Ventura County Chapter




Last updated: February 6, 2013

Message from the Dean

Welcome to the Region IX chapter serving the southern Gold Coast of California. Ventura County is just northwest of Los Angeles. We have members residing in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Paula, and Ojai.

We are always looking for new members - organists, choir directors, and others who appreciate excellent music. There are no entrance requirements, and the annual dues support local chapter activities as well as national AGO resources. Each year, we award scholarships to deserving students in the county. This financial aid assists them with organ lessons, music, and even proper shoes.

We encourage you to bring family and friends to our events and enjoy congenial fellowship along with excellent music.



Local Events

Friday, September 28, 2012 – 7:30 p.m.
DR. LORRAINE MILLER, ORGANIST
Great Music at Ascension Series
Ascension Lutheran Church
1600 E. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks
805-495-040 www.alcto.org
Friday, October 5, 2012 – 7:30 p.m.

“IMAGE IS EVERYTHING—THE PIPE ORGAN
IN FILM.”
John Karl Hirten
Refreshments and fellowship in the Parish Hall
followed by selections on the Hedgel organ and the
Feature Presentation in the sanctuary.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
3290 Loma Vista Rd., Ventura

Friday, October 26, 2012 – 7:00 p.m.
DR. SHELLY MOORMAN-STAHLMAN,
ORGANIST
Orvil and Gloria Franzen Organ Progam Series
Cal Lutheran University, Samuelson Chapel
60 W. Olsen Rd., Thousand Oaks
Co-sponsored with AGO-VC and
Cal Lutheran University

Sunday, November 18, 2012 – 3:30 p.m.
VENTURA AGO MEMBERS’ RECITAL—
SEASONAL SELECTIONS
Camarillo Seventh-day Adventist
3975 E. Las Posas Rd., Camarillo

Friday, February 15, 2013 – 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Jung -A Lee , ORGANIST
Santa Clara Parish Catholic Church
323 S.E St., Oxnard

June, 2013 – TBA
CELEBRATE A STEINWAY
First Lutheran Church
78 Chrisman Ave., Ventura
Free-will donations go to the
Ventura AGO Scholarship Fund

AGO-VC concerts are free of charge and everyone is
welcome to attend. For more information about these
and other events in the Ventura area, please go to our
website:
www.http//agohq.org/chapters/venturacounty/chapter/
or e-mail sefreya@gmail.com

Newsletter


Membership

Ventura County takes great pride in its programs supporting practicing and aspiring organists. We have several scholarship students benefiting from our support. If you play the organ, no matter at what skill level, or you would like to add organ study to your piano or synthesizer skills, please contact us. We have an active program of placing practice organs in the homes of needy and promising students, so please ask.
Forms and information about AGO membership may be obtained from Registrar Linda Fern Fay, fernface@roadrunner.com or Dean Sara Frey Edwards, sefreya@gmail.com - (805)701-6970 or online at http://www.geocities.com/triplegeminian/membership.pdf

Placement

Substitute List:
Dr. Barbara M. Artinian, Ph.D., S.P.. bartinian@earthlink.net
Karlin J. Canfield: karlin@dock.net
Arthur Dobrucki, M.B.A., C.A.G.O.: azurehillsmusic@yahoo.com
Cory A. Edelman: mightyykw@msn.com
Dr. Raymond Egan: eganraymondb@aol.com
Julian Gleason: 805-625-1931, juliangleason@yahoo.com
Emily Arellano Jones: kceaj@msn.com
Leonard Loomis, M.A.: ljlmusic@verizon.net
Ann Luthringer, R.N. (Sub. Episcopal & Lutheran): bibi1235@gmail.com
Gary Peter: 310-936-5269
Ivan M. Shobe B.S., M.A. (except Sunday a.m.): ivanshobe60@gmail.com
Mariana Smith, B.A.: marianamusic@sbcglobal.net
Lois M. Weatherhead, 805-486-8648
Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website.

Certification

http://www.agohq.org/education/indexpcertify.ht

For other certification examinations (Fellowship, Associateship, Choir Master) contact the Region IX center coordinator for the Los Angeles area: Mark Thallander, 281 South Madison Ave., #303, Pasadena, CA 91101-1298. (626)487-9734. matorgan@aol.com

Contact Us

Sara Frey Edwards, Dean -- sefreya@gmail.com or sedwards@thacher.org (805) 701-6970
Kyle Johnson, Sub-Dean--kjohnson.mail@gmail.com (805) 493-3332
Mark C. Holmstrom, Secretary-- keys2mark@aol.com (805) 493-2532
Beverly J. Beall, Treasurer -- beverlycasper@pobox.com (805) 649-2403
Linda (Fern) Fay, Registrar -- fernface@roadrunner.com (805) 985-0405
Pastor Allen Hellwege, Chaplain -- adhellwege@yahoo.com (805)646-1537
Arthur Dobrucki, Bd. Mbr.; Stella Dumlao-Idea, Bd. Mbr.

Region IX Councillor: Leslie Wolf Robb lesliewolfrobb@mac.com

Mark C. Holmstrom, Webmaster --
keys2mark@aol.com

Links

Pipedreams: http://www.pipedreams.org
Organ Historical Society: http://www.organsociety.com
The Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America: http://www.apoba.com
Encyclopedia of Organ Stops: http://www.organstops.org
The American Institute of Organbuilders: http://www.pipeorgan.org
American Theatre Organ Society: http://www.atos.org
Organ Clearing House: http://www.organclearinghouse.com

California Piano, Steve O'Connor, CApiano@msn.net

Visit the AGO National website