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Monday, July 29
Tuesday, July 30
Wednesday, July 31
Thursday, August 1
Friday, August 2
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Schedule

Saturday, July 27
9:00 am
Handbell Festival

Sunday, July 28
9:00 am
Handbell Festival
4:00 pm Registration Opens
7:30 pm
Lift Every Voice and Sing

Monday, July 29
7:30 am Registration Opens
8:00 am Organ Crawl departs
8:15 am Liturgical Space Tour departs
9:00 am Music Educators' Morning
Music Ministry Leadership Retreat
Music Ministry Retreat for Youth

Holistic Music Minister
Chant Institute
Handbell Institute

Master Classes and Clinics
10:00 am Chapter Leaders Boot Camp
10:00 am Music Industry Showcase I
11:00 am Orientation for First Time Participants
1:30 pm Welcome and Annual Members’ Meeting
Plenum: Call to Participation

 

Pre-Convention Events

National Catholic Handbell Festival

Saturday, July 27, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Sunday, July 28, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Monday, July 29, 9:00 am–12:00 noon

Join handbell choirs, choir directors, and individual ringers in a celebration of handbell music and its contribution to Roman Catholic liturgy. This three-day festival is led by Donna Kinsey and Jean McLaughlin. The festival begins on Saturday, July 27, at 9:00 am and leads to a massed handbell choir concert for the Convention on Monday, July 29, 9:00–10:00 pm.

Pre-registration required; no on-site registration. See registration form for fee schedule.
Application deadline: April 12, 2013.

Handbell


Lift Every Voice and Sing:
An African American Festival of Sung Praise

Sunday, July 28, 7:30–9:00 pm

Come to historic Saint Augustine Church to begin the NPM Convention with a festival of vibrant sung praise, led by Monsignor Ray East and featuring a massed choir of singers from African American parishes in the Washington area led by local directors along with guest conductor M. Roger Holland II. Come and lift your voice in praise, celebrating the gifts of African American composers that have been gathered into the recently published Lead Me, Guide Me (Second Edition), a testimony to the faith and worship of African American Catholics.
Sponsored in part by GIA Publications. Preregistration required; transportation provided.

African American

 

Organ Crawl
Monday, July 29 | 8:00–12:30 pm
Buses depart at 8:00 am, return at 12:30. Box lunch distributed as all depart from buses.

The organ crawl features the three manual Lively-Fulcher instrument in the splendid church of the Franciscan Monastery; the three-manual Schudi tracker in St. Vincent Chapel on the campus of The Catholic University of America; the two-manual Dobson tracker in historic St. Paul’s Church, Rock Creek; and the large five-manual Austin at First Baptist Church in downtown Washington, DC — the latest addition to the Washington organ scene.

Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $35 (includes lunch).



Liturgical Space Tour

Monday, July 29 | 8:15 am – 12:30 pm
Buses depart at 8:15 am, return at 12:30.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, largest Catholic Church in North America, is the tallest building in Washington, DC. Romanesque-Byzantine in style, it houses brilliant mosaics, stained glass, and stone carvings in more than 70 chapels and oratories—the largest collection of contemporary ecclesiastical art on earth.

The Washington National Cathedral, on the highest point in the District of Columbia, exhibits various gothic architectural styles. A national treasure and a place of stunning beauty, it boasts more than 200 stained-glass windows plus ironwork, woodcarving, murals, mosaics, and monumental bronze gates.

Avenue of Churches. Sixteenth Street, NW, is known as “the “Avenue of Churches.” Our tour will include a driving tour of these historic houses of worship.

A box lunch will be distributed during the tour.

Pre-registration required; no on-site registration. Fee: $35, includes box lunch..



Master Classes and Clinics


Monday, July 29 | 9:00 am–12:00 noon

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FISHER

Advanced Guitar Master Class MC-02
Clinician Bobby Fisher

A group class for guitarists with experience. A master clinician offers practical skills to improve your guitar playing and your ability to lead the assembly with the guitar. Bring your guitar, two pieces of music, and a folding stand. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.


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KOLAR
Advanced Piano Master Class MC-03
Clinician Peter Kolar
This master class is open to all pianists to observe or to participate. All those who attend may play one selection for the group (time permitting) and will
receive coaching from the master teacher. No audition required. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.

