Biennial Conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians

Hilton Hotel (Minneapolis, MN) Augustana Lutheran Church (St. Paul, MN) St. John’s Abbey (Collegeville, MN)

At first glance, remembering the future seems counter- TABLE OF CONTENTS intuitive. We recall the past in order to learn, to glean 2 Greetings wisdom, and to give thanks. In this Reformation anniversary year, we remember our Lutheran heritage, espe- 6 Presenters & Personalities cially the gift of the gospel that continues to set people 16 Plenary Presentations free in our generation.

17 Sunday, July 9 This conference, though, also looks to the future. What 17 Monday, July 10 will be the role of church music, liturgy and the leader 18-19 Tuesday, July 11 of the congregational song (the cantor) in the next dec- ades? To remember the future is to trust God’s faithful- 20-21 Wednesday, July 12 ness and the promise that all things are being made 22 Thursday, July 13 new. 23 Hilton Minneapolis—Third Floor

We have been planning and anticipating this conference 24 Downtown Minneapolis for two years. I am deeply thankful for the planning 25 Area Dining committee and for their diligence, commitment, and attention to detail. Please thank them when you see 26 Workshop Descriptions them: Susan Briehl, Cheryl Dieter, Bob Farlee, 32 Raabe Prize David Fienen, Julie Grindle, Mark Lawson, Adam Lefever Hughes, Joshua Lindgren, and Luke Tegtmeier. 34 Faithful Servant Awards

36 ALCM 2018 Events In 1993 I attended my first ALCM conference, held in 37 ALCM Founders the Twin Cities. I remember the richness of the worship and the spirit of the participants. We gather again this 39 Acknowledgments week in the Twin Cities — a center of U.S. Lutheranism — and take a field trip to St. John’s Abbey, known for its liturgical and ecumenical renewal during the past century. As we look backward and forward, we hold in tension our Lutheran roots and our commitment to the church Share your conference experience on Facebook and catholic. Twitter with #ALCM2017.

Rise, remember well the future, with gratitude and hope! You can also follow @ALCM2017 on Twitter for updates throughout the conference.

Craig Mueller 2017 Conference Chair Look us up on Facebook! Rise, Remember Well the Future @AssociationofLutheranChurchMusicians

Greetings from the Mayor

Greetings from ALCM’s President

Greetings, friends and colleagues! I am thrilled to welcome you to Minneapolis for this, our 16th biennial conference, “Rise, Remember Well the Future.” It is one of the great joys in my life to be with all of you this week. What could be better than spending time with close friends, making new friends, worshiping together in beautiful spaces, being in dialogue about our vocation, and hearing words of encouragement and hope? For some, this is your sixteenth conference, and for others, welcome to your first conference! No matter where you are on that spectrum, this conference is designed to inspire your work, and give you some rest from your labors. This year we finish up our thirtieth anniversary celebration and give thanks for the opportunity to celebrate together so close to the site of the constituting convention — St. Olaf College. (Our plan to begin the conference here had to be changed when the chapel organ was knocked out by a lightning strike.) During this conference we will say “thank you” to our founding members who helped give birth to our organization, and then made sure that it stayed focused on its mission. Last year, we renewed that mission – ALCM nurtures and equips musicians to serve and lead the church’s song. As you enjoy this week, I ask you to consider: What gifts do you have that can be used to fulfill this mission? How can ALCM help you to identify and use these gifts in service to God and others? I look forward to talking and singing with you this week. May God bless our time together! Julie Grindle ALCM President

Greetings from ALCM’s Executive Director

Friends, welcome to Minnesota ALCM! The ALCM biennial conference is such an important time for us. Every two years we gather to be fed and reenergized for continuing our call as music and faith leaders in our congregations and communities. Those with special expertise in worship, congregational song, conducting and choral music, hymnody, organ music, and service playing, handbells, children’s and youth choirs, theology and more will engage us in learning. There is truly more education and inspi- ration this week than we can take in. We will see and experience places that have been important to the history of ALCM and continue to form servant musician leaders for the future. We will worship together. We will celebrate the past, present, and future together. Most importantly we will connect with each other once again, we will welcome new musicians into our midst, we will share stories, and we will support one another. We will be the body of Lutheran church musicians. Each person in attendance is so important to our body. Deepest thanks to the conference planners and organizers who have dedicated so many volunteer hours to make the biennial conference possible. The generous gift of their time and talent is so appreciated. May you have a deeply meaningful experience this week. May you connect with old friends from your past. May you meet new friends in the present. And may you return to your home to Rise, Remember Well the Future. With deep gratitude for your music ministry, Jim Rindelaub Executive Director

Greetings from LutheranArts

Thank you for joining us in Minneapolis for the ALCM conference. Drawings for sabbatical opportunities await you! LutheranArts has secured funding for five $1500 sabbaticals with names to be drawn one-by-one during the conference. If you hear your name called out, we provide you with one week of time apart to refresh and renew your- self. Spirit in the Desert in Arizona, Holden Village in Washington, ARC Retreat in Minnesota, Lutheridge in North Car- olina, and the Grunewald Guild Retreat Center in Washington are retreat hosts for you to choose from. Once Lu- theranArts pays for your lodging and meal plan of your choice, the balance of the grant is sent to you to secure your flight, rental car, additional dining options, and maybe even a bit of a personal allowance as the funds stretch. In Works of Love, Soren Kierkegaard explores the idea of Sabbath. He observes from the creation story in Genesis that “even God needed to rest.” He goes on to say that, at the deepest level, as we honor the Sabbath in our own lives, we are joining God . . . in rest. And that is what LutheranArts supports for you. Time to rest. Grace and Peace, Douglas Koons, Executive Director To learn more about us, visit www.LutheranArts.org

ALCM Sabbatical Opportunities Sponsors

Normandale Lutheran Church Saint Anthony Park Lutheran Church Center for Arts and Spirituality Saint Paul, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Music is a gift from God. Music engages the Normandale Lutheran Church believes that whole person in worship as it calls upon body, nurturing the arts is an avenue for the growth of mind, and spirit. In praise and thanks to God we one’s spiritual journey. Understanding that all joyfully support dedicated church musicians. gifts are given from God in Jesus Christ, we fa- cilitate and encourage artistic expression through faith.

The Robert Duesenberg Family Augsburg University St. Louis, Missouri Minneapolis, Minnesota Honoring the Memory of Lorraine Duesenberg Honoring the Legacy of Leland Sateren

Christine and Jerry Moench Alexandria, South Dakota Celebrating Pastor Paul and Susan Rohde

Presenters & Personalities

Jennifer Baker-Trinity, Deacon, is a church musician who enjoys working at the intersections of theology, liturgy, and music. She completed her studies at Valparaiso University (B.M. Church Music) and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (MAR, STM). She has served congregations in Illinois, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Jennifer has been a writer/teacher/coordinator in the Leadership Program for Musicians. From 2006- 2012, she served on the Advisory Council for the Institute of Liturgical Studies, and in 2016, she was the inaugural recipient of the Institute’s “Emerging Leader Award.” She now serves as Co-Director of the Institute. Jennifer has authored or contributed to Sundays and Seasons, Worship Matters, Leading Worship Matters, Soli Deo Gloria: Choir Devotions for Year B, and Grace and Peace: Devotions for Lent 2015, and Free Indeed. In August 2017, she will begin a new position as Program Director for Resource Development, a shared position between the ELCA Worship Office and 1517 Media with Augsburg Fortress.

