Annual Music Conference
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Murray UU Church
505 North Main Street
Attleboro, MA
Presented by
New England Musicians Network
Ballou Channing District
Murray UU Church
Program
8:30 Registration and Social Time
9:00 Opening Worship Service Leader
9:30 Workshops A
1. Organ Repertoire: Dr. Steven Young Bridgewater State University
Organ repertoire for the small, but versatile, pipe organ. It will feature music by a wide variety of composers from various countries and eras. Musical selections will be suitable for church and concert usage. Bibliography of additional resources will be provided.
2. Copyright Protection Steven Finner, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
This workshop is designed to acquaint music directors with how the laws affect them as consumers of published music. We will be reviewing the UUA and UUMN web published materials on copyright that are posted on the UUA Worship Web http://www.uua.org/spirituallife/worshipweb/143066.shtml and the UUMN http://www.uua.org/publications/singingjourney/50630.shtml web sites. It would help if participants download and print these and bring them to the conference.
3.Choir Singers Workshop Anne Watson Born, Director of Music Ministry
First Unitarian Society, Newton, Massachusetts
Empowering the Choral Singer - a session on how to get the most out of rehersal (aka "WHAT is my conductor talking about and how can it help me?!") and how to contribute actively, positively and joyfully to rehearsal.
10:45 Break
11:00 Workshops B
1. Children's Choir - Philip Jones
Philip Jones was born in 1949 in Preston, Lancashire, England. He studied music privately and at the Royal Manchester College of Music. Appointed organist to various churches from an early age Jones has worked continuously as a school and private teacher, organist and accompanist. He has been the Director of Music at Christ Congregational Church (UCC) Brockton since 1998 where he directs both adult and children's choirs. As a composer he has three albums of organ music published (Asian Praise, Variations on Kum ba Yah and the Hildegard Versets) He has also written vocal, choral and instrumental music. A recent performance of 'The Prayers of Dag Hammarskjold' was given by the University of California-Riverside Choral Society conducted by Dr Edward Bruner.
2. Ring Out Wild Bells Richard Hill Unity Church, North Easton
A hands on session with the bell ringers of Unity Church to hear their
thoughts about their experiences in this ensemble. Basic information
on setting up a handbell choir and techniques.
3. Singing Meditation Mary Neumann and Maddie Sifantus
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Choral Repertoire
2:30 Closing Service - Leader, Mary Neumann
To Register: By mail, send a check with the form below. On-line with your credit card, go to http://www.bcduua.org events page and follow the instructions.
Directions: Murray Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 505 North Main Street (route 152) in Attleboro, MA. From route 95 north or south take exit five. At the end of the exit ramp, take a left. At the traffic light, go right onto North Main Street (Route 152). Murray Church is on the left about one mile from the traffic light. Church Phone is 508 222 0505
For information about lodging in Attleboro, visit http://local.yahoo.com/MA/Attleboro/Travel+Lodging/Hotels+Lodging/Hotels+Motels
Days Inn in South Attleboro on Route 1A is probably the best motel bargain. There is also the Colonel Blackinton Inn just down the street from Murray Church, a very nice B&B, on North Main St./Route 152.
Please Note:
If there is a major snow event on Friday, March 4 or a storm forecast for March 5, call to learn if the conference is cancelled.
For More information and snow number: Richard Hill 508 238 6081
smhill42ne@earthlink.net
Conference Co Chairs:
Richard Hill, BCD UUMN District Liaison
Susan Hotchkiss, BCD UUMN Assistant District Liaison
Ann Watson Born, Director of Music Ministry First Unitarian Society, Newton, MA
Lila Farrar, Music Director, Brookfield UU Church, Brookfield, MA
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BCD/UUMN MUSIC CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
$30 if received by March 2. After March 2 and at door: $35
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