PM Professional Development Day (Hotel – Grand View)12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch on your own 12:00 – 6:45 PM Conference Registration (Hotel Lobby) 12:00 – 5:00 PM Bookstore setup (Church - Bard Hall)4:00 – 5:30 PM MLC Candidates meet with Leon Dunkley (Hotel – Cortez)6:45 – 7:30 PM First Timers and Mentors Gathering (Hotel - Solana)7:30 - 8:30 PM Opening Program (Hotel - Grand View)8:30 – 9:30 PM Dessert Reception and Cash bar (Hotel - Pavilion)

THURSDAY , JULY 17, 2014Breakfast*6:30 – 7:30 AM Yoga (Hotel - Cortez)8:00 AM Buses to Church8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Conference Registration and Information Desk open (Church - Bard Hall)8:30 – 5:30 PM Bookstore open (Church – Bard Hall)8:30 – 9:15 AM Worship Service led by UUMN Program Directors/Liaisons (Church - Meeting House) 9:15 – 10:15 AM Annual Meeting (Church - Meeting House)10:15 – 10:30 AM Announcements and Break10:30 – 11:45 AM Conference Choir rehearsal (Church - Meeting House)

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Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego1515 Hotel Circle SouthSan Diego, CA 92108

Host ChurchFirst Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego4190 Front St.San Diego, CA 92103


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THURSDAY , JULY 17, 2014 (CONT . )

11:45 – 12:30 PM Lunch (Church – Bard Hall) and Brown Bag Sessions:• New to UUMN: Tim Anderson, Mavis Cauffman (Church – Rm 323)• Observe Contemporary Band (Church – Rm 115)

12:30 – 1:15 PM Recital (Church – Chapel)1:20 – 2:35 PM Workshop Slot I

• South African Choral Singing: Amanda Thomas (Church - Common Room)• It’s Not Just Learning the Notes: Donald Milton III, Anne Watson-Born - required for MLC – open to

all (Church – Meeting House)• Conducting from the Keyboard: David Blazer (Church – Chapel)• Songs Without Words: Voicing our Deepest Prayers: Marshall Voit (Church - Rm 323)• Creating a UU Gospel Service: Jill Reis (Church – Rm 113 a/b)

2:45 - 4:00 PM Workshop Slot II• Music In Blended Worship: Keith Arnold, Kellie Walker (Church – Meeting House)• Worthy: Spiritual Practices and Self Care for Musicians: Wendy Bartel, Lynn Gardner - required for MLC

– open to all (Church – Rm 113 a/b)• Getting Beyond ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ - Effective Conducting for the Beginner: DeReau Farrar

(Church – Chapel)• Slowing it Down – Unlocking the Rhythm in the Room: Jason Shelton (Church – Rm 323)• Contemporary Singing for Choirs –Working with the Choir: Annie Haymaker (Common Room)

4:00 – 4:15 PM Break4:15 – 5:35 PM Choral Rep Session I UU Composers (Church – Meeting House)5:45 PM One bus to Hotel5:45 – 7:45 PM Dinner on your own – Invite a First-Timer!8 – 9 PM “Sing When the Spirit Says Sing” - Celebration of Singing the Journey and Las Voces del Camino

(Church - Meeting House)9:05 PM Bus to Hotel

FRIDAY , JULY 18, 2014Breakfast*6:30 – 7:30 AM Yoga (Hotel – Cabrillo)6:45 – 8:00 AM MLC Advisor Breakfast (Hotel – Cortez)8:00 AM Buses to Church8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Conference Registration and Information Desk open (Church - Bard Hall)8:30 AM – 5:30 PM Bookstore open (Church – Bard Hall)8:30 – 9:15 AM Worship Service led by Amanda Thomas (Church – Meeting House)9:15 – 10:15 AM Plenary – Think Like a Filmmaker - Lessons for Worship Design from Film: Dr. Marcia

McFee (Church – Meeting House)10:15 – 10:30 AM Announcements and Break 10:30 – 11:45 AM Conference Choir rehearsal (Church – Meeting House)

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Schedule

FRIDAY , JULY 18, 2014 (CONT . )11:45 – 12:30 PM Lunch (Church – Bard Hall) and Brown bag sessions

• Troubadours: Un-facilitated (Church – Common Room)• Observe Contemporary Band/Vocal Ensemble: Dana Decker, Lynn Mendoza-Khan (Church – Rm 115)• Contemporary Singing For Choirs – Working with Soloists: Annie Haymaker (Church – 113 a/b)• Music Committee - What now?: Nick Payne (Church – Rm 323)

12:30 – 1:15 PM Recital (Church – Chapel)1:20 – 2:35 PM Workshop Slot III

• Creating a Jazz Service: Mark Freundt, Scott Roewe (Church - Meeting House)• Popular Music Styles - Practical Approaches to Vocal Performance and Directing: Lucy Holstedt

(Church – Rm 113 a/b)• Master Class Conducting: Ruben Valenzuela (Church – Chapel) • Come Sing a Song with Us - Children and Youth Choir Rep: Claudia Keyian and Bea Ann Phillips

(Church – Rm 323)• Managing Creative Tensions: Jan Gardner (Church – Common Room)

2:45 – 4:00 PM Workshop Slot IV• 88 Pieces for 88 Keys (and some pedals ) - Keyboard Rep: John Kramer (Church – Meeting House)• Sing, Move, Dance, Play: Sarah Billerbeck (Church – Common Room)• Master Class Conducting: Ruben Valenzuela (Church – Chapel)• Up Front, Down Solid and in the Spirit – Arranging for Small Vocal Ensembles: David Glasgow

(Church – Rm 323)• Healing With Music: Yuri Yamamoto (Church – Rm 113 a/b)

4:00 - 4:15 PM Break4:15 – 5: 35 PM Choral Rep Session II Medium/Difficult (Church – Meeting House)5:45 PM Buses to Hotel6:30 PM Cocktail Hour/Cash Bar (Hotel –Grand View)7 PM Dinner/Variety Show (Hotel –Grand View)

SATURDAY , JULY 19, 2014Breakfast* 6:30 – 7:30 AM Yoga (Hotel – Cabrillo)8 AM Buses to Church8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Conference Registration and Information Desk open (Church - Bard Hall)8:30 – 4:00 PM Bookstore open (Church – Bard Hall)8:30 – 9:15 AM Worship Service of Remembrance – led by Joyce Poley (Church – Meeting House)9:15 – 9:25 AM Break9:25 AM Announcements (Church – Meeting House)


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ScheduleSATURDAY , JULY 19, 2014 (CONT . )

9:30 – 10:30 AM Choral Rep Session III Silliman hymns (Church – Meeting House)10:30 – 11:45 AM Conference Choir rehearsal (Church – Meeting House)11:45 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch (Church – Bard Hall) and Brown bag sessions

• UU Composers’ Feedback Forum: Susan Peck (Church – Rm 323)• Contemporary Singing for Choirs - Working with the Band: Annie Haymaker (Church – Rm 113 a/b)• Observe Contemporary Band: Dana Decker, Lynn Mendoza-Khan (Church – Rm 115)

12:30 – 1:15 PM Recital (Church – Chapel)1:20 - 2:35 PM Workshop Slot V

• Not Your Grandma’s Handbells: Roy Attridge (Church – Meeting House)• Challenging Times – Musician-Minister Relationships during Interim Ministry: Keith Arnold, Beth

Norton (Church – Common Room) • Going Beyond Warm-ups: Donald Milton III (Church – Chapel) • Multimedia in Worship – Enough and No More: Vance Bass (Church – Rm 323)• Becoming a Musical Entrepreneur: Eva Kendrick (Church – Rm 113 a/b)

2:45 – 4:00 PM Workshop Slot VI• Music and Vocal Tech for Women’s Choirs: Lynn Mendoza-Khan and Ken Ryals (Church – Meeting

House)• Choral Composing: Ideas, Exercises and Discussion: John Maas (Church – Rm 323) • Nuts and Bolts of Music Ministry in a Small Membership Congregation: Shawn Reifschneider

(Church – Common Room)• Medium Sized Church Music Programs: Jennifer Rodgers (Church – Chapel)• Challenges and Opportunities for Large Congregations: Stephen Michael Smith (Church – 113 a/b)• Organ Crawl: David Blazer (departs church 2:40 PM; returns church 5:30 PM)

4:00 – 4:15 PM Break 4:15 – 5:35 PM Choral Rep Session IV Easy Unison, 2, 3 part (Church – Meeting House)5:45 PM One bus to hotel5:45 – 7:45 PM Dinner on your own – Invite a First-Timer!5:45 – 7:45 PM Drop in Jam Session (Church – Meeting House)8:00 PM One bus to hotel

SUNDAY , JULY 20, 2014 Breakfast*6:30 – 7:30 AM Yoga (Hotel - Cortez)8:00 AM Buses to church 8:30 AM Choir Warm up (Church – Meeting House)9:30 and 11:30 AM Worship (Church – Meeting House)1:00 PM Closing Circle (Church – Meeting House)1:30 PM Buses to Hotel

*A full breakfast buffet is included in your room rate at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel and will be served in the Pavilion each morning. Coupons are issued ONLY to those staying at the Hilton and ONLY to those who paid the group rate.


