THE BOMBARDE
The Official Newsletter of the Detroit Chapter
of the American Guild of Organists
Website: www.detroitago.org
In This Issue
Dean's Letter
2014 - 2015 Chapter
Events
Member News
The List
Ypsilanti Pipe Organ
Festival Events
Substitute List
Positions Available
The Area's Largest
Residential Organ
Various Odds & Ends
David Stewart Organ
Compositions
Choir & Organ Digital
Early Music Today
Digital
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Visit Detroit AGO on Facebook
Dean's Letter
January greetings to all!
For those who were not able to be at the Epiphany
Banquet, you missed a wonderful evening. We were
treated to a fabulous recital by Kola Owolabi and then
to a scrumptious buffet dinner. Many of us had never
been to the Inn at St. John's. Wow! What a beautiful
place. Kola brought out such wonderful colors on the
relatively small Casavant organ in the chapel. This
organ was once in the transept at Blessed Sacrament
Cathedral in Detroit. It was also a very fun and
different program, including the Toccata by the late
Stephen Paulus. It was a lovely experience to be with members of the Ann
Arbor chapter, as well. I hope there will be more collaborative efforts
moving forward.
Be sure to put the next event in your calendars! Gail Archer will be
presenting a recital on Sunday afternoon, February 8 at 4:00 pm at the
Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Detroit. She will also present a masterclass
on Saturday morning, February 7 from 10:00-12:00. Come to both events
if you can. Bring your students, or other young musicians who might be
interested in the organ. Bring a friend!
Let's all do our part to be an ambassador for this wonderful instrument to
which we have given so much of our lives!
On an unrelated topic, check this out these two links:
http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/columnists/scottcantrell/20150109-dallas-is-having-a-sonic-boom-of-pipe-organs.ece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtifWqsON1g&feature=youtu.be
It is always nice to see positive stories in the mainstream about the pipe
organ.
Soli Deo Gloria!
John Sittard
January 25, 2015
Chapter Scholarship Fund Contributors
The Detroit AGO Board would like to thank the following members for their
generous contributions to the Chapter Scholarship Fund:
Richard Abdoo
Mary Jo and Karl Disler
Martha Giltinan
Dalos Grobe
Edwin Holmberg
Miriam Kleven
Gale Kramer
John Lovegren
John Perna
Ronald Prowse
Brandon Reif
Robert Ross
Sheri Sansom
Daniel Susan
Peter Townsend
Sara and Frank Welch
David Wigton
2014 - 2015 Chapter Events
Please join the Detroit Chapter for some fabulous events planned for the
2014-2015 season.
Saturday, February 7, 2015 - 10:00 AM - Organ Masterclass with Gail
Archer. Grosse Pointe Memorial Church (32 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe
Farms).
Monday, February 23, 2015 - 6:00 PM - Detroit Scholarship Auditions.
Christ Church Cranbrook (470 Church Road, Bloomfield Hills). For more
information, and to apply, please click HERE.
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 7:00 PM - Organ Recital featuring Wilma Jensen.
First United Methodist Church (1589 West Maple Road, Birmingham).
Saturday, March 14, 2015 - 10:00 AM - Organ Masterclass with Wilma
Jensen. More details coming soon.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 7:00 PM - Scholarship Winners and Members
Recital. St. Paul's United Methodist Church (620 Romeo Street, Rochester).
Member News
Do you have news that you'd to share with the
chapter? Please send your news to Christopher
Reynolds at [email protected] the 15th of
the month to be
included in The
Bombarde.
The Choir
of Detroit's
Cathedral
Church of St.
Paul was in
England from
July 26 until August 6,
2014. In
residence at Chichester
Cathedral, the choir sang the daily service of choral evensong as well as a
concert. A second concert in Canterbury Cathedral on August 1 was
followed by the morning and evening services in Southwark Cathedral
onSunday, August 3. The choir had the honor of singing a third service at
Southwark, a vigil in commemoration of the beginning of the First World
War. The choir is under the direction Jeremy David Tarrant, Organist and
Choirmaster. Richard Newman, Associate Organist from 2010-2014 served
as organist for the tour.
