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The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua, located at 222 Temple St. in Fredonia, is celebrating their 40th anniversary and invites the community to a free concert on Saturday at 7 p.m. This multi-media experience, "The Year to Save the Earth," will be performed by prolific composer and guitarist Jim Scott. Refreshments will be served during the intermission.
Mixing powerful songs and beautiful projected images, "The Year to Save the Earth" will take us from celebration to grieving, and from protest to a positive vision for the planet. As well as hard reality, the program's message is one of optimism with many invitations to join in the singing. Facing the urgency of the environmental crisis, the musical and visual experience challenges us to feel, to learn and to act. Scott's lyrical melodies and outspoken poetry celebrate what's beautiful, amazing, and fragile about our Earth.
Scott brings warmth and humor with his jazz and world music influenced songs. He prodigious guitar mastery and clear voice touch hearts with his messages of peace, justice, and the Earth. Formerly a member of the Paul Winter Consort, Jim was the composer of their celebrated "Missa Gaia/Earth Mass" and sang their anthem song "Common Ground." He has toured the world, recorded nine CDs of original music, and published a growing line of choral works.
From soundtracks for film and PBS, to performances in Carnegie Hall and the Great Hall of the United Nations, Jim has performed and recorded with illustrious musicians of many genres. His friend and mentor Pete Seeger called him "Some kind of a magician." Paul Winter said of his long-time collaborator "His music sings of the life spirit." One of the originators of the Unitarian Universalist Church "Green Sanctuary" program, Jim also compiled the Earth and Spirit Songbook, an anthology of over 100 songs of Earth by many contemporary composers.
Recently, he received a NEA grant to produce "The Year to Save the Earth," a multimedia concert of Jim's outspoken and celebratory songs illustrated with beautiful and striking images. He is making plans to take this program on tour everywhere he can in 2023.
Parking is in the lot behind and below the building at 222 Temple St. in Fredonia. The building is handicapped accessible with handicapped parking available directly behind the building. For more information, visit www.uucnc.org, www.facebook.com/uucnc, leave a voicemail at 716-679-7944 or email information@uucnc.org.