General InformationBANQUET AND VARIETY SHOWThe annual Banquet and Variety Show will begin with a cash bar at 6:30 PM and dinner at 7 PM on Friday at the Doubletree Hilton – Grand View Ballroom. The Variety Show gives UUMN members a chance to show their humorous and silly sides. Priority is given to first time attendees and those who haven’t previously participated. Performances should be 3-5 minutes so we can get everyone in. A sign-up sheet is included in your registration packet. Turn these in at the registration desk or to emcee Julie Enersen by noon on Friday, July 18.

S ILL IMAN HYMN READING SESSIONVincent Silliman's work in the middle half of the 20th Century helped shape the hymnody of the Unitarian Universalist and Ethical Culture movements. The Silliman Competition, held in even years, fosters the creation of UU friendly music, is administered by UUMN, and funded by the Vincent B. Silliman Trust. We are proud to present a Saturday reading session featuring the top 16 hymns in the 2014 Competition. In addition to the reading session, the six winners and honorable mentions are featured throughout the conference. For ease of access the music is reprinted in the Program booklet.

MESSAGE BOARDLook for a message board near the registration desk. Attendees may leave messages here for each other.

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY Flash photography is not permitted at conference activities. Non-flash photography is permitted unless otherwise posted or stated. Please be considerate of others. Do not record (video or audio) workshops or other presentations without prior written permission from the speaker/presenter.

CHANDLER MUSICWe welcome Chandler Music, Inc. as our onsite music supplier. Please visit their exhibit in Bard Hall, staffed by Dan Chandler and family.

Chandler Music, Inc. Phone: 800-445-6874P.O. Box 10937 Fax: 800-333-9506Prescott, AZ 86304 www.chandlermusic.com

GOOD OFFICERS Good Officers are available to assist and support musicians who are experiencing professional difficulties, such as conflict with their congregation, board, or colleagues in ministry. Available at this conference are:

Keith Arnold co-chair 303-589-4566Beth Norton co-chair 978-621-5647Mimi Bornstein 207-230-4144Mary Shaw 617-620-7749Mark Slegers 503-577-7745Ila Stoltzfus 225-362-2409Kellie Walker 480-227-7587Deborah Weiner 617-513-6614Yuri Yamamoto none

D INNER COMPANIONS?Looking for dinner companions Thursday or Saturday nights? Check at the registration table for a list of group dining options.

PRACTICE ROOMS Pianos and practice space will be available on a first come-first served basis. Sign-up sheets with practice times are posted at each location: Chapel, Room 113, Room 323.

WATER ONLYFood and drink (with the exception of bottled water) are not allowed in either the Chapel or the Meeting House.

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Host churches: Arlington Street UU, First Church Boston UU, First Lutheran Church

Clinician: Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, Founder and Artistic Director of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Toronto, CA

Hotel: Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116-3912

Your invitation for next year!

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Conference Connections

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HONORING PAST METHODS AND ENGAGING FUTURE TECHNOLOGIESAt this year’s conference, we will be utilizing the time-honored traditions of a printed program book and face-to-face interactions. However, we will also will be incorporating a variety of other resources to foster connections between each other and the rest of the world. Use the chart and codes below to participate.

New this year, we are giving everyone the chance to be part of the 2014 Face Roll, an online photo directory of attendees. We hope this will be a convenient way to connect names and faces. If you missed this opportunity when you registered, Julie Enersen or anyone at the registration table would be happy to take a photo of you to add to the directory.

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Or you can simply use these QR codes.. . .

see the UUMN 2014 Face Roll of all attendees uumn2014.shutterfly.com/37

look at the Newcomers 2014 slideshow which gives further information about first-timers

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read and/or download this program book as a full-color pdf http://goo.gl/aDifFj

see what others have posted about the conference on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #uumn2014

uumn.org and look for “Conference Hashtags” under the “Conferences” menu

view or contribute to our online conference photo album uumn2014.shutterfly.com

uumn2014Compilation of conference hashtags

2014 Face Roll 2014 Newcomers Conference photo album

Online program book

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Program Information

WORSHIP SERVICESS INGING OUR COVENANT • Thursday 8:30 - 9:15 AM Let us join together in a worship service during which we affirm and promote the seven Unitarian Universalist principles. With selections from the past, present and future we embrace our diversity in a joyful musical celebration. Led by UUMN Program Directors and Liaisons.

HOPE • Friday 8:30 - 9:15 AMAfter spending 18 days in South Africa last summer, learning to sing and dance to traditional South African choral music, Amanda Thomas returned home with a new understanding of how important Nelson Mandela’s message of hope is to the people who live there. This worship service serendipitously occurs on Nelson Mandela’s birthday, and will include authentic South African choral music. Led by Amanda Thomas.

SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE • Saturday 8:30 - 9:15 AM At each summer conference we dedicate a worship service to UUMN members who have died over the years. We remember them for their unique personalities, and for what they have contributed to this special musical community. At the same time, we remember those we may have lost in our own personal circle of family and friends: a time for reflection, a time for gratitude. Led by Joyce Poley.

UU MUSICIANS NETWORK SUNDAY • Sunday 9:30 and 11:30 AMWe’ll join the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego in meaningful worship and song. The Conference Choir will sing music prepared during the week.

CLOSING C IRCLE • Sunday 1:00 PMIn a brief traditional ceremony following the end of worship we will say goodbye to each other with tears and song.

READING REPERTOIRE SESSIONS We are offering four sessions this year to sing through new music for your choir and congregation. Find something perfect for your choir? You may purchase much of it onsite from Chandler Music, our music supplier.

ANNUAL MEETING • Thursday 9:15 – 10:15 AMLed by Catherine Massey, UUMN Moderator we will hear the state of UUMN, vote on new officers and a proposed dues increase.

S ING WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS S ING ! • Thursday 8:00 – 9:00 PM A celebration of Singing the Journey and Las Voces del Camino led by some of the composers themselves. We’ll sing a few of our favorites and new ones as well. Emcee Leon Burke, Member of the UUA New Hymn Resource Task Force

DROP- IN JAM SESSION • Saturday 5:45 – 7:45 PMBring your instruments and make music with fellow musicians in the church meeting house. Listen or play. Fun for all.

CONFERENCE CHOIR REHEARSALSDaily sessions with Ruben Valenzuela, choral clinician, at which we will prepare music for two Sunday worship services. All registrants are welcome to sing in the choir.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM S ISTER ORGANIZATIONSWe welcome the following representatives from our sister organizations:


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Conference Personnel

Ruben Valenzuela, Founder and Music Director of the Bach Collegium, San Diego since 2003, has led the ensemble in varied and diverse programs encompassing the music of the Renaissance, early and high Baroque, through music of the early Classical era.

Under his artistic direction, the Bach Collegium San Diego has given highly acclaimed premiers of historically informed performances in the San Diego music community. Such premiers include Handel’s Messiah and Theodora, Bach’s St. John Passion, B minor Mass, and numerous Cantatas, Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers, and staged performances of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. He has led the Bach Collegium San Diego ensemble on several international tours to the Festival Internacional del Órgano Barroco in Mexico City, and most recently toured with the ensemble to Bolivia to the IX Internacional de Música Renacentista y Barroca ‘Misiones de Chiquitos’.

