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CMAA SUMMER COURSES
June 24-28, 2019
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

REGULAR REGISTRATION IS IN EFFECT

The CMAA is proud to present two summer courses for 2019. Both courses will be held concurrently at the Mary Pappert Music School at Duquesne University.

Chant Intensive, Jeffrey Morse, Instructor

Laus in Ecclesia – Level One, Br. Mark Bachmann (Choirmaster at Clear Creek Abbey), Instructor

HELPFUL LINKS

Campus Map
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Course Schedule
Instructions for Clergy
Syllabus for Chant Intensive
CMAA Code of Conduct
Around Pittsburgh
Information about bus routes, fares and passes can be obtained at the port authority website.
Airport Shuttles and Transportation
Public transportation from the Pittsburgh airport is available. Click here for details. Alternatively, a twenty-five minute cab ride from the airport runs about $45. Many shuttle services are available. One of them is SuperShuttle, another is AirportShuttle.com.

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CHANT INTENSIVE

The Chant Intensive lives up to its name: though no previous experience with chant is required, beginners and intermediate chanters should be prepared for full immersion from the start. You will learn or review how to read and fully navigate all aspects of traditional Gregorian notation (square notes), as well as an introduction to chironomy (directing chant) with a masterful teacher.

The course will also address correct Latin pronunciation, the sound and mystery of the eight Church modes, Psalm tones and their applications, questions concerning the rhythm of plainsong, and more. Lauds and Compline will be sung to allow participants to experience the beauty of a portion of the sung Divine Office. Gregorian repertoire will be used for Divine Office and Mass.

The CMAA Summer Chant Intensive is intended for beginning and continuing students and all who love and appreciate the central role that chant plays as the prayerful song of the Roman Rite–not only at cathedrals and basilicas but in any parish. The conference will inspire and prepare participants to continue the renaissance of sacred music in our time, in both the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Mass. In the years since the first CMAA Chant Intensive course was taught in 2008, hundreds of students have benefited from this in-depth course in Gregorian chant.

This summer’s course will be taught by instructor Jeffrey Morse in one section including men and women.

Recommended books:

Graduale Romanum (recommended)
Gregorian Missal (recommended)
Graduale Triplex (recommended)

Participants may bring their own copies of the recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course (optional). All materials required for the course will be provided. Duquesne students taking the course for credit, please see the syllabus.

Course Schedule

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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LAUS IN ECCLESIA – LEVEL ONE

Laus in Ecclesia is a complete course in Gregorian chant in three (3) levels:

Level One: Beginners and members of a Gregorian choir
Level Two: More advanced, which could be described as what is necessary to sing in a schola and to sing the more elaborate chants (Graduale, Alleluia, Offertory).
Level Three: Perfecting the Gregorian skills to enable the student to direct a schola or group

This summer’s course will cover only the Level One. A book will be provided which contains all the course material. The subject matter covers theory and practice.

Theory: recognizing and naming the notes and the neums, rhythmic theory (Solesmes), Latin pronunciation, and finally, modality, all leading up to analysis of a chant.
Practice: Exercises in all theoretical areas mentioned: reading Gregorian notation, intervals, solfeggio, nomenclature of the neums, rhythmic exercises, pronunciation exercises, and rhythmic analysis.

In the course of the week, the students will be taken through all 15 lessons of the manual Laus in Ecclesia, level One. Much of the material will be explained, alternated with exercises and examples. Ideally, the manual is meant to provide a whole course with homework assignments at the end of each lesson to be completed and submitted for correction, and an oral practical examination after finishing the course. As it is unlikely that the student will be able to complete all this during the week, these assignments can be completed during the year and an exam can be taken at the next scheduled course, or other arrangements can be made individually.

The book Laus in Ecclesia is the revised edition of the St. Gregoire Schola’s manual. The previous five manuals which provided the teaching matter of the Schola are condensed into three levels with this revision. The first two levels have been published in France (the third is still in process). This course will include the use of the first level, which is newly published in English. This book provides color diagrams and illustrations to accompany the material. Also included is a CD which provides a model for solfeggio and rhythm exercises. These same tracks will also be available at the Laus in Ecclesia website (still in process, but planned for completion prior to the course in June).

Br. Mark Bachmann, choirmaster for Clear Creek Monastery will teach this course, sharing his many years of experience with class participants.

Course Schedule

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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FACULTY

Br. Mark Bachmann will teach Clear Creek Monastery’s Laus in Ecclesia – Level One. This course is offered for the second time this summer and will use the Manual Laus in Ecclesia, Level One, revised and translated from the French edition.

After earning a Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, Brother Mark Bachmann entered Fontgombault, a Benedictine monastery in France, where he was ordained a priest in 1991. He sang in the Fontgombault schola, after which he functioned as precentor at Gaussan for five years. He attained the 4th degree of the St. Gregoire schola.

Sent as one of the 13 founders of Clear Creek monastery in 1999, he has served as choirmaster at the monastery since 2009. He was on the CMAA faculty for the 2016 Colloquium in St. Louis, MO.
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Jeffrey Morse will be teaching this summer’s Chant Intensive course, bringing his wealth of experience to this summer’s course participants.

Morse is a conductor, singer, and teacher of Gregorian Chant. A student of Dr. Mary Berry (Cambridge, UK) in Gregorian Chant and Gregorian Semiology. He also attended Sonoma State University and the Université François Rabelais de Tours (France). He was a student of Dr. Alise Brown at the University of N. Colorado in Ward Method, a method of teaching music, both modern and Gregorian notation and theory to school children. A native of Northern California, he however spent much of his formative years in England where he was exposed to the English choral tradition and especially the tradition of child choristers.

In 2002, he established in a small parish in California a flourishing child chorister program under the pedagogical direction of the Royal School of Church Music, proving that even ordinary parishes can musically benefit from this most ancient of Church traditions-the child chorister. In this program, the children were not only trained in Chant but also in singing the treble parts of the polyphony with the choir every Sunday and major feast. The fruits of this were not only beneficial for the singing of services at the parish, adding to the beauty and solemnity of the liturgies, but promises future fruits as well as already some of the original child-choristers have gone on to undergraduate and graduate studies in sacred music.

Mr. Morse is widely looked upon as a leader in the teaching of Gregorian Chant in the U.S and has given many workshops for adults and children in this matchless music of the Church. He is a regular Chant conductor and teacher at the annual Colloquium of the Church Music Association of America. Enthusiastic and missionary about this music, he has been called “disciplined in his approach, but fun and amusing, displaying a complete knowledge and understanding of his subject and its practice and use in the Church of the 21st century”.

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Registration Information – Mail-in

Mail-in and online registration can be completed now. To To register by mail and pay by check, complete the registration form for your desired course and mail to CMAA, 2014 Corn Dr., Las Cruces, NM 88001. The discount code for members has been sent to our member list by email. Please contact Janet Gorbitz or call 505-263-6298 for questions about your member discount code if you have not received it. If you wish to pay your registration fees in installments, please use the mail-in form. Please note that registration payment must be made in full by March 31st for Early rates or May 15th for regular registration rates.

Registration Form for Chant Intensive or Laus in Ecclesia

Tuition includes all sessions and supplemental materials as well as coffee breaks as described in the schedule. No meals are included in this tuition. All meals will be taken at the university dining hall. Payment is made at the entrance to the dining hall on a pay-as-you-go basis. Chant Intensive participants may bring their own copies of the recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course (optional). Other needed materials will be provided. Laus in Ecclesia participants will receive course materials at registration. The week’s events will culminate with Mass in the campus Chapel on Friday.

Early Registration (deadline: March 1, 2019) for CMAA Members is $300 (non-members $350); Regular Registration (deadline: May 15, 2019) for CMAA members is $350 (non-members $400), including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Payment must be made in full by March 1 for Early Registration or May 15th for Regular Registration to receive these rates. Member coupon code required for $50 discount.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 15, 2018. The late registration fee is $50.
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COURSE CREDIT AT DUQUESNE

See the Duquesne University Summer Course offerings for information about taking these courses for credit. If you have questions about how to register through the university, please contact Dr. Ann Labounsky. For students taking the course for credit, CMAA tuition is waived. However, due to the limited number of spaces, please contact Janet Gorbitz at 505-263-6298 to reserve a spot before registering through Duquesne. See the summer course listing at Duquesne here: DUQUESNE SUMMER COURSES
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DORMITORY LODGING AND CAMPUS INFORMATION

Dormitory lodging is available on the Duquesne University campus within easy walking distance of the Mary Pappert Music School. Participants will stay on the Duquesne campus in one of the dormitories (details forthcoming).  The entrance desk will be secured with round the clock desk staff and equipped with ID card access, so late arrivals are no problem. You’ll receive your room assignment and room key at the front desk of the dormitory. Upon checking in, please make sure the room key is compatible with the lock. If there are any issues, guests are encouraged to see the front desk immediately. You can access a campus map by visiting the Duquesne University website here: Campus Map.

The dormitory offers free wifi (login information to be provided to registered participants by email).

Rooms are single or double occupancy. Linens will be provided, including sheets, one pillowcase, two bath towels, two washcloths, one pillow and one blanket. If you like to read before bedtime, bring a small book light for your convenience. Other items to bring: hangers, drinking cups, all toiletries (including blow dryer). Each wing features a kitchenette with full refrigerator, microwave and sink. Laundry machines are located within each wing – no charge to use! All residence halls are air-conditioned. The University is patrolled by sworn officers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may register for a single- or double-occupancy room for your stay. Rates are $50/night for a single or $40/night for a double, including linens. If you request a double (shared) room, please email us at programs@musicasacra.com with the name of your preferred roommate. If you do not designate a roommate, we will assign one to you. If we are unable to assign a roommate to you, you will be responsible for the single rate.

