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Conference Updates – January 2024

Your AUUMM Conference Planning Committee is hard at work creating programming for this year’s conference in Albuquerque, NM on July 31 – August 4. Registration opens February 1 at auumm.org/conference.

Did you miss the first chance to submit a workshop proposal? Use the button below to submit your offering by February 15.

Choral Repertoire Sessions are Back!

from Mignon Dobbins & Natasha Steinmacher, Choral Co-Coordinators

Your feedback matters, your appreciation for rep sessions is noted, and we’re excited to delve into new and tried-and-true musical selections with you. We’ll explore SATB compositions from a diverse range of composers, pieces with adaptable voicing, and selections suitable for children’s choirs. We’d love to hear your suggestions for music to include in these sessions! Please use the button below to share your ideas.

Worshipping Together

from Yvonne DuVal & Donald Milton III, Worship Co-Coordinators

We look forward to presenting high quality, intentionally planned worship services to inspire our members every morning. We hope to present worship that is both meaningful for all attendees and useful to bring back your congregations.

from Matt Meyer, Band/Songleader Coordinator

A Gathering of UU Worship Bands: This July in Albuquerque!

Are you a bassist, drummer, keyboardist, singer, guitarist, and horn player rocking out in your UU congregations? You’re invited to the first-ever gathering of UU Worship Bands: a gathering within the larger annual conference of AUUMM. This year our conference will have a series of workshops, as well as ensembles and worship services for you, our contemporary instrumentalists from around the country.

• Whether you play for services once a week or once a year, we want you to join us for networking and learning together.
• Whether you’re arranging hymns to add a rock, country, jazz, or pop feel, or whether you’re finding other contemporary music that works for Sunday morning, we want you to come spend the week playing with other UU musicians in workshops and ensembles.
• Whether you’re a professional musician or just getting the hang of playing in a group, we want you to come connect with other UU musicians from around the country.

The UU Songleaders Convergence

The UU Songleaders Convergence is a gathering at the AUUMM conference for singers and songleaders to share skills, best practices, wisdom, and of course, songs. Who will find valuable resources here?

• Ministers, Religious Educators, & choir members.
• UU’s leading songs for congregational singing or who want to.
• UU’s leading songs in the streets for marches and rallies.
• UU musicians of all skill levels looking to learn more skills for songleading.
• Musicians of all skills levels looking to learn more songs that can be done with instruments or written words.
• Ministers and Religious Educators who do song leading, particularly in small churches.

This year’s convergence will likely include song swaps, music for rallies/protests and rest/healing, a songleading masterclass, vocal technique, and circle songs. We look forward to singing together in Albuquerque!

Rowdy Hymns, Anyone?

from rev. theresa rohlck, Member Engagement Coordinator

Registration opens February 1 at auumm.org