From 6-8 May, the Leeds Episcopal Area is hosting a weekend to: help churches develop their music in worship (particularly those with few resources), encourage musicians in churches and schools, and celebrate the rich variety of music in worship.
‘Lift up your Voices’ will be led by established performers and songwriters, Geraldine and Carey Luce, who recently led a well-received clergy study day in Leeds.
Come and discover some new ways of approaching music in worship.
Friday 6 May
Concert at St Stephen’s, Kirkstall, 7pm
Abbey Grange School pupils will showcase the music they’ve been working on that day with Geraldine and Carey.
Saturday 7 May
Worship Conference at St Wilfrid, Calverley, 10am-4.30pm
For church musicians (of all abilities and from any musical tradition), worship leaders and anyone interested in music in church. In the afternoon you can go to two of these workshops:
- Sing Gospel
- Exploring the Psalms
- Forming a Worship Band - and how to manage it
- Drums and Samba Bands in worship
- Worship bands by all ages for all ages
- Worship for a non-book culture
Lunch & refreshments provided.
Concert - An evening with Geraldine & Carey - at St Wilfrid’s, 7.30pm
Sunday 8 May
“Crown him with Many Crowns!” 10.30am Ascensiontide service at St Margaret’s Horsforth
Followed by a simple lunch.
For further info, contact: abbeylandsteam@btinternet.com
Geraldine was born in Crewe to West Indian parents. Steeped in the Pentecostal tradition, Geraldine has also spent a number of years being a part of the Methodist church. She has a degree in music and worked for 12 years at a Catholic secondary school in Bristol. She leads worship at national conferences, runs a community gospel choir, gives vocal coaching to teenage mums and heads up the music teams in church.
Carey graduated from Goldsmiths' College and was a church music director for 13 years, alongside working as a freelance musician and educator. He has played keyboards for many worship and gospel events, functions, choirs, and jazz bands. Carey has a broad experience in forms of creative musicianship including improvisation, song-writing and spontaneity in worship. He is a multi-instrumentalist and other areas of interest include Latin percussion, contemporary worship band and world music.