Other Training

Living Worship Course 2008

For the last three years the Diocesan Church Music Committee has run a short course in music, liturgy and worship. Designed (in particular) to help in-post musicians, singers, lay readers, clergy, these Saturday morning seminars offer a mix of theory and practice.

The 2008 course was held on four Saturdays during January and February from 10 to 1 pm in the Church of Ireland Theological College, Braemor Park, Dublin 14. John O'Keeffe, Director of Sacred Music at the National Seminary, Maynooth, lead the session on 19 January and he will explore the principles of Christian worship and how music adds value to the liturgy.  On 26 January, Colin Mawby reviwed the role of church musicians and their key place in the ministry of the Church. Colin is widely known as a choral conductor and composer and recently was honoured by the award of the Papal Order of Knighthood of St Gregory in recognition of his services to church music. He has been Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, London, Choral Director at RTÉ and artistic director of the National Chamber Choir.

The Psalms and the different ways of using them was the topic to be introduced by Judy Martin (Director of Music, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin) and Alison Cadden (Seagoe Parish Church, Craigavon) on 9 February. Judy and Alison are members of the Liturgical Advisory Committee, which is working on music covering a broad range of ways to sing psalms congregationally in worship in parish churches. Finally, on Saturday 16 February, Dr Donald Davison (St John’s Malone, Belfast) will talked about hymns, drawing on his extensive experience as organist and organ teacher, musical editor of Irish Church Praise and Church Hymnal (2000) and co-author of Companion to Church Hymnal.

The full course is summarised by Brian Ingoldsby in the May 2008 issue of SOUNDBOARD magazine.

It is planned to run a similar course early in 2009. 

The Royal School of Church Music

The RSCM offers a wide range of training opportunities at locations throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

For information go to www.rscmireland.org.

International Summer School in Canterbury, August 2008 

Following successful events at Durham in 2002 and York in 2005, plans are now advancing for the third RSCM International Summer School and Conference in 2008. This will be held in the historic city of Canterbury, from Monday 11th to Sunday 17th August 2008, following closely on the heels of the Lambeth Conference.

Click here for latest information. To read an article in Soundboard about the 2005 York Summer School, click here.

Cumann Náisiúnta na gCór

Cumann Náisiúnta na gCór, Cork organises courses in conducting and choir direction at various venues.

For information go to  www.cnc.ie

or contact info@cnc.ie 

Promoters of courses of relevance to church musicians are invited to send information for display on this website.