Music: Sun Mar 4

Sensitive, introspective utterances from Johannes Brahms’ final years are featured in the morning’s Centering Music, performed this week by CUUC Choir Pianist Georgianna Pappas. Our own Kim Force treats us to “Beautiful City”, lyrics for which are provided below. The CUUC Choir is on hand as well, with timeless evocations of travel, adventure, and homecoming. Read on for programming details.

Centering Music: Georgianna Pappas, piano

Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117, No. 1

Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2

Johannes Brahms

Anthem: CUUC Choir directed by Lisa N. Meyer and accompanied by Georgianna Pappas

Homeward Bound   

Marta Keen, arr. by Jay Althouse

     Mary Lane Cobb and Ted Kuczinski, soloists

Offertory: Kim Force, soprano

Beautiful City*

                                                Stephen Schwartz

Anthem:
The Road Not Taken  

 Music by Andrea Klouse, poem by Robert Frost  

* Lyrics:

Out of the ruins and rubble

Out of the smoke

Out of our night of struggle

Can we see a ray of hope?

One pale thin ray reaching for the day...

We can build a beautiful city

Yes, we can(Yes, we can)

We can build a beautiful city

Not a city of angels

But we can build a city for all

We may not reach the ending

But we can start

Slowly but surely mending

Brick by brick

Heart by heart

Now, maybe now

We start learning how

When your trust is all but shattered

When your faith is all but killed

You can give up bitter and battered

Or you can slowly start to build!