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| Sacramento 2012
The SDG Concert Series: Rex Rallanka, organist Sunday, May 6, 2012, 3:00 pm Grace Lutheran Church, 6202 South Tyler Street, Tacoma If anyone has friends or family in the Tacoma area that would like to attend, this would be a very rewarding concert on a fine 2-manual tracker. Friday, May 11, 8 pm, pre-concert lecture at 7:15 pm Capella Antiqua: The View from Mexico City About 1660 Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th St., Sacramento Adult $15 donation, Seniors/Students $10 donation, general seating An a capella choral concert of cathedral and popular music from early Baroque Mexico City, including modern debut performances of Franciso López Capillas’ Missa ‘Re-Sol’, the anonymous Nocturnos, and songs in indigenous Nahuatl and Quechua languages. Saturday, May 12, 3 pm Lent, Holy Week, Easter—A Reflection Modesto organist Joan Peck presents a look at the recent past with seasonal music spanning four centuries, played on the Sacramento area’s only meantone instrument. Also on the program are selections by the Antelope Renaissance Choir. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7850 Watt Ave., Antelope, free admission with donation. Saturday, May 19, 10am-12:00 pm MASTER CLASS With David Higgs Fremont Presbyterian Church 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento, Ca 95819 Phone 916-452-7432 $10.00 fee - Gallery open to the public If you are interested in playing for the Master Class, please contact Carol Newton Hawk - chawksac@pacbell.net or phone 916-799-1472 my May 1, 2012 Sunday, May 20, 4 pm. David Higgs, Organist, in Concert Fremont Presbyterian Church 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento, CA 95819, Phone 916-452-7432 Tickets - $10.00 donation Ticket information at: https://fremont.wufoo.com/forms/david-higgs-organ-concert-may-20-2012/ Sponsored by Fremont Presbyterian Church and the Sacramento Chapter of the American Guild of Organists AGO Members please reserve your ticket by emailing Carol Newton Hawk - chawksac@pacbell.net or phone 916-799-1472. Sunday, May 20, 4 pm 20th Anniversary Recital of Bigelow Organ, Grass Valley This recital celebrates the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the organ by Michael Bigelow. Performing are Rex Rallanka and Marian Metson. A reception will follow at the church. Grace Lutheran Church, 1979 Ridge Road, Grass Valley 95945 Sunday May 27, 3 pm 2012 Pipe Organ Encounters Ryan Enright, Organist, in Concert St. John's Lutheran Church 1701 L Street, Sacramento, Ca, 95811 Phone 916-444-0874 Ryan Enright plays the restored organ of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sacramento, in an afternoon concert of works from Baroque Spain to Contemporary North America and Improvisation. Ryan has recently relocated to Sacramento from Canada and is the Organist at St. John's Lutheran Church, Accompanist for the Sacramento Choral Society and CSUS choral Department. Saturday, June 2, 2012 8:00 pm Sacramento Choral Society Stained Glass Sacramento Concert Two European Traditions Masterworks of the Baroque, Classical & Romantic Eras Works by Vivaldi, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Stanford Special Guest Appearance: Katherine Jolly, Soprano Join Music Director Donald Kendrick and the Sacramento Choral Society for their debut performance in Fremont Presbyterian's recently restored sanctuary. Fremont Presbyterian Church 5770 Carlson Drive (at H Street), Sacramento Ryan Enright, Organist Tickets: $35 Reserved $25 General Students: 50% discount June, 2012 End of Year Celebration Sue Miller’s Home 3760 Clover Valley Road Rocklin, CA 95677 Phone 916-624-2045 European Organ Tour—Summer 2012 Thanks to Dr. Diego Cannizzaro, who played a concert for the AGO in Sacramento in 2010, members have an opportunity to see and play some of the oldest organs in Europe. Dr. Cannizzaro has arranged a special guided tour of significant, historic organs from Switzerland to Malta from June 28 – July 10, 2012. The tour will be led by Dr. Cannizzaro and includes hotel accommodations, bus, air