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From the Dean:
For those, like me, who have time for only the summary in these weeks before Christmas, please see the facts below:
The January meeting will be presented by Stephen Pinel, archivist for the Organ Historical Society. The archives are located at Westminster Choir College, Rider University, Princeton, New Jersey. His presentation is “What the OHS Can Do for the AGO.” He has many, many visuals to share, and there will be a brief demonstration on Rainbow’s historic 1869 E and GG Hook organ. If you missed “History of American Organ Building” as part of your organ studies, or are curious about anything to do with why American organs are the way they are, please come. Scott is passionate about his field, and it will be enlightening and enjoyable to hear about the development of our instrument from someone who knows its history so intimately.
**REMINDER TO BOARD MEMBERS: Our next Board meeting will be Saturday, January 9 at 10:30 am at Immanuel Lutheran Church. All committee chairs are asked to attend.
JANUARY MEETING
Monday, January 18, Rainbow Mennonite Church
1444 SW Blvd., Kansas City, KS
Punch Bowl 6:00, Dinner 6:15 (Cost: $9), Recital 7:30
Menu: Dean’s Favorites!
Chicken Cordon Bleu, Wild Rice, Green Beans, Green Salad
Whole Wheat Rolls, Famous Filled Cookies, Iced Tea, Water and Coffee
DINNER RESERVATIONS
**PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE IN RESERVATION PROCEDURE: The Dean regrettably accepted the resignation of Scott Foppiano as the Dinner Reservations Coordinator, due to a job change. Jane Dauer has agreed to fill his position through the end of the program year. You can reach her at 816.252.3787 or jkdauer4867@att.net to make a reservation. The deadline for called-in AGO dinner reservations is 10 PM on WEDNESDAY of the week preceding the meeting. When making your reservation, please indicate how many people you are reserving for. (If you have a standing reservation and are just calling to make sure you will have a place, please also indicate that).
BACHATHON goes GREEN
Planning efforts are already underway for the 2010 Bachathon program. The committee has decided to focus on ways to improve attendance and Guild member participation. If you are interested in helping out with Bachathon 2010, please contact Brian Campbell, briancffa@hotmail.com, 816-896-4750. The performer list is not yet complete, so there is room for you! If you have never volunteered for an AGO event, this event is for you!! Come and take part of the chapter tradition.
SAVE THE DATE! May 2, 2010
NEIHART COMPETITION
The next Carlene Neihart International Pipe Organ Competition will be held on April 10, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri at the Second Presbyterian Church. The 1949 Möller Pipe Organ has been rebuilt and restored in 2009 and includes a new movable console. Contestants from various places in the United States and other countries are expected to enter the competition.
Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc., will underwrite the 1st place award ($2500) and the second place award ($1500) is supported by Casavant Frères and Caroll Hanson. The third place award is $1000.
The Carlene Neihart Organ Competition Foundation, with a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, was formed to organize, present the competition, and fund the prize money to help sustain the future of the Pipe Organ.
The web site www.organcompetitions.com has more information about the competition.
UPCOMING RECITALS OF NOTE
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral has many events during December:
Friday December 4, 7:30
Fine Arts Chorale; admission charge
Saturday December 5, 7:30
Kansas City Chorale, with high school choirs; admission charge
Friday December 11, 8:00
William Baker Festival Singers; admission charge
Saturday December 12, 4:30
"Messiah" Singalong; donations welcomed
Sunday December 13, 2:00
William Baker Festival Singers; admission charge
Sunday, Decmeber 13, 5:00
Lessons and Music for Advent; free admission
Monday December 14, 12 noon
"City Come Again" The William Jewell College Choir and Handbell ensemble, Free admission
Friday December 18, 10:00 and 7:00
Paul Mesner Puppets "The Nativity"; admission charge
Saturday December 19, 3:00 and 7:00
Paul Mesner Puppets "The Nativity"; admission charge
Sunday December 20, 3:00
Paul Mesner Puppets "The Nativity"; admission charge
The Cathedral still stands at 13th and Broadway in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Saturday, December 5, 7:00 pm
Westport Center for the Arts presents a live staged reading of Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol:" in the auditorium of Westport Presbyterian Church,201 Westport Rd., Kansas City, Missouri. Local actors and Rebecca Bell, harpsichordist, provide a magical evening. Kansas City Rep. is not producing "Christmas Carol" this year, so this is your chance! $10, $7 seniors and students. A reception follows in the parlor.
Sunday, December 13, 5:00 pm
Bach Cantata Vespers; J.S. Bach's Advent Cantata #40: "Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes" (To This End Appeared The Son Of God) with Bach Vespers Choir and Orchestra. William T. Stewart, conductor. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1700 Westport Rd. (At State Line Rd.), KCMO. The public is invited to this free performance. (816) 931-8483.
Friday, December 18, at 12:10 pm
Westport Center for the Arts Brown Bag Concert Series presents St. Michael's Baroque Ensemble at Westport Presbyterian Church, 201 Westport Road, Kansas City, Missouri. The ensemble: Mark Cohick and Charles Wines, woodwinds, Benjamin Humphrey, cello, and Ken Walker, harpsichord. Enjoy music of Telemann, followed by coffee and cookies. FREE, donations accepted
Sunday, January 10, 2010, at 3:00 p.m.
