D-1 Lectionary Anthem Project, Year C, Part 1
Tim Dyksinski

A reading session with anthems for Advent, Christmas and Ordinary Time that will serve and challenge your choirs!

D-2 Ministry to the Pastoral Minister
Dan Schutte

Take time to refresh yourself and your spirit.

D-3 An Ecumenical Perspective on Vatican II
Donald McCoid

How well have the ecumenical spirit and teaching of the Second Vatican Council been realized or deepened?  How have other Christian communities responded?

D-4 New and Revised Mass Settings: A Composer's Perspective
Steven Janco

Talk with a respected composer about the pros and cons of new and revised Mass settings for the revised translation.

D-5 Mentoring Youth into Ministry
Bryan Schamus

Come explore best practices of intergenerational liturgy and music that empower young people as members and leaders of the parish community. Build your resources in communal liturgy planning, prayer, retreats as well as approaches to the diverse musical pallet of our developing pastoral leaders. #NPMYouth (tweeters, you know what to do!)

D-6 Gregorian Chant for Cantors and Choir Members
Anthony Ruff, OSB

A workshop for cantors and choirs on interpreting and performing Gregorian chant drawn from the Graduale Simplex, Antiphonale Monasticum, Liber Hymnarius, and Graduale Romanum/Graduale Triplex.

D-7 Conducting Techniques: As We Are Led, So We Sing
Angela Westhoff-Johnson

Conducting basics that will give you confidence and improve the sound of your choir.

D-8 A Tapestry of Voices: Introducing Polyphony to Your Choir, Part 1
Christopher Walker

Sing the beauty of the sounds of polyphony in ways that will enable you to help your choir, too.

D-9 Leading the Assembly from the Keyboard
Peter Kolar

Reading the notes on the page is only part of a broader skillset needed to lead from the keyboard. An astute sense of timing, acoustics, anticipation, and improvisation are all crucial to your assembly's singing.

D-10 The Ins and Outs of Copyright
Gael Berberick

A copyright crash course with a panel discussion for those with little experience and those with a lot of experience.

D-11 Organ Basics: Hymn Playing, Registration, and Practice Techniques
Alan J. Hommerding

Come and discover the basics that will help you serve as a liturgical organist.

D-12 Organ Improvisation
Ann Labounsky

A practical application of the basic and advanced tools of improvisation including choral/chant-based and contrapuntal forms with emphasis on their liturgical application.

D-13 Music Theory Basics for Composers
Keith S. Kalemba

A primer of harmony, voice leading, and music theory for the liturgical composer.

D-14 Nurturing, Healing, and Transforming Christians and Christian Communities
Marty Haugen

Since its very beginning, the Church has had to confront change and evolution. The pastoral realities we currently face challenge those who prepare and lead worship on a week-to-week basis. This session will be an exchange with attendees about how we can best nurture and support our communities in our ministry.

D-15 Repertoire for Spanish-English Communities
Norma Garcia

Tried and true repertoire that will help your community sing the Liturgy.

D-16 Psalm Study: Through Composed
Mary Prete

Learn the different technique called for in leading a through-composed Psalm as opposed to Psalms set in responsorial style.

D-17 We Become What We Sing: The Psalms as Agents of Change
Kathleen Harmon, SND de N

How praying the psalms changes who we are and how we act.

D-18 Presiding with the New Roman Missal: The Domino Effects on Other Rites
Paul Turner

Gain insight on how the other ritual books of the Catholic Church will be affected by the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

D-19 Singing the Seasons and Saints
J. Michael Thompson

Experience the chant, anthems, and hymnody of Year C and the calendar of saints, the work of many composers, utilizing the texts of the Roman Missal and of J. Michael Thompson.

D-20 Music That Heals: Repertoire for Anointing and Funerals
Barbara Bridge

E-1 Making Music Beyond What's On the Page or CD
Michael Batcho

A hands-on working of repertoire, use the resources you have to make the most of the music rather than trying to copy what you hear on a CD. Including some discussion about using various instruments.