As a guest conductor he has recently led the San Diego Chamber Orchestra in performances of Haydn's Creation, and has coached, and led, the USC Baroque Sinfonia in performances of Handel's Dixit Dominus and regularly works with this country's leading early music specialists. As a musicologist, he has

conducted research at the Centro Nacional de Investigación, Documentación e Información Musical, Carlos Chavez (CENEDIM), with an emphasis on the Sanchez Garza collection, and presently at the Archivo del Cabildo of Mexico City Cathedral. He is currently a PhD

candidate in Musicology at Claremont Graduate University where his dissertation research focuses on basso continuo practice at Mexico City Cathedral (1650–1750). Additionally, he is the Director of Music & Organist at St Peter's Episcopal Church, Del Mar.

UU Ministers Association (UUMA)Rev. Fritz Hudson, Minister

Unitarian Church, Lincoln, NE UUMA Good Offices Trustee

Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA)

Liz Jones, Director of Religious Education and Family Ministry

First UU Church of San Diego, CA

Allies for Racial Equity (ARE)Carolina Krawarik-Graham,

Allies for Racial EquityChurch of the Larger Fellowship, Mesa, AZ

C O N F E R E N C E C H A P LA I N

Rev. Paul BeedleWe are delighted to welcome Rev. Paul Beedle as our 2014 Conference Chaplain. He is a lifelong amateur musician, has served on the Music Leadership Certification Committee and is currently Senior Minister at First UU Church of New Orleans, LA. If, during the conference, you need ministerial guidance you may reach Paul at 504/458-2254.

C O N F E R E N C E C L I N I C I A N & C H O I R D I R E C T O RRuben ValenzuelaFounder and Music Director of the Bach Collegium

Ruben Valenzuela

Rev. Paul Beedle

W E D N E S D AY, 9 : 0 0 A M - 3 : 3 0 P M

Music as Story: Gazing into Mystery, History, and BeyondWith Rev. Dr. Leon Dunkley

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

-Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

How can music describe life's mysteries? How can we tell our own life's stories with music? And what about the stories of our faith? How does music express Unitarian Universalist history and shape our present and future? Let’s explore how music helps us say who we are and be who we want to be!

The Rev. Dr. Leon Dunkley is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist. From the church of his childhood, the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Monmouth County in Lincroft, NJ, Leon learned about the sweetness of life, and about compassion, peace and possibility.

He received his undergraduate degree at Tufts University and his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from the University of Pittsburgh. He was interested in traditional drumming of Ghana and the Republic of Zaire, the Kora tradition of Senegal, the Gamelan traditions of Java and Bali in Indonesia, the African American and jazz tradition(s) in the Americas and, most recently, in Bluegrass and Country Blues.

Music carries a spiritual dimension that can reveal the fullness of our humanity. The experience of this fullness may be fascinating for the intellect but it is also enriching for the soul. It was the spiritual dimension of music that called Leon away from academia and into Unitarian Universalist ministry. The call came through in song. He wrote the words below…

Reaching to the past, we find ourselves less distantlyTrying to remember our taleAsking of tomorrow just the simple gift of peaceOceans over ourselvesHere, to give oneself upon an alter highTrying to remember our taleTo see and hear within the stillness To touch and to taste the skyTrying to remember our tale As if the golden light was in my handsAs if Silence had whispered my nameBeholden and here I amSilent and singing away

He wrote those words and began listening for the silences.

Leon attended the Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California. He served Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul, MN, from 2008 to 2012. He is now Associate Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring. He sings and plays several instruments- including guitar, piano, conga, gangogwe (West African double bell), didjeridu. He is just getting started on the dobro and octave mandolin. He is a humble but unapologetic beer snob and, for thirteen wonderful years, learned deep life lessons from Samori Marksman Dunkley, the wisest of Yellow Labrador Retrievers. He is writing a book on spiritual growth and radical forgiveness.

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F R I D AY, 9 : 1 5 - 1 0 : 1 5 A M

Think Like a Filmmaker: Lessons for Worship Design from FilmDr. Marcia McFee

Dr. Marcia McFee

Plenary Session

Dr. Marcia McFee is an author, worship designer and leader, professor, preacher and artist. Her engaging and interactive style has been called “refreshing,” “inspiring,” and “unforgettable.” Marcia combines her background and experience in professional companies of music, theater and dance with a variety of worship and preaching styles in order to provide a fresh experience at each worship setting. Marcia has provided worship design and leadership at numerous international and regional gatherings.

Dr. McFee received a Master’s of Theological Studies degree at Saint Paul School of Theology with a concentration in Preaching and Worship, where she recently received the Outstanding Graduate Award from the Alumni Association. She earned a Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies at the Graduate Theological Union with an allied field of Ethics. She has been a guest lecturer and adjunct faculty at twelve seminaries. Marcia is an avid skier and the co-author of “Spiritual Adventures in the Snow: Skiing and Snowboarding as Renewal for Your Soul”.

From Dr. Mc Fee:

The camera pulls back to a wide shot and then sweeps over the landscape. Our own kinesthetic identification with this motion lifts us into the air like a bird in flight even though we are planted in our movie theater seats. The musical score expands into goose-bump intensity, notes lifting and soaring not just in our ears, but in our whole bodies. We have become part of the action–our own neurological Epcot Center-esque experience. Now let your imagination cut to another scene. The music swells as a colorful procession enters the space. Fabric-kites fly overhead, calling your eyes to the upward regions of the worship space architecture. Bells begin to peel with surround-sound from ringers in the balcony and a single candle held aloft makes its entrance to light the Chalice as the worship leader gestures for all to stand. In some ways it is a superfluous gesture–so ready are we to rise to new heights in this moment.

As you can see, there are similar sensations occurring in these two scenarios. Much has been written comparing worship to theater. But I believe it is the art of filmmaking where we “worship artists” can learn valuable lessons. Yes, there are differences between a live event and a pre-recorded-edited-to-the-hilt movie. But I invite you to focus on perhaps a different set of observations that can give you new lenses through which to understand your art form as a musician and worship designer.

Filmmaking deals in what I call the “layering” of the senses in order to express meaningful content. Verbal dialogue happens, but it is not the only–or at times even the primary–medium of communication. Music sets mood, tone and context. Visuals, including color palettes, lighting contrast, panoramic or close-up, create concise and often deeply symbolic contributions to the sequence of events. Actions become carefully thought out because of their immense impact. And dialogue is compact and rich. Sound familiar? Well, at least familiar to worship that moves us on a spiritual journey from beginning to end rather than what I refer to as “plug-and-play” worship (you know, just plug in the scripture, the hymns and the sermon and voilà, you have yet another paint-by-numbers unremarkable experience).

I call what we do in planning worship “design.” We take some pretty transformational messages (hopefully) and we try again and again to bring them to life in deeply meaningful ways. And as the church begins to claim the power of the arts and to practice this in ever more complex ways, worship designers need more tools for their artistry. So, I’ve explored what we can learn from filmmakers through research into their art form and interviews with them. And that’s what we’ll be playing with in my plenary with you in July at the conference in San Diego. I’m looking forward to it!


Brown Bag Sessions

THURSDAY LUNCHTIME 11:45 AMNew to UUMN – Tim Anderson and Mavis Cauffman • Room 323

Welcome to UUMN! As a professional organization for UU music leaders, UUMN offers its members a wide variety of resources. Taking full advantage of those resources requires knowing where to look and whom to ask to find them, a task that can be daunting for our newer members. This session offers you the opportunity to learn more about who we are and what we do from two members of the Board of Trustees, one of whom is a recent graduate of the Music Leadership Certification Program.

UUMN President Tim Anderson serves as Music Director at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford IL. Tim also works in professional theater as a music director and is an ensemble member of Actors’ Ensemble Theater. Besides his work in music, Tim is a Modern Language Instructor at Kishwaukee College and became a three-day Jeopardy! champion in 2013.

