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Central North Carolina Chapter |
| Last updated: June 30, 2009 |
Message from the Dean |
| I am most pleased to be able to share with you the plans for our Chapter's programming year 2009-2010. A succinct listing of these programs can be found on page two in this Newsletter and I offer here a few more details about each of them.
I am so excited to be able to host our opening September meeting at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Our tiny Reuter organ will be quite suitable to our topic "Recovering the Classics." I have a long list of easy service music from across the ages to contribute and Sub-Dean Jeff Hammack is an ardent supporter of our efforts to present a balanced repertoire for our churches. You will want to bring your own gems to this workshop as well and to present them during the "open console" portion of this program. We will then adjourn to the Cathedral music room for a brief installation of officers and light refreshments, a wonderful and informal time to share the ups and downs of our profession and to offer support and encouragement to our colleagues. Our October meeting will be held on the fine new Richards, Fowkes & Co. organ at First Presbyterian Church, Rocky Mount and will introduce us to the intriguing work of Dutch organist Sietze de Vries. De Vries holds the performance diploma from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and is very active as a concert organist in the Netherlands and abroad, with concert tours and master classes that have taken him to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, England, and the United States. He has won fifteen different prizes in various national organ competitions in both repertoire and improvisation. The November meeting is our annual members' recital held this year on the three-manual Schantz organ at White Memorial Presbyterian Church. With no particular "theme" for this year's recital, you are free to imagine endless possibilities for this event! The month of January brings us to our bi-annual "Pedals, Pipes and Pizza" program introducing young musicians to the organ and its music. Our venue is Hayes Barton Baptist Church. Please begin to spread the word to your piano students about this opportunity. We had over 50 participants for this two years ago and we will definitely hope to exceed that number this coming year! Peter Conte, Grand Court Organist of the mammoth Wanamaker Department Store organ, Philadelphia, Pa., will showcase the mammoth Edenton Street UMC Letourneau organ in a spectacular way with a recital in February. Hearing Conte play the Grand Court Organ is indeed a magical experience and I'm sure that this concert will not disappoint. We will wrap up the season with a workshop on anthem accompaniment and console conducting by Dr. John Cummins of St. Paul Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, to be held on the fine symphonic Austin organ at First Baptist Church, downtown Raleigh. Cummins holds the DMA degree from the Eastman School of Music and has served as organist/choirmaster of Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington, Ky., and as music director of the First Plymouth Congregational Church UCC in Lincoln, Neb. He has been a featured performer at national conventions of the Organ Historical Society and was the director of the Masterworks Chorale for the Louisville, Ky., Orchestra. Thank you to everyone who contributed ideas for these programs and who have graciously volunteered to host our programs. I look forward to seeing all of you this fall! Tom Central North Carolina Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Programming Season 2009-2010 14 September 2009 Recovering the classics: easy music from the masters of the organ. Presented by Chapter Dean Tom Fielding and Sub-Dean Jeff Hammack at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Raleigh. Bring your own contribution to this round-table forum! This meeting will include a brief installation of new officers and hors d'ouvres. 18 October 2009 Recital/workshop on Improvisation by Dutch organist Sietze de Vries at First Presbyterian Church, Rocky Mount, Virginia Vance, host 8 November 2009, 5.00pm Annual members’ recital at White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh. Karl Zinsmeister, host. 30 January 2010, 9:30am Pedals, Pipes and Pizza! Hayes Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh 12 February 2010 Recital by Peter Conte, Wanamaker Department Store Grand Court organist, Philadelphia, PA at Edenton Street UMC. Co-hosted by ESUMC. 8 March 2010 Anthem accompaniment/console conducting workshop by Dr. John Cummins, First Baptist Church, Salisbury Street, Raleigh. |
Local Events |
| Wednesday July 8, 2009, 12 Noon – Robert Parkins, David Tannenberg Organ, Old Salem Visitor Center, Winston-Salem