ANGOTTI
ANGOTTI
Contemporary Piano Clinic MC-04
Clinician John Angotti
Practical tools and tips for making the keyboard lead contemporary styles of music for worship. Come prepared to observe or to play. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.


JUDY

WALKER
WALKER

Percussion Clinic MC-05
Clinicians Matt Judy and Barney Walker
Explore the place of percussion in our liturgical life. Two master clinicians will offer practical skills to improve your playing and understanding so you can use percussion to help the assembly sing the liturgy. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50


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WARNER

The Colors of an Ensemble Arrangement MC-06
Clinician Steven Warner
Every instrument comes with its own palette: colors of sound, even cultural connotations that are part of our experience as people living in North America. How can we use this palette in a way that adds depth and meaning to the liturgical music of the Church? Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.


FABER
FABER
Master Class for Cantors MC-07
Clinician Bonnie Faber
A group class for cantors both new and experienced. A master clinician will offer practical suggestions to improve your ability to lead the assembly as a cantor and to proclaim the Word of God in song. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.

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HAUGEN
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ALONSO
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JONCAS

Liturgists: Evaluating, Choosing and Using Psalm Settings to Pray the Lectionary MC-08
Clinicians Marty Haugen, Tony Alonso, and J. Michael Joncas
A hands-on session on how to assess musical settings for the psalms we pray from the Lectionary for Mass. The presenters will guide you in how to evaluate the ways melodies serve the texts, how to choose settings and styles that serve your assembly, and how to pray the lectionary psalms during the liturgy. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.


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TRUITT

Music Education Morning ME-01
First, Teach Music for Life’s Journey

Clinician Carole Truitt
Children in Catholic schools and choirs deserve a firm foundation in music that draws on the best of the Dalcroze, Orff, and Kodaly (DOK) education philosophies and techniques. Full, conscious, and active music participation for a lifetime will follow. Come, learn how. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.



Music Ministry Retreats
Monday, July 29 | 9:00 am–12:00 noon

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KUNDE-ANDERSON

Leadership Retreat PC-01
Mary Beth Kunde-Anderson

Take time for prayer, reflection, and song to explore how our music making forms our own faith, expresses our spirituality, and serves the faith lives of our assemblies. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.


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ANGRISANO

STEPHAN
STEPHAN

Leadership Retreat for Youth PC-02
Steve Angrisano and Curtis Stephan

For youth only. Liturgical music proclaims the Good News of Jesus Christ and deepens our relationship with him. Take time to pray and reflect in Word, silence, and song on how our lives as young music ministers can help the entire Body of Christ live Jesus more clearly. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.



Music Industry Showcase I

Monday, July 29 | 10:00–10:45 am

S1-01 Exciting New Liturgical Music!
Joe Mattingly with the Newman Singers

S1-02 We Are Not Alone: Liturgical Music Celebrating God’s Presence
Emmaus Center/Music Ministry Alive!
[Available on Wednesday, Showcase #2 and Thursday, Showcase #3 only]

S1-03 Hope Choral Reading Session
Jane Holsten with Joel Ramey

S1-04 Sing and Play the Liturgical Year
Terry Piontkowski and Lumen Christi Ministries

S1-05 Concordia Concepts–Compositions–Contributions!
David A. Johnson

S1-06 Psalms in His Presence: Sundays and Feasts, Year A
Jane Terwilliger

S1-07 New Music for the Smaller Choir from MorningStar 
Mark W. Lawson



The Holistic Music Minister:
Spiritual & Emotional Health, Time Management, & Coaching Techniques
Monday, July 29 | 9:00 am–12:00 noon

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BRISLIN

Bill Brislin

Pastoral musicians are used to multitasking and taking care of others. Take some time to discover how important a “task” it is to care for yourself for the sake of your body, mind, spirit, and ministry. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.



Chapter Leader Boot Camp

NPM Chapters
Monday, July 29 | 10:00–12:00 noon

Local chapters are the heart of NPM’s life and the gathering place for local pastoral musicians and clergy.Here’s a two-hour opportunity for any NPM chapter leader to look at practical ways to help your chapter improve. Areas to be addressed include how to revitalize your chapter and leadership skill development. A panel discussion with effective chapter leaders will address your questions and concerns.



Orientation for First-Time Convention Participants

Monday, July 29 | 11:00–12:00 noon
Anne Ketzer

First time at an NPM convention? Here is everything you need to know to get the most out of your first NPM convention experience.

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