Westminster College to Host Worship and Music Conference

Westminster College will host the 2007 Conference on Worship and Music, sponsored by the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, July 8-13. This year's event, "Celebrating the Risen Christ: Living the Font and Table," marks the 20th year of a nationally recognized conference for clergy, organists, choir directors, singers and handbell ringers of all ages.

In addition to classes, seminars and rehearsals for seminar attendees, some events will be open to the public. Open to the public are: daily worship services at 9 a.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel, celebrating the Great Fifty Days, a journey through the period from Easter to Pentecost; a carillon recital and worship service Sunday at 7 p.m.; a youth talent show Monday at 8 p.m.; an organ recital Tuesday at 8 p.m. featuring Westminster alumnus Jason Kissel at Mary Mother of Hope Parish in New Castle; a hymn festival Wednesday at 8 p.m.; a chamber choir concert Thursday at 8 p.m.; and a handbell concert and closing worship service Friday at 7 p.m.

Preachers and liturgists include: Paul Galbreath of the Union-PSCE Seminary, Richmond, Va.; Chip Andrus from McCormick Seminary; Robert Rimbo from the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, New York City; Gayle Taylor of Bishopton Parish Church, Bishopton, Scotland; Lisa Hickman of the New Wilmington Presbyterian Church; Christian and Tiffany Holleck from Harwick, Mass.; Scott Miller of the Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church, Ferndale, Mich.; and Mary Baber Reed from Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Ky.

Musicians include: Kissel, director of music ministries of the First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, Baltimore; Eric Nelson, director of choral studies at Emory University, Atlanta; Sandra Doneski, professor of music at Gordon College, Wenham, Mass.; Marilyn Hines, handbell director at Center Presbyterian Church, Slippery Rock; and Anne Bruening, handbell director at Westminster College and the New Wilmington Presbyterian Church.

Contact Raymond H. Ocock, professor of music emeritus at Westminster, at (724) 946-8047 or e-mail rhocock@roadrunner.com for additional information.

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