Friday, July 10, 2009, 7:30 P.M. Edie Johnson, West Market United Methodist Church, 302 W. Market St., Greensboro. Mr. Johnson is Artist and Organist-Music Associate at St. Paul's Episcopal, Indianapolis, Ind. Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 12 Noon – Jennie Vance, (Peace College, Raleigh), David Tannenberg Organ, Old Salem Visitor Center, Winston-Salem Thursday, July 23, 2009, 7:00 P.M. – Junaluska Singers, St. Luke United Methodist Church, 2916 Wicker St., Sanford. (Take US1 south to Asheboro Exit, NC42, right at bottom of ramp, Church is on right) Friday, July 24, 2009, Time not given – Phillip Lamb, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 221 Union St., Cary. Phillip is a rising junior organ major at the UNC School of the Arts. Friday, September 11, 2009, 7:30 P.M. - Corey Candler (Organist/ Associate Director of Music at N. W. Hills UMC, Austin , Texas ) and Josh Dumbleton (Organist/ Associate Minister of Music, Edenton Street ). Music for Flute and Organ, Letourneau Pipe Organ Series, Edenton Street United Methodist Church, 228 West Edenton St., Raleigh. Monday, September 14, 2009, 7:30 P.M. – Recovering the Classics, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 200 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. Presented by Chapter Dean Tom Fielding and Sub-Dean Jeff Hammack, brief installation of new officers and hors d'ouvres. (September AGO Meeting) Friday, October 9, 2009, 7:30 P.M. - Dr. Ron Davis, Professor of Organ and Sacred Music at Presbyterian College , Clinton , South Carolina, Letourneau Pipe Organ Series, Edenton Street United Methodist Church, 228 West Edenton St., Raleigh. Sunday, October 18, 2009, 4:00 P.M. - David Arcus, West Market United Methodist Church, 302 W. Market St., Greensboro. (Programs at West Market United Methodist Church, 302 W. Market St., Greensboro, celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Dobson-Rosales organ.) Sunday, October 18, 2009 (Time to be announced) – Sietze de Vries, First Presbyterian Church, 153 N. Church St., Rocky Mount. Recital/workshop on Improvisation by Dutch organist (October AGO Meeting) Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:00 P.M. - Annual members’ recital, White Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1704 Oberlin Road, Raleigh. (November AGO Meeting) Friday, November 13, 2009, 7:30 P.M. - Dr. Tom Fielding, Director of Music at Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral in Raleigh, and Dean, Central North Carolina Chapter of the A.G.O. Letourneau Pipe Organ Series, Edenton Street United Methodist Church, 228 West Edenton St., Raleigh. |
Newsletter |
| NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
The Nominating Committee of the Chapter, Brock W. Downward, W. David Lynch, and David K. Witt, has submitted the following slate of officers for the term beginning July 1: Tom Fielding, Dean Jeff Hammack, Sub Dean David Witt, Secretary Kenneth Kerr, Treasurer Noel Hamm, Historian Lorrainne Magnuson, Scholarship Committee Chair Since the Nominating Committee received no nominations from members, the Chapter will consider these officers elected. - - - - - - - - - - MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE BY JULY 15 The Gukild membership year begins July 1. Dues must be paid by July 15 to continue your Chapter Newsletter and your subscription to The American Organist. See the details on pages 6-8 of your July Newsletter which was mailed June 25. - - - - - - - - - - 2009-2010 PROGRAMS The chapter's programs for the coming year are listed at the end of the Dean's Column above. |
Membership |
| For membership information, email your name and postal address to cnccago@bellsouth.net, call Kenneth Kerr at 919-851-1655, or mail a request to Central North Carolina Chapter, P. O. Box 2512, Raleigh, N.C. 27602-2512. |
Placement |
| Employment opportunities are listed in the monthly C.N.C.C. Newsletter which is mailed to all chapter members. Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
Contact Us |
| CHAPTER OFFICERS
Dean: Dr. Tom Fielding, 5556 Grand Traverse Dr., Raleigh, N.C. 27604 (cell) 919-809-3111 (email)tjf47401@hotmail.com Professional Concerns & Professional Development Coordinator Sub Dean: H. Jeff Hammack. 7243 Aquinas Ave., Durham, N.C. 27703 (H) 919-741-7334 (W) 919-788-6321 (email) jeff.hammack@rbc.com Program Chairman Secretary: David K. Witt, 1543 Carr St., Raleigh, N.C. 27608 (H) 919-833-2490 (email) dkw@mindspring.com TAO Correspondent Treasurer: Kenneth H. Kerr, P. O. Box 2512, Raleigh, N.C. 27602 (H) 919-851-1655 (e-mail) KennethKerr@bellsouth.net Membership status, new member applications, substitute organists, web page editor, Newsletter Editor Historian: Noël Hamm, 1001 Beringer Place, Apex, N.C. 27502 (H) 919-362-9226 (email) noel2bach@yahoo.com Scholarship Committee Chair: Lorraine M. Magnuson, 8825 O‘Neal Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27613 (H) 919-870-6942 (email) raineymag@nc.rr.com Past Dean: Mark Gourley, P. O. Box 569, Fayetteville, N.C. 28302 (H) 919-778-3885 (C) 910-482-0121 (fax) 910-482-3975 (email) musicdirector@firstprez.com |
Links |
| Dean Tom Fielding's web page - www.thomasfielding.com |
| Visit the AGO National website |