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Long Beach Chapter, Southern California |
| Last updated: May 15, 2012 |
Message from the Dean |
| WORDS FROM THE SUB-DEANS CONSOLE
A Christmas Feast Our December AGO event was a feast of Christmas treats. First we were fed a scrumptious dinner prepared by the cooks from Good Shepherd. Then we were treated to a musical feast provided by the Ladies at the Keyboard. Lee Lassetter opened the program with arrangements of familiar carols by three different arrangers. Lee provided us with masterful playing and many different colors from the organ. Our next artists were Judy Bohlen, soprano soloist, and Beverly Hansen, accompanist. Judy's interpretations of the carols arranged by Mark Hayes were inspiring as was the piano accompaniment provided by Bev. Evie Oglesee, organ and Elaine Elliott, piano brought us fine duets employing the music of J.S. Bach, Johann Pachelbel and Joel Raney. Our final artist was Dolly Ickler, organist. Dolly gave us carols by Joe Utterback, Dale Wood, Lani Smith, Karen Keene and John Carter. She showed her versitility with a different arranger for each piece. How fortunate we are to have such talented and gracious ladies to provide Christmas treats for us. David Feit-Pretzer Sub-Dean |
Local Events |
| MARCH 17-24, 2012
ST. OLAF COLLEGE ORGAN TOUR IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Contact: Kate Walter 619-248-1445 San Diego, CA For Immediate Release Pipe organ students of the renowned St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota will be touring in Southern California during their upcoming Spring Break, March 17-24, 2012. Led by Dr. Catherine Rodland, Artist in Residence in Organ and Music Theory at St. Olaf, the group will perform their first recital on Sunday, March 18 at 3:00 pm on the UCLA campus in the Herb Alpert School of Music Organ Studio, Schoenberg Music Building, followed by a coffee reception. A free will offering will help offset tour expenses, and representatives of the department will be available to chat and answer questions. After touring some of the great pipe organs in the Los Angeles area and attending a Thomas Murray (Yale University) concert with the LA chapter of American Guild of Organists, the group will migrate south to Rancho Bernardo Presbyterian Community Church, 17010 Pomerado Road, for a Wednesday evening performance on the sanctuary organ, March 21 at 7:30 pm. Donations at this concert will benefit RBCPCs Concert Series. The final tour concert will take place in San Diego on Friday, March 23 at 7:00 pm, at Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach, 4761 Cass Street. A free will offering will be received to offset costs of the tour. Other San Diego tour stops include the grand Blackinton organs of First United Methodist Church and the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. Upon their return to the St. Olaf campus on March 25, a home concert will be streamed live and archived at www.stolaf.edu. Deep appreciation is extended to Dr. Christoph Bull, Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and University Organist at UCLA and Principal Organist of First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica; Dr. Christopher Cook, Director of Traditional Music Ministry and Organist at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church; Paula Paige Mowbray, Director of Music and Organist at Christ Lutheran Church San Diego for graciously providing concert venues. Gratitude is also extended to a host of other organ professionals of the AGO Chapters of Los Angeles, Palomar, and San Diego, as well as church parishioners of congregations in the area for providing organ demonstrations, housing and meals throughout the tour. -C-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-D-March 23 -C-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-D- 7 pm (hospitality 6 - 6:50 pm)-C-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-D-Michael -C-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-D-Burkhardt -C-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-D-Hymn-C-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-D- Festival-C-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-D- Sunday, March 25, 2012 3:00 pm JAEBON HWANG, Organ Concert Reception after the concert Geneva Presbyterian Church, Laguna Woods 24301 El Toro Road Laguna Woods Ms Hwang is a composer & arranger for film/multimedia and classical music. She is an adjunct organist at First Church, Los Angeles. Freewill Offering Suggested donation: $10 general $4 seniors/students Sunday, March 25, 2012 ORGAN CONCERT AT DISNEY HALL Isabelle Diemers concert artist Time TBA Beverly Hansen - Facilitator NO APRIL EVENT Tuesday, May 8, 2012 6:30 p.m. GUILD SERVICE AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS St. Marks Presbyterian Church 24027 Pennsylvania Ave., Lomita Margaret Armstrong Organist - Host 6:30 p.m. Dinner* 7:30 p.m. Service * Cost for the dinners will be $15.00; reservations are required. |
Newsletter |
| Dear Members and Friends of Long Beach AGO,
