October 2013 Stillwater Organ Day Saturday, October 19, 8:45 A.M
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Volume 19, No. 2 October 2013 Stillwater Organ Day Saturday, October 19, 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sharon Kleckner njoy the beauty of Stillwater, an historic city of hills and history on the banks of the St. Croix River. The day begins with coffee and refreshments at St. Michael’s ECatholic Church and continues with visits to five churches where we will hear each organ demonstrated in varied repertoire with time allowed at each venue for “open con- sole” to allow members to play the instruments. Plan to attend the entire day or join the group at any time. Venues, performers and repertoire are as follows: 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Social time with coffee and refreshments at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 611 Third Street South. 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. At St. Michael’s, Kraig Windschitl will perform works of George Böhm, Johann Ludwig Krebs and Sr. Theophane Hytrek on the Dobson organ. 10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 423 Fifth Street South. Sharon Kleckner will perform works by J.S. Bach, Pietro Yon, Josef Rheinberger, Horatio Parker, Denis Bedard and William Mathias. 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church, 609 Fifth Street South. Mary Dinesen will perform works of Dieterich Buxtehude, J.L. Krebs, Raymond Haan and Charles W. Ore. Lunch is on your own until 2:00 p.m. The churches visited in the morning are all within a few blocks of each other on the hill above downtown Stillwater. The afternoon continues in the downtown area. A list of restaurants will be provided at a later date, with some being “on the hill” to perhaps avoid the tourist traffic of Main Street Stillwater on a Saturday afternoon. In addition, materials from the Stillwater Visitor Bureau will be avail- able at the three morning venues. Many will want to explore shopping on Main Street or pack a picnic lunch to enjoy on the banks of the St. Croix River. continued on page 2 In this Issue Dean’s Column . .page 2 Composition Competition . .page 3 A Young Person’s Introduction to the Organ . .page 3 TCAGO Special Project Event - The Thomanerchor, Leipzig . .page 3 American Guild of Organists – Twin Cities Chapter American Guild of Organists – Twin CitiesMeet Chapter some New Members . .page 4 From the Archives: “TCAGO Through the Decades” 1970s, Part IV . .page 6 Pasi Organ in Richmond, VA . .page 7 New instruments on the Organ List . .page 7 University of St. Thomas Organ Artist Series - Daria Burlak . .page 8 Lunchtime Organ Series 2013-2014, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church . .page 8 St. Paul Cathedral Organs Restored and Ready for Debut - Olivier Latry . .page 9 Hallowe’en Organ Recitals at Pilgrim Lutheran and St. Andrew’s Lutheran . .page 10 Organ Rededication Ceremony at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church . .page 10 Tenth Anniversary of the Blackinton Organ at Bethel University - Richard Elliott . .page 11 In Remembrance - Herm Sittard . .page 11 Pipenotes Calendar of Events . .page 12 TCAGO Officers, Board, Committees, etc. .page 14 www.tcago.org page 2 Dean’s Column competition winner, Jessica Park, went on to win first Laura Edman place at the Regional Convention in Springfield, MO. Our September opening We provide outlets for creative projects that bene- event was a stunning fit the chapter through our Special Projects program. success, both musically Find details about this opportunity in the Member and socially. We feasted section of our website. You can design a project that on the music of Robert benefits chapter members, and a committee will Elmore performed bril- review it and decide to accept or reject the idea. This liantly by his student, opportunity is open to members only and offers a Norman Mackenzie. It palette of possibilities for creative ideas. was delightful to hear Other resources provided by our chapter include a personal anecdotes about Elmore and his composi- hard copy Chapter Directory that will be finished by tions. We had 73 members and guests dine together, the end of this month, and many resources under Pro- introduced our new members, and had assistance by fessional Development including Placement, Salary three clergy for the installation of officers and the Guidelines, Certification, and lists of Substitutes and table blessing. Organ Teachers. We hope you take advantage of these We commend the program, publicity and hospi- resources and opportunities. tality committees for their combined efforts to pro- Treat yourself and a friend to an outing to Still- duce a wonderfully informative program and delicious water and the St. Croix Valley for our October pro- meal. Bill Chouinard