MCI Registration – Fall 2014 Distance learning Fall 2014 Classes at the

METROPOLITAN Name: The Metropolitan Cantor Institute is

committed to providing education for CANTOR INSTITUTE

cantors across the United States. To do so, Address: we are beginning work on a distance for the learning initiative through the Cantor Institute website. The initial version of BYZANTINE CATHOLIC this material should be available toward ARCHEPARCHY OF the end of 2014. Phone: PITTSBURGH

Registering for MCI classes

Email: To register for Fall 2014 classes as the Metropolitan Cantor Institute, fill out the Parish: form to the left and sent it to:

Metropolitan Cantor Institute Fill out and send by September 1 to 3605 Perrysville Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15214

Metropolitan Cantor Institute 3605 Perrysville Ave. Tuition for all four courses is $40.00, which may be paid with your registration Pittsburgh, PA 15214 or at the start of the first class. The tuition

To register after September 1, please fee includes lunch and all materials. contact the MCI directly at (412) 735- Checks should be made payable to the 1676. Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.

For more information Class dates: St. John of Damascus, www.metropolitancantorinstitute.org Compiler of the Eight Tones September 6 – Liturgical Year You can also contact the Cantor Institute October 4 – Office of Vespers director, Jeffrey Mierzejewski, by phone at BYZANTINE CATHOLIC (412) 735-1676, or by sending e-mail to SEMINARY November 1 – The Eight Tones 3605 Perrysville Avenue [email protected] Pittsburgh PA 15214 December 6 – Christmas / Theophany The Metropolitan Cantor Institute exists to Classes for Fall 2014 Music for the services of Christmas and support and foster liturgical singing in the Theophany: the vigil service for each feast Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church September 6 - Celebrating the Feasts of (and the midnight service for Christmas), of Pittsburgh. At the direction of our the Liturgical Year the feast-day Divine Liturgies, and the bishops, and in cooperation with our chants for the Sundays before and after clergy and experienced cantors, the Feasts in the Byzantine Rite. How the each feast. Institute trains and certifies cantors for the different cycles of the liturgical year fit service of the church, prepares music and together, and how the Divine Liturgy Cantor certification educational materials, and provides changes for feast days, especially when a workshops and seminars in church singing. feast falls on Sunday. Chant to be With input from cantors and clergy, the covered: the music in the Divine Liturgies Metropolitan Cantor Institute has prepared Cantors are the men and women who lead book for the fixed feast days of the a set of certification standards for cantors. the singing in our churches, using our liturgical year. These standards are designed so that a traditional plainchant, or prostopinije. cantor who meets them should be able to

The mission of the Metropolitan Cantor October 4 - The Office of Vespers dependably lead the singing in any of our Institute: parishes for the normal services celebrated All cantors should know the basics of throughout the year. To ensure that each parish in the celebrating Vespers, especially since the Byzantine Catholic Church has a special services for Lent, Holy Week, The certification guidelines can be found cantor who can lead the liturgical Christmas and Theophany make use of on the Cantor Institute website: singing of the parish well, to the

glory of God and in support of the parts of this service. This one-day course prayer of the faithful. will cover the layout of Vespers, the core www.metropolitancantorinstitute.org/MCI hymns of the service, and the general rules for the use of the Vespers tones. All material required for cantor Regular cantor courses certification is taught at the annual Basic November 1 - The Eight Tones Cantor’s Course, together with the Each month, the Cantor Institute holds a monthly Cantor Institute classes. It should regular class in Pittsburgh on church A one-day course on the melodies for be possible for a diligent student to singing and chant leadership. The classes troparia, kontakia, prokeimena, and complete the certification requirements in run from 9 AM to 3 PM and cover liturgy, stichera in all eight tones. The course will two years. use of the voice, leadership skills for teach each of these melodies, along with cantors, and chant repertoire. techniques to memorize them and sing Note that the Metropolitan Cantor Institute

them easily and effectively. prepares the certification standards and This fall, all classes will be held at Ss. provides training and testing, but actual Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic December 6 – Feasts of Christmas and certification must come from the cantor’s Seminary, 3605 Perrysville Avenue, Theophany bishop. Pittsburgh, PA 15214.