Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
October 1, 2022 e-newsletter Corrected
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Greetings from Executive Director Jim Rindelaub |
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Dear ALCM friends,
I know you are including in your prayers the many people who this week suffered loss and damage due to Hurricane Ian. The ALCM members living in and near the Florida storm’s eye landfall are listed in the below Kyries and Glorias section. God bring comfort and strength to all facing challenges from natural disasters.
With gratitude,
Jim Rindelaub
ALCM Executive Director
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2023 Raabe Prize - Submissions Due Today! |
Today is the last day for submissions for the Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Music. The Raabe Prize is established to recognize a recent musical work that promotes and extends the practice of church music as it is informed and shaped by Lutheran theological insight and worship practices. The composition so recognized will have been written during the five-year period prior to the year in which the prize is awarded and should be representative of a larger body of work by the composer. Preference will be given to those compositions that grow out of the heart of Lutheran worship – the song of the assembly that enables all to lift their voices in prayer, praise, and proclamation as they gather around Word and Sacrament.
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Join Us in Philadelphia!
Our conference theme: “What Wondrous Love: Living in Harmony,” is inspired by an early American hymn that may have some resonance with the location and the time of year at which we gather. And after an extended period of pandemic isolation and changed habits, how are we relearning and reshaping the ways we live in harmony with our neighbors? Our biennial conference will invite us into deeper reflection about the what, wonder, and love of which the church sings. Our four wonderful plenary speakers--Mark Miller, Jennifer Baker-Trinity, Jean Boehler, and the Rev. Dien Ashley Taylor--come to us with a richness of background and perspective, yet will lead us back to common ground: the wondrous story of God’s divine love revealed in Christ—a love that is deep, broad, high, amazing, and steadfast, that builds up and binds everything together in perfect harmony.
See you in Philadelphia!
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Hearts • Hands • Voices are local half- or full-day skills-based workshops organized and hosted by ALCM members. These events are opportunities to learn new skills, share best practices, build relationships and support systems among musicians in your area, and introduce others to the ALCM community.
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Thanks to Pauline Kiltinen for organizing this
first post-pandemic Hearts • Hands • Voices event:
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Saturday, October 15, 2022
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Messiah Lutheran Church
Wayne Wold, presenter
Registration is open!
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Plan your winter 2023 getaway now - and attend a
Hearts • Hands • Voices event while you're there!
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Saturday, February 4, 2023
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Ascension Lutheran Church
Kate Adelman & Lorraine Brugh, presenters
Registration is now open!
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Saturday, February 18, 2023
All day workshop
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Registration opens soon!
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Webinars in 2022 are o ffered in three separate series (spring, summer, and fall) each containing three webinars. Each of the three series may be purchased individually for $25 for ALCM members and $50 for non-members or as a full-year webinar package at $60 for members and $120 for non-members. Registration for the full-year package includes automatic registration for all nine webinars throughout the year.
Registration at any time during 2022 will give access to the upcoming webinars in that series as well as recordings of the webinars that are completed. The 2022 webinars will revert to the regular price of $25 members/$39 non-members per webinar on January 16, 2023.
All webinars are on Fridays at 2:00 pm Eastern.
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ALCM Friday October Webinar |
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Tried and True—With a Twist!
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Friday, October 7 - 2:00 pm Eastern
Come join GPS for an exploration of ways that we can expand our musical horizons while remaining faithful to who we are as Lutherans. The session will share musical ideas appropriate for all facets of the liturgy and will be interactive, allowing God to unite our voices into one as we sing from the comfort of our own space.
NOTE: If you have already registered for the Fall or the Full Year Series, do not register again. You will receive a link to the webinar in the morning on the day of the webinar.
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G. Phillip Shoultz III
Associate Artistic Director, VocalEssence
Cantor for Worship, Music,
and the Arts
Westwood Lutheran Church,
St. Louis Park, MN
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Purchase recordings from the 2024 Valpo conference |
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In addition to the titles listed last month, purchase of the conference recordings package will give you access to recordings of these workshops from the second of six total workshop slots:
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Register now to access all of the recorded sessions and handouts--including concerts and worship services!