On-campus parking is available in the Forbes Avenue Parking garage for all guests. The garage is covered and centrally located on campus. Guests may park in the garage on a cash basis or a parking permit may be established for their stay on campus. It is recommended that you park in the garage on cash basis when you arrive and then visit the parking office during regular office hours to purchase your parking pass for the week.

Parking Rates
Rates subject to change, printed rates are not guaranteed.

Weekday Parking: $12.00
Evening and Weekend Parking (after 5pm): $ 6.00

For any participants with mobility issues, there is handicapped parking available at Duquesne University around campus. You can find out where those parking spaces are located by visiting the Duquesne University website here. These spaces do require the purchase of a surface parking pass at the parking office. Rates are the same for surface parking passes as for parking garage passes. Guests must have a handicapped tag or plate to make use of these surface tags.

Dining Times and Locations

Cafeteria Style Meals:

Guests may dine in our dining facilities (location forthcoming) on a cash basis.

Dining Rates

Rates subject to change, printed rates are not guaranteed.

Breakfast (Served M-F, 7:30am-9:00am) – $7.25 per day
Lunch (Served M-F, 11:30am-1:00pm) – $9.60 per day
Dinner (Served Daily, 4:30pm-6:00pm) – $10.50 per day
Brunch (Served weekends, 11:30am-1:00pm) – $9.60 per day

7:30 am – 1:30 pm

Subway
Brottier Hall – Shingiss Street
Monday – Friday: 10:00 am -10:00 pm*
Saturday: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm* | Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm*
* Hours subject to change without notice.

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Hotel Accommodations are also available at the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, telephone: 1-412-471-4000. Rooms are available at the special conference price of $149 per room per night, plus tax, for single or double rooms, up to occupancy of four per room. Make your reservation on or before May 28th, 2018 to get the special group rate.

LINK TO HOTEL ROOM BLOCK (forthcoming)

Amenities include free internet in all guest rooms. The property includes a business center, fitness center, pool, full service restaurant, bar. The Marriott is a non-smoking hotel. This hotel is within easy walking distance of Duquesne University, so guests staying at the Marriott can plan to walk up the hill to Duquesne University.
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CANCELLATIONS

Requests received in writing at the CMAA Office (by mail or email) by May 15th will receive a refund less the nonrefundable $75 deposit. Refunds will be processed after the Summer courses have concluded. Any requests for cancellation after May 15th will only be processed if a replacement from the waiting list is able to take your place. Dormitory cancellations will be processed if Duquesne University approves the change.
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CODE OF CONDUCT

Please note that all participants are expected to adhere to the CMAA Code of Conduct.

CMAA SUMMER COURSES
June 18 – 22, 2017
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

UPDATE: LATE REGISTRATION IS IN EFFECT. If you would like to attend, please contact us directly. Online registration is no longer available.

The CMAA is proud to again present four summer courses for the summer of 2018. All courses will be held concurrently at the Mary Pappert Music School at Duquesne University.

Chant Intensive and Laus in Ecclesia – Level One

Ward Method I – That All May Sing and Ward Method II – Intermediate

HELPFUL LINKS

Campus Map
REGISTRATION – ONLINE
Course Schedule
Instructions for Clergy
CMAA Code of Conduct
Around Pittsburgh
Information about bus routes, fares and passes can be obtained at the port authority website.
Airport Shuttles and Transportation
Public transportation from the Pittsburgh airport is available. Click here for details. Alternatively, a twenty-five minute cab ride from the airport runs about $45. Many shuttle services are available. One of them is SuperShuttle, another is AirportShuttle.com.

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CHANT INTENSIVE

The Chant Intensive lives up to its name: though no previous experience with chant is required, beginners and intermediate chanters should be prepared for full immersion from the start. You will learn or review how to read and fully navigate all aspects of traditional Gregorian notation (square notes), as well as an introduction to chironomy (directing chant) with a masterful teacher.

The course will also address correct Latin pronunciation, the sound and mystery of the eight Church modes, Psalm tones and their applications, questions concerning the rhythm of plainsong, and more. Lauds and Compline will be sung to allow participants to experience the beauty of a portion of the sung Divine Office. Gregorian repertoire will be used for Divine Office and Mass.

The CMAA Summer Chant Intensive is intended for beginning and continuing students and all who love and appreciate the central role that chant plays as the prayerful song of the Roman Rite–not only at cathedrals and basilicas but in any parish. The conference will inspire and prepare participants to continue the renaissance of sacred music in our time, in both the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Mass. In the years since the first CMAA Chant Intensive course was taught in 2008, hundreds of students have benefited from this in-depth course in Gregorian chant.

This summer’s course will be taught by instructor David Hughes in one section including men and women.

Recommended books:

Graduale Romanum (recommended)
Gregorian Missal (recommended)
Graduale Triplex (recommended)

Participants may bring their own copies of the recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course (optional). All materials required for the course will be provided.

Course Schedule

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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WARD METHOD I – THAT ALL MAY SING

Once again, the CMAA is offering a beginning course in the Ward method developed by Justine Bayard Ward (1879 – 1975). This method was developed by Ward for the purpose of providing a basic integrated musical education for children in primary and intermediate grades of Catholic schools. The Ward Method has Gregorian Chant as its basis. Using her method, directors of children’s choirs may work toward the goal that all the children may sing — not just those with the most obvious natural talent.

The CMAA has offered short breakout sessions about the Ward method at Colloquia, but offering these focused courses allows the time available to provide the needed training for participants to take the methodology home to use with students. This summer’s course will provide training to allow participants to teach groups of children using these tried and true methods, including the planning and conducting of regular Ward lessons to groups of children.

A typical Ward lesson of approximately twenty minutes’ duration will contain these elements (as detailed in the Book One teacher’s manual):
• Vocal exercises (tone quality, timbre, voice placement)
• Rhythm (rhythm and metrical gestures and dictation)
• Staff notation (various systems)
• Dynamics – Expression
• Words – Song Texts
• Intonation – Pitch (Intonation exercises, eye and ear training, arm and finger gestures)
• Songs with and without words

Scott Turkington will again share his training and experience in sharing the Ward method with participants in this course in the hope of preparing new generations of Catholics to sing in choirs, scholas and in actively participating in the parish liturgies as parishioners in the pews.

Description:

Participants will learn how to plan a lesson, teach a vocal exercise, help non-singers to find their singing voices, teach an intonation exercise, play “listening” games, play “look and remember” games, study rhythm patterns, give rhythm dictation, teach a song without words and teach a song with words.

Course Schedule

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of music theory, including tonic sol-fa system.

Notes: This course will be limited to no more than 30 participants.
The CMAA Ward course does not have any official Ward accreditation and is not affiliated with the Center for Ward Studies.

Textbooks and teaching materials (a $65.00 retail value) will be provided to participants for the course. Participants are encouraged to bring along a pitch pipe. They will be available for sale at our book table as well.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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WARD METHOD II – INTERMEDIATE

For the second year, building on the success of our first Ward course offering in 2016, the CMAA is offering an Intermediate course in the Ward method developed by Justine Bayard Ward (1879 – 1975). This method was developed by Ward for the purpose of providing a basic integrated musical education for children in primary and intermediate grades of Catholic schools. The Ward Method has Gregorian Chant as its basis. Using her method, directors of children’s choirs may work toward the goal that all the children may sing — not just those with the most obvious natural talent.

The CMAA has offered short breakout sessions about the Ward method at Colloquia, but until the 2016 summer’s first course, we have not had the time available to provide the needed training for participants to take the methodology home to use with students. This summer’s course will provide training to allow participants to continue in their training to move beyond the first year of Ward instruction with advanced techniques and a continuation of the training needed to continue utilizing the Ward method beyond the first year.

Wilko Brouwers will share his training and experience in sharing the Ward method with participants in this course in the hope of preparing new generations of Catholics to sing in choirs, scholas and in actively participating in the parish liturgies as parishioners in the pews.

Description:

Participants will build on the knowledge gained during the Ward I course using the CMAA’s Ward songbook, Now I Walk In Beauty.

Course Schedule

Prerequisites:
Ward I (CMAA) or the equivalent taught elsewhere.
The CMAA Ward course does not have any official Ward accreditation and is not affiliated with the Center for Ward Studies.

The new Songbook and teaching materials will be provided to participants for the course. Participants are encouraged to bring their pitch pipe and red/green stick to the course. Replacements will be available for sale.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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LAUS IN ECCLESIA – LEVEL ONE

Laus in Ecclesia is a complete course in Gregorian chant in three (3) levels:

Level One: Beginners and members of a Gregorian choir
Level Two: More advanced, which could be described as what is necessary to sing in a schola and to sing the more elaborate chants (Graduale, Alleluia, Offertory).
Level Three: Perfecting the Gregorian skills to enable the student to direct a schola or group

This summer’s course will cover only the Level One. A book will be provided which contains all the course material. The subject matter covers theory and practice.

Theory: recognizing and naming the notes and the neums, rhythmic theory (Solesmes), Latin pronunciation, and finally, modality, all leading up to analysis of a chant.
Practice: Exercises in all theoretical areas mentioned: reading Gregorian notation, intervals, solfeggio, nomenclature of the neums, rhythmic exercises, pronunciation exercises, and rhythmic analysis.

In the course of the week, the students will be taken through all 15 lessons of the manual Laus in Ecclesia, level One. Much of the material will be explained, alternated with exercises and examples. Ideally, the manual is meant to provide a whole course with homework assignments at the end of each lesson to be completed and submitted for correction, and an oral practical examination after finishing the course. As it is unlikely that the student will be able to complete all this during the week, these assignments can be completed during the year and an exam can be taken at the next scheduled course, or other arrangements can be made individually.