The List
Please send your items for The List to Christopher Reynolds
[email protected] by the 15th of the month to be included in The
Bombarde.
Sunday, February 1, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Mosaic Youth Singers - Cathedral of
the Most Blessed Sacrament (9844 Woodward Ave, Detroit).
Saturday, February 7, 2015 - 5:00 PM - Choral Evensong, featuring the
Girls' Choir from Christ Church Grosse Pointe - Christ Church Cranbrook
(470 Church Road, Bloomfield Hills).
Sunday, February 8, 2015 - 8:00 PM - Cranbrook Music Guild presents
Kinsey Fournier (Clarinet) - Christ Church Cranbrook (470 Church Road,
Bloomfield Hills). Tickets: $30.
Sunday, February 8, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Organ Recital featuring Gail Archer The Cathedral Church of St. Paul (4800 Woodward Ave, Detroit).
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Salon Concert and High Tea
featuring the Steve Wood Jazz Trio - Christ Church Cranbrook (470 Church
Road, Bloomfield Hills). Free Admission.
Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 8:00 PM - Academy of Early Music presents
"Les Voix humaines with Charles Daniels" - Christ Church Cranbrook (470
Church Road, Bloomfield Hills). Tickets: $25/$22/$5.
Sunday, February 22, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Choral Evensong - The Cathedral
Church of St. Paul (4800 Woodward Ave, Detroit).
Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 5:00 PM - Choral Evensong - Christ Church
Cranbrook (470 Church Road, Bloomfield Hills).
Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 8:00 PM - Chanticleer - Cathedral of the Most
Blessed Sacrament (9844 Woodward Ave, Detroit).
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 8:00 PM - Cranbrook Music Guild presents the
Minetti Quartet - Christ Church Cranbrook (470 Church Road, Bloomfield
Hills). Tickets: $30.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Salon Concert and High Tea
featuring Matthew Ball (boogie-woogie piano) - Christ Church Cranbrook
(470 Church Road, Bloomfield Hills). Free Admission.
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 7:30 PM - Organ and Pan Flute Concert, featuring
Andre Knevel & Liselotte Rokyta - Riverside United Church (881 Glidden
Ave, Windsor, ON). Tickets: $15.
Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 8:00 PM - Academy of Early Music presents
"Wayward Sisters" - Christ Church Cranbrook (470 Church Road, Bloomfield
Hills). Tickets: $25/$22/$5.
Sunday, March 22, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Choral Evensong - The Cathedral
Church of St. Paul (4800 Woodward Ave, Detroit).
Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Oakland Symphony Orchestra
Concert, featuring Jeremy David Tarrant, organist - The Cathedral Church
of St. Paul (4800 Woodward Ave, Detroit).
Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 7:30 PM - Choral Tenebrae - St. Hugo of the Hills
Catholic Church (2215 Opdyke Road, Bloomfield Hills).
Ypsilanti Pipe Organ Festival Events
All events are free of charge and held at First Presbyterian Church (300 N.
Washington St, Ypsilanti). For more information please
visit www.ypsipipes.org.
Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Organ Recital featuring Vincent
Dubois (organist, Cathedral of Soissons).
Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Choral concert featuringZoltán
Kodály's Missa Brevis. Combined choirs of First Presbyterian Church,
Ypsilanti; Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Ann Arbor; and St. Luke's
Episcopal Church, Ypsilanti. Arianne Abela, conductor and Aaron Tan,
organist.
Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 4:00 PM - Organ Recital featuring Joshua Boyd.
Substitute List
The following Detroit AGO members are listed in our database as substitute
organists and/or directors, presented
here as a convenience to all. No endorsement is expressed or implied.
Contact them directly. Contact our Registrar
Dennis Souter, 248-693-6019 for changes/corrections.
Click here to see the list of available substitutes.
Positions Available
Interim organist (or Interim Director of Music)
six months or longer
First Presbyterian Church of Monroe MI
Sunday morning service 11 am $100 plus mileage
(salary for Director of Music to include directing choir will be negotiated)
contact Rev. Jessica Myers
734-242-1545 or [email protected]
The Area's Largest Residential Organ
Once again the original-condition 1919 Aeolian organ in Meadow Brook Hall
will be featured during the annual Holiday Walk from Thanksgiving until
Christmas. Meadow Brook Hall was designated a National Historic Landmark
earlier this year. It is the 88,000 sq.ft. former home of Alfred and Matilda
Dodge Wilson, and is on the campus of Oakland University.
