Events in Sacred Music

Upcoming Events

Musica Sacra Florida 4th Annual Gregorian Chant Conference at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida. Friday April 13 and Saturday April 14. This two-day workshop will present beginning, intermediate, and advanced musicians with rehearsals and lectures that will enrich their knowledge of Gregorian chant and its use in the RomanCatholic liturgy. The theme of this year’s conference will be the call of Pope Benedict XVI for reform in continuity with Tradition and the mutual enrichment of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Mass as describedby the Holy Father in his 2007 motu proprio Summorum Pontificum. Led by a faculty of chant specialists from around the state, attendees will have opportunities for in-depth study of single topics. There will be five intensive study tracks for the study of Gregorian Chironomy (conducting), Gregorian Semiology, Gregorian Chant in English, Church Documents and History of Sacred Music in the 20th and 21st Century, and a Clergy Training Track. This workshop is ideal for choir members, parish music directors, music students, teachers, parents, seminarians, priests, deacons and anyone who is interested in learning aboutthe heritage of sacred music within the Roman Catholic Church.
Sacred Music Colloquium XXII at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. June 25-July 1, 2012.

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Past events

English Chant Workshop at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prattville, Alabama. Saturday, March 3, 2012. 10:00am – 4:00pm. Chant is sung prayer—if you can speak it, you can sing it! Whether you’ve never sung before, or are singing in a choir, this workshop is for you. We will learn techniques of singing and reading chant, and explore the Propers and Ordinary chants as well as Psalms. Our instructors are Jeffrey Tucker and Arlene Oost-Zinner, nationally recognized instructors of chant. This workshop is offered at not cost to participants. Lunch will be provided. To register, call Robin at 334.365.8680
On Saturday, March 10, 2012 the Office of Worship and Spiritual Life of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is sponsoring a workshop for Choir Directors and Choir Members entitled: “Practical Chant for Parish Musicians.” The workshop will take place at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Oklahoma City, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 3:00 p.m. The $10 workshop fee includes lunch. This workshop will explore the renewed emphasis on the place of chant in the liturgy. Why do we sing chant? What is the “spirituality” of Gregorian Chant? How is suitable to the Roman Liturgy? The workshop will include the basics of chant techniques using sung examples from the Missal chant settings. In addition to settings for the ordinary of the Mass, we will look at other examples, such as the Easter Sequence, In Paradisum, and Ubi Caritas. Some pointers will also be given on how to conduct chant.
2012 Winter Chant Intensive January 4-6, 2012, at St. Mary Seminary in Houston, Texas. Sponsored by CMAA Houston. Full immersion classes for men and women, culminating in an OF, chanted Mass on Friday evening. UPDATE: This course is full. Registration is closed.
Chant Workshop with Wassim Sarweh at Old St. Patrick Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Saturday, January 7, 2012.
2012 Musica Sacra Saint Louis Conference: Thursday, February 16-Saturday, February 18, 2012m at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. The faculty includes: Advanced Chant- Mr. Nick Botkins (Director of Sacred Music & Master of the Choirs-Oratory of St. Francis de Sales, St. Louis MO); Beginning Chant & Lecturer- Mr. Scott Turkington (Organist & Choirmaster-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Charleston, SC); Polyphonic Choir- Dr. Horst Buchholz (Director of Sacred Music-Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO); Lecturer- Mrs. Heather Martin Cooper (Director- St. Louis Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians). Tuition (does not include lodging or meals): Full Conference-$75.00; Single Day-$45.00. Friday Night Dinner and Lecture with Scott Turkington (“How to Teach Chant to your Parish Choirs”): $25.00 or $20.00 with Conference Registration. Please note the Friday dinner & lecture is open to any who wishes to come regardless of their attendance at the conference, however priority will be given to conference participants. Registration will open on December 1, 2011 and will close on February 1, 2012. Registration will be online. More information is available at www.musicasacrasaintlouis.drupalgardens.com
Conference on Charles Tournemire’s L’Orgue Mystique Feb. 2-3, 2012; Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Church of the Epiphany (South Miami, FL)
St. Benedict Church in Richmond, Virginia, will be sponsoring The Gregorian Chant and More Workshop on Nov.11-12, 2011. The workshop will feature Fr. Robert A. Skeris, Director, Centre for Ward Method Studies at The Catholic University of America. Sessions will alternate singing Gregorian Chant with lectures on Sacred Music. All are welcome, from novices to experienced singers. The workshop will conclude with a Missa Cantata. All sessions will be held in Saint Anselm Hall at St. Benedict Parochial School. The workshop is free for St. Benedict Church members, however you must register. Registration includes lunch on Saturday as well as a copy of the Liber Cantualis, the book used for the workshop. For non-St. Benedict Church members, the fee is a modest $5 to cover lunch expenses. The Liber Cantualis will be available for purchase at the workshop. To register, or for more information, please email your contact information to jdorn@saintbenedictparish.org or ccrafton@saintbenedictschool.org. You may also mail your contact information and payment to St. Benedict Church Office, attn: Chant Workshop 206 North Belmont Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23221. More information here: Gregorian Chant and More Workshop.

Singing the Psalms. Learn to sing the songs of God’s people with
Mary Jane Ballou, Director of Cantorae St. Augustine. Add your voice to over 2,000 years of sung prayer by learning a simple way to chant the Psalms in your own prayer or with your family. St. Augustine said, “He who sings, prays twice.” The temple and synagogues of Israel were filled with chanted psalms. Christ sang with his disciples and the early Christians carried the Psalms throughout the ancient world. In a 2-hour workshop you will learn a simple method for chanting the Psalms that can be used with any edition of the Psalms or the Liturgy of the Hours. There will be a little history, a practical introduction, and lots of singing. We’ll conclude with Night Prayer (Compline) in Marywood’s lovely chapel. No prior musical knowledge or experience with the Liturgy of the Hours is needed. Just bring your voice.When: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost: $15.00
For more information and to register, visit www.marywoodretreat.org or call 904-287-2525 or 1-888-287-2539.
Questions about the workshop? Call Mary Jane Ballou at 904-347-6544 or email maryjane@mjballou.com
English Chant and Square Note Workshop, East Lansing, MI, August 27, 2011.
Sacred Music Colloquium XXI June 13-19, 2011; Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Musica Sacra Saint Louis Conference February 24-26, 2011.
Winter Chant Intensive January 3-7, 2011; Old St. Patrick’s Church in New Orleans, LA. Registration open. Classes limited to 25 participants.
CMAA 2010 Fall Practicum: Gregorian Chant at the Houston Cathedral; Houston, Texas, October 21-23. Faculty includes Scott Turkington (Gregorian chant for men), Arlene Oost-Zinner (Gregorian chant for women), Dr. William Mahrt, CMAA President, (Advanced chant for men and women), and Rev. Robert Pasley (Training for priests, deacons, seminarians and those who train them to sing the Mass). Talks by Dr. William Mahrt and Jeffrey Tucker (Managing Editor, Sacred Music; Sing Like a Catholic). The Program includes Solemn Vespers on Friday evening and concludes with a Missa Cantata in the Ordinary Form on Saturday evening; Dr. Crista Miller, Organist. Cost: $165 (includes instruction, materials, 3 meals and reception). This event is co-sponsored by the CMAA Houston Chapter, Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, and St. Theresa Catholic Church — Sugar Land, Texas
SING LIKE A CATHOLIC WORKSHOP at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; August 6-7, 2010. Lectures and Chant Instruction by Jeffrey Tucker and Arlene Oost-Zinner. Mass in the EF to be celebrated on Saturday, August 7; Rev. Timothy Reid, Celebrant. View the Preliminary Schedule. Workshop Packet.
Sacred Music Colloquium XX. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 21-27, 2010
Summer Chant Intensive with Scott Turkington at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 14-18, 2010
Gregorian Chant Conference at Ave Maria University. Sponsored by Musica Sacra Florida. Dates: March 19 and 20, 2010. Faculty includes Jennifer Donelson, Susan Treacy, Michael O’Connor, Mary Jane Ballou, Jeffrey Tucker, and Timothy McDonnell. Registration closes March 5, 2010.
Winter Chant Intensive at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, South Carolina. Instructor: Scott Turkington. January 4-8, 2010.
Traditions in Western Plainchant, sponsored by the Gregorian Institute of Canada, August 13-16, 2009.
CMAA Fall Pilgrimage: Gregorian Chant at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, co-sponsors: St. John the Beloved Church in McLean, Virginia, and John Paul II Cultural Center, September 25-26, 2009. Chant instruction: Scott Turkington; lectures by William Mahrt (Stanford and CMAA); Final Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated in the Crypt Church of the National Shrine, in the Year of Jubilee of the Basilica of the National Shrine (with conditions for gaining the Jubilee Year Plenary Indulgence), Washington, D.C.
Chant Classes in San Diego. Wednesdays Sept. 9- Nov. 11, 7:30-9pm at St. Anne’s parish in Logan Heights (621 Sicard St., San Diego, CA, 92113). Instructor: Mary Ann Carr Wilson.
Lauda Sion: Catholic Liturgy in Time of Reform, June 13, 2009, St. Mary’s Parish, Kalamazoo, Michigan, chant instruction and lectures with Fr. John T. Zuhlsdorf (“Ask Father” and “What Does the Prayer Really Say?”), Jeffrey Tucker (New Liturgical Movement, Sacred Music, and author of Sing Like a Catholic), Fr. Robert J. Johansen (St. Stanislaus Catholic Church), and Fr. David Grondz (Parochial Vicar of St. Mary Catholic Church).
CMAA Chant Intensive, with Scott Turkington, June 15-19, 2009, Loyola University, Chicago.
Mid-Western Chant Workshop, June 18-20, 2009, Benedictine College, Fr. Samuel Weber, O.S.B., Chant Master
Sacred Music Colloquium, Sponsored by the Church Music Association of America, June 22-28, 2009, Loyola University, Chicago.
Gregorian Chant Workshop, Sugar Land, Texas. February 13-14, 2009, directed by Scott Turkington, St. Theresa Church, Sugar Land, Texas
Renaissance Polyphony Weekend, February 20-22, 2009, University of Dallas, William Mahrt conducting.
Gregorian Chant Workshop, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 6-7, 2009, Musica Sacra Florida
Kingston Chant Workshop, March 20-21, 2009, Kingston, Ontario, directed by David Hughes
Chant Workshop, San Juan Bautista, April 25-26, 2009, directed by Kathy Rheinheimer, at the San Juan Bautista mission, founded 1797, San Juan Bautista, California.
Sung Extraordinary Form: A Workshop for Priests and Seminarians, April 28-30, 2009 (Tuesday through Thursday), St. John the Evangelist Church, Stamford, Connecticut, taught by Fr. Scott Haynes (St. John Cantius) and Scott Turkington.
Winter Chant Intensive, University of San Diego, January 5-9, 2009, taught by Scott Turkington (limited to 50).
Gregorian Chant Workshop, Institute of Christ the King, Chicago, Illinois, January 9-11, 2009, directed by Canon Wulfran Lebocq
Sacred Music Workshop, McLean, Virginia. Oct. 17-18, 2008. Scott Turkington, director.
Chant Study Tour, Sponsored by Fr. Robert Skeris, July 21-August 1, 2008, Switzerland, Italy, Germany.
Mid-western Chant Workshop, July 10-12, 2008, Directed by Andrew Mills, Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas.
Conductors Seminar sponsored by Pueri Cantores, Mount St. Mary’s College, August 2-4, 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
Pope Benedict XVI and the Sacred Liturgy, St. Augustine Liturgical Atelier of Hungary, August 21-24, 2009, Budapest, Hungary. Speakers: Conrad, S. FSSP; Dobszay, L.; Földváry, M. I.; Hemming, L. P.; Hoping, H.; Kolinski, D. CJC; Kocik, Th. M.; Kubilius, M. (AD FONTES); Pristas, L.; Reid, A.; Rihmer, Z.; Schmitz, R. M. ICRSS; Skeris, R.A.; Tanoüarn, Guillaume de IBP; Ullmann, P. Á. OPraem (StAugustie Liturgical Atelier).
Third Gregorian Institute of Canada Annual Colloquium, August 22-24, 2008, Benedictine Abbey, Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada.
Gregorian chant basics, St. Michael’s Parish, Miami, Florida, September 27, 2008, conducted by Jenny Donelson.
At the Lamb’s High Feast: A Liturgical Seminar on Music and Theology, June 7, 2008, Kalamazoo, Michigan, with Fr. J.T. Zuhlsdorf and Jeffrey Tucker.
Gregorian Chant Workshop: an introduction to sung prayer, Saturday, May 17, Oceanside, California, with Mary Ann Carr and Fr. Stephanos Pedrano, O.S.B.
Rocky Mountain Region Sacred Music Workshop, St. Mary’s Cathedral, January 18-19, 2008, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Sacred Music: A Workshop in Gregorian Chant, November 9-10, 2007, St. John Beloved Parish, McLean, Virginia, led by Scott Turkington
Sacred Music Workshop, November 9-10, 2007, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Woodstock, Georgia, led by Arlene Oost-Zinner and Jeffrey Tucker
Gregorian Chant in Indiana, November 9-10, 2007, St. Patrick’s, Kokomo, Indiana, led by Amy Zuberbueller
Sacred Music Shreveport, November 30-December 1, 2007, Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Shreveport, Louisiana, led by Kurt Poterack.
Gregorian Chant Workshop, San Diego, December 1, 2007, Mission San Diego de Alcala, led by Mary Ann Carr Wilson and Kathy Reimheimer.
Introduction to Parish Chant, Salinas, California, September 14-15, 2007, led by Kathy Reinheimer, at Madonna del Sasso Parish, 320 E Laurel Dr, Salinas, CA 93906.
Symposium on the Motu Proprio, Stamford, Conneticut, September 14-15, 2007, led by Scott Turkington.
Missa in Cantu: Priest Training in the Sung Mass, October 17-19, 2007, sponsored by the Church Music Association and St. John Cantius, Chicago, Illinois, held at the parish in Chicago.
Sacred Music Workshop, Sponsored by the St. Cecilia Schola and led by Wilko Brouwers, February 1-2, 2008, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Auburn, Alabama.