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Ventura County Chapter |
| Last updated: March 18, 2008 |
Message from the Dean |
| Welcome to the Region IX chapter serving the southern Gold Coast of California. Ventura County is just northwest of Los Angeles. We have members residing in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Paula, and Ojai.
We are always looking for new members - organists, choir directors, and others who appreciate excellent music. There are no entrance requirements, and the annual dues support local chapter activities as well as national AGO resources. Each year, we award scholarships to deserving students in the county. This financial aid assists them with organ lessons, music, and even proper shoes. We encourage you to bring family and friends to our events and enjoy congenial fellowship along with excellent music. Jennifer Zobelein, Dean |
Local Events |
| Christmas Events in Ventura County:
Sat. Dec. 8: 2:00 pm Master Chorale of Ventura County Spirit of Christmas program with combined Adult and Children's Chorus $10 general admission ($15 at the door), $15 reserved ($20 at the door) (805) 654-0995 for ticket information http://www.venturachorale.org/ at St. John's Seminary Chapel 5012 E Seminary Rd, Camarillo 3:00 pm CSUCI University Chorus Christmas music, including "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten, accompanied by harp. http://choir.csuci.edu/ at Trinity Presbyterian Church 2304 Antonio Ave, Camarillo (805) 484-0530 Sun. Dec. 9: 4:30 pm Master Chorale of Ventura County Spirit of Christmas program with combined Adult and Children's Chorus $10 general admission ($15 at the door), $15 reserved ($20 at the door) (805) 654-0995 for ticket information http://www.venturachorale.org/ at Mission San Buenaventura 211 E Main St, Ventura 7:00 pm Christmas Concert Christmas Concert featuring the Chancel Choir and Bell Choir. The 50-voice Chancel Choir will sing the Christmas Choruses and Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah during the first part of the program. The second part of the program includes contemporary Christmas anthems. A 10-piece chamber orchestra joins the choir. The Adult Bell Choir is featured during the offertory. at Camarillo United Methodist Church 291 Anacapa Dr, Camarillo (805)482-4312 http://www.cam-umc.org/ Fri. Dec. 14: 6:30 pm Ye Olde English Christmas Madrigal Feaste The Lord and Lady of the Manor, the Feaste Singers, and instrumentalists invite you to a full, catered dinner complete with wassail, the boar's head procession, and figgy pudding. Call for reservations - (805) 482-4312 at Camarillo United Methodist Church 291 Anacapa Dr, Camarillo (805)482-4312 http://www.cam-umc.org/ Sat. Dec. 15: 2:00 pm Chidren's Choir of the Ventura Master Chorale "Make a Joyful Noise!" at Trinity Lutheran Church 196 N. Ashwood Ave, Ventura (805) 644-7474 Donations: $15 adult, $10 seniors, $5 children & students. 6:30 pm Ye Olde English Christmas Madrigal Feaste The Lord and Lady of the Manor, the Feaste Singers, and instrumentalists invite you to a full, catered dinner complete with wassail, the boar's head procession, and figgy pudding. Call for reservations - (805) 482-4312 at Camarillo United Methodist Church 291 Anacapa Dr, Camarillo (805)482-4312 http://www.cam-umc.org/ 7:30 pm Season of Wonders...Celebrating the Miracle of Christmas The Simi Valley United Methodist Church Music Ministry, under the direction of Rob Courtney, will present Season of Wonders...Celebrating the Miracle of Christmas by Joseph M. Martin. The Chancel Choir and a twenty-five piece orchestra will join together to celebrate the birth of Christ. at Simi Valley United Methodist Church 2394 Erringer Rd, Simi Valley (805) 526-6231 http://www.simivalleychurch.com/ Sun. Dec. 16: 8:00 am & 9:30 am Christmas Seekers The Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church Chancel Choir presents Christmas Seekers by John Purifoy with soloists, narration and full orchestra during the 8:30 am & 9:00 am services. at Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church 1600 E Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks (805) 495-0406 http://www.ascensionlutheran-church.org/ 4:00 pm Chancel Choir, Children's Choir & Bell Choir Directed by KuanFen Liu and Miriam Arichea at First United Methodist Church 1338 E Santa Clara St, Ventura (805) 643-8621 5:00 pm Bardsdale Choral Vespers Marsha Porter, choir director; Roberta Palmer, organist at Bardsdale United Methodist Church 1498 Bardsdale Ave, Bardsdale (805) 524-2070 7:00 pm Children's Christmas Pagent and Holiday Sing-Along at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church 1 Church Rd, Thousand Oaks (805) 795-6441 http://www.stpatschurch.org/ Chapter Programs: Sun. Sept. 23, 4 p.m. Members meeting Installation of Officers by our new Chaplain, Rev. Hellwege. Discussion of organ and choral repertoire. Helpful