Music at MUF
Dr. Jim Blanton, Music Director
jim@muuf.org
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Every great community includes the arts. Through music, our minds are expanded, our hearts warmed and our soul nourished. Music is an important part of our religious community and we look forward to experiencing, both aurally and physically, a wide variety of musical genres from classical to hip-hop.
We envision a music program that serves the Fellowship during Sunday and other services, choral groups (for the experienced and beginner), youth groups, and workshops for our congregation. This thriving music program will be the result of the Music Director’s careful planning, ongoing support, and a continued commitment from the entire Fellowship.
Music for Services
The Fellowship has a tradition of excellent music in its Sunday services. We have been blessed with a number of wonderful, generous musicians among the members. Our musician members and friends have typically provided a variety of music uniquely supporting the themes of each service. In fact, we have often been able to have what we call “music-heavy” services, in which much of the service is set to music (almost an analog to a High Mass) that enhances the message. The key to this is the efforts of our Music Director, Dr. Jim Blanton, who organizes and guides the musicians, helps select the music, and also performs as needed.
Music is one of the fundamental activities of humankind. Anthropologists have yet to discover a culture without music. There are cave pictures of people dancing and playing the flute. Prehistoric flutes made of bone have been found. Charles Darwin postulated that music evolved from mating calls, even before there was speech – there were songs even before there were sermons. On September 11, members of Congress stood outside and sang, because that was what they needed to do. That’s why we always have music on Sundays, because we need it, too.
Those cave paintings didn’t show one person alone practicing the piano. They showed a group of people experiencing music together. The Fellowship is a place where this can happen.
Please visit our Sunday Services page for further information.
Other Musical Programs
Sunday Mornings are not the only times that the halls at MUF ring with the sounds of music. Here is a list of some of the concerts, classes and special events that make our home "sing."
The Folk Project Minstrel Coffeehouse is now in residence at MUF. Folk concerts every Friday night.
MUF Concert Series- See the 2007-2008 Season Brochure
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