Greetings Friends.
 
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer.
 
I have been enjoying time with family & friends in Pittsburgh, the Laurel Highlands, New York, and the Carolinas.  I have also spent time making plans for performance and community building through music at First UU Pittsburgh. 
 
I hope you are ready to sing!  We have our first rehearsal this Wednesday, August 30, 7 pm @ 1st Unitarian Pittsburgh.  Our schedule of activities for the fall and beyond is linked below.  In September & October, we have performances with Zambian Afro Pop singer Mathew Tembo and our friend and amazing gospel artist Deryck Tines, in the community and at church too.
 
I would like for you to participate in as many of our performances and rehearsals as you can – you make a difference, and your contributions are important!!  That said, I know you may be busy, and you are not required to participate in all of the activities.  I would rather have you some of the time than not at all – just let me know when you are available.
 
UU Pittsburgh Community Singers Schedule Sept-Nov, 2023
 
August 30, Wednesday, 7 pm – weekly rehearsals begin.
 
Sept 10, Sunday 10:30 am (9:30 call) “Ingathering” Service @ First UU
 
Sept 22, Friday, 7:30 pm (5 pm call) Afro-pop, Gospel . . . Concert https://fb.me/e/Lzv9NGOo
 
Sept 24, Sunday 10:30 am (9:30 call)  Service @ First UU
 
Oct 1 – Peace Concert at First United Methodist Church, 2 pm.  Led by Deryck Tines
 
Oct 29, Sunday 10:30 am (9:30 call) – Service @ First UU
 
November 10-12 – UU Pittsburgh Cluster Choir
            Friday – Rehearsal 7 – 9 pm
            Saturday – Rehearsal 12 – 12:45 pm;  Concert 1 pm (tentative times)
            Sunday – Perform in Sunday morning service
 
Full schedule here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AQtdhSWMSCj1Bbm5DnAc9v_e3noNPB_T0VdrBLb7yNo/edit?usp=sharing
 
Resource page with scores & recordings:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4UzDF2dGJ4X-7WV_KMXDHItqUYvGj_v9jRdIW2sy6M/edit?usp=sharing
 
Volunteers needed
The Community Singers need your help to be more effective.  Please let Kris know if you have time or interest to help with any of the following:  PR/marketing, communications, production organization & logistics, music library, ushering, program creation, organizing social activities, and sound & video tech.
 
First UU Music & Arts Committee
We are re-convening our Music & Arts Committee for the first time since the pandemic.
The Committee meets a few times per year to guide and support the efforts of First UU Music staff and music/arts groups in the First UU community.  If you are interested in joining this committee, please let Instrumental Music Director Ellen Gozion ellen@ellengozion.com , or Vocal Music Director Kris kdrust@aol.com at 412-352-8488  know.
 
 I hope to see many of you on Wednesday, and if you will not be attending, please write back and let me know how you are doing.
 
If faith and love,
Kris