Pre-Convention ORGAN CRAWL


Limited Availability Louisville Memorial Auditorium. 4 manual 80 rank Henry Pilcher & Sons, Louisville, KY. 1928. Largest organ ever built by Pilcher, dedicated in January 1929 by famous Belgian virtuoso Charles M. Courboin, organist of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NY.


Walnut Street Baptist Church. 3 manual 57 rank Austin Organ Co., Hartford, CT. 1967. Dedicated by legendary Columbia recording artist E. Power Biggs. Historic stone, New-Gothic sanctuary.


St. Agnes Catholic Church. 4 manual 60 rank George Kilgen & Sons, St. Louis, MO. 1934. Webber-Borne Organ Co., rebuild/addition of new encased sanctuary organ, twin 4 manual consoles. 2018. Original Kilgen organ restored, designed by Italian organist Pietro Yon, composer of the Christmas favorite Gesu Bambino.


St. James Catholic Church. 3 manual 41 rank Bennett/Pilcher/ Webber-Borne. Unique 19th century organ in stunningly beautiful 1913 sanctuary voted second most beautiful church in America in national survey 2017. Windows by F.X. Zettler of Munich, 1927. Supposedly one of only two churches in the world with an oculus, the Eye of God, in the center of the dome above the nave.


Institute 1


HANDBELL FESTIVAL Dave Harris


Join ringers from all over the country under the direction of Dave Harris for this incredible Festival Choir Concert.


Repertoire List Grazioso / Sherman (Red River RRHB0042)


Angels We Have Heard on High / arr. Sandra Eithun (Alfred 25337)


The Church’s One Foundation / Krug (Beckenhorst HB488)


Meditation on Beautiful Savior / arr. Cathy Moklebust (Choristers Guild CGB175 (3-5 oct) or CGB763 (2 oct)) L3 Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming / arr. Sandra Eithun (Agape 2649)


Ah, Holy Jesus / arr. Eithun (Lorenz 20-2094L) Jubilation Fanfare / Eithun (GIA G-6774) Eternal / Krug (Beckenhorst HB629) Lift High the Cross / arr. Dobrinksi (Agape 1491)


Institute 2


PRAYING WITH CHANT INTENSIVE: INCORPORATING CHANT INTO THE PARISH LITURGY


Br. John Mark Falkenhain, Sr. Jeana Vissel, and Br. John Glasenapp


This workshop is designed for directors of parish liturgical music and singers in parish liturgies. Join the liturgical musicians of Saint Meinrad and be immersed in the beauty and utility of English and Latin chant for today’s liturgy. Participants will learn the important principles of reading, singing, and directing chant while becoming acquainted with some of the most important chants for the liturgical year. Specific topics include approaching chant as sung speech, understanding modality, reading square-note notation, chanting the responsorial psalm, and leading a chant schola. Emphasis will be on the practical with plenty of opportunities to sing as we learn.


Institute 3


ESSENTIALS OF CATHOLIC LITURGY TRACK 3: LITURGY, LIFE, AND DISCIPLESHIP Timothy Johnston and Michael Ruzicki


The Essentials of Catholic Liturgy (ECL) Track 3 is a wonderful opportunity for those with a solid understanding of the liturgy. It emphasizes the celebration of the Eucharist as the source and summit of Christian life. ECL provides a collaborative form of learning that combines expert presentations on the history and theology of liturgy with a chance to engage in mystagogical reflections with others in the course.


Institute 4 CHORAL INSTITUTE


Paul French Don’t miss this opportunity to join an 80-voice choir under the direction of Paul French which culminates in an incredible choral event on Wednesday evening. For over three decades Paul has worked in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago and currently serves as the Director of Music at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, where he leads a thriving choral program of adult and children’s voices. A composer of more than 200 instrumental and choral works, he was the Director of Choral Recordings for World Library Publications for 20 years and is also the editor of a series of choral works for children’s choirs, under the distinguished banner of the American Federation Pueri Cantores. Mr. French also serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the American Federation Pueri Cantores, the official student choral organization of the Roman Catholic Church.


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