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Register Now for the 2017 Colloquium!

Wednesday, 03 May 2017 10:52
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St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel, Univ. of St. Thomas

TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF SACRED MUSIC COLLOQUIA

June 19-24, 2017
University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Don’t delay… Register now for the CMAA’s Sacred Music Colloquium.

 

 

 

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The CMAA’s Sacred Music Colloquium continues to be the largest and most in-depth teaching conference and retreat on sacred music in the world. Our 2017 program offers new and expanded opportunities for learning, singing, listening, and interacting with some of the best minds and musicians in the Catholic world today!

Liturgies will be held at three great venues – the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas on the University of St. Thomas campus, the Church of St. Mark, and St. Agnes Church. In addition, we will have an organ recital at the beautiful Cathedral of St. Paul on Wednesday evening.

Each participant typically participates in two choirs — one chant and one polyphony. You have the opportunity to sing with fantastic directors along with other participants who love sacred music at liturgies during the week. With wide-ranging breakout topics covering a host of subjects, you can expand your knowledge and hear what other musicians are doing across the country (and the world).

Enjoy the lovely campus of the University of St. Thomas, where the sessions will held during the week.

For all the details about the Colloquium, visit the Colloquium Main Page, Colloquium Details Page, and Faculty Page.

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MusicaSacra Florida 2017 Conference

Thursday, 20 April 2017 12:17
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MusicaSacra Florida – 9th Annual Gregorian Chant Conference

Friday, May 19 & Saturday, May 20, 2017
at Saint Mark the Evangelist Church, Tampa, FL

The Florida Chapter of the Church Music Association of America (CMAA) is pleased to announce the 9th annual Musica Sacra Florida Gregorian Chant Conference.

The Conference will include:

Keynote Lecture

“Sacred Music in the Secular Sphere: Can Beauty Lead to the Good and the True?”, Mary Jane Ballou, D.S.M.

Workshops

  • “Resources and Planning for a Parish Schola” (Edward Schaefer)
  • “From Square Notes to Round Gestures: How to Conduct Gregorian Chant” (Susan Treacy)

Chant Choirs
Scholae for beginning/intermediate (men & women), advanced men, advanced women

Masses
Opening Missa cantata in the Extraordinary Form on Friday evening. Music provided by the Schola of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, Tampa, FL under the direction of Anders Bergmann.
Closing Missa cantata in the Ordinary Form on Saturday evening (anticipated Sunday Mass) with English & Latin chants provided by conference participants.

For all the details about the conference and how to register, visit:
MUSICA SACRA FLORIDA CHANT CONFERENCE PAGE

“Cantate Domino”: an international declaration on sacred music

Sunday, 05 March 2017 20:54
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On Sunday, March 5, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Church’s Instruction on Music in the Liturgy Musicam sacram, over 200 musicians, pastors, and scholars published a declaration under the title “Cantate Domino canticum novum”.

The statement recalls the Second Vatican Council’s teaching which describes sacred music as “a treasure of inestimable value”, and it speaks of elements in common practice “that contribute to the present deplorable situation of sacred music and of the liturgy.”

We, the undersigned—musicians, pastors, teachers, scholars, and lovers of sacred music—humbly offer to the Catholic community around the world this statement, expressing our great love for the Church’s treasury of sacred music and our deep concerns about its current plight.

The statement calls on the Church to (1) reaffirm the musical heritage of the Roman rite: Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony; (2) give children an exposure to the beauty of true musical art; (3) promote the professional training of lay church musicians; (4) insist on high standards for music in cathedrals and basilicas; (5) encourage every parish to offer at least one fully sung Mass every Sunday; (6) provide musical training for the clergy, to enable them to sing their part of the liturgy; and (7) educate liturgists in the musical tradition of the Church.

These recommendations, along with a discussion of widespread failings in musical practice, are fleshed out in the full document, which is available here. Versions in five other languages can be reached through the coverage at our sister site New Liturgical Movement.

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Tuesday, 21 February 2017 04:00
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st-mark-1Don’t miss the opportunity to register with Early rates for this summer’s Sacred Music Colloquium. Early registration ends March 1st, so don’t delay!

Get all the information about this year’s faculty, schedule, repertory, plenary speakers, breakouts and more at the Colloquium Details page.

 

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SUMMER AT EASTMAN

Monday, 13 February 2017 04:00
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Singing Gregorian Chant and Renaissance Polyphony – Chicago

St_John_CantiusJune 26-30, 2017 / Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Site: St. John Cantius Church, 825 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, Illinois

Michael Alan Anderson, director

The course will balance exposure to the genres and styles of traditional Western plainchant with the study and execution of Renaissance vocal polyphony. Sessions will center not just on performance but also on historical background, notation, and contemporary theory and practice. In a short concert at week’s end, students will present – as an SATB choir – an unpublished sixteenth-century polyphonic Vespers, which incorporates both chant and polyphony. This course is appropriate for church music directors, choral directors, and singers wishing to gain a stronger foundation in early music. The institute takes place in Chicago at St. John Cantius Church, recently named the most beautiful church in the United States and well known for its rich tradition of sacred music.

Participant Concert: A Renaissance Vespers – Friday, June 30 at 7:30 pm., St. John Cantius Church

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Singing Gregorian Chant and Renaissance Polyphony – Chicago

Professional Development Hours: 30
Tuition:
$1,550 / 1 credit CRN 18500
$650 / noncredit CRN 18496

To apply for this course: APPLY NOW

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