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Worship Arts

Below is information regarding the Arts in the Unitarian Church of LIncoln. If you have further questions, please contact Julie Enersen, Worship Arts Director.

The Unitarian Choir
The One-Hour Choir
Guest Musicians
Art Gallery
Thunder Drum Circle

The Unitarian Choir

The Unitarian Choir is open to all of our members and friends and participates in one Sunday service a month. Singers who like the challenge of reading music and would enjoy singing in the Sunday services are encouraged to come to our rehearsals in the church auditorium so that they can be part of the choir. The group also performs at local retirement and nursing homes as part of an ongoing musical outreach to the community.

Upcoming rehearsals: Unitarian Choir members sing during the Earth Day service.

The One-Hour Choir Singers of all ages participate in the One-Hour Choir.

The One-Hour Choir is a self-contained, show-up-that morning, open-to-all experience that happens 3-4 times a year. When it's scheduled, singers show up Sunday morning at 9:00, rehearse one or two songs and then sing in the service. The choir is for folks whose schedules are not compatible with the committed, Wednesday-night choir rehearsal routine. It's for folks whose situations don't allow them to plan or commit to much of anything ahead. It's for families who would enjoy singing together. It's for folks who enjoy singing, but only if the music is simple and the atmosphere is casual.

Starting at 9:00, the group practices a song or two chosen to be comfortably learned and polished in the rehearsal period. Ability to read music, or even read words, is NOT required since the songs are mainly taught by rote (repetition). The group adds harmony, if it wants to, or stays in unison, if it needs to. After a short break, The One-Hour Choir regroups and proudly sings at the 10:00 service. That's all there is to it!

The next appearance of the One-Hour Choir is Sunday, April 20, 2008.

Guest Musicians

Our worship services are greatly enhanced by the participation of talented local musicians. Below is a partial listing of the musicians who have shared their talents with us on Sunday mornings:

Allemande String QuartetDennis Taylor
Ashanti, African drums
John Bailey, flute
Peter Bouffard, guitar
Early Music Society
Carole Goebes, flute & recorder
Great Plains Chamber Winds
Dean Haist, trumpet
Doane Brass Quintet
Steve Hanson, mandolin
Gerald Holbrook, piano
Mary Howell, flute
The Huntington Trio
Terry Keefe, violin & mandolin
Amy Keller, guitar
Phil Jones, digeridoo
Tom Larsen, jazz piano
Jessica Lindsey, clarinet
Kate Logan, guitarDoane Brass Quintet
Ed Love, sax
Nicole Narboni, piano
Chantry Nelson, oboe
Margaret Nelson, harp
The OK Chorale, vocal quartet
The Potscrubbers, bluegrass
Ric Rickers, French horn
Justin Roth, guitar and vocals
Karen Sandene, bassoon
Kusi Taki, Anden folk music
Anne Sheedy, Celtic flute
Spitfire Fiddle Band
William Stibor, tenor
Dennis Taylor, guitar
Third Chair Chamber Players
C.A. Waller, blues guitar
Sandra Washington, vocals

 

Art Gallery

Every month, our art gallery features the work of a different local artist. For information abouthaving artwork displayed, please contact Peg Pelter.

 

(artwork by Kay Anderson)

 

Thunder Drum Circle Participants in the first Thunder Drum CircleRGL students participate in the Thunder Drum Circle

The Thunder Drum Circle meets the third Sunday of every month immediately after the service at 11:15 AM. Drummers of all skill levels (or NO skill levels!) are welcome. Participants may bring their own drums or use one that is provided.