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Sioux Trails Chapter |
| Last updated: March 25, 2012 |
Message from the Dean |
| Greetings! The Sioux Trails chapter of the American Guild of Organists has been organized for 30 years, serving members in the region surrounding Mankato, New Ulm and Saint Peter, Minnesota.
This region hosts a wealth of organs in various churches and is also home to three colleges (Bethany Lutheran College, Martin Luther College and Gustavus Adolphus College) and one university (Minnesota State University) that have strong student organ programs. In addition, several pipe organ builders call this region home. The Sioux Trails chapter strives to bring all the talent and interest spread throughout a fairly large geographic area together for education, community, enjoyment, and outreach. In addition to our regularly scheduled events, which might vary from concerts, workshops, or potluck dinners, our chapter proudly sponsors a weekly Summer Noon-time Recital Series that features chapter members and friends at the console of a featured organ. This past summer, 2011, we presented 10 recitals on the Hendrickson organ at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato, as well as on the Holtkamp organ at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato, with an average audience of 75. Please contact me at any time if you have questions about our chapter. My email address is chadwinterfeldt@yahoo.com and my daytime phone number is 507.934.3060. Chad Winterfeldt Dean, Sioux Trails Chapter AGO |
Local Events |
| Organ recital to honor and remember Heinrich Fleischer | Sunday, April 1, 4:00 p.m. | First Lutheran Church, 1114 W. Traverse Road, Saint Peter
Mr. Gentile will present a recital of organ music in honor of his teacher, Heinrich Fleischer. The program includes works by Buxtehude, Bach, Brahms, Hindemith, and Reger. The selections will all be works that Gentile studied with Fleischer. Dr. Fleischer was a master teacher and interpreter of the music of Max Reger. For many years, Fleischer was professor of organ at the University of Minnesota and taught several of our chapter members. April 1 marks his 100th birthday. This recital is free and open to all. Thomas Trotter, Organ Recital | Tuesday, April 17, 8:00 p.m. | Chapel of the Christ, Martin Luther College, 1995 Luther Court, New Ulm STAGO members will meet for dinner before attending the recital. They also will receive a reduced ticket price. Organ crawl to play and hear the Walker Organ | Saturday, May 19, all day | Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin Street SW, Hutchinson Paul Otte will be our host. We will travel together as a group and have lunch together as part of our agenda. STAGO Noontime Recitals | Tuesdays, June 12 through August 21 | Grace and Bethlehem Lutheran Churches, Mankato Two dates are still available. If you would like to perform, contact STAGO Dean Chad Winterfeldt. (h)507.934.1836 (w)507.934.3060 AGO National Convention, Nashville, TN | July 1-6, 2012 For information, visit http://www.ago2012.org. |
Newsletter |
| Our newsletter appears monthly, except the months of June through August. If you are interested in receiving a complementary PDF copy, or joining our chapter to receive the paper copy, please contact Chad Winterfeldt, Dean of the chapter.
Education Corner: *The American Guild of Organists has a goal for every chapter to host a Pipes, Pedals, and Pizza program each year. Kudos to Dean Chad Winterfeldt who has also made this a goal of his! Last year's event was fun and successful. *Definitions: A Pipe Organ Encounter (POE) is a 4-5 day event organized by a local AGO chapter that introduces participants aged 13-18 to the world of the pipe organ. This summer will mark the 25th year of POES. A Pipe Organ Encounter Advanced (POEA) is a 5-6 day event organized by a local AGO chapter that provides a higher level of pipe organ instruction and intense course study for students aged 13-18 who have already achieved a high level of success in organ study. A Pipe Organ Encounter Plus (POE+) is a 4-5 day event organized by a local AGO chapter that provides organ instruction to students 19 and older. It is open to beginners as well as more advanced students.
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Membership |
| If you are interested in becomming a member, please contact our Treasurer and he will be happy to answer all your questions and provide you with the necessary form.
Regular Voting Member $92.00 Special Voting Member (over 65 or disabled) $67.00 Student Voting Member $37.00 Partner Voting Member $67.00 Dual Voting Member $36.00 Student Dual Member $15.00 Chapter Friend (non-voting) $20.00 suggested donation Contact Ron Shilling for more information. Ronald Shilling Martin Luther College 1995 Luther Court New Ulm, MN 56073 shillirl@mlc-wels.edu 507-354-8221 ext.277 (w) |
Placement |
| Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
Contact Us |
| Chad Winterfeldt, Dean
507-934-3060 (day) chadwinterfeldt@yahoo.com Mark Thompson, Sub-Dean jomath@hickorytech.net 507-387-1504 Christine Schulz, Secretary musicbox@hickorytech.net Ron Shilling, Treasurer shillirl@mlc-wels.edu Wayne Wagner, Program Chair wagnerwl@comcast.net Chad Fothergill, Education Chair cfotherg@gac.edu Charles Luedtke, Member at-large chluedtke@gmail.com Verda Pape, Newsletter editor vpape@mchsi.com |
Links |
| Twin Rivers Council for the Arts
http://www.twinriversarts.org Pipedreams web page http://www.pipedreams.org Pipedreams regional event calendar http://pipedreams.org/calendar Twin Cities AGO website http://www.tcago.org Southeast MN AGO website http://www.semnago.org South Dakota AGO website http://www.sdago.org South Dakota POE information http://www.sdpipeorganencounter.org Organ Historical Society http://www.organsociety.org OHS Database (to contribute information to the database) http://database.organsociety.org |
| Visit the AGO National website |