handouts. Light refreshments will be served after the meeting. Location: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 409 Topa Topa Dr, Ojai, CA 93023 (805) 646-1885 Map of 409 Topa Topa Dr Ojai, CA 93023-3233, US Sun. Oct. 21, 3 p.m. Manuel Rosales Workshop The designer of the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ will speak about organ building, voicing, tuning, maintenance, upgrades, etc. $15 fee. Location: Westminster Presbyterian, 755 Bard Rd, Port Hueneme 93041 (805) 483-8610 Map of 755 Bard Rd Port Hueneme, CA 93041-2560, US January, 2008 A program on chant and organ presented by Joel Morehouse Details to follow. April, 2008 Pedals, Pipes and Pizza - especially for youth Details to follow. May, 2008 Guest organist in recital To be announced. June, 2008 Scholarship students will perform Details to follow. Other local events: Organ Recital One of our scholarship winners, Sachiko Okado, is presenting a very special program of organ music in gratitude for the support of her congregation at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Thousand Oaks. This concert will present a diverse selection of beautiful pieces and will last a little less than an hour. The program will include pieces by Mendelssohn, Pachelbel, Bach, Rheinberger and Langlais.) Ms. Okado is a graduate of the world-famous Musashino Conservatory in Japan and has developed a studio for local piano students. She began studying organ last year and has demonstrated a high degree of proficiency. There will be a reception following the performance. Location: St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 1 Church Road, Thousand Oaks, 91362 Map of 1 Church Rd Thousand Oaks, CA 91362-1809, US Silent Movie with Bob Salisbury Camarillo United Methodist Church is pleased to announce a silent movie accompanied by Robert Salisbury at the organ console (Rodgers Trillium Masterpiece + Schantz pipes). This production of �Peter Pan� is the 1924 color-tinted version and runs 102 minutes. For more information, call Dr. Lynn at the church office, 805-482-4312 or email her at drlynn@cam-umc.org Location: Camarillo United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo 93010 (805) 482-4312 Map of 291 Anacapa Dr Camarillo, CA 93010-2007, US |
Newsletter |
| Recent copies of Pipeline, our chapter newsletter:
http://www.geocities.com/triplegeminian/Pipeline_Dec07.pdf http://www.geocities.com/triplegeminian/Pipeline_Sep07.pdf http://www.geocities.com/triplegeminian/Pipeline_Jul07.pdf http://www.geocities.com/triplegeminian/Pipeline_May07.pdf |
Membership |
| Ventura County takes great pride in its programs supporting practicing and aspiring organists. We have several scholarship students benefiting from our support. If you play the organ, no matter at what skill level, or you would like to add organ study to your piano or synthesizer skills, please contact us. We have an active program of placing practice organs in the homes of needy and promising students, so please ask.
Forms and information about AGO membership may be obtained from Registrar Linda Fern Fay, fernface@roadrunner.com or Dean Jennifer Zobelein, jenzobe@verizon.net - (805)984-0464 or online at http://www.geocities.com/triplegeminian/membership.pdf |
Placement |
| Note: This list is updated on a monthly basis... or as updates come in.
Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
| http://www.agohq.org/education/indexpcertify.html
The Service Playing Test can be taken from October 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008. The Colleague Examination can be taken on November 16, 2007, May 9, 2008 and November 14, 2008 Contact Dean Jennifer Zobelein -- jenzobe@verizon.net - (805)984-0464 -- for information about scheduling the Service Playing test or Colleague examination. The Choir Master Examination is May 28, 2008. The Associateship and Fellowship Examinations are May 29 & 30, 2008. For other certification examinations (Fellowship, Associateship, Choir Master) contact the Region IX center coordinator for the Los Angeles area: Mark Thallander, 281 South Madison Ave., #303, Pasadena, CA 91101-1298. (626)487-9734. matorgan@aol.com |
Contact Us |
| Jennifer Zobelein, Dean -- jenzobe@verizon.net -- (805) 984-0464
Karen Corbett, Sub-Dean -- kbcorbett@sbcglobal.net -- (805) 646-3154 Kay Cushman, Secretary -- kaycushman@sbcglobal.net -- (805) 650-1854 Edwin Meals, Treasurer -- oxcamed75@msn.com -- (805) 485-5541 Betty Sahota, Bd. Mbr. -- sahotab@verizon.net -- (805) 484-7682 Dr. Jane Ganske, Bd. Mbr. -- jane.ganske@pepperdine.edu -- (310) 506-4054 Fern Fay, Registrar -- fernface@roadrunner.com -- (805) 985-0405 Region IX Councillor Dr. Frances Nobert -- fnobert99organ@aol.com -- (562) 699-2526 Russell Stevens, Webmaster -- russellearlstevensii@earthlink.net |
Links |
| California Piano, Steve O'Connor, CApiano@msn.net |
| Visit the AGO National website |