Virtual Colloquium 2020 Registration

CMAA is offering a “Virtual Colloquium” July 6-10, with live internet presentations on sacred music starting at 5 pm Eastern Time.

Basic registration is free, and includes many of the sessions.   Registration for workshops and discussions (indicated in bold below) is $10 per day, or $30 for the entire week.  (Note: registration for the Spanish-language workshops on Thursday is free of charge.)

Monday, July 6, 2020

  • 5:00 pm (ET) Welcome (Rev. Robert Pasley) 
  • 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm (ET) Rationale for Repertoire: Programming for your Choir (Dr. Timothy McDonnell)
  • 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm (ET) Vocal Pedagogy (Dr. MeeAe Cecilia Nam)
  • 8:30 pm (ET) Night Prayer
  • 9:00 pm (ET) Annual CMAA Member Meeting

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

  • 5:00 pm (ET) Spiritual Reflection (Rev. Robert Pasley)
  • 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm (ET) Rehearsing the Choir: A Balance Between Efficiency and Excellence (Dr. Horst Buchholz)
  • 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm (ET) The Ward Method (Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka)
  • 8:30 pm (ET) Night Prayer
  • 9:00 pm (ET) Sacred Music during the Pandemic (Panel Discussion)

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

  • 5:00 pm (ET) Spiritual Reflection (Rev. Robert Pasley)
  • 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm (ET) Chant Analysis (Dr. William P. Mahrt)
  • 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm (ET) Antiphonale Duplex: An Introduction (Dr. Edward Schaefer)
  • 8:30 pm (ET) Night Prayer
  • 9:00 pm (ET) Program Development and Music Education in Tempore Pestilenti (Panel Discussion)

Thursday, July 9, 2020

  • 5:00 pm (ET) Spiritual Reflection (Rev. Robert Pasley) (free admission)
  • 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm (ET) Organ Improvisation (David J. Hughes)
  • 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm (ET) Basics of Sacred Music (in Spanish) (Heitor Caballero) (free admission)
  • 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm (ET) From Plague, Famine and War, Deliver Us O Lord: Catholic Music in Time of Pandemic (Dr. Susan Treacy) 
  • 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm (ET) Spanish Resources (in Spanish) (Heitor Caballero) (free admission)
  • 8:30 pm (ET) Night Prayer
  • 9:00 pm (ET) A Virtual Masque Variety Show

Friday, July 10, 2020

  • 5:00 pm (ET) Spiritual Reflection (Rev. Robert Pasley) (free admission)
  • 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm (ET) Children’s Programs (Mary Ann Carr Wilson)
  • 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm (ET) The Alleluia (Dr. William P. Mahrt)
  • 8:30 pm (ET) Panel Discussion (sharing ideas for moving forward professionally) 
  • 9:45 pm (ET) Night Prayer