Distler Conference
March 1, 2008
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
Schedule
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|
 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Morning Prayer |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Plenary 1
"Hugo Distler: Man and Music, Life and Times," with Larry Palmer
There will be 15 minutes for discussion at the conclusion of
the plenary. |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Morning Workshops
Select one of the following:
- Distler's Organ Music for Church and Home, Larry
Palmer
- Singing and Playing Distler for the Small Congregation,
Kristina Langlois and Mary Kay Geston
- Hugo Distler's Germany and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's
Confessing Church Response, Gary Simpson
|
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch
Lunch is included in the cost of the conference. |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Afternoon Workshops
Select one of the following:
- Distler's Organ Music for Church and Home, Larry
Palmer
- Singing and Playing Distler for the Small Congregation,
Kristina Langlois and Mary Kay Geston
- Hugo Distler's Germany and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's
Confessing Church Response, Gary Simpson
|
| 2:00 p.m. |
Plenary 2
A brief introduction to Distler's "Totentanz," followed by a
panel discussion of Distler's musical interpretation, responses
to Nazism by Distler and Bonhoeffer, and political use of music
for or against the state. |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Break
The Luther Seminary bookstore will be open. |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Evening Prayer |
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