B-1 DMMD Institute: Celebrating the Liturgical Year, Part 2
Michael S Driscoll, Mark Purcell

A continuation of A-01. For DMMD members only.Details...

B-2 Electronic Keyboard and Integrating Technologies, Part 2
Keith S. Kalemba

A continuation of A-02.

B-3 First, The Sacred Liturgy: Setting the Agenda for the Council and Renewal
Paul Inwood

In what ways did the its first document, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, set the agenda for the work of the entire Council and for a renewed Church?

B-4 The New Texts: Shepherding A Parish Through Change
Dan Schutte

With pastoral care and attentiveness to your people, you can guide your parish to deepening their praying of new texts for the Liturgy.

B-05a Liturgical Guitar Techniques
Bobby Fisher, Steve Petrunak

For youth only, this session will offer the opportunity for young guitarists to explore the techniques needed to serve the Liturgy with the guitar. Bring your Guitar!

B-05b The Ministry of the Cantor
Kate Cuddy

Addressing the issues of gesture, hospitality, homework involving psalmody, getting inside the text, etc. How do I do this ministry well?

B-05c Liturgical Playing for Pianists
John Angotti

Tried and true techniques to help you lead the assembly from the piano and serve the Liturgy.

B-05d Planning Worship: Youth As Ministers
Tom Tomaszek

We serve the Liturgy and the assembly of God’s people when we plan worship. Discover your identity as ministers and how planning can deepen that identity.

B-6 Introducing Chant Repertoire: Resources and Practical Tools
Charles Thatcher

Discover how to introduce chant repertoire into your parish worship life.

B-7 Conducting An Effective Rehearsal
Paul French

From planning through execution, explore the elements that will help your rehearsals run more effectively.

B-8 Praying With Your Choir
David Anderson

If the choir is going to lead the community’s prayer, the choir needs to pray. Practical ways to help you pray with your choir.

B-9 Accompaniments that Wed Musical Style and Worshipping Assembly
Peter Kolar

It’s not enough to consider the style of music we use to pray, we must also consider what musical foundation will best help our assemblies enter into sung prayer.

B-10 Instrumental Arranging for Ensembles
Ed Bolduc

A practical session on how to arrange for the instruments in your ensemble.

B-11 Effective Hymn Playing for the Parish Organist
Charles Callahan

A renowned organist and educator offers practical techniques for playing hymns.

B-12 Organ Repertoire for the Liturgical Year
John J. Miller

Repertoire that will help you play the whole year through.

B-13 Composers' Forum Part 2
Tom Kendzia

A continuation of A-13. See New Music Review.

B-14 Integrating African American Worship and The Roman Missal
Ray East

Discover how the continuing implementation of the third typical edition of the Roman Missal and African American styles of worship complement, celebrate, and deepen each other.

B-15 New Translations Still Need Attention
Richard Hilgartner

Although we have been using the new translations of the Roman Missal since the end of 2011, we still need to pay attention to how the implementation is going and what will help our people own these texts.

B-16 Voice Class for Choir Members and Cantors, Part 2
Mary Clare McAlee

A continuation of A-16.

B-17 Cantor 101: Techniques to Engage the Singing Assembly
ValLimar Jansen

Techniques for the cantor to engage the assembly in sung prayer.

B-18 Technology Is Your Friend: iPhones, iPads, and More
Scott Eakins

The technological tools that can make your ministry more manageable, once you know how to use them.

B-19 Celebrating Vatican II in our Ritual Sung Prayer
David Haas, Lori True

As pastoral musicians we are called to be true to the liturgical renewal that sprung forth from the Council. Ponder, take inventory, and explore ritual music compositions and texts that keep the call of Vatican II ever before us.

B-20 Enhancing the Liturgy of the Hours in Religious Communities: Morning and Evening Prayer
Kathleen Harmon, SND de N

Interest Section Meetings
1:30-2:45 PM

Come and enter the conversation about issues in your area of interest or experience. Here are the NPM interest sections and their chairpersons:

C-1 DMMD Institute: Celebrating the Liturgical Year, Part 3
Michael S Driscoll, Mark Purcell

A continuation of A-01. For DMMD members only.

