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Summer Music Colloquium XVII
Liturgical
Music and the
Restoration of the
Sacred
June 19-24, 2007
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.
"Six Days of Musical Heaven"
Daily Masses held in the crypt of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., and sponsored by the Church
Music Association of America and the Center for Ward Method Studies of
the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Catholic University
"An authentic updating of sacred music can take place only in the lineage of the great tradition of the past, of Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony." Pope Benedict XVI, June 24, 2006.
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Gregorian Chant has been called the most beautiful music this side of Heaven. But as Pope Benedict XVI and the Second Vatican Council have emphasized, it is also integral to Catholic liturgical life and should be heard and experienced with wide participation in every parish.
The Church Music Association of America is working to bring about this ideal with its Summer Music Colloquium, June 19-24, 2007, held at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., with:
- Extensive training in Gregorian chant and the Rennaissance choral tradition under a world-class faculty;
- Choral experience with large choir singing sacred music of the masters such as Palestrina, Victoria, Byrd, Tallis, Josquin, and many others;
- Daily liturgies with careful attention to officially prescribed musical settings, held in the magnificent Crypt Church of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception;
- Sung propers for 11th and 12th Sundays in Ordinary Time, Reqiuem Mass for deceased members of the CMAA, Mass for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga and/or St. Paulinus, Bishop and Confessor, amd Votive Mass for the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Rehearsals in the spacious facilities at Caldwell Hall;
- Residency in air-conditioned dormitories;
- Catered meals at breakfast, lunch, and dinner;
- Training for priests in the sung Mass;
- Organ recital and Ward Method pedagogy demonstrations;
- Composers' Forum;
- All music, including prepared packets of chant and polyphony, as part of registration.
The primary focus of the Colloquium features
instruction in chant and the Catholic sacred music tradition,
participation in chant and polyphonic choirs, nightly lectures and
performances, along with daily celebrations of liturgies in both
English and Latin.
Attendance is open to anyone interested in improving the quality of music in Catholic worship. Professional musicians will appreciate the rigor, while enthusiastic volunteer singers will enjoy the opportunity to study under an expert faculty.
Attendees also benefit from camaraderie with like-minded musicians who share their love of the liturgy of the Church. You can read this article on last year's colloquium or see some images from 2006.
It is the CMAA's 17th annual colloquium. Growing awareness and appreciation of chant and its solemnity has generated particular excitement about the conference this year.
"The greatest need of liturgy today is the restoration of the sense of the sacred," writes CMAA President William Mahrt of Stanford University. "Music has a principal role, since it expresses that sense of the sacred and sustains it through time."
WORKING SESSIONS & GUEST FACULTY
- Choral Arts
- Horst Buchholz, Cathedral Choirmaster
- Conductor, Denver Philharmonic Orchestra
- Denver, Colorado
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- If you plan to stay and eat off campus, you are only responsible for the tution of $270.
- Catholic University provides an excellent option for housing and meals for the week, in which case your total price is $560 (add $30 for single occupancy room. number of single occupancy rooms limited).
- You can pay a deposit of $75 upon online registration and the balance by May 15, 2007 (use option 3 below)
Step #1: Fill out the registration form here (payments are not made through this form)
Step #2: Payment Options
| 1. Full program: $560, which includes all meals, apartment-style lodging, receptions, registration, sessions, music, and all materials. (Single-occupant room: add $30 and use option #3) |
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| 2. Daytime only: $270, which includes tuition, lunch, facilities and materials. (Welcome reception and dinner on Tuesday, June 19: add $12.00 and use option #3) |
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| 3. Deposit of $75. This option permits you to pay on the deposit, or fill in a different appropriate amount. For example: more than one registrant, contribution for student scholarships, etc. |
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| 4. Mail registration form and check for appropriate amount to: CMAA Colloquium Registration, 920 Sanders St., Auburn, AL 36830. Or fax: 334-460-9924 | Mail form and check |
SCHOLARSHIPS
| Some scholarships for Church musicians may be available. Write us with all relevant details, including your financial need. If you would like to assist a musician to acquire the skills and inspiration needed to restore sacred music to an honored place in Catholic liturgy, using payment option #3 and earmark your payment to scholarships. UPDATE: There is currently no scholarship money available. |
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ARRIVAL Directions to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and The Catholic University of America may be found here. See here for a CUA campus map. Download 2007 music for the colloquium (you will also receive copies and a complete packet at registration):
Additional Instructions for Registrants 1. The best way to reach the University in NE Washington is by Metro, Red Line,station CUA/Brookland in the direction of Silver Spring/Wheaton. If you arrive at IAD, take the shuttle bus to West Falls Church Metro station and board the Orange Line train to Metro Centre, transferring there to Red Line, Silver Spring/Wheaton train. From the Metro platform it is a walk of two blocks to the University campus. 2. If you arrive at DCA, take the Blue Line to Metro Centre and repeat as above. A taxicab will cost you some $ 20 from Reagan National DCA, almost twice that from Dulles IAD. Amtrak Union Station is on the Red Line Metro. 3. For automobilists, there is a parking lot next to Flather Hall on the campus, and there is also an underground parking garage beneath the Law School. Ask for exact details when you register. 4. Download campus map 5. Upon arrival on campus, please go to the desk to the left after entering the Przybyla University Centre for check in, which will be available from 2:00 p.m. to 10:oo p.m. on the day of your scheduled arrival. You will be greeted by Ptyzbyla staff as well as a CMAA member and issued keys to your room, your music packet, nametag, a building access card, a summer ID card and a meal card, if applicable. You can also purchase or rent additional services at this time. A parking pass is available at the rate of $7 per day. 6. During your stay on campus, summer staff members will be available at the Prybyla Centre to assist you with your needs. The Pryz is open daily from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Staff members are knowledgeable about campus facilities and services, and they will do their best to answer your queries. 7. Housing will be in the campus dorms. You need not bring your own sheets. We are providing them, along with a pillow, blanket, towels, soap and a washrag. A welcome break from the hot summer weather in DC, air conditioning is kept on around the clock. Be sure to bring an extra blanket to ensure your comfort overnight, as well as any incidentals you may need to make your stay as homelike as possible. Housing check-in begins at 2:00pm on Tuesday 19 June, checkout 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning 24 June. 8. Confessions are heard every morning in the Crypt Church of the Shrine at 7:30 a.m.. Our community Morning Prayer, Masses and Night Prayer will be celebrated in various chapels of the Basilica. Advertise the colloquium: Here is the code to copy and paste: <a class="www.musicasacra.com/colloquium.html"><img src="/img/spacer.gif"> (graphic by MG)
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