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State College Chapter (Pennsylvania) |
| Last updated: October 28, 2008 |
Message from the Dean |
| Welcome to the website of the State College Chapter, which draws its membership from throughout central Pennsylvania. We offer educational and artistic programs throughout the year. For more information about the State College Chapter, please read further; to make comments or suggestions, please contact chapter dean Mary Bahnfleth, mbahnfleth@hotmail.com. A current newsletter, upcoming programs, information about membership categories, our chapter officers, positions available in the area, and a few websites of interest are listed below. If you have comments or suggestions about this website, please write scagowebeditor@mac.com. |
Local Events |
| (Events listed with a C are official chapter meetings or programs.)
NO CURRENT LISTINGS |
Newsletter |
| No current newsletter available. |
Membership |
| National dues collection began April 1, 2008.
AGO Dues Rates 2008-2009 VOTING MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES (full benefits): Regular $88 Special (65 and over, under 21, or disabled) $64 Full-time student $36 Partner (2nd member at same address, no TAO) $64 Dual (paid to second chapter) $35 Student dual $14 INDEPENDENT MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: Effective January 2002, the AGO began accepting Independent members. Independent members do not belong to a chapter or receive chapter benefits. Chapters do not collect or report dues for Independent members; please contact National directly. Regional Councillors will apprise chapters of contact information for all local Independent members. Independent Regular $88 Independent Student $36 Special Independent Member $64 NON VOTING MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: Chapter Friend dues are set and retained in full by the local chapter. Chapter Friends do not receive The American Organist (TAO) and are not eligible for any other national membership benefits. Chapter Friends $35 NATIONAL SUBSCRIBING MEMBERSHIP (TAO only) Residing in the U.S. 1 yr. $56 / 2 yr. $106 / 3 yr. $152 Outside the U.S. 1 yr. $74 / 2 yr. $140 / 3 yr. $200 (Subscribing memberships are handled directly from National; chapters are not involved in processing subscribing memberships.) For information about joining the State College Chapter, please contact dean Mary Bahnfleth, mbahnfleth@hotmail.com, or secretary Gail Ritchey, ggritchey@aol.com. |
Placement |
If you would like to place a listing, please contact chapter dean Mary Bahnfleth, mbahnfleth@hotmail.com, or any other member of the Executive Committee. Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
| GUILD CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION DATES (2007)
Service Playing Test October 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008 Colleague Examination November 16, 2007; May 9, 2008; November 14, 2008 Choir Master Examination May 28, 2008 (morning and afternoon) Associateship Examination May 29 and 30, 2008 (paperwork section both mornings; organ playing one of the afternoons) Fellowship Examination May 29 and 30, 2008 (paperwork section both mornings; organ playing one of the afternoons) Further information regarding eligibility, application procedures, examination fees, certificates, credit, preparation, work sheets, exams for the visually challenged, and individual examination requirements can be found on the AGO Headquarters website, http://www.agohq.org/home.html. |
Contact Us |
| Mary Bahnfleth, Dean, mbahnfleth@hotmail.com
Martha Harbison, Sub-Dean, mharbison@verizon.net Gail Ritchey, Secretary, ggritchey@aol.com Virginia McClure, Treasurer June Miller, Professional Concerns Coordinator, pjm13@psu.edu Rev. Ann Graves, Chaplain, angraves@adelphia.net |
Links |
| NOTE: A listing here does not in any way imply that State College AGO, or the National Chapter, endorses any products or services for which a link may be provided. These web links are informational in nature and should only be construed as such. Requests for listings, or comments about listings, should be directed to scagowebeditor@mac.com.
*************************** Penn State School of Music Includes concerts and faculty/student recitals. http://www.music.psu.edu Penn State College of Arts and Architecture Event Calendar: http://www.artsandarchitecture.psu.edu/pexev/calendar.html Organ Historical Society http://www.organsociety.org The Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America http://www.apoba.com Filip J. Cerny Pipe Organ Restoration, Philipsburg, PA http://sweb.cz/cernypipeorgan/ CanticaNOVA Publications Former SCAGO members Gary Penkala and Chris Bord provide traditional music for the contemporary church, featuring music which is grounded in the texts and traditions of the Roman Rite. http://www.canticanova.com/ Robert I Coulter, Organbuilder, Atlanta, Georgia: http://coulterorgans.com |
| Visit the AGO National website |