St Clare of Assisi Episcopal Church
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David Hurd Choral Workshop & Evensong
Friday and Saturday, May 23-24, 2008, St. Clare’s Episcopal Church in partnership with St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation present a workshop with David Hurd. David Hurd is Professor of Church Music and Organist at The General Theological Seminary and Director of Music at The Church of the Holy Apostles (Episcopal), New York City. Formerly he has held positions at Trinity Church, the Church of the Intercession and All Saints Church, all in New York City, and at Duke University. He has also taught on occasion at The Manhattan School of Music, Westminster Choir College, and Yale University. A graduate of New York’s High School of Music and Art, his advanced music studies were at the Juilliard School, Oberlin College, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He holds the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, from the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He has received honorary doctorates also from The Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, and from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. He received first prizes in organ playing and in improvisation at the International Congress of Organists in 1977. He also received the diploma for improvisation of the Stichting Internationaal Orgelconcours, Gouda, The Netherlands, where he was a finalist in 1981. He concertizes throughout North America under the representation of Phillip Truckenbrod. Dr. Hurd is also an active composer with many works published separately and in a variety of anthologies and hymnals. He is one of the founding members of Chelsea Winds, a recorder ensemble which performs regularly in and around Manhattan.
Workshop Schedule (subject to change)
Friday, May 23 - St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Ann Arbor
6:00pm Dinner (provided)
7:00pm Rehearsal - “Psalm 84: Oh how amiable” & Selections from “The David Hurd Hymnary”
8:15pm Discussion - The Art of Sacred Composition
9:00pm END
Saturday, May 24 - Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Ann Arbor
10:00am Anglican Chant Session
11:00am BREAK
11:15am Rehearsal
12:15pm LUNCH (everyone on their own)
1:30pm Reconvene at St. Andrew’s
1:40pm Rehearsal - 2 Anthems, Chant(s), Hymns
3:00pm BREAK
3:15pm “Choral Singing” - discussion about choral technique, ensemble sound, and more
4:15pm Reflection time in sanctuary
4:30pm Evensong service
5:15pm CONCLUDE
Registration fee is $35 and includes Friday dinner and all music.
Make checks payable to:
St. Clare’s
with a memo indicating “David Hurd”
You must register by Monday, May 19
For questions or additional information, please contact:
John Goodell
Director of Music
St. Clare Episcopal Church, Ann Arbor, MI
734.662.2449 x.204
john@st-clares.org