The third event of the 50th-birthday celebration of the Auditorium Organ will feature the husband and wife duo of Ken Cowan and Lisa Shihoten in a free concert of organ and violin music at the Community of Christ Auditorium (corner of River Boulevard and Walnut Streets in Independence, Missouri).
Mr. Cowan is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. Cowan has also been a featured artist at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, and the Royal Canadian College of Organists.
Ms. Shihoten made her debut in 1995 performing Bruch's Scottish Fantasy with the Juilliard Orchestra under Kurt Masur. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has appeared at the Aspen, Verbier, and Ravinia festivals, and at Caramoor's "Rising Stars" series. She is also Grand Prize winner at the Marcia Polayes National Violin Competition and the Nakamichi Concerto Competition.
This event is free and open to the public (a free-will offering will be gratefully accepted). Check the Dome and Spire Fine Arts Series website, www.CofChrist.org/dome_spire, for more information on this and additional upcoming events.
Notice informing the membership of a case in progress: On November 2, 2009, an AGO Member filed a formal complaint against St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 900 NE Shady Lane Drive, Kansas City, MO 64118 for wrongful termination of employment. The Guild is investigating the matter according to the AGO's Procedures for Dealing with Complaints about Termination. No determination has been made at this time.
Although Guild Members may provide substitute or interim services, no Member may seek or accept regular or permanent employment with St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church while these Procedures are pending. See the AGO’s Web Site for the current status of this case.
**As of November 30, 2009, the case is still under investigation.
DECEMBER PLACEMENT INFORMATION
As of the Bombarde publication date, there are no new placements listed. Please call Lynn Alfers at 913.856.5654 for current listings.
Professional Development Update
For Professional Development, this year's thrust will be for our Guild to provide the best possible organists for congregational worship -- either fulltime organists or substitute organists. One of the ways for you to help accomplish that goal is to acquire an AGO certificate. If you are interested in working on your AGO certification, contact Ted Stewart stewart.smith@att.net (816-254-5665) or Betty Bauer hababab@earthlink.net (913-814-9021). For those wishing to substitute, getting the minimum Service Playing Certificate will guarantee you will be included on our web site's substitute list.
SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE FOR YOU
Substitutes listed are members of the local organ guild. The ones who hold AGO certificates have passed requirements of the national American Guild of Organists for various levels of service playing and choral conducting. However, the Greater Kansas City AGO is not an endorsement agency for service provided by the persons listed here. To learn proficiency of substitutes, feel free to ask them for references.
These substitutes have passed various levels of AGO certification requirements:
| Scott Foppiano, MM, CAGO – org, lit, dir, pian, synagogue, ten/bari |
816.883.8359 | |
| David Jaranowski, CAGO – org, dir, lit | 216.534.4876 | |
| Jan Kraybill, DMA, AAGO | 913.897.8332 | |
| Nick Mourlam, SPC – org, lit | 913.488.1272 | |
| Joyce McIntosh, BA, CAGO – org, dir, lit | 816.254.2409 | |
| John Pitchford, MM, SPC – org | 913.663.3768 | |
| Barbara Tankard Thatcher, CAGO | 816.796.3706 | |
| Ann Warzyn, BME, SPC - org | 816.453.5027 | |
| Roger Wischmeier, DMA, CAGO – org | (Wed & Sun. pm) 816.761.3811 | |
| SPC = service playing certificate, CAGO = Colleague certification | ||
The following have various degree in organ or church music at the college or post-graduate level:
| David Armstrong, MChM – org, dir, T/B solo, lit |
816.623.9947 | |
| Phyllis Curtis, MM – org | 913.839.8856, 913.406.5327 or 913.248.6600 (4th & 5th Sundays only) |
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| Steven McDonald, Bmus - org, dir, lit | 785.841.4696 or 785.242.5200x5439 | |
| Caroline M. Neal, MA - org, pian | 816.305.9526 (Saturdays only) |
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| Dale Ramsey, MM – org, dir | 816.322.8985 | |
| Ann Marie Rigler, DMA – org, lit | 816.415.3792 or 816.781.7700 x5199 |
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| James Snyder, DMA – org, dir | 816.765.1721 or 816.719.3289 |
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| Nancy Stankiewicz, BA – org, lit | 913.642.8642 | |
| Kevin Vogt, DMA org, lit | 913.649.2196 | |
| org=organist; lit=liturgical worship; dir=choral director; pian=pianist | ||
The following also offer their services:
| Betty Bauer - org, lit | 913.814.9021 or 913.488.8417 |
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| Doris Daniels - org, lit | 816.431.3244, 816.721.3191 or 913.288.7129 |
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| Freda Proctor - org, dir., lit | 913.328.0721 (h); 913.484.8271 (cell); 913.758.6320 (w) |
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| Keith Sandrock – org, | 816-420-9104 or 816-896-6762 (cell) |
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| Marilyn VanderLinden - org, lit | 816.665.4441 | |
| org=organist; lit=liturgical worship; dir=choral director; pian=pianist | ||
The absolute deadline for submissions to Bombarde's editor is the 20th of each month. Please email your information to bombarde@kcago.com.
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Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists