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NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
The Coupler November 2012
FROM THE DEAN Dear DC AGO colleagues and friends, This month, I would like to call your attention to two upcoming events sponsored by the District of Columbia Chapter. The first, a very special gathering entitled Creating Worship that Works: A Forum on Clergy/Musician Relationships, will take place on Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 p.m., at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, just a short drive from downtown DC. The evening will include the Washington area premiere of a new DVD on clergy/musician relationships and a panel discussion featuring our Chaplain, the Reverend John Beddingfield; the Reverend Ann Gillespie, Senior Associate Rector for Worship at Christ Church, Alexandria; Dr. Eileen Guenther, AGO national President, Associate Professor of Church Music at Wesley Theological Seminary, DC, and author of the book Rival or a Team: Clergy-‐Musician Relationships in the 21st Century; Ms. Ellen Johnston, former Director of the Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy; and the Reverend Dr. William Bradley Roberts, Professor of Church Music at Virginia Theological Seminary and author of the book Music and Vital Congregations. The following topics (and corresponding discussion questions) will be addressed:
Issues of Power 1) What are some ways in which your colleague has power that makes you uncomfortable? 2) How is power handled responsibly? 3) How does your colleague's power affect your ability to do your work? Shared Pastoral Ministry 1) How did you come to see yourself as a pastor? 2) How do you discern whether a pastoral situation is within your capabilities, or whether you need to refer to someone with specific training? 3) In what ways do you serve as a pastor to your congregation? Healthy Collaborations 1) What is your preferred method of communication? Email? Phone? Face to face? 2) Where do you fit on the Conservator/Change Agent Spectrum? 3) How do you articulate to your colleague your values for liturgy and music? 4) What is the best way for someone to approach you about a conflict? An extended period of time for questions and answers and a wine and cheese reception will follow. This promises to be an extraordinary educational event. I encourage you to invite your clergy colleagues as well as local church musicians who are not yet members of the AGO. PLEASE NOTE: The session will take place in Room 201 of the Addison Academic Center. Directions to Virginia Theological Seminary and a map of the campus will be emailed to all chapter members next week. In the meantime, they may be found at www.vts.edu. Ample free parking is available on the seminary campus. The second event will take place on Sunday, January 6. After the Epiphany Procession with Lessons & Carols at St. Paul’s Church, K Street, we will gather at Ris Restaurant (2275 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20037) for a delicious (and very reasonably priced!) members’ dinner, arranged for us by our chapter Auditor, Sam Carabetta. Please stay tuned for more information, including instructions for reserving a space. I look forward to seeing you in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me should you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Best wishes, Tom Smith, Dean
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Addition to substitutes list
Burkhalter, Susan S. BM CAGO DC-‐P-‐NV 301-‐469-‐8728 7504 Hamilton Spring Rd. [email protected] Bethesda, MD 20817-‐4542 Margaret Whitfield Addition to directory Lilya Wagner 13412 Hathaway Drive Silver Spring MD 20906-‐3219 [email protected] 317-‐250-‐8274 Correction: Blanche Curfman eMail address: [email protected] Patricia Henry eMail is [email protected].
Second Annual High School Organ Festival & Competition - Winston-Salem, NC
With prizes guaranteed to be at least $3500 and potentially over $10,000, UNC-School of the Arts, Salem College, and the Winston-Salem Chapter of the AGO are pleased to announce the Second Annual High School Organ Festival & Competition the weekend of January 24-26, 2013. The festival and competition is open to any High School Senior or younger. The competition will be held at First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem (http://www.timothyolsenorganist.com/FirstBaptist.html), and the Festival portion will be held on the campuses of UNCSA (http://www.timothyolsenorganist.com/Crawford.html) & Salem College (http://www.timothyolsenorganist.com/ShirleyHall.html). This year's competition application requires a CD submitted with letters of reference by December 14, 2012. Included during the weekend in addition to the competition is a masterclass with world-renowned Injury-Preventive Keyboard Technique pedagogue, Barbara Lister-Sink; an introduction to Alexander Technique; and a masterclass and individual lessons with UNCSA & Salem College organ professor, Dr. Timothy Olsen, all of which is included in the application fee. Eight finalists will be chosen from the application pool, and will be notified by December 21, 2012. For more information and application form, please visit http://www.timothyolsenorganist.com/OrganCompetition.html, or contact Professor Timothy Olsen: [email protected]
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2012 – 2013 DC Chapter Events
Monday, September 10, 7:00 p.m. Opening Service: Choral Evensong with Installation of Officers
All Souls’ Memorial Episcopal Church 2300 Cathedral Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008-‐1505
The Rev’d John Beddingfield, officiant The Rev’d Mary Sulerud, homilist The Choir of All Souls’ Church Benjamin Hutchens, director
Jeremy Filsell, organist Benjamin Hutchens, host
Sunday, October 21, 5:00 p.m.