The book Laus in Ecclesia is the revised edition of the St. Gregoire Schola’s manual. The previous five manuals which provided the teaching matter of the Schola are condensed into three levels with this revision. The first two levels have been published in France (the third is still in process). This course will include the use of the first level, which is newly published in English. This book provides color diagrams and illustrations to accompany the material. Also included is a CD which provides a model for solfeggio and rhythm exercises. These same tracks will also be available at the Laus in Ecclesia website (still in process, but planned for completion prior to the course in June).

Br. Mark Bachmann, choirmaster for Clear Creek Monastery will teach this course, sharing his many years of experience with class participants.

Course Schedule

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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FACULTY

Br. Mark Bachmann will teach Clear Creek Monastery’s Laus in Ecclesia – Level One. This course is offered for the second time this summer and will use the Manual Laus in Ecclesia, Level One, revised and translated from the French edition.

After earning a Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, Brother Mark Bachmann entered Fontgombault, a Benedictine monastery in France, where he was ordained a priest in 1991. He sang in the Fontgombault schola, after which he functioned as precentor at Gaussan for five years. He attained the 4th degree of the St. Gregoire schola.

Sent as one of the 13 founders of Clear Creek monastery in 1999, he has served as choirmaster at the monastery since 2009. He was on the CMAA faculty for the 2016 Colloquium in St. Louis, MO.
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Wilko Brouwers of the Netherlands joins us again this year for Ward II – Intermediate. He has taught both chant and polyphony at the CMAA Colloquia since 2004 and has developed a loyal following among CMAA program attendees. We are indeed fortunate that his schedule will allow him to also teach this course.

Wilko Brouwers has conducted the Monteverdi Kamerkoor Utrecht from 1989 until 2016 and the Strijps Kamerkoor Eindhoven since 2004. He was also the director of the Gregorian Schola of St. Benedictus Abbey in Achel, Belgium, a post he held for the last eight years until its closing in 2013. In 2016 he founded “The Gregorian Circle”, a group of 25 singers who join in one of Utrecht’s medieval churches to study and sing chant.

Original compositions by Wilko Brouwers have been published and recorded.

As a music educator, Wilko Brouwers teaches choral conducting at the Utrecht Art Center in the Netherlands. Internationally, he has taught workshops on Gregorian chant in Auburn, Alabama, Still River, Massachusetts, and Pamplona, Spain. Brouwers is the author of Stepping Tones, a method of sight reading for elementary schools and children’s choirs based on the Ward Method. His Words with Wings: Gregorian Chant for Children in Twenty Lessons has been published by the Church Music Association of America, with both student and teacher’s workbooks and demonstration CDs. His most recent book is the new CMAA Ward Method Songbook, Now I Walk In Beauty, which will be used for the course.

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David Hughes will be teaching this summer’s Chant Intensive course, bringing his wealth of experience to this summer’s course participants.

David is Organist & Choirmaster at St. Mary Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he oversees a program of seven choirs, including the professional St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum, which specializes in late medieval and early Renaissance polyphony in the context of a weekly Solemn Mass in the traditional rite, and the volunteer St. Mary’s Choir, whose core repertoire is English music of the 19th and 20th centuries. He is founder and director of the St. Mary’s Student Schola, a comprehensive program of musical education for children. The Student Schola sings regularly for Masses and Vespers in Connecticut and elsewhere, including a foray to World Youth Day in Madrid to sing Gregorian propers and polyphonic motets at stadium Masses. He directs Viri Galilaei, an ensemble of men from the tristate New York area who gather weekly to sing Vespers, to explore the singing of medieval polyphony from original manuscripts, and to discuss matters of theology, philosophy, and politics.

In demand as an instructor of Gregorian chant, he frequently travels for workshops, clinics, and recitals. He has written several film scores and a number of Masses and motets. David’s composition teachers have included Ruth Schonthal and John Halle, and he has studied organ with Paul Jacobs and Daniel Sullivan. A native of Stamford, Connecticut, he is a graduate of Yale College.
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Scott Turkington, Organist and Choirmaster of Holy Family Church and Holy Family Academy in Minneapolis, MN, joins us for Ward Method I – That All May Sing.

Prior to joining the staff at Holy Family in 2013, Turkington served as principal organist and choirmaster of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, SC. Until 2010, he served as organist and choirmaster for the Roman Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in Stamford, Connecticut, where he conducted a choir in a program of weekly polyphonic Mass settings and Gregorian chant. Before accepting the position at St. John’s in 1998, he was Assistant Organist and Conductor at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. While at the National Shrine, he played for over 500 services each year, and appeared on live national television dozens of times.

He has been Music Director at the Church of the Covenant in Boston; Music Teacher and Organist at St. Paul’s Choir School in Harvard Square, under Theodore Marier. A native of Minneapolis, he studied music at the University of Minnesota, the Boston Conservatory of Music and The Catholic University of America. His former teachers include Heinrich Fleischer, Phillip Steinhaus, and George Faxon.

In frequent demand as an organ recitalist, he has played innumerable recitals in the Northeast, having made his New York debut at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He has performed for a national convention of the Organ Historical Society, and is a featured performer on the Organ Historical Society’s compact disc, Organs of Baltimore. In 1994, his choir performed for Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

He is editor of A Gregorian Chant Masterclass by Theodore Marier, published by the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. This book and its companion CD feature the Stamford Schola Gregoriana and the nuns of Regina Laudis, both conducted by Turkington.
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Registration Information – Mail-in

Mail-in and online registration can be completed now. To To register by mail and pay by check, complete the registration form for your desired course and mail to CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202. The discount code for members has been sent to our member list by email. Please contact Janet Gorbitz or call 505-263-6298 for questions about your member discount code if you have not received it. If you wish to pay your registration fees in installments, please use the mail-in form. Please note that tuition payment must be made in full by March 31st April 14th for Early rates or May 15th for regular tuition rates. UPDATE: Late Registration is now in effect. Please contact me directly if you wish you join one of the courses by email at programs@musicasacra.com.

Registration Form for Chant Intensive, Ward I, and Ward II

Registration Form for Laus in Ecclesia

Tuition includes all sessions and supplemental materials as well as coffee breaks as described in the schedule. No meals are included in this tuition. All meals will be taken at the university dining hall. Payment is made at the entrance to the dining hall on a pay-as-you-go basis. Ward Course participants will receive all course materials upon arrival. Chant Intensive participants may bring their own copies of the recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course (optional). Other needed materials will be provided. Laus in Ecclesia participants will receive course materials at registration. The week’s events will culminate with Mass in the campus Chapel on Friday.

Ward I or II Tuition:

Early Registration ( deadline: March 31, April 14, 2018) for CMAA members is $350 (non-members $400), Regular Registration (deadline: May 15, 2018) for CMAA members is $400 (non-members $450), including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Payment must be made in full by March 31st April 14th for Early Registration or May 15th for Regular Registration to receive these rates. Member coupon code required for $50 discount.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 15, 2018. The late registration fee is $50. To inquire about registration after May 31st, email us at programs@musicasacra.com.

Chant Intensive

Early Registration (deadline: March 31, 2018 April 14, 2018) for CMAA Members is $300 (non-members $350); Regular Registration (deadline: May 15, 2018) for CMAA members is $350 (non-members $400), including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Payment must be made in full by March 31st April 14th for Early Registration or May 15th for Regular Registration to receive these rates. Member coupon code required for $50 discount. Late Registration is now in effect.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 15, 2018. The late registration fee is $50.

Laus in Ecclesia – Level One

Early Registration (deadline: March 31, 2018 April 14, 2018) is $325; Regular Registration (deadline: May 15, 2018) is $375, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Payment must be made in full by March 31st to receive the early rate or May 15th to receive the regular rate.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 15, 2018. The late registration fee is $50.
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DORMITORY LODGING AND CAMPUS INFORMATION

Dormitory lodging is available on the Duquesne University campus within easy walking distance of the Mary Pappert Music School. Participants will stay on the Duquesne campus in Towers Hall. Temporary parking is available on upper Magee St. (near Vickroy Hall) while you unload your belongings. The entrance desk will be secured with round the clock desk staff and equipped with ID card access, so late arrivals are no problem. You’ll receive your room assignment and room key at the front desk of Towers Hall. Upon checking in, please make sure the room key is compatible with the lock. If there are any issues, guests are encouraged to see the front desk immediately. You can access a campus map by visiting the Duquesne University website here: Campus Map.

The dormitory offers free wifi (login information to be provided to registered participants by email).

Rooms are single or double occupancy. Linens will be provided, including sheets, one pillowcase, two bath towels, two washcloths, one pillow and one blanket. If you like to read before bedtime, bring a small book light for your convenience. Other items to bring: hangers, drinking cups, all toiletries (including blow dryer). Each wing features a kitchenette with full regrigerator, microwave and sink. Laundry machines are located within each wing – no charge to use! All residence halls are air-conditioned. The University is patrolled by sworn officers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may register for a single- or double-occupancy room for your stay. Rates are $50/night for a single or $40/night for a double, including linens. If you request a double (shared) room, please email us at programs@musicasacra.com with the name of your preferred roommate. If you do not designate a roommate, we will assign one to you. If we are unable to assign a roommate to you, you will be responsible for the single rate.

On-campus parking is available in the Forbes Avenue Parking garage for all guests. The garage is covered and centrally located on campus. Guests may park in the garage on a cash basis or a parking permit may be established for their stay on campus. It is recommended that you park in the garage on cash basis when you arrive and then visit the parking office during regular office hours to purchase your parking pass for the week.

Parking Rates
Rates subject to change, printed rates are not guaranteed.

Weekday Parking: $12.00
Evening and Weekend Parking (after 5pm): $ 6.00

For any participants with mobility issues, there is handicapped parking available at Duquesne University around campus. You can find out where those parking spaces are located by visiting the Duquesne University website here. These spaces do require the purchase of a surface parking pass at the parking office. Rates are the same for surface parking passes as for parking garage passes. Guests must have a handicapped tag or plate to make use of these surface tags.

