Event Details
When:
July 31-August 1, 2025
Where:
St. Pius X Catholic Church
1280 NW Saltzman Rd, Portland, OR 97229
Hotel Information:
Courtesy block hotel recommendations are offered below.
Please note that registrants will be responsible for transportation from their chosen accommodations and to the event itself.
Hotel/Accommodations
Aloft Hillsboro Beaverton
1705 NE Amberglen Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97006
Rate: $189-199 + taxes/fees
(Note: This hotel has a free breakfast)
Nights available: July 30-August 2, 2025
Click here to reserve the Aloft Hillsboro Beaverton by June 30, 2025
Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Tigard
9000 SW Washington Square Rd, Tigard, OR 97223
Rate: $159/night + taxes/fees
(Note: This hotel has a free breakfast; there is a $15/day parking fee at this hotel)
Nights available: July 30-August 2, 2025
Click here to reserve the Embassy Suites by July 9, 2025
Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland
601 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97205
Rate: $170/night + taxes/fees
Nights available: July 30-August 2, 2025
Click here to reserve the Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland by June 29, 2025
Southwest Airlines Flight Discount Code
Southwest Airlines is pleased to offer NPM On the Road Portland attendees discounted fares. To utilize the discount, book via SWABIZ® using this link.
Discount valid for travel 7/26/2025 to 8/6/2025.
Eligible Arrival Airport: PDX
Pricing
The first 40 registrants in each city will receive a free gift!
Early Bird Pricing (through April 2, 2025)
NPM members: $100
non-NPM members: $125*
*Includes a 6-month NPM membership from the date of the event
Regular Pricing (after April 2, 2025)
NPM members: $125
non-NPM members: $150*
*Includes a 6-month NPM membership from the date of the event
On the Road – Portland: Schedule of Events
As of January 30, 2025: Schedule is subject to change in the coming weeks, but should follow the structure as a whole:
July 31 – Day 1:
3:00 pm Registration
4:15 pm Welcome
4:30 pm Keynote, Part 1
5:45 pm Evening Prayer
6:30 pm Concert, followed by reception
August 1 – Day 2:
7:30 am Breakfast (included)
8:15 am Morning Prayer
9:00 am Welcome
9:15 am Keynote, Part 2
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Workshops
12:00 pm Lunch (included)
1:00 pm Reading Session
2:30 pm Workshops
4:00 pm Closing Mass with recommitment/blessing
The Extra Beats
NPM has two optional excursions available for event registrants only. Each of these events take place before NPM On the Road begins, making it a great opportunity to sight see and enjoy the city with NPM colleagues and friends.
Spots for both Extra Beats are very limited, so make sure to sign up early!
July 31 (morning): A Tour of OCP
Join us for some hospitality and a tour of OCP offices on the beautiful Willamette River waterfront in Lake Oswego! We’ll share with you our new creative suite and Podcast recording studio and invite you to sing through some choral music as well.
This Extra Beat is sponsored by OCP.
Price includes transportation to and from OCP, via St. Pius X Catholic Church.
Fee: $30
July 31 (morning):
Church Music Practice: Resources and Techniques for Excellent Music-Making
(Sponsored by the Church Music Institute)
Join the Church Music Institute and gifted presenters in this one day event focusing on practical resources and tips for utilizing church members in transcendent, engaged worship/liturgy.
Location: St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Beaverton, OR
Clinicians: Dr. Paul Klemme, Mr. Greg Homza, Dr. Charlotte Kroeker
Fee: $45
NOTE: Registration for this Extra Beat is done directly through the CMI website by clicking here.
Keynote: Every Brain Needs Music
Dr. Larry S. Sherman is the Assistant Chief and a Professor in the Division of Neuroscience at the Oregon National Primate Research Center and in the Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). He is also the President of the Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. He serves on numerous U.S. national and international scientific panels and has over 100 publications related focused mainly on the roles of the extracellular matrix in regulating neural progenitor cell differentiation and remyelination in models of demyelinating diseases. He is a sought-after international public speaker, giving talks on numerous subjects related to neuroscience. He is the co-author of the popular book Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music, published by Columbia University Press, which he wrote with Portland musician and music professor Dennis Plies. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and Portland Monthly Magazine recognized Dr. Sherman as one of the most innovative people in the State of Oregon. In 2012, he was recognized by the OHSU School of Medicine Faculty Senate and the OHSU foundation for Outstanding Teaching, and was awarded the Mary Omberg Award for outstanding support of science education in Oregon and Southwest Washington. He was presented with an outstanding researcher award by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2020.
Workshops
The Complete Singer: 10 Skills to Transform Your Voice
(Dr. Maria Manzo)
Let the Children Come to Me: Children’s Choirs and Children in Adult Choirs
(Charlotte Kroeker)
(Sponsored by the Church Music Institute)
Leading the Ensemble – Voices and Instruments
(Andrew Arriaga and Nichlas Schaal)
OCIA (Order of Christian Initial for Adults): Ritual Music for the Sacraments of Initiation
(Michael Prendergast)
Introducing Bilingual Music
(Estela García-López and Rudy López)
Digital Resources for Pastoral Musicians
(Koren Ruiz)
Concert: Celebrating the Music of the Church, from Chant to Contemporary
Join Ken Canedo and friends for a concert celebrating the Catholic Church and his rich tapestry of musical history: from Gregorian chant to post-Vatican II folk, to fifty years of hymnody and the contemporary music also sung today, this concert will celebrate the many ways we sing God’s praises in song.
