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R EGISTRATION Informed by the past, Committed to the present, Preparing for the future Name: Name for Nametag (e.g Suzy): Address 1: The Church Music Institute is Address 2: City: State: Zip Code: Daytime Telephone: Evening Telephone: E-mail Address: My principal focus is (clergy, conducting, organ, piano, voice, etc.) dedicated to the practice, advancement, and stewardship of the best liturgical and sacred music for worship for Christian congregations The Institute offers educational courses, workshops, on-site and online resources, fosters conversation among musicians, pastors and laypersons, and sponsors research in the field of church music Join! Members have access to 9,000 titles of music searchable on 24 criteria! The American Choral Directors Association Title of Position: and the Church Music Institute mutually support their common pursuit of excellence in choral music Church Name: Church Address: Church City: Church State: Zip Code: Senseney Music Church Phone: P AYMENT I NFORMATION Non-Member Registration $115 (after July1, $135) Member Registration $50 (after July 1, $70) CMI Membership + Registration $125 (after July1, $145) Lunch (Sandwich Box - must be ordered by July 19th) $12 ***For any group registrations of or more from the is a full line music dealer in Wichita, Kansas, offering print music, instruments, and pianos to church musicians and music educators This independent music store has provided outstanding customer service from an experienced staff for 31 years Senseney Music is providing packets for choral reading sessions for the workshop Contact Steve Miller (smiller@senseneymusic.com) for the latest information on sacred music availability and purchase SACRED MUSIC & WORSHIP SUMMER WORKSHOP “HOW SHALL WE LEAD WORSHIP? A Workshop for Clergy, Musicians and Lay Persons Friday July 31 , 2015 Presented By The Church Music Institute Concurrent With Mid-Summer Weekend Retreat For Choral Musicians same church, deduct 15% from the total due! Total: On-Site Registration will be available Lunch and music packet cannot be guaranteed after July19 Student Scholarships Available Please contact CMI for information Check MasterCard CC No: Expires: Please bill my church Visa Discover CMI would like to thank the staff and congregation of our host church, Salem First Presbyterian Church this weekend for graciously providing us with such a wonderful place to share our musical experience Security Code: R ETURN T O : Questions? Church Music Institute Dr Charlotte Kroeker, Executive Director 7557 Rambler Road, Suite 420 Dallas, TX 75231 www.churchmusicinstitute.org Or Call 214-751-7669 Church Music Institute (214)751-7669 Salem First Presbyterian Church 770 Chemeketa St NE Salem, OR 97301 S CHEDULE P RESENTERS FRIDAY, JUNE 27 Dr John M Buehler is the former Director of Choral 7:30 - 8:30 a.m Packet Pickup and Registration 9:00 - 9:15 a.m Morning Prayer – All Workshop & Choral Singer Participants 9:15 - 9:45 a.m Plenary Session “What the Latest Research Tells Us About Worship and Music” – Dr Charlotte Kroeker (all participants) Studies at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas and is now Professor Emeritus of Music He has served as a church choir director since 1970 and has been a featured presenter at local, regional and national levels of the Fellowship of United Miethodists in Music and Worship Arts He currently is the conductor for the Cannon Beach Community Chorus and serves as the chair of the Oregon ACDA R & S Committee for community choruses 9:50 - 10:30 a.m (A) Choral Reading Session “New and Recent Releases” Dr Susan Buehler is Professor Emeritus of Music – Dr John Buehler (B) Organ “Planning Organ Music for Year C” – Bruce Neswick (C) Pastors “The Joys & Challenges of Finding, Keeping, & Nurturing Talented Church Musicians: A Pastor’s Perspective” 10:30 - 10:45 a.m Break 10:45 -11:40 a.m Team Planning Sessions: Advent – Worship Planning Teams 11:45 -12:25 a.m Plenary Session Lecture – Dr Samuel Torvend, Pacific Lutheran University 12:30 - 1:30 p.m Lunch 1:30 - 2:25 a.m (A) Choral “Conducting / Vocal Technique” – Dr Paul Klemme / Dr Susan Buehler (B) Organ “Service Playing” – Bruce Neswick (C) Pastors “Outreach: Taking the Musical Gifts of