At A Glance: What To Expect at Skill Builders 2021
The Cantor/Song leader serves a multi-faceted role in the liturgy: proclaimer of Word, leader of Prayer and minister of Hospitality. In our time together we will break open each area of responsibility, honing the specific skills required to serve the worshiping assembly while recognizing our baptismal call to ministry. This area of concentration is designed with the amateur cantor in mind but will be of benefit to singers of all levels.
During the 3 days, we will:
Discover the role of the cantor
Discuss and explore the vocal mechanism and its relationship to the sound of the singer
Vowel shape and placement in relation to diction and proclamation of the Word
Managing nerves and their impact on the voice
Musical preparation and awareness/understanding of the liturgical texts
Bio: Berta Sabrio
Berta Sabrio is the Associate Director for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. She also serves as the Director of Music Ministries at Our Lady of the Fields where she leads three choirs and a vibrant cantor ministry.
Prior to this position she served for 21 years as the Pastoral Associate for Worship and Adult Faith at St. Francis of Assisi in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She is also a certified cantor trainer and serves as both clinician and educator.
She is a graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana where she studied voice with baritone Philip Frohnmayer and keyboard with Dr. John Murphy. She lives in the Baltimore area with her husband and has three children.