Sponsored by Thomas Gerke

Bach for the Average Church Choir? Absolutely! Tuesday 4:00-5:00p•Rochester Room (Hotel)

Michael Sampson works in Western Massachusetts, leading music groups on the children, adolescent, adult, and older adult units of a psychiatric hospital, and visiting people with intellectual disability in the community. He plays the organ and leads choir at UCC Granby as well as accompanying across the street at Immaculate Heart. Michael received his master’s in music therapy at Drexel Hahnemann in Philadelphia and has been working in the field the last ten years. He lives in Amherst with his husband Steven Wilco.

Music Therapy in Ministry and Spiritual Care Tuesday 4:00-5:00p•Board Room 3 (Hotel) Wednesday 10:30-11:30a•Rochester Room (Hotel)

Presenters & Personalities

Rebekah Schulz is a graduate of St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) and Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN). A rostered leader in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, she has served churches in Connecticut, Minnesota, and Massachusetts, where she has led children’s and adult choirs, taught early childhood music classes, and run music classes and camps for elementary and middle school children. Rebekah is certified in the Orff-Schulwerk music education philosophy and is completing her certification in the Kodály music education philosophy. She currently serves Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sudbury, MA. Rebekah is also the guest conductor for the Middle School Choir at the International Music Camp in the International Peace Gardens (on the border of North Dakota and Manitoba). She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, Pr. Matthew Tingler, and their two young daughters.

The Orff-Schulwerk & the Kodály Concept: Applications for Church Choirs Tuesday 10:30-11:30a•Youth Choir Room (Westminster) Tuesday 4:00-5:00p•Youth Choir Room (Westminster)

Daniel Schwandt is the Cantor of Immanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. For twelve years he served as the Cantor to the Seminary Community at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and is currently pursuing graduate studies in sacred music at the University of Notre Dame. He holds a degree in church music from St. Olaf College and has served congregations in Wisconsin and the Twin Cities. His compositions are published through Augsburg Fortress and MorningStar Music, and he is in demand as a clinician and leader of hymn festivals.

Sponsored by The Shebeck Family Charitable Fund

Plenary Presenter

Post-Plenary Conversation Tuesday 10:30-11:30a•Bates/Heller Commons (Westminster)

Marsha Seale, Minister of Worship and Music at Holy Comforter Lutheran Church and School in Kingwood, TX, received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in organ at The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar and earned an additional degree in Plan II. She has served as co-chair of the Bishop’s Worship Excellence Team for the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod, ELCA as the TX-LA Coordinator for the Leadership Program for Musicians, and in various other leadership roles. Active as a recitalist, clinician, and workshop and retreat leader, her greatest passion is serving as a pastoral musician, where she seeks to make room for worshipers to encounter the Living God. At HCLC she leads a music ministry of choirs for all ages, handbells, and instrumentalists.

Pastoral Skills for Musicians Tuesday 4:00-5:00p•Directors Row 3 (Hotel) Wednesday 10:30-11:30a•Directors Row 3 (Hotel)

Presenters & Personalities

David Sims is Cantor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN, where he is the organist and directs two adult choirs. With degrees in Church Music and Organ Performance from St. Olaf College and Indiana University, he previously worked as a pipe organ builder and technician at Goulding & Wood in Indianapolis and church musician at North Christian Church in Columbus, IN. His compositions are published by GIA and Augsburg Fortress.

Organ Music Reading Session Tuesday 4:00-5:00p•Chapel (Westminster)

Wyatt Smith, a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, is currently a doctoral student at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he studies organ performance with Dr. Carole Terry. Wyatt received his early musical training in schools of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, graduating from Luther Preparatory School, where his love of Bach was instilled. He went on to receive his Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance from the University of South Dakota, where he was an organ student of Dr. Larry Schou. Wyatt is a graduate of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and the Yale School of Music, where he studied organ performance with Dr. Martin Jean. Wyatt is currently the Organist of St. Alphonsus Parish in Seattle, Washington.

Sponsored by MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing

Johann Sebastian Bach's Clavierübung Dritter Teil: Devotional Practice vs. Performative Tradition Wednesday 10:30-11:30a•Board Room 1 (Hotel)

Kate Tegtmeier is the Parish Administrative Manager at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Dublin, OH. In the weekly process of preparing bulletins, she has found a passion for fonts, formatting, and making worship clear and accessible through publications. Kate lives in Columbus with her husband and four-legged fur babies.

“Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing”: Renewing Congregational Publications (with Chad Fothergill) Tuesday 4:00-5:00p•Directors Row 1 (Hotel) Wednesday 1:00-2:00p•Directors Row 1 (Hotel)

Luke Tegtmeier studied church music at Valparaiso University and Luther Seminary. After ten years in church music, Luke now works at Muller Pipe Organ Company near Columbus, Ohio. The accordion he plays was previously owned by both his grandfather and his great-aunt.

Folk It: Vernacular Traditions and the Church’s Song (with Paul Friesen-Carper) Tuesday 4:00-5:00p•Directors Row 4 (Hotel) Wednesday 1:00-2:00p•Directors Row 4 (Hotel)

Plenary Presentations

MONDAY AND TUESDAY Chad Fothergill and Daniel Schwandt RE-MEMBERING THE ROLE OF THE CANTOR Our love of the communities we serve invites us to reexamine the role of the Lutheran cantor at its 500-year mark, to think critically about how this role contributes to the work of the church in the world. Across these two plenary sessions, we will take a closer look at the vocation and education of twenty-first century cantors. Whether styled as Cantor, Kantor, Minister of Music, Associate in Ministry, or Deacon, the cantorate represents not so much a partic- ular job description as a philosophy of teaching, observing, leading, and thinking that actively, sometimes prophet- ically, responds to local and cultural contexts. May our conversations and reflections help us discern these callings as we sing the story of our living faith, reformed and always reforming.

WEDNESDAY Mary Louise (Mel) Bringle RE-FORMING CONGREGATIONAL SONG: THE IDENTITY-RELEVANCE DILEMMA In The Crucified God, theologian Jurgen Moltmann identifies an “identity-relevance dialectic,” challenging the church to stay faithful to its central identity while re-forming itself to speak to its social and historical contexts. This same tension characterizes congregational song. While God’s song is infinite and everlasting, our songs are finite and ever-changing, shifting in both medium and message to balance fidelity to past traditions and core truths with openness to the unfolding future.

Sunday, July 9

3:00p Hotel Check-In Begins

6:30p Registration Open ● Ballroom D

8:30-10:30p Vendors Open ● Ballroom D Cash bar Monday, July 10

8:30a-6:30p Registration

8:30-9:30a Choral Music for the Smaller Choir Reading Session ● Ballroom ABC

Robert Hobby Choral Music for the Advanced Choir Reading Session ● Rochester Room Bradley Ellingboe

10:00-11:00a General Choral Reading Session ● Ballroom ABC Bradley Ellingboe 11:15a-12:15p Exhibitor Showcases & Product Demonstrations

11:30a-12:00p Children’s Choral Reading Session ● Ballroom ABC Mark Lawson 12:30-1:00p Load Buses for Augustana Lutheran Church 1:00p Buses Depart for Augustana Lutheran Church Lunch provided on buses for bus pass holders