Dining Times and Locations

Cafeteria Style Meals:

Guests may dine in our dining facilities (location forthcoming) on a cash basis.

 Dining Rates

Rates subject to change, printed rates are not guaranteed.

Breakfast (Served M-F, 7:30am-9:00am) – $7.25 per day
Lunch (Served M-F, 11:30am-1:00pm) – $9.60 per day
Dinner (Served Daily, 4:30pm-6:00pm) – $10.50 per day
Brunch (Served weekends, 11:30am-1:00pm) – $9.60 per day

7:30 am – 1:30 pm

Subway
Brottier Hall – Shingiss Street
Monday – Friday: 10:00 am -10:00 pm*
Saturday: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm* | Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm*
* Hours subject to change without notice.

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Hotel Accommodations are also available at the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, telephone: 1-412-471-4000. Rooms are available at the special conference price of $149 per room per night, plus tax, for single or double rooms, up to occupancy of four per room. Make your reservation on or before May 28th, 2018 to get the special group rate.

LINK TO HOTEL ROOM BLOCK

Amenities include free internet in all guest rooms. The property includes a business center, fitness center, pool, full service restaurant, bar. The Marriott is a non-smoking hotel. This hotel is within easy walking distance of Duquesne University, so guests staying at the Marriott can plan to walk up the hill to Duquesne University.
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CANCELLATIONS

Requests received in writing at the CMAA Office (by mail or email) by May 15th will receive a refund less the nonrefundable $75 deposit. Refunds will be processed after the Summer courses have concluded. Any requests for cancellation after May 15th will only be processed if a replacement from the waiting list is able to take your place.
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CODE OF CONDUCT

Please note that all participants are expected to adhere to the CMAA Code of Conduct.

CMAA SUMMER COURSES
June 26 – 30, 2017
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

The CMAA is proud to present four summer courses for the summer of 2017. All courses will be held concurrently at the Mary Pappert Music School at Duquesne University.

Chant Intensive and Laus in Ecclesia – Level One

Ward Method I – That All May Sing and Ward Method II – Intermediate

UPDATE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

HELPFUL LINKS

Campus Map
REGISTRATION – ONLINE
Course Schedule
Instructions for Clergy
Syllabus for Chant Intensive
Around Pittsburgh
Information about bus routes, fares and passes can be obtained at the port authority website.
Airport Shuttles and Transportation
Public transportation from the Pittsburgh airport is available. Click here for details. Alternatively, a twenty-five minute cab ride from the airport runs about $45. Many shuttle services are available. One of them is SuperShuttle, another is AirportShuttle.com.

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CHANT INTENSIVE

The Chant Intensive lives up to its name: though no previous experience with chant is required, beginners and intermediate chanters should be prepared for full immersion from the start. You will learn or review how to read and fully navigate all aspects of traditional Gregorian notation (square notes), as well as an introduction to chironomy (directing chant) with a masterful teacher.

The course will also address correct Latin pronunciation, the sound and mystery of the eight Church modes, Psalm tones and their applications, questions concerning the rhythm of plainsong, and more. Compline will be sung to allow participants to experience the beauty of a portion of the sung Divine Office. Gregorian repertoire will be used for Divine Office and Mass.

The CMAA Summer Chant Intensive is intended for beginning and continuing students and all who love and appreciate the central role that chant plays as the prayerful song of the Roman Rite–not only at cathedrals and basilicas but in any parish. The conference will inspire and prepare participants to continue the renaissance of sacred music in our time, in both the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Mass. In the years since the first CMAA Chant Intensive course was taught in 2008, hundreds of students have benefited from this in-depth course in Gregorian chant.

This summer’s course will be taught by instructor Dr. Jennifer Donelson in one section including men and women.

Recommended books:

Graduale Romanum (recommended)
Gregorian Missal (recommended)
Graduale Triplex (recommended)
The Technique of Gregorian Chironomy by Joseph Robert Carroll (recommended)
Text Book of Gregorian Chant According to the Solesmes Method by Dom Gregory Suñol (recommended)

Participants may bring their own copies of the recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course. All materials required for the course will be provided.

Course Schedule

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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WARD METHOD I – THAT ALL MAY SING

For the second time, the CMAA is offering a beginning course in the Ward method developed by Justine Bayard Ward (1879 – 1975). This method was developed by Ward for the purpose of providing a basic integrated musical education for children in primary and intermediate grades of Catholic schools. The Ward Method has Gregorian Chant as its basis. Using her method, directors of children’s choirs may work toward the goal that all the children may sing — not just those with the most obvious natural talent.

The CMAA has offered short breakout sessions about the Ward method at Colloquia, but until last summer’s first course, we have not had the time available to provide the needed training for participants to take the methodology home to use with students. This summer’s course will provide training to allow participants to teach groups of children using these tried and true methods, including the planning and conducting of regular Ward lessons to groups of children.

A typical Ward lesson of approximately twenty minutes’ duration will contain these elements (as detailed in the Book One teacher’s manual):
• Vocal exercises (tone quality, timbre, voice placement)
• Rhythm (rhythm and metrical gestures and dictation)
• Staff notation (various systems)
• Dynamics – Expression
• Words – Song Texts
• Intonation – Pitch (Intonation exercises, eye and ear training, arm and finger gestures)
• Songs with and without words

Scott Turkington will again share his training and experience in sharing the Ward method with participants in this course in the hope of preparing new generations of Catholics to sing in choirs, scholas and in actively participating in the parish liturgies as parishioners in the pews.

Description:

Participants will learn how to plan a lesson, teach a vocal exercise, help non-singers to find their singing voices, teach an intonation exercise, play “listening” games, play “look and remember” games, study rhythm patterns, give rhythm dictation, teach a song without words and teach a song with words.

Course Schedule

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of music theory, including tonic sol-fa system.

Notes: This course will be limited to no more than 30 participants.
The CMAA Ward course does not have any official Ward accreditation and is not affiliated with the Center for Ward Studies.

Textbooks and teaching materials (a $65.50 retail value) will be provided to participants for the course.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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WARD METHOD II – INTERMEDIATE

For the first time, building on the success of our first Ward course offering in 2016, the CMAA is offering an Intermediate course in the Ward method developed by Justine Bayard Ward (1879 – 1975). This method was developed by Ward for the purpose of providing a basic integrated musical education for children in primary and intermediate grades of Catholic schools. The Ward Method has Gregorian Chant as its basis. Using her method, directors of children’s choirs may work toward the goal that all the children may sing — not just those with the most obvious natural talent.

The CMAA has offered short breakout sessions about the Ward method at Colloquia, but until last summer’s first course, we have not had the time available to provide the needed training for participants to take the methodology home to use with students. This summer’s course will provide training to allow participants to continue in their training to move beyond the first year of Ward instruction with advanced techniques and a continuation of the training needed to continue utilizing the Ward method beyond the first year.

Wilko Brouwers will share his training and experience in sharing the Ward method with participants in this course in the hope of preparing new generations of Catholics to sing in choirs, scholas and in actively participating in the parish liturgies as parishioners in the pews.

Description:

Participants will build on the knowledge gained during the Ward I course using a newly composed Ward songbook.

Course Schedule

Prerequisites:
Ward I (CMAA) or the equivalent taught elsewhere.

Notes: This course will be limited to no more than 30 participants.
The CMAA Ward course does not have any official Ward accreditation and is not affiliated with the Center for Ward Studies.

The new Songbook and teaching materials will be provided to participants for the course. Participants are encouraged to bring their pitch pipe and red/green stick to the course. Replacements will be available for sale.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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LAUS IN ECCLESIA – LEVEL ONE

Laus in Ecclesia is a complete course in Gregorian chant in three (3) levels:

Level One: Beginners and members of a Gregorian choir
Level Two: More advanced, which could be described as what is necessary to sing in a schola and to sing the more elaborate chants (Graduale, Alleluia, Offertory).
Level Three: Perfecting the Gregorian skills to enable the student to direct a schola or group

This summer’s course will cover only the Level One. A book will be provided which contains all the course material. The subject matter covers theory and practice.

Theory: recognizing and naming the notes and the neums, rhythmic theory (Solesmes), Latin pronunciation, and finally, modality, all leading up to analysis of a chant.
Practice: Exercises in all theoretical areas mentioned: reading Gregorian notation, intervals, solfeggio, nomenclature of the neums, rhythmic exercises, pronunciation exercises, and rhythmic analysis.

In the course of the week, the students will be taken through all 15 lessons of the manual Laus in Ecclesia, level One. Much of the material will be explained, alternated with exercises and examples. Ideally, the manual is meant to provide a whole course with homework assignments at the end of each lesson to be completed and submitted for correction, and an oral practical examination after finishing the course. As it is unlikely that the student will be able to complete all this during the week, these assignments can be completed during the year and an exam can be taken at the next scheduled course, or other arrangements can be made individually.

The book Laus in Ecclesia is the revised edition of the St. Gregoire Schola’s manual. The previous five manuals which provided the teaching matter of the Schola are condensed into three levels with this revision. The first two levels have been published in France (the third is still in process). This course will include the use of the first level, which is newly published in English. This book provides color diagrams and illustrations to accompany the material. Also included is a CD which provides a model for solfeggio and rhythm exercises. These same tracks will also be available at the Laus in Ecclesia website (still in process, but planned for completion prior to the course in June).

Br. Mark Bachmann, choirmaster for Clear Creek Monastery will teach this course, sharing his many years of experience with class participants.

Required supplemental texts: Each student should plan to bring along one of the following for use during the course:

Gregorian Missal, Graduale Romanum or Liber Usualis.

* Note: Although it is recommended that each student have their own copy of at least one of these books, some loaner copies may be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Gregorian Missals and Graduale Romanum will be available for sale at the CMAA book table.

