Meet our new Music Director, Emily Koriath! She will be joining us in February. Learn more about her below:
Emily Koriath has been serving Unitarian Universalism for the past ten years, beginning with her appointment as the Director of Music Ministries at the UU Church of Concord, NH. During her doctoral studies, she stepped away from program leadership and served in supporting capacities at Arlington Street Church in Boston, and the Starr King Fellowship in Plymouth, NH. In 2019 Emily served as the Music Coordinator for the UUA’s General Assembly in Spokane, and she has presented professional development workshops at the Association for UU Music Ministries’ national conference every year since 2016.
Emily’s musical philosophy was profoundly shaped by Sarah Dan Jones, composer of the beloved “Meditation on Breathing” and the first music leader to serve on the UUA’s Board of Trustees. From Sarah Dan, Emily witnessed singing that exists to build community, to connect us to our spirits, our values, and each other. It’s this energy that she plans to bring to her work at UUCB, along with nearly twenty years as a professional educator in a variety of settings. Emily’s arrival at UUCB marks the end of an eleven-year career teaching vocal studies at the university level in New Hampshire and Birmingham, Alabama. In January, Emily will become certified in Somatic Experiencing, a trauma healing method, and her studies in SE led to the publication of her first book, Trauma and the Voice, published by Rowman & Littlefield in the fall of 2023. Emily’s husband Tad is in his ninth year as the Music Director at the Boulder Valley UU Fellowship. The Koriaths frequently perform together in a variety of musical styles and are already looking forward to potential collaborations between our two communities.