Since retirement as a physicist and scientific computer programmer, Mavis Cauffman’s avocation has become music. An amateur singer and professional harpist, she also served as Treasurer of the American Harp Society and is a certified Suzuki harp instructor. She is now the volunteer choir director at her UU Congregation of Whidbey Island (Freeland, WA) and is a recent graduate of the Music Leadership Certification Program. Mavis has been a UUMN member since 2010 and currently serves as Treasurer.

Observe Contemporary Band – Dana Decker and Lynn Mendoza-Khan • Room 115You are invited to observe the band and singers who previously volunteered to participate as they learn from Dana and Lynn. Using techniques they’ve developed in creating weekly UU contemporary worship services, they will demonstrate how to work with a worship band and a small vocal ensemble to create contemporary UU worship using hymns from Singing the Living Tradition as well as Singing the Journey. Topics covered will be music preparation, arranging, rehearsal techniques, working with click tracks and sequences, use of volunteers and professionals, transposition, and finding a contemporary worship style.

Dana Decker, originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, began his professional career as an electric and acoustic bassist. In 2006 Dana began to focus on composition, specifically writing worship music for liberal faiths, and this writing eventually led to the release of Dana’s first worship album in 2008 entitled When We Sing. In September of 2008 Dana was hired as the first ever Contemporary Worship Associate at First UU Church of San Diego, and has now become the Associate Director of Music. He has been using this experience to build a “model” for contemporary worship within the UU movement.

Lynn Mendoza-Khan, soprano, is a classically trained professional singer and voice teacher. Lynn has sung locally and internationally in recital, concert, oratorio and opera. She has worked extensively with young singers in her own vocal studio and for San Diego Junior Theatre, for which she worked for five years. She currently directs the children's choir, youth choir and women's choir at First UU of San Diego. She is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network, National Association of Teachers of Singing, American Choral Directors Association, and of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego.

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Brown Bag Sessions

FRIDAY LUNCHTIME 11:45 AMTroubadour Gathering – unfacilitated • Common Room

This informal session will give those of you who travel as UU musicians the opportunity to network with other troubadours - share stories, lessons learned, marketing tips.

Music Committee - What Now? – Nick Payne • Room 323Music committees face a wide variety of issues, including music director searches, coordinating with Worship Committee and Staff, personnel issues related to music talent, finances, diversity of congregational music tastes. Come share your experience and let’s help each other.

Nick Payne is a long time music committee member at First UU of Cincinnati and tenor around town. He has been a member of UUMN for nine years.

Contemporary Singing for Choirs: Working with Soloists – Annie Haymaker • Room 113 a/b

A companion session to Thursday workshop. In this video presentation, contemporary UU music experts Jeannie Gagné, David M. Glasgow, Mimi Bornstein, Dana Decker, Vance Bass, and Shawn McCann discuss the choir’s role, making the transition from classical to contemporary, vocal production, rhythm and movement, and getting off book. Discussion will follow the video.

Annie Haymaker is a video producer, church music director, and long-time educator, and holds a Music Leadership Credential from the UUA.

Observe Contemporary Band – Dana Decker and Lynn Mendoza-Khan • Room 115See Thursday session.

SATURDAY LUNCHTIME 11:45 AMUU Composers' Feedback Forum – Susan Peck • Room 323

Want to share your original music with other UU churches? In this casual forum, we'll talk about the history of UU composition forums, selection criteria used for past choral packets, tips for preparing your score for submission, ways to promote and share your work. We'll share works brought by composers and give feedback on the spot.

Susan Peck is the Music Director of the UU Community Church of Washington County, in Hillsboro, OR, where she conducts a 26-voice choir and coordinates several other in-house musical groups. She is a performing musician, conductor, composer, and music teacher. Active in UUMN since 2000, Susan has organized composers’ forums and selected choral repertoire for past conferences. When not making music, she’s probably out hiking.

Contemporary Singing for Choirs: Working with the Band See Friday session. – Annie Haymaker • Room 113 a/b

Observe Contemporary Band – Dana Decker and Lynn Mendoza-Khan • Room 115See Thursday session.

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Choral Repertoire PresentersUU COMPOSERS READING SESSION Conductor: Mark Slegers is a Charter Member of UUMN. In his 37 years as Director/Minister of Music at First Unitarian Church of Portland, Oregon the program has grown from a single choir of 14 to some 300 musicians singing, ringing or binging in eleven choirs.

Accompanist: David Chapman, pianist, voice teacher and Fulbright scholar, holds degrees and performance diplomas from the Peabody Conservatory and the Eastman School of Music. Mr. Chapman may be heard as soloist and accompanist on the soundtrack of the motion picture “The Successor.” He has been Music Director and pianist at Paint Branch UU Church in Adelphi, MD since 2002.

MEDIUM/D IFF ICULT READING SESSION Conductor: In addition to leading the Chalice Choir of the First UU Church of San Diego, Dan Ratelle, a native San Diegan, directs the early music vocal ensemble Pacific Camerata, is the founder and Music Director of the New City Sinfonia, a 40-member community orchestra, and teaches Music part-time at San Diego Mesa College. For eight years he held the post of Associate Conductor of the San Diego Master Chorale, and he has also served on the Boards of the San Diego Early Music Society, the San Diego Young Artists Symphony, including two terms as President, and the UUMN, including three terms as Treasurer.

Accompanist: Glenn Mehrbach (Pianist) is currently Music Director at the Community Church of Chapel Hill, Unitarian Universalist, Staff Associate in the music and theatre departments at Duke University, and Music Performance Instructor at Camelot Academy in Durham. He worked with Carolina Ballet from 1997-2003, arranging and orchestrating the ballets “Carmen,” “Great Scott” and “Cabaret.” From 1986-2001 Glenn was pianist and musical director for cabaret chanteuse Andrea Marcovicci, and produced and arranged her first 11 CDs. As a composer, he’s released a songbook entitled “Fragile Heart,” and written music & lyrics for the musicals “Yearbook” (Dramatic Publishing) and “Bum’s Rush,” as well as incidental music for numerous theatres in the Los Angeles and Triangle area. With guitarist Danny Gotham, Glenn recently released their first joint CD, “Sundays Two.”

S ILL IMAN HYMN READING SESSION Conductor: Sarah Dan Jones is the Music Director at Starr King UU Fellowship in Plymouth, NH and the recent past President of the UUMN. Part of her mission is to encourage congregational singing, and she was the General Assembly Music Coordinator in Portland, OR and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Accompanist: Abigail Charbeneau is the organist and accompanist at South Congregational Church, UCC, in Concord, NH. In addition, she teaches piano at St Paul's School and at the Concord Community Music School, and is the artistic director of the Grace Coolidge Musicales series in Plymouth, VT.

UNISON, 2 AND 3 PART READING SESSIONConductor: Marjorie K. Herman received her Doctor of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Indiana University, Bloomington and has taught at the University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the graduate faculty at Georgian Court University. She has been the Director of Music at the UU Congregation of Princeton since 2005. Her love of music of all styles/cultures and her joy in singing has been infectious, dramatically improving the enthusiasm for congregational singing. Marjorie is on the summer faculty at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, teaching Beginning Conducting. Her weekly syndicated program Sounds Choral has opened listeners to a wide range of choral music, including interviews with René Clausen, Anton Armstrong, and Dale Warland, among others. Sounds Choral can be heard Sundays on the Classical Network live, or on line at www.wwfm.org.

Accompanist: Claudia Keyian is a versatile free-lance musician based on the north shore of Boston. Having over 22 years’ experience in church music, Claudia is an accomplished pianist, organist, singer and choral director. She is the piano accompanist for the Pentucket Regional School District, organist and cantor for many local churches and is a teacher of aspiring young pianists in her home studio. For 13 years, Claudia served as Director of the Young Church Choir (grades 1-6) and Teen Choir (grades 7-12) at the First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, in Newburyport, MA.

