If you love music, you’ve come to the right place!
Music is important to us at UUCC, and we’d love for you to join us. Our congregation sings. Our Sunday worship services feature fine keyboard music, as well as offerings by our talented instrumentalists, vocal ensembles, and soloists.
You’ll get to hear and learn more about all types of music, including classical, contemporary, jazz, gospel, and folk music from around the globe. We value all musical traditions at UUCC.
Check out our music ministry brochure (updated August 2022) or view a copy here. 🎵
music-ministry-brochure-1Choirs
chalice choir
UUCC’s adult choir | Everyone with a love of music and singing is welcome to join. The UUCC Chalice Choir typically rehearses and performs in worship from September through May, and also contributes to special music services and other holiday events during the congregational year. The choir meets to rehearse on Thursday evenings at 7pm in Sanctuary C. For more information, or to participate, contact Michael Adcock, Director of Music Ministry.
Ensembles
chalice rebels
UUCC’s vocal ensemble | This group specialize in a cappella and contemporary music. For more information contact Michael Adcock, Director of Music Ministry.
chalice messengers
UUCC’s select jazz band | This group plays for occasional Sunday worship services, concerts, outreach, and special events.
Chalice Concert Series
For 32 years, the Chalice Concert Series has brought top-flight classical music performers to the intimate venue of the Owen Brown Interfaith Center in Columbia, Maryland.
🗓️ check out our 2023-24 Chalice Concert line-up:
Get Involved
UUCC’s music ministry is led by a professional music staff, but at the heart of the program are the many enthusiastic and talented volunteers who sing with the choirs, perform at the services, and support the music ministry in other ways.
sing and play music with us
Drop in for a Chalice Choir rehearsal any Thursday evening at 7pm in Sanctuary C!
soloists
Welcome, musicians of all kinds, to our broadly-based music ministry. In addition to singing in our Chalice Choir, or playing in one of the ensembles, our musician members can also participate by playing or singing a solo in a service.
We encourage talented musicians of all ages, both members and friends of UUCC, to enrich our services by performing special music, in any style and length that’s appropriate to the service, as approved and coordinated by the music staff.
For more information, email Michael Adcock, Director of Music Ministry.
other ways to help out
There are many ways to support our music ministry, such as joining a support team for the Chalice Concert Series, bringing refreshments or helping out with a concert reception, or spreading the word about choir rehearsals, music services, and more.
Musical knowledge is not needed, only a willingness to help out.
For more information, or to volunteer, contact UUCC member & Chalice Choir member Laurie Coltri.