Save the Date!

The Summer Music Institute Returns this June

The 2027 edition of St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Summer Music Institute will be a special one—it will kick off the first of two summers dedicated to the development and history of the Divine Liturgy. 

Join us on campus from June 22–26, 2027, for The Divine Liturgy, part 1: Sacrament of the Word. The Summer Music Institute’s keynote lectures and the Advanced Studies Seminar will focus on the development and history of the first half of the Divine Liturgy, through the reading of the Holy Gospel. Other tracks will incorporate practical concerns regarding how this history can shape our approach to conducting, singing, and—returning to this year’s Institute—composing music for the Divine Liturgy. A pre-institute intensive will be held June 21–22. (The Divine Liturgy, part 2: Sacrament of Thanksgiving will be the focus of the 2028 Summer Music Institute.)

Registration Information & Schedule Coming Soon

Teachers and speakers this year include Dr. Nina Glibetić, Dr. Alexander Lingas, Dr. Vladimir Morosan, Photini Downie Robinson, Dr. Matthew Arndt, Juliana Woodill, Alice Hughes, and Anne Schoepp. 

The Summer Music Institute (June 22–26) will include the following tracks:

• Advanced Studies in Liturgical Music - Dr. Alexander Lingas
• Conducting (Beginning and Intermediate) - Anne Schoepp and Juliana Woodill
• Vocal Technique - Alice Hughes
• Byzantine Chant - Photini Downie Robinson

The Pre-Institute Intensive (June 21–22) will include three tracks:

• Beginning Conducting - Anne Schoepp
• Intermediate Conducting - Juliana Woodill
• Composition - Matthew Arndt

More information will be announced soon! Join us this June at the next Summer Music Institute, which continues its tradition of offering immersion into the Church’s liturgical life and tradition, opportunities to build skills, and warm fellowship among people who love Church music. 

About the Institute of Sacred Arts

The Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA) at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary explores the intersection of human creativity and holiness. With a theology that is holistic, and a liturgy that unites multiple artistic disciplines and all the human senses, the Orthodox Christian tradition is ripe for the exploration and celebration of the sacred arts. Since its founding in 1938, St. Vladimir’s Seminary has fostered the study of icons, music and liturgy. The ISA serves to extend the Seminary’s mission in exploring the mutual relationship between theology and the arts by: contributing to the work of people and institutions that practice and reflect on the sacred arts; engaging people and institutions of all backgrounds with Orthodox artistic tradition; inspiring wider public interest in spirituality and the arts. Learn more at www.instituteofsacredarts.com.