Music Notes – Sunday, May 18th:
This Sunday’s musicians are Rev. Mary Grigolia, The Chancel Choir, The Treble Ensemble, Liam Alcorn, Steve Sanford, and UUCC Music Director Mike Carney
About Sunday’s guest musician:
Rev. Mary Grigolia describes herself as a spiritual catalyst, serving as spiritual director for individuals and as organizational consultant for congregations and clergy groups. She served seven UU congregations as parish minister since her ordination in 1992, which is when she moved to northeast Ohio.
Her spiritual practice is songwriting, a dialogue with Life or Love.
She leads Deepening Circles Sangha, a weekly on-line meditation group, integrating body, heart, mind and spirit, drawing on many voices of wisdom.
She offers classes and workshops drawing on neuroscience, Spiral Dynamics and non-dual spirituality; including Active Hope for Spiritual Activists,, Singing Your Way Through, and Meditation for Living & Dying Well. She supports individuals and families at the end-of-life.
And she hopes to share her music more widely with UU congregations and beyond.
For more about Rev. Mary, see her website marygrigolia.com
Prelude: Field of the Heart (Mary Grigolia, arr. Carney)
“Field of the Heart” is a 2009 song by Mary Grigolia. On Sunday, you’ll hear an adaptation for treble voices and clarinet created by UUCC’s Music Director Mike Carney. Our Treble Ensemble will sing “Field of the Heart” this Sunday, accompanied by Mike at the piano and Steve Sanford on clarinet.
Hymn: Song of the Planet (Grigolia)
“Song of the Planet” is an environmental justice hymn created by Mary Grigolia in 1990. On Sunday, this song will be led by The Chancel Choir and sung by the choir and congregation together.
Centering Music: Honey from the Rock (Grigolia)
Written in 1998, “Honey from the Rock” is one of Mary Grigolia’s best loved songs. This Sunday, “Honey from the Rock” will be led by Rev. Mary along with Mike Carney and Steve Sanford.
Offertory Music: Love’s Blessing (Grigolia, arr. Carney)
“Love’s Blessing” is a 2020 song by Mary Grigolia, inspired by the words of Rev. Rebecca Parker, and the Hebrew blessing “Baruch Atah Adonai” (“Blessed are you, Eternal One”). A Mike Carney arrangement of the song will be led this Sunday by our Chancel Choir, with Lucy Carney on piano and Liam Alcorn on drums.
The Well (Grigolia, arr. Carney)
“The Well” is a 2009 original by Mary Grigolia. This Sunday, Rev. Mary will lead the song, accompanied by Mike and our Treble Ensemble.
Hymn: Becoming (Grigolia, arr. Hardin)
Originally written in 2016, “Becoming” is yet another great original song by Rev. Mary Grigolia. “Becoming” will serve as our closing hymn this Sunday, with our Chancel Choir and Liam Alcorn leading a Clif Hardin arrangement for the congregation to join in singing.
Postlude: Heart of Love (Grigolia, arr. Carney)
“Heart of Love” is a 2008 song composed by Mary Grigolia. This Sunday’s service will close with a Mike Carney arrangement of Rev. Mary’s song, featuring our Chancel Choir with Liam Alcorn on drums.
-Mike Carney, UUCC Music Director