Course Schedule

ONLINE REGISTRATION

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FACULTY

Br. Mark Bachmann will teach Clear Creek Monastery’s Laus in Ecclesia – Level One. This course is offered for the first time this summer and will use the newly-published Manual Laus in Ecclesia, Level One, newly revised and translated from the French edition.

After earning a Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, Brother Mark Bachmann entered Fontgombault, a Benedictine monastery in France, where he was ordained a priest in 1991. He sang in the Fontgombault schola, after which he functioned as precentor at Gaussan for five years. He attained the 4th degree of the St. Gregoire schola.

Sent as one of the 13 founders of Clear Creek monastery in 1999, he has served as choirmaster at the monastery since 2009. He was on the CMAA faculty for the 2016 Colloquium in St. Louis, MO.
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Wilko Brouwers of the Netherlands joins us this year for Ward II – Intermediate.  He has taught both chant and polyphony at the CMAA Colloquia since 2004 and has developed a loyal following among CMAA program attendees. We are indeed fortunate that his schedule will allow him to also teach this course.

Wilko Brouwers has conducted the Monteverdi Kamerkoor Utrecht from 1989 until 2016 and the Strijps Kamerkoor Eindhoven since 2004. He was also the director of the Gregorian Schola of St. Benedictus Abbey in Achel, Belgium, a post he held for the last eight years until its closing in 2013. In 2016 he founded “The Gregorian Circle”, a group of 25 singers who join in one of Utrecht’s medieval churches to study and sing chant.

Original compositions by Wilko Brouwers have been published and recorded.

As a music educator, Wilko Brouwers teaches choral conducting at the Utrecht Art Center in the Netherlands. Internationally, he has taught workshops on Gregorian chant in Auburn, Alabama, Still River, Massachusetts, and Pamplona, Spain. Brouwers is the author of Stepping Tones, a method of sight reading for elementary schools and children’s choirs based on the Ward Method. His Words with Wings: Gregorian Chant for Children in Twenty Lessons has been published by the Church Music Association of America, with both student and teacher’s workbooks and demonstration CDs.

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Dr. Jennifer Donelson will be teaching this summer’s Chant Intensive course.

Donelson is an associate professor and the director of sacred music at St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie) in New York, where she also teaches sacred music courses in the St. Cecilia Academy for Pastoral Musicians. Donelson has previously served as an Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. Having studied Gregorian chant at the Catholic University of America and Abbey of St. Peter in Solesmes, France, Dr. Donelson has served as the director of music at St. Gregory the Great Seminary (Diocese of Lincoln, NE) and St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center (UNL). She currently directs the Schola Cantorum of St. Joseph’s Seminary and teaches Gregorian chant to children using the Ward Method at Neumann Classical School (Tuckahoe, NY) and Colm Cille Club (Pelham, NY).

She has given diocesan workshops in Gregorian chant across the U.S., is a co-founder of the annual Musica Sacra Florida Gregorian chant conference, and has served on the faculty of the annual colloquium of the Church Music Association of America. While in south Florida, Donelson directed the scholae cantorum at St. Michael the Archangel and Sts. Francis and Claire parishes in Miami, and taught according to the Ward method in the children’s choirs at the Oratory of Ave Maria, FL.

She has co-edited Mystic Modern: The Music, Thought, and Legacy of Charles Tournemire, recently published by the Church Music Association of America (CMAA). Her publications also include articles in the New Catholic Encyclopedia, Sacred Music, Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal, the proceedings of the Gregorian Institute of Canada, and Liturgy in the Twenty-First Century (Bloomsbury/T&T Clark). She serves on the board of the Society for Catholic Liturgy as well as the CMAA, is the managing editor of the CMAA’s journal Sacred Music, was a co-organizer of the Sacra Liturgia USA 2015 conference in New York, and a speaker at Sacra Liturgia UK and Sacra Liturgia Milano.
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Scott Turkington, Organist and Choirmaster of Holy Family Church and Holy Family Academy in Minneapolis, MN, joins us for Ward Method I – That All May Sing.

Prior to joining the staff at Holy Family in 2013, Turkington served as principal organist and choirmaster of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, SC. Until 2010, he served as organist and choirmaster for the Roman Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in Stamford, Connecticut, where he conducted a choir in a program of weekly polyphonic Mass settings and Gregorian chant. Before accepting the position at St. John’s in 1998, he was Assistant Organist and Conductor at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. While at the National Shrine, he played for over 500 services each year, and appeared on live national television dozens of times.

He has been Music Director at the Church of the Covenant in Boston; Music Teacher and Organist at St. Paul’s Choir School in Harvard Square, under Theodore Marier. A native of Minneapolis, he studied music at the University of Minnesota, the Boston Conservatory of Music and The Catholic University of America. His former teachers include Heinrich Fleischer, Phillip Steinhaus, and George Faxon.

In frequent demand as an organ recitalist, he has played innumerable recitals in the Northeast, having made his New York debut at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He has performed for a national convention of the Organ Historical Society, and is a featured performer on the Organ Historical Society’s compact disc, Organs of Baltimore. In 1994, his choir performed for Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

He is editor of A Gregorian Chant Masterclass by Theodore Marier, published by the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. This book and its companion CD feature the Stamford Schola Gregoriana and the nuns of Regina Laudis, both conducted by Turkington.
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Registration Information – Mail-in

Mail-in and online registration can be completed now. To To register by mail and pay by check, complete the registration form for your desired course and mail to CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202. The discount code for members has been sent to our member list by email. Please contact Janet Gorbitz or call 505-263-6298 for questions about your member discount code if you have not received it. If you wish to pay your registration fees in installments, please use the mail-in form. Please note that tuition payment must be made in full by May 31st for regular tuition rates. UPDATE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Registration Form for Chant Intensive

Registration Form for Ward I – That All May Sing

Registration Form for Ward II – Intermediate

Registration Form for Laus in Ecclesia

Tuition includes all sessions and supplemental materials as well as coffee breaks as described in the schedule. No meals are included in this tuition. All meals will be taken at the university dining hall. Payment is made at the entrance to the dining hall on a pay-as-you-go basis. Ward Course participants will receive all course materials upon arrival. Chant Intensive participants may bring their own copies of the recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course. Other needed materials will be provided. Laus in Ecclesia participants will receive course materials at registration. The week’s events will culminate with Mass in the campus Chapel on Friday.

Ward I or II Tuition:

Regular Registration (deadline: May 31, 2016) for CMAA members is $400, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $450. Payment must be made in full by May 31st to receive this rate.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 31, 2016. The late registration fee is $50. To inquire about registration after June 7, email us at programs@musicasacra.com.

Chant Intensive

Regular Registration (deadline: May 31, 2016) for CMAA members is $350, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $400. Payment must be made in full by May 31st to receive this rate.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 31, 2016. The late registration fee is $50.

Laus in Ecclesia – Level One

Regular Registration (deadline: May 31, 2016) is $375, including nonrefundable deposit of $75.  Payment must be made in full by May 31st to receive this rate.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 31, 2016. The late registration fee is $50.
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COURSE CREDIT AT DUQUESNE

See the Duquesne University Summer Course offerings for information about taking these courses for credit. If you have questions about how to register through the university, please contact Dr. Ann Labounsky. For students taking the course for credit, CMAA tuition is waived. However, due to the limited number of spaces, please contact Janet Gorbitz at 505-263-6298 to reserve a spot before registering through Duquesne. See the summer course listing at Duquesne here: DUQUESNE SUMMER COURSES
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DORMITORY LODGING AND CAMPUS INFORMATION

Dormitory lodging is available on the Duquesne University campus within easy walking distance of the Mary Pappert Music School. Participants will stay  on the Duquesne campus in Vickroy Hall, located on the east end of campus. Temporary parking is available on Vickroy Street while you unload your belongings. The entrance desk will be secured with round the clock desk staff and equipped with ID card access, so late arrivals are no problem. You’ll receive your room assignment and room key at the front desk of Vickroy Hall. Upon checking in, please make sure the room key is compatible with the lock. If there are any issues, guests are encouraged to see the front desk immediately. You can access a campus map by visiting the Duquesne University website here: Campus Map.

The dormitory offers free wifi (login information to be provided to registered participants by email).

The rooms are arranged in suite arrangements, with two rooms sharing a bath between. Rooms are single or double occupancy. Linens will be provided, including sheets, one pillowcase, two bath towels, two washcloths, one pillow and one blanket. If you like to read before bedtime, bring a small book light for your convenience. Other items to bring: hangers, drinking cups, all toiletries (including blow dryer).  If you have special medical or dietary needs and require a refrigerator in the room, please contact us at programs@musicasacra.com immediately to reserve one of a limited supply. There is a $10 charge for a refrigerator rental. All residence halls are air-conditioned. The University is patrolled by sworn officers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may register for a single- or double-occupancy room for your stay. Rates are $50/night for a single or $40/night for a double, including linens. If you request a double (shared) room, please email us at programs@musicasacra.com with the name of your preferred roommate. If you do not designate a roommate, we will assign one to you. If we are unable to assign a roommate to you, you will be responsible for the single rate.

On-campus parking is available in the Forbes Avenue Parking garage for all guests. The garage is covered and centrally located on campus. Guests may park in the garage on a cash basis or a parking permit may be established for their stay on campus. It is recommended that you park in the garage on cash basis when you arrive and then visit the parking office during regular office hours to purchase your parking pass for the week.

Parking Rates
Rates subject to change, printed rates are not guaranteed.

Weekday Parking: $12.00
Evening and Weekend Parking (after 5pm): $ 6.00

For any participants with mobility issues, there is handicapped parking available at Duquesne University around campus. You can find out where those parking spaces are located by visiting the Duquesne University website here. These spaces do require the purchase of a surface parking pass at the parking office. Rates are the same for surface parking passes as for parking garage passes. Guests must have a handicapped tag or plate to make use of these surface tags.

