Brecksville

On Sunday May 19 at 4:00 PM, Brecksville United Church of Christ will host a free concert featuring the Cleveland State University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Luke Rinderknecht. The program will include works by Becker, Cage, Green, Keown, Marceau, and Mellits.

A free-will offering will be received, and a light reception will follow the program. 

Here is more information about the performers:

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

The CSU Percussion Ensemble is an elective performance ensemble in the School of Music at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. It is dedicated to the thoughtful performance of music for the modern percussion ensemble. Repertoire includes contemporary works, classics of the genre, and transcriptions from all musical periods. The members of the ensemble include graduate and undergraduate percussion majors from all areas of emphasis. (Non-music major membership will be considered by audition only.) Luke Rinderknecht, Applied Faculty in Percussion, directs the CSU Percussion Ensemble. Mr. Rinderkecht performs chamber music with No Exit New Music Ensemble, Margaret Brouwer’s Blue Streak Ensemble, Ars Futura, and has appeared with FiveOne Experimental Orchestra and Time Canvas. Since 2010 Mr. Rinderknecht has been on faculty at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, where he coaches chamber music groups, collaborates with composers in the creation of new work, and performs chamber music in the subscription series.School of Music

LUKE RINDERKNECHT

Applied Faculty, Percussion Studies

Luke Rinderknecht is a percussionist who has performed across the globe in a variety of roles and genres. As soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, and creative collaborator, in music from the baroque era to today, he puts the focus on collaborative experiences and sonic exploration.

Luke began his percussion studies with Matthew Bassett, timpanist of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Continuing with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra’s Principal Percussionist Greg Zuber, studio percussionist and recording artist Gordon Gottlieb, and the New York Philharmonic’s Daniel Druckman, Luke received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Music from The Juilliard School and won the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music. Luke lived and worked in New York for over a decade performing on Broadway, off Broadway, downtown in clubs, uptown at Columbia, and on all the stages of Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.

Now in Cleveland, Luke performs chamber music with No Exit New Music Ensemble, Margaret Brouwer’s Blue Streak Ensemble, Ars Futura, and has appeared with FiveOne Experimental Orchestra and Time Canvas. He is principal timpanist of CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, and has also appeared as timpanist with Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland’s baroque orchestra, and the Firelands Symphony. Luke has collaborated with Groundworks Dance Theater at Cain Park, performing solo marimba music live with choreography, and with Great Lakes Theater in a run of Les Miserables at the Hanna Theater.

Since 2010 Rinderknecht has been on faculty at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, where he coaches chamber music groups, collaborates with composers in the creation of new work, and performs chamber music in the subscription series.

Luke has performed on four continents with symphony and chamber orchestras, including as a timpanist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, The Knights Chamber Orchestra, Verbier Festival Orchestra, Alarm Will Sound, and the Metropolis Ensemble, and as a percussionist with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Qatar Symphony, Metropolitan Opera, St. Luke’s Chamber Orchestra, The Knights, Verbier Festival Orchestra, Alarm Will Sound, and Metropolis Ensemble. He has appeared as soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra (Creston Marimba Concerto), Rogue Valley Symphony (Avner Dorman’s Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu), CityMusic Cleveland (Avner Dorman’s Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! and Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu), and Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony (James Basta’s Marimba Concerto).

The Ohio Statehouse is now considering HB51, also known as The Second Amendment Preservation Act. This bill would ban Ohio from enforcing federal gun safety legislation. On Monday, Dec. 11 at 6 pm, BUCC will host a postcard writing event, supporting common-sense, evidence-based gun safety laws that keep communities safe. Writing supplies, assistance finding your state legislators’ address, and more information will be provided. There will be presentations by Pastor John King, Rep. Richard Dell’Aquila (State Rep., House District 15), Connie Schultz (Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, columnist, and author), Rev. Michael Howard (Living Water Association of the UCC), and Laura Pulliam (Moms Demand Action). Please join us in making our voices heard – and bring a friend!

BBH PRIDE EVENT – On Thursday evening, November 16th, from 6 – 7:30 pm, there will be a presentation on “Reconciling Religion and LGBTQ+ Issues” at the Brecksville Library. Pastor John is a member of the panel, and the event will conclude with a Q & A session and refreshments. No registration is required.

This event has been postponed. We will notify everyone when we have a new date.

We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Due to a variety of factors, Fall Mini Retreat, originally planned for October 28, had to be cancelled. We are working to identify a new date. It will probably not happen until Spring 2024. Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience.

November 4 – Community Empowerment workshop about Trans* in the CLE, discussion on transgender issues and “imparting tools leading toward liberation, unity, confidence, and knowledge”. Event held at LBGTQ+ Community Center.

December 9 – Queer the Halls- Artisan Market and Winter Fest– craft show and community gathering on Detroit Avenue, Cleveland at/near LBGTQ+ Community Center.

  LGBTQ+ Comm Center @ 6705 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44102 (216) 651-5428    www.lgbtcleveland.org

PRIVACY MATTERS – Our services are broadcast live online, and recordings of services are available for replay and sharing. That allows us to expand our outreach, but it also brings additional concerns. Please keep in mind:

• Children who come up for the “Time with Young Worshippers” will be seen and heard online. By permitting your child to come forward, be aware that this implicitly gives the church permission to share their participation online.
• The live-stream and subsequent recording is available publicly. When making prayer requests or other announcements to the congregation during the service, please be careful about sharing information about other people that might be considered too sensitive or personal.

WORSHIP IN THE PARK – We are pleased to announce that
Worship in the Park has finally returned! Mark your calendars for
Sunday, August 27 at 10:00 am. We will be gathering at Sagamore
Hills Township Park (11550 Valley View Rd. in Sagamore Hills) for
our regular church service. THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE AT 23
PUBLIC SQUARE. See you there!

THE ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC will be held right after the worship in the
park, on August 27. Pack your picnic basket with your favorite side
dish-dessert to share. We will be providing hot dogs and
hamburgers, table service and lemonade and/or iced tea. We are
bringing back the pie baking contest, so find those great recipes
and get ready for a possible prize. If you bring a cold dish, we ask
that you please pack it in some ice. There are electrical outlets for
crockpots.
A sign-up sheet is necessary, to determine quantities for the food
and beverages that the church is providing.

Directions for Worship in the Park AND the Church Picnic
See on a map. The location for both events is 11550 Valley View Road, at the
Sagamore Hills Twp. Park, in the Rose Mary Snell Pavilion.
From BUCC: Head east on Rte. 82. After crossing the
bridge to Sagamore Hills, make the first left turn onto
Chaffee Road. At the end of Chaffee, turn right onto Valley
View Road. The park is across from the Sagamore Hills
Police Station on your right (approx. 1 mile.) We’re meeting
at the Rose Mary Snell Pavilion, which is in the very back
of the park. So once you turn right into the park, continue
straight onto the gravel road until it turns left. You will pass
the ball diamonds and bathrooms, and then you’ll see the
only pavilion in that park. There is a drop-off area at the
front of the pavilion – please leave the closest parking spots
for those in need.

On Saturday, June 10th, BUCC will have a table at the first annual BBH Pride Fest! The event runs from 11:30am – 4:30pm on the Brecksville Broadview Heights Middle School ( 6376 Mill Road Broadview Hts, OH 44147 )

Please see the announcement on the bulletin board in the lobby (by the sliding glass windows) for more information. We need at least 2 people to represent BUCC at our table, so please consider signing up for a time slot, and the more the merrier!

If you can’t sit at the table, please come and support these young people.