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Fourth Friday Happy Hour with ALCM
Friday, October 28 - 6:00 pm Eastern
Recognizing that virtual community IS real community, you are warmly invited to join "Fourth Friday Happy Hour with ALCM" on Zoom every fourth Friday. Moderated by President Nancy Raabe and Executive Director Jim Rindelaub, discussion will be oriented around a general theme each month, but the larger purpose is to encourage conversation, sharing, and community. Bring whatever thoughts, comments, or concerns are on your mind, and of course a libation of your choice. Click on this recurring link to join each month.
Please note that, to better accommodate members in the western time zones, Fourth Fridays are moving to a starting time of 6:00 p.m. Eastern.
Weekly Compline
Participate with ALCM members in the contemplative sung service of Night Prayer posted each Monday evening at 8:30 Eastern on ALCM's Facebook page. Worship time just for you, led by President Nancy Raabe.
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Enrollment for LSM 2023 is open!
Many young people who attend Lutheran Summer Music find their vocations in church music and music ministry. All find a joyful community of faith and belonging. The number one way a student finds their way to LSM is through the encouragement of their church music director. If there is a young musician in your life, consider nominating them at lsmacademy.org/nominate.
Students who apply by November 1 pay no application fee, so nominate a student today!
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Events are published both in the website calendar and in the monthly newsletter. Do you have an event that you'd like to include? ALCM members should log in and follow the link on the main members area page. Non-members should send event details to office@alcm.org for consideration.
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Kyries & Glorias
Kyries (prayer concerns) and Glorias (thanksgivings) are posted in the members area and on this page on the ALCM website. Kyries and Glorias for the following people have been recently posted:
In memoriam
Kyrie
ALCM members living in or near Hurricane’s Ian’s Florida eye landfall:
Cape Coral – John Renfroe
Fort Myers – Richard D. Jaeggi, Joyce Reitz, and Jacob Roggow
Naples – Joyce Finlay
Sanibel – Mark & Kathy Helge
Gloria
ALCM members are invited to submit Kyries and Glorias following the link in the members area of the website. Non-members may contact the ALCM office at office@alcm.org with information for posting. |
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"Failure is a school in which the truth always grows strong." – Henry Ward Beecher, clergyman, social reformer, orator
Do you have a story of "bumps along the way" in music ministry? We can relate to, laugh with, and take courage from people who know "the view from below" - stories of leaders who fail but grow stronger can teach, cheer, encourage, and unite us. If you have a winsome fiasco story or a more sober story of wisdom learned from experience with the worst and best of anything in church music and worship ministry, contact intempo@alcm.org for writer guidelines and future inclusion in In Tempo, ALCM’s practical resources magazine.
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The National Lutheran Choir is accepting applications for the position of Artistic Director beginning in the 2023-2024 season. The Artistic Director is the visionary leader and principal conductor of this highly-acclaimed choral ensemble, now entering its 37th season. Go to www.nlca.com/adsearch for the full job description and additional information on the search process. The application deadline is October 15, 2022.
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Are you a congregation looking for a musician?
A musician looking for a position?
ALCM can help!
Employment resources have been developed to assist congregations in the process of searching for and hiring a musician. Presented in a step-by-step format, these resources will guide you through the entire employment process.
The ALCM job listing service connects those looking for positions in the field of church music with congregations and other institutions that have openings. By completing an online job posting form, congregations can post their positions on the ALCM website where those looking for employment may view them.
Musicians searching for a job may view posted job openings on the ALCM website, where those looking for positions can view them. Both full-time and part-time positions are listed, and new positions are added as received.
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A list of ALCM member-led
Sunday worship streams & recordings is available at:
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The Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
nurtures and equips musicians
to serve and lead the church's song.
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