The CMI Online Summer Workshop will include a screening of the documentary, Sacred Sounds from producer/creator Rev. Robin Arcus. (Watch the film’s trailer below). The two-day, online workshop, “Until the Vaccine Arrives,” will be held August 7 – August 8. Hearing the girl choristers sing at the week-long Carolina Course of the Royal School of […]
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God – Noble Cain (1896-1977)
For many months I have examined the contents of more than twenty boxes of choral music sent by Dr. Eileen Guenther, organist and Professor of Music at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D. C., as a gift to the Choral Library of Church Music Institute. The music in these boxes comprised the personal anthem collection of […]
When Things Are Different Than They Seem
Have you ever understood a life experience in one way, only to re-visit it later and discover an entirely different meaning? As COVID-19 has impacted our world, it seems we’ve all begun thinking of life differently. We speak of never having experienced anything like it and that life will never be the same. We search […]
Lilly Peer Learning Project Experience
Imagine being given tools to energize and engage your congregation. That’s the goal of the “Lilly Peer Learning Project in Worship and Music.” This special offering from CMI begins its second cohort with an initial two-week course, “Music In Christian Worship,” at the Brite Divinity School at the end of June. The program gathers clergy […]
Remembering Jan Schmidt
It is with deep sorrow mixed with gratitude that CMI marks the passing of our friend, Jan Schmidt, executive director of the American Federation Pueri Cantores. The Federation shared that she passed away peacefully this past Saturday night, February 29, in her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. “Jan’s remarkable gifts to the song […]
Online Student Music Resource Webinar
Dr. Charlotte Kroeker, CMI Executive Director, presents a free webinar covering CMI’s online resources for student music, on Monday, January 27th from 4 to 5 pm EST. This presentation is part of the AFPC-NCEA Webinar Series for conductors of Catholic student choirs, worship leaders and classroom teachers, elementary through high school. AFPC members have access […]