Edwards Church

United Church of Christ | Saxonville, Massachusetts

Rick Seaholm

Summer Music Appreciation

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 Dear friends, I’ve had a great time in conversation with a core group of music lovers since we’ve all been home, but there’s always room for more. We’ll meet a little less frequently in the summer. I plan to have class on July 9, 16, and 30 as well as August 6, 13, and 20. […]

June Music Appreciation

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 We have so much going on musically this summer, I’m excited to tell you about it here. Our Thursday evening music appreciation classes have been a lot of fun to prepare and lead. And from what I hear, they have given people a lot to think about too. Recent topics have been “Beethoven’s Unusual Openings,:  […]

Music Classes Continue

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I will be continuing my Thursday evening music classes during  May, with the exception of May 7. During April I conducted a few classes on Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” Respighi’s “Pines of Rome,” and Handel’s “Messiah” (really? Yes, Handel premiered it in the month of April!). I never really know what will be the topic until […]

Multiple Layers

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A Lenten Devotion by Rick Seaholm Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:2 I remember elements of that summer vividly. 1994: the final summer of my childhood. Well, to be perfectly honest, it may have been 1993. […]

Music as Mindfulness

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Dear friends, Are you feeling a little distanced these days? Are you looking for a new way to broaden your interest in music? Are you always trying to be more mindful but have a “mind” that’s already quite “full”? I am offering an online music class to anyone who wants to be part of a new […]