Scott Turkington
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 14-18, 2010

Preliminary schedule

Scott Turkington (Stamford Schola Gregoriana) is the living heir to the classical chant method, the author of The Gregorian Chant Masterclass, and a marvelous teacher.

For a full week prior to the Colloquium, you can study Gregorian chant with him in this program. His classes are famously engaging, with the teacher assisting students of all ages making a contribution. Turkington is a student of Theodore Marier, who was, in turn, a protege of Dom Gajard, the successor to Dom Mocquereau, the great chant scholar who, with Dom Pothier, fathered the Liber Usualis and the early scholarly publishing efforts of Solesmes. Thus is Turkington a direct intellectual descendant in this tradition, along with vast experience in chant studies and pedagogy, and the famed leader of the revival in the United States.

It is called an intensive because it permits students to live and breath the art of chant like no other program. You will study the basics, yes, but move into into a detailed exploration of the wonderful world of modes, interpretation of neumes, rhythm, and the style required by chant. Special evenings sessions cover chironomy (conducting) and the fine art of pointing and singing the Psalms.

It is intended for people who desire something more than a weekend workshop. It will become technical, to be sure, but not inaccessible to the musician who is just approaching this music. It takes place the week before the Colloquium so that the people who attend this intensive will be prepared to be leaders and mentors to the others (many of them beginners) who will attend. (It is note necessary to attend both programs, however.)

This is the one week you will need to set you on the path toward full mastery of this art form that is sweeping through the United States in a full-scale restoration. But rather than looking back, this intensive prepares a bright future of beautiful singing in every parish, with everyone taking part.

Textbooks: The Parish Book of Chant by Richard Rice; The Technique of Gregorian Chironomy; and the Graduale Romanum or the Gregorian Missal.

Classes begin on Monday afternoon and continue through Friday noon, culminating in a Mass with fully sung Gregorian propers at the Church of the Epiphany in downtown Pittsburgh. Students are eligible for a certificate of completion, issued by the CMAA and signed by Professor Turkington.

The Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University will be offering the option of two hours of graduate credit to those interested. Registration and payment information for graduate credit is provided by Duquesne Universtiy and payable to Duquesne University. Click here for more detailed information and necessary forms. Please note that registering for graduate credit at Duquesne is supplemental to registering for the program with the CMAA through the registration process outlined below. Any questions concerning Duquesne’s policies should be directed to Mr. Chris Bromley at 1.800.934.0159 or summermusic@duq.edu

Textbooks will be available on site at a discounted price, along with other CMAA titles. Cash, Checks, and Credit Cards accepted. Other materials included as a part of registration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Some scholarships for Church musicians and/or may be available from the CMAA. Write to us with all relevant details. If you would like to assist a musician to acquire the skills and inspiration needed to restore sacred music to an honored place in Catholic liturgy, please be sure to earmark your payment or extra payment toward “scholarships.”

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Tuition for the course is $190. The fee for housing on campus in a single room (shares bathroom with one other single room) is $200 for four nights. The fee for housing in a double room (shares bathroom with one other double room) is $170 for four nights. Full meal plan, beginning with dinner on Monday, June 14 and continuing through lunch on Friday, June 18th (all catered meals – a better value than going to the cafeteria on campus) is $100. Please see online registration form, below. A $75 nonrefundable deposit is required at time of registration. Class size limited to fifty participants. Payment in full is due on or before May 15, 2010.

HOTEL OPTION

Special arrangements have been made at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, located just across the street from the Duquesne campus and the Church of the Epiphany. Click on the hotel link to make your reservation at the special conference rate of $109 plus tax per night, single or double room. A limited number of rooms have been reserved for the CMAA.

REGISTRATION PROCESS COMPLETE WITH TWO STEPS

Be sure to fill out the online registration form (and click on “send email”) and make payment by clicking on payment link, below. Or you may mail us a check.

For mail-in registrations,use this form. All checks and mail-in forms should be sent to:

CMAA Programs
166 North Gay St. #19
Auburn, AL 36830

Online Registration form

Online payment link

Make your online deposit or full payment here

For more information, call us at 334.444.5584 or write to us at programs@musicasacra.com