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Free Concert - Brass Quintet and Organ!
Mar. 11, 2008 Haley SmithBACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Many Trinity members and their guests attended the “send off” concert last August that launched the 2007 Musical Mission Team’s trip to the Baltic states. Many said at that time that they wished the group would give another concert in the future. Well...at Trinity the future is near! Back by popular demand is the Brass Quintet, plus Organ, for a wonderful concert to be presented on Sunday, March 30 at 4 PM in the large Sanctuary. All are invited, and the concert is free.
Baltic States Musical Mission Video Clips
Jul. 25, 2007 Dave BarnhartThe musicians going to the Baltic states this August have a video sample of their music available on YouTube. Click the links below to view them:
Trinity United Methodist Brass Quintet
Alabama’s Dixieland Band
And remember, they will be in concert on Sunday, August 5, at 4:00!
Latvia Musical Mission - Golf Classic
Jul. 19, 2007 Haley SmithWhen: Wed. August 1st 2007 @ 1:00pm
Where: Eagle Point Golf Club (Hwy 280)
Donation: $100.00 per player
Format: 4 person Scramble (If you can’t put together a 4-some sign up anyway and we’ll take care of you!)
Lots of prizes!
Please consider being a Corporate Hole Sponsor. $100 donation with your Company name posted at one of the tee boxes. Any donations are appreciated.
Call the church office at 879-1737 for any entry form.
The United Methodist Church is sending a Musical Mission Team to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in August. The team is made up of 9 musicians from the state of Alabama. The musicians are some of the finest in Alabama and a few are considered some of the best in the world. The team will be representing two different genres of music. A Brass Quintet will play more formal music in cathedrals and United Methodist Churches, and a Dixieland Band will play in outdoor festivals and less formal venues.
The purpose of the trip is to promote Christianity in the Baltic States. Our goal is to do so through the gift of music. During the reign of Communism in the former Soviet Union., American jazz was abolished and the people there did not have access to it. Since the fall of Communism there, that type of music has been very popular among the people. In our presentation of music, our goal is to invite people back to the United Methodist churches that are emerging there and to other Christian congregations.
In addition to sharing our faith through music, the team will be promoting the Hope Center and Camp Wesley in Latvia. The Hope Center is a facility that offers a single, young, pregnant woman a place to go to give birth to and nurture her child. Camp Wesley is a youth camp, designed for spiritual formation of youth in the Baltic States. The Children of Chernobyl have also been to this camp to enjoy its’ facilities.
We now have the opportunity to reach out and extend the hand of Christ and to help revitalize churches in these countries.
Your participation in this golf tournament will help us do this!
Musical Mission to Latvia / Baltic States
Jul. 19, 2007 Haley SmithThe United Methodist Church, spurred by its rich musical heritage, is sending a brass quintet and a Dixieland Band to the Baltic States on August 9 for ten days of free concerts. The musical mission of nine of Alabama’s finest musicians is to advance that denomination’s emerging ministries in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
“When the Baltic States were part of the former Soviet Union, American jazz was abolished, and the people did not have access to it. Since the fall of Communism in these countries, American music, particularly jazz, is once again popular among the people,” said Scott Robertson, Director of Music Ministry at Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood, who organized the trip. “ We want to share our gift of music with these people as entertainment and also to draw new people to the United Methodist churches and other Christian congregations that are growing in those countries.”
The brass quintet (two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba) will play in churches and some formal settings. The Dixieland Band (trumpet, clarinet, trombone, tuba, drums, banjo and piano) will play in churches and in some other less formal settings.
Prior to leaving on the trip, the two groups will present a free “send-off” concert at Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood (1400 Oxmoor Road) on Sunday, August 5 at 4:00 pm. Everyone is cordially invited.
The nine musicians are:
Dr. Doug Bristol, (trombone) Professor of Trombone
and Jazz Studies, Alabama State University in
Montgomery
Dr. Leonard Candelaria, (trumpet) Professor of Trumpet
and Artist in Residence in the Music Department at The
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Chris Cooper, (percussion) Band Director at Homewood
Middle School in Homewood
Norton Dill, (banjo) owner of Dill Productions
(Television) in Birmingham
Dr. Kathryn Fouse, (piano) Associate Professor of
Piano in The School of Performing Arts at Samford
University in Birmingham
Dr. Carly Johnson (trumpet) Professor of Trumpet,
Alabama State University in Montgomery
Kevin Kozak, (horn) Alabama Symphony Orchestra,
Music Faculty, University of Alabama at
Birmingham, Samford University in Birmingham,
and University of Montevallo
R. Scott Robertson, (tuba) Director of Music Ministry at
Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood, and Music Faculty,
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jack Sharp, (clarinet) Woodwind Specialist, Alabama Symphony Orchestra,
Music Faculty, Samford University in Birmingham
Do you ever hear the voice of God through the gift of music?
Jun. 11, 2007 Scott RobertsonCheck out this YouTube video clip of the Candian Brass Quintet. Pick a quiet time for relfection.......
Choir Tour ‘07
Jun. 3, 2007 Haley SmithTrinity’s 50-member Cross and Flame Youth Choir begins an eight-day Midwest Tour on Saturday, May 26. The choir will provide music for Sunday worship services at Wentzville United Methodist Church in Wentzville, Missouri on its first stop.
Following the services in Wentzville, the group will also provide music for worship services at three other United Methodist Churches in and around Chicago.
In addition, the choir will sing the National Anthem for the Nashville Sounds baseball game on June 2.
The choir (and its predecessor, the Emmanuel Singers) has a cherished tradition of singing in churches from coast to coast over the past 36 years. In addition to providing music for worship services, the choir in recent years performed the National Anthem for the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and for the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
Choir membership is open to youth in the 7th through 12th grades. The choir sings two to three times a month during worship services at Trinity. The group rehearses weekly and sings a mix of contemporary and traditional church music. The Cross & Flame band also accompanies the choir, producing a rich contemporary sound. The group is under the direction of R. Scott Robertson, director of music ministry at Trinity.
Complete Tour Schedule:
Wentzville United Methodist Church
Wentzville, Missouri
May 27
Rust Memorial United Methodist Church
(worshipping at Englewood United Methodist)
Chicago, Illinois
May 29
Franklin Grove United Methodist Church
Franklin Grove, Illinois
May 30
St. James United Methodist Church
Chicago, Illinois
May 31
Nashville Sounds Baseball Game
National Anthem
June 2
Trinity United Methodist Church
Birmingham, Alabama
June 3