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Last updated: May 9, 2012

Message from the Dean

Local Events

NEXT AGO MEETING
Monday, May 14
Progressive Organ Recitals
6:30 pm - First Lutheran Church, 1515 N. Cascade
7:15 pm - Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon
8:00 pm - First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte

COLORADO SPRINGS EVENTS
May 17 (Thursday), 6:30 pm: EXTENDED ORGAN PRELUDE AND CHORAL EVENSONG FOR ASCENSION DAY. Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon, Colorado Springs. Joseph Galema, guest organist. Deke Polifka, director. Organ music by Howells, Messiaen, Vierne and Whitlock. Service mussic of Gardiner, Stanford, Smith & others.

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June 24 (Sunday), 3 pm: VELVET HILLS CHORUS. First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave (at Cascade), Colorado Springs. Women’s a cappella ensemble.

DENVER
May 18 (Friday), 7:30 pm: SAINT JOHN’S CATHEDRAL MUSIC—Colorado Chorale. Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St, Denver. TICKETS: visit www.coloradochorale.org, or call 800-414-2251. The Chorale, with guest soloists, will perform Leonard Bernstein's magnificent Chichester Psalms with organ and percussion and Benjamin Britten's delightful Rejoice in the Lamb. Both works are at the pinnacle of repertoire for choir and organ.

May 19 (Saturday), 7:30 pm: AUGUSTANA ARTS—Contrasts. Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave, Denver. TICKETS: $20 Adult, $15 senior or student, $8 child (5-12 years). Featuring Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra; David Rutherford, Music Director. How is American music different from its European counterpart? To answer that question, we conclude the season with four pieces - two American, two European - juxtaposed to highlight their similarities and differences. American composer David Diamond’s Rounds for String Orchestra is followed by Russian folk music Miniatures by Georgian composer Sulkhan Tsintsadze, featuring violinist Britt Swenson. The second half of the program sets Dvorak’s Czech Suite alongside Colorado composer Cecil Effinger’s Pulitzer Prize winning piece, Little Symphony #1.

May 20 (Sunday), 3:30 pm: SAINT JOHN’S CATHEDRAL MUSIC—Choral Evensong in the English Cathedral tradition. Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St, Denver.

May 20 (Sunday), 7:30 pm: AUGUSTANA ARTS—Contrasts. Abiding Hope Lutheran Church, 6337 South Robb Way, Littleton. TICKETS: $20 Adult, $15 senior or student, $8 child (5-12 years). Featuring Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra; David Rutherford, Music Director. How is American music different from its European counterpart? To answer that question, we conclude the season with four pieces - two American, two European - juxtaposed to highlight their similarities and differences. American composer David Diamond’s Rounds for String Orchestra is followed by Russian folk music Miniatures by Georgian composer Sulkhan Tsintsadze, featuring violinist Britt Swenson. The second half of the program sets Dvorak’s Czech Suite alongside Colorado composer Cecil Effinger’s Pulitzer Prize winning piece, Little Symphony #1.

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June 1 (Friday), 7:30 pm: SAINT JOHN’S CATHEDRAL MUSIC—Ars Nova Singers: New Perspectives—Modern Masterworks. Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St, Denver. TICKETS AND INFO: visit www.Arsnovasingers.com, or call 303-499-3165. With special guest Brian du Fresne, organist. Ars Nova celebrates the renovation of one of Colorado's finest organs: the historic Kimball organ of Saint John's Cathedral in Denver. Featuring modern masterworks for chorus and organ by James MacMillan, Arvo Part, David Briggs, and more.

June 15 (Friday), 7:30 pm: CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN, Organist: Complete Organ Symphonies by Louis Vierne, Part 1. Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St, Denver. Christopher Houlihan is one of the brightest stars in the new generation of American organists. He has concertized from coast to coast and throughout Europe. During his senior year at Trinity College, he made his orchestral debut with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and recorded his second commercial CD. He spent his junior year studying in France where he earned the Prix de Perfectionnement from the French National Regional Conservatory in Versailles, performed widely, and served as assistant musician at the American Cathedral in Paris. Christopher did his graduate degree work at The Juilliard School, where he studied with Paul Jacobs. Freewill offering.

June 16 (Saturday), 7:30 pm: CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN, Organist: Complete Organ Symphonies by Louis Vierne, Part 2. Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St, Denver.

June 24 (Sunday), 2 pm: JOSEPH GALEMA Organ Recital. St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd, Highlands Ranch.

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July 13 (Friday), 7:30 pm: MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION BENEFIT: Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses. Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington St, Denver. Following their annual conference in Denver July 7 through July 11, The Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses) will give a concert involving approximately a hundred singers to benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation, supporting the Foundation's mission to replace hate with understanding, compassion and acceptance.

REGION VI NEWS
If you plan well in advance, consider attending these national conventions:
*AGO 2012 National Convention, Nashville (TN), July 1-6
*AGO 2014 National Convention, Boston, June 24-27
*AGO 2016 National Convention, Houston, July 4-7

*AGO Region VI Convention, Springfield MO, June 16-20, 2013

Membership

You don't have to be an active organist or choirmaster to join the Guild. In fact, you don't have to be a professional church musician at all. Membership in the Guild is open to all, and the only real requirement is an interest in the organ and/or sacred choral music. To become a member of the Colorado Springs Chapter, contact any Chapter officer. See below for contact information.

Placement

Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website.

Certification

Contact Us

Dean: Deke Polifka, AAGO - deke.polifka@gmail.com

Sub-Dean: Donald Zimmermann, DMA - donaldz@isp.com

Secretary: Phyllis Kester - pkester7@comcast.net

Treasurer, CLARION editor and Membership Coordinator: Joseph Galema, DMA - joegalema@aol.com

Board Members:
Linda Cummings - AllegroMus@gmail.com
Sue Anselmi - Sue.Anselmi@gmail.com
Bonnie Linder, AAGO - bonlinder@aol.com

Visit the AGO National website