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South African Choral Singing — Amanda Thomas • Common RoomWe’ll learn two South African Songs by rote in parts (SATB) with accompanying dance. The songs will be part of the Friday worship service. Handouts included: 1) Song lyrics 2) Brief history of South Africa and musical evolution 3) List of resources

Amanda Thomas attended an eighteen day performance study camp in South Africa in August 2013. The first eight days consisted of rehearsals learning SATB a cappella music dance taught by South African choral mentor. The last ten days consisted of traveling and performing with local choirs. Amanda is Director of Music at First Unitarian Chicago.

It’s Not Just Learning the Notes — Donald Milton III and Anne Watson Born • Meeting House

When is a rehearsal more than just a rehearsal? All the time! It’s a chance to be in community and to lift up the congregation’s vision. We can help choir members become worship leaders, connecting our creative work to the larger congregational community and making choir a true ministry. Required for Music Leadership Candidates, open to all.

Donald Milton III is an accomplished young conductor who is making his mark on the Atlanta choral scene. He is the fulltime Director of Music at the UU Congregation of Atlanta, Director of the DeKalb Choral Guild, and an active choral clinician and choral conductor. He studied at the University of Michigan School of Music.

Anne Watson Born is the Director of Music Ministry at the First Unitarian Society in Newton (West Newton, MA), where she manages a music program which includes a 30-voice choir, an intergenerational orchestra, various chamber ensembles, a folk/rock band, a family choir, and whatever else happens to pop up. Ms. Watson Born is a Credentialed Music Leader and is active in the UUMN. This summer she directed the Service of the Living Tradition choir at GA. She is also Music Director of the Nashoba Valley Chorale, a 90-voice chorus based in Littleton, MA.

Conducting from the Keyboard — David Blazer • ChapelAre you the one and only to conduct your ensemble and play for them at the same time? Have you ever felt like your hands are "frozen" to the keyboard? This workshop will give you the skills to "let it go" and be creative with your conducting skills and still remain true to the music. Whether this is new territory for you or you have already experienced this, come share your thoughts and ideas. Bring some music along to conduct for the group for feedback.

David Blazer has been conducting from the keyboard for the past 30 years of church work. From small ensembles in a chapel to large choirs with orchestra, he has learned many tricks to keep everyone happy and keep the musical integrity of the performance. He is currently Music Director at West Shore UU in Cleveland, OH.

Songs without Words: Voicing Our Deepest Prayers — Marshall Voit • Room 323Sometimes the words of our liturgy do not adequately reflect the depth of our prayers. Bring your voices to this workshop and join in singing songs – prayers – whose words have no specific meaning, yet whose melodies can help us express our deepest wishes for the world. You will learn a handful of melodies you may wish to sing with your congregations. Sheet music will be provided for you to keep.

Marshall Voit is a student of ethnomusicology at San Diego State University. He has led communal singing in synagogues, churches, schools and social justice protests. Notably, Marshall served as a musician in residence for the Progressive Jewish communities of Australia and New Zealand, running music and prayer workshops across the region.

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Creating a UU Gospel Service — Jill Reis • Rm 113 a/bGospel music is truly for everyone - regardless of vocal style, level of training, or ability to read music. With strong ties to blues, pop, rock, country, and rap, everyone can relate to and have fun learning this historically rich and high energy music. Let's continue the oral tradition by learning gospel and spiritual songs by ear. That's right, no scores! Bringing a recording device is highly recommended.

Jill Reis has participated in gospel and jazz choirs since childhood, and mentored with Ken Anderson, gospel Choir Director at UCSD, Grossmont College, and MLK, Jr., Community Choir San Diego. She also teaches vocal and piano instruction, directs children and youth choirs, and performs as both soloist and chorister in the San Diego area. Jill is Choir Director at Summit UU Fellowship, as well as Music Director at UU Fellowship of San Dieguito.

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Music in “Blended” Worship — Keith Arnold and Kellie Walker • Meeting HouseUsing various styles of music in worship shouldn’t be a compromise to keep different groups of people happy. What is now sometimes called convergence worship is ideally an artful & seamless weaving together of all elements of a worship service. Kellie Walker & Keith Arnold have each led their respective congregations in long-term music ministry which honors the past while embracing the new to create dynamic worship. Come ready to learn and to share!

Keith Arnold is a Co-Director of the UUMN Good Offices program. In the last 21 years he has served on ministry teams with ten different interim ministers. He is Minister of Music at Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO.

Kellie Walker is Minister of Music at the Valley UU Congregation in Chandler, AZ (Phoenix metro area). In her nearly 23 years there she has led a variety of ensembles, including several different choirs & bands. She believes that congregational singing can be transformational and is often the key to an active, vibrant congregation.

Worthy: Spiritual Practices and Self-Care for Musicians — Rev. Wendy Bartel and Rev. Lynn Gardner • Room 113 a/b

In a culture that demands so much, it is deeply important to nurture our own well-being while also providing models of care for the communities we serve. By exploring a w-i-d-e variety of practices, we’ll ground and center ourselves, deepen our connections, and create beauty and meaning together. Required for Music Leadership Candidates, open to all.

Wendy Bartel serves as a co-minister with the Sierra Foothills UUs in Auburn, CA. Prior to seminary, Wendy was the choir director for the children and youth choirs at First UU San Diego. Wendy is also a music therapist who has been blessed to witness the healing and transformation of people in a wide variety of settings, through the power of music and community.

Lynn Gardner serves as a co-minister with the Sierra Foothills UUs in Auburn, CA. Lynn's background is in human development, philosophy, and ethics. She ran a multicultural in-home childcare program for 20 years. She nurtures a reverence for the transformational power of stories and healthy relationships.

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Getting Beyond 'On a Wing and a Prayer': Effective Conducting for the Beginner — DeReau Farrar • Chapel

Geared toward the inexperienced, untrained, or just downright terrified conductor, this workshop will serve primarily as a troubleshooting session. What are your questions? What are you trying to accomplish? What have you tried that does not seem to be working? Though some attention will be given to fundamental conducting instruction, the focus of this interactive discussion will be on building practical, communicative relationships between the conductors' hands (or foreheads, as it may be) and the singers' voices.

DeReau K. Farrar serves as Director of Music for Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, CA. Additionally, he teaches high school choir and works with a number of professional and community choirs. With the rest of his time, DeReau is a freelance opera/musical theater music director and voice contractor.

Slowing It Down – Unlocking the Rhythm in the Room — Jason Shelton • Room 323So often we hear complaints about “boring” hymns, and many think the solution is simply to go faster. Slow down! In this workshop we’ll explore ways of creating rhythmic interest in congregational singing by keeping tempos in check. Bring your metronomes!

Rev. Jason Shelton is Associate Minister for Music at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville, which he has served since 1998. He is a prolific composer and active choral clinician who strives to live up to the maxim "what we sing is who we are."

Contemporary Singing for Choirs: Working With the Choir — Annie Haymaker • Common Room

In this video presentation, contemporary UU music experts Jeannie Gagné, David M. Glasgow, Mimi Bornstein, Dana Decker, Vance Bass, and Shawn McCann discuss the choir’s role, making the transition from classical to contemporary, vocal production, rhythm and movement, and getting off book. Discussion will follow the video.

Annie Haymaker is a video producer, church music director, and long-time educator, and holds a Music Leadership Credential from the UUA.

Creating a Jazz Service — Mark Freundt and Scott Roewe • Meeting HouseMany Unitarian Universalist hymns can be adapted to the jazz idiom with re-harmonizations and a change to the rhythmic feel. Combined with jazz band instrumentation and vocals, this different approach to some of our favorite melodies creates an exciting service. Come hear examples and bring ideas to share with others.

Mark Freundt is Director of Music Ministry at UU Church of Greensboro, NC.

Scott Roewe serves as Music Director of the UU Church of Santa Clarita, California. He is also a full-time music teacher at New Roads High School in Santa Monica, California.

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Popular Music Styles: Practical Approaches to Vocal Performance and Directing — Lucy Holstedt • Room 113 a/b

In this workshop you’ll learn healthy techniques of popular vocal production, essential stylistic elements (rhythm, phrasing, range and timbre), and effective methods for bringing a chorus together with a focused spirit and coherent sound. Try out new warm-ups, blending, movement – and sing together in this fun, interactive session.

