Volume 3, Issue 1

August 2012

It’s August! For those of you who were able to attend, the 2012 Conference for

Church Musicians is now a fleeting memory. The memories I hold of our holy

week at the lake are treasured moments filled with friends and music. Thankful

for each of our clinicians and leaders with all their unique gifts and talents, al-

low me to share a few of my reflections and remembrances since we were last

together.

I pray that what you learned from worship architect, Constance Cherry, will

bring new life to the worship of your church.

I imagine your choirs singing Pepper Choplin’s rally anthem-“Wake Up,

Church, Wake Up!”.

I hear a hymn text painted in living color by your organist or pianist who was

inspired by David Cherwien.

I am inspired by the master teachers of youth such as we witnessed in the skill

of Kenney Potter.

I smile at the thought of Michael Hawn’s instructions on how to begin your

own accordion ministry.

I marvel at the energy and joyful presence of those like Michael Glasgow,

who rang his way into our hearts.

I hope that the refreshment you found at Green Lake will carry you far into a

new season of music ministry and sustain you as a leader of God’s people.

Thanks again to each of you who came and added your voice or instrument,

your helping hand or encouraging word. Your FABM Board has read each

evaluation and noted many good ideas or suggestions for the future. Be aware

that we are already far into planning for next July (as well into 2014) and we

are encouraging you to mark your calendar now for July 13th-20th, 2013. With

great excitement, I am thrilled to announce the slate of clinicians that will be

coming.

Adult/Young Adult- Robert Hobby

Youth- Tim Waugh

Children- Vicki-Hancock Wright

Worship- Marty Haugen

Organ- Jeremy Bankson

Instrumental- Earnest (Chip) Gross

Handbells- Anna Laura Page

Piano Clinician and Other Featured Guests- To Be Announced Soon!

Seasons of the Song A Greeting from President Carol Teare

Conference Info 2012 and 2013

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2012 Conference Pictures

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2012 FABM Lending Library Additions

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2012 Conference

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Inside this issue:

Conference for

Church

Musicians July 13-20, 2013

Fellowship of American Baptist Musicians

News

Conference Info 2012 and 2013

Your board worked very hard this

past year to prepare for the Confer-

ence for Church Musicians 2012.

Every plan and preparation was

considered carefully so that you

were able to be spiritually renewed

through the gift of music. Our

prayer is that you were able to take

home many ideas, a big box of

music, lots of new skill and a re-

newed heart.

Your board will continue to lift

you in prayer as you follow the

journey God lays before you! Be

sure to check our website fre-

quently for updated information,

i.e. pictures from the conference,

new updates on clinicians for

2013, schedules, etc. Catch us at

www.fabm.com.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Budget 2012

Operating Expenses: $11,725

Conference Expense: $77.755

Total: $89,480

We have continued to work with

GLCC to provide you with the best

options for housing and scholar-

ship. Please make your housing

requests early to be able to get

what you want. We suggest you

do your room/camping reserva-

tions early. About May 1st all the

spaces we have reserved for you

will be placed back into the gen-

eral pool for all persons. We have

reserved a few extra camping

space for next year, but you still

need to register early!

If you are encouraging a new per-

son to join you next summer, re-

member that scholarship applica-

tions to FABM are due by May

1st . It’s a good way to give per-

sons an incentive to get them

started. Scholarships from FABM

are only for the registration to the

conference. There are also schol-

arships available from Green Lake

Conference Center. See

www.glcc.org for more informa-

tion and eligibility requirements.

FABM scholarships are for 1 time

only per person.

We are also always looking for

ways to share information about

the Conference for Church Musi-

cians. We have done more “free”

publicity and continue to look for

more ways to do that. If you have

an idea please contact President-

Elect, Steve Newman. General

information brochures will be up-

dated and available in hard copy or

by email attachment. We ask you

to think of ways to share those.

We’ll be doing an update after we

have our fall planning meeting in

October so if you want to wait for

updated information and pictures,

contact us through the website. If

you have a forum available to you

in your area to share FABM infor-

mation, please contact Karen Het-

rick at the Lending Library to

make arrangements to borrow her

display. Or contact a board mem-

ber and let us know what kind of

information you need to share in

your State, County or even city.

Board Members for 2012-2013

President: Carol Teare

President-Elect: Steve Newman

Secretary: Carla Williams

Treasurer: Tom Gregory

Executive Secretary: Joyce

Crowder

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2012 FABM Lending Library Additions

Each listing includes title, com-

poser/arranger, voicing, publisher,

key and meter, duration

(approximate, based on suggested

metronome marking), type of ac-

companiment and difficulty level.

