Virtual Sacred Music Colloquium
The Church Music Association of America is proud to invite you to join us in our first Virtual Sacred Music Colloquium.
As the world contends with the effects of the worldwide pandemic, the CMAA’s Sacred Music Virtual Colloquium will be designed to provide sessions that will be useful to you during these times of musical restrictions, as well as moving forward toward the future.
Full Registration for the five-day program is only $30 per person, or $10 per day for a portion of the week's sessions. We also will make the daily Spiritual Reflections by Fr. Pasley and the Evening Prayer free to attend. In addition, we have added two special sessions in Spanish for free attendance.
Our virtual program offers opportunities for learning, singing, listening, and interacting with some of the best minds and musicians in the Catholic world today!
The CMAA Virtual Colloquium will be primarily focused on instruction in topics related to chant, polyphony and the Catholic sacred music tradition, lectures and daily night prayer. During the week, you’ll be able to participate in all these sessions via your home computer using the Zoom app. At the end of each breakout session there will be a question and answer session.
Virtual Colloquium Highlights
Breakout sessions during the week on a variety of topics, from directing, organ improvisation, Catholic Music in Time of Pandemic, children’s programs, vocal pedagogy and Ward Method, Spanish Musical Resources (in Spanish), Programming for your Choir, Rehearsing the Choir, Medieval Analysis, and The Jubilus of the Alleluia, among others.
Daily Spiritual Reflections provided by our chaplain, Rev. Robert Pasley.
Night Prayer – Roman Rite, Extraordinary Form
Evening Panel Discussions and opportunities to share experiences.
VIRTUAL COLLOQUIUM PAGE
Visit the Main Virtual Colloquium Page for all the details about the Schedule, Descriptions of Breakout Sessions, Faculty Information, Registration details and more.
Virtual Colloquium Registration
We know that the issues with the global pandemic have affected many in the music profession. If you need financial assistance for your registration, please see the scholarship section on the Virtual Colloquium page for more information about how to apply.
If you would like to assist others, please consider donating to our Annual Fund.
Our Annual CMAA Members' Meeting will be held on July 6, 2020 at 9:00 pm EDT using the Zoom app. If you would like to attend, please register for the meeting so that we can send you the link to enter the meeting. If you are unsure about your membership status, please contact me at gm@musicasacra.com.
Thank you very much for your continued support of the Church Music Association. I hope you will be able to join us!
Janet Gorbitz
General Manager, CMAA