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. We have adult and youth choirs. Our 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.
Make Music With Us!
Our Choirs and Vocal Ensembles
Chalice Choir
Our 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 church year. During the Covid pandemic period, the choir meets to rehearse on Thursday evenings between 7-7:45pm in the sanctuary, masked and appropriately distanced. We are currently recording our Anthem contributions, to be played as virtual videos during Sunday morning worship services. We hope to be able to return to in-person singing on our choir chancel very soon! For more information, or to participate, contact Michael Adcock, Director of Music Ministry.
Chalice Lights
Our children’s/youth choir. Everyone age 6-14 is welcome. Membership in UUCC is not required.
Our children’s choir works on vocal development and musicianship while preparing a variety of music for services. The choir sings about once a month between September and May. New members are always welcome. Rehearsals are every Sunday morning from 10:10 to 10:55, as well as before services when the choir performs. For more information, or to participate, contact Vickie Beck, Volunteer Director of Youth Music.
Chalice Singers
Our select small vocal ensemble.
This specially selected vocal ensemble specializes in Renaissance, as well as classical and contemporary choral music. The ensemble also performs a pop/jazz repertoire. For more information, contact Michael Adcock, Director of Music Ministry.
Jazz at UUCC
Chalice Messengers
Our select jazz band plays for occasional services, concerts, outreach, and special events.
Vocalists
Our select jazz/pop vocal soloists (Chalice Chanteuses) and vocal ensemble (Chalice Singers) round out the program, performing jazz/pop classics, as well as music by our remarkable UUCC composers.
For more information, contact Michael Adcock, Interim Director of Music Ministry.
Concerts at UUCC
UUCC has two regular concert series, the UU Chalice Concerts chamber music series, and the One World Coffeehouse, which features an eclectic blend of rock, pop, bluegrass, and other world music and other performances.
How to Get Involved
Our 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
Join one of our adult, youth, or multigenerational choirs.
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, or to audition, email Michael Adcock, Interim 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 Concerts or One World Coffeehouse, bringing refreshments or helping out with a concert reception, or spreading the word about a musical event. Musical knowledge is not needed, only a willingness to help out. For more information, or to volunteer, contact the Music Executive lay members, currently Flo Wagner & Laurie Coltri.