was our gracious host, and we gram, Stillwater Organ Day on Saturday, October 19. thank him and St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church for pro- Demonstrations by resident and guest organists on viding a perfect venue to kick off our program year. five pipe organs in five beautiful sanctuaries will Opportunities abound in the TCAGO. In addi- showcase some of the instruments that lead congrega- tion to the upcoming programs, we offer the tions and choirs in worship in the Valley. Pipedreams organ scholarship for students in grades 7- In November we return to a central location for 12 and a TCAGO composition competition. The stu- the Rachel Laurin masterclass at Bethlehem Lutheran dent competition is an annual event. Last spring, our Church in Minneapolis. See you in Stillwater! Organ Day continued from page 1 2:00 p.m.- 2:50 p.m. performers and organs. Stillwater is the home of Dean We re-convene at Ascension Episcopal Church, 214 Laura Edman, and a place to explore and enjoy. Third Street North to listen to Nancy Whipkey per- Construction Alert form works of Frank Bridge, Paul Spicer, Herbert Highway 36 is open, but the best route to avoid con- Howells, Michael McCabe, J.L. Krebs and J.S. Bach. struction in town is: east on 36 to Manning Ave. 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. (CR15); north At Trinity Lutheran Church, 115 Fourth Street North (left) to 75th we conclude the day hearing Laura Edman perform Street N. (Myr- works of Alec Wyton, J.L. Krebs, Joseph Jongen and tle St.); east Richard Purvis. (right) to 3rd Stillwater is a short drive from the Twin Cities Street; south and a charming town where churches dominate the (right) to St. skyline. Bring a friend or colleague and prepare to Michael’s at the experience a wide range of organ repertoire, a fasci- top of the hill nating variety of instruments and a day for friendship (historic court- and collegiality. house is on the Organ specifications and photos can be found on right). the TCAGO website. A printed program will be available at each venue with repertoire and photos of page 3 Composition Competition Mary Newton, and Lawrence Lawyer Gustavus Adolphus The TCAGO is seeking compositions for pipe organ College organ stu- from across the United States as entries in the 2014 dent David Lim. Composition Competition. The Competition solicits The day’s an unpublished work for solo pipe organ quoting an events concluded existing hymn-tune (or Gregorian melody) in the with each of the public domain that would be appropriate as a prelude students playing or postlude for a worship service. one of their piano Go to tcago.org to apply! pieces on the organ in a grand finale recital. A Young Person’s TCAGO Special Project Event – Introduction to the Organ Organ Student Opportunity Phil Asgian The Thomanerchor, Leipzig In July, A Young Person’s Introduction to the Organ was Monday, November 4, 8:00 p.m. held at the St. Barnabas Center for the Arts in Ply- Central Lutheran Church mouth. The event was a joint production of St. Barn- http://www.centralmpls.org/ abas Lutheran Church and members of the Twin Thomas Kite Cities Chapter. Young students, family members, and The TCAGO chapter proudly announces an upcom- interested church members were introduced to Daniel ing concert at Central Lutheran Church on Monday, Burton’s Rex, the King of Instruments in a lively produc- November 4 at 8:00 p.m. Our chapter has sponsored tion by Dean Laura Edman and the parish pastor. a portion of this program, and we have twenty tickets This was followed by lessons on the organ by resi- to share with organ students. This opportunity will dent organist, Mary Newton. Participants also be handled on a “first come, first serve” basis. enjoyed pulling Please email the names of organ students wishing stops on mini to attend the concert to James Callahan opus, the [email protected]. Individual instructors may demonstration submit up to four students’ names. Their names will instrument that be listed on a “will call” list at the church. Students is part of the will need to show their student IDs to be admitted. Twin Cities Again, the first twenty to RSVP will receive these PipeWorks pro- tickets. gram. Science The Thomanerchor from Leipzig, known as Bach’s experiments on choir (Bach was their eighth cantor), is celebrating how sound travels through the organ, and a lesson on 800 years of continuous music-making and leading how the pipe organ works were provided by Educa- worship. As part of their celebrations they are touring tional Outreach Chair Phil Asgian, resident organist in the United States for the first time under the direction of Georg Christoph Biller, their 22nd can- tor. Central Lutheran Church will be their only con- page 4 cert site in a 200-mile radius. This historic event will Festival Chorale at Macalester College.