Virginia Wesleyan College

Workshop Sessions

Monday evening, July 27 - - - -

6:00 p.m. - Opening Dinner Buffet (Boyd Dining Center)

7:30 p.m. - Worship in the Taize style of Christian Prayer

Tuesday, July 28 - - - -

Clinicians & Workshop Sessions

Jane Holstein (all day)

A Director's Tune-Up -Taking Your Vocal Choir to the Next Level; Presentation with a Purpose, 2 choral reading sessions

Melanie Reuter (all day)

What's So Special About Bread?; Making Bread Stamps; Christian Art in Architecture; Bringing Art to Your Church

Scott Williamson (all day)

Conducting Renaissance Repertoire; Conducting Baroque Repertoire; Conducting Romantic Repertoire, Conducting the Music of the 20th Century & Beyond

4:00 p.m. - Rabbi Michael Panitz discusses the Psalms

7:30 p.m. - Rehearsal at Great Bridge Presbyterian with Mark Miller and the Wesleyan Festival Chorus (click on Wesleyan Festival Chorus to see repertoire list & rehearsal details)

Wednesday, July 29 - - - -

Clinicians & Workshop Sessions

Mark Miller (all day)

The Best of New Congregational Song; Miller Anthem Series Reading Session; History of African-American Spirituals and Gospel; Emerging Worship and Music - music for the Postmodern Generation

Becki Slagle Mayo (all day)

Rehearsal Planning for Children's Choirs - Working Backwards; Creating Rehearsals and Activities that Children Won't Want to Miss; Applying Rehearsal Technqiues - Demo Choir; Children's Music Reading Session

Peggy Kelley Reinburg (half-day)

The Organ is Alive & Well: A Whirlwind Audio-Visual Tour of the Great Organs of Europe; Planning an Organ Project plus A View of New 21st Century Installations from American Builders

Bradley Hunter Welch (half-day)

afternoon session at First Presbyterian-VB: The Organists' Palette - An Orchestra at Your Fingertips (registration); Creatively Leading Congregational Song with the Organ

4:00 p.m. - Lee Jordan-Anders

Learn to Play the Recorder in One Easy Lesson

7:30 p.m.

Hymn Festival

Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 333 Cedar Road, Chesapeake - featuring the Wesleyan Festival Chorus under the direction of Mark Miller.

Thursday, July 30 - - - -

Clinicians & Workshop Sessions

Bradley Hunter Welch (half-day, a.m.)

The Organist as Collaborator; Organ Wellness - Playing with Freedom and Ease (morning at VWC)

Deborah Carr (half-day, a.m.)

Get it All Out (a discussion forum led by Carr for YOU to share ideas, and vent professional frustrations with an eye toward solving problems)

Mary Nelson Keithan & John Horman (all day)

Helping the Congregation Find Its Voice; With the Table so Full, Why Argue about what to Eat?; Singing the Stories of Jesus - Hymns and Songs Children and Adults can Sing Together in Worship; The Evolution of a Hymn

Billye Brown Youmans (half-day, p.m.)

The Solo Singer (afternoon session) - Leading the Congregation's Song- Role of Cantor/Worship Leader, New Music for the Soloist in Worship

Jean Thiel (half-day, p.m.)

Preparing for the AGO Service Playing Exams (afternoon session)

4:00 p.m. - Henry Faivre and Sandi Billy

Hymns that Sing! (organ accompaniments for congregational hymnody)

7:30 p.m.

Bradley Hunter Welch in concert (organ)

First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Street, VB.

Friday, July 31 - - - -

Clinicians & Workshop Sessions

Jonathan Willcocks (full day)

How to Get the Best from a Mixed-Ability Group of Singers; Commissioning New Music for Your Choir, Reading sessions for church service music as well as extended sacred works

Alan Reese (full day)

How to Be Your Director's Favorite Ringer - A review of the basics; Going to Extremes - High & Low Bell Techniques; It's Impossible - or is it?? - creative solutions; Handbell music reading session

Bruce Stewart (full day)

The Lively Word - Speech and Drama for Worship; The Word Made Flesh - Movement for Prayer and Worship

4:00pm - Melanie Reuter

Praying in Color

7:30 p.m. - Rehearsal at Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church with Jonathan Willcocks and the Wesleyan Festival Chorus

Saturday, August 1

9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Rehearsal at Christ & St. Luke's with Jonathan Willcocks and the Wesleyan Festival Chorus.

7:30 p.m.

"Beloved Immortals & More: A Concert of Sacred Classics"

Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Road-Norfolk,

The Wesleyan Festival Chorus conducted by Jonathan Willcocks, with organist-Henry Faivre and instrumentalists from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. (click on Wesleyan Festival Chorus above to see repertoire list & rehearsal details)

Every day (except Saturday) - - - -

"Morning Sing" - choral anthem reading session (9:15)

Refreshment breaks in the morning and afternoon

Shopping at Young's Music Store displays

Daily Schedule

8:45 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. - Check-in & Complimentary Continental Breakfast and shopping with Youngs Music Store in the theater.

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

Air-conditioned Residence Halls (includes mini-refrigerator & microwave in room or kitchenette on floor, shared bathrooms by suite or hall-wing, extra-long twin beds): $40 (private room, per night), $20 (shared room, per night).

Linens (2 sheets, pillowcase, 2 towels, washcloth): $12

Off-campus housing is available at various nearby hotels.
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The closest is the Quality Inn-Lake Wright Conference Center at 757.461.6251 (mention you're attending a VWC event for their best rates which is $89 in the "Sleep Inn" during the summer months).

Fees

Full conference: $269

Day-rate: $65, Half-day: $35

Academic credit (3): $930 plus $25 application fee

Beloved Immortals' Singer Fee: $10, includes music book

Wesley Theological Seminary "Equipping Lay Ministries"
(2 grad credits - for details, see United Methodist Certification)

Opening Dinner Buffet: $20.00 (included in full fee rate)