February 2016 American Guild of Organists (Except July) Volume 86, Issue 7 Mixtures
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The Monthly Publication of the Fort Worth Chapter of the February 2016 American Guild of Organists (except July) Volume 86, Issue 7 Mixtures The Dean’s Message Being a member of this The chapter yearbook left chapter, though, gives you out the location. It is in the an opportunity to give your beautiful sanctuary of interests preference. First Presbyterian Church in Come to the Saturday, downtown Fort Worth. There is plenty of parking. February 13 Masterclass on Robert August, Director of Kyla K. Rosenberger German Romantic Reper- BM, MM, CAGO Music/Organist, has pre- toire. It is from 10 a.m. to pared a special educational noon and will be taught by Hello FWAGO Members, and listening opportunity Stefan Engles, Professor of for you. Organ, SMU. Think of these It’s difficult to find time famous composers: Hope to see you there! for everything, isn’t it? Mendelssohn, Rheinberger, We all love studying new repertoire, reading Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Kyla K. Rosenberger, CAGO Reubke, and Reger. music history and going Whether we play their ma- to organ recitals. But jor works or their short, real life demands so of- ten get in the way and service music it is important to think about the appropri- we can’t always squeeze ate way to interpret these in occasional private lessons or personal masters who chose to write for our instrument. study of style and theory. ©2016: This publication may not be reproduced in any format without written permission of the Editor. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! On Saturday, February 13 from 10 a.m. – 12pm, Stefan Engels will present an organ masterclass at First Presbyte- rian Church of Fort Worth. The focus of this masterclass will be on romantic German repertoire. All are encouraged to attend and visitors are welcome. For more information please contact Robert August at 817-335-1231 or [email protected]. Stefan Engels joined Southern Methodist University in fall 2014 as the new Leah Young Fullinwider Endowed Centen- nial Chair in Music Performance at the Meadows School of the Arts. Engels joined SMU from one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious musical institutions, the University of Music and Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leip- zig, Germany, where he had served as professor of organ since 2005. Prior to that he was associate professor of or- gan and chair of the organ department at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. During his appointment in Leipzig, Engels helped shape the university’s Church Music Institute as a center for organ performance and organ pedagogy of international acclaim. He also founded and served as artistic director of the European Organ Academy Leipzig, which attracts faculty and students from around the world. In 2009 the Academy was given a generous grant from the German Academic Exchange Service. Engels is also the initiator and chair of the jury for the International Competition in Organ Improvisation in Leipzig. In 2006 Engels was named artistic director of the Jordan International Organ Competition based at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. As a juror, he is in frequent demand at international organ competitions such as the Mendelssohn Competition, the Bach Competition and the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb, all in Germany, as well as the St. Albans International Organ Festival and the Canadian International Organ Competition. Furthermore, as an advocate and specialist for the music of the late- Romantic German composer Sigfrid Karg-Elert, he founded the Karg-Elert Festtage in Leipzig, demonstrating and dis- covering the unique works of this Leipzig composer. Engels maintains a vigorous international concert schedule and is a sought-after teacher, having presented lectures and master classes across Europe, North America and South Korea. Recital engagements have included Smetana Hall in Prague, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Victoria Hall in Geneva, the Berlin Philharmonic, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Torch Centre in Seoul, St. Augustine in Vienna, Chartres Cathedral, Hallgrimskirkja Reykjavik, Sydney Cathedral, St. Jakobi Lübeck, Harvard University, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, King’s College Cambridge, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Balboa Park in San Diego and the Cadet Chapel of West Point. He was a featured recitalist at the 2006 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Chicago. Engels has recorded two highly acclaimed CDs with works by Marcel Dupré on the Naxos label, and one with works of Karg-Elert, Reger, Messiaen and Germani on the Priory label as part of their Great European Organ Series. His spe- cialization in the organ works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert has resulted in the world premiere recording of the complete organ works of Karg-Elert, also on the Priory label. Of this 14-CD project, eight CDs are now available for purchase and have been reviewed to the