Australian Pastoral Musicians Network

Here is a very interesting development in Australia:

The vision of the Australian Pastoral Musicians Network is to provide its members with the opportunity to be involved in the new evangelization in the Church through music, on a very practical level. The Network will provide Pastoral Musicians across Australia with a forum for discussion and research where resources and expertise can be shared, where continued education, spiritual formation and creative development is encouraged, and where critical reflection on pastoral practice and available resources is fostered.

APMS’s  inaugural conference will take place Saturday, June 25th, 2011 in Sydney. It’s on the agenda to discussion guidelines for composers of liturgical music.

I’m sure Pray Tell readers will want me to attend and report on this. If each reader today sends $1 to St. John’s Abbey, my flight will be covered and I will… oh, just wait, the abbot has scheduled me to intone the opening verse at Noon Prayer on the 25th. Never mind.

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4 responses to “Australian Pastoral Musicians Network”

  1. Gordon E. Truitt

    NPM rejoices in the creation of the Australian Pastoral Musicians Network. It seems, from the initial information on their website, that they’re building on a very good model!

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  2. Jeffrey Herbert

    What is meant by “on a very practical level”? Is this as opposed to “theoretical music ministry” or something?
    And I’m equally curious about concepts like “creative development”… why not simply “musical development” or “artistic development”? Or perhaps “liturgical development”? What do these descriptions mean?

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    1. Chris Grady

      Ask THEM, Jeffery, if you really want to know.

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  3. Justin Ankus

    G’day, my name is Justin Ankus and I am the interim Treasurer for the APMN. Gordon thank-you for your kind words. The APMN is in some ways inspired by the NPM. Catholic Liturgical musicians in Australia have few places they can turn to for assistance and guidance. Most receive no informal let alone formal training beyond learning their instrument for their role as music ministers in the church. The APNN is hoping to bridge that gap. Jeffrey, when we say practical to give you an example one significant issue in Australia is that of Copyright and the responsibilities of musicians and churches. We are in a position to help clergy and musicians navigate this minefield and hence it will be the subject of one of our upcoming workshops. We certainly plan to be looking developing understanding of liturgy. That said we are keen to develop an understanding of the different roles of music in the church, i.e. not only liturgical but also catechetical for example. The notion of creative also extends to notions of leadership for example. I hope this brief response has been of some help. Regards, Justin.

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