APRIL 2020 2020 Epiphany Choir
Festival, St. Jotseph Parish, Cottleville, Missouri
December:
• Get finalized selections (including composers, arrangers, and perhaps publishers) from participating choirs for a program. Limiting groups to 3 pieces or around 12 minutes of music (depending how many groups there are) is about right.
• Tis is also the time to organize some logistics. Te concert itself flows well by utilizing well- known Epiphany hymns for all to sing while one ensemble is vacating the performance space and the next group takes their place. Seat participating groups on alternating sides of your church if you can, reserving space in the middle for concert attendees.
• Tis is also a good time to sort out who at the host site can organize a reception: setup, food and drink, etc. (Having participants bring in a plate of cookies is a quick path to a potluck holiday reception!)
November:
• Create and distribute an invitation to participate to area parish music directors. Our channels in St. Louis include an email newsletter and a couple pages and groups on Facebook—and personal invitations work well of course, too. It’s best to have firm commitments in hand by the middle of December, before the true craziness of the holidays strikes. We have found that five or six participating groups is a good number.
• Once a few groups have signed on, it’s time to begin a little general publicity: creating a concert flyer and bulletin and web announcements for the host site, all participating groups, and all nearby parishes if possible.
• Be sure to save “We Tree Kings” for the big finale with all participants assembled to form a large festival choir!
Considering a 2021 Epiphany Choir Festival? For examples of the invitation, concert flyer, logistics information, and 2020 concert program, visit:
https://orinjohnson.com/npm-epiphany.
–Orin Johnson, chapter branch programs coordinator
Winter Workshop Is Mini Version of Convention Baltimore, Maryland
About a decade or so ago, the Baltimore Chapter of NPM sought to bring the format of the national convention to the local NPM community. At the time, NPM was winding down the use of regional conventions in favor of the national convention approach.
Te vision was to bring the same types of formation opportunities on a smaller, affordable scale to the Baltimore region annually. Having a convention- styled event in our area strengthened the value of the local NPM membership. In addition, it provided a focus for the chapter calendar of events.
Te workshops began with a plenum session. Te keynote speaker might be someone local like former NPM President Msgr. Rick Hilgartner. Te national office is in our backyard, after all!. Another option
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