and boat transportation within Europe, with time for sightseeing in some of Europe’s most beautiful cities. Cost for the tour is 2,500 Euros, but this may be reduced, depending on the number of persons taking the tour. Transportation to and from Europe is not included. Dr. Cannizzaro would appreciate any expressions of interest by the end of September 2011, so that plans can be finalized. The itinerary, subject to change, is given below. Please contact Dr. Cannizzaro at cannizzaro@kefa.it This should be a once in a lifetime experience! - Day 0, 28 June 2012 Optional pre-tour day in Geneva, optional hotel overnight in Geneva. - Day 1, 29 June 2012 Arrival in Geneva, overnight hotel in Geneva. - Day 2, 30 June 2012 Geneva-Sion surface transfer (Km 160, 2:15 hours). Visit Sion and Valere organ. Sion-Bern surface transfer (Km 155, 2:10 hours). overnight hotel in Bern. - Day 3, 1 July 2012 Bern-Innsbruck surface transfer (Km 403, approx 5:00 hours). Free time in Innsbruck. Overnight hotel in Innsbruck. - Day 4, 2 July 2012 Visit Innsbruck organ. Free time. Overnight hotel in Innsbruck. - Day 5, 3 July 2012 Innsbruck-Valvasone surface transfer (Km 309, 4:45 hours). Afternoon visit Valvasone organ. Valvasone-Udine surface transfer (Km 36, approx 1:00 hour). Overnight hotel in Udine. - Day 6, 4 July 2012 Udine-Bologna surface transfer (Km 264, 3:10 hours). Afternoon visit organs of Bologna. Overnight hotel in Bologna. - Day 7, 5 July 2012 Bologna-Trevi surface transfer (Km 275, 3:35 hours). Afternoon visit Trevi organ. Trevi - Spoleto or Spello surface transfer (Km 20 or 30). Overnight hotel in Spoleto or Spello. - Day 8, 6 July 2012 Spoleto or Spello - Rome Fiumicino Airport surface transfer (Km 160 form Spoleto, Km 193 from Spello, 2:30 or 3:00 hours). Flight Rome/Palermo. Palermo-Monreale surface transfer (Km 111). Visit Monreale. Monreale-Cefalu surface transfer (Km 75, 1:30 hours). Overnight hotel in Cefalu. - Day 9, 7 July 2012 Visit Cefalu cathedral and organ. Cefalu-Castelbuono surface transfer (Km 23, 0:45 hour). Visit Castelbuono organ. Castelbuono-Cefalu surface transfer (Km 23, 0:45 hour). Overnight hotel in Cefalu. - Day 10, 8 July 2012 Cefalu-Syracuse surface transfer (Km 230, 3:00 hours). Suggested sightseeing in UNESCO World Heritage Syracuse: Archimedes Square, Castello Maniace, Cathedral, Roman amphitheatre, Temple of Apollo, Tomb of Archimedes. Lunch in local restaurant. Syracuse-Noto surface transfer (Km 30, 0:45 hour). Suggested sightseeing in UNESCO World Heritage Noto: San Domenico Church, San Carlo Borromeo Church, Villadorata Palace. Noto-Pozzallo surface transfer (Km 30, 0:45 hour). Ferry Pozzallo-Malta at 21:30, arriving Malta at 23:00. Surface transfer to hotel, overnight hotel in La Valletta. - Day 11, 9 July 2012 Visit Malta organ. Free time in La Valletta. - Day 12, 10 July 2012 Hotel-airport transfer. Flights home. |
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AGO Nashville Convention July 1-6 From your Region IX Councillor: I had the opportunity to visit Nashville in October for AGO National Council meetings, and was dazzled by the organs, the city, and the people. I can't wait to go back for the convention this summer, and I hope all of you are planning to be there, too! My top 10 reasons for going to Nashville: 1. Inspiration – world class organ and choral performances make me want to practice 5 hours a day! 2. World-class organs and venues – can I take the Fisk at Covenant Presbyterian home with me (maybe the whole campus)? And move Schermerhorn Hall to San Diego? 3. Worship – there's nothing like having over 2,000 organists singing hymns together 4. Growth – workshops that give me new insights on literature, practicing, teaching, improvisation, and so much more 5. Fun – talking with friends, dinner with friends, talking with friends, helping others spend their money in the exhibit hall, talking with friends (we organists have to spend a lot of time being quiet in worship – conventions are our time to make up for that!) 6. Shopping – discovering new teaching materials and new literature to share in church and in concert, new CDs, and hopefully a fun t shirt or two 7. Southern hospitality – it's the best! 8. Challenge – learning new ways to practice and improvise, build great working relationships, and promote the organ. Come to Nashville – go home smarter! 