Pipes Spectacular: Dedication of the New Casavant-‐Frères Organ Bruce Neswick, organ
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish 3240 O Street NW
Washington, DC 20007 Samuel Carabetta, host
Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 p.m.
Creating Worship that Works: A Forum on Clergy/Musician Relationships Virginia Theological Seminary
3737 Seminary Road Alexandria, VA 22304
The Rev’d John Beddingfield, The Rev’d Ann Gillespie, Dr. Eileen Guenther, Ms. Ellen Johnston, The Rev’d Dr. William Bradley Roberts, panelists
Sunday, January 6, 6:00 p.m. Epiphany Procession with Lessons & Carols and Members’ Dinner
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 2430 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20037 Robert McCormick and John Bradford Bohl, hosts
Ris Restaurant 2275 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Monday, February 18 Presidents’ Day Organ Crawl in Philadelphia
Sunday, April 21, 7:00 p.m.
Silent Film: Peter Krasinski, organ The Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal)
1317 G Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Irvin Peterson, host
Monday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting, Dinner & Recital: Caroline Robinson, organ National City Christian Church
5 Thomas Circle NW Washington, DC 20005 Charles Miller, host
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Sunday, November 4, 2012, 5:00pm Christ Church Episcopal 118 N. Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314 703-‐778-‐4929 Guest organist Jonathan Ortloff will play as a prelude the accompaniment to a classic Laurel and Hardy silent film. Mr. Ortloff received widespread acclaim for his performance at this past summer’s Organ Historical Society Convention in Chicago. Following the prelude, Mr. Ortloff will accompany the Christ Church Choir in Choral Evensong featuring works of Rob Lehman, George Dyson, and Charles Stanford. For further information, [email protected] Sunday, November 4, 2012, 5:00 pm The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer 6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Boulevard Bethesda, Maryland 20816 www.redeemerbethesda.org Choral Requiem Mass. Join us as we commemorate the lives of all faithful departed with a solemn liturgical rendering of Gabriel Fauré’s sublime setting of the Requiem Mass in a recently released arrangement for choir, violin, cello, harp, and organ by British conductor David Hill. The choir and chamber ensemble will be under the direction of Dr. Martin Neary, former Organist & Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, London. The Right Reverend Edwin (Ted) F. Gulick, Jr., Assistant Bishop of Virginia, will serve as celebrant and preacher. A reception will follow. All are welcome! Sunday, November 4, 2012, 5:00pm The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer 6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Boulevard Bethesda, MD 20816 301.229.3770 www.redeemerbethesda.org Dr. Martin Neary, former Organist & Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, London, leads Redeemer’s Adult Choir in a liturgical performance of Gabriel Faure’s sublime setting of the Requiem Mass with chamber orchestra. The service includes a reading of the parish necrology. Reception to follow.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 12:10pm St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square 16th & H Streets Washington, DC www.stjohns-‐dc.org The First Wednesdays at St. John’s Concert Series presents Associate Organist and Choir Director Michael Lodico in a program titled, “Works for Musical Clock by Mozrt & Haydn”. The program will include Mozart’s ”Fantasie in f-‐minor” and a set of charming movements by Haydn. Additionally as a finale, St. John’s Director of Music Ministry and Organist Benjamin Hutto will join Mr. Lodico in Samuel Wesley’s monumental “Duet for Organ in C”. Sunday, November 18, 2012, 3:00pm Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church 1316 Park Avenue (Bolton Avenue) Baltimore, MD 410-‐523-‐1542 Marie-‐Louise Langlais in concert. Mme Langlais is renowned as a master teacher, and many of her students have been laureates in international organ and improvisation competitions. She has served on organ competition juries throughout Europe and Russia, and has performed and lectured around the world. She is widely celebrated for her “intensely musical playing, full of passion, and for her remarkable technique.” Emeritus Professor of Organ at the Paris Conservatory of Music, where she taught from 1988 to 2011, Mme Langlais also held positions as professor of organ and improvisation at the National Regional Conservatory of Marseille (1974-‐1987) and at the Schola Cantorum (1985-‐2007). This Fall, she is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Organ at The Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The Tiffany Series is named for Brown Memorial’s stunning collection of 11 original Tiffany stained glass windows. Event proceeds support the church’s mission work in Baltimore and beyond. For information, please call 410-‐523-‐1542 or email: [email protected]. The church is wheelchair accessible.
