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Convention Overview
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Pre-convention Events
Institutes
Monday, July 29
Tuesday, July 30
Wednesday, July 31
Thursday, August 1
Friday, August 2
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Schedule

Tuesday, July 30
7:00 am Daily Eucharist
8:00 am Registration Opens
815 am Morning Prayer
9:00 am Plenum: The Contexts of the Constitution
10:00 am Exhibits Open
10:45 am Breakout A
Chant & Handbell Institutes
Diocesan Directors of Music
12:30 pm DMMD Members' Meeting
12:30 pm Lunchtime Organ Recital
1:30 pm OCP Showcase
3:00 pm Institutes Continue
3:30 pm Breakout B
3:30 pm Organist Master Class
7:00 pm Evening Events 03
9:00 pm Evening Events 04

 

Morning Mass 7:00 am

Mass will be available on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at St. Thomas
the Apostle Church, across the street from the Convention hotel.

 

Morning Prayer
8:15 AM
“The Creator has made you in his image that you might in your person make the invisible Creator present on earth; [God] has made you his legate, so that the vast empire of the world might have the Lord’s representative.” Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor of the Church.

Plenum Address 9:00 AM

Plenum: The Contexts of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
John Baldovin, SJ

Then and now—in 1963 and 2013—it is important to consider the contexts of Sacrosanctum Concilium in order to understand it more fully. What were and are the factors in culture, society, and Church that have had an impact on this landmark document and its subsequent interpretation and implementation? How do these factors affect the task of liturgical renewal today?.

Baldovin
BALDOVIN, SJ



Institutes

10:45–12:00 noon

Chant and Handbell Institutes continue.

A
Breakout Sessions 10:45 - 12:00 noon

A 01 DMMD Institute
Ann Howard Jones 

Sing under the direction of a master clinician and prepare to perform a concert of Music of the Americas on Thursday night. The Institute is open—at no additional cost—to all DMMD members attending the full convention. Non-DMMD members may also participate for a fee of $50. Pre-registration is required; no on-site registration.

DMMD
JONES

A 02 Technology Can Help the Music Director
Joe Balistreri 

Technology friendly? Technology fearful? In either case discover what is available to ease your ministry.

Technology
BALISTRERI

A 03 Sacrosanctum Concilium, Liturgical Music and the Call to Active Participation
Paul Turner 

In what ways have music and song contributed to fulfilling the Council's mandate for active participation by all the people, and how has liturgical music itself been influenced by that mandate? How can liturgical music more effectively serve the goal of active participation?

TURNER

A 04 Breaking Open the Continuing Impact of the Roman Missal
Jerry Galipeau 

As we live into the use of the Roman Missal, explore its continuing impact.

Roman Missal
GALIPEAU

A 05 Mentoring Ministers: Passing the Baton to the Next Generation
Kate Cuddy 

Insights and tools to help you mentor the young Church as they move into liturgical music ministry leadership.

Adults working with Youth
CUDDY

A 06 Rehearsal and Prayer
Christopher Walker 

Rehearsal can be prayer and prayer can make your rehearsal a joy.

Choir Director
WALKER

A 07 Classical Choral Repertoire for the Intermediate Choir, Part 1
James Abbington 

Treasures that will open up the classics to your choir.

Choir Director
ABBINGTON

A 08 It's All About Style
Rick Modlin 

Helpful techniques to enable a keyboard accompanist to play a variety of styles.

Piano
MODLIN

A 09 Copyright and Licensing for Church Musicians: Q and A
Michele vonEbers 

Everything a pastoral musician should know about copyrights and more! Come with your questions.

Music Director
VONEBERS

A 10 Leading the Assembly from the Organ
Alan Hommerding 

Leading the assembly requires more than playing the notes on either keyboard or pedal board.

Beginning Organist
HOMMERDING

A 11 Organ Repertoire for the Liturgical Year
Jennifer Pascual 

Discover organ resources to help you play through the entire liturgical year.

Advanced Organist
PASCUAL

A 12 Shared Parishes and Intercultural Liturgies
Jaime Cortez

Many parts, one body. Beautiful concept, but how do we live the reality of many cultures coming together to worship at one parish? Join the dialogue, reflect together, and review guidelines from the recent FDLC document.

Intercultural
CORTEZ

A 13 Composing and Arranging Music for Multiethnic and Multigenerational Liturgies, Part 1
Chris de Silva 

Tools to bring together different languages, cultures, and traditions into one song of praise.

Composer
DE SILVA

A 14 Wading in Sacramental Waters: African American Music for Baptism
Lynné Gray 

Sing through resources that help African American communities sing the celebration of Baptism.

Rivers Lecture

A 15 An Overview of the BCC
Mary Lynn Pleczkowski 

The what, why, and how of this important certification that NPM offers. Required for those completing their BCC at this convention.

