Sacred Music Workshop & Choral Mass
for the Feast of St. Gregory the Great

Wednesday, September 3
St. Gregory the Great Church, 5545 N Paulina St
Workshop: 9:30AM-4:00PM
Mass: 7:00PM

​Celebrate the feast of the patron of sacred music with a day of music, prayer, and reflection on the role of sacred music in the liturgy.
 
Join Jeffrey Ostrowski (Corpus Christi Watershed) and our composer-in-residence Kevin Allen for a day-long workshop on Carmen Gregorianum (Gregorian Chant), the Church’s most prized sacred music tradition. Gain a deeper understanding of the spiritual and theological roots and unique genius of the musical form that has sustained the Church’s liturgy for millennia and learn practical tips for incorporating chant in your parish liturgies.
 
Select participants will be invited to join the professional schola in singing parts of the Mass for the Feast of St. Gregory the Great with celebrant Bishop Joseph N. Perry.
 
This workshop is intended for music directors, parish musicians, and anyone interested in learning more about the faith. A brief audition will be required for those interested in joining the choir for Mass.
 
$50 suggested donation. RSVP by filling out the form below. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. You can donate online HERE or bring cash or check to the workshop. ​Contact Mark Franzen with any questions.

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ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS

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Kevin Allen is composer-in-residence at St. Gregory's Hall. His works, sacred and secular, have been performed in churches and concert halls throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Based in Chicago, he is the founding director of the Collins Consort, American Composer’s Project, and Schola Immaculata. Mr. Allen is also the director of Schola Laudis at the Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross, Vox Fidelis Children's Choir, and the Chicago Catholic Choir.
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Jeffrey Ostrowski is president of Corpus Christi Watershed and choirmaster at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Muskegon, MI. He holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas and has done graduate work in the fields of Musicology and Education. His scholarship has focused on the historical performance of plainsong and polyphony of the High Renaissance. He founded and oversees the Sacred Music Symposium.

PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR'S WORKSHOP