Music Ministry

We have a vibrant music program at BRUU, with many opportunities for YOU to be involved.

There are four choirs, for adults, children and youth.

The adult choir meets on Wednesday nights from 7-8:30 (childcare is available) and sings twice monthly for worship services (on second and third Sundays).
Our children’s choir includes grades 3-6/7 and meets on the first and third Sundays of each month from 11:30-12:30. After rehearsal on third Sundays, we have lunch together at the church.
The youth choir is for grades 7/8-12 and meets three times monthly, on first Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 (includes dinner together during the last half hour), on second Sunday mornings from 11:30-12:30 and on one Thursday night from 6:30-7:30.
The UUP BEATS is a choir for all ages and meets on first and third Thursdays from 1-2:00; this group learns hymns, chants, rounds and simple part songs. Bring a bag lunch and come early for fellowship at 12:15.

Anyone who can carry a tune is welcome to join a choir; it is not necessary that you be able to read music or have prior experience.

If you play a musical instrument and would like to share your talent at BRUU, we have informal ensembles that meet and play periodically. Contact Annease Hastings for more information and/or if you would like to play for a worship service sometime.

Events

Evensong services are mostly musical, alternative worship experiences. Using poetry, dance, story, and song, we explore a wide range of topics. Often contemplative, always refreshing, they are a different way to worship together.

We offer Evensong services about four times a year on Friday nights at 7:30 with fellowship and food afterwards.

October 30, 2009
December 11, 2009
February 12, 2010
April 16, 2010

The Music Liaison Committee is sponsoring our annual BRUU coffee house on March 27, 2010.

Please contact our music director Annease Hastings for more information on any of these activities.
( or 703-361-6269)

The combined choirs in a holiday performance

Combined Adult, Youth,and Children's
Choirs Under the Direction of Annease Hastings

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Annease Hastings has been our Music Director for 20+ years. In addition to her work at BRUU, Annease is active in UUMN and JPD. She has directed choirs at two other churches before moving to Virginia and has over 30 years' experience accompanying for singers, choirs and instrumentalists, including a year of concertizing throughout the East coast with a cellist. Annease also has extensive experience in musical theater as accompanist and musical director for such shows as West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and others. She graduated with a BA in music (piano major/voice minor) from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a MM in piano performance from Boston University.