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Akron, Ohio AGO Chapter |
| Last updated: November 26, 2009 |
Message from the Dean |
| DEAN'S MESSAGE MESSAGE - NATIONAL CONVENTION
Have you already started thinking about your vacation destination next summer? I would like to encourage you to consider Washington D.C. next July, for the AGO National Convention. Registration has already begun and the early bird deadline is February 14, 2010. The steering committee for this convention is trying to keep costs down for those of you who are watching your budgets and whose churches are, also. The early bird registration is only $5 more than the 2002 convention. Members pay $340, seniors pay $300 and students pay $200. This cost covers a wide variety of opportunities to learn and enjoy the art of being an organist. Some of these opportunities include admission costs to many concerts including three concerts at the Washington National Cathedral. You will have the opportunity to attend classes covering a wide variety of subjects. One class is led by our very own Daniel Fortune, who is leading a class on using computers effectively. You can attend worship services and simply spend time with others who love the organ. The hotel accommodations are offered at 50% off the normal rate and will be offered 3 days before and after the convention for you and your family to do extra site seeing. Dan, Zach and I hope to see you there. Have a happy holiday season! DAWN FILLER AGO MISSION STATEMENT The purpose of the American Guild of Organists is to promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles, to encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of Guild members. |
Local Events |
| AGO PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Saturday, February 6 AKRON CHAPTER AGO HANDBELL FESTIVAL Fairlawn Lutheran Church Set-up, 11:45 AM; Concert; 4 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, March 14, 5 PM SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING DINNER MEETING & PICTURE TOUR - ORGANS OF ENGLAND & SWEDEN Fairlawn Lutheran Church Gary Pinter - Presenter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, May 2, TBA JOINT CLEVELAND/AKRON CHAPTER MEETING First Congregational & Christ Church Episcopal - Hudson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, May 23, 4 PM ANNUAL AGO PICNIC Bob & Elissa Butler’s Home, Suffield, Ohio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AREA CONCERTS Sunday, November 22, 4 PM Organ Recital - Nathan Laube St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Canton, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Sunday, November 22, 5 PM Choral Concert: Evensong Christ Church Chancel Choir Christ Presbyterian Church Canton, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Friday, November 27, 7 PM Hymn Festival 150th Anniversary Concert Thomas Pavlechko - Organ Martin Luther Lutheran Church Youngstown, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Wednesday, December 2, 12 Noon Bach’s Lunch Valerie Thorson - Organ First Congregational Church Akron, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Thursday, December 3, 8 PM University of Akron Symphony Orchestra First Congregational Church Akron, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Friday, December 4, 7:30 PM Traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Akron, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Saturday, December 5, 7:30 PM Bells of Christmas Tickets - $10 St. Michael’s Church Canton, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Sunday, December 6, 4 PM 24th Annual Christmas Concert Keiko Sato (piano) Mark Thewes (organ) Westbrook United Methodist Church Canton, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Sunday, December 6, 4 & 7 PM Warren Community Chorus Handel’s Messiah Blessed Sacrament Church Warren, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Sunday, December 13, 3 PM Ceremony of Lessons & Carols Music Groups of the Parish St. Sebastian Catholic Church Akron, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Sunday, December 13, 5 PM Amahl & the Night Visitors Westminster Presbyterian Church Akron, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Sunday, December 20, 3 PM Music of the Season Vivaldi’s Gloria Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia Valerie Thorson & Boyd Mackus First Congregational Church Akron, Ohio ~~~~~~~ Monday, December 21, 8 PM Holiday Organ & Brass Concert Todd Wilson & Burning River Brass Tickets Needed Severance Hall Cleveland, Ohio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE ST. OLAF CHOIR Anton Armstrong, Conductor Monday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue · Cleveland, Ohio Tickets available at the Severance Hall Box Office, online at www.severancehall.com or by calling 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141. Group rates are available. Sponsored by Lutheran Agencies Organized in Service (LAOS) St. Olaf College • Northfield, MN USA • 800-363-5487 • stolafchoir.com |
Newsletter |
| Contact Gary J. Pinter for a pdf file of our Newsletter:
gjp997@roadrunner.com Highlights of December 2009 Newsletter REVIEWS: THREE AGO PROGRAMS OLIVIER LATRY CONCERT Olivier Latry presented one of the finest recitals ever heard in Akron on Friday evening, October 9, at Trinity Lutheran Church, before a packed house. The program featured a variety of dance music, transcriptions and improvisations - and was played entirely from memory. Latry was at home at the Berghaus console after only a few hours of practice. He was truly amazing! A big thank you goes out to the AGO Executive Board, who provided so many cookies for the reception after the concert; and to Janice Kobb and JoAnne Zurell who did a fine job of coordinating everything. It was truly an amazing concert and evening enjoyed by all. STAN HYWET PRESENTATION Barbara MacGregor presented a wonderful narration with slides about Residence Organs of the Rich and Famous - Organs of the Early 20th Century in the Stan Hywet music room. She concluded her informative talk by playing three typical organ selections of the period, on the newly restored Aeolian Organ. The program was well-attended and everyone learned lots about a facet of pipe organ history unfamiliar to most of us. Thanks Barbara! ALL SAINTS’ DAY HYMN FESTIVAL Dr. Busarow presented a marvelous All Saints’ Day worship experience, assisted by a large choir, vocal and instrumental soloists, the Trinity Brass, readers, a narrator and Pastor Robert Tauscher. In the words of those who attended, the music was spectacular, magnificent and tremendous. Some didn’t want the program to end. Others reported that singing the hymns and listening to the readings was a very emotional experience. The program was attended by nearly 400, followed by a marvelous refreshment hour after the concert, provided by the church members of Fairlawn Lutheran Church. Thanks to everyone who organized, publicized, participated and attended the concert! