Daryl Robinson, first place NYACOP winner

Daryl Robinson

(National Young Artists in Organ Performance)
Wednesday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m.
This concert is co-sponsored with St. John's Cathedral, 1007 Superior Ave., downtown Cleveland. Daryl's program will include works by by Leo Sowerby, Karg-Elert, Judith Weir, J. S. Bach, Anton Heiller, Gerre Hancock and Franz Liszt. The concert is free with secure parking available in the Cathedral lot. Our chapter will have a private reception and some visiting time with Daryl at the Cathedral following his performance. Daryl's full bio can be found at www.concertorganists.com. A flyer for this concert can be downloaded here. Daryl will be playing one of Cleveland's important pipe organs -the 72 rank Holtkamp at St. John's. Here is some information and a photo of this instrument:

CATHEDRAL of ST JOHN the EVANGELIST
1948 Holtkamp Organ, III / 72
Built in 1948 by Walter Holtkamp, Sr. of Cleveland's Holtkamp Organ Company at the cost of $45,000, the Cathedral organ comprises a total of 72 ranks distributed over 7 divisions: specifically, 54 ranks in the west Gallery, and 18 ranks in the Chancel at the East End. It is playable from two identical 3 manual consoles: a moveable console located in the west Gallery, and a stationary console located in the Chancel area.

Peter Williams: The King of Instruments
New book from the Organ Historical Society

  NEW! The organ is the largest instrument with the largest repertory and the greatest influence on Western music's unique evolution. But what is its origin? Who first made it, when, where, how? Why was it introduced in churches? What gradually led to the vast world of organ music? Is the keyboard itself not one of the West's greatest inventions? This newly-revised book by Peter Williams reviews what is known and speculated about this fascinating topic, drawing on a large number of interdisciplinary sources to suggest some answers and underlines the significance (in the words of an early scribe) of the "instrument of instruments." For ordering information use this link:

http://www.ohscatalog.org/pewikiofin.html

Digital Organ Workshop and Concert

Sept. 29 at 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m at  Divinity Lutheran Church, 11877 Blossom Avenue Parma Heights, Ohio 44130. Divinity Lutheran Church's Arts In Action and the T. S. Good Church Organ Company present Rodney Barbour, music director at the Crestview Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati,  well-known for his ability to artistically integrate orchestral sounds with traditional organ voices, who will present a two hour workshop that will also include the ten general pistons every organist should set, plus tips on expanding the organ's tonal resources through the use of MIDI. Mr. Barbour will also present an eclectic and entertaining program on Divinity Lutheran Church's Rodgers/Ruffatti pipe organ on Sept. 28 at 7:30pm.  Cost is $5. To RSVP call the church at 440.845.2060 or for more information, call David Powers at 440..823.9268

William Billings

On this date William Billings died in Boston in 1800. Known as the "Singing Master of Boston", Billings is considered the father of American choral music. He is best known for the hymn Chester. You can download the music free from the  Choral Public Domain Library.  This might be useful to your choir for election season. Here is link to a group singing Chester in traditional shape note style.  Another well-known piece by Billings is David's Lamentation. Here is a link to a You-Tube performance. For a beautiful rendition of the same text by a contemporary composer listen to Eric Whitacre's composition When David Wept.

Arts in the Cathedral begins its seventeenth season with BIRDSONGS AND OTHER AYRES on Friday, September 28, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Church of the Saviour in Cleveland Heights. This free concert features three popular Cleveland-area performers: Diane Menges, soprano; Betty Meyers, piano; and Virginia Steiger, flute.

On the program a unique assortment of birdsongs including Good Morning Mr. Bluebird!, Le Rossignol by Leo Delibes and Joaquin Rodrigo's Water Bird is paired with vocal music by Handel plus a flute concerto by Quantz. A set of three Irish Folksongs (The Sally Gardens, The Foggy Dew, and She Moved Through the Fair) by Grammy-winning composer John Corigliano will be sung as well. 

 In addition to active solo careers, all three musicians enjoy collaborating. Virginia Steiger is a founding member of the Echowood Flute and Percussion Ensemble, while Betty Meyers has served as accompanist for the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and additional keyboardist for the Cleveland Orchestra. Virginia and Betty have twice toured Nicaragua as a duo. Diane Menges is the soprano soloist at First Baptist Church. Besides a solo career including Apollo's Fire and Choral Arts Cleveland, Diane Menges performs in duo with Brian Kozak, guitar.

Church of the Saviour is located at 2537 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, one block north of Fairmount Boulevard.  The church has free parking and is handicapped-accessible.  For more information please call 216-321-8880.

B-W Faculty Recital: Jonathan Moyer, organ. September 30  4:00 pm. Program to be announced. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free. Jonathan is Director of Music and Organist at the Church of the Covenant in Cleveland and Lecturer in Organ at Baldwin Wallace University.


Brownbag Concert at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. October 3 12:10 pm. Trinity Cathedral opens its season of Brown bag concerts with a Celebrity Organ Recital featuring  Daniel Hathaway, organist. Trinity's long-time former musician, and founder of ClevelandClassical.com returns to play the mighty Flentrop. Dan's program in on the theme "In G: Baroque music (authentic or not) in the tonality of G". Böhm's Präludium in g, Sweelinck's Ballo del granduca, "Albinoni's" Adagio in g (Remo Giazotto), Buxtehude's Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Clérambault's Basse de Trompette, Flûtes, Récit de Nazard & Caprice (Suite 2) & J.S. Bach's Pièce d'Orgue, BWV 572. A $5 lunch is available. Free-will offerning.

American Guild of Organists Cleveland Chapter
21600 Shaker Blvd
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
216-751-2320

 

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