Dining Times and Locations
The Incline – 1st Floor, Duquesne Union

7:30 am – 1:30 pm

Subway
Brottier Hall – Shingiss Street
Monday – Friday: 10:00 am -10:00 pm*
Saturday: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm* | Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm*
* Hours subject to change without notice.

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Hotel Accommodations are also available at the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, telephone: 1-412-471-4000. Rooms are available at the special conference price of $159 per room per night, plus tax, for single or double rooms, up to occupancy of four per room. Make your reservation before June 5th, 2017 to get the special group rate.

LINK TO HOTEL ROOM BLOCK

Amenities include free internet in all guest rooms. The property includes a business center, fitness center, pool, full service restaurant, bar. The Marriott is a non-smoking hotel. This hotel is within easy walking distance of Duquesne University, so guests staying at the Marriott can plan to walk up the hill to Duquesne University.
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CANCELLATIONS

Requests received in writing at the CMAA Office (by mail or email) by May 31st will receive a refund less the nonrefundable $75 deposit. Refunds will be processed after the Summer courses have concluded. Any requests for cancellation after May 31st will only be processed if a replacement from the waiting list is able to take your place.
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NEW!! MUSIC BOOK AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

The Church Music Association of America is pleased to announce the second Winter Sacred Music Workshop for Chant and Polyphony. This five-day workshop offers participants the opportunity to study chant and polyphony with outstanding directors Scott Turkington and Nick Botkins.

Experience the beautiful liturgies of Memorial of St. John Neumann (January 5) and Epiphany (January 6)  at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Birmingham, AL. The liturgy on January 5 will be celebrated in the Ordinary form; the liturgy on January 6 will be celebrated in the Extraordinary form and will combine the lovely sacred music from chant and polyphonic traditions.

Experience Morning and Night prayer, training in chant and polyphony, and shared meals with fellow musicians on the cathedral grounds.

Join participants for an Early Music Concert, with the local group Highland Consort on Wednesday evening (January 4) at the cathedral.

Chant Courses

When you come to the Winter Sacred Music program, you will need to choose a chant choir for your participation during the week. There are few joys greater than singing in a well-prepared Gregorian chant choir. Although there is always a little tweaking after the first day, i.e. singers moving up or down a level, most people find it relatively easy to choose.

Many returning attendees to the CMAA events find themselves advancing from a fundamentals/refresher choir to the advanced. Some attendees may choose to attend a fundamentals/refresher course in order to learn teaching techniques for beginners from the conductors, even though their level of chant singing is on a higher level than most attending a fundamentals/refresher course.

Each participant should choose one of the chant courses:

Fundamentals and Refresher Course for Men and Women (Director, Nick Botkins) This course in Gregorian chant is intended for chant beginners or for those with some background in chant, but without the opportunity to sing it on a regular basis. Participants will learn how to read the four line staff, the names of the neumes, and how to navigate the intervals with solfege. Rhythm will be introduced. This group will sing the Mass ordinaries, as well as some of the less difficult Mass propers for the liturgies.

Intermediate to Advanced Course for Men and Women (Director, Scott Turkington) This course is intended for intermediate or advanced singers who sing chant regularly. The bulk of the more difficult Chanted Mass Propers for the liturgies will be sung by this choir, as well as the chanted Mass ordinaries.

Polyphony Courses

Being part of a polyphonic choir is one of the many highlights of the CMAA events. Note that there is no sign-up or pre-registration for either of the choirs. Simply arrive at the rehearsal of your choice on Monday. If the conductors find they have too many sopranos or too few tenors, for example, a little shifting around may occur from choir to choir on the first day.

But as a matter of good choir etiquette, conductors ask that you not bounce from choir to choir. Five days of rehearsal is not much time to develop an ensemble sound, and the deadlines of performing in liturgy loom delightfully throughout the week.

Each participant should choose one of the polyphony courses:

Beginner/Intermediate Motets (Director, Scott Turkington)

This choir is designed to introduce and improve on the critical vocal and musical techniques necessary for singing polyphonic music. Singers will learn how to carry a part on their own, independent of other sections, and without accompaniment. Members of this choir will learn rhythm, pitch, and vocal production. The choir is designed for novice to intermediate singers who would not yet benefit from the more advanced choir, but it might also be useful for directors who wish to see how a master goes about teaching less-experienced singers to make beautiful music. Repertory information to be forthcoming.

Intermediate/Advanced Polyphony (Director, Nick Botkins)

Because of the larger amount of repertory this choir will sing, it is recommended that intermediate to advanced choral singers with more experience in singing unaccompanied pieces choose this choir. Repertory information to be forthcoming.

Breakout Sessions

Dr. William Mahrt (Board President of the CMAA and Associate Professor at Stanford University) will speak during three breakout sessions during the week. The topics will be:

Tuesday, January 3, 2017: “The Differences in Style Between Kinds of Gregorian Chant”
Wednesday, January 4, 2017: “The natural and supernatural ordering of the liturgical year.”
Thursday, January 5, 2017: “The Beauty of the Liturgy and Why It Matters”

Useful Links

Winter Sacred Music 2017 Schedule
NEW!! Repertory
Please note that all music needed for the course will be provided in the printed music book. You are not required to have your own copy of the Graduale Romanum for the course.
Conference Hotel
Registration Form
Online Registration and Payment
Cathedral of St. Paul Website
Instructions for Priests, Deacons and Seminarians
NEW!!! Conference Music Book

Winter Sacred Music will begin at 12:00 pm on Monday afternoon, January 2nd, and will conclude on Friday, January 6th, with the closing Mass at 1:00 pm in the Cathedral of St. Paul.

Registration Information

Mail-in and online registration can be completed now. To To register by mail and pay by check, download and complete the registration form and mail to CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202. The discount code for members has been sent to our member list by email. Please contact Janet Gorbitz or call 505-263-6298 for questions about your member discount code if you have not received it.

Register online here

Tuition includes all sessions and materials as well as meals as described in the schedule. You will receive all course materials including the Parish Book of Chant upon arrival. The week’s events will culminate with Mass at the Cathedral at 11:30 a.m.

Registration (deadline: December 8, 2016) for CMAA members is $325, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $375. Early registration for Seminarians is $200. Payment must be made in full by December 8th to receive this rate.

Space is limited for this course, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after 12/8/16. The late registration fee is $50 for members or nonmembers, $25 for Seminarians.

Conference Hotel

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS are available at the Tutwiler Hotel (Hampton Inn and Suites), 2021 Park Place, Birmingham, Alabama, 35203, Tel: 1-205-322-2100. Rooms are available at the special conference price of $119 per room per night, plus tax, for single or double rooms, up to occupancy of four per room. Make your reservation before December 8th, 2016 to get the special group rate. Please mention “Church Music Association of America” if calling the hotel directly to make reservations.

Amenities include:

• complimentary wireless high speed internet access in all guest rooms
• discounted valet parking at $16 per day (discounted from $24/day)
• complimentary hot breakfast served daily from 6am – 10am
• complimentary airport transportation services and local shuttle
• a full service restaurant and bar, offering room service, lunch and dinner
• a business center
• onsite fitness center
• and the Suite Shop (onsite shop for last-minute purchases).

This hotel is 0.4 miles from the Cathedral, so guests can plan to either walk or take the hotel shuttle to and from the daily activities. The hotel shuttle can also provide transportation to local area shopping centers and restaurants.

To register for hotel accommodations at this special rate, mention “Church Music Association of America” when making your reservation. Link to hotel reservation page.

The hotel is 100% smoke-free.

Cancellations

Requests received in writing at the CMAA Office (by mail or email) by December 15th will receive a refund less the nonrefundable $75 deposit. Refunds will be processed after the Winter Sacred Music course has concluded. Any requests for cancellation after December 15th will only be processed if a replacement from the waiting list is able to take your place. We expect this course to fill quickly, so don’t delay.

Faculty

Nick Botkins, Director of Sacred Music / Master of the Choirs of the St. Francis de Sales Oratory in Saint Louis, Missouri joins us for the 2017 Winter Sacred Music course.

At the Oratory, he has established a well-developed sacred music program. Under his direction, the Oratory Choir and scholas prepare sacred music for nearly 100 sung Masses per year. The choral repertoire encompasses centuries of music including over 100 polyphonic Mass settings and nearly 50 orchestral Masses.

In September 2015, the Oratory Choir released their debut CD “O Lux Beatissima.” The CD includes the first commercial recordings of Max Filke’s Missa in honorem beatae Mariae Virginis for choir and orchestra, as well as the premier recording of John Osterhagen’s Tantum Ergo; written for and dedicated to the Oratory’s Ladies’ Schola.

On August 5th, 2014, he directed the American debut of Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Missa Gratias Agimus Tibi for the Priestly Ordinations conferred by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke. In December 2015, he conducted the American Debut of Zelenka’s Litaniae Lauretanae, ZWV 149 for choir, soli and orchestra.

He is also founder and director of the ICRSP’s Sacred Music Camp held annually in Maple Mount, Kentucky. Now in its seventh year, children and young adults from around the U.S.A. and Canada attend the week-long camp to study Gregorian Chant, polyphony, vocal technique, Latin, and musicianship.

Since 2009 Nick has been the Chapel Organist for the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters. In 2011, he edited the English Kyriale for the new translation of the Mass; this Kyriale is now used by all of their English-speaking houses throughout the U.S. and England.

Scott Turkington, Organist and Choirmaster of Holy Family Church and Holy Family Academy in Minneapolis, MN, joins us for Winter Sacred Music.

Prior to joining the staff at Holy Family in 2013, Turkington served as principal organist and choirmaster of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, SC. Until 2010, he served as organist and choirmaster for the Roman Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in Stamford, Connecticut, where he conducted a choir in a program of weekly polyphonic Mass settings and Gregorian chant. Before accepting the position at St. John’s in 1998, he was Assistant Organist and Conductor at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. While at the National Shrine, he played for over 500 services each year, and appeared on live national television dozens of times.

