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New Haven Chapter |
| Last updated: January 23, 2010 |
Message from the Dean |
| Dear Chapter Members,
Happy New Year to all, and...breathe a glorious sigh of relief after making it through all the Christmas music, coordinating with instrumentalists and singers, extra services (for those with a church job), and huge efforts on all our parts. Candle-lighting and beautiful musical repertoire remind ourselves of a close connection with God and of the spiritual aspects of our musical offerings. Hopefully we have had some time as well to relax and enjoy our friends and family. And surely there were near disasters as well: snowstorms to foul "our" carefully laid plans, finger injuries, water leaks precariously near the organ chambers, singer illnesses, unexpected musician absences, auto breakdowns, but somehow we pulled it all together with super-human strength and made it all work!! The Board is working on exciting plans for this year and next year. Please contact any one of us if you would like to be a part of planning or execution of any of our interesting projects. Wishing you well in this new decade! Susan |
Local Events |
| Upcoming Concerts and Musical Events
Tuesday, February 2, 8:00 pm Student Recital by Noah Horn at Yale University’s Woolsey Hall ---------------------------------------------------------- Sacred Sounds Concert Series at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, 140 Farmington Ave., Hartford There is no admission charge for concerts at the Cathedral, but a free-will offering will be accepted. For more information call Cathedral office: 860-249-8431 www.cathedralofsaintjoseph.com Friday, February 19, 8:00 pm - Stephen Tharp, Organ Stephen Tharp is internationally recognized as one of the great concert organists of our age. The cornerstone of Mr. Tharp’s program will be Marcel Dupré’s Stations of the Cross. It is fitting that Mr. Tharp opens the Cathedral’s Lenten series with the very piece that Dupré himself played annually at Saint Sulpice in Paris each Lent that he held the position. Friday, February 26, 8:00 pm Recital – Jeffrey Wood, Organ Jeffrey Wood is currently serving as Director of Music and Organist at Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church in Milford, Connecticut. Mr. Wood has a strong performance practice background, having received his Master of Music Degree in Performance on Historical Keyboard Instruments from Oberlin Conservatory. His program will explore “Lent in Lübeck” through the music of the composers who lived and worked in one of Germany’s most cultivated cities. Friday, March 5, 8:00 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem In the midst of the Lenten season, the Cathedral presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's somber and ultimately transcendent "Requiem". Under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Douma, the Cathedral Choir and Soloists are joined by organist Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez and the renowned Arcadia Players in performing noted Mozart scholar Robert D. Levin's critical edition using period instruments. Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm Recital - Joseph Ripka, Organ Joseph Ripka has earned national and international recognition as one of today’s most promising young organ talents. Fresh from a recital tour of many of the finest organ venues in the United Kingdom, Mr. Ripka comes to the Cathedral’s Mighty Austin Organ in Hartford. His program will trace Lent in progression toward Easter through the music of Barber, Dupré, and Tournemire. Friday, March 19, 8:00 pm Recital – Julia Brown, Organ Julia Brown is currently Director of Music and Organist at First United Methodist Church in Eugene, Oregon as well as maintaining a full schedule of teaching, performing and recording. Dr. Brown has appeared in concert in both North and South America in addition to Europe. She now brings her considerable talent to the Cathedral’s “Lenten Meditations”. Friday, March 26, 8:00 pm Recital – Jason Roberts, Organ Currently serving as the Organist and Choir Master of Saint James Episcopal Church in West Hartford, Connecticut, Jason Roberts is a graduate of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and presently enrolled in the doctoral program at the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Roberts, winner of 2008’s National Improvisation Competition at the American Guild of Organists convention in Minneapolis, clearly has the improvisational skills to put the Cathedral’s Mighty Austin’s 137 ranks of pipes to good use. His improvisations are sure to be one of the highlights of the series. ---------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7:30 pm Inaugural Recital, Dame Gillian Weir. Nelson Hall at Elim Park Place, Cheshire. Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4:00 pm Spring Concert at Emmanuel Church, “The Little Church in the Wilderness” Henk Galenkamp, organ and Xilin Feng Jordan, violin Admission $15,students $10, children free Emmanuel Church Road, Killingworth, CT Reception following concert. For information or directions call 860-663-1109 or go to www.churchinthewilderness.org Sunday, June 27 – July 2 , 2010 Region I Pipe Organ Encounter Program Centered at Sacred Heart University Chapel, Fairfield, CT Don't see YOUR recital or concert listing here? Be wise, advertise by sending the date, time, location and description of your musical event to Jay Lindsay at JayLindsay1@yahoo.com or phone it in by calling (203)-404-7390. |
Newsletter |
| Upcoming Chapter Events
Pedals, Pipes and Pizza, a multi-chapter event that introduces children and youth to the pipe organ, will be held at Trinity Church on the New Haven Green from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Henk Galenkamp - Workshop and Recital at Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 4 pm. Annual Meeting and Dinner, Sunday, June 13, at 5:00pm. Pacific Buffet, 2100 Dixwell Ave, Hamden. Planning is underway for chapter programs for 2010-11. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to contact a board member with requests, suggestions, comments, etc. |
Membership |
| Fewer than 50% of AGO members have provided their email address to National during their registration or renewal process. It is very convenient and cost-saving to utilize email distribution of AGO business, programs, and other information. The AGO will never sell or distribute your email addresses to any organization or individual; your contact information will be used only for official Guild business. To have your name added to the National Headquarters email database, please contact Tom Healey (thealey@agohq.org), the administrative assistant at AGO headquarters
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Placement |
| Organist - First Church of Christ, Scientist, Westport
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Westport is seeking a full-time organist for Sunday services (10:00 a.m.) and Wednesday evenings (7:30 p.m.). Sunday services include prelude, three hymns, solo, offertory and postlude. Wednesdays prelude, three hymns, postlude. Salary is negotiable. We also need substitutes if you are interested in playing but cannot commit to a full-time position. Please contact Jennifer Foster at j.m.foster@att.net or 203-226-0673. Music Director - St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wallingford CT Music Director (part-time). St. Paul’s seeks an organist and choir director for Sunday services, weekly choir rehearsals and special services and events throughout the year. Candidate must have an eagerness to collaborate with the rector and other musicians in the congregation. Knowledge of Episcopal liturgy a plus. The position averages 20 hours per week. The parish has a newly restored (as of Easter 2009) Holtkamp organ and follows AGO guidelines. Please contact the Rev. Dee Anne Dodd at rector@stpaulswallingford.org. Music Director - Hamden Plains United Methodist Church, Hamden CT Hamden Plains United Methodist Church, 15 Church St, Hamden, CT 06514, 203-281-4654 The Director Music has the primary responsibility for helping select music, rehearsing and accompanying the adult choir that provides music for the regular Sunday morning worship services. Some special services may be required during Holiday times. In Lieu of a salary the church will provide a house, rent free. The Director will be responsible for utilities. If interested please contact: Lynn Brantley, Staff Parish Chair, Hamden Plains United Methodist Church, 203-640-1556 Organist – Christ the King RC Church, Trumbull CT This is an immediate and ongoing need. The organist has passed away. This position is for an organist only. There is a small group of parishioners that sing with the organist at each of the Masses. 