James Chepponis
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Fr. Jim Chepponis is a priest of the Pittsburgh Diocese, ordained
in 1985. He received his bachelor's degree in music from St. Fidelis
College/Slippery Rock University, with a major in organ and a minor
in voice. Fr. Chepponis received a Master of Divinity and Master
of Arts in Systematic Theology from Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg,
Maryland. Fr. Jim has served the Pittsburgh diocese as Director
of the Office of Music Ministry, and his work has included providing
music for all diocesan liturgies, directing the Diocesan Choir,
coordinating the Pittsburgh chapter for the National Association
of Pastoral Musicians and the Director of Music Ministries division,
and serving as music resource person for parishes throughout the
Pittsburgh Diocese. In 1999, Fr. Chepponis was also appointed Music
Director at Pittsburgh's St. Paul Cathedral, where he serves as
choir director and works to expand the cathedral's music ministry.
He has led workshops on pastoral music throughout the country, and
was a participant in the creation of the document "The Milwaukee
Symposia for Church Composers: A Ten-Year Report." His published
articles on liturgy and music have appeared in Pastoral Music, The
Hymn, and GIA Quarterly. Fr. Jim has over sixty published compositions,
many of which are featured on his GIA recordings Cry Out with Joy,
Songs of Jubilation, and Jubilation Mass: Ritual Music for the Liturgy.
Fr. Jim Chepponis deals with requests for workshops on an individual
basis. He has no prepackaged topics, and is available on a limited
basis.