E-2 A Spiritual Spa: Time Management for Pastoral Musicians
Mary Beth Kunde-Anderson

Take this one hour to learn some techniques successful pastoral musicians have developed to use their time and energy wisely.

E-3 Ecclesia Semper Reformanda: A Vatican II Ecclesiology
J. Michael Joncas

What is a "Vatican II ecclesiology" and how have the various elements of the Council’s teaching in Lumen Gentium and other documents been implemented and/or resisted in these last fifty years?

E-4 The Reception of the Newly Translated Texts
Jerry Galipeau

Reflect on how your assemblies are receiving the revised texts of the Roman Missal and what can foster greater receptivity.

E-5 In Tune With Youth and their Experience of Mass
Bryan Schamus

Proven approaches to fostering youth participation in the Mass. Growing their understanding of the Roman Missal. Help them develop mature images of God. Build your resources of music and prayer that deepen the liturgical spirituality of young people. #NPMYouth (tweeters, you know what to do!)

E-6 Chant 101
Anthony Ruff, OSB

Learn what you need to know to begin incorporating Chant into your music program.

E-7 Conducting Essentials, Part 1
Axel Theimer

Learn and practice the essentials a choir director needs in one’s tool box of resources.

E-8 A Tapestry of Voices: Introducing Polyphony to Your Choir, Part 2
Christopher Walker

A continuation of D-08.

E-9 Repertoire for the Liturgical Pianist
Mark Hayes

Music for leading the assembly and preludes and postludes that serve the Liturgy.

E-10 Teaching Praise Through Phrase
Gael Berberick, Barney Walker

Create liturgical beauty within the ensemble through the art of phrasing for singers and instrumentalists.  Good technique and musicianship will be addressed along with tips for helping your ensemble learn how to focus on the expressive component of quality music making.

E-11 Performing the Music of Jean Langlais
Ann Labounsky

A survey of Langlais' organ music based on the liturgical year with demonstrations regarding his techniques, style, and registration.

E-12 Buying, Building, and Maintaining an Organ
Paul Skevington

Working with committees, assessing your space and your needs, the pros and cons of pipe or electronic, and more.

E-13 Composing Basics
Keith S. Kalemba

An introduction to melodic writing, basic harmony and styles for assemblies and choirs.

E-14 What Did You Say?: Spirituality, Sociology, and Culture Meet in Church
Matthew Rios, OSB

Intercultural worship requires a skill set that it is important for us to learn and practice. Discover what needs to be included.

E-15 Progressive Solemnity in Hispanic Worship
Pedro Rubalcava

The Principle of Progressive Solemnity is a cross cultural principle. Explore what this means in Hispanic/Latino Worship.

E-16 How To Sing From the Heart
Norma Garcia

Explore the full range of emotions the Psalms express.

E-17 The Psalms in Worship: Texts, Styles, and Prayer
Paul Inwood

The Psalms are a core element of our Liturgy. Explore how texts and styles can invite prayer and respond to the various seasons of human life and the Liturgical Year.

E-18 Resources for Small Parishes and Continuing Implementation
Richard Hilgartner

Small parishes and parishes with limited resources will find this session helpful in determining what is available and how to continue the implementation of the third typical edition of The Roman Missal.

E-19 Handbell Repertoire for the Liturgy Can Develop Technique, Part 1
Jeffrey Honoré

A two-for-one session that offers repertoire and resources for developing ringing technique.

E-20 Music to Celebrate the Rite of Marriage
Tony Alonso, Marty Haugen

Youth Gathering II
Where Do We Go From Here?

5:30 pm –6:30 pm
Rachelle Kramer

Come, re-connect with each other, share the best of the week so far, and find new energy to face what lies ahead as you return to parishes and schools. Come, celebrate new friends, insights, and commitment for the future. Come, sing and pray and begin to say good-bye.