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Sarasota-Manatee Chapter AGO |
| Last updated: May 26, 2010 |
Message from the Dean |
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Local Events |
| Our 2010—2011 AGO season of events is ready to go,
SARASOTA-MANATEE CHAPTER AGO 2010-2011 SEASON Sun, Sept 12 Opening event with Belle Canto (details yet to be confirmed)Elizabeth Goldstein, director, First Methodist Church, Sarasota Sun, Oct 17 Progressive Organ Concert: Music for Organ, Brass, and Percussion 6:00 pm Reception, Church of the Redeemer 7:00 pm Evensong, Church of Redeemer and then to First Congregational UCC and perhaps one more downtown church. Chapter members plus the Brass Quintet from the Sarasota Symphony perform! Mon, Nov 15 7:30 pm Singing the Psalms: A Coda to Psalms and Palms A look at many ways to sing Psalms in your church Anglican chant, Gelineau Psalm settings, anthems based on Psalms, and more! St. Paul’s Lutheran, Sarasota Sun, Jan 16 *James David Christie 4:00 pm Faith Lutheran Church Fri. Feb 4 7:30 pm *David Briggs, organ, plays two performances of transcriptions for organ of symphonies by Schubert and Tchaikovsky – a sonic spectacular! at Christ Church, Bradenton repeated on Saturday, Feb 5, 8:00 pm at Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota Mon, Feb 7 7:30 pm *David Briggs Accompanies Film!The Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota Sun, Feb 13 4:00 pm *Hector Olivera, organ, at First United Methodist Church, Bradenton Mon, Mar 7 7:30 pm Members’ Recital St. Boniface Episcopal Church. Several chapter members have signed on to play; the rest of the program will be filled on a first come-first served basis, so don’t hesitate to polish up some of your favorites! There’s no theme, so anything goes! Sun, May 15 6:00 pm Closing dinner for Clergy and Organists and Installation of Officers, Paul Westermeyer, St. Armand’s Key Lutheran Church * Free admission for AGO members with membership card Do you have an upcoming concert or event that you would like us to help advertise? Simply email the details to music@pineshorespres.org before the deadline of the 20th of the month. Due to space limitations, events will only be published for the current month plus one month. |
Newsletter |
| From the Dean...
Summer Greetings! As I begin my term as Dean of our wonderful chapter and as we enter the “green” season of Pentecost, I recall the 23rd Psalm, particularly the first two and a half verses: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters, he restores my soul.” These months become a time of refreshment, rest, travel, planning, learning, regrouping, recharging and yet, I think of it as “Musicians” Advent . . . it is our time of preparation, our time to prepare for our new seasons. So, during this time if you have some great ideas for anthems, services, concerts – SHARE them with your chapter members - if you are stuck and need some help – ASK your chapter. There is a vast amount of knowledge and creative resources at our fingertips and it’s our members – let’s make good use these wonderful resources! Send your ideas, thoughts or needs to me via email (granddukedavid@verizon.net ), and we’ll have it sent to the membership and exchange ideas. For my first project as Dean, I am going to ask all of you for a little assistance. Send me names of churches, choir directors and organists of churches that are in your areas that are not members of our chapter. And if there are some who have fallen away from our chapter, I want to know their names too. I plan to do some door knocking and make a point of letting everyone know that AGO is for them. I hope to welcome many new members to our first meeting in September. Dick Benedum and his Program Team have put together a wonderful season for 2010 / 2011 and we want to share this with as many people as possible. And here’s the second part of this project – if anyone (no groaning) wants to work with me on this project – I am very happy for the help . . . I don’t want to hear we are “old”, we are “tired” or “OH! We’ve tried that before” – while there is still breath in your body, you are vital to the success of AGO and to our chapter – SO no excuses! Also, while you are working on your calendars, please mark down ALL of the dates of AGO functions and programs; we are only successful with the support of our chapter. And I would like to see better support of concerts, events, programs that our chapter members hold throughout the year. We have a wonderful group of very talented musicians in our chapter – let’s make a great effort of supporting each other more. It means more than you think to see your colleagues in the congregation or audience, showing their support. And here’s an idea that might help to build excitement about your offerings to our chapter. Write an article about your worship or concert event, e.g. Ann, you could write an article about the service of Evensong. Not all of our members are in “liturgical” churches and some may not be familiar with this beautiful worship experience; someone could do an “interview” with Hector Olivera or David Briggs for publication prior to their concerts. We are a very creative group – let’s see more of that creativity in print each month in our Montre. So, for those of you who like or need to be “asked” before doing . . . You are being asked. Let’s get to doing! I also need to take a moment to “thank” our out-going Dean, Greg Chestnut. How