2:00p Opening Eucharist ● Augustana 3:30p Break

4:00p Welcome and Announcements ● Augustana

4:30-5:30p Plenary: Re-Membering the Role of the Cantor, part 1 ● Augustana

Chad Fothergill ● Daniel Schwandt 5:45-6:15p Buses Return to Hotel

6:30p Happy Hour/Cash Bar ● Ballroom D

7:00p Gala Dinner, Business Meeting, and Awards ● Ballroom ABC

9:00-11:00p Dessert Reception/Cash Bar ● Ballroom D

Sponsored by Robert & Linda Kempke Vendors open

Tuesday, July 11

Breakfast on your own ● guide on page 25 8:30-9:15a Looping Bus to Westminster Presbyterian ● map on page 24 No bus pass required, 2 blocks from hotel 8:45a Gathering 9:00-9:25a Morning Prayer 9:30-10:15a Plenary: Re-Membering the Role of the Cantor, part 2 Chad Fothergill ● Daniel Schwandt 10:30-11:30a Workshops ● descriptions begin on page 26 Multi-publisher Choral Reading Session ● Bradley Ellingboe Chapel (Westminster)

Are You Using the Newest Finale Like it is Finale 2000? ● Leigh Kallestad Meisel Room (Westminster) Post-Plenary Conversation ● Chad Fothergill and Daniel Schwandt Bates/Heller Commons (Westminster)

Conducting from the Console ● James Bobb Sanctuary (Westminster)

The Orff-Schulwerk & the Kodály Concept: Applications for Church Choirs ● Rebekah Schulz Youth Choir Room (Westminster) 11:45a-12:45p Regional Gatherings ● lunch provided

Region 1 ● Meisel Room Region 2 ● Bushnell Room Region 3 ● Refectory Region 4 ● Bates/Heller Commons 12:30-1:15p Looping Bus to Hotel ● map on page 24 No bus pass required 1:00-5:30p Vendors Open

2:00-3:00p Panel Discussion - The Cantor in the 21st Century ● Ballroom ABC Jennifer Baker-Trinity ● Paul Friesen-Carper ● Omaldo Perez ● Lara West 3:45-4:15p Looping Bus to Westminster Presbyterian ● map on page 24 No bus pass required, 2 blocks from hotel 4:00-5:00p Workshops ● descriptions begin on page 26 Handbell Reading Session ● Laura Potratz Room 209/210 (Westminster)

Finale 101: Learn the Essentials to Get you Going ● Leigh Kallestad Meisel Room (Westminster) Organ Music Reading Session ● David Sims Chapel (Westminster)

Tuesday, July 11

4:00-5:00p Workshops (continued) ● descriptions begin on page 26

Conducting from the Console ● James Bobb Sanctuary (Westminster) The Orff-Schulwerk & the Kodály Concept: Applications for Church Choirs ● Rebekah Schulz Youth Choir Room (Westminster) Musical Creativity for Worship ● Omaldo Perez Ballroom ABC (Hotel)

Bach for the Average Church Choir? Absolutely! ● Thomas D. Rossin Rochester Room (Hotel)

Here M.I.: Engaging Multiple Intelligences through Song ● Mary Louise Bringle Board Room 2 (Hotel)

Music Therapy in Ministry and Spiritual Care ● Michael Sampson Board Room 3 (Hotel) “Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing” ● Chad Fothergill and Kate Tegtmeier Directors Row 1 (Hotel)

Pastoral Skills for Musicians ● Marsha Seale Directors Row 3 (Hotel)

Folk It: Vernacular Traditions and the Church’s Song ● Paul Friesen-Carper and Luke Tegtmeier Directors Row 4 (Hotel)

Introduction and Demonstration of Alexander Technique ● Brian McCullough Red Wing Room (Hotel)

5:00-5:30p Looping Bus to Hotel ● map on page 24 No bus pass required Dinner on your own ● guide on page 25 6:45-7:45p Looping Bus to St. Olaf Catholic Church ● map on page 24 No bus pass required, 3 blocks from hotel 7:30-8:45p Hymn Festival: Rise, Remember Well the Future ● National Lutheran Choir

Sponsored by Arletta Anderson, Carol Churchill, Barbara Klingsick, and Craig Mueller & Ernest Vasseur Compline follows the hymn festival 9:00-9:45p Looping Bus to Hotel ● map on page 24 No bus pass required

9:15-11:00p Wine and Cheese ● Ballroom D

Sponsored by Augsburg Fortress Vendors open 19

Wednesday, July 12

Breakfast on your own ● guide on page 25

8:45-9:15a Morning Prayer ● Ballroom Area 9:15-10:15a Plenary: Re-Forming Congregational Song: the Identity-Relevance Dilemma

Mary Louise Bringle ● Ballroom ABC

10:15a-2:15p Vendors Open ● Ballroom D

10:30-11:30 Workshops ● descriptions begin on page 26 Introduction and Demonstration of the Alexander Technique ● Brian McCullough Rochester Room (Hotel) Johann Sebastian Bach’s Clavierübung Dritter Teil ● Wyatt Smith Board Room 1 (Hotel) Post-Plenary Discussion ● Mary Louise Bringle Board Room 2 (Hotel) In Sin My Mother Bore Me ● Susan Palo Cherwien Board Room 3 (Hotel) Communicating with Your Organ Technician ● David Engen Directors Row 1 (Hotel)

Getting it Right: Understanding How to Legally Use Music and Technology ● Abi Enockson Directors Row 2 (Hotel)

Pastoral Skills for Musicians ● Marsha Seale Directors Row 3 (Hotel)

Liturgical Theology for Church Musicians ● Donald C. Nevile Directors Row 4 (Hotel) Tone, Tenure, Tenacity: Tips for Improved Choral Technique ● David Cherwien Duluth Room (Hotel)

Music Therapy in Ministry and Spiritual Care ● Michael Sampson Red Wing Room (Hotel) Lunch on your own ● dining guide on page 25 1:00-2:00p Workshops ● descriptions begin on page 26 Musical Creativity for Worship ● Omaldo Perez Ballroom ABC (Hotel) A Good Marriage: Wedding Text and Tune ● Susan Briehl and Zebulon Highben Rochester Room (Hotel)

Do You Hear What I Hear? ● Jennifer Baker-Trinity Board Room 1 (Hotel)

Here M.I.: Engaging Multiple Intelligences through Song ● Mary Louise Bringle Board Room 2 (Hotel)

Wednesday, July 12

1:00-2:00p Workshops (continued) ● descriptions begin on page 26 In Sin My Mother Bore Me ● Susan Palo Cherwien Board Room 3 (Hotel)

“Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing” ● Chad Fothergill and Kate Tegtmeier Directors Row 1 (Hotel)

Getting it Right: Understanding How to Legally Use Music and Technology ● Abi Enockson Directors Row 2 (Hotel)

Folk It: Vernacular Traditions and the Church’s Song ● Paul Friesen-Carper and Luke Tegtmeier Directors Row 4 (Hotel)

Tone, Tenure, Tenacity: Tips for Improved Choral Technique ● David Cherwien Duluth Room (Hotel) Church Music in Germany Today ● Sarah Herzer Red Wing Room (Hotel) 2:00-2:30p Load Buses for St. John’s 2:30-3:45p Buses to St. John’s 4:00-4:40p Introduction to St. John’s History ● Abbey Church Architecture ● St. John’s Bible ● Music/Chant

4:45-5:30p Cash Bar ● Courtyard Liturgical Press showroom open until 6:00p Basement chapels (with liturgical art) open until Evening Prayer 5:30-6:30p Buffet Dinner 7:00-7:30p Evening Prayer 7:30-8:00p Mini-Plenary: Lutherans and Roman Catholics in the 500th Year

