Steeped in the Wesley tradition of "training minds and warming hearts, "our non-denominational Sacred Music Summer Conference offers continuing education opportunities for church musicians, worship leaders, music teachers, and all who are interested in the sacred arts.
Date: July 28-August 2, 2008
Workshop Sessions
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Monday, July 284:00-5:00 p.m. - Dorm Residents check in to dorms 6:00 p.m. - Opening Dinner Buffet 7:30 p.m. - Worship in the Taize style of Christian Prayer (Monumental Chapel - VWC)
Tuesday, July 29Day sessions: Nancy Price & Don Besig (Make a Joyful Noise, Anthems that Work, Make Those Rehearsals Count, Christmas (and Advent) in July), Annabelle Joseph (Finding the Music Within: Experiencing Dalcroze-Eurythmics), Craig Wansink (The Bible for a Visually-Oriented Culture)
4pm Short-Track: The St.Andrew's Flower Festival (Steve Batten)
7:30 p.m. Evening Event: Choral Rehearsal at Virginia Beach UMC with Dr. Rollo Dilworth and the Wesleyan Festival Chorus
Wednesday, July 30Day sessions: Rollo Dilworth (Musicianship in the Church Choir, African-American Spirituals & Gospel Music, Maintaining Musical Diversity in the Worship Service, Choral Anthem Reading session), Dan Benedict (Formative Dimensions of Singing, Proclaiming & Enacting God's Story, By Water and the Spirit: Womb, Tomb and Well, The Eucharist: Patterning Daily Faith & Life, The Calendar & Lectionary: Singing Death & Resurrection), Lee Jordan-Anders (Ladies & Gentlemen: You Will Not Run a House of Corrections!" - piano pedagogy), Sam Dorsey (Guitar for the Beginner; Masterclass for the Next Level & Beyond)
4pm Short-Track:- "How Liturgical Space Forms - or Malforms - Us (Dan Benedict)
7:30 p.m. Evening Event:- Worship- a Hymn Festival- at Virginia Beach UMC (212 19th Street, VB) featuring the Wesleyan Festival Chorus under the direction of Dr. Rollo Dilworth
Thursday, July 31Day sessions: Christopher Pardini (The Complete Church Organist: programming, registration, hymns, conducting from the console & more), Michael Jothen (Music that Sings: Read-m-and-Reap!, Rehearsals: Meeting Individual Needs, Rehearsals: Helping Text and Notes Come Alive!, The Singing Church: Into Worship), Deborah Carr (Interpreting Liturgy through the Arts)), Don Krudop (Sing from the Heart: Taking Your Choir Beyond the "Spots")
4pm Short-Track: "Inside the World of Sound" with Dr. Stephanie-Moody-Antonio
7:30 p.m. Evening Event: Christopher Pardini in concert, First Presbyterian Church-VaBeach. (suggested donation: $10; free to full conference attendees)
Friday, August 1Day sessions: Don McCullough (English Diction Traps, Singing That Reaches the Listener's Heart, Fresh Ideas for Sunday Morning Repertoire, Rehearsal Plans: Working Smarter, Not Harder), Jean Thiel (Organ Pedagogy - 6 levels of teaching, current methods, piano-organ connections) Cynthia Dobrinski (Handbell Technique and Interpretation - 1, 2 & 3; Handbell Reading Session)
4pm Short-track: "Navigating the Copyright Laws" with Deborah Carr
7:30 p.m. Evening Event - Choral Rehearsal at Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church (560 W. Olney Rd., N.) with Don McCullough and the Wesleyan Festival Chorus
Saturday, August 29:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Choral Rehearsal at Christ & St. Luke's with Don McCullough and the Wesleyan Festival Chorus.
7:30 p.m. - "Beloved Immortals & More: A Concert of Sacred Classics" A choral concert at Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church-Norfolk (560 W. Olney Rd) with the Wesleyan Festival Chorus conducted by Don McCullough; organist-Henry Faivre.
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TimeTable
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8:45 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. - Check-in & Complimentary Continental Breakfast & Shopping with Youngs Music Store 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - SING! (an anthem reading extravaganza) 9:50 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. - Session I 10:55 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. - Morning Refreshment Break 11:10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Session II 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - LUNCH (on your own) 1:30 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.- Session III 2:35 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Afternoon Refreshment Break 2:50 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. - Session IV 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.- Topics 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Free Time - Dinner (on your own) 7:30 p.m.- Rehearsals, Worship, Concerts |
Housing
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Air-conditioned Residence Halls (includes mini-refrigerator & microwave in room or kitchenette on floor): $40 (private, per night), $20 (semi-private, per night). Off-campus housing is available at various nearby
hotels. The closest is the Quality Inn-Lake Wright Conference Center at 757.461.6251 (mention you're attending a VWC event for best rates). |
Fees
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Full conference: $259 Day-rate: $65, Half-day: $35 (For Friday's handbell session, please note - If 4 ringers from the same church attend Dobrinski's full-day session, a 5th person may attend the sessions at no charge.) Academic credit (3): $840 plus $15 application fee) Beloved Immortals' Singer Fee: $5 Wesley Theological Seminary "Equipping Lay Ministries" Opening Dinner Buffet: $18.00 (included in full-fee rate) Box-Lunch (Tues through Fri): $8.50 per day |