9. Exploring a fantastic city – Nashville is spectacular! Museums, plantations, history, and so much more. I can't wait to visit The Hermitage again! 10. All of the venues are air-conditioned. ☺ Leslie Wolf Robb Councillor, AGO Region IX (858) 735-4338 Organ Historical Society Convention: Chicago, July 8-13OHS July 8-13 in the City of BIG SOUNDS! Early OHS convention fees good through MAY 8. Register today for a spectacular "Summerfest" of organ recitals. See details at http://www.organsociety.org/2012/teaser.html Join fellow organ lovers in one of America's most popular destinations - CHICAGO, the "City of Big Shoulders" becomes the "City of Big Sounds!" Visit this visually exciting and invigorating metropolis for an outstanding OHS National Convention, July 8 - 13, hosted by locals who will make you love Chicago as much as they do! You will revel in the great variety of gorgeous instruments in noble and exquisite acoustical settings! You will hear the legendary, newly restored Skinner organ at Rockefeller Chapel, played by Nathan Laube. Hear Holy Name Cathedral's Flentrop, the Casavant at Orchestra Hall, Hook & Hastings, E.M. Skinner, C.B. Fisk, and many, many more. Other musicians include some of the finest players of our day - Ken Cowan, Wolfgang Rubsam, Jonathan Ryan and David Schrader are among the host of extraordinary talent. You will be transported by air conditioned motor coaches to splendid venues (included with your registration). Most meals are included in the registration fee, and hotel rates are only $135 a night for up to four guests per room. This will be a truly memorable event - people love our Conventions! Daily registration is available, but why miss part of the fun? Plan to enjoy the entire week! Register by phone at 804-353-9226 or visit http://www.organsociety.org/2012/registration.html SPECIAL FOR UNDER 27s: Invite a young person under age 27, who will only pay $315. 2012 Pipe Organ Encounters Sunday May 27, 3 pm Ryan Enright, Organist, in Concert St. John's Lutheran Church 1701 L Street, Sacramento, Ca, 95811 Phone 916-444-0874 Ryan Enright plays the restored organ of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sacramento, in an afternoon concert of works from Baroque Spain to Contemporary North America and Improvisation. Ryan has recently relocated to Sacramento from Canada and is the Organist at St. John's Lutheran Church, Accompanist for the Sacramento Choral Society and CSUS choral Department. June 4-9, 2012 CENTRAL TEXAS CHAPTER Baylor University Waco, Texas Joyce Jones, DMA, FAGO Baylor University School of Music One Bear Place, Box 97408 Waco, Texas 76798-7408 254-710-1417 joyce_jones@baylor.edu www.baylor.edu June 10-15, 2012 HOLLAND AREA CHAPTER Hope College Holland, MI Elizabeth Claar, DMA, CAGO 67 West 19th Street Holland, MI 49423 616-392-7172 elizabeth.claar@gmail.com www.hollandareaago.org July 15-20, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER Augustana College Sioux Falls, SD Marilyn Schempp, MM, SPC 809 Plum Creek Road Sioux Falls, SD 57105 605-332-0038 mmschempp@sio.midco.net July 15-20, 2012 WINCHESTER CHAPTER Shenandoah University Winchester, VA Judy Connelly, MM, GPD Braddock Street United Methodist Church 115 Wolfe Street Winchester, VA 22601 540-667-3366 jconnell@su.edu www.winchester-ago.org July 16-21, 2012 GAINESVILLE CHAPTER The University of Florida Gainesville, FL John T. Lowe Jr., DM, CAGO Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 100 NE 1st Street Gainesville, FL 32601 352-372-4721 Lowe@holytrinitygnv.org www.agohq.org/chapters/gainesville July 22-28, 2012 SAN DIEGO CHAPTER University of San Diego San Diego, CA Kimberly Bedell, MA 17185 West Bernardo Drive #106 San Diego, CA 92127 619-787-2992 markkim@me.com www.agosd.org Publications Nancy Metzger, Harpsichordist and Organist, has completed a series of 7 articles dealing with the performance of Baroque music. Originally begun for Continuo Magazine, (now defunct) "Seven Wonders of the World of Baroque Music," is freely available under TIPS FOR ALL KEYBOARDISTS at her website, http://www.rcip.com/musicadulce. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS The Scholarship Committee [Ruthann Lundgren, Gerard Montana, and Nancy Metzger] is pleased to announce the following winners for the 2010-11 season. • Jacob Kasak – full scholarship (20 lessons) • Andres Hudson – 10 lessons with the possibility of continuing with 10 more lessons • Julia Chidester – 10 lessons with the possibility of continuing with 10 more lessons ************************** |
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First United Methodist Church of Modesto, California Job includes playing organ/piano of the 10:00 Service on Sunday which includes gathering music, prelude, hymns, anthems, special muss, offertory, communion. postlude; rehearsal each week with various choirs; rehearsal time at the organ; hours at 1/4 time position; compensation based on AGO guidelines. Contact: Dennis Jensen <djnmodsto@yahoo.com>  Organist Position St. Luke's Lutheran Church in South Sacramento needs an organist as soon as possible. The job includes playing organ for the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays. The choral director and music director plays piano along with the organ except for the Communion and Postlude when the organist plays alone. The organ is a Renaisance Digital Allen organ with 3 manuals. It is a really nice organ. The pay is about 135.00 a service. The pastor is very nice and it is a well-established church with a large choir. Address is: 7595 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823. Telephone is: (916) 421-5039. Organist Position: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Carmichael, CA is looking for an organist for their Wednesday and Sunday services starting in January 2012. Each service has three hymns, a prelude of 8 to 10 minutes and a 2 minute postlude on Wednesday and a longer one on Sundays. On Sundays and Thanksgiving a solo is sung accompanied by the organist. The church services are held Sundays at 10:00 to 11:00 and Wednesdays at 7:30 to 8:30. The organist is expected to be at the church ½ hour prior to each service with rehearsing concluded by that time. Salary will be negotiated according to training and experience. For more information or to audition, please call Noreen Moore 916 990-0535 or c 202-0708 or noreenmoore@sbcglobal.net. Episcopal Church of the Saviour, Hanford, California Organist/Music Director Job Description The Episcopal Church of the Saviour in Hanford, California is a small community, but which boasts some truly exquisite features, among them an 1882 chapel built in the Arts and Crafts style and a marvellous brick gothic church built in 1910. The latter houses the original Murphy-Harris organ installed in 1913 and expanded in the 1950s. The Church has had a strong music/choral tradition, and more recently has begun to host concerts by visiting performers. The community is in search of an organist/music director primarily to accompany hymn-singing at the 10am Sunday service. However, there is a view to expanding the Church’s music ministry to include forming a choir, organizing concerts and building stronger links with local schools and colleges. The organist/music director will be a member of staff, reporting directly to the Rector, and as such will meet regularly with him and occasionally with the Parochial Worship Committee. Students are very welcome and encouraged to apply. Essential qualities sought: (1) flexible, open and creative approach to music and liturgy (2) sense of humour and agreeability with members of the congregation (3) good or excellent aptitude in performance of organ and piano (4) some experience in choral directing (5) cultural sensitivity, diversity appreciation and commitment to upholding God’s inclusive love for all people Desirable qualities sought (1) knowledge of Anglican/Episcopal music and liturgical tradition Job Description Organist/Director of Music The Organist/Director of Music is a part-time, salaried employee reporting to the Rector and working in coordination with Parochial Worship Committee. Office hours and work routine shall be set in consultation with the Rector. Principal Function: The Organist/Director of Music is responsible for planning and conducting music programs within the church, particularly for Sunday worship. Duties: 1. Play the organ or piano (as appropriate) at the Sunday services. 