8:15-9:30p Buses to Hotel

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Thursday, July 13

Breakfast on your own ● guide on page 25 8:30-9:15a Looping Bus to Central Lutheran No bus pass required, 4 blocks from hotel 9:00-9:15a Carillon Mini-Concert 9:15-9:30a Closing Remarks: “What does this mean?” Craig Mueller 9:30-11:00a Closing Eucharist 11:00-11:30a Looping Bus to Hotel No bus pass required

12:00-4:00p ALCM Board Meeting ● Board Room 1

Hilton Minneapolis—Third Floor

Downtown Minneapolis

Area Dining

7 Steakhouse & Sushi ● 700 Hennepin Ave ● Steakhouse Restaurant Max ● 215 4th St S ● American 8th Street Grill ● 800 Marquette Ave ● American Sea Change ● 806 S 2nd St ● Seafood Atlas Grill ● 200 South 6th St ● Mediterranean Skywater ● 1001 Marquette Ave ● American Bachelor Farmer ● 50 N 2nd Ave ● MN Nordic Smack Shack ● 603 N Washington Ave ● American Bank ● 88 South 6th St ● American Sneaky Pete’s ● 14 N 5th St ● American

Basil’s ● 710 Marquette Ave ● American The Bistro ● 1500 Washington Ave S ● American Bearcat ● 1612 Harmon Place ● American The Capital Grille ● 801 Hennepin Ave ● Steakhouse Borough ● 730 N Washington Ave ● Seasonal The Local ● 931 Nicollet Mall ● Irish Brit’s Pub ● 1110 Nicollet Mall ● Irish The News Room ● 990 Nicollet Mall ● American Buca di Beppo ● 1204 Harmon Place ● Italian The Nicollet Diner ● 1428 Nicollet Mall ● American Café Lurcat ● 1624 Harmon Place ● Contemporary The Office Pub & Grill ● 307 N Washington Ave ● American Café Northstar ● 618 S 2nd Ave ● American Tullibee ● 300 Washington Ave N ● Nordic City Works ● 600 Hennepin Ave ● American Wxyz ● 900 Washington Ave S ● American Clubhouse Jager ● 923 Washington Ave N ● American Constantine ● 1115 2ndAve S ● American Cosmos ● 601 First Ave N ● International Dakota Jazz ● 1010 mNicollet Mall ● American Esker Grove ● 723 Vineland Place ● Seasonal First Avenue 701 1st Ave N ● American Gay 90’s ● 408 Hennepin Ave ● American Hell’s Kitchen ● 80 S 9th St ● American Ike’s Food & Cocktails ● 50 S 6th St ● American Lot 57 ● 1101 LaSalle Ave ● American Lyon’s Pub ● 16 S 6th St ● American Manny’s Steakhouse ● 825 Marquette Ave ● Steakhouse Marvel Bar ● 50 N 2nd Ave ● Cocktails Market Bar-B-Que ● 1414 Nicollet Ave ● Barbecue McCormick & Schmick’s ● 800 Nicollet Mall ● Seafood Mission ● 77 S 7th St ● American Monello ● 1115 2nd Ave S ● Italian Murray’s ● 26 S 6th St ● American Northern Shores Grille ● 30 S 7th St ● American OUIbar+kitchen ● 609 3rd St S ● Seasonal Pizza Lucé ● 119 N 4th St ● American Randle’s ● 921 Nicollet Mall ● Sports Bar Red Cow North Loop ● 208 1st Ave N ● American

Workshop Descriptions

Do You Hear What I Hear? Reframing Conversations about Worship, Music, and Culture Jennifer Baker-Trinity ● Wednesday 1:00-2:00p ● Board Room 1 (Hotel)

Serving as a church musician or pastor, you make choices about music and worship based on cultures: family, congregation, community, national and global cultures. In 1995, the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture gave the church a gift to help it discover and navigate the layered cultures shaping our identities and expression as God’s people. Over twenty years later in this reformation year, can we hear its guidance anew? Come and discover how this ecumenical contribution can spark conversation and understanding, even in places experiencing worship- related conflict.

Conducting from the Console James Bobb ● Tuesday 10:30-11:30a & 4:00-5:00p ● Sanctuary (Westminster)

If you are a church musician who has to accompany and direct a choir at the same time, do not despair - you are not alone, and it may not be as difficult as you think! Jamie Bobb presents a workshop with suggestions and advice for getting the best from your singers while you are trapped at the keyboard, along with practical demonstrations using a vocal quartet. Participants may be invited to work with the singers if time permits.

A Good Marriage: Wedding Text and Tune Susan Briehl and Zebulon Highben ● Wednesday 1:00-2:00p ● Rochester Room (Hotel)

Join the poet and composer of "God Alone Be Praised," the hymn based on Psalm 46 commissioned by ALCM for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, to discuss the creative process, the work of collaboration, and the challenging call to help the assembly sing ancient texts in fresh and faithful ways. Zeb and Susan also collaborated to write "Lift Up Your Heads All You Bowed Low," a hymn commissioned by the Institute of Liturgical Studies in 2013.

Here M.I.: Engaging Multiple Intelligences through Song Mary Louise Bringle ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p & Wednesday 1:00-2:00p ● Board Room 2 (Hotel)

We are all smart in a variety of ways. These different “smarts” are sometimes referred to as “multiple intelligences.” It is clear that singing engages both our musical and verbal intelligences. In addition to these two, we will spend time together exploring how hymns and songs help us engage our body, nature, picture, logic/math, and “existential” smarts. The more of these we incorporate into our study and worship, the more richly the word of God will come to dwell in us (see Colossians 3:16).

Tone, Tenure, Tenacity: Tips for Improved Choral Technique David Cherwien ● Wednesday 10:30-11:30a & 1:00-2:00p ● Duluth Room (Hotel)

This workshop will offer tips to secure longer lasting, higher quality choral tone. Issues such as vowel formation and adjustment, breath, consonants, and singer placement will be addressed through demonstration and stories. Improving these musical aspects can also often improve commitment and attendance from singers! Assisting will be an ensemble of the National Lutheran Choir.

Workshop Descriptions

In Sin My Mother Bore Me: How Do We Save Our Inheritance of Early Lutheran Chorales? Susan Palo Cherwien ● Wednesday 10:30-11:30a & 1:00-2:00p● Board Room 3 (Hotel)

Changes in language, changes in theology, and changes in the Church over 500 years lead us to reexamine some of our chorale treasures. Should they be placed on dusty shelves? Or, is it good, right, and faithful to alter some texts? Is it helpful to compose new hymn texts to chorale melodies? Perspectives of a poet and hymn writer.

Communicating with your Organ Technician David Engen ● Wednesday 10:30-11:30a ● Directors Row 1 (Hotel)

The health and well-being of your pipe organ is largely up to you. Save money by telling your technician in clear terms what you have found to be wrong. Don't make him or her search for problems—and charge you extra. Telling the tech that "the flute is out" isn't going to do it! Learn how to do simple triangulation analysis and learn some basic and consistent terminology to best communicate with your technician.

Getting it Right: Understanding How to Legally Use Music and Technology Abi Enockson and Panel ● Wednesday 10:30-11:30a & 1:00-2:00p ● Directors Row 2 (Hotel)

This workshop will address the latest developments in copyright law and licensing as it pertains to the church musician. Practical advice on streaming, podcasting, YouTube, and licensing services will be a part of the discussion. Abi Enockson will be joined by Jim Rindelaub, ALCM Executive Director, and Michael Moore, Copyright Adminis- trator at Augsburg Fortress.

“Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing”: Renewing Congregational Publications Chad Fothergill and Kate Tegtmeier ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p & Wednesday 1:00-2:00p ● Directors Row 1 (Hotel)

As a writer, Martin Luther carefully chose and arranged words and supervised their transition from parchment to print—even to the point of recommending paper types, page layouts, and typefaces! The print revolution of his time is not unlike the digital revolution of our own: decisions about the placement of words and images in blogs, e-newsletters, bulletins continue to require care, for each offers an invitation to encounter the holy.

This workshop takes a closer look at the craft of designing congregational materials for our visually-driven culture that—to borrow words from one graphic designer—“convey through tangible media the essential truths and mes- sages of faith.” What do certain typefaces or images convey to visitors about the Gospel message? What might images convey about our congregational priorities? Are our bulletins accessible for visitors? What are some useful resources for finding lectionary-related print and digital images?

Workshop Descriptions

Folk It: Vernacular Traditions and the Church’s Song Paul Friesen-Carper and Luke Tegtmeier ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p & Wednesday 1:00-2:00p ● Directors Row 4 (Hotel)

Drawing on their experience and research, Luke and Paul explore how folk instrumentation can enliven assembly singing and involve young musicians while highlighting the vernacular foundation of church music. After providing an overview of instruments and traditions, they will demonstrate the unique voices of the accordion and various stringed and percussion instruments that bring to life music from Celtic, North American, and Latin folk traditions.

Church Music in Germany Today: Rooted in the Reformation, Active at the Present, Evolving To- ward the Future Sarah Herzer ● Wednesday 1:00-2:00p ● Red Wing Room (Hotel)

This workshop will outline the present day situation of church music in Germany while taking a special look at how the musical and theological ideas of the Lutheran Reformation 500 years ago continue to play a strong role in the music ministry of the church. That contemporary musical styles can thrive alongside historic organs and Bach Can- tatas will be demonstrated by taking a look at some actual music ministry programs including that of the Castle Church in Wittenberg Germany, where Sarah Herzer is Kantor. The question of how traditional and contemporary movements in church music might continue to evolve as German congregations themselves are challenged by their position in a largely secular society will round up the workshop.

Are You Using the Newest Finale Like It Is Finale 2000? Leigh Kallestad ● Tuesday 10:30-11:30a ● Meisel Room (Westminster)

Get up to date on the latest Finale time saving tools and shortcuts. Learn how to use the Repitch Tool, Selection Tool and contextual menus to reduce editing time. Use metatools to enter markings and expressions. Other topics include fast ways to enter repeats/endings and codas, using the Score Manager, changing instruments mid-staff, layers, hiding empty staves, exploding chords into individual staves, creating custom expressions, time-saving plug -ins, and score/part layout tips.

Finale 101: Learn the Essentials to Get You Going Leigh Kallestad ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p ● Meisel Room (Westminster)

Learn how easy it is to compose, arrange, edit, transpose, listen to, and print your music with Finale 2014. Topics include: Setting up a score, note entry with or without a MIDI keyboard, entering dynamics, markings and lyrics, key and instrument transposition, basic page layout, printing parts, exporting to audio, and tips on sharing your music with others. Learn about the hundreds of ready-to-use music education resources included in the software (e.g. worksheets, flash cards, repertoire and classroom music tools).

Workshop Descriptions

Introduction and Demonstration of the Alexander Technique Brian McCullough ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p & Wednesday 10:30-11:30a ● Red Wing Room (Hotel)

The Alexander Technique is a century-old technique used to achieve optimal skill in daily living and all activities. Alexander principles address how daily habits of the use of the self (such as sitting, standing and walking) affect seemingly disparate problems such as stage fright, musculoskeletal pain, playing-induced injuries, and computer- use injuries. For musicians, the interplay of unconscious habits and the body mechanics of daily “use of the self” strongly affect tone production and technique. The Alexander Technique provides tools to enhance fundamental coordination leading to improved performance, technical ease, and a reduction or elimination of chronic discom- forts and nervousness.

Liturgical Theology for Church Musicians Donald C. Nevile ● Wednesday 10:30-11:30a ● Directors Row 4 (Hotel)

We musicians are very practical people, and even the thought of formal theology can send chills up and down our spines. However, as persons who work in the church, it is helpful to us if we understand the theology which under- lies our art and craft. Over the years, Liturgical Theology has become a sub-discipline of Christian thought, which tries to bring understanding to our worship activity and thinking. This workshop will look at various modern liturgical theologians, among them Alexander Schmemann (Orthodox), Aidan Kavanagh (Roman Catholic), David Fagerberg (formerly Lutheran, now Roman Catholic), Graham Hughes (United Church of Australia), and David Newman (United Church of Canada), to try and make some connections from within this discipline to the practic- ing church musician.

Musical Creativity for Worship: Drawing from the Whole World! Omaldo Perez ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p & Wednesday 1:00-2:00p ● Ballroom (Hotel)

Dancer Martha Graham once called the artist’s drive to create “a blessed unrest.” In this workshop we will explore how music from different traditions can stimulate and “disturb” our musical imagination. Latin, jazz, and modern styles offer fresh ways to open the scriptures, illumine texts, and re-imagine familiar melodies.

Bach for the Average Church Choir? Absolutely! Thomas Rossin ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p ● Rochester Room (Hotel)

From the gigantic catalog of works by Johann Sebastian Bach come gems of choral music suitable for the average church choir. This workshop will focus on choral music that fits themes from the church year, will become treasures for you and your choir, and are not too difficult to learn. Practical learning method suggestions and pedagogi- cal tools will be included.

Workshop Descriptions

Music Therapy in Ministry and Spiritual Care Michael Sampson ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p ● Board Room 3 & Wednesday 10:30-11:30a ● Red Wing Room (Hotel)

As church musicians we tend to the well-being of souls. The field of music therapy draws on music listening, singing, and improvisation within a relational context towards a deepened awareness of the Self, a healing of loss and trauma’s wounds, and a strengthened connection with the Other. This workshop will consider music therapy theo- ry and interventions useful to the music minister, as we seek to enrich and refresh our experience of God’s pres- ence in community music-making. As travel allows, feel welcome to bring any hand percussion you’d like for some experientials.

The Orff-Schulwerk & the Kodály Concept: Applications for Church Choirs Rebekah Schulz ● Tuesday 10:30-11:30a & 4:00-5:00p ● Youth Choir Room (Westminster)

Have you wondered how to apply the Orff-Schulwerk and Kodály approaches to the church choir setting? In this workshop, we will:

-explain (very briefly) the philosophies behind these two prominent approaches to music education. -discuss why Orff-Schulwerk and Kodály can and should have a place in church music. -discover how to adapt these approaches for the church. -learn some new activities using these approaches. -explore resources for further study.

Though this workshop will mostly address how to use these principles in the children’s/youth choir and bell (adult and youth) choir rehearsal, all directors will be able to come away with techniques for even our most veteran singers.

Pastoral Skills for Musicians - from the Leadership Program for Musicians Marsha Seale ● Tuesday 4:00-5:00p & Wednesday 10:30-11:30 ● Directors Row 3 (Hotel)

Clergy have had an opportunity to learn pastoral skills during seminary education. Musicians typically have not had such training, but still nurture and minister to the people of God, whether in a small or large parish. Personal growth and more effective music ministries will benefit from intentional development of pastoral skills. This session will include gifts for ministry, care of the self, interpersonal skills: communication techniques, working with difficult people, and responding to criticism, and the power of positive language. Offered in conjunction with the Leadership Program for Musicians. www.lpm-online.org.

