Conference Schedule
For those arriving before the conference begins, the “Vacation in Philadelphia” page includes information regarding area activities.
Tuesday, July 4
3:00 to 7:00 pm Registration Desk & Exhibits Open
As information regarding 4th of July fireworks and other activities becomes available, it will be added to this page.
Wednesday, July 5
8:00 to 10:00 am Registration Desk Open
10:00 am Welcome, Orientation, Plenary I: “What Wondrous Love” – Mark Miller
11:30 am Interest Group Lunches
Lunch included with registration
Participants are invited to join presenters and fellow participants for lunch before the 1:00 workshops begin; this lunch is included with conference registration. In addition, these sessions will continue with a second session on Saturday morning, July 8, though attendees are not required to remain in the same session as they did on Wednesday.
1:00 pm Skills Workshops and Masterclasses
- A Sacred Trust: Nurturing Healthy Pastor-Cantor Relationships
- Adult Choral (Conducting)
- Children’s Choral
- Composition and Arranging
- Handbell Techniques: The Body Is the Instrument
- Improvisation: Drawing from Many Streams: Musical Styles in Today’s Hymnody
- Leading Assembly Song: Band-Led and Contemporary Song
- Leading Assembly Song: Keyboard Emphasis
- Music that Makes Community
- Percussion Techniques
- Technology and Worship
- Wanamaker Organ Visit (limited to 24; selection made at registration)
2:30 to 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
3:00 pm Reading Session I
4:00 pm Reading Session II
5:00 pm Dinner on your own
7:30 pm Gathering Eucharist
Christ Church
20 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Walking distance from hotel: 1.2 miles [Map/directions]
9:30 pm Opening Reception
Thursday, July 6
8:00 to 10:00 am Registration Desk Open
9:15 am Morning Prayer
Church of the Holy Trinity (Rittenhouse Square)
1904 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Walking distance from hotel: 5 blocks [Map/directions]
10:00 am Announcements, Plenary II: “What Wondrous Love” – Jennifer Baker-Trinity
Noon Regional Lunches
Lunch included with registration
1:30 pm Workshops 1
- ALCM and Worship: What Does This Mean?
- All the Time in the World: Observing Civic Festivals
- CW: Blue—What’s Old? What’s New?
- God Will Still Be Praised: Nurturing Changes in the Leadership of the Church’s Song
- Hallowed Be the Profane: Insights, Tips, and Examples for Beginning or Deepening Contemporary Worship without Waging a Worship War
- Handbells Reading Session
- Piano Reading Session
- Post-plenary Conversation or Plenary Extension (Mark Miller)
- Practicing Self-Care: Breath, Boundaries, and Resiliency
- Preparing for (and Enjoying) Retirement
2:45 pm Workshops 2 (Workshops 1 offerings repeated – See above)
3:30 to 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
6:00 pm Dinner with guided conversations
Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
23 S 38th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
A shuttle service will be available from the conference hotel [Map/directions]
Dinner included with registration
8:00 pm Choral Arts Concert
Friday, July 7
8:00 to 10:00 am Registration Desk Open
9:15 am Morning Worship with Omaldo Perez and friends
10:30 am Announcements, Plenary III: “What Wondrous Love” – Dien Ashley Taylor, Jean Boehler
Noon Business Lunch
Lunch included with registration
1:30 pm Workshops 3
- African American Spirituals and Music of Black Composers in Congregational Singing
- All Creation Sings: Introducing the Supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship
- Band-Led Song Repertoire
- Communicating with Your Congregation and Community
- Organ Reading Session
- Orgelkids Building Project
- Post-plenary Conversation or Plenary Extension (Jean Boehler and Dien Ashley Taylor)
- Post-plenary Conversation or Plenary Extension (Jennifer Baker-Trinity)
- Think like a Hymnologist
- W2, W9, 1040, 1099, Schedule C: The Church Musician in the Gig Economy
2:45 pm Workshops 4 (Workshops 3 offerings repeated-see above)
3:30 to 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
5:00 pm Dinner on your own
7:30 pm Festival of Hymns
Church of the Holy Trinity (Rittenhouse Square)
1904 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Walking distance from hotel: 5 blocks [Map]
Saturday, July 8
Saturday’s events will take place at:
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
1000 W Main St, Lansdale, PA 19446
9:30 am Skills Workshops and Masterclasses
Saturday’s offerings include continuations of the skill-based and masterclass-style workshops listed under Wednesday’s offerings:
- A Sacred Trust: Nurturing Healthy Pastor-Cantor Relationships
- Adult Choral (Conducting)
- Children’s Choral
- Composition and Arranging
- Handbell Techniques: The Body Is the Instrument
- Improvisation: Drawing from Many Streams: Musical Styles in Today’s Hymnody
- Leading Assembly Song: Band-Led and Contemporary Song
- Leading Assembly Song: Keyboard Emphasis
- Music that Makes Community
- Percussion Techniques
- Technology and Worship
11:00 am Sending Eucharist, including participants in the children’s choir camp led by Michael Burkhardt
Sack lunches provided with registration
Following the sending eucharist, shuttles will depart for:
Philadelphia International Airport [Map]
Conference Hotel
Post-Conference Event Options