Your Congregation Into the Neighborhood” 2:30 –3:25 a.m Team Planning Sessions: Lent – Worship Planning Teams from Baker University where she was a member of the voice faculty She has served as an organist, pianist, soprano soloist, children’s choir director, and bell choir director and has conducted workshops in voice building and sacred vocal literature Currently, Dr Buehler is the pianist for the Cannon Beach Community Chorus and the organist for Calvary Episcopal Church in Seaside and the Community Church in Cannon Beach She also maintains a voice and piano studio in her home Dr Paul Klemme is Director of Music Ministries at Paul’s Episcopal Church in Salem, where he serves as Organist and conducts multiple vocal and instrumental ensembles He oversees the very popular Evensong Concert Series, bringing nationally acclaimed musicians to Salem Additionally, Dr Klemme is Conductor of the Willamette Master Chorus and serves as Adjunct faculty at Willamette University Dr Charlotte Kroeker is executive director of Church Music Institute A frequent lecturer, performing pianist and church musician, she is the author of Music in Christian Worship (Liturgical Press, 2005) and The Sounds We Offer (Alban Press, 2011) She oversees programming and research for CMI 3:30 - 4:25 p.m (A) Choral “New Small Choir Resources” – Dr Robert Mann (B) Liturgy: Psalm Singing – Dr Samuel Torvend & Bruce Neswick 4:30 - 4:45 p.m Evensong – All Workshop & Choral Singer Participants Bruce Neswick is Interim Canon for Cathedral Music, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Prior posts included Associate Professor of Organ at Indiana University and Director of Music at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, where he conducted the Choir of Girls, Boys and Adults Active in the field of church music, Mr Neswick holds Fellowship degrees from the American Guild of Organists and the Royal School of Church Music He has been commissioned to compose for performers and churches throughout North America Mr Neswick’s skill at improvisation garnered him three first prizes from the 1989 San Anselmo Organ Festival; the 1990 American Guild of Organists' national convention in Boston; and the 1992 Rochette Concours at the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva, Switzerland He is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University and Yale University, and his organ teachers have included David Dahl, Margaret Irwin-Brandon, Gerre Hancock, Robert Baker and Lionel Rogg As a recitalist, Mr Neswick has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe including regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists, and the national AGO conventions in Dallas (1994), Seattle (2000), Washington, DC (2010) and Boston (2014) Dr Samuel Torvend is Chair of Lutheran Studies at Pacific Lutheran University He teaches courses in the history of early, medieval and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and architecture, and Christian rituals As the university professor of Lutheran Studies, he teaches courses and seminars on Martin Luther, the Lutheran Heritage, Women Reformers, Lutheran higher education, Lutheran art and music, and the Reformation In addition to his work in the academy, Dr Torvend also serves as a theological consultant to various regional and national church agencies and societies, and serves as Director of Vocational Reflection at the Center for Vocation and Director of the Center for Religion and Culture in the Pacific Northwest W ORSHIP L EADERSHIP TEAMS Dr Robert C Mann is Director of the Music Resource Library at the Church Music Institute and Professor Emeritus of Music at Stephen F Austin State University, where he taught organ, musicology and church music He has served as organist/organist-choirmaster for over forty years, and as an organ recitalist for solo and duet literature Scholarly publications include articles on organ duet and Mendelssohn’s organ music; edited historical organ compositions are by Thayer and Merkel A lifelong AGO member, Dr Mann has served elected positions, offers workshops/clinics, and has developed the CMI eLibrary Pastor and Musician teams from a variety of denominations will share ideas and resources for Advent and Lent, Year C Bring your Laptops and iPads!