Please forward the attached flyer and application to students and teachers in your chapter, and encourage them to join us for a GREAT week with the King of Instruments! Scholarships are available from AGO national for students who need financial assistance. Leslie Wolf Robb Councillor, AGO Region IX Director of Music Ministries St. Paul's Lutheran Church and School 1376 Felspar St. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 735-4338 lesliewolfrobb@mac.com The San Diego Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is proud to present: Pipe Organ Encounter July 22-28, 2012 Come join the fun! This is a wonderful opportunity for young people in middle and high school who have some keyboard training to spend a week exploring the wonders of the pipe organ, the King of Instruments. A fun-filled week of private lessons, workshops, tours, concerts, recreation and a closing student recital is planned. Students will be introduced to basic organ technique, hymn playing, and organ repertoire. Lessons will be available for all levels of playing ability. >>> See the attached flyer for more information, or check out our website: www.agosd.org. ------------------- NATIONAL CONVENTION ATTENDANCE ENCOURAGED FOR LB-AGO MEMBERS --> --> --> --> Dear Members and Friends of Long Beach AGO, We encourage you to attend this summer's AGO National Convention in Nashville, TN. Having attended several national conventions, I can tell you that taking part makes a wonderful experience. By registering before Feb. 14th you can save some money over full price. Information follows. Sincerely, Mary Pabst, Newsletter Editor, Long Beach AGO Please encourage your chapter members to register early for a convention that's going to be too good to miss! Registering early will save them $60-75, depending on their membership category. The organs are fabulous, the churches beautiful, the food fantastic, and the southern hospitality wonderful! Register today!! Regular $410 Partner Member/Spouse $410 Senior (65 and above) $375 Senior (65 and above) Partner Member/Spouse $375 Student (full-time high school or higher education, age 30 or below) $200 Non-member (Fee includes 1 yr. independent membership and 12 issues of TAO magazine) $510 Leslie Wolf Robb Councillor, AGO Region IX Director of Music Ministries St. Paul's Lutheran Church and School 1376 Felspar St. San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 735-4338 lesliewolfrobb@mac.com DISNEY HALL TICKETS AVAILABLE Isabelle Demers Concert at Disney Hall, March 25th, 2012, 7:30-preview at 6:30. Cost is $29.00. Dolly reports that she has four tickets still available. Don't delay! JOHN AND MARIANNE WEAVER TO BE HONORED WITH AGO RECITAL AND GALA BENEFIT RECEPTION IN PHILADELPHIA Celebration of the Lifetime Achievements of John and Marianne Weaver Will Benefit the AGO Endowment Fund NEW YORK CITY The American Guild of Organists (AGO) will sponsor a Recital and Gala Benefit Reception honoring John and Marianne Weaver on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 3 p.m., at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pa. The recital will feature John and Marianne Weaver, joined by Diane Meredith Belcher, Chelsea Chen, Ken Cowan, and Alan Morrison. The gala benefit reception will follow. A pre-concert on-stage conversation with the performers will be moderated by Pipedreams Host Michael Barone beginning at 2:15 p.m. The gala is sponsored by the AGO National Council, Eileen Guenther, president, and the AGO Development Committee. All proceeds will benefit the AGO Endowment Fund in the Weavers honor. Recital and Gala Benefit Reception Tickets are $100 ($75 tax deductible) and may be purchased online at or by calling 212-870-2311, ext. 4308. The names of those who purchase their tickets by April 1 will be printed in the souvenir program book. Tickets for the recital only can be purchased online at . Display advertising in the commemorative recital program book is offered for a full page ($1,000 and includes two gala tickets) and a half page insertion ($500 and includes one gala ticket). Advertising insertion orders can be placed online at . E-mail for further information. Advertising deadline is April 1. The publication will become a part of the American Organ Archives. Those unable to attend the Recital and Gala Benefit Reception can make a contribution to the AGO Endowment Fund in honor of John and Marianne Weaver online at . These names will also be published in the program book; all contributions received by April 1will be included. JOHN AND MARIANNE WEAVER John Weavers musical studies began at age six at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, from which he received that schools Distinguished Alumni Award in 1989. A student of Alexander McCurdy and Robert Baker, he received the Diploma of the Curtis Institute, a Master of Sacred Music degree from Union Theological Seminary, and Honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa., and the Curtis Institute of Music. In 2005 he was named International Performer of the Year by the New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Dr. Weaver was Director of Music at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City from 1970 to 2005. He has also been head of the Organ Department at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, chair of the Organ Department at the Juilliard School, and served on the faculties of Westminster