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Friday, November 30, 2012, 8:00pm Saturday, December 1, 2012, 3:00pm and 8:00pm Lisner Auditorium 730 21st Street, NW Washington, DC Virginia Bronze joins the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC to help kick off your holiday season. The show is full of fun and surprises, carols and rowdy antics, laughter and merriment. Don’t miss this colorful and bright variety of warm winter songs to welcome the holiday season in style with family and friends. For ticket information, visit the Chorus’ website at www.gmcw.org. Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 6:00pm The Kennedy Center 2700 F Street NW Washington, D.C. 20566 The Kennedy Center unveils the new Kennedy Center Concert Hall Organ with a free concert featuring NSO organist William Neil and the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by NSO Assistant Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl. The organ, created by Casavant Frères of St-‐Hyacinthe, Québec, is a generous gift by Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein, given on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy Center and the 80th anniversary of the National Symphony Orchestra. The repertoire for the performance, at which the instrument is publicly heard for the first time, includes both works for the organ alone and with other instruments. The program opens with the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, by Johann Sebastian Bach and continues with Morceau symphonique by Alexandre Guilmant, perhaps the most noteworthy member of a leading family of French organists. Next is Giovanni Gabrieli's Canzon a 12. Instead of the traditional 12 players, the piece is performed by 8 members of the Orchestra's brass section in two of the three choirs for which the piece is written, and the organ, using the appropriate stops, replaces four brass instruments as the other choir. The program culminates in the "Organ" Symphony of Saint-‐Saëns, with the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by NSO Assistant Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl. FREE – TICKETS REQUIRED Tickets are distributed beginning at 5 p.m. on the day of the performance (Tue., Nov. 27) in the Hall of Nations. Two tickets per person in line will be distributed. Kennedy Center policies have been vetted to be non-‐discriminatory and to provide equal access for everyone. Note: There is no free parking when attending or picking up tickets for free events.
Saturday, December 1, 2012, 7:00pm Westmoreland Congregational Church of Christ One Westmoreland Circle Bethesda, MD Beautiful music will fill the sanctuary of Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ. Beau Soir, a highly praised ensemble of flute and harp, will help ring in the holidays in a concert presented by Westmoreland’s Music and Arts Committee. The artists, Carrie Rose and Michelle Myers Lundy, are regular performers at area churches and at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. They also have appeared at many area venues including Dumbarton House and the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Beau Soir has recorded two CD’s -‐-‐-‐ “Debut” and “Intermezzo.” A reception in the Social Hall will follow the performance. The evening is free, but gratefully accepted donations will benefit the Montgomery County Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Sunday, December 2, 2012, 5:00 pm The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer 6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Boulevard Bethesda, Maryland 20816 www.redeemerbethesda.org A Service of Lessons & Carols for Advent. Modeled after the famed service held each year at King’s College, Cambridge, this festive, candlelit liturgy, sung by Redeemer’s Adult and Youth Choirs (Dr. Benjamin Hutchens, guest conductor), will include music by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Jan Sandström, Charles Villiers Stanford, David Willcocks, and Charles Wood. A reception will follow. All are welcome! Sunday, December 9, 2012, 5:00pm Saint Luke Lutheran Church 9100 Colesville Road at Dale Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910-‐1694 301-‐588-‐4363 www.saintluke.us Advent-‐Christmas Candlelight Concert -‐ Oratorio Choir, Choristers, Orchestra. Magnificat by Antonio Vivaldi and works by Tavener and Hammerschmidt. Sunday, December 23, 2012, 9:30am and 11:00am Saint Luke Lutheran Church 9100 Colesville Road at Dale Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910-‐1694 301-‐588-‐4363 www.saintluke.us Advent Lessons and Carols – Saint Luke Schola Cantorum
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Monday, December 24, 2012, 10:30pm The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer 6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Boulevard Bethesda, MD 20816 301.229.3770 www.redeemerbethesda.org FESTAL EUCHARIST OF THE NATIVITY. An extended, candlelit prelude of organ voluntaries, choral anthems, and congregational carols begins at 10:00pm. Music includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Harold Darke, William Bradley Roberts, John Turrer, and Tomas Luis de Victoria. Arrive early to insure seating.