will we ever thank you enough for your thoughtful and inspiring “Dean’s Letters”, for your leadership and support of our chapter. You are a treasure, and we are all so fortunate to have the benefit of your good humor, talents, knowledge and encouragements over the past two years. BRAVO! And I personally, will be looking to you for guidance and thoughts during my term as Dean. (Now would be the time for applause!). Greg, we all thank you so very much! I promise to be a “shirt-sleeve” Dean; I like to be in the trenches working! And I know many of our chapter members are like me. Look at the great success of our January 2010 Conference. Without our great workers it would have not been possible to be so successful. So, during “Musicians” Advent – prepare – there’s a lot of work and great times ahead. I so look forward to working with all of your to make our next season one of great things! I also hope to see many of you at National in July! Wishing you all many blessings and Shalom! David Stasney granddukedavid@verizon.net: Send me names!!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yearbook Ads… It's that time of the year once again when our AGO chapter turns to you for a major source of publicizing our various churches' events, which better insures the success of our musical offerings to our community: our annual membership directory. Please send Roger Roszell your $50 check (Made Payable to the Sarasota-Manatee- AGO) for a full page black-and-white ad, to guarantee your having your space reserved again. New advertisers: this is just as vital. Please send your ad copy to Seth Wertz ONLY via e-mail. Please note, to: swertz@bonifacechurch.org and this must reach him by mid-July. Checks not coming in yet this month or early June will likely mean that the most desired ad spots have already been taken. The Board concurred with a first-come-first-served basis for holding pages for ads. So don't be disappointed; please send me your check today! Many thanks! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please contact Richard Benedum (312-5875, or richard.benedum@comcast.net), or any other officer/board member, if you’re interested in playing on a MEMBERS’ RECITAL during the coming year. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There will be no July or August Montre, the next issue will be the September — published at the end of August. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Deadline Reminder Deadline for submission of items to be included in the Montre is the 20th of the month. Most efficient method of submission is via email to our editor, Rick Holdsworth, at music@pineshorespres.org. |
Membership |
| For membership information please contact Jim Hawkinson, membership chair at 941-794-8757 or email at jhawkinson@tampabay.rr.com |
Placement |
| Substitute List
Baber, Don 746-5489 B, S organist, choir director baberstrode@gmail.com Baber, Lucy 746-5489 B, S organist, choir director lucybsharp@verizon.net Butler, LaTerry H 351-4854; C 724-1054 organist/director/contemporary keyboardist terry-tammy@msn.com Copes, V. Earle 371-2750 ext. 563 S, B organist, choir director elcopes@comcast.net Crowley, Dennis 350-0746 S, B, V organist, choir director dennisdcrowley@comcast.net Morris, Helen Shanks 755-2192, B organist rh1927@verizon.net Page, Neil A. 323-4217, organist, choir director neil@orchardway.net Parks, Carl 778-4820 S, B organist, choir director seajay2@tampabay.rr.com Reynolds, Carolyn 749-0023 organist, pianist, director carolynreynolds@earthlink.net Siebecker, Nancy (715)-675-3057 S, B, V organist, choir director. Still lives in Wisconsin, in Sarasota 10-14 days per month, beginning October 2008. nancyds@wilsonhurd.com Sidlow, Pat, (941) 923-7928 tobernies@verizon.net Sullivan, Chalyce (941) 924-3232 S, B, V pianist, organist, choral director chaljer1@verizon.net Vaughn, Mary (941) 376-7788 S, B, V organist, director mary@rsvpspecialevents.net Inclusion on the above list does not constitute the Chapter’s endorsement of the skills, and thus it encourages interviews with all prospective substitutes. Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
Contact Us |
| Chapter Officers
DEAN - David Stasney (758-5515) granddukedavid@verizon.net SUB DEAN - Dr. Richard Benedum (312-5875) richard.benedum@comcast.net SECRETARY - Linda Petersen (961-0948) lindagenepeter@yahoo.com TREASURER/MEMBERSHIP - Jim Hawkinson (794-8757) jhawkinson@tampabay.rr.com REGISTRAR - Sarita Roche (954-1197) saritajoe@verizon.net SUNSHINE - Barbara Lanning (408-2626)thehalfnote@comcast.net PLACEMENT TEAM - Peg Smith (377-3738) mhsara1@comcast.net Virginia Koepkey (492-6250) virginiaofvenice@hotmail.com James Johnston (795-4232) jwjchorus@earthlink.net ARCHIVES - Johnora Hildebrand (922-3142) grahamhild@comcast.net CHAPLAIN - Father Read Heydt (964-2257) standrewse@embarqmail.com HOSPITALITY/EVENTS - Mary Vaughn (376-7788) rsvpmary@eventsmusic.com HOSPITALITY/GREETER - Sarita Roche (954-1197) saritaroche@comcast.net PUBLICITY/PHOTOGRAPHER - Carl Parks (778-4820)seajay2@earthlink.net TAO PUBLICITY - Roger Roszell (926-8031) rogerros@aol.com YEARBOOK EDITOR - Seth Wertz (371-2120) swertz@boniface.cc EXECUTIVE BOARD 2013: Johnora Hildebrand, Matthew Woods 2012: Barbara Roth-Donaldson, Carol Whitfield 2011: Virginia Koepkey, Dwight Thomas NEWSLETTER/WEBPAGE EDITOR - Rick Holdsworth (922-1597 x 224) music@pineshorespres.org |
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