Cantor

A 16 Rich Ritual: Spirituality for Cantors
ValLimar Jansen 

We are what we pray and how we lead. Make your ministry, the Liturgy and the texts we sing your spiritual guide.

Cantor
JANSEN

A 17 Development of Eucharistic Theology Since Vatican II
John Baldovin, SJ

From where has our theology of Eucharist come since Vatican II and where does it seem to be going? A noted liturgical theologian helps us explore the history and trends.

Clergy
BALDOVIN

A 18 Liturgy and Time, The Rhythm of Prayer: Praying the Liturgy of the Hours
Kathleen Harmon, SNDdeN

The Liturgy of the Hours mark each day as a prayer of praise and thanks to God. Discover options, resources, and the reasons why.

Liturgy: The Hours
HARMON

A 19 Nurturing and Caring for the Volunteer
Mary Prete 

Volunteers are a great resource. Caring for them and working with them requires skills that are beneficial to all human relationships.

Music Director
PRETE

A 20 Formation for Liturgical Prayer: What, How, and Why?
James Wickman 

The building blocks and tools that offer a strong foundation to be involved in forming parishes, communities, and ministers for praying the Liturgy.

Liturgy
WICKMAN

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Lunchtime Organ Recital
12:30 - 1:00 PM

Visit St. Columba Episcopal Church, Tenleytown Metro in DC, for an organ recital featuring Loralee Culbert, church music intern at St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis, playing the highly acclaimed Flentrop organ, a gem of an instrument in a most favorable acoustic. Transportation provided. Check appropriate box on the registration form.


DMMD Members’ Meeting

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Gather with other members of NPM’s professional division to reflect on accomplishments of the past year and plans for the future.

OCP

OCP Showcase
Let Everything That Has Breath
1:30 - 2:45 PM

“Indeed, God, the giver of song, is present whenever his people sing his praises” (Sing to the Lord, 1). Join OCP staff and composers as together we sing through music that will lead your communities in prayer and praise to God. A generous selection of music is our gift to you for attending.

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Institutes
3:00 – 5:30 pm

Chant and Handbell Institutes continue.


B

Breakout Sessions 3:30 - 4:45 pm

B 01 DMMD Institute
Ann Howard Jones 

A continuation of A-1. The Institute is open—at no additional cost—to all DMMD members attending the full convention. Non-DMMD members may also participate for a fee of $50. Pre-registration is required; no on-site registration.

DMMD
JONES

B 02 How Technology Can Help the Music Director, Part 2
Joseph Balistreri 

A continuation of A-2.

Technology
BALISTRERI

B 03 Sacrosanctum Concilium and the Renewal of Musical Ministries
Kathleen Harmon, SNDdeN

In what ways have various liturgical, musical ministries, ordained and lay, developed since the promulgation of Sacrosanctum Concilium? What further development needs to take place now?

HARMON

B 04 The Roman Missal and Holy Week
Paul Turner 

A walk through the Roman Missal and the ways in which it impacts our celebrations of Holy Week.

Roman Missal
TURNER

B 05 You Want ME to Select Music for the Mass?
Tony Alonso, Steve Petrunak and Lorie True

You are a cantor, instrumentalist or music leader and have been asked to select music for a school or parish Mass. Learn where to begin, what music is appropriate, why the liturgical year is important by experiencing a process that breaks open Scripture and more.

Youth Only
ALONSO
PETRUNAK TRUE

B 06 Sing to the Lord: Never Too Late to Learn
Steven Janco 

Sing to the Lord continues to offer us food for thought and tools for our ministry.

Music Director
JANCO

B 07 Classical Choral Repertoire for the Intermediate Choir, Part 2
James Abbington 

A continuation of A-7.

Choir Director
ABBINGTON

B 08 Stretching the Skills of Church Choirs
Michael Kemp 

To increase the vocal skills of church choir members, directors need to be able to explain foundational vocal concepts, e.g. posture, breath support, and tone placement, in layperson's language that choir members can comprehend.

Choir Director

B 09 From Pianist to Organist in One Workshop
Alan Hommerding 

Hands and feet and stops and a different touch, oh my!

Pianist
HOMMERDING

B 10 Bending Minds and Lifting Hearts
Steven Warner 

What does "contemporary" mean, anyway? How can we avoid genre labels and bring together a repertoire that reflects the diversity of the American Catholic Church, while all the time assuring the "full, conscious and active" exhortations of the Second Vatican Council?

Contemporary
WARNER

B 11 Organ Master Class (3:30 - 5:30 pm)
Lynn Trapp 

Open to all organists who wish to perform for the group or to attend the session to observe. Play liturgical music, organ repertoire suitable
for church and recital at any level. Nonorganists certainly welcome. Master teacher Lynn Trapp will address all aspects of organ
playing. To play for the class, please mark the “play” box on the registration form. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.