MARYLAND 9/14/12 ACCOMPANIST (avail: 10/1/2012) Ashton United Methodist Church (Congrega. size: 200) 17314 New Hampshire Ave Ashton, Maryland 20861 Phone: 301-‐774-‐7100 Email: [email protected]
Contact: Wes Russell, 301 943-‐6746, [email protected] for further info. Instruments: Allen digital organ, age 25 yrs; Yamaha Grand piano, age 15 yrs Annual salary: $16k-‐$18k (negotiable); 3 weeks' paid vacation; book/music allowance; retirement. Avg. hours/week: 12 "AUMC has an open accompanist position with opportunity for music-‐director responsibilities as appropriate. We are seeking someone to provide music for our traditional 9:30 and contemporary 11:00 Sunday morning worship services. At minimum, candidates should be able to play the piano for morning worship and participate in the Wednesday night adult choir rehearsal. Our ideal candidate would also have some familiarity with contemporary worship music. Additional skills desired, but not mandatory, include playing organ and electric keyboard, leading adult and youth choirs, and experience in music leadership. The salary is negotiable and will be commensurate with the candidate's skills and experience. For information about AUMC, see website at http://www.ashtonchurch.org"
Please send resume to Church at above addresses. Fax: 301-‐774-‐4156.
9/17/12
ORGANIST (avail: Oct. 1) First Church of Christ, Scientist (Congrega. size: 50) 100 Nelson St. Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-‐762-‐8222 or 301-‐762-‐7049 Hours per week: 11 Instrument: Allen electronic organ, 20 years old Annual salary: $9,275
“We are looking for an organist to play every Sunday at our Rockville church which has a small congregation. It holds one hour -‐long service per week from 10:00 to 11:00 AM as well as a service on Thanksgiving morning. At each service, the organist selects and performs a prelude, offertory and a postlude, and plays an accompaniment for three hymns and a vocal soloist. The church's electronic organ is an Allen, is resonant and has a wide-‐ranging capacity. Rehearsal times with the soloists have usually been immediately before the service. The church is located one block from I-‐270. If interested, please call Evan Haynes at 301-‐216-‐5767.”
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NORTHERN VIRGINIA
8/6/12 ACCOMPANIST (Avail. Sept. 2012) St Matthew’s Lutheran Church (Congrega. size: 1,200) 12351 All Saints Pl. Woodbridge, VA 22192 Phone: 703-‐494-‐3090
Avg. hours/wk: 11 Instruments: 2-‐man. electr. organ, age 20 yrs; Yamaha piano, age 20 yrs; Clavinova, 10 yrs Ann. salary: TBD, with 4 weeks’ paid vacation and 1 week continuing educa. Book/Music allowance and continuing educa. Fund "St. Matthew's is a mid-‐sized congregation. Our Senior Choir (40-‐50 members) supports worship with a variety of styles of choral music. The choir presents anthems at one service a week, Sept.-‐June, and special seasonal services. Rehearsals are weekly Sept.-‐June on Wednesdays 8-‐9:30 p.m. There is also opportunity for a qualified applicant to share with organist and or substitute organist responsibilities." Contact Pastor David Bohannon or Director Kathy Lundgren.