2 Masses weekend-Sunday at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Salary is $150.00/service (1 Mass) or $250.00 for both Masses. (Same Music for both 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.) We have a Wurlitzer 4700 electric organ. Contact: Liz Babbino, Christ the King at 203-268-8695 or email at ctkparish@aol.com Organist - First Church of Christ, Scientist, Westport CT First Church of Christ, Scientist, Westport is seeking a full-time organist for Sunday services (10:00 a.m.) and Wednesday evenings (7:30 p.m.). Sunday services include prelude, three hymns, solo, offertory and postlude. Wednesdays prelude, three hymns, postlude. Salary is negotiable. We also need substitutes if you are interested in playing but cannot commit to a full-time position. Please contact Jennifer Foster at j.m.foster@att.net or 203-226-0673. Trumpetist Available My name is David Glukh. The area of my specialization is a Piccolo Trumpet. I would love to enhance a musical experience at your church with my playing. I am available to perform with organ and also with two of my groups: Manhattan Soloists: Piccolo Trumpet + Strings and Wholly Brass : A Brass Quintet. Streaming Video Sampler: http://www.glukh.com/movies.php?mov=strings http://www.glukh.com Tel.646-765-4699 Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
Contact Us |
| Co-Deans:
David Doolittle David.Doolittle@altana.com Susan Paisley spaisley@optonline.net Secretary: Paul Saubestre pausau@sbcglobal.net Treasurer: Bob Girard, Jr. Girard_Robert_J@sbcglobal.net Board Members: Jay Lindsay (11) Paul Jordan (11) Steve Roberts (11) Nancy Schmidt (11) Mary Beth LaVallee Ex-Officio |
Links |
| Make "Pipe Dreams" Continue to be Reality...
Pipe Dreams, a national public radio program of organ music hosted by Michael Barone, exists through the support of its listeners. "Your tax-deductible contribution helps to support Pipedreams's online efforts, including this website, our weekly e-mail newsletter - Organ Notes - and hundreds of hours of free archived audio." -reprinted from the Pipedreams website. Support Pipe Dreams through Minnesota Public Radio: https://contribute.publicradio.org/ The New Organist Fund... "The New Organist Fund was established to support Guild programs dedicated to developing a new generation of organists. Each year, interest that is generated from this restricted fund provides scholarship assistance for young, talented Pipe Organ Encounters participants. Many young, aspiring organists benefit from this fund each year, some who otherwise would be unable to attend a POE. Since 1988, nearly 1,000 students have participated in Pipe Organ Encounters." -reprinted from the AGO website The New Organist Fund: https://agohq.org/contributions/contribute.html The AGO Annual Fund... "Monies raised through the Annual Fund support the general operating expenses of the national organization. Thanks to the generosity of those who regularly contribute to the Annual Fund, the challenges before the Guild have been better met, and its financial foundations have been strongly reinforced." -reprinted from the AGO website The AGO Annual Fund: https://agohq.org/contributions/contribute.html The New Orleans Musician's Relief Fund... "The New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund, Inc., a grass roots certified 501c(3) founded by and for displaced musicians, is still sending grants to displaced New Orleans Musicians thanks to the generosity of individuals around the world." - reprinted from the NOMRF website The New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund: http://www.nomrf.org/index.html VH1's Save the Music... "The VH1 Save the Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in America's Public Schools. Since 1997, the VH1 Save the Music Foundation has provided nearly $40 million dollars worth of new musical instruments to 1,500 public schools in more than 100 cities in the country, impacting the lives of over 1 million school children. -reprinted from the Save the Music website VH1's Save the Music: http://www.vh1.com/partners/save_the_music/ www.cyberbass.com : This website contains free midi files of single voice parts from movements of major choral works to assist choristers in their home practice. http://www.atos.org: The official website of the American Theater Organ Society, containing a calendar of Theater Organ recitals and live accompanied movies listed by state. www.melodyhound.com: You've heard of Google, AskJeeves, and Yahoo information searches, but here is a Melody search! By using the website's virtual keyboard, or opting to hum or whistle a tune into a microphone, the search will retrieve pages of matches that contain the pitch intervals and rhythms you entered. http://theatreorgans.com/movies.htm: A comprehensive list of movies that feature theater or pipe organs in their plots, or merely include scenes where an organ is part of the set. Carnival of Souls, a light horror film whose heroine is an organist, is a must see! |
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