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Dear Old South Community,
Last night the Church Council voted unanimously to hire Harry Huff to become the next Minister of Music of Old South Church in Boston. Over these last months of heavy activity on the part of the ad hoc Minister of Music Search Committee we met or spoke with about two dozen wonderful candidates who had been recommended to us by many sources. In the end we brought three to Old South to candidate and each was all and more than we had hoped. Each earned his or her own fan club among the congregation. In forming our final recommendation to Council, our committee endeavored to hear and understand all the comments (observations, plusses and minuses) that came our way. Perhaps reflecting the quality of the choice, each candidate had supporters feeling he or she would be the best choice - often for remarkably overlapping reasons. For the Committee and for the congregation as a whole, the person who was perceived to be just the right fit and to have the greatest immediate impact on our whole music program and our worship life together was Harry. Harry will officially join us on January 2nd. Before then he will also lead both Christmas Eve services (with rehearsals), another fall Sunday yet to be selected, and he will play our three First Night concert. This is an exciting next step for Old South, our worship life as a congregation, our choir and the music program. Harry has much to offer us as a person, a leader and a musician. Brian Jones' last Sunday at Old South will be October 28th. We are still in process of determining how to fill the organ console and choir director's position for November and December. God is good and we
are blessed.
The Rev. Nancy S. Taylor Senior Minister Old South Church in Boston JOIN THE OLD SOUTH CHOIR: September is the best time of the year (but not the ONLY time) to consider joining the choir. Rehearsals are held every Thursday evening as well as Sunday mornings to prepare for the 11 am worship service. For more information, contact Brian Jones at 617/425-5146 or <music@oldsouth.org>.
JOIN THE OLD SOUTH RINGERS: Tuesdays at 6 pm. Never rung a handbell before?Or are you an old pro looking for a new choir? Either way, we’d love to talk to you more about our handbell choir. For more information on our “no obligation” rehearsal, contact Director Peter Coulombe at 617/406-8253. You can E-mail us by clicking here: OSC Communications Copyright
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