C-2 Making the Web, Google, and the Internet Work for You
Scott Eakins

So many resources and so little time. This breakout will offer user-friendly ways to navigate the resources that are available.

C-3 "Dei Verbum": The Word of God in the Church
Joseph Jensen, OSB

How has the Council’s teaching in Dei Verbum and other Council documents reshaped a Catholic understanding of the Word and repositioned the place of the Word in our ecclesial life? A Scripture scholar shares those insights, their importance to the place of the Word in the life and mission of the Church, along with some “behind the scenes” insights. How well has the Council’s vision taken root? Recent efforts at translation can exemplify the role of Scripture and the vernacular in our liturgical prayer.

C-4 Fresh Approaches to the Propers in the Roman Missal
Paul French

Discover the abundant resource the Propers in the Missal provide for worship.

C-5 Multi-generational Worship Through All Generation
Tony Alonso

Our worshipping communities include people of every race, culture, age, and way of life. Explore how to incorporate the gifts and attend to the needs of the younger members of the Church as you develop music ministry.

C-6 Deepening the Experience of Chant in Your Parish
Charles Thatcher

Ways to broaden the use of chant in your liturgical life.

C-7 Essentials of Choosing Choral Repertoire for the Liturgical Year
Angela Westhoff-Johnson

Practical suggestions you need to know in choosing your choral repertoire for the Liturgical year.

C-8 How To Commission A New Work
Robert Strusinski

The process of having a new piece composed for your parish or choir, addressing:  composers, texts, timeline, context, budget etc.

C-9 It's All About Style
Rick Modlin

Explore how to play the various styles that are part of our liturgical music repertoire.

C-10 Contemporary Ensemble: Who? What? How? And More!
Ed Bolduc

All you wanted to know about putting together a contemporary ensemble.

C-11 Practice Techniques for the Beginning Organist
Jennifer Pascual

Tried and true tips to make the best use of your practice time.

C-12 Organ and Instruments: Choosing and Adapting
Charles Callahan

Explore literature that may be used with a variety of instruments, with an emphasis on flexibility and practicality.

C-13 Setting the Psalms of The Revised Grail Psalter
Michel Guimont

Techniques for composers to use in setting these revised Psalm texts to music for our Liturgical prayer.

C-14 Contemporary Gospel Music in Roman Catholic Liturgy
Kenneth Louis

Contemporary Gospel music has a place in Roman Catholic Liturgy. Discover the possibilities.

C-15 Many Voices, One Song: Multi-cultural Worship
Bob Hurd, Jaime Cortez

Multi-cultural worship is an opportunity to find the unity in our diversity. Resources, insights, and practical suggestions will be shared.

C-16 Creating Contemporary Catholic Music
John Angotti

Musical tools to help compose contemporary Catholic music that serves the Church at worship, at prayer, and in evangelization.

C-17 Cantor 101: What Every Cantor Needs to Know About Chanting the Psalms
Kathleen Harmon, SND de N

Skills, techniques, and resources for chanting the psalms in ways that foster your and the assembly's prayer.

C-18 Cantor Ministry: How Do I Prepare?
Kate Cuddy

Our ministry takes preparation. Practical advice on how, what, and why to prepare well.

C-19 Parish Life Revisited: The Spirituality of the RM III and Priestly Identity/Mission
Ronald Raab, CSC

How does the spirituality of the revised texts affirm and stretch our identity as priest celebrants?

C-20 Music for the RCIA
Jerry Galipeau

Sing the music that will celebrate these important Rites.

C-21 Hymns, Texts, and Choosing a Resource
James Chepponis

Gateway Clipper Riverboat Cruise
5:30-8:00 PM

With the exquisite Pittsburgh skyline as a backdrop, a cruise on the Gateway Clipper Riverboat will transform your evening into a unique occasion! As you sail the three rivers, the Clipper staff will provide a delicious three-course buffet dinner with all the trimmings. Pre-registration required; no on-site registration; fee $60.

Taizé Prayer
10:30–11:30 pm

Gather around the cross, surrounded by the Church on earth and the icons that connect us to the Church in heaven, to pray in song, silence, and the Word of God at the end of this convention day.