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by Erin Busch, Director of Music Ministry Over the past two years that I have served as your Director of Music Ministry (and now, beginning my third) one of the coolest things I get to do is introduce new musicians to our space and our people. I know how much our congregation appreciates our visiting … Continue reading The Sound of Music Continues This Fall at UUCWC
by Dr. Erin Busch, Director of Music Ministry One of my goals as your music director is to bring new voices and musical experiences into our Sunday services. I hope to accomplish this, not only through diverse programming, but also through our guest musician series. I’m excited to share a terrific lineup of performers who … Continue reading Exciting Musical Guests Are Coming This Spring!
by Erin Busch, Director of Music Ministry The UUCWC Guest Musician Series is back! Fan favorite Megnot Toggia (soprano) will return to the sanctuary for our service on September 24th, and we will welcome pianist Dan Espie for the service on November 12th. Finally, this fall, saxophonist Chris Oatts will join us for the service … Continue reading Join us for These Musical Sundays!
By Erin Busch, Director of Music Ministry In advance of our December 11th concert at 12pm, I sat down with South Philly Big Band founder and bandleader, Chris Oatts, to learn a bit more about how this project began. Tell us a bit about yourself! Where are you from and what’s your musical background? My … Continue reading In Conversation with South Philly Big Band Founder Chris Oatts
by Erin Busch, Director of Music Ministry For those of you who have been following the virtual Order of Service each Sunday, you may have noticed that we have begun to add a Musical Notes section at the bottom of the page. For each week that we have special music during our service – whether … Continue reading Musical Notes Return to Our Virtual Order of Service
by Erin Busch (she/her), Director of Music Ministry It has been a joy to begin my tenure as your new Transitional Director of Music Ministry! It has been a busy start, and I can’t wait to share what I’ve been working on with all of you. Firstly, I am excited to announce that I have … Continue reading Guest Musicians and Concert Series at UUCWC
by Caryl Tipton, Director of Music Ministry If there’s one thing I leave you all as I retire, it’s that I hope you all keep singing, literally and figuratively! In worship, congregational singing is a way to connect, feel, change the vibration in the room and celebrate community. No matter if you think you can … Continue reading Saying Farewell – I Hope You’ll Keep Singing
TRANSITIONAL DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY Position Description Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing The Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing is a vibrant, growing, multi-platform Unitarian Universalist congregation of approximately 350 adults and 100 children. We seek a Transitional Director of Music Ministry to help evaluate the entirety of our music program following the … Continue reading Open Position: Transitional Director of Music Ministry
Although most of you know our “new” Accompanist, Erin Busch, I realized some of you may not. Erin is a composer and cellist residing in Philadelphia, where she is currently pursuing a Ph.D in composition at the University of Pennsylvania. She served as our Accompanist for about four years while she was studying composition and … Continue reading Welcome Back Erin Busch!
Director of Music Ministry Caryl Tipton shares an excerpt of her homily from Sunday, October 24, 2021 where she reflected on the theme “All I Really Need to Know, I Learned at UUCWC.” Thirty years is a long time. A time filled with questions and searching, beautiful music and “meatballs of wisdom,” as a conducting … Continue reading Reflecting On My Thirty Years at UUCWC
