We are pleased to introduce the participants in the Pray Tell roundtable “I’ve Got the Music in Me” to be broadcast from the NPM national convention in Washington DC, on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 12:14 pm, Eastern Time. The discussion will be moderated by Rita Ferrone.
Antonio Alonso
Tony Alonso is one of the most prominent voices in contemporary liturgical music. His music reflects an understanding of the multicultural needs of the contemporary church as well as a commitment to strong ritual song. In addition to several published collections of liturgical music with GIA Publications (Chicago, Illinois) and World Library Publications (Franklin Park, Illinois), Tony’s music appears in compilations and hymnals throughout the world. Tony holds a Bachelor of Music degree in choral conducting from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts degree in theology from Loyola Marymount University. An emerging theologian, Tony is currently pursuing a PhD in the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is focusing on liturgical theology, ritual studies and practical theology.
Rob Glover
Rob Glover shares his musical gifts as improviser, guitarist, pianist, organist, cantor, accordionist, composer, arranger, recording artist, and conductor. He combines his love of hymns, chant, jazz, popular music and classic hymns with his love of the liturgy. His newest recording with Elliot Wimbush “My Life Flows On” has instrumental and vocal music for health and wholeness and is published by World Library Publications-Chicago. His revised mass setting and recording “Mass of Plenty” is published by GIA Publications-Chicago. Other GIA recordings include “’Round the Table” and “Music in the Air. Popular compositions include “Shine on Us”, “The Honduras Alleluia”, “Peace Child”, “Ave Maria”, “Come and Eat This Living Bread”, “Praise to the Trinity”, and “Plenty Good Room”.
Rob’s master of music degree is from the University of Minnesota in Church Music with emphasis in choral conducting, organ and voice performance. His BS degree is in Music Ed from Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota. Rob’s music vocation began in the Sioux Falls Diocese in his small parish and then in Newman Centers during college days. He studied church music, organ, composition and orchestration at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas for one year. Rob’s first church music position was in 1973. He has ministered in churches in South Dakota, Florida, and Minnesota. He began employment in 1981 with the Church of St. Therese, a suburban parish of 1200 families.
Fr. Paul Turner
Paul Turner is pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Kansas City, Missouri. A priest of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, he holds a doctorate in sacred theology from Sant’ Anselmo in Rome.
Rita is the author of several books, including, Liturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium, in the Paulist Press series, Rediscovering Vatican II; Sourcebook for Sundays and Seasons 2006 (LTP); and On the Rite of Election (LTP). She is also co-author of the series, Foundations in Faith (RCL Benziger). A frequent contributor to Commonweal magazine and other Catholic journals, Rita blogs at Pray Tell, dotCommonweal, and TeamRCIA. She also writes reflections for “Give Us This Day,” a prayer resource from Liturgical Press, and has authored materials for Living the Eucharist, a three-year Paulist Evangelization program for parishes. She lives in Mount Vernon, New York.