Cumberland Valley Chapter




Last updated: March 11, 2010

Message from the Dean

Welcome to the Cumberland Valley Chapter website. We are happy to welcome new people at any time. Our membership covers a wide geographic area including a portion of Central Maryland, Western Maryland, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

We have meetings, workshops, master classes, and concerts that will interest people involved in church music.

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.

Mark King
Minister of Music
St. John's Episcopal Church
101 South Prospect Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301.733.2560, Ext. 108
mking.stjohns@myactv.net

Local Events

CHAPTER PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2009-2010

Monday, September 14 - 6:00 p.m.
Dinner, Free Music Exchange, Highlights of Summer Music
Conferences.
Christ's Reformed Church, Hagerstown, MD
Cheryl Wilson, host

With many regional musical events in October, the Executive Board decided not to schedule a meeting. We hope you will be able to take advantage of attending many of the musical events in the area.

Saturday, November 7 - 10:00 a.m.
Organ Tour of Instruments in the Boonsboro area of MD.
Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, St. Peter's
Lutheran Church in Keedysville, Lunch at St. Peter's,
Theatre pipe organ built by Joe Clipp from Trivo Company,
at his home in Keedysville.
Clair Johannsen & Mary Ward, coordinators

Sunday, December 6 - 4:00 p.m.
Annual AGO Community Christmas Concert and Party
Zion United Church of Christ, Hagerstown, MD
Claire Marie Moblard, host
AGO Christmas Party will be at the home of Clair Johannsen
following the concert.
(Persons interested in playing in the concert should
contact Claire Marie Moblard at 301.865.1876, or
cmmoblard@yahoo.com

Saturday, February 20 - 10:00 a.m.
New Choral & Organ Resource Sharing Session
Combined with the Chambersburg AGO Chapter
First Christian Church, Hagerstown, MD
Matthew Albright - host

Sunday, March 21 - 4:00 p.m.
Bach Festival Concert
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD
Greg Shook - host

Sunday, April 11 - 4:00 p.m.
AGO Students of All Ages Recital
John Wesley United Methodist Church, Hagerstown, MD
Ken Stoops - host

Saturday, May 15 - 6:00 p.m.
Year End Banquet & Organ Recital with Jim Brinson and
Mark King
Combined with the Chambersburg AGO Chapter
Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA
Jim Brinson/Richard Rotz - hosts

RECITALS AND MUSICAL EVENTS IN THE REGION

Sunday, September 27 - 5:00 p.m.
"The Mass for Spillville" (Polka Mass) by Dr. Joan Devee Dixon from Frostburg State University, Frostburg. MD
The St. Mark's Adult Choir and Choristers from Frostburg State University.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Boonsboro, MD

Saturday, October 3 - 7:00 p.m.
Recital by Frank Voltz - Jazz Harpist, Organist & Composer
St. John's Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, October 11 - 2:00 p.m.
Faculty Recital
Mercersburg Academy Chapel, Mercersburg, PA

Friday, October 16 - 7:30 p.m.
Recital by Mark King
The Carol Teti Memorial Recital Series, sponsored by Indiana
University of Pennsylvania
Zion Lutheran Church, Indiana, PA

Sunday, October 18 - 4:00 p.m.
Recital by Joy Ross
The Presbyterian Church, Hagerstown, MD

Saturday, October 24 - 4:00 p.m.
Music for a Grand Space - Hagerstown Choral Arts
Greg Shook, conductor
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, October 25 - 3:00 p.m.
Recital by Ken Cowan
The Van Looy Organ Recital Series at Thomson Hall,
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA

Sunday, October 25 - 4:00 p.m.
Recital by Felix Hell
St. Ann Catholic Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, October 25 - 4:00 p.m.
Shepherd Three Woodwind Trio
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD

Friday, October 30 - 7:30 p.m.
Halloween Pipes Spooktacular Organ Recital
Thompson Hall, Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA

Sunday, November 1 - 5:00 p.m.
Choral Evensong for All Saints' Day
Mark King, conductor
St. John's Episcopal Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, November 15 - 7:00 p.m.
Recital by Ken Stoops
John Wesley United Methodist Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, November 15 - 7:00 p.m.
Recital by Dr. Stephen Cooksey from Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
Greencastle Presbyterian Church, Greencastle, PA

Sunday, November 22 - 4:00 p.m.
Antietam Women's Ensemble
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, November 22 - 7:00 p.m.
Choral Evensong for the Feast of Christ the King
Daniel Weatherholt, conductor
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Boonsboro, MD

Thursday, December 3 - 12:00 p.m.
St. James School Chapel Choir
Barbara Wischmeier, conductor
John Wesley United Methodist Church, Hagerstown, MD

