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Durham-Chapel Hill Chapter |
| Last updated: October 21, 2011 |
Message from the Dean |
| Your AGO chapter's season is off to an electric start! Nearly 30 members and guests ate at the kick-off dinner and were treated to an even sweeter recital by John Allegar at Holy Trinity Lutheran, 300 E. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill (across from the Planetarium). Not only were we treated to his artistic playing, but we reveled in a Franck duo with piano, using this new Casavant tracker pipe organ installation as it will function most of the time, in a worship setting. If that weren't enough, we got to sing two great hymns with brass and organ, led by AGO chapter board member and HTLC Organist/Choirmaster, Valerie Lefever Hughes, as we dedicated this new instrument's service to God. Lastly, the used organ music sale was a success, bringing in over $50 this first time. Please continue to purge your shelves of organ music so that others might benefit from these sales. Two scholarships were awarded last week: Michael Jon Bennett and Tanner Winchester, whom I congratulate!
Meet us with lots of your friends at University UMC in Chapel Hill the Friday of Halloween (Oct. 28 @ 7:30pm) for a very accessible "PipeScreams" recital by members, plus the handbell choir from UUMC, under the leadership of host, Tim Baker. If you'd like to play something appropriate for the occasion, email Tim please: tbaker@chapelhilluumc.org Plan ahead to "singing for your supper" on Tues., Nov. 15 @ First Presbyterian Church, Durham, and sing the latest and greatest of choral anthems with members accompanying. Singing in this beautiful space is joy enough, but add a soup and salad on a brisk fall evening (starting @ 6:15pm) at the church (email Lyn Francisco mariaefrancisco@gmail.com ) so we'll have plenty of soul food before you have food for the soul singing from 7-8pm). If you'd like to accompany while I direct the choral reading session, please email me dsteinert@christmethodist.org and bring your choir members! January 7 we have a special luncheon event at Sub-Dean Laurel Siviglia's home to spread the news to piano teachers about the King of Instruments! February 13 is an opportunity to play new music, organ music by "Composers of Color" at Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham--let me know via email if you'd like to play! Apr. 21 is an unique opportunity of an Organ Crawl at School of the Arts in Winston-Salem--we will commute for that Saturday field trip and bring your organ shoes! Summer 2012 we will be taking our music of the centuries for our beloved instrument to the people as members perform 30-minute recitals at churches throughout our AGO chapter area, from Pittsboro to Durham and beyond! Email me to pick a week (June 13-Aug. 15, not including the first week of July due to the national AGO convention in Nashville, TN) for the organ and the program you'd like to play! Please consider giving back some time to this vital organization; the American Guild of Organists supports you and what you love to do, whether as a vocation or an avocation! If you'd like to work on one of the events above helping organize it, set up for it, advertise it, or in any way be present for it, or if you'd like to help plan for the 2012-13 season (2010 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance (NYACOP) winner and Durham resident, Dongho Lee, kicks off the season in Sept. 2012--date and time TBD). Together, we can "Grow the Guild," and with more members, we can program even more to support you locally and regionally! Have a grateful year serving! Dr. Daniel Steinert, AAGO Dean |
Local Events |
| Sunday, October 16, 5:00 pm, Duke University Chapel, Durham: Wilma Jensen, organ. Music by French, English, and American composers
Friday, October 28, 7:30 pm, University United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill: PipeScreams (co-sponsored by Durham-Chapel Hill AGO) Sunday, November 6, 5:00 pm, Hayes Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh: Central NC AGO Annual Members' Recital Sunday, November 13, 5:00 pm, Duke University Chapel, Durham: Andrew Unsworth, organ (Duke University Alumni Series) Tuesday, November 15, 6:15 pm, First Presbyterian Church, Durham: Choral Reading Session: Daniel Steinert, clinician. Featured publisher: Hinshaw Music -- Post-Epiphany (Lent/Easter/General): Concertatos, Anthems (SATB and SAB), and 2- and 3-part treble. Light supper will be served. (Durham-Chapel Hill AGO November meeting) Friday, December 9, 7:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church, Durham: Old North State Brass with Lesley Curtis, soprano, and Kathy Cain Parkins, organ. Holiday