Johann Sebastian Bach's Clavierübung Dritter Teil: Devotional Practice vs. Performative Tradition Wyatt Smith ● Wednesday 10:30-11:30a ● Board Room 1 (Hotel)

This workshop will re-examine the components of Bach's Clavierübung III in terms of the organist's personal training, both tactile and spiritual, in which I will show that Bach composed these pieces not for the edification of the listener in a concert setting— as tradition stands in the last century and a half— but rather for the personal tactile benefit and spiritual edification of the organist/believer.

Raabe Prize

The Association of Lutheran Church Musicians is pleased to announce that Erik Meyer is the recipient of the 2017 Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Composition for his choral submission, St. John Passion. Erik Meyer is an all-around musician who likes to keep busy and get his hands dirty. From Collingswood, NJ, he earned his music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. He has performed over 100 organ concerts throughout the US and Europe, as well as flute & organ recitals with his wife, Anna. He is music director at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Philadelphia, where he oversees a large choral and instrumental program. He plays a decent trombone in a band and a not-so-decent violin in an orches- tra, and has even managed to score a couple of accordion gigs. Previously he was the artistic director of the Luther Memorial Concert Series, created a Bach Festival, and taught at Mercyhurst University. He maintains a blog, fineartoflistening.com, which helps to intro- duce and promote art music to new audiences. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children, and is hop- ing to learn to play the bagpipes and theremin soon. Erik’s compositions are published by Augsburg Fortress, St. James Press, and MusicSpoke, through which St. John Passion is available. He is the composer of the new Johns Hopkins University school song, and recently won composition awards from the Twin Cities AGO and Presbyterian Association of Musicians. Erik shares the following comments regarding St. John Passion: When I began serving at St. Martin’s, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the congregation is present during Holy Week. The St. John Passion was written to be sung liturgically on Good Friday. In a week where the choir is overworked, it was important that the setting not be too taxing. It was intentionally written to be similar to the Schütz passions, with the biblical text sung unaccompanied, whether evangelist, characters, or the crowd’s short turba choruses. Jesus gets his own chanting tone which outlines a different har- mony, setting him apart from the other characters. The action is broken up with congregational singing of “Ah, Holy Jesus.” The work is easy for the average church choir to sing, and is intended to be used in a liturgical setting—the complete work is less than 30 minutes. I have a deep love for the great historical passion settings, especially Bach’s St. Matthew, but they often require large resources and lots of preparation. It is my hope that my setting of the St. John Passion is functional and accessible to most church choirs, while also being fitting, noble, and beautiful—part of a longstanding tradition of the musical passion. The selection committee, headed by Dr. Zebulon Highben of Muskingum University, included the following comments regarding St. John Passion: There were 78 diverse entries in this year’s competition, including many works of excellent quality. The committee selected the St. John Passion as the winner, for reasons such as these (culled from comments by members of the committee):

• the thoughtful construction of the work, involving both choir and assembly through the incorpora- tion of chorale stanzas as responses to the passion narrative; • the centrality of the text to Christian witness and proclamation; • the importance of the St. John Passion, particularly to Lutheran theology and liturgy; • the paucity of (contemporary) passion settings that are accessible to a normal parish choir; • a compositional style reminiscent of the passions of Heinrich Schütz.

Raabe Prize

In addition, the committee selected two works for honorable mention and included these comments: Ryan Keebaugh’s The Suffering Servant is a dense work, setting a theologically rich text with tone clusters and long unaccompanied lines in a style that evokes the holy minimalism of Tavener and Pärt. Though it is more difficult than the other two selections, and requires a vocal stamina that would put it beyond the reach of many choirs, it stands clearly in the “high art” stream of the Lutheran musical tradition and is worthy of inclusion as an honorable mention. All Shall Be Amen and Alleluia, by Thomas Keesecker, is a beautiful setting of a potent text by Augustine. Although its style is lighter and sweeter than the St. John Passion or The Suffering Servant, it is extremely well crafted, with “long, luxurious” vocal lines and subtly delightful text painting. The committee believes it will become a favorite of many parish choirs. The Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Composition is awarded every two years for a single musical work, published or unpublished and written within the last five years, that reflects a larger history of excellence on the part of the composer. The $2,000 monetary award is shared equally by the winner and a musical or ecclesiastical organization chosen by the composer. Dr. William and Nancy Raabe of Milton, WI endowed this prize to recognize and encourage sig- nificant accomplishments in composition contributing to the body of sacred music for the church in the Lutheran heritage. Previous recipients of the Raabe prize include David Ashley White (2015), Jake Runestad (2013), Zebulon Highben (2011), Dan Forrest (2009), David Cherwien (2007), John Ferguson (2005), Paul Weber (2003), Richard Proulx (2001), and Robert Buckley Farlee (1999).

Faithful Servant Awards

The Faithful Servant Award was established by ALCM in recognition of and appreciation for those who have made extraordinary contributions to the worship life of the church. In January 2017 the Board of Directors identified two gifted individuals to receive the award for 2017: Mark Bangert and Gail Ramshaw.

Mark P. Bangert is the John H. Tietjen professor of pastoral theology: worship, and music, emeritus at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. There he taught courses in worship and music, served as dean of the chapel and director of the LSTC Chorus. In addition, he is the emeritus Bach Choir Artistic director and scholar in residence at Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Luke, Chicago. Under his direction, the St. Luke Bach Choir has presented 119 of the sacred cantatas, the Christmas Oratorio, the St. Mark, St. John and St. Matthew passions, and the Mass in b-minor. An accomplished musician, Bangert studied oboe with Ray Still, Grover Schiltz (Chicago Symphony) and C. Thomas Stacy (New York Philharmonic). He has played with the Indi- anapolis Philharmonic, was a member of the St. Louis-based Gateway Woodwind Quintet and an extra with the St. Louis Symphony. Conducting studies were with Robert Bergt (American Kantorei and Musachino Institute, Tokyo, Japan) and with Helmut Rilling as a member of the master class for conductors at the Oregon Bach Festival. Pursuing an interest in multicultural church music, he has researched local church music in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, Bali and the Philippines. Ordained in 1965, Bangert served congregations in Illinois and Missouri and taught at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., and Christ Seminary-Seminex before joining the LSTC faculty in 1983. As the AELC representative to the Joint Committee on Worship he chaired the task force that produced the 1982 Occasional Services. Bangert has published widely in the area of church music. In 1991 and 1993 he was invited as a guest presenter to the Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft für theologische Bachforschung (International Society for Theological Bach Research) and promoted to membership in 1995. Bangert served as a U.S.A. representative to a five-year Lu- theran World Federation study team on worship and culture. He organized and conducted the annual "Bach for the Sem" LSTC benefit concerts 1992-2014. Bangert received the bachelor of arts degree from Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, IN, the master of divinity and master of sacred theology degrees from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, and the master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees from the University of Minnesota. He has also studied at Indiana University, Northwestern University, and St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota. Bangert and his spouse, Kristi, live in Chicago and have six children and fourteen grandchildren.

