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| Weekly Update | American Guild of Organists Cleveland Chapter |
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Dear AGO Cleveland Colleague,
Welcome to the Weekly Update from the Cleveland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists! Each week on Thursday, we publish this email newsletter to help you stay informed about activities and programs of the Cleveland AGO Chapter. Questions or comments? Please let us know: admin@agocleveland.org Have a news item for a future issue? Send to: newsletter@agocleveland.org. The deadline each week is Wednesday at noon for Thursday publication.
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From the Dean
 The busy week is over. While the 50 Great Days continue, find some time to savor your hard work. Take in a recital or bask in some quiet time for yourself.
Elsewhere in this email are the results of the chapter election. I was pleased to see 70 folks cast their vote. Have you cast your vote in the National election? An email was sent to all members in good standing.
Have a great week and happy spring!
Cheers, Jim
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Upcoming Cleveland Chapter Events
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RECITAL and ANNUAL MEETING
Sunday, April 29, 2012; 3:00 pm
Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Cleveland Heights
Recital by Katelyn Emerson, winner of the Region V 2011 Quimby Regional Competition for Young Organists (RCYO)
The recital will be followed by a reception and the Annual Meeting with installation of officers.
The recital program:
Reger: Toccata and Fugue in D Major/minor, Opus 59 Nos. 5 and 6
Alain: Variations sur un thème de Clément Janequin, JA 118
Vierne: 24 Pièces de fantaisie, Quatrième suite, Op. 55
IV Naïades
Franck: Chorale II en si mineur
Duruflé: Suite, Opus 5
Sicilienne
Brahms: Elf Choralvorspiele, Op. 122
"Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen", No. 8
Widor: Symphonie VI en sol mineur, Opus 42, No. 2
IV Finale
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Upcoming Executive Committee Meeting
Monday, May 7, 2012, 7:30-9:00 PM
Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights
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Election Results
We received 70 ballots cast for this election.
The following members were elected to office for the 2012-2013 year:
Dean: FERN JENNINGS, CAGO
Sub-Dean: BARBARA MacGREGOR, AAGO
Secretary: LINDA KEMPKE
Treasurer: DON JACKSON
The following members were elected to the Executive Committee for a three-year term:
JAMES D. CLOUSER
CLIFFORD HILL
PATRICK WICKLIFFE
submitted by the Nominating Committee:
KAREN HOLTKAMP
CHRISTOPHER TOTH, Chairman
GRANT WISWELL
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Stile Antico: Treasures of the Renaissance
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presents a FREE concert...
April 20 - Friday @ 7:30pm
Treasures of the Renaissance
Works by Gombert, Clemens, Lassus, Tallis, McCabe, Byrd, Sheppard, Tomkins, Gibbons, Palestrina, Ceballos, Vivanco, Victoria.
Stile Antico is an ensemble of young British singers, now established as one of the most original and exciting new voices in its field. Much in demand in concert, the group performs regularly throughout Europe and North America. Their recordings on the Harmonia Mundi label have enjoyed great success, winning awards including the Diapason d'Or de l'année and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, and have twice attracted GRAMMY nominations. Their release Song of Songs won the 2009 Gramophone Award for Early Music and reached the top of the US Classical Chart.
Working without a conductor, the members of Stile Antico rehearse and perform as chamber musicians, each contributing artistically to the musical result. Their performances have repeatedly been praised for their vitality and commitment, expressive lucidity and imaginative response to text. Stile Antico's repertoire ranges from the glorious legacy of the English Tudor composers to the works of the Flemish and Spanish schools and the music of the early Baroque. Stile Antico's engagements have included the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, major festivals throughout Europe, in Lebanon and in Mexico, and prestigious concert venues across the US and Canada. The group has toured extensively with Sting, appearing throughout Europe, Australia and the Far East as part of his Dowland project Songs from the Labyrinth. During 2012, Stile Antico makes its debut at La Cité de la Musique, tours the US and Canada, and presents a series of concerts for Music in the Round in conjunction with its latest recording, Tune thy Musicke to thy Hart.
FREE admission; Free secure parking: Cathedral Garage on Rockwell Ave at E 9th St.
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Concerts
Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.: St. Paul's Episcopal Church 317 East Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio. Brown Bag Concert Bring your own lunch or brown bag lunches are available for $5.00. Just call the church office 24 hours prior to the concert at 330.725.4131. April 17th: Ecko Ringers, handbell duet
Tuesdays at 12:10: Messiah Lutheran Church, 21485 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, Ohio 44126. 440.331.2405. www.messiahchurchfairview.org. Music for Tuesdays at 12:10 starts up again on February 14. This will be a wonderful series of programs-a lot of music that you'll not hear anywhere else this year! The programs are held in the sanctuary and are open to the public. Bring your brown bag lunch-we provide coffee, tea, and cookies. The programs conclude before 1:00 p.m. and are entirely informal...come when you can, and leave when you must. While a donation is not turned down, it's not obligatory.
April 17: David Gooding, organ; Bach, Franck, and Vierne
April 24: Diane Menges, soprano; Betty Meyers, piano; Virginia Steiger, flute; Birdsongs and More
May 1: Lutheran West High School and Singers, Ron Muth, Director
Wednesdays: Music Near the Market at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2031 West 30th St., Cleveland. CONTACT: Florence Mustric: 216.321.1393. Featuring the world-famous von Beckerath organ. FREE concerts AT NOON on Wednesdays.
Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m.: Brownbag Concerts at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. 216.771.3630. www.trinitycleveland.org. Bring a lunch or purchase one for $5.00. Concerts range from jazz to classical chamber music, big band, pipe organ with brass, vocal music of George Gershwin and much more. All programs take place in the beautiful Gothic nave of Trinity Cathedral. There is no admission fee - a freewill offering is taken at each concert. The Trinity Commons parking lot entrance is on Prospect Avenue at East 22nd Street (Free parking). Overflow parking is available in the Cleveland State University Prospect garage. Please join us this year as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Brownbag Concert Series - a Music and Art at Trinity Cathedral tradition that began in 1976. Music and Art at Trinity Cathedral is offering the opportunity to sponsor a Brownbag Concert "in honor" or "in memory" of someone special. Sponsorship levels begin at $500. For information, contact Todd Wilson, 216-774-0421.
April 18: CSU Concert Band, with Howard Meeker, director. This remarkable band will provide sonic thrills filling the Cathedral!
April 25: CSU Chamber Choir, with Brian Bailey, director. A musical menu of beautiful choral music.
Sponsor: Bradley Upham
May 2: Oberlin Collegium Musicum, with Steven Plank, director. A springtime treat with top-notch musicianship
Sunday, April 15 at 1:15 p.m.: Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, 216.321.5800. www.fairmountchurch.org. Brunch & "Music for One or Two." Pittsburgh classical guitarist Matthew Korbanic and Fairmount soloist Maribeth Crawford present enticing duet and solo literature by Britten, Rodrigo, and Villa-Lobos. Join us for brunch at 12:15.
Sunday, April 15 at 4:00 p.m.: St. Sebastian Church, Zwisler Hall, 500 Mull Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44320. 2012 Spring Ring. Handbell Festival. Guest conductor Chuck Kobb (Summit Bells). Contact Lynn Frey-Steward, St. Sebastian, 330.836.2233 or 330.244.8808 for more information.
Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.: Cathedral of St John; 1007 Superior (at E 9th), downtown Cleveland. 216-771-6666. Stile Antico (UK). Treasures of the Renaissance: Works by Clemens, Lassus, Gombert, Tallis, Byrd, Sheppard, Weelkes, Palestrina. Stile Antico is an ensemble of young British singers, now established as one of the most original and exciting new voices in its field. Prizewinners at the 2005 Early Music Network International Young Artists' Competition, the group performs regularly throughout Europe and North America. Their recordings on the Harmonia Mundi label have enjoyed great success, receiving the Diapason d'or de l'année and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, in addition to multiple GRAMMY nominations. FREE admission; Free secure parking: Cathedral Garage on Rockwell Ave at E 9th St.
Saturday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m.: Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Rd., Cleveland, OH; 216.921.3510 x 34. Kyle J. Ballantine, organist. Plymouth's music intern in recital.
Sunday, April 22 at 10:30 a.m.: Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio, 44107. 216.226.0514. The Chancel Choir of Lakewood Presbyterian Church will present Requiem by Gabriel Fauré as part of the 10:30 worship service. Karen Weaver will lead the Chancel Choir and guest chamber orchestra. 2012 marks the twentieth anniversary of this musical worship service, which is generously underwritten by the Weeks family in honor of John, Helen and Gardner Weeks. The community is cordially invited to join with the congregation for this special musical event. Lakewood Presbyterian Church is handicapped accessible.
Sunday, April 22 at 4:00 p.m.: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2001 Northwest Blvd., Upper Arlington, Ohio. Ann Labounsky: Lecture/Recital on the Life and Works of Jean Langlais. Ann Labounsky is a concert organist, teacher, and scholar. A major part of her life's work has been devoted to the life and music of French organist and composer Jean Langlais (1907-1991), with whom she studied in Paris. She narrates and performs on the 2006 DVD Life and Music of Jean Langlais and has recorded the complete works of Langlais for the Musical Heritage Society. She is the chair of the organ and sacred music department at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Langlais' music encompasses very easy organ pieces to very challenging ones, and the Columbus AGO Executive Committee has planned this event with all our membership in mind - those who play on electronic organs, those who play on pipe organs, those with formal training, those without much experience who have been roped into playing the organ at their church, and all variations in between.
Saturday, April 28 at 4:00 p.m.: First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Boulevard at Eaton Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio. Joela Jones and Jory Vinikour. Duo Harpsichord Recital.
Sunday, April 29 at 3:00 p.m.: Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. 216.321.5800. www.fairmountchurch.org. Katelyn Emerson, Organist. The Cleveland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists proudly joins in presenting their Chapter Competition winner and Regional winner of the Quimby Playing Competition. A student of James David Christie at the Oberlin Conservatory, Katelyn will play at the national convention of the AGO in the summer.
Tuesday, May 1 at 4:00 p.m.: All Saints Lutheran Church, 6770 North High Street, Worthington, Ohio. Organs, Music, and Musicians of Hamburg Over the Years. Thomas Dahl, Cantor of Hauptkirche St. Petri, Hamburg, Germany and Director of the Hamburg Bach Cantori will present a history of the organs, music, and musicians of Hamburg. This event is co-sponsored by the All Saints Lutheran Church Concert Series.
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About Us
The purpose of the American Guild of Organists is to promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles, to encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of Guild members.
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Contact Us
American Guild of Organists Cleveland Chapter
2860 Coventry Road
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
216-921-3510
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A Note About Job Postings
Gerry Mass, our Cleveland Chapter Placement Officer collects and updates job openings in the area. Although they are not listed in the weekly updates, there is a link in the "Quick Links" section every week that will take you to the updated list on the chapter website. Questions or need help finding a position? Email: placement@agocleveland.org
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