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  • Music Musings – Vol. 62, No. 17

    Christmas Choir Rehearsals

    Christmas Choir rehearsals will begin on September 18 from 1:15-2:45 p.m. in the Choir Room. You will be assigned music scores at our first rehearsal. Rehearsal recordings that highlight individual parts will be available. Recordings without highlighted parts will also be offered. If you haven’t sung for a while – no worries. Your vocal muscles just need a little exercise. It will come back to you – kind of like riding a bike – you never forget!

    Impact Week Hymn Caroling

    You may still sign up in the Welcome Center to participate in our “Friendship Choir” that will be hymn caroling on Wednesday, September 14 and Thursday, September 15, from 12:00-5:30 p.m. You may choose to participate one or both days as we go hymn caroling for some of our homebound folks. We will meet at the church at noon both days and take our bus to each home so we can all stay together. We will simply sing a few favorite old hymns and invite them to sing along.

    In the past it has been a delight to see the expressions of joy on the faces of those who have missed singing these old familiar favorites. Trust me! You will be blessed!

  • Music Musings – Vol. 62, No. 15

    Christmas Choir Sign-ups

    We will soon begin rehearsals for our Christmas choir. Our Christmas musical this year is titled Hope is Born EMMANUEL. The music celebrates HIS coming and gives voice to our yearning for HIS promised return. This musical contains many beloved Christmas music selections. There are excerpts from Handel’s Messiah as well as stunning arrangements of many familiar carols.

    We need a large Christmas choir to have the best presentation for our community. Please consider joining us as we sing this spectacular music. You do not have to sing in choir on a regular basis to sing with us. Singers for this project do not need to be a member of our church or any church for that matter. Rehearsal part specific recordings will be provided, and the rehearsals will be held on Sunday afternoons 2:00-3:30 p.m., (date TBD).  Dates for the Christmas presentation will be Friday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17 at 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00 p.m.

    Please consider singing with us. We need you. Sign up in our Connection Center or contact ronna@feefeebc.org or tara@feefeebc.org.

  • Music Musings – Vol. 61, No. 19

    Christmas Choir Rehearsals

    Rehearsals for our Christmas Choir will begin on September 26. These rehearsals will be held in the choir room and start time at 3:30 p.m. All singers will need to have been fully vaccinated and wear a singer’s mask which will be provided for you. Please respond to tara@feefeebc.org if you wish to participate, and have not already responded.

    Moses

    As we have begun reading the book of Exodus, I have been reminded of a piece by Ken Medema entitled Moses. The piece is almost like a mini-musical and is very creatively written to tell the story of Moses. I have included an excerpt of the lyrics here and would suggest you might truly enjoy hearing this piece performed by Steve Green with The National Christian Choir using this YouTube link: https://youtu.be/U0Hl3rFfFuM

    Moses by Ken Medema

     

    Old Moses, ‘way back there in the wilderness, saw some smoke, came to the bush, and the bush was burnin’.

    God said, “Take off your shoes, Moses, you’re on holy ground.

     

    Moses, I’ve chosen you to be My man, Moses, ‘way down in Egypt’s land.  Moses, I’ve chosen you to work for me,

    Moses, I’ve chosen you to set my people free!”

     

    “Not me, Lord!  Don’t You know I can’t talk so good; I stutter all the time. D-d-d-do You know my brother, Aaron? He can sing like an angel, talk like a preacher. Not me, Lord!  I can’t talk so good.

     

    And another thing, how will they know that I’ve been here with You? Don’t You know down in Egypt they want little Moses’ head?

    Don’t You know that in Egypt, they want little Moses dead?

     

    Don’t You know they’ll never hear a single word I’ll say! Maybe You’d better get Your dirty work done another way!

    “Not me, Lord!

  • Music Musings – Vol. 60, No. 18

    Christmas 2020 at Fee Fee – Thoughts and Considerations

    It is that time of year when we start thinking about celebrating Christmas here at Fee Fee! It is safe to say our celebration will look quite different this year, but we still want to give our best shot to create a joyous and meaningful event to honor the birth of our great Savior.

    A survey was recently sent to our 2019 Christmas choir to find out participation interest for this year. Here are the results of that survey:

    • 14 would participate in a virtual choir
    • 13 would sing in a small ensemble (8 or less safely distanced)
    • 15 would sing in a larger ensemble (8-12 safely distanced)
    • All others would not be comfortable participating this year

    At this time, I am asking for a response from our extended church family if you would be willing to sing in a small/large ensemble OR virtual choir setting. You may send information to tara@feefeebc.org to indicate which group you would be interested.

    We would also like to hear from those of you who would contribute in other ways. We always need technicians, ushers, greeters, decorators, costumers, etc. Please let us know in what capacity you could volunteer your talents. You may come up with an avenue of service that would be completely new to our production! As always, thank you for considering and I look forward to hearing from you.

    The Joy of Music

    “David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments, harps and cymbals,” (1 Chronicles 16:16).

    Music is a vital part of our lives. Music blesses us through hard times and good times. If we were to try and explain music to an alien from another world we would probably fail miserably. Music is not meant to be explained, but rather experienced. There are times when music can express what we feel when words fail us. Music is poetry put to rhythm. It is a rhyme put to a steady beat. This gift from God is a power that moves and stirs the soul. Music can be therapeutic, lifting us when we are down. Through music we lift our voices to God in praise and worship. Those who suffer affliction are wounded souls. Music can be a perfect salve for the sorrowful soul. Lift your soul with music. Let it carry your praises and appreciation to God even in times of uncertainty.