Service in-person or via YouTube
Typically, when we use a song in worship, the sheet music is purchased from the composer – allowing the composer to benefit financially from our use of their work. However, many of the hymns in our hymnal and many songs we sing come originally from the enslaved African people brought to the US. These songs have a rich and important history that is often lost as we attribute meaning to them today, and use them in the context of our Unitarian Universalist worship service. What would it mean for us as Unitarian Universalists to pay reparations for the use of this music so descendants of the originators of these songs would benefit?
Join Rev. Laura, music director Mary Cunningham, and the choir for a music-filled service considering reparations – for music and beyond.
Helpful links: