The Diocesan Liturgical Commission
invites you to attend a day on liturgical music,
presented by international composer,
Tony Alonso,
on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at
St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall,
3 Lyons Street South, Ballarat.
Tony is a Catholic composer of sacred music and a scholar whose work responds to the diverse realities of contemporary culture. His many compositions, which appear in compilations and hymnals throughout the world, embrace multicultural musical expressions and reflect a commitment to strong ritual song.
Tony holds a Bachelor of Music in choral conducting, a Master of Arts in theology and a PhD in religion from Emory University. He is currently Aquinas Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture at Candler School of Theology at Emory University where he also serves as the inaugural Director of Catholic Studies.
PROGRAM AND WORKSHOP DETAILS
| 9.00am | Registration |
| 9.30am – 11.00am | Workshop 1 – Essential, Not Extra: Singing the Liturgy: The full, conscious and active participation of the liturgical assembly remains a powerful challenge in the face of an entertainment culture. This session will offer new challenges and opportunities for music ministers seeking strategies for moving toward a deeper and more authentic engagement of the assembly in the Church’s sung prayer. |
| 11.00am – 11.30am | Morning Tea (provided) |
| 11.30am – 1.00pm | Workshop 2 – In Endless Song: Singing is one of the most expressive of all human activities, the way in which we sing our lives to God and to those we love. This workshop will explore the relationship between the music we make in worship and the music we experience in the world, inviting ways beyond polarized conversations about musical styles to a deeper reflection on the richness of God’s gift of song. |
| 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 2.00pm – 3.30pm | Workshop 3: Does Our Eucharistic Music Need Reviving? This workshop digs deep into debates at the heart of the history and theology of the Eucharist to consider how our Eucharistic music old and new reflects the richness of the mystery we proclaim. |
| 7.00pm – 8.30pm |
Evening Workshop Workshop 4: Liturgical Music in the image of Jesus: The practice of ministry calls us to ongoing reflection and conversion. Using scripture, song and pastoral reflection, this session explores the qualities of Jesus’ own ministry we can embody in our work as liturgical ministers. |
COSTS
- Full day ticket is $75.00 per person and includes morning tea, lunch and evening workshop (no evening meal provided).
- Evening workshop only is $25.00 per person.
There is the opportunity of sponsorship for five people from each parish in the diocese to attend this event.
Please contact your parish office to register your interest in this sponsorship.
BOOKINGS
Booking are essential through trybooking or scan the QR code
Enquiries ph. (03) 5337 7159 or email liturgy@ballarat.catholic.org.au
