Director of Music- John McEwen

John has been making great, spiritually uplifting music at Tampa Unity since December 1999.

John McEwen heads our Music Ministry at Tampa Unity and is the Choir Director. He  plays the piano, the guitar, and sings during both of our Sunday services.

John holds Bachelor degrees in Music Education and Piano Performance. He also works as a music teacher at Beach Park Montessori and the Patel Conservatory.

John is very active in the New Thought Music community and is currently working on his 4th CD of original music.

John recently teamed up with his wife Tanya  to launch NewThoughtSongs.com, a website designed to make New Thought music from various artists available as MP3s. His music also has web presence at OurFatherMusic.com, which features John’s growing collection of choral music.

Tanya McEwen pianist and gifted singer emeritus. She has a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of South Florida and continues to delight our congregation with her vocal and musical talent.

Although she took a three year hiatus from the workforce to raise her children - Duncan and Brenna, Tanya has returned to her profession and is now working with the excellent team in the City of Tampa's Web Division.

All of us at Tampa Unity take delight in Tanya's solo vocal and piano performances and we are grateful to have such a wonderful talent in our music program.

The Tampa Unity Music Ministry is exciting, original and diverse.

Our Music Team creates an inspirational blend of spirit filled traditional music with the latest in spirit raising New Thought and original songs.

Tampa Unity's choir is over 80 years old and can be heard singing anything from gospel to Mendelssohn to pop music arrangements.

All of our Music Team strive for an ever-increasing level of excellence and a good variety of musical expression. But their highest goal is to have fun making music that lifts our spirits!

Our 'Boys in The Band', bass player Greg King and percussionist Alvon Griffin add great energy to our services. Both are accomplished, mature musicians with the ability to assimilate new material quickly. The band enjoys accompanying choir pieces, solo songs and playing instrumental arrangements as well.

Alvon Griffin is also the host of Outside The Box on Tampa Bay's excellent Community Radio Station WMNF 88.5.  To listen to Alvon's show click here and scroll down to Friday's Most Recent Show!

At Tampa Unity, we regularly feature the talented members of our congregation who perform wonderful solo pieces our join in with our choir and band for some truly magical moments.

Each year the Music Ministry gives a special concert featuring the best of our choir and band pieces plus performances by many members of our congregation. The show can range from a classical violin piece to hilarious musical comedy to the spirit filled spoken word.
 

Our Music Ministry at Tampa Unity enjoys the admiration and support of our congregation. We recently conducted a survey to gage how pleased our congregation is with the music and our team. With an overwhelming number of responses, our Music Ministry scored an impressive 8.5 on a 1-10 scale!

Click Here to listen to our choir perform Higher Ground!

Click here to comment about our music or for information on joining the choir

Sopranos Suzanne Alvarez Julie Baltzell Faye Gentles Shelia Hensley Thalia Potter Rose Suarez	Altos Jennifer Allen Marguerite Bennett Folger Denise Hall Anne Marie Huggins Nancy Mercurio Christine Reed
Tenor Dan Blount Keith Odums	Bass Luis Alvarez Jeffrey King Vincent Zeoli
Band Alvon Griffin- Percussion/Drums Greg King- Bass & Lead Guitar