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UCSA Music Ministry
Each Sunday service at Unity begins and ends with music. Music invites everyone to separate from external distractions and focus inward to experience Spirit directly. Songs are chosen which resonate with the theme of the minister’s message. They communicate in a way that engages the heart and spirit as well as the mind. Music is strategically placed within the context of the service to provide an experience of seamless flow from beginning to end. It creates an atmosphere in which we can open our hearts and transform our lives.
Each service contains music that invites participation. By joining in song we demonstrate our unity as we all become one in the experience of listening and creating. Sometimes the music invites us to express our joy in celebration. Other times it helps us focus our attention as we quietly chant our way into meditation.
We carefully chose the name “Synergy” for our group of musicians. The word comes from a Greek root meaning “cooperation,” and it is our cooperation and our “unity” of purpose that makes the music we create together at Unity Church of SA so much more than the sum of its parts.
Dana Clark is the Music Director. She sings, plays piano, guitar, sax, and flutes, and writes and arranges music for the services.
Kevin Lewis plays bass and guitar on Sunday mornings.
(Husband and wife duo Dana Clark and Kevin Lewis play together as the Lewis and Clark Musical Expedition. They are also part of the all original New Thought Music band Light Travelers with fellow songwriters Kit Holmes, Janet O’Connor, and Chris Pfeiffer. To find out about their performances, lessons, classes, workshops, and recordings,
go to www.lewisandclarkmusic.com and www.myspace.com/lewisandclarkmusic.)
Giles Whitsett plays guitar and sings with Synergy. To find out about his other performances, contact him at gwhizz23@att.net.
Bert Campbell plays drums at the 11:00 service on Sunday morning.
On most Sundays, Synergy supplies all the music for the services, but occasionally we are privileged to have special guest musicians. In the past, these guests have included Mad Agnes, Leeann Atherton, James Durst, Chuck Pyle, Rudolf Harst, Chris Pfeiffer, Janet O’Connor, Kit Holmes, Johnsmith, Stephanie Urbina-Jones, Cassandra Small, Alicia Whitsett, Susan Lincoln and Craig Toungate, The Message, Covita and Christopher Moroney, Jim Scott, Sharon Bousquet, and Freebo.
Musicians who would like to be considered for employment as guest musicians can send a recording of their performance and promotional material to: Dana Clark, Unity Church, 8103 Broadway, Suite 210, San Antonio, TX 78209.
Getting Involved in Music Ministry
Most of the musicians who serve with the music ministry have a history of working as professional musicians. Because our rehearsal time is limited, we do not teach musical skills. Volunteers must have mastered their instrument and/or sing with proficiency so that during rehearsal we can focus on learning the material quickly.
Please email Music Director Dana Clark with inquiries about participation in Music Ministry (danapiano@sbcglobal.net.) She will interview you and make an appointment for an audition.
Musical Workshops with Dana Clark
Dana’s workshops are based on the idea that everyone can make music. Music is not the exclusive privilege of those with special talents, but an essential part of being human. Every workshop is designed to help participants build confidence and discover new abilities. Dana believes that if you are breathing, you are a singer! If your heart is beating, you have rhythm! Give her a chance and she will prove it to you.
Almost every month Dana schedules a two-hour music workshop at UCSA. This year’s topics will cover vocal technique, musicianship for singers, harmony singing, note-reading, keyboard harmony and improvisation, music and healing, and songwriting. Dates and times will be announced. Suggested donation: $10 to $20. (Dana takes IOUs and welcomes anyone to a workshop regardless of ability to pay.) To find out about the next workshop, email Dana at danapiano@sbcglobal.net.
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