2. In consultation with the Rector, select music for Sunday services and special observances or feast days. 3. Assist the Rector and the rest of the ministerial staff in planning special services, particularly at Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter. It is the hope that in time the post will encompass: 1. Building and nurturing a choir, seeking and recruiting members from within and without the congregation. 2. Expanding and enhancing the breadth and depth of the community’s and choir’s range of music. 3. Raising the profile of the Church through links with the local community, particularly with other music programs (schools, etc.). 4. Coordinating regular concerts by visiting performers. Candidates are encouraged to contact: The Episcopal Church of the Saviour 519 Douty Street Hanford, California 93230 (559) 584-7706 First United Methodist Church, Loomis 6414 Brace Rd. Loomis, CA 95650 (916) 652-0469 JOB OPENING Organist/Pianist: The Organist/Pianist position is a part-time, paid position with compensation based on a per event service to the church. The Organist shall play the organ and piano for the traditional worship service and other special services throughout the year with the supervision of the Pastor and direction of the Choir Director. Compensation is $108.15 per Sunday worship service and one weekly choir rehearsal. For a complete job description please contact the church office at (916) 652-0469 or the Chair of the Staff Parish Relations Committee, Dave Tooker at dtooker@sbcglobal.net. Accompanist for the El Camino choirs. Here is a job description: · 2 days per week at El Camino High School plus formal concerts. · Concert Choir – 9:00am to 10:00am · Madrigal Choir – 10:00am to 11:00am · Five (5) Formal Concerts (evenings at El Camino): October 26, December 3, December 7, March 21, May 18. · Additional concert dates may be scheduled and will be negotiated with accompanist. · Rate of pay: $20 to $25 per hour – Negotiable. Contact: Kevin Glaser – (916)971-7449 or kglaser@sanjuan.edu Kevin Glaser, Band/Choir Director VAPA Department Chair El Camino High School (916) 971-7449 kglaser@sanjuan.edu View the Eagle Band/Choir Website at: http://www.sanjuan.edu/webpages/kglaser/ Organist for Emmanuel Church, Grass Valley From: "Richard & Joan Tumilty" <thetumiltys@gmail.com> Date: July 27, 2011 12:02:35 PM PDT Subject: organist for Emmanuel Church We are looking for an organist and/or choir director for Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Grass Valley, CA beginning in September. There is one choir rehearsal weekly and one service Sunday mornings. The stipend is $150 per Sunday for the organist and $125 per week for the choir director (combined amounts if the person does both). Please reply to email: thetumiltys@gmail.com or phone: 530 274 7649. Updated August 22, 2011 Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
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| Dean – Rex Rallanka, (916) 261-1463,
rrallanka@cathedralsacramento.org Subdean – Carol Newton Hawk, (916) 988-1447, chawksac@pacbell.net Treasurer – Gerald Perry, 916-541-1820, gerald.perry@sbcglobal.net Secretary – Sten Bolander, (916)-224-6005, sten.bolander@gmail.com Member-at-large (1 year term) – Jim Shultz, (916) 451-4929, jimshultz@pacbell.net Member-at-large (2 year term) – Adrienne Leach, (916) 961-2469, aleach6@netzero.com Member-at-large (3 year term) – May Tuan Tucker, (916) 359-4421, maytucker@mac.com Newsletter Editor -- Lee Lovallo, (916) 320-8423, ltlovallo@gmail.com Newsletter Publisher -- Rick Simms, (916) 803-1964 ricksimms@mac.com |
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