A Fall Tune-Up that includes: Organ, Choirs, Accompanying, Handbells and more.
8:30 am Refreshments/Registration
9:00 am Welcome
9:10 am Opening Seminar (for everyone): "Creative Hymn Playing" Brian Williams, Calvary Episcopal Church, Rochester. Presentation will illustrate how organists, choir members, and handbells ringers can enhance the playing and singing of hymns.
Breakout sessions:
Session 1 - 10:10 a.m.
"Building Choral Tone in Children's Choirs" - Ms. Stephanie Nolting
"Handbell Basics--Beginning to Advanced Techniques" - Lee Afdahl
"Organ Repertoire for Sundays of the Church Year" - Brian Williams
Session 2 - 10:55 a.m.
"Building Choral Tone in Children's Choirs" - Ms. Stephanie Nolting
"Tuning up Your Church Choir: Body, Mind, Emotion and Soul" - Bob Giere
"Organ Repertoire for Sundays of the Church Year" - Brian Williams
Session 3 - 11:40 a.m.
"The Church Piano/Keyboard in Worship" - Rev. Matthew Lehman
"A Cipher on Saturday, Now What?" (organ maintenance) - Jeff Daehn
"Tuning up Your Church Choir: Body, Mind, Emotion and Soul" - Bob Giere