Welcome to First Unitarian Church of Worcester, MA
First Unitarian YouTube Channel – access services and music
YouTube & Audio Links from 2020 services/concerts:
CCS License #9263
Easter Sunrise Meditation – April 2020
Easter Service Livestream (Prelude 10:15 AM, Service 10:30-11:00) – April 12, 2020
Earth Day 2020 Service Livestream (Prelude 10:18 AM, Service 10:30-11:00) – April 19, 2020
Service April 26, 2020 Livestream
Service May 3, 2020 Livestream
Service May 10, 2020 Livestream
Service May 17, 2020 Livestream
Service May 24, 2020 Livestream
Service May 31, 2020 Livestream
Feb-Mar 2020
4/5/20 Morning Service
3/29/20 Morning Service
3/22/20 Morning Service
Trumpeters Jeff & Jack Conner – March 15, 2020 (three links below)
Come Ye Sons of Art – Henry Purcell(1659-1695)
March for St. Marks – Andrea Gabrieli(1533-1585) (uncle of Giovanni)
Hornpipe – G F Handel (1685-1759)
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around – Dilworth [Program Notes]
Psalm 100 – Zimmermann Toni Ostrow, bass
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel – Hogan
Fire in the Furnace – Kirby Shaw Ray Bauwens, tenor
Battle of Jericho – Moses Hogan
Rich in Promise – Mark Sedio Greta Koning, soprano; Scott Taylor, bass
January 19, 2020 (MLK Sunday on youtube)
The Storm Is Passing Over – arr. Baker
I’m Bound for the Promised Land – arr. Hayward
Many Gifts, One Spirit – Pote
When the Saints Come Marchin’ In – arr. Rutter
January 26, 2020 – Athene Wilson, guest soloist (youtube)
Where the Spirit Is – Franklin
Hold to God’s Unchangin’ Hand – Halley
City Called Heaven – Poelinitz
We Rise Again – Dubinski
Christmas Eve 2019 (youtube)
(Prelude 5:00PM)
Wexford Carol(Rutter), Cello Sonata(Chopin), Advent Carol(Rutter), As Dew in April(Cunningham)
As Dew in April(Cunningham), Go Tell It On the Mountain (Soprano, cello, piano)
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day- John Gardner, Before the Marvel Of This Night- Carl Schalk
(Service 5:30PM)
“Adeste Fideles” – Choir and Soloists process, then during the organ & timpani fanfare, Congregation rises to sings “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”
O Magnum Mysterium- Nancy Galbraith
Go Where I Send Thee- Paul Caldwell
What Child Is This?- Paul Halley
Once in Royal David’s City- Paul Halley
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol- John Rutter
Christmas Comes Anew- Mark Riese
Candlelight Carol- John Rutter (and Silent Night/candlelighting)
Carol of the Bells- Mykola Leontovich
Overture from “Nutcracker Suite” Tschaikowsky
SEPTEMBER 29,2019 (youtube)
Sermon: “The Spiritual Practice of Aging” The Rev Dr Barbara Merritt
Concerto in b minor for Cello – Andante – Antonín Dvorák(Patrick Chatham, cello; James Haupt, piano)
The Storm Is Passing Over– Charles Albert Tindley (& Blue Boat Home)
How Can I Keep from Singing– Gwyneth Walker
Peace Like a River– Donald Moore
Prayer of Being– Mark Hayes
This We Know– Ron Jeffers
OCTOBER 6, 2019 (MP3)
Shine On Me – Rollo Dilworth
Al Shlosha D’varim– Allan E. Naplan
The Bluebird– C. Villiers Stanford
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need– Mack Wilberg
Sim Shalom – Make Goodness, Peace, and Blessings- Brandy Sinco
MetroWest Wind Ensemble 5/12/19
- Debussy – La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin
- Colomer – Bouree
- Haydn – Divertimento No. 1
- Abreua – Tico Tico
- Reicha – Air en Fantaisie – Andante
Improvisation on Ode to Joy (postlude 4/29/19)
Stephen Long – Precious Lord Take My Hand (choral benediction 4/29/19)
Come Sunday- Duke Ellington (Alesia Tringale, soprano)
The Lord is My Shepherd John Rutter
Benedictus from Requiem Mass in D Mozart
2/17/19 Festival Choir with Athene Wilson, soloist, and Court Hill Jazz Ensemble
- Hold to God’s Unchangin’ Hand – Halley
- City Called Heaven – Poelinitz
- Let the Church Say Amen – Crouch
- Where the Spirit Is – Kirk Franklin
- Sermon: “Thirst” Rev. Sarah Stewart
WYO Choral Concert 1/26/19: PROGRAM NOTES & BIOS here
Youtube recordings from the 1/26/19 concert:
- Three Spirituals – Moses Hogan
- Cantata #79 Gott ist Sonn und Schild – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Requiem in d minor Op. 48 – Gabriel Fauré
- Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes & strings – Georg Philipp Telemann
2018 CHRISTMAS EVE – CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
(YouTube links)
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (cello)
Still, Still, Still (soprano, tenor, piano 4-hands)
Callahan: The Nativity (soprano, cello, piano)
Thiman: In the Bleak MidWinter (soprano, cello, piano)
What Child Is This? (cello solo)
Courtney: Let There Be Light (choir, a cappella)
“Adeste Fideles” & “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
A Spotless Rose– Herbert Howells
I Wonder as I Wander- Carl Rutti
Joy to the World (organ fanfare and congregation)
In This Place- Will Todd
No Small Wonder- Paul Edwards
What Child is This?- Mark Riese
Noel We Sing- Louis Claude Daquin
Candlelight Carol- John Rutter
Silent Night candlelighting
Carol of the Bells- Mykola Leontovich
Hallelujah Chorus (End) + Widor Toccata postlude (April Fools version)
2018 Court Hill Music Festival Details & Tickets
PROGRAM NOTES <- 2018 MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERTS
Links for Christmas Fanfares Concert – Dec 3, 2017
Youtube of Gloria (First Movement)
Concert Program Notes Bios
Links for Online Pgm Notes for All Souls Haydn Paukenmesse – Nov 5, 2017
Annual Meeting Links – Additional information about our music program:
- About First Unitarian Music
- What Goes Into Creating Music Each Sunday – A Flow Chart
- Encore Fund Summary
- Encore Fund Wishlist
- Artist-In-Residence (AIR) program
- Collegiate Choral Scholar (CCS) program
- Aeolian-Skinner Pipe Organ (our world-class instrument)
- Our Pipe Organ is 5th largest in the Central Mass.
- Christmas Eve at First U