Music Matters 2019, the national annual event presented by Music United, will be held April 26-28th and will be hosted at St. Andrews United Church in Halifax!
The learning event held on Friday April 26th and Saturday April 27th includes eight interactive workshops with topics for Voice, Music in Worship, a three-part stream of Hymn Composition & Copyright, Working with Children, Spirituality, Anthem Reading sessions (participants receive a package of anthems they can keep!) and more.
Worship and the Annual General Meeting are held Sunday April 28th and are open for all participants – join the choir during worship and include your voice in the AGM!
On-line registration cost is $120 for the event or $70 per day (Friday includes supper; Saturday includes lunch). Cost at the door is $140.
Registration can be found at: https://musicmatters2019.eventbrite.ca
Hosted by St. Andrews United Church, 6036 Coburg Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia
FRIDAY April 26th
| 13:00-13:50 | Registration & Social Time |
| 13:50-14:30 | Opening Worship & Welcome |
| 14:30-15:30 | AFTERNOON SESSION I – Plenary – Voice Workshop (with Ann Bradley) |
| 15:30-15:45 | Break |
| 15:45-17:00 | AFTERNOON SESSION II Concurrent: a. Towards Harmony: Spirituality and Church Music Ensembles (with Deborah Fingas) b. Hymn Writing 1: Getting Inspired (with Jason Locke and Bruce Harding) |
| 17:00-17:10 | Plenary – Announcements, Grace |
| 17:10-18:30 | Dinner (at church and included in the registration fee) |
| 19:00-20:15 | HYMN SING (public event – invite your friends!) |
SATURDAY April 27th
| 9:00-9:30 | Gathering Worship |
| 9:30-10:30 | MORNING SESSION I Concurrent: a. Paperless Music (with Kevin Parks) b. Hymn Writing 2: Sharing and Reflecting (with Jason Locke and Bruce Harding) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | MORNING SESSION II Anthem Reading 1 – Local & Contemporary: a new cantata by Rick Gunn (with Wendy Fraser and Jason Locke) |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch (provided at church and paid in registration fee) |
| 13:00-14:15 | AFTERNOON SESSION I – Contemporary Music in Worship (with Kevin Parks and Rev. Russell Daye) |
| 14:15-14:30 | Break |
| 14:30-15:30 | AFTERNOON SESSION II – Concurrent: a. Nothing but Treble: What you need to know about starting a choir for young people (with Karen Segrave) b. Hymn Writing 3 and Copyright (with Bruce Harding and Jason Locke) |
| 15:30-15:45 | Break |
| 15:45-16:45 | PLENARY – Anthem Reading 2 (with Wendy Fraser, Brenda McLay and Jason Locke) |
| 16:45-17:00 | Announcements, Grace |
| 17:00-19:00 | Dinner (On your own) |
| 19:00-21:00 | LISTENING CIRCLES – Affirm Exercise |
| 21:00-23:00 | Pub Evening |
SUNDAY April 28th (open to Music Matters participants)
| 9:45 | Choir Rehearsal |
| 10:30 | WORSHIP with St. Andrew’s United Church congregation |
| 12:00 | Lunch (On your own) |
| 13:30-15:30 | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |