Substitutes Available
Substitutes listed are members of the local organ guild. The people 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 GKCAGO 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. Feedback regarding the hiring of GKCAGO substitutes is welcome and encouraged. Please send feedback to John Schaefer at canonjohn40@gmail.com
These substitutes have passed various levels of AGO certification requirements:
| Mary Bronaugh Davis, MA, CAGO org |
(816) 436-1419 (c) (816) 456-0343 |
| Linda Mann, BME, SPC organ, piano (Weddings/Funerals only) |
(816) 353-4826 (c) (816) 289-9760 |
| Marjorie O’Konski, MM, MME, SPC org, piano |
(785) 766-2545 mjokonski@hotmail.com |
| John Pitchford, MM, SPC, org |
(913) 663-3768 johnpitchford@kc.rr.com |
| John Schaefer, AAGO, ChM org, dir, lit |
(816) 520-2084 |
| SPC = service playing certificate | CAGO = Colleague certification | AAGO = Associate certification | FAGO = Fellow certification org = organist | lit = liturgical worship | dir = choral director | piano = pianist | |
The following have various degrees in organ or church music at the college or postgraduate level:
| Alisa R. Carmichael, BM org, piano |
(270) 535-4881 carmichael.alisa@gmail.com |
| Stephanie Henry, DMA Choral Music, org, piano, dir, lts |
(816) 678-6372 sahenry652@gmail.com |
| Sharon Hettinger, DMA org, lit, dir, handbell |
(785) 842-2053 slhett.sunflower.2016@gmail.com |
| Ronald Krebs, BM, MM, org, lit |
(785) 843-2622 rkrebs@reuterorgan.com |
| Sarah Lyons, DMA org, piano, lit, dir Sat, Sun eve only |
(309) 333-8745 Sarah.orr.lyons@gmail.com |
| Ann Marie Rigler, DMA org, lit |
amrwjc@gmail.com |
| Nancy Stankiewicz, BA org, lit |
(913) 642-8642 |
The following also offer their services:
| Boyd Ahrens org, lit |
(816) 453-8406 boydlee@aol.com |
| Betty Bauer org, lit |
(913) 814-9021 hababab@earthlink.net |
| Marilyn VanderLinden org, lit |
(816) 665-4441 |
| org = organist | lit = liturgical worship | dir = choral director | piano = pianist | |
The absolute deadline for submissions to the Bombarde editor is the 20th of each month. Please email your information to bombarde@kcago.com.