Detailed Explanations

A-1: WALK THE GRIEF JOURNEY
Felicia Marquez-Wong, L.S.W., Q.C.S.W., C.T., Bereavement Services Manager for St. Francis Hospice, will provide information on the grief journey that we all must process as we experience changes, losses, transitions, and deaths of loved ones. We will also practice ways to be of service to grieving hearts in our community.

A-2 CANTORING - SPIRIT & SONG/SONG & SPIRIT
Lori True - Lori True lives in Minnesota, and is Campus Minister for Music and Liturgy at The College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota. A former parish music and liturgy director in New Hampshire and Minnesota, she is a composer of several collections of liturgical music with GIA Publications, and active as a master cantor, workshop and retreat leader, recording artist, author and mother.
What we sing is not as important as how we sing, and how we sing is not as important as why. We will explore the what, how and why of our singing. How is the spirit manifest in our song? How do we as cantors and song leaders encourage our singing congregations? Come prepared to work, to sing, and to beckon on the Spirit in our Song.

A-3 LITURGICAL GUITAR TECHNIQUEs
Bobby Fisher - is a musician, composer, author and clinician. He currently serves as Music Director at St. Agnes Parish in Ft. Wright, Kentucky. He has served for a number of years as a program coordinator of the NPM Guitar/Ensemble Institute and Guitar Express. He is also an author of instructional books and videos on guitar for Pastoral Press and GIA. Each year Bobby is involved with guitar workshops throughout the country. Come and join in this workshop of music making, technique building, developing and working on our own skill of performance. Bring your instruments and be ready to learn a few pieces of music in this first session. (There will be a follow-up session with Tony Alonso and Lori True on Saturday's Session D.)