SingCon 2023 ᛭ Welland, Ontario

After successful gatherings in Parma (2018) and Stamford (2019), along with several virtual gatherings and events (2020–2021),
our goal at SingCon 2023 in Welland was to consolidate our knowledge and experience,
to teach how to transmit it in a practical and manageable manner,
remaining faithful to the liturgical tradition of the Church and the authentic Kyivan Greco-Catholic heritage,
and making it prayerful and beautiful in our churches and parishes, whether great or small.
We had a great time seeing you at Saint Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Welland, Ontario,
to praise God together in song!

SingCon 2023 Schedule

bold indicates events open to the public without registration

Thursday, September 28, 2023

From 4:00 pm – Arrival and Registration

5:00 pm – Ninth Hour and Vespers

6:00 pm – Dinner

7:30 pm – Welcome, Introductions, Singing Warm-Up, Fellowship

Friday, September 29, 2023 – 🕃 Our Venerable Father Cyriacus the Anchorite

Breakfast on your own (at your hotel)

8:00 am – Parastas

9:00–10:30 am – Workshops: Session 1

10:30–11:00 am – Coffee Break

11:00–12:15 pm – Rehearsal 1

12:15 pm – Sixth Hour and Lunch (with networking and display tables)

1:45–3:15 pm – Workshops: Session 2

3:15–3:30 pm – Coffee Break

3:30–4:45 pm – Rehearsal 2

5:00 pm – Ninth Hour and Vespers

6:00 pm – Dinner

6:45 pm – Group table discussions: “Resonance Revealed: Examining Hurdles in Parish Singing – What’s working?”

8:00 pm – Public Lecture by Dr. Brian Butcher (followed by refreshments). Download the PowerPoint presentation here.

Saturday, September 30, 2023 – 🕃 The Holy Hieromartyr Gregory, Bishop of Great Armenia

Breakfast on your own (at your hotel)

8:00 am – Parastas

9:00–9:15 am – Coffee Break

9:15–10:45 am – Rehearsal 3

10:45-11:00 am – Coffee Break

11:00am-12:15pm – Workshops: Session 3

12:15pm – Lunch

1:15–2:45 pm – Workshops: Session 4

2:45–3:15 pm – Coffee Break

3:15–4:30 pm – Rehearsal 4

5:00 pm – Great Vespers with Litia

7:00 pm – Dinner

8:30–10:00 pm – Panel Discussion/Town Hall

Sunday, October 1, 2023 – 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8, Matins Gospel 7, 🕁 The Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God

8:00 am – Sunday Matins

9:45 am – Greeting and Vesting of Bishop

10:00 am – Hierarchical Divine Liturgy

12:00 pm – Group Photo and Lunch

1:00 pm – Farewell and Departures

Workshops

Stream 1: Basic Resurrectional

Workshop 1 (Friday morning): Tones

Workshop 2 (Friday afternoon): Do’s and Don’ts of the Divine Liturgy

Workshop 3 (Saturday morning): Prokeimena and Alleluia

Workshop 4 (Saturday afternoon): Supplemental Music

Stream 2: Intermediate Samohlasen

Workshop 1 (Friday morning): Tones

Workshop 2 (Friday afternoon): Vespers

Workshop 3 (Saturday morning): Presanctified Liturgy

Workshop 4 (Saturday afternoon): Order of Burial

Stream 3: Advanced Oktoechos

Workshop 1 (Friday morning): Tones (with Stream 2)

Workshop 2 (Friday afternoon): Vespers (with Stream 2)

Workshop 3 (Saturday morning): Bulgarian Tones and Dogmatica (Part 1)

Workshop 4 (Saturday afternoon): Bulgarian Tones and Dogmatica (Part 2)