Composing, Singing, Conducting Institutes With Sir James MacMillan, Gabriel Crouch, Tim McDonnell, and Peter Carter
The Catholic Sacred Music Project (CSMP), led by Peter Carter, is once again hosting workshops on the Princeton University campus this coming summer. As in 2024, the CSMP is hosting three institutes - composition, singing, and conducting – with unparalleled opportunities to work with an incredible faculty that includes Sir James MacMillan (whose Angels Unawares was premiered by The Sixteen in the Sistine Chapel on March 22nd – see the video below), Gabriel Crouch of Princeton University, and Timothy McDonnell of Hillsdale College. See posters for each workshop below.
The event is co-sponsored by the Scala Foundation, and there will be talks to the attendees by me and Margarita Mooney Clayton. Margarita, Executive Director of Scala, has been giving tours of the Gothic Princeton University Chapel. She will explain the content and the symbolism of the spectacular stained glass and the images depicting the unity of human reason and supernatural knowledge. (Mass takes place for the students in this beautiful chapel on the University campus on a daily basis during the academic year, and the choir director for Sunday Mass is Peter Carter.) I will talk to the young musicians on the faculties of creativity and co-creation with God in the creative process in art and music for the liturgy. |
| Tim McDonnell directs at the CSMP Institutes, 2024, in Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel |
Scala Foundation is pleased to once again welcome the musicians to the chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary for a free public lecture and performance on Saturday, June 13th, at 11:30 am.
A second public concert with talks will take place at 7 pm, Friday, June 19th, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Princeton, NJ.
More details forthcoming, but save the dates for these incredible public events!
Please share this incredible opportunity with young musicians—applications are open until mid-April.
Conducting Institute with Dr. Timothy McDonnell – June 7-13, 2026
Composition Institute with Sir James MacMillan – June 14-20, 2026
Choral Institute with Gabriel Crouch – June 14-20, 2026
In-depth information about each program can be found on the CSMP website. There will be more details about each program soon, but for now, please look at the programs to see if you would be interested in applying, and forward the information to any musicians you know who may be interested.
sacredmusicproject.org
Here is a video of the world premier of Sir James MacMillan’s oratorio in the Sistine Chapel on March 22.