Choir College, Union Theological Seminary, and the Manhattan School of Music. For eleven years he was at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City where he founded a famous Bach Cantata Series. As a concert organist, he has played throughout North America, Western Europe, the United Kingdom and Brazil, at regional national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, and at the 1987 International Congress of Organists in Cambridge, England. Marianne Weaver graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where she studied flute with Gerald Carey and Samuel Baron. She completed her Masters degree in flute at the Manhattan School of Music under the legendary William Kincaid of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She studied with Jean-Pierre Rampal in 1969 and with Marcel Moyse in 1980. Mrs. Weaver was first flutist of the Holy Trinity Bach Orchestra in New York for twenty-five years, and has performed almost every Bach flute part written. She has played with numerous other orchestral groups including the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, the Long Island Philharmonic, the Canterbury Chorale Orchestra, Musica Sacra, and several light opera groups. In 1994 she was made an honorary life member of the Village Light Opera Group. She has also had a successful teaching career in New York City. THE KIMMEL CENTER ORGAN The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ ranks as the largest mechanical action concert hall organ in the United States. Also home to the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra, the Kimmel Center was designed by New York architect Rafael Viρoly. The four-manual, 111-stop organ with nearly 7,000 pipes, can be played either from a mechanical action console or a second, moveable console on stage. The instrument was designed and built by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Lake City, Iowa, and is the firms Op. 76. F. Anthony Thurman, DMA Director of Development and Communications American Guild of Organists National Headquarters and THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Magazine 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260 New York, NY 10115 212-870-2310 212-870-2311 Ext. 4308 (Direct) FAX: 212-870-2163 E-Mail: fathurman@agohq.org Web: www.agohq.org |
Membership |
| Those who love music and have a special interest in organ are welcome to join our group. Contact our treasurer/registrar to become a member. |
Placement |
| CONGREGATIONAL: Long Beach (posted 5-14-12)
Bay Shore Community Congregational Church, Long Beach, seeks part-time experienced organist to work in church of 450 members. One Sunday service, traditional in style, with Sunday morning and Thursday evening Chancel Choir rehearsal. Knowledge of liturgical year, play organ solos, accompany choirs and soloists on organ and piano. Three manual Wicks pipe organ, 39 ranks plus 8 digital voices including 4 rank antiphonal organ, Steinway piano and harpsichord. Salary commensurate with education and experience. Additional income from weddings and memorial services. One months vacation. Send resumι and references to Julie Ramsey, Director of Music, at jrramsey@me.com. Church located at 5100 The Toledo, Long Beach, CA 90803. Church phone number is 562-433-0401. Church website is http://www.bayshorechurch.org LUTHERAN: Fountain Valley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vacancies will be posted for two months unless other arrangements are made with the Dean or Webmistress. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guilds National Website. Also, our Chapter Placement and Substitute Director maintains both placement and substitute lists at the local level. Members interested in being on the LB-AGO SUBSTITUTE ORGANIST LIST should contact Ms. Dolly Ickler, Substitute Liaison at DJIckler@verizon.net or by calling her at 562-434-7647. Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
| Guild certification can be earned through passing certain tests to prove competency. More information about that can be attained through the National Website. |
Contact Us |
| Class of 2012
Sandra Bron - sandybron@aol.com and Lee Lassetter - leelass@verizon.net Class of 2013 Judy Bohlen and Erik Smeby ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ |
Links |
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AGO National - http://www.agohq.org/ Looking for a Seasoned Organ or two? Dodington - http://www.dodington.com/forsale.html Organ Clearing House - http://organclearinghouse.com/newavl.php Need that piece quick? Looking for an arrangement? Download Sheet Music and more! The Webmistress suggests the following links.... Organlive.com is an Internet audio station dedicated to the music of the classical organ. Church Keyboard Center <nelson@churchkeyboard.com> Sheet Music http://www.musicnotes.com/ Lutheran Hymnal http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/organ/organhymn.htm Oregon Catholic Press http://www.ocp.org/ GIA Publications http:// www.giamusic.com/ General Hymns http://www.hymnsite.com/ Service music http://www.hymnprint.net Music in Public Domain! http://www.mysheetmusic.com/publicdomain.asp |
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