Put one foot in front of the other, and Lead with Love – UU songleader, composer, and activist Melanie DeMore will lead a free all-ages community sing at UUCC this Saturday, May 18th!
We are proud to be welcoming Oakland-based songleader and composer Melanie DeMore to UUCC this weekend! Come to Fellowship Hall at 11 a.m. this Saturday, May 18th for a free community sing, open to all ages and experience levels. I’ll see you in Fellowship Hall this Saturday at 11!
Music Notes – Sunday, May 19th:
This Sunday’s musicians are Melanie DeMore, The Chancel Choir and The Women’s Ensemble
About Melanie DeMore:
Melanie DeMore is a 3-time Grammy nominated singer/composer, choral conductor, music director, and vocal activist who believes in the power of voices raised together. In her presentations, DeMore beautifully brings her participants together through her music and commentary. DeMore facilitates vocal and stick-pounding workshops for professional choirs, and community groups as well as directing numerous choral organizations across the U.S., Canada, and beyond. She is a featured presenter of SpeakOut! – The Institute for Social and Cultural Change, the Master Teaching Artist for Music at UC Berkeley/CalPerformances; works with everyone from Baptists to Buddhists, and was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. She is the music director for Obeah Opera by Nicole Brooks and will be touring with the company to South Africa. She is a charter member of Threshold Choir founded by Kate Munger, a mentor to the Jerusalem Youth Chorus, and conducts song circles with an emphasis on the voice as a vessel for healing. In her own words: “A song can hold you up when there seems to be no ground beneath you”. (from melaniedemore.com). Several of Melanie’s songs will be featured in our May 19th worship service, including “On This Day”, “I Wanna Be the Music”, “All One Heart”, “Here in My Heart”, and “Lead with Love”.
Offertory Music: God Is All There Is – Watkins
“God Is All There Is” is a choral anthem by American composer Mary D. Watkins, written in 1992 as part of the song cycle We Are One. Trained in classical music at Howard University, Mary D. Watkins has composed three operas and has written for symphony orchestras, chamber and jazz ensembles, film, theatre, dance, and choral groups, in addition to being a popular recording artist for Olivia records in the 1970s. (includes material from marydwatkins.com)
-Mike Carney, UUCC Music Director