“Singing is to laughing what running is to walking.” I heard this statement several years ago from a well-known author and speaker in the self-development field. Read that again: “Singing is to laughing what running is to walking.” We all enjoy laughing, and you are probably aware that it is good for you too –...
Author: Markus Hauck (Markus Hauck)
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On That Note – February 2016
Last spring, three musicians from the congregation (Brian Crooks, Scott Moore, and Randy Crafton) approached me with an idea. They wanted me to join them in starting a band that would provide music for certain UUCM events and Sunday morning services every once in a while. I had two immediate thoughts. One (which I shared)...
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On That Note – November 2015
“In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.” –Robert Schumann After the successful launch of our Hymn Sings, I realized that we now have three monthly music programs taking place on weekday evenings. As wonderful as it may be to contemplate turning the UU...
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On That Note… – May 2015
“I suppose there are people to whom music doesn’t matter, but I’ve never met them.” –Salman Rushdie This past February, we hosted our second annual Interfaith Choir Festival. On a cold and snowy Saturday afternoon, the adult choir of Christ Church (the church right across the street from UUCM) came to hear us sing, perform...
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On That Note… – March 2015
After our first Interfaith Choir Festival in October 2013, I was approached by Amanda Harberg, a professional composer and friend of our Composer-in-Residence, Tom Parente. She had an idea for organizing a series of chamber music concerts with top-level performers, and she felt that UU Montclair was the perfect place for it. Amanda had a...
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On That Note… – September 2014
From time immemorial – or, to be more exact, since 1983 – the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network (UUMN) has hosted a summer conference. This annual meeting is attended by conductors, instrumentalists, choir members, ministers, composers, and others who are passionate about developing the musical life of UU congregations.* The four-and-a-half day gathering follows a format similar to the annual General Assembly...