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEXT PROGRAM - AGO HANDBELL FESTIVAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 4 PM FAIRLAWN LUTHERAN CHURCH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “WITH HEART AND VOICE” HOST - RICHARD GLADWELL - DIES Host of With Heart and Voice dies at 88 Richard Gladwell, the syndicated church music host and Episcopalian, has died in Rochester, NY at 88 of cancer. British-born, with an Anglican background, he hosted an hour-long sacred music program, With Heart and Voice, for 30 years in over 100 radio markets from public station WXXI-FM Rochester. In March 2009 he received the Benemerenti medal from Benedict XVI during a special concert in his honor at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester. The medal is one of the Vatican’s highest honors to the laity. Richard Gladwell passed away on Thursday morning, October 15 at 10:25. He was with his wife, granddaughter, and a dear friend, and died quietly and peacefully. Richard was diagnosed with brain cancer in June. After surgery, he was able to spend time with his extended family, including several weeks at a lake house in upstate New York. Throughout his illness he was surrounded by family and friends in his beautiful sunroom looking out on his beloved garden. WXXI will broadcast a special tribute to With Heart and Voice host, Richard Gladwell. Co-hosted by Jeanne Fisher and Peter DuBois, the program will include portions of interviews that Richard recorded over the years, and will feature some of his favorite music. Selections include Sir Hubert Parry’s I Was Glad, How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place from the Brahms Requiem, Steal Away as sung by Jesse Norman, John Rutter’s Requiem and hymns by Stanford and Vaughan Williams. Listen on the web at www.wxxi.org/listen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLLEGE MUSIC - APPRECIATION COURSE Actual Test Answers Given "Sherbet composed the Unfinished Symphony." "The principal singer of nineteenth century opera was called pre-Madonna." "Probably the most marvelous fugue was the one between the Hatfield's and the McCoy's." "I know what a sextet is but I'd rather not elaborate." "Music sung by two people at the same time is called a duel; if they sing without music it is called Acapulco." "Gregorian chant has no music, just singers singing the same lines. It was made popular by horrifying muppets in the 1980's film 'The Dark Crystal' and has been popular ever since. I think even Kermit the Frog said he liked it." "Contralto is a low sort of music that only ladies sing and only dogs can hear. " "All female parts were sung by castrati. We don't know exactly what they sounded like because there are no known descendants" "Young scholars have expressed their rapture for the Bronze Lullaby, the Taco Bell Cannon, Beethoven's Erotica,Tchaikovsky’s Cracknutter Suite, and Gershwin's Rap City in Blue." "A virtuoso is a musician with really high morals." "Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had a large number of children. In between he practiced on an old spinster he kept up in his attic." Bruce Gradwohl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For a copy of the Newsletter: Please contact Gary Pinter at: gjp997@roadrunner.com |
Membership |
| Contact Joyce Drotos at jadrotos@zoominternet.net |
Placement |
| Forward openings to Gary J. Pinter at gjp997@roadrunner.com
Notify Barbara MacGregor: trinitymusic@neo.rr.com Current Listings: MUSIC DIRECTOR/ORGANIST Lutheran Church of the Covenant, 19000 Libby Rd., Maple Hts., OH 44137 Part-time position for someone to provide musical leadership and accompaniment on Sunday mornings and on other seasonal holidays and special services at the church. Familiarity with liturgical worship and choral experience preferred. Salary: $8-10,000 annually, depending upon experience and background. Please send resume to Rev. Abraham Allende, Pastor, at the church address listed above or via e-mail at covenantlc@sbcglobal.net DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Ss. Cosmas & Damian Church, 10419 Ravenna Rd., Twinsburg, OH 44087 (330) 425-4181 Part-time (14-18 hours per week) Direct adult and children's choirs. Play for weekend liturgies. Liturgical knowledge as well as piano and organ skills are necessary. Salary: $15,000 per year(approximately, commensurate with experience) Interested persons should contact Darlene Bednarz, Director of Worship, at the church phone no. listed above (ext. 425), or via e-mail at: Darlene@sscosmas-damian Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
| Contact Barbara MacGregor at trinitymusic@neo.rr.com |
Contact Us |
| Dawn Filler, Dean, 330.376.8143: cschoir@hotmail.com
Janice Kobb, Sub-Dean, 330.677.3934: ckobb@aol.com JoAnne Zurell, Secretary,330.723.2364: jzurell@zoominternet.net Rex Roseman, Treasurer, 330.253.3615: rosemanpiano@gmail.com Joyce Drotos, Registrar,330.315.3689: jadrotos@zoominternet.net Gary J. Pinter, Octave Editor, 330.990.4866; gjp997@roadrunner.com EXECUTIVE BOARD Class of 2010 Lynn Frey Valerie Thorson Leigh Conti Class of 2011 Jim Storry Gary Pinter Juanita Dodds Class of 2012 Jennie Adams Joy Fenton Shawn Morneweck Newsletter deadline, 20th of month Publication date: before 25th |
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