Lucy Holstedt is a UUMN composer, and a professor at Berklee College of Music. Her 25 years of teaching at Berklee include contemporary music theory, ear training and piano. Lucy also directs a large (mostly teenage) chorus in Berklee's Summer Performance Program, for which she composes and arranges music in a wide variety of styles. She has written and performed poetry, theater, and sketch comedy as well as improv comedy and popular music.

Master Class Conducting – Ruben Valenzuela • ChapelThe focus of this year’s conducting master class led by clinician Ruben Valenzuela will be teaching and leading early music to choirs. The concerns of performance practice, voicing, and choral sound will be considered in addition to basic conducting technique. Participating conductors have been chosen. Spectators welcome. First of two sessions.

Come Sing a Song with Us: Children and Youth Choir Rep — Claudia Keyian and Bea Ann Phillips • Room 323

Claudia and Bea Ann will tap into their collective experience and successes to share fun, engaging and UU-friendly repertoire for young voices, including those hard to please teens! We’ll share great music and ideas for intergenerational singing-community -building music to kick your program into high gear to become one of the most attractive programs in your church!

Claudia Keyian is a versatile free-lance musician based on the north shore of Boston. Having over 22 years’ experience in church music, Claudia is an accomplished pianist, organist, singer and choral director. She is the piano accompanist for the Pentucket Regional School District, organist and cantor for many local churches and is a teacher of aspiring young pianists in her home studio. For 13 years, Claudia served as Director of the Young Church Choir (grades 1-6) and Teen Choir (grades 7-12) at the First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, in Newburyport, MA.

Bea Ann Phillips is Director of Children, Youth and SHINE choirs at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA where she has developed these programs to include over 100 singers. She also founded and directed 2 children’s community choirs for disadvantaged children in Washington, DC and in Arlington, VA. Bea Ann’s background is in classical voice performance and she is a frequent soloist at UUCA and other churches and recital venues in the Baltimore-Washington area.

Managing Creative Tensions — Jan Gartner • Common RoomIs this hymn pleasant and familiar - or boring? Is that musical style fresh and exciting - or incongruous? Should you help your choir feel confident – or challenged? Learn how to be strategic in turning issues into dynamic both/ands that you can then leverage for maximum effectiveness and joy!

Jan Gartner’s work in the UUA Professional Development Office focuses on equipping musicians and religious educators, supporting professional transitions, and strengthening staff teams. With formal training in polarity thinking, Jan often uses this approach to guide her in conflict management and decision-making.

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88 pieces for 88 keys (and some for the pedals) — John Kramer • Meeting HouseTired of playing the same old pieces for your services? Come explore some new ideas with pianist and composer John Kramer. We will consider a wide range of musical options for piano and organ beginning with jazz and classical and extending towards the baroque, bop, minimalism, and the post-modern.

John Kramer is the Music Director at the Winchester Unitarian Society in Winchester, MA, located in the suburbs of Boston. He is an active freelance pianist in the Boston area and performs regularly as a solo and collaborative pianist. In April he performed a recital at the Claude Debussy museum in St-Germain-En-Laye, France. John performs both classical and jazz music and is also a composer. In January he conducted a performance of his work, The Poet's Calendar, for chorus and orchestra, with the Arlington Philharmonic Society.

Sing, Move, Dance, Play: movement activities, dances and music games for children of all ages — Sarah Billerbeck • Common Room

Children love to sing but they also love to move, dance, and play musical games! Come away with movement ideas, tried-and-true dances, and games that will help energize your musical interactions with children. Be prepared to embrace your inner child in this active workshop.

Sarah Billerbeck directs the Children’s and Radiance choirs at Jefferson Unitarian Church where she also leads music activities in R.E. classes. When she is not working at church, Sarah is a certified Orff Schulwerk teacher and teaches music to Kindergarten - 8th graders at Stanley British Primary school in Denver, CO.

Master Class Conducting — Ruben Valenzuela • ChapelThe focus of this year’s conducting master class led by clinician Ruben Valenzuela will be teaching and leading early music to choirs. The concerns of performance practice, voicing, and choral sound will be considered in addition to basic conducting technique. Participating conductors have been chosen. Spectators welcome. Second of two sessions.

Up Front, Down Solid, and in the Spirit: Arranging for Small Vocal Ensembles — David Glasgow • Room 323

The “worship team” of many contemporary worship music models serves both as inspirational performance ensemble and spirit-filled support for congregational singing. Come learn about (and play with!) simple arranging techniques and guidelines that can help make sure your congregation feels like we’re all making a joyful noise together!

David M. Glasgow has served as music director and ordained minister for congregations of the United Methodist and Metropolitan Community Churches, and spent a decade on the music faculty of Dickinson College. He was hired in 2008 as the music director for the Unitarian Universalists of the Cumberland Valley in Boiling Springs, PA; was recognized as a Credentialed Music Leader by the UUA in 2013; and was GA Music Coordinator for 2013-14.

Healing With Music — Yuri Yamamoto • Room 113 a/bHave you lost someone you love or are you in a difficult transition? Come join us for a time of music, reflection and sharing (if your spirit moves). Please bring a journal.

Yuri Yamamoto is the Director of Music at the UU Church of Raleigh, NC and has been a member of UUMN since 2005. She has led healing workshops at her congregation for over two years.


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Not Your Grandma’s Handbells — Roy Attridge • Meeting HouseMusic-making with Handbells and Handchimes is seeing exciting growth in the Unitarian Universalist movement and in our wider communities. Whether we're looking to expand possibilities with our current ensembles or move beyond the perception of the "boring bell choir," this workshop will explore non-traditional uses for these instruments in and out of Worship Service. Fewer ringers? Children/Youth? Contemporary music? Hymn additions? No tables? Let’s Play!

Roy Attridge is Director of UUBellation Handbell Ensemble at First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego. Creating space for those interested in handbell performance and collaboration with fellow musicians at First Church are key goals in his music ministry. No stranger to the other side of the table, Roy has been a member of the advanced auditioned ensemble San Diego Harmony Ringers since 2001 and was for several years an artist with the small ensemble Timbre.

Challenging Times: Musician-Minister Relationships during Interim Ministry — Keith Arnold and Beth Norton, UUMN Good Offices Co-chairs • Common Room

UUMN members are often called upon to provide musical leadership during congregational or ministerial transitions, and are sometimes asked to envision their music ministry in a new way. What tools, grounding, understandings, and practices can musicians rely upon to increase the effectiveness of Interim Ministries?

Keith Arnold is a Co-Director of the UUMN Good Offices program. In the last 21 years he has served on ministry teams with ten different interim ministers. He is Minister of Music at Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO.

Beth Norton is a Co-Director of the UUMN Good Offices program. She has served her congregation during a recent two-year interim ministry where she is Director of Music and Arts Ministry at First Parish in Concord, MA.

Going Beyond Warm-ups — Donald Milton III • ChapelThe first fifteen minutes of the rehearsal are the most important. We’ll discuss how to spend this time making your choir better and throw the term warm-up out the window!

Donald Milton III is an accomplished young conductor who is making his mark on the Atlanta choral scene. He is the fulltime Director of Music at the UU Congregation of Atlanta, Director of the DeKalb Choral Guild, and an active choral clinician and choral conductor. He studied at the University of Michigan School of Music.

Multimedia in Worship: Enough and No More — Vance Bass • Room 323When we use multimedia in worship, we enhance the message. But if we overdo it, we can overwhelm the message with the medium. Let's look at what is enough multimedia, what it looks like and what is too much.

Vance Bass is the Contemporary Music Director at First Unitarian in Albuquerque NM and a long-time student of calligraphy and type design. He has been producing worship graphics since 2006.

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Becoming a Musical Entrepreneur — Eva Kendrick • Room 113 a/bWe like to divide individuals into right-brained and left-brained thinkers, but to be a successful professional musician requires a combination of the two. This workshop will cover how to become an effective entrepreneur and your own best advocate without sacrificing your creativity. Topics covered include: organization, marketing, networking, website design, dos and don'ts of working with musicians, and much more. This workshop is specifically designed for composers embarking on a musical career but could be useful for any musician.

