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NJ Ocean County Chapter |
| Last updated: February 12, 2010 |
Message from the Dean |
| The AGO Choral and Organ Festival of 2010 was outstanding! I am sorry for those who missed it! The theme this year was organ and flute. Chapter member, Karin Gargone, offered repertoire for these instruments together, and Christine Kephart was featured on the flute.
Combined choirs of some 24 area churches sang varied selections of anthems, four of which were accompanied by flute and organ/piano. "The Lord is My Shepherd", by John Rutter, was performed in memory of CJ Sambach, who passed away suddenly this year. CJ was known for his Pipe Organ Informances. He traveled about the country, offering programs that demonstrated the organ's many "colors", mainly to young people, to interest them in the study of this great "king of instruments". Chapter members were instrumental, (sorry about the pun), in putting together this wonderful concert, and I thank them all. Our choristers deserve much credit, who, under the able tutelage of their directors and accompanists, committed their time and energies to a quality performance. Many thanks, once again, to Msgr. Troiano and Bernice Kephart, of St. Pio of Pietrelcina Roman Catholic Church of Lavallette, for graciously hosting this festival. I know I speak for Barbara Taranto, co-director of the festival, and myself, when I say I hope to see you at our next festival in late January of 2011! Respectfully, Sara Hoey, Dean |
Local Events |
| AGO MEETING SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2010
The next scheduled meeting of the Ocean County Chapter AGO will be held at the Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 701 Forman Avenue, corner of Bay Avenue in Point Pleasant. The meeting time is 7:00 PM. Pick an anthem that looks promising for next year's festival. NOW is the time to begin selecting... Also, any organ selection to share, or vocal solo, or whatever. I will have coffee, tea, and coffee ring. Bring something if you can. Thank you. Sara ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHAT IS SHROVE TUESDAY?? "Shrovetide' is the old English name given to the three days prior to Lent: Shrove Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The word 'shrove' comes from the old English word 'shrive' which had to do with making confession and receiving absolution before the beginning of the Lenten season. As time went on however, SHROVETIDE came to be associated with feasting before the fasting of Lent. In 1837 French students introduced a Shrove Tuesday celebration to New Orleans which was known as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. In the Caribbean or Latin America it is known as 'Carnivale' wich literally means 'farewell to meat.' (taken from Pinelands Reformed Church Newsletter, Feb. 2010) This year Shrove Tuesday is February 16. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TOMS RIVER CONCERT SERIES 2009-2010 March 7- 5:00 & 7:30 11th Annual Handbell Festival Jill Mahr, guest director April 25- 4:00 Presidio Brass May 16- 4:00 Choral Concert Soloists, Choir, & Orchestra |
Newsletter |
| HAZEL BLAKELOCK OGRAN SCHOLARSHIP
Application for the Hazel Blakelock Scholarship Up to $2,000 each year will be awarded through the Ocean County Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and First United Methodist Church of Toms River, NJ. This scholarship will be given to a junior or senior in college or a graduate student who is pursuing a music degree with an organ concentration. You must have a New Jersey home address to be considered for this scholarship. Residents of Ocean County are preferred. To qualify for this scholarship, you will need to appear for an interview. You will also need to play two organ compositions of your choice in contrasting styles, for example, a work from the Baroque era and a work from the twentieth or twenty-first century. The deadline is April 1st for submitting the completed application with the requested documents attached. Please send them to Dean Sara Hoey, 803 Hastings Lane, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742. Thank you for your interest and best wishes for success in your studies. 1. Please give your contact information here. Name Home Address Email Address Phone Number (include cell number if applicable) 2. On a separate sheet of paper, describe your post-high school education (include year, name and address of each school, and music courses completed). Attach a transcript for each school attended. 3. On a separate sheet of paper, describe your experience in sacred music (include year, name and address of each church or other organization, your title, and your responsibilities). 4. List the contact information (name, address, email, and phone number) for three references. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MONMOUTH COUNTY ORGANLIVE,COM is a broadband radio program from Missouri, produced by organist Brent Johnson. This is a computer based program for organ music 24 hours a day. There is even a way to request composers, pieces and performers you would like to hear. Please contact Bill Todt of Monmouth County AGO for further information. His email address is wmtodt@aol.com. |
Membership |
| MEMBERSHIP LIST AUGUST 1, 2009
Peggy Bendel ----pbendel[@]verizon.net Ruth Bennett ----no email Timothy Brendler ----seashoretim[@]hotmail.com Louis Castano ----luigi2319[@]aol.com Don Convert ----tahope[@]comcast.net Barbara D'Ippolito ----dippolito04[@]comcast.net Ruth Ann Diaz ----jrchimo[@]aol.com Karin Gargone ----kgargone[@]ocean.edu Thomas E. Halpin ----sjctehalpin[@]yahoo.com Ernest F. Hamilton Jr. ----efhamiltonjr[@]aol.com Harold Hawkes ----hchawkes[@]verizon.net June Hillner ----jhillner[@]comcast.net Sara Hoey ----saritavepoint[@]comcast.net Ron W. Howell ----RwilliamH[@]toast.net Trudy Jones ----trudyrocky[@]aol.com Bernice Kephart ----bkzipo22[@]aol.com Dee Lepley ----billdee3[@]comcast.net Ruthelaine MacIntyre ----nbk21179[@]yahoo.com Mimi Mansky ----m139139[@]comcast.net Josh Melson ----joshm[@]pctr.org Jack (Ernest)Milkovitz ----jmilkovitz[@]comcast.net Polly L. Moore ----pollylmoore[@]comcast.net Jan Niemann ----musicaljan1[@]aol.com Phyllis Scardena ----scar345[@]comcast.net Quentin Schleckser ---- no email William Shoppell ----billpat2[@]optonline.net Barbara Taranto ----MOMDADTR[@]AOL.COM John Thorn ----organman59[@]aol.com Christine Urban ----music201[@]verizon.net Thomas VanDuyne ----thomas.vanduyne[@]ihumc.org Brad Wilson ----bmacliam[@]aol.com AVILABLE FOR SUBSTITUTE WORK: June 2009 Please contact these members directly via the email addresses listed or through MOMDADTR@AOL.COM Don Convert Ruth Ann Diaz Harold Hawkes Ruthelaine MacIntyre Mimi Mansky Polly Moore (vocal soloist) Phyllis Scardena Quentin Schleckser Barbara Taranto Christine Urban Since Ocean County is one of the fastest growing counties in NJ, we know that there are many musicians who are moving into our communities. If you are an organist, conductor, pianist, singer or music minister, we invite you to join our chapter and participate in the planned activities of O.C. AGO. ********************************************************* To add infomation to our web site, contact Phyllis Scardena at scar345@comcast.net |
Placement |
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Certification |
Contact Us |
| DEAN - Sara Hoey, saritavepoint[@]comcast.net
SUB DEAN - Bernice Kephart, bkzipo22[@]aol.com SECRETARY - Mimi Mansky m139139[@]comcast.com TREASURER - Barbara D'Ippolito,dippolito04[@]comcast.net MEMBERS AT LARGE: '12 Ernest Hamilton efhamiltonjr[@]aol.com '10 Jack Milkovitz Jmilkovitz[@]comcast.net '11 Christine Urban music201[@]verizon.net |
Links |
| www.giamusic.com
www.jwpepper.com www.ocp.org www.wlpmusic.com www.npm.org www.cpdl.org (Choral Public Domain Library) www.njchambersingers.org |
| Visit the AGO National website |