Summer Nights: A Workshop for Singers

August 26 – 29, 7pm   Join us as we learn the “tricks of the trade” to improve our sight-singing abilities. This workshop is perfect for singers looking for more knowledge and directors looking to add more “teaching tools” to their toolbox. Come and learn from one of the most brilliant and engaging directors in […]

Spring Social 2019

  Come socialize with your music ministry friends at St. Gabriel! Click on the link to register. Friday, May 31, 6:00 PM St. Gabriel 8118 W. Vernor Hwy Detroit, MI 48209 313-841-0753 Click here to register    

Beyond Strumming: A Workshop for Liturgical Guitarists

Presented by Steve Petrunak, NPM President Saturday, February 9 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. St. James Church                                                                               […]

Summer Nights – August 27-30, 2018

  Join NPM Detroit for its annual workshop week for choir singers.  Over Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday singers from all over the diocese come together to hone their musical skills, working on music for a moving evening prayer on Thursday night in the cathedral.  This year’s clinician is world-famous choral educator Jerry Blackstone. Dr. Jerry Blackstone is a Professor Emeritus of Music […]

Vocal Tech II — February 3, 2018

Deborah Frontczak will review the skills taught in the Vocal Tech workshops (improve their breathing, posture, and voice production) and help singers build upon the skills taught during our Vocal Tech I Workshops. Her presentation combines humor with a hands-on approach, allowing everyone to learn and understand key tools for better singing. After lunch, we […]

St. Cecilia Sing! – Sunday, November 12, 2017

Join NPM Detroit for our annual St. Cecilia Sing! A true festival of parish choirs. The event is free and open to the public. No ticket required. Participating choirs must register in advance through the NPM Detroit Eventbrite page. A free-will collection will support the NPM Detroit Scholarship Fund for Young Musicians.   St. Cecilia Sing! […]

Summer Nights – August 21-24, 2017

From vocal technique to music reading, there is something to be learned at this year’s Summer Nights! Join NPM Detroit for an exciting week of music making as we explore the “FUN”- damentals of singing and reading music. Deborah Frontczak will work with singers to improve their breathing, posture, and voice production, while Dr. Robert […]

Spring Social

Gather with Detroit’s music ministry community and enjoy fellowship and delicious Slows BBQ. No matter if you are a singer, director, ringer, instrumentalist, or liturgist – any adult involved in music ministry is welcome! Let all the musicians of NPM Detroit gather for fellowship and relaxation! Register on our NPM Detroit Eventbrite Page Registration Deadline […]

NPM Retreat, Call & Response: January 8-10, 2017

  Ideally scheduled for the life of a parish musician, NPM Detroit invites you to an end of the Christmas season retreat steeped in Ignatian Spirituality for a time of renewal, stillness, and deepening. Ignatian spirituality focuses on God at work now…fostering an active attentiveness to an always initiating God joined with a prompt responsiveness. God […]

Made in Detroit – February 25, 2017

All Detroit musicians are invited to come together for a sight reading session, featuring works of local composers. For the composers: find all submission details in the Composers Invitation Document. For the general public: Register on the NPM Detroit Eventbrite Page    

Summer Nights – August 22-25, 2016

4 nights of singing, 1 great price! Come join Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout and your fellow musicians for a little summer singing to gear up for the new year! All are welcome! Registration Fee: Amount: $25.00 USD

Spring Social – Friday, May 20, 2016!

Let’s gather! Finding time to just meet and socialize with our fellow liturgical musicians can be a chore all on its own. Which is why NPM Detroit’s Musician Spring Social has become such a wonderful event for liturgical musicians in the Archdiocese to gather and relax over food and drink. This year we will meet at the […]