Wednesday, July 5
10:00-11:30 EDT General Session
1:00-2:30 EDT Skills Workshops and Masterclasses
A Sacred Trust: Nurturing Healthy Pastor -Cantor Relationships – George Detweiler, Donald Meineke
Choral Conducting and Communication:
Full of Grace, Seasoned with Salt – Ryan Kelly
Children’s Choral: Getting Out of the Rut: Ideas for Introducing a New Song to Young Singers – Tom Shelton
Composition and Arranging – Mark Mummert
Handbell Techniques: The Body Is the Instrument – Michael Joy
Improvisation: Drawing from Many Streams: Musical Styles in Today’s Hymnody – Omaldo Perez
Leading Assembly Song: Band-Led and Contemporary Song – Clayton Faulkner
Leading Assembly Song: Organ Emphasis – Daniel Aune
Music that Makes Community – Paul Vasile
Percussion Techniques – John Sall
Technology and Worship – Kevin Barger
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2:45-5:10 EDT Choral Reading Sessions
Concordia Publishing House (2:45-3:30)
Augsburg Fortress (3:35-4:20)
MorningStar Music (4:25-5:10)
7:30 EDT General Session
Gathering Eucharist
Thursday, July 6
10:00-11:30 EDT General Session
1:30-2:30 EDT Workshops 1
All the Time in the World: Observing Civic Festivals – Mark Oldenburg
CW: Blue-What’s Old? What’s New? – Grace Hennig
Giving Voice to Verse – Tom Trenney
God Will Still Be Praised: Nurturing Changes in the Leadership of the Church’s Song – Ryan Hostler
Hallowed Be the Profane: Insights, Tips, and Examples for Beginning or Deepening Contemporary Worship without Waging a Worship War – Linda Borecki
Handbells Reading Session – Michael Joy
Nurturing and Equipping: What Does This Mean? – Julie Grindle, Chad Fothergill
Piano Repertoire Session
Post-plenary Conversation with Mark Miller
Panel: Preparing for (and Enjoying) Retirement – Bruce Bengtson, George Detweiler, Jim Hild, Linda Kempke, Thomas Schmidt
2:45-3:45 EDT Workshops 2
All the Time in the World: Observing Civic Festivals – Mark Oldenburg
CW: Blue-What’s Old? What’s New? – Grace Hennig
Giving Voice to Verse – Tom Trenney
God Will Still Be Praised: Nurturing Changes in the Leadership of the Church’s Song – Ryan Hostler
Hallowed Be the Profane: Insights, Tips, and Examples for Beginning or Deepening Contemporary Worship without Waging a Worship War – Linda Borecki
Handbells Reading Session – Michael Joy
Nurturing and Equipping: What Does This Mean? – Julie Grindle, Chad Fothergill
Piano Repertoire Session
Post-plenary Conversation with Mark Miller
Panel: Preparing for (and Enjoying) Retirement – Bruce Bengtson, George Detweiler, Jim Hild, Linda Kempke, Thomas Schmidt
4:00-4:45 EDT Choral Reading Session
Northwestern Publishing House
8:00 EDT General Session
Choral Arts Concert
Friday, July 7
9:15 EDT General Session
Morning Worship: Dancing around the Cross, A Hymn Festival with Omaldo Perez and Friends
10:30-12:00 EDT General Session
Plenary III: “What Wondrous Love” – Jean Boehler, Dien Ashley Taylor
12:00 EDT General Session
1:30-2:30 EDT Workshops 3
African American Spirituals and Music of Black Composers in Congregational Singing – Jay Fluellen
All Creation Sings: Introducing the Supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship – John Weit
Band-Led Song Repertoire – Clayton Faulkner
Communicating with Your Congregation and Community – Adam Lefever Hughes
Organ Repertoire Session – Andrew Heller
Improving Your Live-Stream – Sweetwater
Orgelkids Building Project – Vincent Ryan
Post-plenary Conversation – Jean Boehler, Dien Ashley Taylor
Post-plenary Conversation – Jennifer Baker-Trinity
Think like a Hymnologist – Peter Reske
W2, W9, 104 0, 109 9, Schedule C: The Church Musician in the Gig Economy – Dale Loepp
2:45-3:30 EDT Workshops 4
African American Spirituals and Music of Black Composers in Congregational Singing – Jay Fluellen
All Creation Sings: Introducing the Supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship – John Weit
Band-Led Song Repertoire – Clayton Faulkner
Communicating with Your Congregation and Community – Adam Lefever Hughes
Organ Repertoire Session – Andrew Heller
Improving Your Live-Stream – Sweetwater
Orgelkids Building Project – Vincent Ryan
Post-plenary Conversation – Jean Boehler, Dien Ashley Taylor
Post-plenary Conversation – Jennifer Baker-Trinity
Think like a Hymnologist – Peter Reske
W2, W9, 104 0, 109 9, Schedule C: The Church Musician in the Gig Economy – Dale Loepp
4:00-4:45 EDT Choral Reading Session
GIA Publications
7:30 EDT General Session
Festival of Hymns
Saturday, July 8
9:30-11:00 EDT Skills Workshops and Masterclasses
A Sacred Trust: Nurturing Healthy Pastor -Cantor Relationships – George Detweiler, Donald Meineke
Choral Conducting and Communication:
Full of Grace, Seasoned with Salt – Ryan Kelly
Technology and Worship – Kevin Barger
Composition and Arranging – Mark Mummert
Handbell Techniques: The Body Is the Instrument – Michael Joy
Improvisation: Drawing from Many Streams: Musical Styles in Today’s Hymnody – Omaldo Perez
Leading Assembly Song: Band-Led and Contemporary Song – Clayton Faulkner
Leading Assembly Song:
Piano Emphasis – Daniel Aune
Music that Makes Community – Paul Vasile
Percussion Techniques – John Sall
11:00 EDT General Session
Sending Eucharist