Saturday, December 12 - 4:00 p.m.
Christmas with Hagerstown Choral Arts
Greg Shook, conductor
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, December 13 - 10:15 a.m.
Advent Lessons and Carols
Mark King, director
St. John's Episcopal Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, December 13 - 11:00 a.m.
Advent Lessons and Carols
Daniel Weatherholt, director
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Boonsboro, MD

Sunday, December 13 - 4:00 p.m.
Hagerstown Municipal Band
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, December 13 - 4:30 p.m.
Singing Boys of Pennsylvania
Central Presbyterian Church, Chambersburg, PA

Tuesday, December 15 - 7:00 p.m.
North Hagerstown High School Choral Concert
St. Ann Catholic Church, Hagerstown, MD

Wednesday, January 6 - 7:00 p.m.
Epiphany Vespers with Dorothy Papadakos, former organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC
High Tea at 6:00 p.m. preceding Vespers
Christ Reformed Church, Shepherdstown, WV

Sunday, January 10 - 4:00 p.m.
Choral Evensong honoring Dr. Clair Johannsen
Greg Shook, conductor
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD

Friday, February 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Recital by Mark King
St. John's Episcopal Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, February 14
Recital by Mark King
Baltimore Bach Marathon
St. David's Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD

Sunday, March 7 - 3:00 p.m.
Recital by Nathaniel Gumbs (graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory and now a graduate student at Yale)
Greencastle Presbyterian Church, Greencastle, PA

Sunday, March 7 - 5:00 p.m.
Choral Evensong for the Third Sunday in Lent
Mark King, conductor
St. John's Episcopal Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, March 14 - 4:00 p.m.
Pipes Spectacular
Central Presbyterian Church, Chambersburg, PA

Friday, April 16 - 7:30 p.m.
Appalachian Wind Quintet
St. John's Episcopal Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, April 18 - 4:00 p.m.
Recital by Daniel Weatherholt
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Hancock, MD

Sunday, April 18 - 7:00 p.m.
Concert by the Shenandoah University Chorus
Saint Ann Catholic Church, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, April 25 - 3:00 p.m.
Recital by Martin Jean
The Van Looy Organ Recital Series at Thomson Hall,
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA

Sunday, April 25 - 4:00 p.m.
Bassoon Recital by Chris Garten
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagestown, MD

Sunday, April 25 - 5:00 p.m.
Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist
Daniel Weatherholt, conductor
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Boonsboro, MD

Sunday, May 2 - 4:00 p.m.
The New Handel Children's Choir of Baltimore
St. John's Episcopal Church, Hagerstown, MD

Friday, May 14 - 7:30 p.m.
Hagerstown Choral Arts & South High Wind Ensemble
South Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown, MD

Sunday, May 16 - 3:00 p.m.
Spring Music Ministry Concert
John Wesley United Methodist Church, Hagerstown, MD
Ken Stoops, director

Sunday, May 23 - 4:00 p.m.
Recital by Gerre Hancock
St. David's Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD

Sunday, June 27 - 4:00 p.m.
Choral Evensong sung by St. John's Parish Choir
Mark King, conductor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY

Sunday, October 24 - 3:00 p.m.
Recital by Tom Sheehan
The Van Looy Organ Recital Series at Thomson Hall
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA

Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 3:00 p.m.
Recital by Marko Petricic, Organist/Bayanist
The Van Looy Organ Recital Series at Thomas Hall
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA

















Newsletter

Our newsletter is "The Chimney Flute". Clair Johannsen is the editor and can be reached by phone at 301.733.9145 and email: adrianjohannsen@verizon.net


Membership

For information regarding joining our chapter, please contact Monica Bowen, Membership Coordinator to receive a Membership Brochure and application. Email: monicabowen@juno.com or call 304.263.6026

Placement


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

Certification

The American Guild of Organists is commited to:
- improve the proficiency of organists and conductors,
- evaluate by examination attainments in organ playing,
- choral and instrumental training, and the theory and
general knowledge of music, and
- grant certificates to those who pass examinations.

Information regarding eligibility, application procedures, examination fees, certificates, exams, free Hymn Booklet, exams for the visually challenged, and individual examination requirements can be found on the American Guild of Organists National website, www.agohq.org

Contact Us

Mark King, Dean - mking.stjohns@myactv.net
Mary Ward, Sub Dean - maryaliceward@yahoo.com
Ken Stoops, Secretary/Treasurer - kenstoops@verizon.net
Clair Johannsen, Newsletter Editor - adrianjohannsen@verizon.net
Monica Bowen, Membership Coordinator - monicabowen@juno.com
David Loy, Executive Board Member - Wloy313221@aol.com
Debbie Zacher, Executive Board Member - dzacher@comcast.net

Links


Visit the AGO National website