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Wilmington Chapter |
| Last updated: February 3, 2012 |
Message from the Dean |
| Greetings from the Wilmington (North Carolina) Chapter!
Founded in 1989, the Wilmington Chapter currently has a growing membership. While the majority of its members live in the greater Wilmington area, the chapter spans a large geographic area that includes southeastern North Carolina and portions of eastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. The Chapter meets monthly September through June. Each meeting includes a program which often is a concert performed by chapter members for the community, a lecture on a topic of interest or a guest artist recital. Many meetings feature a catered meal. The Wilmington chapter prides itself on presenting many concerts and events for the greater community. Many years, chapter members present a Hymn Festival for the Church Year, and a members' organ recital. Chapter members also form the AGO Chamber Choir which performs a concert of the works of a major composer many years with chamber orchestra. The 2010 choral concert featured works of Benjamin Britten. Historic Wilmington, North Carolina, is located on the Southeastern coast of North Carolina and is home to many fine pipe organs. Builders represented include Austin, Bozeman, Casavant, Estey, Goulding & Wood, Noack, Pilcher, Schantz, E. M. Skinner, Taylor and Boody, and Visser-Rowland. For more information on the Wilmington Chapter, please contact Larry Cook, Dean, at ldcjpc@gmail.com or Justin Smith, webmaster at cjs@alumni.wfu.edu. |
Local Events |
| Saturday, February 4, 2012, Kenan Auditorium (UNCW), 8:00 PM: The North Carolina Symphony presents a concert entitled Chopin and Tchaikovsky. Music includes Kodaly’s Dances of Galanta, Chopin’s Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante and Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5. The concert is conducted by William Henry Curry.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, Beckwith Recital Hall (UNCW), 7:30 PM: The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Department of Music presents flutist Amy Tully and pianist Phillip Powell in concert. This concert, entitled Made in America, features music by American composers and on American themes. These musicians are both professors of music at Coastal Carolina University. Saturday, February 11, 2012, Kenan Auditorium, 8:00 PM: The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra celebrates its conductor’s 25th anniversary with a special concert featuring Steven Errante’s own music. Nancy King and Benjamin Horrell will join the orchestra on stage, as well as the student winners of the concerto competition. High school winner David Haskins will be featured playing the Bruch Violin Concerto and college winner (and Little Chapel on the Boardwalk choral scholar) Heather Bobeck will sing Strauss. Sunday, February 19, 2012, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 4:00 PM: The Wilmington Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents a hymn festival entitled “Shaped by the Apostles’ Creed—Voices of our Time.” This festival will be led by Dr. Donald L. Armitage, University Organist of Wake Forest University and Cantus Emeritus at Augsburg Lutheran Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Members of the AGO and various church choirs will participate in the service.* Sunday, February 19, 2012, First Presbyterian Church, 5:00 PM: Music at First presents Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi, violin and Paolo Andre Gualdi, pianist, in concert.* Monday, February 20, 2012, Beckwith Recital Hall, 7:30 PM: The UNCW Department of Music presents faculty member Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi in a concert for violin and piano. She will be joined by her husband, pianist Paolo Andre Gualdi, and they will be playing pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Faure, and Saint-Saens. Both have graduate degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University. Thursday, February 23, 2012, Kenan Auditorium, 8:00 PM: The North Carolina Symphony presents a concert entitled Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concert no. 2. Pianist Stephen Hough will play the Rachmaninoff, and the symphony will also present Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 and Mazeppa, as well as Beriloz’s Rakoczy March from La damnation de Faust and Wagner’s Prelude from Act I of Lohengrin. This concert will be conducted by Music Director Grant Llewellyn. Friday, February 24, 2012, Beckwith Recital Hall, 7:30 PM: The UNCW Department of Music presents the UNCW Big Band and Combo in concert featuring jazz favorites. The Big Band performs in a variety of styles ranging from swing to bebop and modern styles. They are directed by Frank Bongiorno. The UNCW Combo performs improvisational jazz and is conducted by Joe Chambers. Saturday, February 25, 2012, St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church, 7:30 PM: Music on Market presents a program of world music by guitarist Antigoni Goni and flutist Laura Gilbert. This concert features music of Argentina, Brazil, Hunguary, Serbia, France and India.* Sunday, February 26, 2012, Beckwith Recital Hall, 7:30 PM: The UNCW Department of Music presents the UNCW String Ensemble, conducted by Steven Errante.* *free, donations are accepted |
Newsletter |
| From the Dean
Larry Cook, Dean, Wilmington AGO Dear AGO Members and Friends, Our February meeting and program is coming up, and I want to urge all of you to plan to participate. Actually we have made it pretty easy for ourselves: our Hymn Festival is being led by Dr. Don Armitage, Wake Forest University Organist, so just about all we have to do is show up and enjoy it. BUT NOT QUITE: we need to show up at 2:30 to form the choir to lead out on the hymns and, not only should we be there, we should invite our choir members to come as well. Please do this much to help insure the success of this program. Elsewhere in the Newsletter you can get the specific details, including calling in dinner reservations, etc. You’ll also read about the upcoming Convention in Nashville, and many other opportunities offered by the Guild. Don’t let them pass you by! Pax vobiscum, Larry Cook February Dinner Reservations Our next program of the year will occur on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. The program will begin with a rehearsal for those AGO members singing in the choir, followed by a hymn festival and then dinner after the program. To reserve a dinner at our