Schedule

• Tuesday, July 14, 3:30-8:00 PM (Registration begins at 3:30 PM, Evensong at 6:30 PM, plenary session at 7:30PM)
• Wednesday, July 15. Choir Rehearsal at 8:00 AM, Matins at 9:00AM. Plenary Sessions, Workshops, Master Classes, and Rehearsals throughout the day. Lunch is provided. Choral evensong at 6:30 PM.
• Thursday, July 16.  Choir Rehearsal at 8:00 AM, Matins at 9:00AM. Plenary Sessions, Workshops, Master Classes, and Rehearsals throughout the day. Lunch is provided. Choral evensong at 6:30 PM.
• Friday, July 17. Choral Rehearsal at 8:00 AM. Matins/Holy Communion at 9:00AM. Reception to follow.

Plenary Sessions

• Daily Choral Matins
• Daily Choral Evensong
• “Music as Christian Culture: Music’s Role in the Distinctively Christian Life”
• Choral anthem reading session: accessible works for a parish choir
• Service music reading session: accessible service music for a congregation
• “Music and the Culture of a Parish” (panel discussion)
• Choral Matins/Holy Communion for Feast of St. Benedict of Nursia

Workshop Tracks

Conductor and Chorister: masterclasses in choral conducting, training in running rehearsals, and analysis of challenges in repertoire

Organist: masterclasses in organ registration, practical improvisation, special problems in service playing

Clergy: “Music for Missions: Building a Music Ministry from Ground Zero,” “How to Chant the Service,” “Cultivating Congregational Participation in Music”