Semiquincentennial Sunday
250 years of imperfect becoming.
July 5, 2026
Programming notes for the Sunday nearest Independence Day at UCC Keene, marking 250 years of American life through Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Robert Lowry, and the hymns that have carried the republic forward.
A Sermon in Music
From chains to freedom, from dungeon to light.
February 8, 2026
Programming notes for a Sermon in Music Sunday at UCC Keene, featuring Duke Ellington, Thomas Tallis, Oscar Peterson, and the music of the Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King Sunday
Justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
January 18, 2026
Programming notes for Martin Luther King Sunday at UCC Keene, featuring Bach, African American spirituals, Thomas Dorsey, and Oscar Peterson’s Hymn to Freedom.