Unless otherwise noted, anthems

are for general use by adult and

youth choirs. The library has 60

copies of each anthem available

for loan. NOTE: Titles can be

heard on the JW Pepper website at

www.jwpepper.com unless other-

wise indicated.

#588 ALMIGHTY, UN-

CHANGEABLE GOD

Cindy Berry

SATB

1996 Shawnee/GlorySound

Ab/Bb; 4/4

3:00

Piano/Keyboard

Easy/Medium

This aptly named anthem is a testi-

mony to our God who “rules and

reigns for all eternity.” The text

uses allusions to God as Creator

and Reigning Lord. The music

alternates between unison and

parts; the choral structure offers

the solid writing indicative of

Cindy’s work. The accompani-

ment also reflects her accomplish-

ment in the area of piano: well

written and accessible.

#589 FALL ON YOUR KNEES

Pepper Choplin

SATB

2010 Lorenz

D/Eb; 4/4, 12/8

4:00

Piano/Keyboard

Easy/Medium

Pepper Choplin, our 2012 adult

clinician, has written a lovely and

meaningful Christmas cantata,

Night of the Father’s Love, from

which this title has been published

in single anthem format. The

original piece references the

Christmas classic O Holy Night in

accompaniment patterns and in a

reharmonized middle section. The

marriage of the original choral

writing and text with its rich scrip-

tural connections makes for a

deeply moving worship experi-

ence. The song builds to a power-

ful climax and finishes in a reflec-

tive manner.

#590 HYMN OF DEDICATION

Molly Ijames

SATB

2011 SouthForth

G/Ab/F; 3/4

3:00

Piano/Keyboard

Easy/Medium

Based on the hymn tune BEACH

SPRING, this anthem is a hymn of

dedication to the Church, the body

of Christ. The accompaniment

flows; the voicings echo and inter-

twine. The text by Frances Haver-

gal placed in a fresh setting by

Molly Ijames presents solid theol-

ogy of who we are to be as the

Church. Alleluias begin, bridge,

and finish the piece.

#591 RAISE YOUR HANDS

Heather Sorenson

SATB

2011 Hal Leonard

Eb/F/G/A; 4/4

4:00

Piano/Keyboard

Easy/Medium

This song of prayer and worship

uses the imagery of hands raised to

God—in praise, in searching, in

offering, in despair. The text is

filled with the full range of experi-

ences of life’s journey. The music

begins with unison and moves to

two, then three, then four parts. A

secondary tune is introduced, then

the two are coupled together. The

anthem builds into a glorious ex-

pression of our trust in God’s

faithfulness. The video sample

from a Pepper reading session in-

cludes a testimony from Heather

of how the song came to be written

out of her faith journey.

#592 YOU ARE HOLY

Per Harling; arr. John Helgen

SATB

2004 Gladsong/Augsburg

Dmin; 4/4

3:30

Percussion; Violin/C Instrument

Easy/Medium

You Are Holy has an A section and

a B section that are each intro-

duced in unison. They repeat in

variation. The 2nd A section is in

3 parts w/TB in unison. The 2nd

B section is in two parts with a

melody and an echo harmony.

The 3rd B section is used before

the 3rd A section, continuing in a

two-part paring of SA and TB uni-

sons. SATBN is used for the final

four measures. Suggested percus-

sion is shaker or casaba and claves

or wood block. The percussion

parts are written in the choral

score. The violin/C instrument

part is in the score as well but is

provided on the back page. All

instruments come and go as part of

the layering of the music.

www.augsburgfortress.org

2012 FABM Lending Library Additions (continued)

FABM members may borrow up

to three (3) anthems at a time for

up to ten (10) weeks at a time.

The lending library is staffed by

volunteers Thursdays from 10:00

a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Voice mail,

email, and online orders can be

sent at any time. The library cata-

log can be accessed through the

FABM website (see below).

Printed copies of the catalog are

available upon request.

Phone: (317) 635-3552, ext. 226

Email: FABM@ABC-

INDIANA.org

Website: www.fabm.com

[The library has provisions for

adding new music to the library

through special gifts. To make a

donation toward additional an-

thems from the library’s “wish

list”, contact Librarian Karen Het-

rick for details. Designated finan-

cial gifts allow us to augment the

number of titles our annual budget

provides.

We regret that storage space and

volunteer limitations generally do

not allow us to accept used music

from church libraries. We are

happy to provide information on

creative opportunities for recycling

no-longer-needed music.]

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