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Central North Carolina Chapter |
| Last updated: April 30, 2012 |
Message from the Dean |
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Greetings to all AGO members, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Celebration and survived all the services for Palm Sunday and Holy Week? Now that the weather has become more spring-like we begin to wind down the 2011-2012 Program year for the Central NC Chapter. As I write this we are all looking forward to the exciting organ recital on the new Nichols and Simpson Organ at St. Michaels on April 20th presented by the world famous John Scott. I got to play the new organ several weeks ago. It is an exciting instrument and will be a wonderful addition to the new organs in the Raleigh area. You Chapter Officers have been meeting quite regularly to plan some different and exciting program for the 2012-2013 Program year. We are working on the possibility of having a gathering in late May to announce the new programs. Some will include organ maintenance and repair; there will be a smorgasbord day of programming that will be much like a mini-regional event. However, the most exciting program to occur this fall is the 90th Anniversary of our Chapter. We are one of the OLDEST continuously meeting chapters in the country. I hope you will be able to be a part of this celebration when the we announce the final details for this event. Be watching for further information through emails for upcoming events….and stayed tuned….the best is yet to come!! Now that the Raleigh area has some new instruments we have been thinking about applying to the National AGO with the possibility of hosting a regional event much like what was held in Greensboro last summer. We would love your feedback about whether this is a good idea; if you would support it and help in all aspects of the design and implementation. Please email me with your thoughts. We also are in the stages of re-organizing the Chapter Committees. For many years the Executive Board (Chapter Officers) have assumed most of the duties of all the committees. The time has come to fill these committees with chapter members. If you are called to serve on a committee or would like to volunteer for a particular committee please let me know. (Committees may include among others New Member Contact, Placement, Membership, Professional Concerns and Relations, Hospitality, and Program.) I hope you are continuing to learn new music, too! Our profession is still strong!! Let’s pull out all the stops we’re ready to move forward! Dr. William J. Weisser Dean |
Local Events |
| Sunday, May 13, 2012, 4:00 P.M.—Felix Hell, St. Paul United Methodist Church, 204 E. Chestnut St., Goldsboro. Dedicatory concert on new Rodgers/Ruffati organ. (The full specification of this organ was in the March Newsletter.)
Monday, May 14, 2012, 6:30 P.M. -- Organ Scholarship Auditions, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 300 E. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill (Durham-Chapel Hill Chapter Meeting) Sunday, May 20, 2012, 4:00 P.M. –, Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, 2209 Fairview Road, Raleigh. Presented by the Raleigh Convocation Choir directed by Lewis Moore. Celebrating the Feast of the Ascension, free. Friday, July 13, 2012, 7:30 P.M.—David Briggs, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 1520 Canterbury Road, Raleigh. Admission charged. Summer 2012 – Summer Organ Recital Series -- Wednesdays at 12:15, 30-minute organ recitals throughout the Durham-Chapel Hill-Pittsboro area (Durham-Chapel Hill Chapter Sponsorship) Sunday, September 9, 2012, 3:00 P.M. - Paul Jacobs, Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, 2209 Fairview Road, Raleigh. Mr. Jacobs played the inaugural concert for the new Buzard organ in January, 2011. dedication concert will celebrate the funding completion of the Buzard organ and the sanctuary renovations projects. September 2012 (date and time to be announced) -- Dongho Lee, award-winning organist, Kick-off Dinner & Organ Recital. Miss Lee is 1st Prize Winner and Audience Prize Winner, 2010 AGO National Young Artists Competition Durham-Chapel Hill Chapter Meeting) ----- |
Newsletter |
| The Central North Carolina Chapter will sponsor a “bonus” social meeting at the home of David and Pat Witt, 1543 Carr St., Raleigh, on Friday, May 25 at 7:00 P.M. (A map showing the location is on page 9 of this Newsletter.)
Activities will include the unveiling of plans for next season’s meetings, a viewing of humorous videos of organs and organists, an opportunity to see and play David’s Johannus Rembrandt 497 four-manual organ, and a chance to enjoy finger food and socialize. Members may bring spouses, colleagues, prospective members, or anyone else that might be interested in this meeting. Members should bring finger food, sweet or savory, and bring music or have it in your memory if you wish to try out the organ. The Witts will provide nonalcoholic beverages, and members may bring wine if they wish, but no mixed drinks, please. If you plan to attend, please call and leave message for David Witt by Wednesday, May 23rd, 919-833-2490, indicating names of people coming to the event and what you plan to bring. This will be a delightful opportunity to socialize and to see what the Chapter will offer next season, especially now that dues are being collected for the coming membership year. - - - - - David Briggs at St. Michael's July 13 David Briggs will play an organ recital Friday, July 13 at 7:30 P.M. at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 1520 Canterbury Rd., Raleigh In celebration of the new 57-rank, 47 stop Nichols & Simpson pipe organ at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Raleigh, David Briggs, Organist Emeritus at Gloucester Cathedral, UK, plays a recital on Friday, July 13 at 7:30 P.M. Tickets are required for this recital. Additional information is at www.holymichaelmusic.org. ------ Evensong at Hayes Barton United Methodist Church On Sunday, May 20, at 4:00 P.M.at Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Raleigh will be presented by the Raleigh Convocation Choir.The choir is directed by Lewis Moore and its mission is to be ambassadors of faith and preserve choral liturgies.This service of sung evening prayer will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension and is open to the public with no admission charge. -------- |
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, 1800 Fairley Dr., Raleigh, N.C. 27607-4829
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Placement |
| Employment opportunities are listed in the monthly C.N.C.C. Newsletter which is mailed to all chapter members.
A list of substitute organists, prepared from the roster information submitted by our members each year, is available upon request. Send an email to cnccago@bellsouth.net to receive the list. Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
Contact Us |
| CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS (The Oldest Chapter in the Carolinas - Chartered November 23, 1922) 1800 Fairley Dr. Raleigh, N.C. 27607 CHAPTER OFFICERS Dean: Dr. William J. Weisser, 1214 Currituck Dr., Raleigh, N.C. 27609 (H) 919-787-7364 (email) bweisser@mindspring.com Professional Concerns & Professional Development Coordinator Sub Dean: David Cole, 9909 Grettle Court, Raleigh, N.C. 27617 (cell) 443-974-8431 (email) coledavid@hotmail.com Program Chairman Secretary:Ruth W. Hoffman, 12910 Morehead, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27517 (H) 919-933-7633 (email) rwhorg@aol.com TAO Correspondent Treasurer: Kenneth H. Kerr, 1800 Fairley Dr., Raleigh, N.C. 27607 (H) 919-851-1655 (email) 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 |
Links |
| Pipedreams: http://www.pipedreams.org/
Organ Historical Society: http://www.organsociety.com/ The Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America: http://www.apoba.com/ Encyclopedia of Organ Stops: http://www.organstops.org/ Organ Clearing House: http://www.organclearinghouse.com/ The American Institute of Organbuilders: http://www.pipeorgan.org/ American Theatre Organ Society: http://www.atos.org/ |
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