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Springfield, Missouri Chapter |
| Last updated: February 21, 2012 |
Message from the Dean |
| Greetings!
On Monday, February 13, it will be our privilege to welcome Mr. Eric Johnson, Head Voicer of Quimby Pipe Organs of Warrensburg, Missouri, who will present a program on the restoration work the Quimby firm completed on the Aeolian-Skinner organ of The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. You’ll probably know the Cathedral from its proximity to the famous “Seinfeld” restaurant, Tom’s Restaurant on the northeast corner of 112th and Broadway (I’m attempting to be “relevant.” How’m I doin’?). The great organ was originally built by the E. M. Skinner firm and installed in the unfinished cathedral in 1911. It was rebuilt and enlarged by the Aeolian-Skinner firm under the tonal direction of G. Donald Harrison in 1952. After a catastrophic winding system failure in the 1990’s a new rebuilding effort was begun by organ curators Douglass Hunt and Anthony Bufano but was left incomplete principally due to the deterioration of the cathedral’s roof, which was causing water damage to parts of the organ. And, to add insult to injury, in December of 2001 a fire in the cathedral’s bookshop caused extensive smoke damage to the organs, silencing all three of the cathedral’s pipe organs including the Aeolian-Skinner. The Quimby firm was selected to complete the restoration of the organ and it is from this exciting experience that Mr. Johnson will speak. You know, Quimby really is a “local” firm—just off extreme north Kansas Expressway (only 15 minutes drive from I-44, at 480 miles an hour). Would you be willing to give a ride to some of our chapter members? Do you need a ride to one of our chapter meetings? It would be my pleasure to assist in coordinating “drivers” and “riders” for our meetings. If you need a ride or if you are willing to give a ride, please call me at 883-0859. Mark Bowdidge, Dean |
Local Events |
| 2012 Calendar
FEBRUARY February 13 • 7 p.m. CHAPTER MEETING Location TBA Presentation of the restoration of the St. John the Divine organ. MARCH March 12 • 7 p.m. CHAPTER MEETING Evangel Temple Music with Praise Bands. APRIL April 16 • 7 p.m. CHAPTER MEETING National Avenue Christian Church Accessible Bach Music: Vicky Claborn, presenter. MAY May 14 • 7 p.m. CHAPTER MEETING King’s Way United Methodist Church Annual Members Recital JUNE June 11 • Time TBA CHAPTER BUSINESS MEETING Saint John’s Episcopal Church |
Newsletter |
| Please email the webmaster (organistfumc@yahoo.com) for a .pdf color version of the Newsletter. |
Membership |
| MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Membership renewal forms have been mailed to all current members. Please return your membership materials to Vicky Claborn by September 15, 2011. $92.00 ¨C Regular Membership $67.00 ¨C Special Membership (age 65 +) $37.00 ¨C Student Membership $36.00 ¨C Dual (must be full member of another Chapter) $30.00 ¨C Chapter Friend (includes local Chapter rights and correspondence only. Does not include national membership, or subscription to THE AMERICAN ORGANIST. Please make your check payable to AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS and mail to: Vicki Claborn, Treasurer AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS 5736 S Wedgewood Ave Springfield, MO 65810-3126 (417) 886-2873 |
Placement |
| Organist Substitute List:
Below are listed available substitutes and positions. Having this listing provided is one of the benefits of being an AGO member! Benjamin Boyer 1111 N. Glenstone Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 SC 215 269.317.2888 Ronald Hailey Home: 417-368-1746 Cell: 314-599-2268 Email: nejuma@mediacombb.net Mark Bowdidge 2017 S. Oak Grove Ave. Springfield, MO 65804 417.883.0859 mark_bowdidge@yahoo.com Job Opportunities: POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Saint Philips Episcopal Church, Joplin Missouri. Contact: Julie Farmer, Director of Music 417.623.6893 Choir Director Pathways United Methodist Church Springfield, Missouri Contact the church: pathwaysumc@gmail.com Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
| If you are interested in pursuing Certification, please speak to a Chapter Officer. See http://www.agohq.org/education/indexpcertify.html for further details.
Have you considered working toward and achieving an AGO certification? A Region VI "Certification Support Group" has been formed and is looking for new members to join, to support AGO members in the region who are interested in or working toward any of the five Guild certifications: Service Playing, Colleague, Associate, Fellow, and Choir Master. One of the concerns that is raised frequently by both people considering certification and those who have achieved certification is that the effort can be an isolated, lonely process, one seemingly without the support of others. This Certification Support Group will help eliminate this sense of isolation! Two communication options will be available to the Support Group members. First, I will share your name and e-mail address with others who are interested in the same certification. You can then exchange information, thoughts, suggestions, and encouragement with each other by e-mail, and if you choose, you can arrange to discuss by phone or meet in person. Additionally, resource people are being arranged throughout Region VI who have achieved certification levels; all certifications will have resource people designated for them. They may be contacted by any Certification Support Group member with questions. These certificate holders will be able to share their certification experience, provide suggestions for study, and offer encouragement. To join the Region VI Certification Support Group is simple: Contact me, your Region VI Education Coordinator, at jeffverkuilen@new.rr.com, and provide to me: (a) your name, (b) your e-mail address, (c) your AGO chapter, and (d) the certification that you are pursuing or are interested in working toward. Join the hundreds of AGO members in our region who have gone through the certification process, who can speak for the benefits of working toward and achieving certification and can demonstrate their resulting improved musicianship. And, they have lived to tell about it and enjoy the benefits! If you have any questions about the Certification Support Group, or AGO certifications in general, please feel free to contact me, and I will try to answer any questions you may have. Sincerely, Jeffrey (Jeff) Verkuilen, AAGO Education Coordinator, AGO Region VI |
Contact Us |
| Mark Bowdidge, Dean
mark_bowdidge@yahoo.com 417.773.6746 Christopher Kiepper, Sub-Dean, Newsletter & Webmaster organistfumc@yahoo.com 417.619.1350 Vicki Claborn, Treasurer dvrclaborn@att.net 417.886.2873 T. Daniel Hancock, Secretary dhancock@brpae.com 417.862.6272 Glenda Winkle-Morrow, Member At-Large mgmps333@mchsi.com Home: 417.881.0346 Mobile: 417.861.9994 Marion Keith, Member At-Large marikinmo@yahoo.com 660.438.7267 |
Links |
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