Concert to benefit NAMI. Sunday, December 11, 4:00 pm, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Durham: Andrew Tyson, piano (call for tickets at 919-493-5451) Friday, January 6, 2012, 7:00 pm, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chapel Hill: HTLC Choirs: Amahl and the Night Visitors Saturday, January 7, 11:30 am, 'Grow the Guild' Luncheon at Laurel Siviglia's home (912 Cedar Grove Road, Pittsboro). Laurel is Durham-Chapel Hill AGO Sub-dean and Chapel Hill Music Teachers Association President. (Durham-Chapel Hill AGO January Meeting) Sunday, January 8, 3:00 pm, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chapel Hill: HTLC Choirs: Amahl and the Night Visitors Sunday, January 8, 4:00 pm, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Durham: Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Andrew Tyson, piano: Beethoven Sonatas Series (First of a Three-Year Cycle of Beethoven Sonata Concerts by Kitchen and Tyson; call for tickets at 919-493-5451) Monday, January 16, 7:30 pm, Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh: Organ Improvisation Workshop, David Arcus, workshop leader Saturday, January 21, 4:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church, Durham: Women's Voices Chorus: America the Beautiful Mosaic, Allan Friedman, director. Featuring Native American, Latina, Spirituals, Broadway, Yiddish, Jazz, Shaker, Southern Folk Songs, and classical music written by American women. For tickets, http://www.womensvoiceschorus.org/ Sunday, January 22, 3:00 pm, University United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill: Women's Voices Chorus: America the Beautiful Mosaic, Allan Friedman, director. Featuring Native American, Latina, Spirituals, Broadway, Yiddish, Jazz, Shaker, Southern Folk Songs, and classical music written by American women. For tickets, http://www.womensvoiceschorus.org/ Sunday, January 29, 5:00 pm, Duke University Chapel, Durham: David Arcus, organ. Music from Canada, including a tribute to the Canadian rock band, Rush Sunday, February 5, 3:00 pm, Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Raleigh: Tom Trenney, organ Monday, February 13, 7:30 pm, Watts Street Baptist Church, Durham: Members' Recital--"Organ Composers of Color". Includes performances by 2011 Organ Scholarship Awardees (Durham-Chapel Hill AGO February Meeting) Friday, February 17, 7:30 pm, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Durham: Todd Wilson, organ (Frank Hawkins Kenan Memorial Concert; call for tickets at 919-493-5451). Sunday, February 26, 5:00 pm, Duke University Chapel, Durham: Dongho Lee (Durham-Chapel Hill AGO Chapter member), organ Friday, March 16 - Sunday, March 18, St. Francis United Methodist Church, Cary: A Community SING and Choral Workshop with Alice Parker. Registration begins October 24. For more information, visit http://www.saintfrancisumc.org/content/view/590/ Sunday, March 18, 5:00 pm, Duke University Chapel, Durham: Robert Parkins, organ. "Fantasies and Fugues"--Music of Bach, Franck, and Reger Saturday, March 24, 8:00 pm, University Chapel, Durham: Duke Chapel Choir, Duke Chorale, and the Choral Society of Durham with Orchestra, Rodney Wynkoop, conductor. Berlioz Requiem (tickets at www.tickets.duke.edu) Sunday, March 25, 4:00 pm St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Durham: Borromeo String Quartet (call for tickets at 919-493-5451) Friday, April 20, 7:30 pm: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Raleigh: John Scott, organ Saturday, April 21, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm: University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem: Organ Crawl with Timothy Olsen. Details forthcoming. (Durham-Chapel Hill AGO April Meeting) Monday, May 14, 6:30 pm: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chapel Hill: 2012 Organ Scholarship Auditions. Details forthcoming. (Durham-Chapel Hill AGO May Meeting) Summer 2012, Wednesdays at 12:15 pm: Summer Organ Recital Series (Durham-Chapel Hill AGO Inaugural series: 30-minute organ recitals throughout Durham-Orange-Chatham County churches) Sunday, July 1 - Friday, July 6, AGO National Convention, Nashville, TN, http://www.ago2012.org/ |
Newsletter |
| CONGRATULATIONS, ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
