A very Happy New Year to you all! May our collective Story be that we are and remain a strong community through 2025 and beyond!
It is no surprise that my ongoing Story, the theme for January 2025, is a song or songs that are rather a constant in my brain. We discovered a gem on YouTube over the holidays and I hope you look it up and give the whole album a listen! This is the great Jon Batiste, the New Orleans jazz musician, pianist, dancer, singer, composer, improv. artist. It is called, Beethoven Blues. I love it and hope you do too; you might recognize some of Beethoven’s tunes that get extended in this wonder of a recording. We come together as we share what we love.
Music at First Parish in January:
January 19th MLK Day. The First Parish choir is singing one song.
January 28th (Tuesday at 7 pm) Vespers
The choir will be getting ready for Music Sunday February 9th. Join us! We have room for your voice! Rehearsals are on Thursdays, starting Jan. 9th, from 7 to 8:30 pm.
Charlyn Bethell
Charlyn’s professional training has followed two paths: as a professional oboist and as a music teacher and conductor. As Music Director at First Parish, she joins these two paths of her musical life, conducting the choir, coordinating guest musicians, and performing on oboe.