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PRELUDE TAKENOTE Counterpoint CHORUS VOL 22, NO 2 | Summer 2014 JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LUTHERAN CHURCH MUSICIANS CrossACCent is published three times PRELUDE per year by the Association of Lutheran Editorial Comment —Jennifer Ollikainen Church Musicians. Subscription is included 2 with membership in ALCM. Libraries may subscribe at $60 per year by contacting takeNOTE the Business Office. Copyright © 2014 by the 3 2014 ALCM Regional Conferences—Nancy Raabe Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. The views expressed on the pages of the counterpOINT journal are those of the authors and do 5 What It Means in Daily Living: Virtual Realities and Redefining Community not reflect official positions of the editorial (Plenary Presentation, 2013 Biennial Conference)—Craig M. Mueller board of the Journal or of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. 13 Lost in Wonder, Lost in Love, Lost in Praise (Keynote Presentations, Region 4) This periodical is indexed in the ATLA Religion —Paul E. Hoffman Database®, a product of the American Theological Library Association, 300 S. 22 The Three Days: Singing Salvation History (Plenary Summary, Region 1) Wacker Dr., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606, —Scott Weidler USA. e-mail: [email protected], www.atla.com. ISSN 2151–1772 25 Maundy Thursday Confession and Forgiveness (Worship, Region 1) —Mark Oldenburg Editor: Jennifer Phelps Ollikainen Music Editor: Jean Boehler Book Editor: Paul Grime 27 Your Song, My Song, Our Song: Equipping God’s People to Confess the Copy Editor: Anne-Marie Bogdan Faith in Worship and Life (Plenary Summary, Region 2)—Paul Soulek Designer: Dee Birkey, Design Directions 30 Practitioners of Wonder (Keynote Summary, Region 3)—Peter W. Marty Editorial Office Jennifer Phelps Ollikainen, Editor “Called to Be a Living Voice: Vocation, Reformation, Mission” 1127 Magazine Road 31 Green Lane, PA 18054 ALCM Biennial Conference & ELCA Worship Jubilee—David Ritter and [email protected] Martin Seltz Editorial Board 33 Singing with Simeon and Anna: Working in Choirs with Aging Voices Kent Burreson (Workshop Summary, Region 2)—Mark Mummert Paul Friesen-Carper Joseph Herl Faith Formation through Children’s Choirs (Workshop Summary, Region 2) Nancy Raabe 35 Stephen Rosebrock —Sarah Hawbecker Advertising Office 37 Singing Salvation History: A Reflection on Bach’s Passion Chorales Cheryl Dieter, Advertising Coordinator —Chad Fothergill 810 Freeman St. Valparaiso, IN 46383 800.624.2526 CHORUS 219.548.2526 46 Attending a Conference Together as Pastor and Musician—Charles E. Romanowski [email protected] with Judith Love ALCM Business Office BOOKREVIEwS Cheryl Dieter, Business Manager 48 Music and Vital Congregations: A Practical Guide for Clergy by William Association of Lutheran Church Musicians Bradley Roberts—Stephen Rosebrock 810 Freeman St. Valparaiso, IN 46383 800.624.2526 50 August Crull and the Story of the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (1912) 219.548.2526 by Jon D. Vieker—James L. Brauer [email protected] www.ALCM.org 52 SOUNDFEST New Music The ALCM is a service and professional POSTLUDE organization that works to strengthen the From the Executive Director—David Bielenberg practice of worship and church music of 63 all North American Lutherans. Membership is open to any person or institution ALCM OFFICERS whose interests are in harmony with the president: Anne Krentz Organ Region 2 (Southeast) president: Sarah Hawbecker Association’s goals. Address all change past president: Lorraine Brugh Region 3 (Midwest) president: Michael Costello of address, subscriptions, and business Executive Director: David Bielenberg Region 4 (west) president: Kim Cramer correspondence to the ALCM Business Secretary/Treasurer: Kevin Barger Directors at Large: Scott Hyslop, Thomas Schmidt Office. Region 1 (Northeast) president: Linda Kempke Cover photo by Kylie Johnson SUMMER 2014 | CrossAccent 1 PRELUDE JenniferOllikainen The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Phelps Ollikainen Editor, CrossAccent THE ASSOCiatiON OF LuTHERAN CHuRCH In the summer of 2014, ALCM regions crafted MuSiCiANS is an organization overflowing and convened four regional conferences. Region with the gifts of wisdom for the sake of the 1 gathered July 14–16 in Baltimore, MD, to worship of the church. No time is this clearer explore “The Three Days—Singing Salvation than at our annual gatherings, nationally History.” Scott Weidler offers a summary of in odd-numbered years and regionally in his plenary presentations centered in the rich even-numbered years. Gathered together in liturgical practices of the Three Days. Mark worship and for learning, those assembled Oldenburg shares “Confession and Forgiveness” are challenged and inspired to think more language specially composed for Maundy deeply about our shared vocation, to learn Thursday liturgies for each of the three years of new techniques and practices, and to build the Revised Common Lectionary cycle. relationships beyond the local setting. Region 2 gathered June 30–July 2 in Charlotte, This issue gathers together some of the NC; the conference theme was “Many Voices— wisdom of a year’s worth of