Central Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Newsletter – October 2005 Officers John Sullivan - Dean Jennifer Geibel – Board Member 845-454-7150 -
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[email protected] Chapter Web Site www.chvago.org Letter from the Dean Dear Friends, As always there is so much going on in this fast paced, borderline-manic world of ours that we can quickly become overwhelmed and discouraged. Natural disasters, wars, violence, crime – some in our own towns, havens we thought of as sleepy villages. I know for me the temptation is to concede the impossibility of making the world right and just giving up. And then something happens to change my perspective. This time around it was the message in the October TAO by our chaplain, Gregory Norton. I recommend it for your perusal and reflection, but until you get to it, let me quote his recurring motif: You never know. If you've ever been a teacher, you may have had the experience of having a former student come up to you quite out of the blue and say “When I was in your class, you said … and that has helped me so much!” Usually I don't even remember saying whatever it October, 2005 Page 1 was, but “you never know.” Once after a recital, a friend told me that one particular piece (Willan's Epithalamium) had turned his depression around.