1993 Liturgy Planning Workshop

with Dan Schutte

October 7, 1993, American Catholic Press hosts a workshop with Dan Schutte, for the benefit of parish choirs and music directors, especially in the southern suburbs of Chicago. The workshop takes place in the cafeteria of Seton Academy, South Holland.

At first, the event was scheduled for the chapel, with a capacity of about 200. Because of increasing pre-registration, the workshop was rescheduled for the auditorium, with a capacity of about 350. Finally, the event had to be rescheduled in the largest space available, the school cafeteria. According to the registry, maintained by Sister Joan Kalega, attendance totals 650 individuals from four States, bearing witness to the talent and fame of Dan Schutte. A panoramic view of this full assembly is available online.

The Vicariate VI Musicians Planning Committee is made up of:

Bill Borgetti (Holy Ghost)

Michael Cook (St. Jude)

Jeanette Dandurand (St. Stanislaus)

Joan Hair (St. Kieran)

Sister Joan Kalega, S.P. (St. Anne)

Ann Koranda (Infant Jesus/St. George)

Steve Palanca (St. Joseph)

Joanne Rossbach (St. Agnes)

Helen Silvia (St. Irenaeus)

Mary Moran and Kathleen Yukich, flutists. Mary is an intern at ACP, from DePaul University; she is an English major.

Ann Koranda, pianist

From the left are Joan Termini, Marian Termini, Wendy [Termini] Loggins, and Anna May Smaga. They are in the ACP booth, after the workshop.

Dan Schutte singing. He is the 1993 recipient of the Gratiam Dei Award, for his excellent compositions, in both text and music.

Jack Mahoney, ACP board member, and Father Gilligan

Joe Schulte, Father Gilligan, and Terri Schulte, in the reception area, after the workshop.

After the workshop, hundreds of people got in line to meet Dan Schutte personally and to get his autograph.