The Meeting of July 17-21, 2007
The meeting of the Benedictine Musicians of the Americas coincided for the first time with the Monastic Liturgy Forum Conference that took place at Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton, South Dakota, July 17-21, 2007.
Many Benedictine musicians responded to a call for texts. The texts were then sent to composers. Sister Patricia Ann Toscano OSB, Liturgical Music Director of Sacred Heart Monastery, coordinated the project. "Liturgical music has been an uninterrupted tradition in Yankton since the study of Gregorian Chant was introduced to the sisters by Bishop Marty in 1890." Sister Patricia Ann can be contacted at <sptoscano @ hotmail.com>.
Location
Sacred Heart Monastery, South Dakota, is located near the conjunction of the borders between South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota. Yankton is less than an hour by car southwest of Sioux Falls, near Interstate 29. Sacred Heart Monastery and Mt. Marty College will host the American Benedictine Academy's biennial convention in August 2008. Google Map.
Sacred Heart Monastery
1005 W. 8th Street
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 668-6000
Contact
We would appreciate it if you would help spread the word to anyone who might be interested in information about the Benedictine Musicians of the Americas. The address of this website is <www.osb.org/intl/bma.html>.
Godfrey Mullen, OSB
Saint Meinrad Archabbey
200 Hill Drive
St. Meinrad, IN 47577
Tel. 800-730-9910 or 812-357-6981; fax: 812/357-6977
E-mail: <GMullen@saintmeinrad.edu>