Let’s try a mental experiment: think of your monthly salary. Now double it. Then double it again and imagine what your life would be like. And then double it one more time (you could just take the original amount and multiply it by 8, but it’s more fun to go in increments). Now, how do...
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On That Note… – April 2013
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” –Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) When I was younger, I struggled with my professional identity. Here I was – composing songs, playing piano, conducting ensembles – while the news were full of war, pollution, people living in horrible...
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President’s Message – March 2013
Attention all Committee Chairs! Did you know that as the chair of a UUCM Committee that you are a member of the Congregation Council? Did you even know there is such a thing as the Council? I thought not. You are part of a very special group of people who help make the UUCM come...
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President’s Message – February 2013
Today was a great day for me as a member and leader of this congregation. This morning we had a special congregational meeting to adopt a revision to the by-laws. The first victory was that we had a quorum, which was challenging since we took the unusual step of holding the meeting between services. The...
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On That Note… – December 2012
Occasionally I meet someone who says they might like to sing in the choir, but consider themselves not gifted with a beautiful voice. Well, I can relate to that. When I sent my application for admission to Berklee College of Music in Boston, I indicated that my principal instrument was electric bass. After I got...
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President’s Message – December 2012
This past month several committees engaged in the first of what I hope will be an ongoing event. Along with several members of the Board, they attended a Vision Statement and Covenant workshop. The first part of the session was largely devoted to the process of developing a vision statement for each of the committees...