An ongoing record of the music programmed each Sunday at the United
Church of Christ in Keene, New Hampshire — composers, pieces, bulletin notes, and,
as they accumulate, recordings. The programming is adventurous on purpose:
the church has built a culture of listening that supports unusual repertoire,
and this archive exists to document the work as it happens.
Ascension Sunday
The one who rises, and the ones who remain.
May 10, 2026
Programming notes for Ascension Sunday at UCC Keene, exploring themes of departure, trust, and the Great Commission through a blend of classical, contemporary, and popular repertoire.
A House of Living Stones
Building a sanctuary from the ground up.
May 3, 2026
Programming notes for a service exploring the church as a living structure, featuring the Keene State Saxophone Ensemble and the premiere of ‘Musica Lapidum’.
On the Road to Emmaus
The stranger already beside you.
April 19, 2026
Programming notes for the Third Sunday of Easter at UCC Keene, exploring the Road to Emmaus through Satie, Hans Zimmer, George Herbert, and Steve Reich.
Second Sunday of Easter
The hand on your shoulder. The breath in the room.
April 13, 2026
Programming notes for the Second Sunday of Easter at UCC Keene, featuring Beethoven, Paul Simon, Philip Glass, and John L. Bell.
Easter Sunday
Love is stronger than death. It always was.
April 5, 2026
Programming notes for Easter Sunday at UCC Keene, featuring Ringers on the Square, René Clausen, G. F. Handel, and Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar.
Maundy Thursday
The night the bread was broken.
April 2, 2026
Programming notes for the Maundy Thursday service at UCC Keene, featuring Beethoven, Mozart, Michael Haydn, and Philip Glass in a Tenebrae setting.
Palm Sunday
The procession begins, and what follows it.
March 29, 2026
Programming notes for Palm Sunday at UCC Keene, featuring Debussy, Monteverdi, Leonard Cohen, and John Tavener’s setting of William Blake.
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Peace is not stillness, it's a current.
March 22, 2026
Programming notes for the Fifth Sunday in Lent at UCC Keene, featuring Jubilation Bells, Sharon Nelson’s piano mashup of Beethoven and Francis, and Edward MacDowell’s To a Wild Rose.
Fourth Sunday in Lent
The circle turns, the summons returns.
March 15, 2026
Programming notes for the Fourth Sunday in Lent at UCC Keene — Sacred Circles — featuring Ringers on the Square, Joni Mitchell, John L. Bell, and Paul McCartney.
Third Sunday in Lent
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
March 8, 2026
Programming notes for the Third Sunday in Lent at UCC Keene, featuring Satie, Piazzolla, Leonard Cohen, and a congregational postlude of ‘Down by the Riverside.’