ps the YouTube playlist ...

… has a fair amount of our repertoire/stand-by's on it too for rehearsing or modeling.

Partly for our new Susan and partly as a reminder to the rest of you

Don't forget the fun links in our blog sidebar. Specifically I wanted to mention for SW's benefit that the "UU Singin' Page" has links for a few of our most recent pieces and she could either listen or practice with them or…

Here's the link again for good measure and for access from you email copies:

https://sites.google.com/site/claysus/uufc-singin

I noticed that one of our earliest performances of "Heart of the Mother" is at the top; "I am Willing" and "Adiemus" aren't too far down either.

Notes from rehearsal 2/17, revisited

Republishing this so the links will be fixed in your email copies.
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Belated happy bday to our Sherri Bo Berri! Hope it was great and hope you know how much we miss you!!

We missed Sara tonight who needed to be home with Jim. We hope all is well. And last but not least we all hope Paula is having a very nice stay south of the border!

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Some slight changes in the singing plans…

3/30 we will plan to sing "I am Willing" - Jeff is interested in revisiting his solo, too
We might still sing hymn #172 "Siph'amandla"

4/12 - soirée - possibly we'll include Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"

4/20 - Yonder Come Day - I think still with Pachelbel too but we didn't mention it tonight

5/11 - Heart of the Mother

Last week Sara and the two Susan C's practiced hymn #292 as a trio. Elaine asked Jeff if he would be interested in joining us to do the bass and he is indeed interested. We don't have this slated for a specific date.

I forgot to mention last week, there is a chance we will do the Cups song at some point in the future. Feast your eyes and ears if you don't know what this is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y1aOg_UO_A

Tutorial, just in case you couldn't pick it up straight from that :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa4BUtsATsg

If that's still beyond us we probably should just default to this. I'll help everyone with the French :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIePsbJSS04

revised upcoming songs + dates, aka capitals schmapitals

feb 16 --all will be well

mar 30 - undecided - but we are singing - possibly grey hymnal #172 "Siph'amandla" with drum circle women?

apr 12 - soirée…  pieces

apr 20 - yonder come day + pachelbel (grey hymnal 386)

may 11 - heart of the mother


I'm putting these dates on the calendar in a minute too. Anyone who needs to bookmark it, it is one of the tabs at the top of the blog.

note/keep in mind everyone please:
siph'amandla (grey hymnal 172) would be great to save for MLK sunday next year as well as possibly a Mandela birthday or something anniversary

Revised Performance Dates and Question from Terre for us

I emailed this to you all then realized I should have posted it here for ease of  reference. 

I met with Terre this morning and we have these plans in the works, pending your availability. If possible we can sing more than this— this is just once a month. 

DATES

The first 2 dates we already talked about, I think.  My head is in a bit  of a swirl with at the backs and forths that Terre and I did this morning.

Jan 26   Feb 16.  We are singing one song  on each  date.  It's up to us to decide which song will be on which date.  The songs to pick from are:

Drive Your Karma

All Will Be Well

March 30  Adiemus— maybe with drum??

April 20  Yonder Come Day  -  with congregation

May 11   Heart of the Mother— for Mother's Day

THE QUESTION to ponder

Terre wants to know how  UUFC can support She Sings.    Our worship budget has money for 3 outside speakers this year.  She'd like to use the budget for one of the 3 outside speakers to invite someone who  we'd find helpful/ inspiring. etc.  For example, the budget helped pay for Jewelsong to do a service.   She  is thinking along the  lines of her friend who did aramaic chanting— but she's open to ideas.  Pretty cool eh?   If you have ideas, please put on Blog so we can easily keep a list.  

notes from rehearsal 1/13/14

We will sing:
Jan 26 - "Yonder Come Day" - basically just leading congregation

Feb 9 - "Drive your karma, curb your dogma"

Paula is gone 1/21-3/8

Possible soirée: 1st or 2nd weekend in April - NOT confirmed, depends on doodle - please respond to poll! Here's the link if you need it again:

http://doodle.com/sz4e35d6mu6tteup

We also did quick refreshers/introductions (for Susan W) on:

Adeimus

Heart of the Mother

All Will Be Well

notes from rehearsal + return to brainstorming for the Soirée

1.
We'll sing Kosi R'vaya this Sunday as well as helping lead the congregation in hymn-of-the-month #1015 (aqua hymnal) "I can go on"

2.
Soirée is coming up in February. Stand by for exact date. (Susan W the Soirée was a UU auction item last year - hors-d'œuvres + intimate concert of sorts by She Sings)

Here's what we were thinking way last spring about the soirée (not firm, not comprehensive):

<<

Welcome  from Cabaret

Clay  Bewitched bothered and bewildered

Chandler   If I loved you

Sherri    Duets or trios  Adelaide’s Lament

Paula  Have Some Madera My Dear

               Faith Hope and Charity

He Aint Heavy He’s  My Brother  Susan Susan and Elaine

Blues riff   Sara and Sherri

>>

PLUS
Sara is interested in doing guitar solo

Please think of anything we could add. We'll continue brainstorming at rehearsals.