MONDAY 9:00 am –12:00 noon
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Music Education Morning ME-01
Music and Movement Development | Christina Hornbach
In this participative session, gain insight into and skills for partnering music and movement to help children develop holistically and musically. Pre-registration required;
no on-site registration; fee: $30.
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Advanced Cantor Master Class MC-02
Joe Simmons and Mary Lynn Pleczkowski
A group class for cantors with experience. Two master clinicians will offer concurrent sessions with practical suggestions to improve your ability to lead the assembly as a cantor and to proclaim the sung Word of God. Those who wish to sing, as time permits, should bring three copies of a prepared psalm and check the “play/sing”box on the registration form. Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $30. |
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Young Cantor Master Class MC-03
Kate Cuddy
Explore the musical, liturgical, and ministerial aspects of this important ministry. Those who wish to sing and receive coaching from a master teacher should bring two copies of a responsorial psalm to share and check the “play/sing” box on the registration form. For youth only. Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $30. |
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Advanced Guitar Clinic MC-04
Bobby Fisher and Jaime Cortez
A group class for guitarists with experience. Two master clinicians will offer practical skills to improve your guitar playing and ability to lead the assembly with the guitar. Bring your guitar, two pieces of congregational music, and a folding stand. Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $30. |
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Piano Master Class MC-05
Paul Tate
This master class is open to all pianists to observe or participate. All those who attend may play one selection for the group (time permitting) and will recceive coaching from the master teacher; no audition is required. If you plan to play a selection for the class, please check the “play/sing” box on the registration form. Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $30. |
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African American Piano Clinic MC-06
Thomas Jefferson
A group class that will offer practical skills to improve your ability to play in the various rhythms and styles related to African American music. Those who wish to play, as time permits, should bring a prepared hymn, octavo, or song and check the “play/sing” box on the registration form. Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $30. |
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Percussion Clinic MC-07
Dion Clay
Explore the place of percussion in our liturgical life. A master clinician will offer practical skills to improve your playing and understanding so you can lead the assembly as part of the ensemble. Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $30. |
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Ensemble Intensive MC-08
Steve Warner
The colors of woodwinds . . . and strings, and percussion, and a few other things as well. When we decide to use a particular instrument, what comes with that decision? What are the associations we carry with instruments, melodies, songs, musical traditions? And, ultimately, how well do they serve the liturgy? Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $30. |
Liturgical Space Tour
8:00–12:00 noon
- St. Hugo in the Hills, Bloomfield Hills
A beautiful contemporary space, carefully crafted for the renewed liturgy, on a beautiful site with an old Norman-style chapel, a bell tower with carillon, and outdoor statues. The church and connected buildings are filled with light and art.
- St. Thomas More Church, Troy
An interesting renovation of a 1960s church, designed to embody the Paschal Mystery. From the gathering space to the altar, one walks with Jesus through his life, passion, and death to resurrection. The stations are of fused glass, and the ambry is handblown glass.
- National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak
An unusual art deco church, built in the round before Vatican II, seats 3,000 people and has a 104-rank organ with some chambers in the floor. The architectural detail is stunning.
Pre-registration required; no on-site registration;
fee: $30.
Organ Crawl
8:00–12:00 noon
Visit and hear three of the Detroit area’s finest instruments, all of significant interest
and value:
- Sweetest Heart of Mary Church, Detroit
Austin, Opus 2, II/20, 1894.
- Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, Detroit
E. M. Skinner, Opus 475, IV/68, 1925.
- National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak
Kilgen, Opus 5180, IV/96, 1933.
Pre-registration required; no on-site registration;
fee: $30.
Orientation for
First-Timers
11:00–12:00 noon
First time at an NPM convention? Discover
how the convention can serve you and help you serve your people.
Music Ministry Retreats
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Leadership Retreat PC-01
9:00 am–12:00 noon
Alan Hommerding |
| Jesus is the busy minister’s best model for prayer! Come and get some simple “how-to” tips for following Jesus in prayer, even when you only have ten minutes. Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $60. |
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Youth Retreat PC-02
9:00 am–12:00 noon
Jesse Manibusan and Santiago Fernández |
| In baptism we put on Christ. To live Jesus, we need to follow his example and take some time to get away and pray. Come and deepen your belonging to Christ through prayer, preaching, and reflection with two companions on the journey. Youth only; pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee: $45. |
Music Industry Showcases
10:00–11:15 am
IS-01 Exciting Music for All Ages
Joe Mattingly | Newman Singers
IS-02 Ritual Music for Christian
Initiation
Collegeville Composers: Paul Ford, Paul Inwood, Carol Browning, Catherine
Christmas, & Cyprian Consiglio Liturgical Press
IS-03 Voice of a Servant
Lumen Christi Ministry
IS-04 Organ Music for the Church Year
Concordia Publishing
IS-05 A Changed Heart
David Haas | The Emmaus
Center
IS-06 A Seasonal Pilgrimage: Songs and
Psalms for the Liturgical Year
Kingsfold Music
IS-07 New selections from David Kauffman and William Gokelman
Good for the Soul Music
IS-08 Children’s Choir Music & Resources
Choristers Guild
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