9/27/12
ORGANIST (Avail. immediately)
Falls Church Presbyterian (Congrega. size: 500) 225 E. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046 703-‐532-‐6518 Average hours per wk: 11 Organ: 42-‐rank, 4-‐manual Allen Elite (2-‐1/2 years old) Piano: Yamaha C-‐7 model, 9-‐ft concert grand Ann. salary: $23,500-‐$27,500 depending on education and experience 2 weeks’ paid vacation, sick leave and continuing educa. Fund EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Masters (MA/MM) or Doctorate (DMA) degree in organ is preferred, or the equivalent AGO certification and strong accompanying skills. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY: U.S. citizen or permanent resident status required. “FCPC has a strong music program that includes an outstanding adult choir (with paid professional section leaders), a youth choir, and three children’s choirs. Other instrumentalists (e.g. brass, clarinet, harp, handbells, electric guitar) are frequently added where liturgically appropriate. Music is deeply appreciated by the congregation and plays a significant role in enhancing weekly worship services; most services feature two accompanied anthems and three congregational hymns in addition to prelude, postlude, and other service music. The repertoire is primarily traditional/classical but regularly branches to other genres, including gospel, multi-‐cultural, and contemporary music.” Contacts: Carol Offutt, [email protected] and Eric Munson, [email protected] (Please send resumes to both e-‐mail addresses.)
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Please renew now & encourage any non-‐members to join us! Greetings. As Registrar and Treasurer of the DC Chapter, I am serving with my third Dean now. What an array of talents we have had with Tom Cowan, Charles Miller, and now Tom Smith. Charles has worked with Tom Smith and Russ Weismann, our new Sub-‐Dean, to re-‐fashion the Chapter's programmatic content this year. They have crafted a fresh and very attractive package of performance, education, and social events. Our Board of Directors and other members are active participants in the planning and execution of the season, so we are definitely staying within budget without imposing financial hardship on the membership. This is a fine year to enjoy visibility as an organist. Important new instruments will be unveiled. High-‐profile recitalists will be on hand throughout the year to complement the vibrant musical life that you yourselves make possible by your performances and in many instances faithful attention to a weekly presentation of choral and organ works. The Chapter holds membership in the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, which will increase awareness of your events and even offer opportunities for ticket sales at TicketPlace. Am I preaching to the choir? Probably. I doubt that you need to be convinced to renew your membership to the DC Chapter. You know the many benefits from both the Chapter and from National. We don't need to convince you -‐-‐ just to remind you. Whether you are a regular or a dual member, please renew promptly. Visit our website, download the Member Renewal Form and mail it to me promptly. www.dcago.org (Click on "Membership Form.") I realize this might be one of only two or three checks you write all year. National has still not seen fit to offer on-‐line membership. But we're doing our best to be the squeaky wheel. Meantime, we look forward to having everyone back in the fold. We're hopeful we'll see you throughout the year, and that you will contact us when we can assist you with publicity efforts through our e-‐list distribution or the Coupler. Very best regards, Arthur Arthur H. Roach Registrar & Treasurer 1749B S. Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-‐2797
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On-Campus Interviews and Auditions Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Sacred Music
Friday, January 18, 2013Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance
Master of Music in Sacred MusicDoctor of Musical Arts in Sacred Music
Concentrations in Organ, Choral Music, and Composition
For interview and audition information:http://music.cua.edu/audition/, 202-319-5414, [email protected]
http://music.cua.edu/http://sacredmusic.cua.edu
Grayson Wagstaff, Ph.D., Dean • Leo Nestor, D.M.A., Director of the Institute, Director of Choral StudiesJeremy Filsell, Ph.D., Robert Grogan, D.M.A., Ronald Stolk, Organ • Andrew Weaver, Ph.D., Musicology
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICAINSTITUTE OF SACRED MUSIC
Benjamin T. Rome School of Music
The Catholic University admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, or disability. If you need accommodations for a disability, please contact us.
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Be a CHORISTER for a DAY
Boys in grades two, three, four, and five, are invited, with their parents,
to join us for an afternoon at Saint Thomas Choir School.
Tours of the school given by choristers.
Visit with teachers in the classrooms to learn about the curriculum and student life.
Speak with chorister parents about this
distinctive educational opportunity.
Visiting boys attend a vocal workshop with music staff , walk to the church with choristers, vest,
sit in the stalls with the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys and join in singing hymns at Evensong at 4:00 PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012
2:00 School Open House 3:00 Visiting boys walk to the church with choristers while parents enjoy tea and conversation with faculty and Choir School parents
4:00 Choral Evensong
Please contact Ruth Cobb, 212-247-3311, or [email protected],
for further information or to reserve a place.