He has been Music Director at the Church of the Covenant in Boston; Music Teacher and Organist at St. Paul’s Choir School in Harvard Square, under Theodore Marier. A native of Minneapolis, he studied music at the University of Minnesota, the Boston Conservatory of Music and The Catholic University of America. His former teachers include Heinrich Fleischer, Phillip Steinhaus, and George Faxon.

In frequent demand as an organ recitalist, he has played innumerable recitals in the Northeast, having made his New York debut at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He has performed for a national convention of the Organ Historical Society, and is a featured performer on the Organ Historical Society’s compact disc, Organs of Baltimore. In 1994, his choir performed for Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

He is editor of A Gregorian Chant Masterclass by Theodore Marier, published by the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. This book and its companion CD feature the Stamford Schola Gregoriana and the nuns of Regina Laudis, both conducted by Turkington.

William Mahrt will be providing breakout sessions for attendees during the week.

Dr. Mahrt is Associate Professor and Director of Early Music Singers at the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Stanford University, President of the Church Music Association of America, and editor of Sacred Music, the oldest continuously published journal of music in North America.

Dr. Mahrt grew up in Washington state; after attending Gonzaga University and the University of Washington, he completed a doctorate at Stanford University in 1969. He taught at Case Western Reserve University and the Eastman School of Music, and then returned to Stanford in 1972, where he continues to teach early music. Since 1964 he has directed the choir of St. Ann’s Chapel in Palo Alto, which sings mass and vespers in Gregorian chant on all the Sundays of the year, with masses in the polyphonic music of Renaissance masters for the holy days.

His research interests include theory and performance of Medieval and Renaissance music, troubadours, Machaut, Dufay, Lasso, Dante, English Cathedrals, Gregorian chant, and Renaissance polyphony. He has published articles on the relation of music and liturgy, and music and poetry. He frequently leads workshops in the singing of Gregorian chant and the sacred music of the Renaissance.

Rev. Fr. Bryan W. Jerabek, J.C.L. will serve as celebrant for the liturgies for the event. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama on June 7, 2008 at the Cathedral of St. Paul. His first diocesan assignment was as Parochial Vicar (Associate Pastor) at Holy Spirit Parish in Huntsville, Alabama, with care also for the Hispanic community, and additional service as Associate Chaplain and Religion Instructor at John Paul II Catholic High School. During his three years in Huntsville he eventually became Chaplain of the high school, and served for a time also as Assistant Vicar for Hispanic Ministry on the diocesan level.

In 2011, Bishop Robert Baker assigned him to further studies in Rome, Italy, to pursue an Ecclesiastical License in Canon Law (J.C.L.). Fr. Jerabek enrolled at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and lived at the Casa Santa Maria residence for American priests in Rome during that time, completing the degree in June of 2014.

As of July 1, 2014, he became Administrator of St. Barnabas and Holy Rosary Parishes in Birmingham, with care also for the Hispanic community at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, and duties in the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal. Effective July 1, 2015, he was named Pastor of both St. Barnabas and Holy Rosary, all other assignments continuing as previous. Fr. Jerabek has been named as rector for the Cathedral of St. Paul in Birmingham, AL effective July 1, 2016.

In his free time, Fr. Jerabek enjoys traveling (especially to see his niece and nephews), photographing churches and sacred art, studying languages, visiting friends, and sharing the faith online through his blog, http://fatherjerabek.com.

Bruce Ludwick, Jr. will serve on the faculty as the organist for the Winter Sacred Music course. He is Director of Music and Organist at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Ludwick manages a liturgical music program composed of the semi-professional Cathedral Choir, Men’s Schola, Ladies’ Schola, Childrens’ Schola Cantorum, and cantor corps.  He organizes, plans, and provides music for all parish liturgies and serves as director of music for all diocesan liturgies at the cathedral. He was formerly Director of Music and Organist at St. Gabriel the Archangel Church in St. Louis, Missouri.  While in Austin, Texas, he was organist at St. Mary Cathedral for the Extraordinary Form Mass and evening Mass (featuring classical guitar and organ).  Ludwick has served Roman Catholic, Disciples of Christ, Episcopalian, and Church of the Brethren congregations in Missouri, Texas, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and has concertized in these states as well.

Ludwick received the Master of Music in Organ Performance with Emphasis in Sacred Music at the University of Texas at Austin where he studied with the late Gerre Hancock, Organist and Master of the Choristers Emeritus, St. Thomas Church, 5th Avenue. He earned the Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance and Music Education from West Virginia University as a student of William Haller. Other organ study was with the late David Craighead and Alan Lewis; his conducting study was with Kathleen Shannon and James Morrow.

Ludwick was faculty for the 2011 and 2013 Musica Sacra St. Louis conferences, and served as conference organist for the same gathering in 2012.  He was organist for the 2011 priestly ordinations of the Archdiocese of St. Louis at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis and the 2011 “Christmas at the Cathedral” concert series.

Ludwick is a member of the Executive Committee of the Birmingham chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and served on the Executive, Programming, POE, and Nominating Committees for the St. Louis chapter as well.  He maintains membership in the Organ Historical Society, of which he was an E. Power Biggs Fellow in 2001, and the Church Music Association of America, among other professional affiliations. He maintains a special interest in Gregorian chant, early music, and children’s music for the Catholic liturgy.  A native West Virginian, he lives in Birmingham with his wife, soprano Erin (Montalto) Ludwick, and sons, Joseph, Peter, and Thomas.

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CMAA SUMMER COURSES:
June 27 – July 1, 2016,
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

The CMAA is proud to present two new summer courses for the summer of 2016. Both courses will be held concurrently at the Mary Pappert Music School at Duquesne University.

Chant Intensive – Directing Chant and Ward Method I – That All May Sing

HELPFUL LINKS

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Around Pittsburgh

Information about bus routes, fares and passes can be obtained at the port authority website.

Airport Shuttles and Transportation

Public transportation from the Pittsburgh airport is available. Click here for details. Alternatively, a twenty-five minute cab ride from the airport runs about $45.

CHANT INTENSIVE FOR CHANT DIRECTORS

This course (Monday – Friday) will be taught by Wilko Brouwers, focusing on directing techniques for current and prospective chant directors. While we have offered basic chironomy courses and breakouts on the subject of direction at our annual Colloquia, the schedule of the Colloquium never allows enough time to delve into the technique of effective direction of chant, the underlying principles, resources, and analysis, interpretation and expression of chant direction. This course will fill that need. This course is one day longer in duration than the chant intensive course in recent course offerings to allow an in-depth study of directing.

Content and Topics:

Making the choir start: an invitation for breathing
Ascendental movement
Binary and ternary movement
Arsis and thesis
The rhythmic theory of Dom Mocquereau: possibilities and interpretation
Intepreting the pausa signs
Practical use of the Graduale Triplex
Analysis, interpretation and expression: possibilities and limitations

Method:

General directing exercises
Individual practice with the choir group (participants choose their own chant pieces)
Video analysis
Participants may be chosen to conduct one chant piece in the final concert

Required and recommended books:

Graduale Romanum (required)
Gregorian Missal (recommended)
Graduale Triplex (recommended)

Participants may bring their own copies of the required and recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course.

Course Schedule

Prerequisites for the Course:

Participants must be able to sight-read any Gregorian chant piece with solfege.
Participants prepare three (3) chant pieces (free choice) from the Propers, one of which they can sing by heart.
Read the following pdf file on semiology in preparation for the course:
Sacred Music – Semiology

Notes: This course will be limited to no more than 20 participants.

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED

CHANT INTENSIVE FOR CHANT SINGERS

While this year’s CMAA Chant Intensive is about conducting chant, the course is open not only to directors, but also to experienced chant singers who wish to observe and learn about conducting, but without participating in conducting the group during the week. This course is one day longer in duration than the chant intensive course in recent course offerings to allow an in-depth study of directing.

Description:

Not quite ready to begin directing your own schola? Perhaps you are an experienced singer who would like to gain knowledge about directing without the stress of directing in front of the class.

If this is your situation, you can participate in the course as a singer. You will sing not only under the direction of Wilko Brouwers, but also under the direction of various participants who are developing their conducting skills. You’ll be able to observe the conducting techniques Wilko shares, as well as how they are put into use by various class participants.  In learning the underlying conducting principles, you’ll also increase your skills as a singer. Your feedback to the participants and your voices will greatly enhance the course for all.

Required and recommended books:

Graduale Romanum (required)
Gregorian Missal (recommended)
Graduale Triplex (recommended)

Participants may bring their own copies of the required and recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course.

Course Schedule

Prerequisites for the course:

Participants must be able to sight-read any Gregorian chant piece with solfege and should have significant experience in singing chant. The basics of chant will not be taught in this course, other than as illustrations for the directing course.
Read the following pdf file on semiology in preparation for the course:
Sacred Music – Semiology

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED

Ward Method I – That All May Sing

For the first time, the CMAA is offering a beginning course in the Ward method developed by Justine Bayard Ward (1879 – 1975). This method was developed by Ward for the purpose of providing a basic integrated musical education for children in primary and intermediate grades of Catholic schools. The Ward Method has Gregorian Chant as its basis. Using her method, directors of children’s choirs may work toward the goal that all the children may sing — not just those with the most obvious natural talent.

The CMAA has offered short breakout sessions about the Ward method at Colloquia, but has not had the time available to provide the needed training for participants to take the methodology home to use with students before now. This summer’s course will provide training to allow participants to teach groups of children using these tried and true methods, including the planning and conducting of regular Ward lessons to groups of children.

