Oregon Sacred Music Colloquium

January 30 – 31, 2026

This year’s Oregon Sacred Music Colloquium will focus on liturgical music as prayer and the pride of place that Gregorian Chant occupies in the sacred liturgy. Opportunities include Gregorian Chant workshops, private voice instruction, and lectures with Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka. During the Colloquium participants will be preparing liturgical music for a Pontifical High Mass, joining their voices in prayer and song.

We have reached capacity for this year’s Oregon Sacred Music Colloquium. Stay tuned for more sacred music opportunities at Mount Angel Abbey.

The cost for attending the conference, including meals, is $100.
Private voice lessons are $20 for 30 minutes.
Registration for the colloquium has now closed. To learn about other sacred music opportunities with the Mount Angel Institute, contact Fr. Anselm Flores at mai.coordinator@mtangel.edu.
For accommodations at the guesthouse, please contact retreat@mtangel.edu.
To register for private voice lessons on Saturday, please email Beverley at bhdurance@gmail.com.
Questions? Contact Dr. Myrna Keough at myrna.keough@mtangel.com.

Schedule

Friday, January 30

3:30 pm – Check-in (Guesthouse)
4:00 pm – Rehearsal 1 (Abbey Church)
6:15 pm – Vespers with Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church (Abbey Church)
7:30 pm – Talk – “Learning to pray with sacred music” (Library Auditorium)
8:00 pm – Salve

Saturday, January 31

(*private voice lessons through the day available—to schedule, please contact Beverley at bhdurance@gmail.com)

8:30 am – Arrival, check-in, coffee in the Guesthouse
9:00 am – Rehearsal 2 (in 2 or 3 groups according to ability and comfort level)
- Locations: Choir room in Damian Center, Library Auditorium
10:00 am – Coffee break
10:30 am – Talk: “The Church’s vision for sacred music” (Library Auditorium)
11:00 am – Rehearsal 3 (split into 2 or 3 groups)
12:00 pm – Midday Prayer & Lunch
1:15 pm – Talk: “The Musical Shape of the Liturgy” (Library Auditorium)
2:15 pm – Rehearsal 4: “Preparation for Mass” (Abbey Church)
3:30 pm – Pontifical High Mass with the Most Reverend Thomas Hennen, Bishop of the Diocese of Baker

Sponsored by the Mount Angel Institute.