CHARLOTTE — St. Patrick Cathedral hosted the fourth Annual Southeastern Sacred Music Workshop July 27-28. Church musicians, adult and children participants came from the Diocese of Charlotte as well as many other dioceses in the region.
Beginner participants were introduced to basic chant note reading and singing while advanced singers practiced polyphonic pieces in which several melodies are blended. The workshop also offered several breakout sessions, including vocal lessons, conducting, children choir, Spanish music among other topics. More than 80 participants and presenters worked together to sing Gregorian chants, antiphons and polyphony pieces.
St. Patrick’s music director, Gianfranco DeLuca, along with Thomas Savoy from St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte and Tiffany Gallozzi from St. Barnabas Church in Arden, joined a group of presenters from other states as far as Florida. The participants sang a Vespers on Friday evening and the Saturday session concluded with a Mass offered by Bishop Peter Jugis, during which they sang Gregorian propers of the day, Missa XI Orbis Factor and polyphonic songs by Palestrina, Hassler and Wood.
Southeastern Sacred Music is a chapter of the Church Music Association of America that has organized a sacred music workshop each summer in the region.
— Markus Kuncoro
CHARLOTTE — The 51th Conference of IACAC (International Association of Civil Aviation Chaplains) will take place at the Omni Hotel in Charlotte, NC Sept. 4-8.
This important annual meeting brings together chaplains of different faiths from all over the world. It is centered on the sharing of experiences and the strengthening of inter-religious relationships.
Chaplains from five of the 10 largest airports in the United States and chaplains from nine other countries will attend.
The conference is being organized by the chaplains of Charlotte Douglas International Airport with the support of sponsors including: Challenge for Living Ministries, American Airlines and the Diocese of Charlotte.
The theme for the conference is ”Caring for the Airport Chaplain.”
During the four-day gathering the chaplains will attend conferences, roundtable discussions workshops, and visit places of prayer such as the Billy Graham Library and St. Peter Catholic Church.
The chaplains will also tour the rapidly growing facilities of the Charlotte airport – the fifth busiest airport in the nation – where they will learn about the social outreach efforts of the 24 chaplains who serve in ministry at the airport.
Airport chaplains “loiter with intent” as they provide spiritual and emotional support to the traveling public and to the thousands of people who work in airports around the world.
For details about attending the conference or learning more about the airport chaplaincy program, contact Deacon George Szalony, airport chaplaincy director, at 704-816-9554.
— Catholic News Herald