Eva Kendrick is a freelance composer and Director of the Eva Kendrick Voice Studio, as well as Music Director of First Parish Medfield, Chair of the Music Theory & Composition Department at the Community Music Center of Boston and on the Voice Faculty at Dean College. As a composer, she writes choral pieces, opera, musical theatre, chamber and orchestral works and song cycles. She has received numerous commissions and awards, and her works have been performed across the country. Her voice studio grew from 4 students in its first year to more than 40 students now plus a long waiting list within 5 years.

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SESSION VI - SATURDAY , 2:45 PM Organ Crawl — David Blazer

We will visit several notable instruments in the San Diego area. Leaves church at 2:40 PM; returns to church at 5:30 PM.

Nuts and Bolts of Music Ministry in a Small Membership Congregation — Shawn Reifschneider • Common Room

Let’s face it; size does matter when it comes to music in worship. How does a congregation with minimal resources create a vibrant, mission-based, and meaningful music ministry? What characteristics make up quality worship music? Come with questions to ask one-another, practical ideas to share with colleagues, and a curious spirit ready to take home new tools of the trade.

Shawn Reifschneider has about twenty years of experience directing music ministry for small and medium sized congregations. Nine of those years have been at the Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo in California. He also teaches high school choral music full-time and holds the Artistic Director position for the Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus. In 1998, Shawn earned his Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary, with a focus on Music and Worship.

Medium Sized Church Music Programs — Jennifer Rodgers • ChapelMusicians from medium-sized congregations are invited to explore issues specific to our size. Topics covered will include considering multiple services, finding resources to expand music staff and programming, breaking out of nostalgia, raising quality expectations, and the ever-expanding job description. If these sound familiar, you're invited to join the discussion!

Jennifer Rodgers is the Director of Music at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, Maryland, a steadily growing congregation of 375 members. The music program has been vibrant for over 20 years and Jennifer has been at UUCR since 2007. Her choir averages 45 singers. She is also the Artistic Director of the Vienna Choral Society, a concert chorus in the parallel position of rapid growth.

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Choral Composing: Ideas, Exercises & Discussion — John Maas • Room 323Hear, share and apply ideas about choral composition! Text, rhythm, melody, harmony, counterpoint, texture, and overall structure will be considered, and examples presented. Attenders will be invited (if they wish) to participate actively by starting to set a fragment of text, using ideas presented, and/or presenting compositional problems for group discussion and trouble-shooting.

John Maas is a psychologist in Northern California, but majored in music at Haverford College and UC Berkeley 1972-1975, conducting choirs and writing choral music (“Tewa Prayer”, in last year’s composers’ packet, among pieces performed by dozens of choirs) intermittently ever since, including the last 10 years at Eliot Institute UU retreats, Seabeck, WA.

Challenges and Opportunities for Large Congregations — Stephen Michael Smith • Room 113 a/b

Large congregations offer particular challenges, but also exciting opportunities. Come share your experiences, frustrations, goals and dreams. Music Directors and members of large congregations are particularly encouraged to attend.

Stephen Michael Smith is in his 15th year as Music Director of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY, a 700 member congregation whose music program includes a 55 voice semi-professional choir, a professional concert series, a Young Adult Choir, a Teen Choir, an Orff Orchestra and an in-house full symphony orchestra. He also serves as Music Director of the Long Island Senior Pops Orchestra and the Danbury Community Orchestra in Connecticut.

Music and Vocal Technique for Women’s Choirs — Lynn Mendoza-Khan and Ken Ryals • Meeting House

This workshop will cover building choirs for SSAA with suitable UU friendly repertoire. The presenters will demonstrate various techniques for developing voices of all ages, especially the challenges of the aging vocalist. Members of the Women’s Choirs from the San Diego and Santa Barbara UU congregations will participate for demonstration purposes.

Lynn Mendoza-Khan, soprano, is a classically trained professional singer and voice teacher. Lynn has sung locally and internationally in recital, concert, oratorio and opera. She has worked extensively with young singers in her own vocal studio and for San Diego Junior Theatre, with which she worked five years. She currently directs the children's choir, youth choir and women's choir at First UU of San Diego. She is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network, National Association of Teachers of Singing, American Choral Directors Association, and of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego.

Ken Ryals holds a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Arizona, Tucson. He is the choir director of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara where he also maintains a private voice studio. Ken is an Alumni of Santa Barbara City College where he now is on faculty with the SBCC Jazz Choir and applied Music Program.

Order of Worship

Prelude Spirit of Life (Instrumental)by Carolyn McDade

Opening Words & Chalice Lighting Rev. Paul Beedle

1st Principle The inherent worth and dignity of every person Anne Watson Born

No. 36 When in Our Music God Is Glorified2nd Principle Justice, equity and compassion in human relations Keith Arnold

We Are Sunshine in the Streets (pg. 35)David Burrows

3rd Principle Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth

Beth Norton

Rivers of Grace (pg. 36)Carla Gates

4th Principle A free and responsible search for truth and meaning David Glasgow

No. 77 Seek Not Afar for beautyMeditation/Moment of Silence Rev. Paul Beedle

5th Principle The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large

Julie Enersen

No. 360 Here We Have Gathered6th Principle The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all Patrick Scofield

No. 1026 If Every Woman in the World7th Principle Respect for the interdependent web of all existence

of which we are a partScott Roewe

Keepers of the Earth (pg. 37)Joyce Poley

Closing Words Karen Bauman

Closing Hymn Pass on the Light (pg. 38)music by Clif Hardin; text by Jan Elicker

Scott Roewe

Extinguishing the Chalice Rev. Paul Beedle

Postlude Fanfare from Sinfoniettaby Leos Janacek

Ken Hermanorganist

This service was planned and presented by the UUMN Program Directors, Liaisons and Conference Chaplain.

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Chalice Lighting Leon Burke, DeReau Ferrar

Hymn Freedom is Coming, South African Protest Song (#1035 STJ)

Reading Nelson Mandela, Thomas Mamabolo UUMN Friends

Choral Response Nelson Mandela, Traditional South African Workshop Singers

Reflection on a South African Journey Martha Swisher

Choral Anthem Ithemba Lam, SA Xhosa Church Chorus Workshop Singers

Reflection on a South African Journey Amanda Thomas

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S A T U R D A Y , J U LY 1 9 • 8 : 3 0 A M

Service of RemembrancePrelude Pianosong by Paul Halley Abby Charbeneau, piano Ken Herman, organ

Opening Words Joyce Poley, Worship Leader

Choral Introit Sing to Me by Andrea Ramsey Santa Barbara/San Diego Joint Women’s Choir, conducted by Ken Ryals

Chalice Lighting Kellie Walker, Worship Leader

Opening Hymn Here Together (for Gathering) by David Glasgow (pg. 39) (Silliman Honorable Mention)

Offering in support of our UUMN Endowment Fund Offertory Music Sicut Cervus by Jason Shelton Abby Charbeneau Responsive Reading #721 They Are With Us Still

Rite of Remembrance Reading of Names of Deceased UUMN ColleaguesSung Meditation #1002 Comfort Me Mimi BornsteinSilence

Personal Reflection My Grateful Heart Kellie Walker

Anthem Nigra Sum by Antonio Vivaldi conducted by Lynn Mendoza-Khan Jenny Epler, cello; George Svoboda, guitar

Closing Hymn #354 We Laugh, We Cry, vs. 1, 2 & 3

Closing Words & Chalice Extinguishing from This Strange and Wondrous Journey by Rev. John Cummins

Sung Benediction Here Together (for Going Forth) by David Glasgow (pg. 40)

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Opportunities

Nominating CommitteeThe nominating committee solicits your help in identifying future leaders of UUMN. In the next year they will be looking for potential candidates for President-elect, Secretary and Member at large to run in 2015 and take office 2016. If you are interested or if you know of someone who might be interested please contact any member of the Nominating Committee during the conference or by email:

Eleanor Toth (incoming chair) [email protected] Wendell Werner [email protected] Amber Fetner [email protected]

General Assembly MusiciansAre you interested in participating in music at future General Assemblies, i.e. GA Music Coordinator, GA Choir Director, GA accompanist, GA band leader? Please see our President, Tim Anderson or sign-up sheet at registration table.