February meeting, call or email Lisa Nichol by Tuesday, February 14 (by 5:00 PM). cell: 910-398-1648 email: Lisawnichol@yahoo.com February Program Details On Sunday, February 19, 2012, at 4:00 PM at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, we will gather for a hymn festival led by Wake Forest University Organist Dr. Donald L. Armitage. The festival is entitled “Shaped by the Apostles’ Creed—Voices of our Time.” In this festival, we will sing hymn texts written in recent decades by important modern hymn writers and poets. These texts will be sung to both old and new tunes alike. Dr. Armitage will weave these texts into the various sections of the Apostles’ Creed, showing us how each part of our core beliefs can be supported by music. In addition, AGO members will form a choir, and you all are invited to ask your OWN CHOIR MEMBERS to join us as well. Please tell them what a wonderful program this will be and how it will broaden their horizons on the old, familiar creed. Please plan to arrive with your choir members at St. Matthew’s by 2:30 PM for a brief rehearsal with Dr. Armitage. Following the rehearsal and festival, we will have a dinner meeting in the fellowship hall. New Chapter Member The Rev. Patricia Slomanski, currently a member of the Atlanta Chapter, is moving to Wilmington and joining our chapter. For the time being, at least, she is available to substitute. Her contact information is this: Rev. Patricia Slomanski 9089 Old River Road Burgaw, NC 28425 (temporary address) 919-902-9245 ppslomanski@aol.com Dean Speaks at Grand Strand Convocation Larry Cook, Dean of the Wilmington Chapter, was the guest speaker at the Winter Convocation of the Grand Strand Chapter of the AGO held at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Surfside Beach, SC. The theme of the convocation was “A Light to Lighten the Nations.” Florida Church Music Conference The organ/sacred music department at the University of Florida invites you to the upcoming Inspiring Worship workshop from May 6-8, 2012. Now in its fifth year, the University of Florida's School of Music is proud to host this continuing education event geared specifically towards organists, choral directors, and church musicians. This year’s workshop features a carillon recital, choral reading session, a hymn festival, and exciting workshops by our nationally recognized clinician Dr. Jan Kraybill, Principal organist at Community of Christ (formerly RLDS) International Headquarters. Complete details may be found at: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/organ/SMW.shtml. AGO National Convention February 14, 2012, is the deadline for early registration to the 2012 AGO Nashville Convention. The week-long program is truly exceptional, and the whole conference is going to be magnificent. Please register online now. Here’s the link to the home page of the Nashville Convention’s Web site: http://www.ago2012.org/ This is the link to the online registration form: http://www.ago2012.org/registration/convention-registration-online.html Regular members along with their partners or spouses who register early will save $60 compared to the regular registration fee. Senior members (age 65 and over) will save $75 by registering early. Here are all of the fees: Early Registration To be eligible for these prices, please register now through February 14, 2012 Member (AGO, RCCO, ACDA) $350 Member Partner/Spouse $350 Senior (65 and above) $300 Senior (65 and above) Member Partner/Spouse $300 Student (full-time high school or higher education, age 30 or below) $200 Regular Registration Anytime after February 14, 2012 Regular $410 Partner Member/Spouse $410 Senior (65 and above) $375 Senior (65 and above) Partner Member/Spouse $375 Student (full-time high school or higher education, age 30 or below) $200 Non-member (Fee includes 1 yr. independent membership and 12 issues of TAO magazine) $510 2011-2012 Programs Sunday, February 19, 2012, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 4:00 PM: Hymn festival led by Dr. Donald L. Armitage, University Organist at Wake Forest University and Cantor Emeritus of Augsburg Lutheran Church, Winston-Salem. Saturday, March 24, 2012, St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church, 7:30 PM: Wilmington Chapter RCYO winner and regional second place winner Wesley Hall, a senior at Oberlin Conservatory, will be presented in recital by the Wilmington AGO and Music on Market. Tuesday, April 17, 2012, Little Chapel on the Boardwalk Presbyterian Church (USA), 6:30 PM: UNCW music faculty member Dr. Sherrill Martin presents a lecture/audio-visual presentation on the life of pianist Vladimir Horowitz. Sunday, May 27, 2012, First Presbyterian Church, 5:00 PM: Music at First and the Wilmington AGO present the 2011 winner of the Region IV RCYO, Bryan Anderson. Bryan is a sophomore at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Sunday, June 3, 2012, Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle Street: Annual summer social. |
Membership |
| Membership in the Wilmington AGO is open to all who possess a love of organ and choral music. For more information on becoming a member or to request a membership form, please contact Rachel Mann, Treasurer, at ramann7@att.net.
Renewing members are encouraged to return their renewal forms as soon as possible! |
Placement |
| Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
| For more information about certification, please visit http://www.agohq.org/education/indexpcertify.html or contact the Dean at ldcjpc@gmail.com. |
Contact Us |
| Dean: Larry Cook - ldcjpc@gmail.com
Subdean and Program Coordinator: Zollene Reissner - zollene@yahoo.com Secretary and TAO Correspondent: Julia Walker Jewell - julia@juliawalkerjewell.com Treasurer: Rachel Mann - ramann7@att.net Member at Large, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster: Justin Smith - cjs@alumni.wfu.edu Member at Large: Doug Spivey - dspivey100@embarqmail.com Member at Large: John Miller -jandsmiller@charter.net |
Links |
| AGO Region IV Blog: http://agoregionivblog.blogspot.com/
AGO National Headquarters: http://www.agohq.org Music at First: http://www.firstonthird.org/Music/MusicatFirst/tabid/73/Default.aspx Music at St. Paul's: http://www.saintpaulsepiscopalchurch.com/Events.htm Music Events at UNCW: http://appserv02.uncw.edu/caic/events-MUS.asp Wilmington Concert Association: http://www.wilmingtonconcert.com/ Chamber Music Wilmington: http://www.chambermusicwilmington.org/ Wilmington Symphony Orchestra: http://wilmingtonsymphony.org/ |
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