conferences. One Choir.” Keynote presenter Paul Soulek offers Different in tone from regular issues of his reflection on worship leadership in a time of CrossAccent, this issue’s offerings maintain congregational conflict. Additionally, workshop the flavor of the spoken word in the voice presenters Mark Mummert and Sarah Hawbecker of the presenter. The oral presentations and summarize their workshops on working with the workshops are edited for clarity and include opposite ends of the age spectrum of musical fuller citations than offered verbally at the voices: the aging and the young in our midst. conferences, but obviously lack the quality Region 3 gathered July 28–30 in Kansas City, of a living voice inherent in an in-person MO, under the theme, “Setting the Table Well: presentation to a group. The hope is that the Feeding Hungry Worshippers in a Fast Food inspiring wisdom and challenge in the content Culture.” Keynote speaker Peter Marty offiers a of the presentations lives on in print. summary of his plenary presentation wherein he Last year, at the 14th biennial ALCM invites us to awaken with wonder in worship. conference (held in Valparaiso, IN, June Region 4 gathered June 15–18 in Portland, OR, 29–July 3, 2013), Craig Mueller challenged and considered “Emerging: Living and Serving attendees to explore how technology influences on the Hinge of Change.” Plenary presenter the community gathered for worship. His Paul Hoffman explores wonder, love, and praise presentation, initially posted online at the ALCM centering on a line from Charles Wesley’s great website and found in a variety of locations hymn, “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.” and permutations online, is included here for In a musicological exploration rooted in the continued exploration and conversation. The Region 1 conference centered on the triduum, questions Mueller raised will be pertinent to our Chad Fothergill explores how J. S. Bach’s culturally infused worship lives, as dependency Passion works shifted the Good Friday worship on electronic devices pervades our lives. Continued on page 12 2 CrossAccent | SUMMER 2014 | WWW.ALCM.ORG takeNOTE 2014 ALCM Regional Conferences by Nancy Raabe (“You are God, we praise you” [LSB 939]) and eucharist, all capped by the singing of “Thine the Amen” (ELW 826, LSB 939). The conference closed with a simple Easter Day service, and participants were sent on their way to the singing of “Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands” (ELW 370, LSB 458, CW 161). Christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore. Photo provided Region 1 Held July 14–16 at Christ Lutheran Church on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Region 1 focused on “The Three Days—Singing Salvation History.” The opening worship service, beginning with “Bless Now, O God, the Journey” (ELW 326) to set minds and hearts toward all that was to come, focused on the Sunday of the Passion, followed by the liturgies of the Three Days fully and faithfully realized. The Great Vigil was divided into three sections—light, word, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor [AMB asks: photo credit?] and water—before making the procession into the church to the singing of “Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia” ((ELW 364, LSB 466). This was followed by Richard Hillert’s great Te Deum Region 1 President Linda Kempke serves as thurifer for the Vigil of Easter, and the Rev. Callista Isabelle presides. Assisting ministers include the Rev. Steven Wilco, conference The new fire at the beginning of the Vigil of Easter. sacristan and worship leader, and the Rev. Annette Griffin. Photo provided Photo provided SUMMER 2014 | CrossAccent 3 Region 3 Held July 28–30 at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, MO, this conference was dedicated to “Setting the Table Well: Feeding Hungry Worshippers in a Fast Food Culture.” With keynote presentations by Peter Marty, workshops included sessions on liturgical art, engaging all ages in worship, a presentation on the Saint John’s Bible by Christ Lutheran Church, Charlotte, NC. Photo provided Region 2 (submitted by Rob Gerlach) “Many Voices—One Choir” was the theme for the conference June 30–July 2 at the new state-of-the-art Christ Lutheran Church Closing worship service for the Region 3 conference at in Charlotte, NC. Region 2 teamed up with Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, MO. Photo provided Augsburg Fortress Publishers for an outstanding conference of worship and music. Dr. Paul Weber and his students from Lenoir-Rhyne University led the opening worship. The inspirational plenary “Your Song, My Song, Our Song: Equipping God’s People to Confess the Faith in Worship and Life” was presented by Paul Soulek. Hymn festivals and new music reading sessions were led by Mark Mummert, Robert Hobby, and Jeremy Bankson. A variety of workshops was offered. Mealtime at Carl Crozier leads the recessional following the opening Christ included lively entertainment, and the eucharist at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Portland. conference banquet at the Waldhorn restaurant Photo provided featured German fare. Ellen Spake (who trained at St.
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