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Sacramento Chapter |
| Last updated: October 15, 2009 |
Message from the Dean |
| DON'T MISS THIS EXCELLENT WORKSHOP
"Nerves, Distractions, & the Organist" Sacramento Chapter AGO's Workshop presented by Barry Green on November 14, 2009 10am to 3:30. Fee includes lunch. PLAY FOR BARRY GREEN – GET PERSONAL HELP WITH HANGUPS! Ever loose your concentration when you are playing the prelude? Ever gulp as the hard parts approach? All of us have. Are the hard parts only hard when there are people listening???? Maybe we all need to learn a new game. GAME? That’s right. The Inner Game of Music is a game and a book, too. First published in 1986, Barry Green’s book on playing the Inner Game won him instant fame as the man who helped scores of musicians deal with the hang-ups of performing. Not just a stage fright lecture – this is a new way of looking at ourselves as musicians. COME and INVITE STUDENTS, COLLEAGUES – OPEN TO ALL MUSICIANS. On NOVEMBER 14, Sacramento Chapter brings Barry Green to St. Mark’s United Methodist Church to present 2 workshop sessions. THIS IS AN EVENT YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO MISS If you wish to play for Barry Green, you can call Nancy Metzger at 916-422-5168 to sign up. You only need 2 minutes! Playing 1 section of a piece will be enough for him to evaluate and assist you in learning this new game. YOUR MUSICAL LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! Questions: e-mail nmetzger@rcip.com ************************** Scholarship Funds needed for worthy students. Can You Help? Dan Nguyen is a special student. He has worked diligently to prepare himself for his dream of being an organist. He showed his stuff to our committee last month. He is a musical, disciplined and dedicated 15 year old. And, he won 20 free organ lessons to start his training. But we’re wondering if some of you members could give extra money to our scholarship fund for his special cause. We want Dan to have money to spend on sheet music, money to pay for gas for the lesson trips to Sacramento from Placerville, money for a Pipe Organ Encounter or money for more years of lessons before he goes to college. CAN YOU HELP? What makes his case special? All of the students who auditioned are special, and we awarded some type of scholarship to each of the four. However, Dan’s family has had a trauma that few families must ever face, and this event surely has brought on emotional as well as financial distress. His sister was murdered on the Yale University campus in September. Checks, if you can send them, can be made out to Sacramento AGO,marked “Education Fund” and sent to our treasurer, Gerald Perry, at 581 Jones Way, Sacramento, 95818. Thank you for your help! Scholarships this year were awarded thanks to the generosity of the 2009 Bachathon sponsors and the general Bachathon audience, the Sacramento chapter was able to award 4 scholarships on September 19th. ************************** Please forward all information for the newsletter or the AGO Website to: Gerard Montana Gerard@churchofstmartin.org or Rex Rallanka rrallanka@cathedralsacramento.org ****************************************** Please stay informed! Check the AGO National Site for up to date information throughout the year. http://www.agohq.org/bulletin/index.html ****************************************** The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. Founded in 1896 as both an educational and service organization, it sets and maintains high musical standards and promotes the understanding and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music. The purpose of the AGO is to promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles, to encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of Guild members. The Guild currently serves more than 20,000 members in more than 340 local chapters throughout the United States and abroad. The American Organist Magazine, the official journal of the AGO, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, reaches an audience of more than 24,000 each month. |
Local Events |
| COMMUNITY LISTINGS:
****************** Rona Commins will present a slide show of the San Francisco State tour which she leads in Florence, Italy, ART, MUSIC AND CULTURE IN FLORENCE on Saturday, November 7 at 10:00am, at 4331 Sierra Madre Drive. Anyone is invited. The trip is July 1-30, 2010 and the cost is $3850 (a $500 reduction from last year because of the economy). An apartment in Florence for one month, 3 days to Rome, Tuscany excursion, daily guided visits, AIDA at the Roman Amphitheater in Verona, ballet, chamber music, symphony, are all included. 4 units in Humanities may be earned at no extra cost. Rona will sing with the Capitol Chamber Players Wind Quintet, Maquette Kuper flute, Curtis Kidwell oboe, Elizabeth McAllister clarinet, Lindsey Bartlett bassoon, Fred Baucom French horn, and Beverly Wanner piano on November 22, Sunday at 3:00pm, Congregation B'nai Israel, 3600 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento. The Winds will perform the WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE of "Quartet" by Bill Douglas as well as music of Piazolla and Holst. Rona will sing "Three Songs of Innocence" for clarinet and soprano by Arnold Cooke and songs of Schubert. ****************** |
Newsletter |
| Sunday, October 25, 2009
Crocker Art Museum Classical Concert. Recital Hall, Capistrano Hall (Music Bldg) at Sacramento State University. Mu Phi Epsilon presents two prize-winning members: Nancy Metzger, harpsichord, and Keith Bohm, saxaphone. Reception to follow. Sunday, November 1, 2009 All Saints Episcopal Church (Sutterville Rd.) presents Choral Evensong at 4 PM. Followed by an organ recital by Stephen Janzen. Free will offering. Sunday, November 1, 2009 The Choir of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament presents Vespers for the Solemnity of All Saints. 4:30 PM. Mass follows at 5 PM. Saturday, November 7, 2009 Sacramento Choral Society presents Tribute to the English Cathedral Tradition. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. For more information call (916)536-9065. Sunday, February 21, 2010 7pm Nathan Laube dedicates Bond/Schlicker pipe organ at St. Martin Episcopal Church 640 Hawthorne Lane, Davis CA, 95616 |
Membership |
| Contact Treasurer:
Gerald Perry 916-492-2926 gerald.perry@sbcglobal.net |
Placement |
| Part-Time Music Director (Organist/Choir Director)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Sacramento, California seeks candidate experienced with traditional liturgical and sacred music. St. Paul’s is a welcoming, diverse congregation of about 100 with attendance of 40-60 weekly. Congregation established in 1849, historic church (1903) with well-maintained 1877 Johnson and Son Tracker organ, 4-octave hand bells, piano, and harpsichord. Responsibilities include weekly High Mass Sunday 10 am service and other occasional services; directing and rehearsing a dedicated, adult amateur choir (8-12 mixed voices), and working with clergy and Worship Committee. Stipend negotiable. Please submit letter of application and resume electronically to st1849paul@sbcglobal.net with the subject line "Music Director Search Committee," or send five (5) hard copies to: Music Director Search Committee, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1430 J Street, Sacramento, California 95814. All materials must be received by October 30, 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.stpaulssacramento.org/index.html Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
Contact Us |
| Dean - Gerard Montana 520-231-5410
Gerard@churchofstmartin.org Sub Dean - Nancy Metzger 916-422-5168 nmetzger@rcip.com Treasurer - Gerald Perry 916-492-2926 gerald.perry@sbcglobal.net Secretary - Doris Baxter 916-454-1567 Mem.at large - Rex Rallanka 916-261-1463 rrallanka@cathedralsacramento.org Mem.at large - Rona Commins 916-487-2137 Ronacommins@yahoo.com Mem.at large - Jim Shultz 916-977-7673 jimshultz@pacbell.net |
Links |
| Visit the AGO National website |