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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.