Liturgical Singing Seminar 2008
The Psalter for Singers

Featured Speakers:

• Timothy Clark
• Alice Hughes
• Anne Schoepp
• Valerie Yova

February 15 & 16, 2008
Felton, CA

Registration Form

Hosted by St. Lawrence Orthodox Church, Felton, California
Registration $100
For information call or e-mail:
Anne Schoepp (831) 336-3019 or schoepp6@cruzio.com

PSALM's Liturgical Singing Seminar provides participants from all Orthodox traditions to come together to grow musically, liturgically, and spiritually in our common ministry of liturgical singing.

This year's sessions will focus on understanding and singing psalmody.

Schedule

Vigil for the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord will be served at 6:00 p.m. on Thurs. Feb. 14.

Speaker Information

Timothy Scott Clark is the Dean's Teaching Fellow and a Lecturer at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York, where he teaches biblical languages and courses in Old Testament. He is a graduate of Yale University (B.A.), and St. Vladimir's Seminary (M.A.), and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Hebrew Bible department of the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University, where he is completing his dissertation on firstfruit offerings in the Old Testament. Mr. Clark's academic interests center on ritual in the Bible and its literary expression in biblical texts and the liturgical practices derived from them. He has published and presented on topics in Orthodox biblical interpretation, liturgical practice, and homiletics. Mr. Clark sang with the Yale Russian Chorus from 1995–1996, and continues to sing with the St. Vladimir's Seminary Choir since his studies there.

Alice Hughes is a co-founder of PSALM, Inc., where she currently serves as editor-in-chief for PSALM Notes and as treasurer. Ms. Hughes received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of the Pacific in Music Education with a choral emphasis. She is also a founder of the West Coast Liturgical Singing Seminar, which has been hosting an annual conference since 1994. She currently serves as co-director at St. Lawrence Orthodox Church in Felton, California, with Anne Schoepp. Ms. Hughes, with Anne Schoepp, produces and directs recordings for Seraphim Six Productions. They are currently in production on their fifth recording, which features music from the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross. Ms. Hughes has been directing choral music and teaching voice since 1981, is currently the director of choral music at Pacific Collegiate School (grades 7–12) in Santa Cruz, California, and teaches at Bethany University in Scotts Valley, California. She also works as a vocal coach and musical director for several theater companies in the Santa Cruz area. Ms. Hughes is a strong advocate for music literacy and spends much of her time developing materials and methods for increasing sight-singing and listening/intonation skills for choirs.

Anne Schoepp, also a co-founder and board member of PSALM, began singing in church choirs at age eight, studied piano, voice, and violin in her youth, and holds a B.A. in Music from Stanford University (1985) with an emphasis in choral conducting and composition. Ms. Schoepp taught piano and voice privately from 1985-1992, has been directing choral and instrumental music since 1984, and has organized the West Coast Liturgical Singing Seminar since its inception in 1994. She composes and arranges church music primarily for use at St. Lawrence Orthodox Church in Felton, California, where she is conductor together with Alice Hughes. She also directs the parish Youth Choir, teaches K–8 music at St. Lawrence Academy, where three of her five children attend, and directs the annual children's Christmas musical. Currently Ms. Schoepp and Ms. Hughes are in production on their fifth recording for Seraphim Six Productions, featuring music for the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross.

Valerie Yova is music director for St. Anthony's (Antiochian) Orthodox Church in La Jolla, California, and also director of development and public relations for Project Mexico. Before moving to California in 2003, Valerie was music director at St. George Romanian Orthodox Cathedral (OCA) in Southfield, Michigan, for 14 years and was a member of the voice faculty at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is one of the founders of the Orthodox Christian Chorale of Metropolitan Detroit, and served as chairperson of the Music Committee for the Council of Orthodox Christian Churches in metropolitan Detroit for five years. Ms. Yova received the Master of Music Degree in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory and a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance from Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory. While pursuing a performing career and studying in New York in the 1980's, she served as a paid section leader at Holy Trinity (Greek) Cathedral in New York City and later as interim choir director at Holy Trinity (OCA) parish in Yonkers, New York. From 1989 to 1997 she served as director of development and outreach and then executive director for the Lyric Chamber Ensemble, comprised of members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Valerie has been serving as the president and chariman of the board for PSALM, Inc. since 2005, and coordinated PSALM's first national conference in 2006.

St. Lawrence Orthodox Church, 6192 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018
(831) 335-0300
www.slocc.com
For directions from San Jose please visit http://www.slocc.com/contact/sanjose.html

Accomodations:

Best Western Inn (5 miles from church, on the way through Scott's Valley)
6020 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, California, 95066-3234
Phone: (831) 438-6666 www.bestwestern.com
2 Queens - $129 per night

Econo-Lodge (3 miles from church)
9733 Highway 9 , Ben Lomond, CA, 95005
Phone: (831) 336-2292 - Fax: (831) 336-0554
www.econolodge.com
2 Queens - $62.99 per night

Fern River Resort (less than 1 mile from church)
5250 Highway 9, Felton
(831) 335-4412
www.fernriver.com
1 Queen - $76 per night
These are cottages on the river, please check their website

Jaye's Timberlane (2 miles from church)
8705 Highway 9, Ben Lomond, CA
(831) 336-5479
www.jayestimberlane.com

Lodging with parishioners will be available on a limited basis upon request for those in financial need.

Transportation:

Arrange air travel into either San Jose or San Francisco Airports. San Jose is a forty-five minute drive, and San Francisco is 70 - 90 minutes away.

Santa Cruz Airporter (831)-475-0234 will drop passengers off in Scotts Valley for $40. They will take you to the Best Western, if you are staying there. If you are continuing on to Felton or Ben Lomond, have them drop you off at the 7-11 by KMART in Scotts Valley. If you need a ride from Scotts Valley to Felton or Ben Lomond, please contact Anne Schoepp at schoepp6@cruzio.com (preferred) or 831-336-3019.

Door-to-door service is available from Classic Airport Shuttle (408) 515-9776 for a higher rate.

Meals provided:

Friday and Saturday: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. On Friday, breakfast will be served after Divine Liturgy.

Full payment of $100 must be received with this registration form by February 8, 2008. No refunds will be made after that date.

Make checks payable to: PSALM, Inc.

Mail completed form and payment to:

PSALM, Inc.
Liturgical Singing Seminar
P.O. Box 441
S anta Cruz, CA 95061-0441

Registration Form:

Either copy and paste this information into an email, or click here for the pdf version

This form may be e-mailed back to Anne Schoepp: schoepp6@cruzio.com, but payment must be mailed to the above address.

Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Phone:

E-mail:

Parish:

Jurisdiction:

City:

_________I will need transportation from the Santa Cruz Airporter drop-off in Scotts Valley.

• My estimated time of arrival at this drop-off point is
• _________ am / pm on February         , 2008

_________I will need transportation from ___________________________(lodging) to the Church on_________ Friday,_________ Saturday,_________ Sunday

_________ I will be driving and can help shuttle _________ passengers from my lodging at ___________________________ to the Church. (We will contact you if we need help with this, thanks.)

_________ I will be staying for Divine Liturgy on Sunday

I am a _________ director _________ chanter_________ choir member

I sing _________ S _________ A _________ T _________ B

For more information, contact Anne Schoepp at schoepp6@cruzio.com (preferred) or 831-336-3019.