Organist
TRAPP

B 12 Music to Sing the Rite of Marriage
J. Michael Joncas 

How can we help couples and assemblies enter into the Rite of Marriage through the Liturgy we sing? Explore the current Rite and upcoming revision that will impact our choices.

Liturgy: The Rites
JONCAS

B 13 Composing and Arranging Music for Multiethnic and Multigenerational Liturgies, Part 2
Chris de Silva 

A continuation of A-13.

Composer
DeSILVA

B 14 We Lift Up Our Hearts: Music in Contemporary Liturgy
Steve Angrisano, Curtis Stephan

Liturgies that are both passionate and prayerful are among the most important things we do to engage our communities in full, active, and conscious participation. How does the contemporary liturgy create reverence and engage assemblies to worship God?

Contemporary
AGRISANO STEPHAN

B 15 Wading in Sacramental Waters: African American Music for Confirmation and the Easter Vigil
Lynné Gray 

Sing through resources that help African American communities sing the celebrations of Confirmation and the Easter Vigil.

Rivers Lecture

B 16 Cantor 101: More Than Singing, It's About Leading in Song
ValLimar Jansen 

With a few simple techniques, cantors can learn to truly lead the assembly in a communal song of worship.

Cantor
JANSEN

B 17 Musical Literacy: Raising the Bar
Pedro Rubalcava 

Tools to grow in music reading, singing, and playing skills.

Spanish-Speaking
RUBALCAVA

B 18 Clergy-Musician Relationships in the 21st Century
Eileen Guenther 

The president of the American Guild of Organists shares wisdom and insight into how to strengthen Clergy-Musician relationships today.

Music Director

B 19 Basic Chant for the Reluctant Assembly
Joe Simmons 

What basic chants every assembly would benefit from singing and how to incorporate these into your liturgical life.

Music Director
SIMMONS

B 20 What Can Taizé Prayer Teach Us About How To Pray Together?
David Anderson 

The Taizé community and the prayer they give us teach us how to pray together.

Ecumenism
ANDERSON

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Organist Master Class B-11
3:30–5:30 pm

Open to all organists who wish to perform for the group or to attend the session to observe. Play liturgical music, organ repertoire suitable for church and recital at any level. Non-organistscertainly welcome. Master teacher Lynn Trapp will address all aspects of organ playing. To play for the class, please mark the “play” box on the registration form. Pre-registration fee: $30. On-site registration, based on availability, for a fee of $50.

 



TUESDAY NIGHT EVENTS

Evening Events III
7:00 pm–8:00 pm

Army chorus

The U.S. Army Chorus in Concert 03-01 [WEBSITE]

In 1956 The U.S. Army Chorus was established as the vocal counterpart of The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and is one of the nation’s only professional men’s choruses. From its inception, The U.S. Army Chorus has established and maintained a reputation of excellence in the performance of male choral literature. Beyond the traditional military music and patriotic standards, the repertoire of the Army Chorus covers a broad spectrum which includes pop, Broadway, folk, and classical music. The Army Chorus performs frequently at the White House, the Vice President’s Residence, the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court, and the State Department as well as for foreign dignitaries. Come, hear this Chorus in concert at National City Christian Church.


Salmos, Himnos y Cánticos Espirituales 03-02
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

In his Letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul encouraged us to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Come, pray the songs of the Latino communities, that the Lord may listen to our song and the music of our hearts. En la carta de san Pablo a lose Efesios, nos anima a “intercambiar salmos y himnos y cánticos espirituales.” Vengan y oren con nosotros y únanse en los cantos de las comunidades latinas “que el Señor pueda oir el canto y la música de sus conrazones. Sponsored by OCP.


 

Evening Events IV
9:00–10:00 pm

This Is the Day! Hymns of Joy and Glory 04-01

Celebrate every day as a gift from the Lord in this festival of songs, hymns, and inspired songs. Explore the many facets of our faith with uplifting music and inspiring texts guided and played by Alan Hommerding. Join us at National City Christian Church. Sponsored by World Library Publications.

cross


castle

The Castle of the Soul 04-02

Teresa of Avila said: “Our soul is like a castle created out of a very precious jewel, with very many interesting rooms. You can live your whole life and never discover what it’s like inside.” Join us for this prayer experience as we take time to journey into this castle. It is an exploration of contemplative life in a contemporary setting. How can we take time in life’s busyness to meet God in the interior place, the soul? Using reflections and musical settings based on texts by early desert pilgrims and the writings of the mystics—ancient and contemporary—discover the eternal beauty of God’s presence.
Sponsored by GIA Publications, Inc
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