The Durham-Chapel Hill Chapter's inaugural scholarship auditions have yielded two scholarship winners: Michael Jon Bennett, who won a $200 scholarship, and Tanner Winchester, who won a $100 scholarship. They will be invited to play in the February, 2012 Members' Recital at Watts Street Baptist Church. ---- WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS! Welcome to our newest members: Dave Cohen, Chapel Hill Dongho Lee, Durham Betty Romani, Durham Welcome to members who joined the Durham-Chapel Hill chapter as a dual member: Mark Gorman, Durham Welcome to new members who now have full membership with the AGO: Celia Lata, Durham Susan Moeser, Chapel Hill Anne Parks, Hillsborough Vangie Poe, Durham Linda Reeder, Chapel Hill ---- THANK YOU, CHAPTER DONORS! The Durham-Chapel Hill Chapter wishes to thank the following members who have made donations to the chapter in addition to renewing their annual dues: Tom Bloom Lyn Francisco Mike Hugo Tom Kenan Lewis Moore John Santoianni Many thanks to the following members who have made donations to the Durham-Chapel Hill chapter's new Scholarship Fund: Lyn Francisco Mila Karamushka Tom Kenan Marianne Kremer Laurel Siviglia Daniel Steinert ---- DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL CHAPTER ON FACEBOOK Did you know the Durham-Chapel Hill chapter has a Fan Page on Facebook? Please don't forget to "like" us on Facebook as we will be posting information and photos on that page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Guild-of-Organists-Durham-Chapel-Hill-Chapter/172552246231 And if you have pictures you would like to contribute to that page, please contact the webmistress, Lyn Francisco, on mariaefrancisco@gmail.com ---- REGION IV BLOG Speaking of New Media/Social Media sites... our Region IV Councillor, Laura Ellis, has a Region IV blog. You may access that site on http://agoregionivblog.blogspot.com/ and she keeps it updated pretty regularly. It's a great way to keep up with news in the Southeast Region. ---- SAVE THE DATE--UPCOMING CONVENTIONS National Convention 2012, July 1-6, 2012 -- Nashville, Tennessee. For more information see: http://www.nashvilleago.org/2012/index.htm Region IV Convention 2013 -- Columbia, SC. Watch for more information on their website: http://www.columbiaago.org/index.html National Convention 2014 -- Boston, MA. Watch for more information on their website: http://www.bostonago.com/ National Convention 2016 -- Houston, TX. Watch for more information on their website: http://www.ago-houston.org/ ---- 2011-2012 SUBSTITUTE LIST NOTE: Please see the end of this listing for compensation guildines for Substitutes, Weddings, and Funerals. Complete salary guidelines may be found at www.agohq.org/profession/index.html Name: Allen Bean Phone: 919-383-3400 Town: Durham Best time to reach: anytime Notes: Liturgical & non-liturgical experience; Episcopal, Lutheran, Catholic Travel: Distance no issue Name: Tom Bloom Phone: 919-682-7528 Town: Durham Best time to reach: anytime (leave message) Notes: Weddings, funerals, concerts; no Sunday mornings Travel: Triangle Name: Christopher Bross Phone: 919-225-2898 (cell) Town: Durham Best time to reach: anytime between 8 am and 10 pm Notes: Weekends only. Experience in United Methodist, Episcopal, Lutheran, UCC, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches Travel: Up to one hour Name: Mark Gorman Phone: 919-489-8954 Town: Durham Best time to reach: evenings Notes: No Sunday mornings. Most denominations, including Protestant and Roman Catholic Name: W. Sands (Sandy) Hobgood Phone: 919-967-8306 Town: Durham Best time to reach: 9:00 am-7:00 pm Notes: Available anytime. Methodist/Episcopal/Baptist/Presbyterian/Catholic Travel: Durham/Chapel Hill Name: Michael Hugo Phone: 919-744-6913 (cell) Town: Smithfield Best time to reach: anytime Notes: Available Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays; over 25 years experience, mainly Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian Travel: Can travel throughout Triangle and surrounding counties; request mileage compensation outside of Johnston County Name: Patti Lingafelt Phone: 919-544-5567 Town: Durham Notes: Weddings Travel: Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill Name: Alice Neebe Phone: 919-929-3344 Town: Chapel Hill Best time to reach: anytime Notes: Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, other Christian Churches, Baptist, Catholic Travel: Durham/Chapel Hill Name: Anne Parks Phone: 919-923-1770 (cell) Town: Hillsborough Best time to reach: anytime Notes: Available any time. Fifty-five years experience: Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist. Sub organ and choir. Travel: Will drive not more than fifteen miles from Hillsborough. Name: Linda Reeder Phone: 919-537-8163 Town: Chapel Hill Notes: Experience with all Protestant and Catholic denominations Name: John Santoianni Phone: 919-451-7031 Town: Durham Best time to reach: Can call/leave message anytime Notes: Curator of Organs at Duke University; Experience in most Protestant, Catholic, and Temple services. Travel: Mileage compensation requested outside of Durham/Chapel-Hill Name: Laurel S. Siviglia Phone: 919-929-0644 