highest international acclaim. Engels received his broad musical education in Germany and the United States. He studied organ, piano, harpsichord, choral conducting and church music at the universities in Aachen, Düsseldorf and Cologne. From 1993 until 1998 he pursued further organ studies with Wolfgang Rübsam in Chicago and the late Robert Anderson in Dallas, receiving an Artist Certificate degree from SMU Meadows in 1995. He achieved his international breakthrough when he was awarded the “Concerto Gold Medal” at the 1998 Calgary International Organ Competition. Since then he has been represented by Karen McFarlane Artists Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio. -Submitted by Robert August 2 Member and Chapter Happenings Appointment to National Committee on Conventions Our long-time member, Dr. H. Joseph Butler, AAGO, has just been appointed to the AGO national committee on conventions. This is a prestigious appointment - very few AGO members are invited to sit on national committees. The conventions committee selects the chapters that will host regional and national conventions; oversees and ap- proves planning, programming, and budgeting of those conventions; and evaluates conventions upon their completion. Dr. Butler's appointment was most likely influenced by the very successful regional convention our chapter hosted under Dr. Butler's direc- tion as Convention Coordinator. Congratulations to Dr. Butler! -Submitted by Ed Ackermann Todd Hughes at the organ of St. Maria Goretti LET'S GET ACQUAINTED January 28, 2016 ST. MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC CHURCH Todd Hughes, our chapter member and organist at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, hosted our chapter's Let's Get Acquainted event January 28, 2016, at his church. Freda Breed, Director of Liturgy and Music at the church welcomed the group. Besides Freda and Todd, a group of 9 attended the session to hear and play the Garland 4 manual pipe organ installed a few years ago. Attending: Ed Acker- mann, Dale Bench, Phil Bordeleaux, Carol Kocher, Chinh Ngugen, Joyce Ngugen, Eugene Oehler, and Dennis Opferman. Todd opened the session by play- ing "Solemn Melody" by Sir Walford Davies which displayed the organ's full tonal and dynamic range. After all had played, there was a Dutch treat lunch at a nearby Blue Mesa restaurant. (Submitted by Ed Ackermann, CAGO.) 3 Organ/Directors Positions Available Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Granbury is looking to hire a part time keyboardist/choir di- rector. The application for the position is on line at elcgranbury.com or can be gotten by calling the church office at 817-326-2201. You can also reach the contact person, Sheryl Cabey at (817) 559 7885 (cell), (817) 573-0767 (home) or via email at [email protected]. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ PART-TIME ORGANIST - NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - DALLAS Resumes may be sent to the following email address: [email protected] INSTRUMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES Provides organ and/or piano music for all worship services including weddings and funerals as needed. Accompanies Chancel Choir rehearsals NPC Organ Information The 2-manual / 36-rank pipe organ was installed in 2001 as the sanctuary was being com- pleted. It was designed and built by the Little Rock firm of Nichols & Simpson, and has re- ceived almost uniform praise for the integrity and power of its sound from those who have played it. There are 2249 pipes in the organ, 25 tubular chimes, 7 Cymbelstern bells, and digital compo- nents to provide the 12 lowest notes of the 32' Subbass. The console is provided with 99 levels of programmable memory to allow for the needs of both service- and recital-playing, as well as a MIDI recording system to allow for direct play-back of music +++++++++++++++++++++++++ St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, TX, is ready to accept submissions from candi- dates interested in applying for their full-time position of Organist and Director of Music Min- istries. If you are interested in applying for this position, you can obtain a PDF document from Kurt S. Hilsabeck containing the following information: 1. Introduction letter and steps for applying for the position 2. Detailed job description and requirements 3. Detailed specifications of our Dan Garland 77-rank pipe organ You can also contact Dirk Maney, chairman of the Organist/Music Director Search Committee in the following ways: E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 214-493-9373 4 PIPEDREAMS IS BACK ON THE AIR! The Dallas and Fort Worth AGO Chapters are jointly sponsoring the WRR 101.1 FM radio broadcast of Pipe- dreams during calendar year 2016. WRR had to drop the program the end of September, 2015, due to lack of funding. Executive Committees of both chapters approved the project. The program will be aired on WRR 101.1 FM Classical Radio every Sunday night from 10 to 11 p.m. during 2016 (and WRR also agreed to in- clude broadcasts for the last 3 Sundays of December, 2015). The joint chapter venture helps fulfill the AGO mission by promoting the organ and engaging wider audiences.