Outdoor concert after the service this Sunday! Bring a friend and a lawn chair!
Be sure to pack a lunch and a lawn chair and stay after the service this Sunday, July 9th. After Freecycle, there will be a free outdoor concert on UUCC’s east lawn at 1 p.m., featuring Brazilian jazz guitarist Moises Borges and friends. Click here for more details about this fun event!
Music Notes – Sunday, July 9th:
This week’s musicians are UUCC Music Director Mike Carney, Moises Borges, and Dylan Moffitt
Opening Hymn: The Oneness of Everything – Scott
#1052 in Singing the Journey, “The Oneness of Everything” was written by UU composer, performer, activist, and friend of UUCC Jim Scott (b. 1946), who also wrote and arranged several other songs found in our hymnbooks, including “Gather the Spirit”, “May Your Life Be as a Song” and “Nothing but Peace Is Enough”.
Centering Music: Quiet as the Moon – Brubeck
American pianist and composer Dave Brubeck (1920-2012) was once called a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress. Brubeck’s experiments with odd time signatures, improvised counterpoint, polyrhythm and polytonality remain hallmarks of innovation. (from davebrubeck.com) The son of a classically trained pianist, Brubeck pushed the boundaries of music, frequently blending jazz with elements of classical and world music. A Kennedy Center Honoree, a recipient of the National Medal of the Arts and a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, Brubeck was most famously known for his groundbreaking 1961 album Time Out, which included the jazz standard “Take Five” and would become the first jazz album ever to sell more than a million copies. Brubeck published his set of 24 reflective piano nocturnes in 1997, many of which (including “Quiet as the Moon”) were reimagined versions of songs that were part of his existing catalogue.
Offertory: Estate – Martino/Brighetti
“Estate” (pronounced ‘es-TAH-teh’, and literally meaning “summer”) was written in 1960 by the Italian songwriting team of Bruno Martino and Bruno Brighetti. The song did not make much of a splash when first released, but it gained worldwide popularity many years later when a 1977 recording became a hit for Brazilian jazz musician João Gilberto (1931-2019). “Estate” has since become a jazz standard and has been recorded by dozens of other artists, among them Chet Baker, Joe Pass, and Shirley Horn.
Closing Hymn: Ancient Mother/Morning Breeze – Native chants
This Sunday’s closing hymn combines two songs from our Singing the Journey hymnbook: “Ancient Mother” (#1069) and “Evening Breeze” (#1072). Both of these songs originated from or were inspired by Native American culture and music, and they can be sung individually or simultaneously as partner songs (as you’ll be hearing on Sunday).
Postlude: Pra que discutir com madame / “Cora Coralina Coracao”
– Barbosa & De Almeida / Borges
“Pra que discutir com madame” (“Why argue with madam?”) is a song in Bossa Nova style about a woman who disapproves of samba music and dancing. It was written by Brazilian musicians Harold Barbosa and Janet de Almeida and was made famous by legendary jazz composer, singer, and guitarist João Gilberto (1931-2019), considered to be the father of Bossa Nova style. “Cora Coralina Coracao” is an original song by Cleveland-based Brazilian jazz musician and friend of UUCC Moises Borges. Both songs will be sung/played by Moises Borges and Dylan Moffitt, who will also be performing on UUCC’s East Lawn at 1 p.m. this Sunday. Be sure to stay after the service and freecycle for this special musical treat!
-Mike Carney, UUCC Music Director
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