Town: Pittsboro Best time to reach: before 10:00 a.m.; after 5:00 p.m. Notes: All denominations; available weekdays and weekends SUBSTITUTE MUSICIANS Single service (organist only or director only, no separate rehearsal), $100-$225 Additional services (organist or director only) not requiring additional preparation, $50-$125 Single service (organist-director combination, no separate rehearsal), $150-$275 Additional services (organist-director combination) not requiring additional preparation, $75-$175 Rehearsal fees range from $25-$100/hour, depending on whether the substitute is organist only, director only, or organist-director combination and the preparation required Mileage of 58.5 cents/mile is charged if visits to church for practice, rehearsal, and service exceed 20 miles per round trip. The charge for contracting singers/instrumentalists is $15-$35/person hired. WEDDINGS Service fees are $100-$350 (service only) Wedding rehearsal with bridal party is $50-$100/hour. Additional rehearsals are $30-$50/hour. Mileage of 58.5 cents/mile is charged if visits to church for practice, rehearsal, and service exceed 20 miles per round trip. The charge for contracting singers/instrumentalists is $15-$35/person hired. FUNERALS Service fees are $100-$225 (service only) Rehearsals $25-$100/hour, depending on the difficulty of the music and the participation of choirs, soloists, or instrumentalists. Mileage of 58.5 cents/mile is charged if visits to church for practice, rehearsal, and service exceed 20 miles per round trip. The charge for contracting singers/instrumentalists is $15-$35/person hired. |
Membership |
| Please contact
Lyn Francisco, Treasurer/Registrar mariaefrancisco@gmail.com |
Placement |
| Please send any current employment opportunities to Lyn Francisco on mariaefrancisco@gmail.com
Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
Contact Us |
| 2011-2012 CHAPTER OFFICERS
Dean: Daniel Steinert (Christ United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill) dsteinert@christmethodist.org Sub-Dean: Laurel Siviglia (Chapter Member, Chapel Hill) laurel@siviglias.com Treasurer/Registrar: Lyn Francisco (St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, Durham) mariaefrancisco@gmail.com Members At-Large: W. Sands Hobgood (Chapter Member, Chapel Hill) shobgood@gmail.com Valerie Lefever Hughes (Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chapel Hill) vhughes@holytrinitychapelhill.org Mila Karamushka (Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Durham) discover2020@gmail.com |
Links |
| AGO Region IV Blog: http://agoregionivblog.blogspot.com/
2012 National Convention Website: http://www.ago2012.org/ Classical Music Listings: http://www.cvnc.org/ Pipedreams: http://www.pipedreams.org/ Sunday evening broadcasts are available here by Tuesdays; extensive archive of past programs; many useful links to other sites. Organ Historical Society: http://www.organsociety.com/ Includes the extensive OHS Catalog of organ and choral CD's, books, scores, videos, including theatre organ CD's, along with information about OHS and its conventions. APOBA The Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America: http://www.apoba.com/ A professional organization of 25 North American firms building traditional pipe organs. The site includes a database of organ resources. Encyclopedia of Organ Stops: http://www.organstops.org/ History of the Organ: http://www.zzounds.com/edu--historyoftheorgan Has great information on the history of the organ with links going to informative/in-depth sites. Organ Clearing House: http://www.organclearinghouse.com/ A broker which relocates used and renovated instruments to new homes. The American Institute of Organbuilders: http://www.pipeorgan.org/ Professional association which holds annual conventions and seminars on technical matters with visits to organ shops and instruments. The site includes a number of technical papers on windchest design, voicing and tuning, restoration, and other subjects. American Theatre Organ Society: http://www.atos.org/ Information about the ATOS, history of the theatre organ, theatre organ locator, and more. Organ Builders: www.casavant.ca - Casavant Frères Limitée Sainte-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada www.cbfisk.com - C.B. Fisk, Inc., Gloucester, Massachusetts www.dobsonorgan.com - Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd. Lake City, Iowa www.letourneauorgans.com - Orgues Letourneau Limitée Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec Site features choices of background music on Letourneau instruments www.taylorandboody.com - Taylor and Boody Organbuilders, Inc. Staunton, Virginia |
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