Conferences

Conferences offer a unique opportunity for participants to learn from fellow musicians, clergy, and scholars from around the country, to share ideas, to be inspired, and to catch up with old friends and make new ones. ALCM hosts three kinds of events:

  • Every two years in odd-numbered years ALCM hosts a national biennial conference (see list below).
  • Beginning in 2022, a conference is held in even-numbered years on the campus of Valparaiso University (indented in the list below). Held in conjunction with Lutheran Summer Music, this conference differs from biennial conferences in that its emphasis is on skill-building and the more practical issues related to worship & music.
  • In both even- and odd-numbered years, events are held in different areas of the United States. These Hearts • Hands • Voices events are local half- or full-day skills-based workshops organized and hosted by ALCM members.

ALCM Biennial & Regional Conferences

2025 – Nineteenth Biennial Conference, Raleigh-Durham, NC

2024 – Valparaiso, IN

2023 – Eighteenth Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA

2022 – Valparaiso, IN

2021 – postponed to 2023

2019 – Seventeenth Biennial Conference, Portland, OR

2017 – Sixteenth Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN

2015 – Fifteenth Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA

2013 – Fourteenth Biennial Conference, Valparaiso, IN

2011 – Thirteenth Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA

2009 – Twelfth Biennial Conference, Milwaukee, WI

2007 – Eleventh Biennial Conference, Houston, TX

2005 – Tenth Biennial Conference, New York, NY

2003 – Ninth Biennial Conference, San Diego, CA

2001 – Eighth Biennial Conference, Kansas City, MO

1999 – Seventh Biennial Conference, Richmond, VA

1997 – Sixth Biennial Conference, Valparaiso, IN

1995 – Fifth Biennial Conference, Denver, CO

1993 – Fourth Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN

1991 – Third Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA

1989 – Second Biennial Conference, Rochester, NY

1987 – First Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA

1986 – Constituting Convention, Northfield, MN

1985 – Organizing Conference, Columbia, SC

 
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