Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County

Music

Music is a vital part of our worship services. Our choir practices every Wednesday, during the church year, and performs twice a month, at the late service. Singing in the choir is like singing in the shower; anyone can do it. (You don't get wet or naked in the choir, though.) If you'd like to join, drop Elizabeth (below) a note.

We have guest musicians, from our congregation and from the community, at irregular intervals. We have an all-jazz Sunday service with the new Horizons Jazz Band every year, in June.

Some of the people who make our program special:

Elizabeth Coard, pianist, has been with us since 2006. She has played since childhood and graduated with honors in music. She has held positions as a church pianist, organist, and Music Director beginning in 1970. She also teaches piano. Her students are sometimes guest performers. She has played as accompanist for the Townsend Opera Players, Modesto Performing Arts and the Modesto Symphony. E-mail: Elizabeth's web site: www.modpiano.com

Kathryn Swain, alternate pianist, has lived in 39 different cities from Japan to New York City. She now gladly calls Manteca, and our UUFSC, her "Blue Boat Home." She has lived there since 2004. She started singing and playing the piano in church when she was six years old, but travels and various careers did not always include a piano. Now she plays solos or arranges for other performers, and plays on Sundays when Elizabeth is not performing.

[Ed. Note: The people above are all important to our music program. I tried arranging them in order of importance, but that didn't work. I then tried by age, by beauty, and by talent. None of those worked either. I settled on alphabetical by first name.]