THE AMERICAN FEDERATION PUERI CANTORES NEWSLETTER

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1 THE AMERICAN FEDERATION PUERI CANTORES NEWSLETTER September 2009 Volume 1, Number 2 In This Issue Festival Schedule Update Rehearsal CDs Now Available Choir Organizational Tip Dan Murphy Foundation Choral Series Evening Prayer on YouTube Conductor s Semianr 2010 Celebratory Mass with the Pope January 1, The Vatican Upcoming Events San Francisco Festival and Mass Minnesota Festival and Mass Pittsburgh Festival and Mass Festival Schedule The Festival Schedule can be found on the AFPC website at: All Catholic school and parish choirs are encouraged to participate in a choral Festival and Mass in their region. Photo: St. Paul Cathedral Location of the inaugural Pueri Cantores Festival & Mass 2009 in Pittsburgh. November festivals: San Francisco - Saturday, November 7 th, 2009, at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption with guest conductor Michael Wustrow. Pittsburgh Saturday November 14 th, 2009, at the Cathedral of St. Paul with guest conductor Paul French. Minnesota Sunday, November 22 nd, 2009, at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, University of St. Thomas, with guest conductor Dr. Angela Broeker. Festival schedules, repertoires and registration forms for the November festivals can be located on the website under the Festivals link. Details for all festivals will be posted shortly Rehearsal CDs Now Available! The newly produced Pueri Cantores Rehearsal CD, including the complete National Repertoire, can be ordered from the AFPC office. This is your chance to hear the new repertoire sung by young singers and conducted by this year s conductor/clinician, Lee Gwozdz. To order, please send a check for $20 and indicate Rehearsal CD in the memo. Please note: approximately 60% of the AFPC repertoire is retained in the succeeding year. Choir Organizational Tip Publish a schedule of performance commitments for your singers and their families at the beginning of the new school year. If you provide a schedule now, scheduling conflicts can be accommodated or avoided, commitment can be reinforced and participation levels should improve. Check the website for more links on fundraising and public domain (no cost) repertoire resources.

2 Contact Us 615 E. Chapman Ave. Suite 200 Orange, CA Tel: Fax: Website Address: Thank you to the Dan Murphy Foundation Pueri Cantores wishes to extend our sincerest appreciation to the Dan Murphy Foundation for their generous grant and continuing support of AFPC and our mission to bring together youth choirs throughout the United States to sing the peace of God. This funding is an invaluable assistance in meeting the operational expenses of the organization and has encouraged the founding of new festivals in the United States. Pueri Cantores Choral Series The development and publication of the Pueri Cantores Choral Series is underway. AFPC is partnering with World Library Publications and Music Editor Paul French to publish editions of great liturgical works for youth choirs. Octavos now available include: Ave Verum Corpus, Gabriel Fauré (edited Douglas Walczak); Ave Maria, Camille Saint-Saëns (edited Douglas Walczak); Jesus Here Present, (arranged Gwozdz/Ostrowski); Regina Coeli, Charles Gounod and Hail Mary, William Ferris. Later this year, two more octavos will be completed: Veni, Creator Spiritus, Gregorian Chant (arranged Keith Kalemba) and Praise God in the Place of His Glory (Psalm 150), Richard Proulx. Pueri Cantores NPM Evening Prayer on YouTube! This summer s NPM-Pueri Cantores Evening Prayer in Chicago was a great success! Eleven choirs participated from seven states - many touring for the first time - to sing the liturgy for 3,000 NPM convention attendees. Photo: Paul French conducts the NPM-Pueri Cantores Evening Prayer 2009 in Chicago. Thanks to music director, Carleigh Bedell, for posting the NPM-Pueri Cantores performance in Chicago on YouTube! To see the video click HERE.

3 Conductor Seminar Scheduled in Newport, Rhode Island Mark your calendars now for the conducting event of the summer! Join seminar chairman, Dr. John Romeri, and other leading authorities on young voices, as conductors from throughout the U.S. join together to network and explore information in techniques of choral development. Professional development credits are available to teachers at no additional cost. Attend conductor master classes, lectures and demonstrations. Enjoy a setting located in the fabled mansions along the New England coastline. To open the Conductor s Seminar 2010 flyer, please click HERE.

4 Celebratory Mass with the Pope 2011 Start planning today! Click HERE Fundraising ideas available on the AFPC website. Don t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your choir! Click HERE to find out more information about available itineraries.

5 President s Letter Useful Links Learn more about Pueri Cantores Membership click HERE Donate to Pueri Cantores click HERE View the National Repertoire click HERE View the complete Festival Schedule click HERE To Open the International Congress in Rome flyer click HERE

6 Festival Schedule

7 National Repertoire