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Fort Wayne Chapter |
| Last updated: November 4, 2009 |
Message from the Dean |
| Welcome to our website! We serve the greater Fort Wayne area, including several surrounding counties, with members in Markle, New Haven, Huntington, Auburn, Columbia City, and some areas of Western Ohio (Van Wert). Meetings predominantly are held in Fort Wayne – a practical approach since that location is in the center of our membership area. In our effort to foster the ongoing improvement of church music, we are very interested in reaching out to organists in area churches who haven’t been members before, some of whom may not even know about the AGO. Far from being an “elite” organization, we welcome organists at all levels of skill, as well as choir directors, and people who simply like organs! Our membership includes at least several people who serve on the music faculty of area colleges, and several who are experienced recitalists. These people generously share their talents with the membership at large, offering presentations on basic hymn playing, improvisation, readily accessible organ literature – a great range of offerings, many of them intended to be of direct practical value to any and all practicing church musicians – from the novice in a very small church to the music director of a cathedral. We hope to have a complete list of programs posted here by late summer. Already some exciting plans are taking shape. Though we are by no means a placement service, we do what we can to serve as a network for organists looking for positions and churches looking for organists or choir directors. We have a few members who are often available as substitutes as well. How can we help you? Please feel free to ask! We’re a congenial group, and new members are always welcome. Want to get involved in projects of the chapter? We always have projects where we would appreciate some help. We are at your service. Feel free to contact Michael Hollman or me with your questions or ideas. – John Gouwens, Dean of the Fort Wayne Chapter (Organist-Carillonneur of The Culver Academies)
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Local Events |
| November 20, 2009: David Biggs Organ Recital
7:30 PM Culver Chapel For more information, please see web page: http://faculty.culver.org/~gouwenj/Next%20Performance.asp January 24, 2010: Organ Recordings - Strange, Wonderful, or Both, part 2 7:30 Gigler residence 6:00 dinner at Biaggi's February 14, 2010: AGO Members' Recital 4:00 PM St. Peter's Catholic Church March 20, 2010: National Organ Competition 1:00 - 5:00 PM First Presbyterian Church April 17, 2010: Room on the Organ Bench Details to follow May 9, 2010: AGO Student Recital 7:00 PM Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
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Placement |
| Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
Contact Us |
| John Gouwens, Dean gouwenj @ culver . org
Michael Hollman, Sub-Dean Janice Eplett, Treasurer Nancy Archer, Secretary Executive Committee Members at Large: Fritz Gingrich, Gloria Wendel, Timothy McEwen - 2010 Zach Kohlmeier, Martin Gigler, Wayne Peterson - 2012 |
Links |
| Fort Wayne visitor site - www.fwcvb.org/
Fort Wayne local information - www.fortwayne.com/ |
| Visit the AGO National website |