Faithful Servant Awards

Gail Ramshaw, born in 1947 and raised in Connecticut in a devout Lutheran family, studied organ and discovered eucharistic prayers while a student at Valparaiso University. Beginning with her honors project for which she crafted her first eucharistic prayer, she has composed many prayers, some of which are included in Evangelical Lutheran Wor- ship, in the worship resources of other denominations, and in her 2017 Augsburg Fortress publication Pray, Praise, and Give Thanks. After a B.A. from Valparaiso University, she received her M.A. from Sarah Lawrence Col- lege, her Ph.D. with a dissertation on the poetry of Thomas Merton from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York, for which she wrote about Lutheran liturgical prayer and God as mother. She is Professor Emerita of Religion at La Salle University, Philadelphia. Ramshaw has published a plenteous list of liturgical resources, with special focus on liturgical language, the re- stored Three Days, and the Revised Common Lectionary. She has lectured on these topics in the ELCA and abroad, recently in all the Nordic countries. In 2001 she served as president of the North American Academy of Liturgy. In 2010 she received its Berakah award, and in 2015 the Christus Rex award from the Institute of Liturgical Studies. First married to the church musician Thomas Schmidt, she is now married to the liturgical theologian Gordon Lathrop. Gail and Gordon share four children and five grandchildren, and now live outside of Washington D.C. where nearly weekly they enjoy the music and museums of the city.

2018 ALCM Events

Throughout 2018, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians is inviting musicians to gather in small groups at local congregations for practical workshops on specific topics led by a skilled practitioner. These workshops are for musicians in congregations of all sizes and contexts, each with their own challenges and opportunities. Details for an event near you and across the continent will be available by mid-autumn. Scott Weidler will be coordinating these events and is looking for your proposals about possible sites, local coordi- nators, presenters or topics. Scott has a table near registration during the conference to talk about possibilities with you. Visit him at the table, or contact him at [email protected], to schedule a time to chat about your ideas. Please note that a 4/5-day event focusing on the leadership of congregational song in many musical styles is also being planned. Stay tuned for details.

ALCM Founders

When I became the president of ALCM in 2016, I was overwhelmed with such gratitude – gratitude for the organization, for the board, and for everyone who was responsible for bringing this organization to its 30th anniversary. Now that I have retrieved and collated lists from the 1985 South Carolina conference, the St. Olaf constituting convention, and the list of original contributors, I am even more astounded to see how many people cared so much about starting (and then nurturing and growing) this organization. The names you see below participated in founding ALCM through their time, their talent, and their treasure. When you see them at this conference, please thank them for their vision, and let’s renew our commitment to ALCM and its mission – to nurture and equip musicians to serve and lead the church’s song. Julie Grindle ALCM President Norma Aamodt-Nelson Donald Busarow Shirley J. Echard Richard Gilbert Randy Abernathy Terry Busch Mandus A. Egge James Gladstone Katie Adelman Bartlett R. Butler Judith Eheim Gwen and Mark Glaeser Blair and Lyn A'Hearn Nathan Eichmann G. Dale and Iona Gleason June Ackroyd Richard A. Carlson William F. Eifrig J. Steve Godowns Georga E. Allen Douglas D. Carpenter Donna Zierdt Elkin Frieda and David Gramit Arletta Anderson Robert D. Carr Jane R.M. Elliott Solveig Gregory John M. Anderson Todd Carrico Thomas Engler Carol Gremaud Myrna Anderson Roy W. Carroll Ralph D. Erickson Frederick Grimes Donald Annis Vera L. Carroll Richard Erickson Betty Grimm F. Allen Artz Gerhard M. Cartford Sharon Erickson Timothy Guenther Jonathan P. Chell Jerry Evenrud David H. Gundrum C. Lynn Bailey David Cherwien Mark Bangert Walter Cherwien Brenda B. Fairbanks Daniel P. Hanneman Mark Baumann Herbert Chilstrom Ann Falk Paul A. Hanson John Becker Larry Christensen James Faller David E. Harper William Beermann David Christiansen Robert Buckley Farlee Barbara Hartenbauer Richard Bender Patricia Churchley Mary Feldt Carol Hawkinson Bruce Bengtson David Clarke John and Ruth Ferguson Susan Hegberg Ruth Berge Marty Cloninger David Fienen William J. Heide Collette Beuther Elaine and Jack Close First Evangelical Lutheran Jean Heidorn Mark S. Bighley William C. Close Church, Des Moines IA John Heizer Melanie E. Billig Daniel N. Colburn II Judith Fisher Joanne R. Hench Sandra Birdsong Marilyn Comer Martha Fisher George Henrikson Anthony Birnbaum Ellinor Condon Larry Fleming David and Lauri Herman James M. Bischoff Marcia L. Connell Irene Flynn Robert P. Hess Byron L. Blackmore Steve J. Cornils David Foerster Janet Hill Carolyn Bliss Larry G. Correll Stephen Folkemer Richard Hillert William Bliss Carl C. Crosier Jennifer Fox Robert Hobby Jean Blosser Jeanne Crumley Matthew A. Frable Edie Hockspeier James Isaac Boschker Glen Robert Frank Barbara Hoffman Paul Bouman Jeffrey L. Daehn Donald W. Frazier Kathleen Hollar Walter Bouman David P. Dahl John French Edwin Holmberg, Jr. Marshall Bowen Jim Davis David Freudenburg Walter Holtkamp Theresa Bowers C. Christian Dederer Elizabeth J. Frohrip Harvey Huiner Timothy Braband Virginia DeForest Joan Frost Jerome T. Brakke Paul Dickinson Arlyn F. Fuerst Immanuel Lutheran, Stephen Brodd Wendy Doherty Stephen Fuller Valparaiso, IN Richard Brode Irvin R. Dohner Donald Ingram Wesley W. Broderius Susan K. Dorcey Carolyn Rush Gardner Iowa Synod, LCA George F. Brooke Kathryn Duffy June Garner Gerald Iversen Sandra Brown Stephanie G. Duncan Carole Gasque Delores Bruch Joseph Dyer Philip Gehring Frederick F. Jackisch Lorraine Brugh Wayne Earnest Rodney Gehrke Louise I. Jacobson 36

