Davenport Iowa was home to a well know jazz musician and composer, Bix Beiderbecke. There is a road race for runners called the Bix that takes place near the end of July each year. This year there was also a Jazz Festival in Davenport that same weekend.
The church music director,
Mary Kae Waytenick, is pretty resourceful. Noticing that there were many church members who also play brass instruments, she organized a Dixieland brass group several years ago. It has taken the name "12th Street Brass."
This year on July 27 all of the music in the service was in a Dixieland style with the 12th Street Brass playing. Mary Kae arranged the music so that all the players could participate - from the featured pieces to accompanying the congregation on the hymns.
Mary Kae also found music written by Bix Beiderbecke that was featured in the service. This service was well attended and a lot of fun.
Our altar guild chairperson, Bea Anderson, snapped a few photos of the brass band rehearsing before worship. Not only was the music enjoyable and different from our usual fare, the band and the singing group included a number of young adults in worship.
This was a great Sunday.
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