Program DirectorsWe are looking for volunteers in the following program areas:

• Communications• Publications• Good Offices• Membership Development• Cross Cultural Engagement• UU Children’s Choir• Music Leadership Certification• Music Staff Compensation• Conference Planning

Is this you? If interested please see our President, Tim Anderson or sign-up sheet at registration table.

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Submitted by Mavis Cauffman, UUMN Treasurer

There will be several opportunities in San Diego for UUMN members and friends to make donations to support UUMN in fulfilling our mission to nurture, educate, and inspire UU music leaders to create dynamic and transformative music ministries. To that end, we are appealing to your generosity by asking for your donations to support the following important UUMN initiatives and programs:

Endowment Fund: As has been the case for many years now, the offering received at the UUMN memorial service on Saturday will go to increase our endowment fund. The Board of Trustees set a goal several years ago to increase the endowment to $100,000. Doing so will provide fiscal security for our organization. Furthermore, as the economy continues to improve, the fund continues to provide interest income that we hope someday to be able to use to support UUMN programming. Gifts to the endowment fund in memory of past UUMN members are especially welcomed.

Conference Scholarships: As you probably have heard, we were extremely fortunate three years ago to receive funds from the UUA Association Sunday initiative to support scholarships for UUMN members who for financial reasons might not otherwise be able to attend our annual conference. Those dollars have been awarded and in order to continue this valuable program we must supply these funds internally. To that end we will solicit your contributions at the banquet/variety show on Friday evening. Consider how important the UUMN conference is to you and give generously.

Thank you all for all the support that you provide UUMN in so many different ways. You are the heart and soul of UUMN – we couldn’t do what we do without you!

We need you. Opportunities abound for financial and volunteer support. Consider what YOU can do for UUMN.

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2014 CONTACT INFORMATION

PresidentTim Anderson (2016)Rockford, IL [email protected]

ModeratorCatherine Massey (2014)Las Cruces, NM [email protected]

SecretaryJason Oby (2015)Houston, [email protected]

TreasurerMavis Cauffman (2016)Clinton, [email protected]

Trustee at LargeDana Decker (2014)San Diego, [email protected]

Trustee at LargeThomas Poole (2015)Lakewood, [email protected]

Trustee at Largeopen

UUA Liaison to UUMNJulie Shaw (ex-officio)Boston , [email protected]

Executive AdministratorDonna Fisher (ex-officio)Charlotte, [email protected]

Clerk of RecordMary Neumann Lexington, [email protected]

UUMN Board of Trustees

UUMN Program Directors & Liaisons

Other Personnel

Donna FisherExecutive Administrator 2208 Henery Tuckers Court Charlotte, NC 28270 800-969-8866 • (800-969-UUMN)Email: [email protected]

Office hours are variable during weekdays. In most cases, calls and emails will be returned by the next work day.

Administrative Services Online

Conference Planner Bea Ann PhillipsArlington, [email protected]

Web Master Jim AlexanderCharlotte, [email protected]

UUMN-L & UUMN–pro managers Ann Barry Brooklyn, [email protected] Donna FisherCharlotte, [email protected]

UUA Professional Development AssociateJan [email protected]

Website: www.uumn.org

Twitter:@UUMusicNet

In Joyous Community blog:

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Director of Member Services Anne Watson Born (2014)Brookline, [email protected]

Good Offices Co-ChairsKeith Arnold (2014)Denver, [email protected]

Elizabeth Norton (2014)Concord, MA [email protected]

GA Music CoordinatorDavid Glasgow (2014)Boiling Springs, [email protected]

Director of Conferences Patrick Scofield (2014)Portland, [email protected]

Director of PublicationsScott Roewe (2014)Santa Monica, CA [email protected]

Director of CommunicationsJulie Enersen (2015)Lincoln, [email protected]

Liaison to UUA Council on Church Staff Financesopen

Liaison to Cross Cultural EngagementCatherine MasseyLas Cruces, [email protected]

Liaison to Music Leadership CertificationKaren BaumanDuluth, [email protected]

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The following proposed slate of officers will be voted on at the UUMN Annual Meeting, Thursday, July 17.


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Meet the 2014 Nominees

MEMBER-AT-LARGE , BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015- 2017Marjorie Herman received her Doctor of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Indiana University, Bloomington and has taught at the University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the graduate faculty at Georgian Court University. She has been the Director of Music at the UU Congregation of Princeton since 2005. Her love of music of all styles/cultures and her joy in singing has been infectious, dramatically improving the enthusiasm for congregational singing. Marjorie is on the summer faculty at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, teaching Beginning Conducting. Her weekly syndicated program Sounds Choral has opened listeners to a wide range of choral music, including interviews with René Clausen, Anton Armstrong, and Dale Warland, among others. Sounds Choral can be heard Sundays on the Classical Network live, or on line at www.wwfm.org. From 1990 – 1999, Marjorie served as the Program Director and then Executive Director of the Holistic Health Association of Princeton, where she was involved in creating program schedules, securing speakers, giving workshops, and fund-raising.

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Amber Fetner

NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2015 – 2017Amber Fetner has been a member of UUMN since 2001 when she started as Music Director for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, GA. During that time, she served as Mid-South District Liaison, chaired the Professional Leadership Development Group, and served as Choir Director at the UU General Assembly. She is currently on sabbatical and recently passed the portfolio requirements to become a Credentialed Music Leader.

MODERATOR , BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015 -2017Deborah Weiner is Interim Director of Faith Development at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading, MA. She is also a consultant for not-for-profit organizations, specializing in communications, management, event management, and marketing in the areas of religion, education and the arts. Deb is also known as an inspirational leader, public speaker and team organizer who served for more than ten years as the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Liaison to the UUMN. While at the UUA, she was the staff member charged with development and production of “Singing the Journey” and “Las Voces del Camino,” and advocated for the interests and professional standing of church musicians.

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We Are Sunshine in the Streets

c2014

half note = 66David Burrows

* author's note: "Golden rays," a lyric with more univeral timeless appeal than "yellow shirts," can be substituted as desired in this place in the text. When I marched in Phoenix, AZ in 2012 protesting unjust laws targeting immigrants, the press started calling us the "yellow shirt" people. This song was inspired by that experience.

An email to the composer at [email protected] when you perform the piece is most appreciated & treasured.

& # # # # 44 Œ œ œ œTheThe

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We Are Sunshine in the Streets

c2014

half note = 66David Burrows

* author's note: "Golden rays," a lyric with more univeral timeless appeal than "yellow shirts," can be substituted as desired in this place in the text. When I marched in Phoenix, AZ in 2012 protesting unjust laws targeting immigrants, the press started calling us the "yellow shirt" people. This song was inspired by that experience.

An email to the composer at [email protected] when you perform the piece is most appreciated & treasured.

Silliman Honorable Mention

36

Words and Music By Carla Gates

Copyright © 2014 Carla Gates [email protected]

Slow, Bluesy q. = 66

Rivers of Grace

Love

ComeFor

Come

in

shines

bathegive-

toin

inness

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For ending of Verse 4 sing "Down, Down, Down to My Soul" 3 Times.

Fine

Down,

B¨7

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Down

A7+5#9

to my Soul,

A./D

D.

For

Come

Love shines

bathegive

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in

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the

theflows

Silliman Winner

37

We are blessed

DD GG

by ev’ ry- riv

DD

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17

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25

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Keepers of the EarthWords and music by Joyce Poley

Copyright © 2014 Joyce Poley (SOCAN)

Full score for this piece may be purchased from Joyce in the Book Store, or contact her at [email protected].


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� @ �� SeeTheAnd

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Pass On The LightMusic by Clif Hardin

© 2014 Janet Elicker and Clifton Hardin www.clifhardinmusic.com

Words by Jan Elicker

N = 160 Feeling in one

3.

Silliman Winner

&?

# #

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Copyright ©2010 David M. Glasgow (ASCAP) • Please do not make copies without paying.For payment instructions visit http://davidmglasgow.com/composition.


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