In past year's members of the Detroit AGO have generously joined in
volunteering to man the console and provide holiday music for the hall's
visitors. Around the end of October, interested organists will be contacted
to set up schedules. If you have an interest in playing this historic
instrument and would like to be added to the contact list, please contact
Pete Townsend at [email protected] so your name can be added
to the email list. If you have an interest in a short practice or trial session
prior to then, please also contact Pete.
Various Odds & Ends
For sale. Baldwin Spinet Piano (full keyboard). Excellent condition. Warren,
MI. $600. obo. Call Don Baber at 586-573-7303.
Free to good home - Kimball Swinger 300 - Contact Carol Ward
at [email protected]
David Stewart Organ Compositions
Five organ compositions by David Nisbet Stewart were released on an
album last February. The album named Foundations is on the Navona label.
David is one of six composers on the album which includes other organ,
choral, and symphonic music. The organist is Libor Dudas from Boston, and
it was recorded on the Dover Church organ, a mechanical tracker by C.B.
Fisk, Op. 107
The pieces are:
Toccata in C
Toccata in A
"O Heiland, Reiss die Himmel auf"
"Herzliebster Jesu"
"Victimae Paschali Laudes"
Navona's albums include enhanced content, meaning that the album
contains composers' biographies, program notes on the music, and the
actual scores in which you can turn the pages on your computer screen
while listening. For more information please click HERE.
Choir & Organ
Free digital access to Choir & Organ for Detroit AGO
Members.
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password. You can then download the digital editions to
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individual's username and password.
Early Music Today
Free digital access to Early Music Today for Detroit AGO
Members.
Click here & register using special access code: EMTCO14
Click HERE to open a simple registration form. Use access
code EMTCO14 and create a unique username and
password.You can then download the digital editions to
your PC or Mac. Future downloads will only require the
individual's username and password.
News from National
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
AWARDED $20,000 GRANT FROM THE
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
NEA Funding Will Support Educational Programming in 2015 and New Music
Commissioned for the 2016 AGO National Convention in Houston, Tex.
NEW YORK CITY - The American Guild of Organists (AGO) has been
awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support
educational programming in 2015 and new music commissioned for the
AGO National Convention in Houston, Tex., June 19-23, 2016. The $20,000
NEA "Art Works" grant will support Pipe Organ Encounters for youth and
adults, performances and workshops at all seven AGO Regional
Conventions, the Guild's professional certification program for organists and
choral conductors, and new music commissions. While the Guild has
benefitted from NEA support for the past five consecutive AGO National
Conventions, the 2015 grant represents the first support the Guild has
received for its educational programs and regional conventions.
"This grant covers the full breadth of the AGO's educational activities for
current and prospective members as well as our programs of outreach to
the public," stated AGO Executive Director James Thomashower. "The
NEA's funding sends an uplifting message to the entire organ community:
our instrument and its music are vitally important to the American people.
The award validates the AGO's ongoing efforts to ensure that music for the
organ is created by talented composers, performed by skilled musicians,
and appreciated by the widest audience possible. It is an honor for the
Guild to be recognized by the NEA, the most prestigious independent
federal agency in the United States responsible for funding and promoting
artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation."
NEA Chairman Jane Chu added, "I am pleased to be able to share the news
of our support through Art Works including the award to the American Guild
of Organists. The arts foster value, connection, creativity, and innovation
for the American people. This grant demonstrates those attributes and
affirms that the arts are part of our everyday lives."
Art Works grants support the creation of art, public engagement with art,
lifelong learning in the arts, and enhancement of the livability of
communities through the arts. The NEA received 1,474 eligible applications
under the Art Works category, requesting more than $75 million in funding.
Of those applications, 919 were recommended for grants for a total of
$26.6 million. For a complete listing of projects recommended for Art Works
grant support, please visit the NEA website at Arts.gov. For further
information about the AGO's educational programming, please visit the
AGO website at Agohq.org.