A typical Ward lesson of approximately twenty minutes’ duration will contain these elements (as detailed in the Book One teacher’s manual):
• Vocal exercises (tone quality, timbre, voice placement)
• Rhythm (rhythm and metrical gestures and dictation)
• Staff notation (various systems)
• Dynamics – Expression
• Words – Song Texts
• Intonation – Pitch (Intonation exercises, eye and ear training, arm and finger gestures)
• Songs with and without words

Scott Turkington will share his training and experience in sharing the Ward method with participants in this course in the hope of preparing new generations of Catholics to sing in choirs, scholas and in actively participating in the parish liturgies as parishioners in the pews.

Description:

Participants will learn how to plan a lesson, teach a vocal exercise, help non-singers to find their singing voices, teach an intonation exercise, play “listening” games, play “look and remember” games, study rhythm patterns, give rhythm dictation, teach a song without words and teach a song with words.

Course Schedule

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of music theory, including tonic sol-fa system.

Notes: This course will be limited to no more than 30 participants.
The CMAA Ward course does not have any official Ward accreditation and is not affiliated with the Center for Ward Studies.

Textbooks and teaching materials (a $65.50 retail value) will be provided to participants for the course.

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED

FACULTY

Wilko Brouwers of the Netherlands joins us this year for Chant Intensive for Directors and Singers. He has taught both chant and polyphony at the CMAA Colloquia since 2004 and has developed a loyal following among CMAA program attendees. We are indeed fortunate that his schedule will allow him to also teach this course.

Wilko Brouwers has conducted the Monteverdi Kamerkoor Utrecht since 1989 and the Strijps Kamerkoor Eindhoven since 2004. He is also currently the director of the Gregorian Schola of St. Benedictus Abbey in Achel, Belgium, a post he has held for the last eight years. His original compositions have been published and recorded.

As a music educator, Wilko Brouwers teaches choral conducting at the Utrecht Art Center in the Netherlands. Internationally, he has taught workshops on Gregorian chant in Auburn, Alabama, Still River, Massachusetts, and Pamplona, Spain. Brouwers is the author of Stepping Tones, a method of sight reading for elementary schools and children’s choirs based on the Ward Method. His Words with Wings: Gregorian Chant for Children in Twenty Lessons has been published by the Church Music Association of America, with both student and teacher’s workbooks and demonstration CDs. Brouwers also writes on chant, music education, vocal training, and choral repertoire for a number of Dutch and European music journals.

Scott Turkington, Organist and Choirmaster of Holy Family Church and Holy Family Academy in Minneapolis, MN, joins us for Ward Method I – That All May Sing.

Prior to joining the staff at Holy Family in 2013, Turkington served as principal organist and choirmaster of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, SC. Until 2010, he served as organist and choirmaster for the Roman Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in Stamford, Connecticut, where he conducted a choir in a program of weekly polyphonic Mass settings and Gregorian chant. Before accepting the position at St. John’s in 1998, he was Assistant Organist and Conductor at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. While at the National Shrine, he played for over 500 services each year, and appeared on live national television dozens of times.

He has been Music Director at the Church of the Covenant in Boston; Music Teacher and Organist at St. Paul’s Choir School in Harvard Square, under Theodore Marier. A native of Minneapolis, he studied music at the University of Minnesota, the Boston Conservatory of Music and The Catholic University of America. His former teachers include Heinrich Fleischer, Phillip Steinhaus, and George Faxon.

In frequent demand as an organ recitalist, he has played innumerable recitals in the Northeast, having made his New York debut at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He has performed for a national convention of the Organ Historical Society, and is a featured performer on the Organ Historical Society’s compact disc, Organs of Baltimore. In 1994, his choir performed for Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

He is editor of A Gregorian Chant Masterclass by Theodore Marier, published by the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. This book and its companion CD feature the Stamford Schola Gregoriana and the nuns of Regina Laudis, both conducted by Turkington.

Registration Information – Mail-in

Mail-in and online registration can be completed now. To To register by mail and pay by check, complete the registration form for your desired course and mail to CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202. The discount code for members has been sent to our member list by email. Please contact Janet Gorbitz or call 505-263-6298 for questions about your member discount code if you have not received it. If you wish to pay your registration fees in installments, please use the mail-in form. Please note that payment must be made in full by March 31st for early bird tuition rates. NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Registration Form for Chant Intensive – Director

Registration Form for Chant Intensive – Singer

Registration Form for Ward I – That All May Sing

Tuition includes all sessions and supplemental materials as well as coffee breaks as described in the schedule. No meals are included in this tuition. All meals will be taken at the university dining hall.  Payment is made at the entrance to the dining hall on a pay-as-you-go basis. Ward Course participants will receive all course materials upon arrival. Chant Intensive participants may bring their own copies of the required and recommended books to the course or may purchase them at the registration table before the start of the course. The week’s events will culminate with a concert/demonstration at the Seminary Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 1st.

Ward I Tuition:

Early Registration (deadline: March 31, 2016) for CMAA members is $350, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $400. Payment must be made in full by March 31st to receive this rate.

Regular Registration (deadline: May 31, 2016) for CMAA members is $400, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $450. Payment must be made in full by May 31st to receive this rate.

Note: ONLINE LATE Registration is now CLOSED.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 31, 2016. The late registration fee is $50. To inquire about registration after June 7, email us at programs@musicasacra.com.

Chant Intensive – Director Tuition:

Early Registration (deadline: March 31, 2016) for CMAA members is $300, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $350. Payment must be made in full by March 31st to receive this rate.

Regular Registration (deadline: May 31, 2016) for CMAA members is $350, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $400. Payment must be made in full by May 31st to receive this rate.

Note: ONLINE LATE Registration is now CLOSED.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 31, 2016. The late registration fee is $50.

Chant Intensive – Singer Tuition:

Early Registration (deadline: March 31, 2016) for CMAA members is $275, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $325. Payment must be made in full by March 31st to receive this rate.

Regular Registration (deadline: May 31, 2016) for CMAA members is $325, including nonrefundable deposit of $75. Non-member price is $375. Payment must be made in full by May 31st to receive this rate.

Note: ONLINE LATE Registration is now CLOSED.

Space is limited for the courses, but late registrations will be accepted if space is available after May 31, 2016. The late registration fee is $50. UPDATE: We can not accept any more late registrations.

COURSE CREDIT AT DUQUESNE

See the Duquesne University Summer Course offerings for information about taking these courses for credit. If you have questions about how to register through the university, please contact Dr. Ann Labounsky. For students taking the course for credit, CMAA tuition is waived. However, due to the limited number of spaces, please contact Janet Gorbitz at 505-263-6298 to reserve a spot before registering through Duquesne.

DORMITORY LODGING

Dormitory lodging is available on the Duquesne University campus within easy walking distance of the Mary Pappert Music School. Participants will stay at the Des Places Living Learning Center on the Duquesne campus. Temporary parking is available on Seitz Street while you unload your belongings. The entrance desk will be secured with round the clock desk staff and equipped with ID card access, so late arrivals are no problem. You can access a campus map by visiting the Duquesne University website here: Campus Map.

The dormitory offers free wifi (login information to be provided to registered participants by email).

The rooms are arranged in suite arrangements, with two or three rooms sharing a bath between. Rooms are single or double occupancy. Linens will be provided, including sheets, one pillowcase, two bath towels, two washcloths, one pillow and one blanket. If you like to read before bedtime, bring a small book light for your convenience. If you have special medical or dietary needs and require a refrigerator in the room, please contact us at programs@musicasacra.com immediately to reserve one of a limited supply. There is a $10 charge for a refrigerator rental. All residence halls are air-conditioned. The University is patrolled by sworn officers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may register for a single- or double-occupancy room for your stay. Rates are $50/night for a single or $40/night for a double, including linens. If you request a double (shared) room, please email us at programs@musicasacra.com with the name of your preferred roommate. If you do not designate a roommate, we will assign one to you.

On-campus parking is available in the Forbes Avenue Parking garage for all guests. The garage is covered and centrally located on campus. Guests may park in the garage on a cash basis or a parking permit may be established for their stay on campus. It is recommended that you park in the garage on cash basis when you arrive and then visit the parking office during regular office hours to purchase your parking pass for the week.

Parking Rates
Rates subject to change, printed rates are not guaranteed.

Weekday Parking: $12.00
Evening and Weekend Parking (after 5pm): $ 6.00

For any participants with mobility issues, there is handicapped parking available at Duquesne University around campus. You can find out where those parking spaces are located by visiting the Duquesne University website here. These spaces do require the purchase of a surface parking pass at the parking office. Rates are the same for surface parking passes as for parking garage passes. Guests must have a handicapped tag or plate to make use of these surface tags.

Dining Times and Locations
Options Cafe (5th Floor, Duquesne Union)
Monday – Friday
Breakfast: 7:30 – 9:00 am
Lunch: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dinner: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday
Brunch: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dinner: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Starbucks (2nd Floor Duquesne Union)
Monday – Friday
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday
7:30 am – 3:00 pm

Red Ring Restaurant (Forbes Avenue – Power Center)
Monday – Friday
11:00 am – 7:00 pm

CANCELLATIONS

Requests received in writing at the CMAA Office (by mail or email) by May 31st will receive a refund less the nonrefundable $75 deposit. Refunds will be processed after the Summer courses have concluded. Any requests for cancellation after May 31st will only be processed if a replacement from the waiting list is able to take your place.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Hotel Accommodations are also available at the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, telephone: 1-412-471-4000. Rooms are available at the special conference price of $159 per room per night, plus tax, for single or double rooms, up to occupancy of four per room. Make your reservation before June 6th, 2016 to get the special group rate.

Amenities include free internet in all guest rooms. The property includes a business center, fitness center, pool, full service restaurant, bar. The Marriott is a non-smoking hotel. This hotel is within easy walking distance of Duquesne University, so guests staying at the Marriott can plan to walk up the hill to Duquesne University. To register for hotel accommodations at this special rate, access our event reservation page here:

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