IA New World Coming
And echoing above the waves a voice called after me, "God's dwelling place is with you till the end."
I see a new world coming when everyone is free! And all shall be God's people in justice, love, and peace.
- Steve Engle
grew up in a theological tradition firmly grounded in advocacy for peace and justice, and the hymn that includes the above lyrics - Beyond a Dying Sun - has been something of a denominational anthem and rallying cry since its composition in 1970. And so perhaps it's no surprise that these themes of justice and peace would be at the forefront of my vision as I ponder the impact that Music & Arts at Centenary is charged to make in this city and this world. As Music & Arts again embarks on a new year, I direct our attention to our revised and revitalized mission focus:
Music & Arts at Centenary strives to infuse worship with vibrancy and depth, to build faith and community via musical and artistic programming, and to develop mission-driven initiatives that break down social barriers.
Indeed, we are poised
• We recently welcomed Sam Howell as our first Music & Arts Intern, a 10-month position supported by Centenary's Cabaniss Fund.
• We have begun a search for a full-time Associate Director of Music & Organist.
• Our Community Kindermusik Collaborative (CKC) continues to grow and to fold participants into the life of our broader Music & Arts programming and congregational life. This month, CKC will expand to support our monthly Love Thy Neighbor ministry.
• Our beginning handbell offering last fall has yielded one new regular participant in our Carillonneurs
• Our Youth Choir Collective (YCC) continues to grow, and plans this year include collaborations with the WinstonSalem Choral Academy and Winston-Salem Choral Artists.
• Our Creative Arts Experience (CAE) embarks on its second program year after an inaugural year full of successes and a regular worship presence, and our Children's Music & Arts (CMA) summer camp is thriving.
• The visual arts wing of our ministry area will offer three faith-based art classes this fall as we seek to build a community of artists.
• We will continue to strive toward building deeply meaningful and vibrant worship, and to that end, the Centenary Choir will sing Bob Chilcott's Requiem worship on All Saints' Sunday, collaborate with the St. Paul UMC and other organizations during our Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, and will present Mozart's Requiem spring, both in worship and in concert, in collaboration with members of the Greensboro Symphony Master Chorale.
Centenary and the Child Care Resource Center of Winston-Salem are proud to jointly offer Kindermusik classes for all children, birth through age 4 (alongside their caregiver). Join us every Wednesday in the East Building for classes using award-winning Kindermusik curricula taught by licensed and experienced Kindermusik educators!
9:00 AM | Kindermusik Foundations (0- and 1-year-olds)
10:00 AM | Kindermusik Level 1 Sing & Play (for 1- and 2-year-olds)
11:00 AM | Kindermusik Level 2 Wiggle & Grow (for 2- and 3-year-olds)
• And finally, our sanctuary is now an active destination and hub for various Triad arts organizations, including UNC School of the Arts, Piedmont Opera, Piedmont Wind Symphony, North Carolina Brass Band, Winston-Salem Symphony, the Winston-Salem Choral Artists, and others.
Each of these initiatives and successes is critical to the threefold focus of Music & Arts at Centenary: worship, community, and mission. Each of these represents and embodies the work of a whole village of staff, volunteers, and supporters who believe deeply in our mission and the work that lies before us.
Return to the lyrics that opened this article. While that vision of justice, love, and peace may at first seem an other-worldly objective, the vision is actually of a reimagined here and now, a new world coming among us, God's dwelling place with us. We work to infuse worship, build community, and break down barriers not because of some far-removed notion, but because heaven is breaking onto the scene here, because the distance between this world and the next is quite simply an illusion, because the kingdom of God is at hand.
May it be so.
- Jonathan Emmons, Director of Music Ministries
Creative Arts Experience
Register your child now for Centenary’s popular Creative Arts Experience (CAE)! CAE immerses young people in a wide-ranging program which includes singing, ringing, Orff, Kindermusik, visual arts, and more, all while cultivating regular worship leadership opportunities for Centenary's youngest! Sign up now via the QR code below to join us on Wednesdays this fall!
Weekly Schedule
4:30 - 5:15 Kindermusik: Ages 2 & 3 (Adult Participation Required)* 5:15 - 6:00 Church-wide Dinner
6:00 - 7:00 CAE for ages 4 & up
*Ages 2 & 3 who are not available for the Wednesday night class are eligible for a Thursday night class beginning at 5:30 PM.
CHILCOTT REQUIEM
ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY AT CENTENARY
Join us in worship at 11:00 AM on November 3 as we observe All Saints’ Day with a service featuring Bob Chilcott’s Requiem, a multi-movement work for chorus, soloists, and chamber orchestra.
V ISUAL A RTS T HROUGH F AITH
FALL 2024 ART CLASSES
with Dr. Stephen Martin, Music & Arts Chairperson
• The Sights And Sounds Of Grace: An Artistic Response To Hymnody
• Every Wednesday from 9/18 to 10/23, 6:00 - 7:00 PM (part of Nourish)
• Take part in this mixed-media class which will include beginning art instruction as participants explore the beauty of hymns and how they can inspire visual art. This will be a great opportunity for both beginners and advanced artists. Register via the QR code.
• Faith and Artistry: Seeking the Sacred in Creative Expression
• 2 Tracks Offered
• Every Monday from 10/7 to 11/18, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
• Every Thursday from 10/10 to 11/21, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Join us for a painting and drawing class for all levels of artistic interest. Participants will discover the opportunity to utilize their artistic representations in relation to the church year and the rich tradition of the Christian faith. Register via the QR code.
T HE W EARY W ORLD R EJOICES
ADVENT WITH MUSIC & ARTS
Holiday Bells, a Benefit Concert with the Piedmont Wind Symphony Tuesday, December 3 ✦ 7:30 PM ✦ Sanctuary
Children’s Choirs in Worship Sunday, December 8 ✦ 11:00 AM ✦ Sanctuary
Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols Sunday, December 15 ✦ 5:00 PM ✦ Sanctuary
A Christmas Collaboration
a t St. Paul United Methodist Church Sunday, December 22 ✦ 6:00 PM
Christmas Eve Worship Tuesday, December 24 ✦ 11:00 PM ✦ Sanctuary
SUMMER 2024
EE
TICKETED PERFORMANCES BY PARTNER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
UNCSA Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, September 14 ✤ 7:30 PM
Brass & Pipes
North Carolina Brass Band
Sunday, September 29 ✤ 3:00 PM
Joan of Arc: The Trial at Rouen
Piedmont Opera
Friday, October 25 ✤ 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 27 ✤ 3:00 PM
Premieres!
Piedmont Wind Symphony
Saturday, November 9 ✤ 7:30 PM
Sounds of the Season
Winston-Salem Choral Academy
Saturday, December 7 ✤ 3:00 PM
*Free Admission
