Music at Historic Trinity Music Reading Workshop

10729 West Freistadt Road,Mequon WI 53097

07 August, 2021

Description

A Workshop for Church Musicians: “Discovering New Repertoire and Improving Techniques” Saturday, August 7, 2021, 9:00 AM—3:30 PM This year's clinician is Sam Eatherton and will feature workshops for organ, choral, handbells, and new this year children's choir. His bio is below. We will offer both in person and live streaming options. Schedule: 8:30—9:00 AM: Registration 9:00—9:20 AM: Morning Prayer 9:30—10:30 AM: Organ Workshop & Music Reading Session 10:30—11:00 PM: Coffee Break 11:00 AM—12:00 PM: Adult Choir Workshop & Music Reading Session 12:10—12:55 PM: Lunch 12:55—1:55 PM: Children’s Choir Workshop & Music Reading Session 2:05—3:05 PM: Handbell Workshop & Music Reading Session Samuel Eatherton is the Kantor at Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin where his duties include playing the organ, directing the choirs of the church, teaching school music, and planning worship services. From 2000 to 2020 Sam served as Minister of Music at Zion Lutheran Church and School in Dallas, Texas, and he and his wife Lois previously served at Trinity Lutheran Church and School in St. Joseph, Michigan. Sam earned his Bachelor of Science in Education from Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska, and his Master of Church Music from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois. In 2019 he earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Church Music from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Sam has been honored with the Richard Hillert Award in Composition from Concordia University Chicago and was a finalist for the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from the Texas District Lutheran Educators Conference in 2009. In 2016 he received the designation as “Schalk Scholar” from the Center for Church Music located on the campus of Concordia University—Chicago. Sam has had several of his compositions published by Concordia Publishing House of St. Louis, Missouri, including four volumes of organ music. He studied organ with Gerre Hancock at the University of Texas—Austin and Charles Ore at Concordia University—Nebraska. He has most recently studied with Isabelle Demers at Baylor.