About CMI
The Church Music Institute (CMI) at Shenandoah University (SU) goes back many decades. Hundreds of church musicians from a wide variety of denominations have participated in these summer sessions. Teachers have included SU faculty plus outstanding guest clinicians. In 2020, due to the pandemic, CMI had to cancel its summer sessions. For 2021, we were able to bring back CMI in a virtual format. Now, for summer of 2022, CMI is back in its full-two-week format, and credits can once again be earned toward a Church Music Certificate at either the graduate or undergraduate level. Check back soon for more information as this page is updated when new details are available.
Guest Clinicians
Tom Trenney
A composer, conductor, organist, teacher and preacher, Tom Trenney is blessed to serve as Minister of Music to First-Plymouth Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and as Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at Nebraska Wesleyan University. He is Artistic Director of Lincoln’s Abendmusik Concert Series and Conductor of sounding light — a professional choir he founded in 2003. Trenney’s choirs have been honored to perform for state, regional and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association.
A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music, Trenney is grateful for the inspiration of his teachers and mentors — especially Anton Armstrong, David Davidson, Craig Hella Johnson, (Mister) Fred Rogers, William Weinert, Anne Wilson and Todd Wilson. His choral compositions are published by Augsburg Fortress, Beckenhorst Press, Choristers Guild, E.C. Schirmer/Galaxy, Morningstar, Musicspoke, Pavane and G. Schirmer.
Adult Choir Techniques & Repertoire | Week 1: June 19–24, 2022
Andrea Baxter
Andrea Baxter currently serves as the Director for Worship Renewal at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. In this position, she has oversight of the graded children’s music program that she built and directs youth and adult choirs in addition to planning worship for three weekly services. Baxter grew up in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, where she started studying piano at a young age.
Opportunities to accompany choirs and musicals in high school helped to push her toward a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Susquehanna University, and then a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Carnegie Mellon University. Baxter has used her musical gifts in various settings, however she has found that her true passion is for music as an impetus for faith formation in the church.
Baxter has served on the faculty for the Choristers Guild Institute (CGI), a three-year certification for children’s choir directors, for over ten years. She has also written curriculum for Growing in Grace, a scripture-based music curriculum for children’s choirs. Baxter conducts children’s choir festivals and provides workshops, particularly around the topic of the importance of children in worship.
Children’s Choir Techniques & Repertoire | Week Two: June 26 – July 1, 2022
Schedule
Sunday
| 4 p.m. | Registration & Social Time |
| 5 p.m. | Introductions & Dinner |
| 7 p.m. | Worship |
Monday – Thursday
| 8:30 a.m. | Morning Workshop with Discussion Time |
| 9:15 a.m. | Session I with Guest Clinician |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Handbell Rehearsal |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch & Prep Times for Worship Planners/Leaders |
| 1:15 p.m. | Session II with Guest Clinician |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3 p.m. | Breakout Session with Other Presenters |
| 4 p.m. | Choir Rehearsal for Concert/Hymn Festival |
| 5 p.m. | Dinner & Break |
| 6:30 p.m. | Travel to Off-campus Location |
| 7 p.m. | Evening Worship/Concert |
Friday
| 9 a.m. | Opening Session, Wrap-up & Assignments |
| 10 a.m. | Worship Prep |
| 10:30 a.m. | Closing Worship |
| 12 p.m. | Lunch & Farewell |
Vendors
Throughout the two-week conference The Musical Source will have a display of music and accessories for browsing, purchasing, and ordering.
Registration Information
Visiting students with a valid SSN can enroll and pay online via Instant Enrollment (SSN is required). Shenandoah University students in a current degree program can enroll via Hornet Hub or by enrolling and paying via Instant Enrollment.*
View Instant Enrollment Instructions
The deadline to enroll in Week 1 is Friday, June 17 and Week 2 is Friday, June 24.
*Students receiving financial aid must enroll via Hornet Hub. Students registering via Hornet Hub follow the scheduled due dates, drop dates, etc. All balances must be paid prior to the course start date.
Tuition
Credit
The rate is $595 per week for participants seeking to earn credit. This rate applies for both undergraduate and graduate level participants.
Audit
The rate is $470 per week for participants seeking to audit. This rate applies for both undergraduate and graduate level participants.
Housing
Off-campus Housing
The Winchester area is home to numerous places of comfortable accommodation. Shenandoah University discounts are available at some area hotels.
On-campus Housing
If you would like to obtain on-campus housing during your stay, complete the 2022 CMI Housing Form and fax/mail in payment.
Church Music Certificate
Shenandoah University offers a Church Music Certificate which requires attendance at three consecutive two-week summer sessions of CMI.
Refund Policy
Church Music Institute participants may cancel their registration up to 7 days prior to the event for an 80% refund. Contact Wayne L. Wold for more information.
Contact Us
Dr. Wayne L. Wold, Director
Church Music Institute
Shenandoah Conservatory
cmi@su.edu