ALCM Founders

Maureen Jais-Mick Allan Mahnke Joanna Pretz-Anderson Eunice E. Tarum Jerry R. Jelsema Paul Manz Thomas R. Pulsifer Kenneth Tate Phillip M. Jenkins Ronald Marenchin John E. Taylor Carolyn Jennings Mary May David Rasmussen Mons A. Teig Frances Jerome Bruce Mayhall Darrel and Marilyn Regier Frederick Telschow Claire Johannsen Janis Frazer McCauley Katherine Reier Susan Terry Rosemarie Johnk Doug and Joan McConnell David Rhyne Norman Theiss Christine Johnson Harlan McConneell Randall R. Rice Janet Thulin James H. Johnson Shelley McGehee Robert Rimbo Richard Tiegs Jerry M. Johnson Breck McHan James Rindelaub Yvonne Thomas Chris Johnston Edith Wagner Meier Krysia Robinson Ruth Thorsell Florence M. Jowers Frederick Merrick Robert and Thelma Rodri- Judith and Thomas Tolbert David Judisch Carlos Messerli guez Carla Towne Mark Junkert Clinton Miller Donald M. Rolander Trinity Lutheran LCA David L. Miller Donald Rotermund David Tryggestad Lawrence G. Kelliher John A. Miller Naomi Rowley Ruth Tweeten Linda Kempke J. Clinton Miller James Russey William Kendrick L. David Miller Harold Rutz Donald Ulm R. Lawrence Kierkegaard Lorraine Therese Miller Jon N. Kietzer Marion Pruitt Miller Dee Sandquist Ralph Van Loon Pauline Kiltenen Sandra Miller David Schack Mark VanScharrel Karl W. Kinard, Jr. Donald Moe Carl Schalk Albert R. Vollrath Marcia Kittelson David B. Moklebust Kenneth L. Scheffel Jane Knappe Joan Mooney Kathryn Schenk Ann Colbert Wade Randy and Robin Knutson Nancy and Richard Morris Rodney Schrank Albert M. Wagner Daniel and Elise Koch Karl Moyer Mary Helen Schmidt Candice Wallace Andrew Koebler, Jr. Gerald Mummert Arthur Schoenoff Miles J. Wallace Wayne A. Kofink Karen Muth Charles W. Schramm, Jr. Paul D. Weber Christine M. Kraemer Astrid Schumell Scott Weidler Janet L. Krakow Mary Nelson John and Mary Seboldt Dexter Weikel Michael E. Krentz Ronald A. Nelson Mark Sedio Carol and James Weist Linda S. Kroom Eileen Nelson Ness Martin Seltz Thomas L. Weitzel William and Yvonne Nancy Jo Nord Dorothea S. Shaddock Steven Wente Kuhlman Louis G. Neuchterlein Betty Sheets Curtis Werdal E. Robert Kursinski Randall Sheets Elizabeth Werner Gordon W. Olson Pearl Sherman Charles E. Werth Ebert W. Landman, Jr. Janet L. Olson Galen Shriner Paul Westermeyer Carolyn Langley Michael Olson Margaret Sihler-Anderson Robert P. Wetzler Alice Larsen Nancy Olson (AR) Geoffery Simon Kathryn Zita Weyland Barbara and Brian Larson Nancy Olson (MN) Linda Simson Linda Wibben Karen Larson Nancy Olson (KS) Marcelyn Smale Kristie W. Wiggert John Leavitt Paul Olson Lawrence Smith Donald Williams Lynn Lefebvre Betty Ann Owren W. Thomas Smith Linda Wiskow Joyce M. Leonard Edward Sovik Marilyn Witte Don Levsen Jeffrey and Linda Panne- Richard L. Sowers Wayne and Kathleen Wold Dorothy and Jerry Lewis baker Philip Spencer Randel Wolfe Kerry and Elizabeth Lewis Charles A. Parsons Alvin L. Spotts George R. Woodhead Susan Eck Lichtenwalter Diane Carol Pearson Anita Stauffer Richard Wyble Jane Lindner Walter Pelz Lavelva Stevens Marcia Lofdahl Monica W. Perin Mary Lou Stevens John Ylvisaker James Alan Long Louise M. Perry Linda Morgan Stowe Adeline K. Yoder Stephen Long Cheryl Peterson James and Sylvia Streufert Stanley E. Yoder Keith Lundquist Gregory Peterson Lisa Studtmann Kenneth Yukl Larry Peterson Robert Sullivan Linda Schutt Mackay Reid E. Peterson Everett Summerall Peter Zellmer Nancy Maeker Marcella M. Poppen Sanelma Sutton Fred Precht 37

ALCM Biennial Conferences

2019 17th Biennial Conference, Portland, OR 2017 16th Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN 2015 15th Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA 2013 14th Biennial Conference, Valparaiso, IN 2011 13th Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA 2009 12th Biennial Conference, Milwaukee, WI 2007 11th Biennial Conference, Houston, TX 2005 10th Biennial Conference, New York, NY 2003 9th Biennial Conference, San Diego, CA 2001 8th Biennial Conference, Kansas City, MO 1999 7th Biennial Conference, Richmond, VA 1997 6th Biennial Conference, Valparaiso, IN 1995 5th Biennial Conference, Denver, CO 1993 4th Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN 1991 3rd Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA 1989 2nd Biennial Conference, Rochester, NY 1987 1st Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA 1986 Constituting Convention, Northfield, MN 1985 Organizing Conference, Columbia, SC

Acknowledgments

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and the same can probably be said about “raising up” a conference such as this. Virtually every person and entity named in this book has had a part in this conference. To all of the following we offer our profound thanks: The founders of ALCM, who had a vision for the organization The conference planning committee, who had a vision for this conference Plenary speakers, workshop leaders, panelists, reading session leaders and all whose participation shaped the conference Planners and leaders of worship that nourished and refreshed Donors, for their monetary contributions to the conference Sponsors of the sabbatical opportunities, fabulous gifts for five lucky people Douglas Koons, who had a vision for the sabbatical opportunities and found five donors who shared that vision Exhibitors, for letting us see their wares “up close and personal” Advertisers, who made the printing of this conference book possible The ALCM board of directors and staff, for their leadership of the organization Our host sites: Hilton Minneapolis Hotel, Augustana Lutheran Church, St. John’s Abbey, Westminster Presbyterian Church, St. Olaf Catholic Church, and Central Lutheran Church for their hospitality and welcome Conference attendees, without whom there would be no reason to have a conference

Donors

Accolades International Tours for the Arts, sponsoring Robert and Linda Kempke, sponsoring the Monday Sarah Herzer evening dessert reception Arletta Anderson, partially sponsoring the National Barbara Klingsick, partially sponsoring the National Lutheran Choir Lutheran Choir and Chad Fothergill Augsburg Fortress, partially sponsoring the Tuesday Michael and Linda Krentz, sponsoring Jennifer Baker- evening wine and cheese reception Trinity and Susan Cherwien Susan R. Briehl, partially sponsoring Mel Bringle MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing, sponsoring Wyatt Smith Carol Churchill, sponsoring Don Nevile, Susan Briehl and Zeb Highben, and partial sponsor for the Craig Mueller and Ernest Vasseur, partially sponsoring National Lutheran Choir the National Lutheran Choir David Fienen, in honor of his former students Craig Dr. William A. and Nancy M. Raabe, partially sponsor- Mueller, Chad Fothergill, and Sarah Herzer ing Mel Bringle and Chad Fothergill Thomas Gerke, sponsoring Thomas Rossin and James and Stephanie Rindelaub, sponsoring David Omaldo Perez Cherwien Julie and David Grindle, sponsoring Fred Niedner The Shebeck Family Charitable Fund, sponsoring Daniel Schwandt

Acknowledgments

2017 Conference Planning Committee

Craig Mueller, Conference Chair Adam Lefever Hughes, Social Media and Conference Susan Briehl, Program Book Cheryl Dieter, ALCM Business Manager Mark Lawson, Vendors Robert Buckley Farlee, Worship Joshua Lindgren, Site Advisor David Fienen, Treasurer Jim Rindelaub, ALCM Executive Director Julie Grindle, Board Representative Luke Tegtmeier, Workshops

Exhibitors

Accolades International Tours for the Arts GIA Publishers Augsburg Fortress Graphite Music Braeded Chord Productions Luther College Center for Church Music LutheranArts Chime Master Systems MorningStar Music/ECS Publishing Concordia Publishing House National Lutheran Choir Crafts from Jerusalem Selah Publishing Fred Bock Music Tree of Life Imports

ALCM Officers & Staff

BOARD MEMBERS STAFF President Region 1 President Executive Director Julie Grindle Jennifer Baker-Trinity Jim Rindelaub Baldwinsville, NY Middleburg, PA Satellite Beach, FL

Past-President Region 2 President Business Manager & Anne Krentz Organ Ryan Hostler Advertising Coordinator Hoffman Estates, IL Vero Beach, FL Cheryl Dieter Valparaiso, IN Secretary/Treasurer Region 3 President Kevin Barger Linda Martin CrossAccent Editor Mechanicsville, VA Kansas City, MO Jennifer Ollikainen Harleysville, PA Directors at Large Region 4 President Jeffrey Blersch Bill Kuhn In Tempo Editor Seward, NE Battle Ground, WA Nancy Raabe Milton, WI Michael Krentz Bethlehem, PA