The Third '98-'99 Worcester Chapter Event­ Contemporary Music Worship Saturday, January 16,1999 9:30AM- 2:30PM WoRCESTER St. John's Episcopal Church, Worcester, MA A workshop on resources and performance of quality contemporary music. This will be presented by Brenda C9RGANIST Fraser Caldwell of Christ Church (Episcopal), Fitchburg. [Snow date: January 23, 1999]

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POBox7157 Worcester MA01605 Dear fellow AGOers! Vol.l7, No. 5 January 1999 Did you survive Christmas and have some time to Executive Committee relax? Now we are in 1999 and the fmal stretch to the convention is appearing on the horizon. Have you gotten Dean involved in some way? We need you if you haven't made Malcolm Halliday (H) 791-2893 that commitment to your chapter and all the people busily (W) 845-7285 involved making sure this convention is the best ever (and Sub-Dean I really think it has the potential to be just that!). John Sittard 754-5599 Treasurer/Registrar Coming up this month on Saturday, January 16 from Carolyn Graham 755-8903 9:30AM to 2:30PM is the next Worcester Chapter Event, a Secretary workshop on contemporary music worship. This should be James Moore 757-7586 Auditors very interesting and well worth the time to see what Robert C~,>uchon 978/840-1173 current trends in contemporary church music are and what Joan Venincasa 865-5748 options exist for ferreting out "quality music." (What does that mean anyway?!) See you there! Members At Large Your Dean, Arlette Grubbs 754-9583 Bradford Hendrickson 829-6456 Malcolm Halliday Joyce Hokans 842-1253 Mmjorie Ness 978/365-2416 William Ness 978/365-2416 Will Sherwood 978/422-7195 What is your Dean doing NOW? A benefit concert!

January 30, Saturday 8:00pm Malcolm Halliday, 'Pteaae send pianist with Claire Paquette, mezzo-soprano & Steven CALENDAR items to JOAN VENIHCASA Small, baritone will present a program of vocal solos and 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 and duets at the First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury.

HEWS to MARJORIE HESS, EDITOR Works by Mozart, Schubert, Sowerby, Vaughan Williams Wesley United Methodist Church as well as a "salute to Broadway" will be presented. $10 114 Main Street suggested donation, all proceeds to. For more information Worcester, MA 01608 please call 845-7286. 978-365-2416 for messages Email: [email protected] Next Executive Board Meeting Monday, January 11,1999,7:30 PM First Congregational Church Shrewsbury, MA Host: Malcolm Halliday

THE WORCESTER EJRGANIST December, 1998 - 1- Christie, faculty member, and is. the first to earn the Artist, PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS. Diploma in Organ from Boston Conservatory. The program of study included Conservatory practice teaching, POTPOURRI accompainmental work and the preparation of four recitals. He was also a recipient of the Leroy K. Hanson by Joyce Hokans Scholarship in Church Music.

CONTEMPORARY CHORAL MUSIC WORKSHOP New Appointment . LED BY BRENDA FRASER CALDWELL Chapter member Edith Roberts has accepted the position JANUARY 16, 1999 · of Organist/Director at St. Francis Episcopal Church, (snow date January 23rd) Holden. 9:30a.m . ...,. 2:00p.m. ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH New Year Wishes 166 HOLDEN STREET, WORCESTER I want to wish each of you a happy and fruitful 1999 with . all of the notes in the right place and all choir members . singing dead in tune. Directions to St. John's: from I-190, take the Ararat Street exit, proceed on Ararat (left turn from I -190 south, Joyce Hokans, Professional Concerns Chair right turn from I-190 north) toBrattle Street. At Brattle, turn left. After crossing R.R. tracks you will see the church on your left. Go beyond the church and turn left to We are now publishing news ofmembers who are in new parking lot and lower door entrance. positions. Because churches do not always contact me, please let me know ifyou have taken a new position. This is a program not to be missed. Brenda will bring music, singers and her professional musicianship as Remember that the news for this column comes from you, so be in touch! The January newsletter deadline for she explores the world of music for contemporary worship. 1 Whether or not yoli are currently using this genre of music, this column will be Friday, January 15 h, 1999. you may find yourself exploring it in the future. Take advantage of this free.educational chapter. program. Joyce Hokans 508/842-1253 Don't forget to bring your bag lunch. It would be helpful if you would call and tell me that you are Hymn-Tune Competition planning to attend so that there are enough beverages to go Deadline for entries is January 1, 1999. around. Joyce Hokans, 508/842-1253 (leave a machine The winner will be announced on April15, 1999. message if necessary).

The Worcester Chapter AGO, in conjunction with The I look forward to seeing you on the 16th of January Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, announces (January 23rd snowdate) at St. John's Episcopal Church at a hymn-tune competition based on a text by Timothy 9:30a.m. Dudley-Smith, "0 God Whose Thoughts Are Not As Ours. " The winning composition will be premiered at the Region I Convention to be held in Worcester from June 27-30, 1999. A copy of the text and rules for the competition can be secured by sending a self-addressed, Farewell to a Friend and Colleague stamped envelope to: It is with sadness that we have received news of the death William E. Nierintz, Ch.M. of Beatrice Hermes. Bea was secretary for the Chapter for Region I Hymn Competition Coordinator a number of years as well as a strong supporter of all 20 John Robinson Road Chapter events. Memorial contributions may be made to Hudson, Massachusetts 01749 Hahnemann Campus, c/o U. Mass. Memorial Foundation, 16 Shaffner Street, Worcester 01605. Entrants may submit as many settings of the te.:\.1: as t11ey wish with a $5.00 fee accompanying each entry. A prize of $350 is offered for the winning entry. Copyright will be Graduation Congratulations held by The Hymn Society in the United States and Congratulations go to Chapter member Timothy Smith Canada. Judges will be Barbara Owen, Alfred Fedak, and who was awarded the Artist Diploma in Organ Carl Schalk, members of The Hytnn Society. Performance from The Boston Conservatory of Music in May Tjm studied with Chapter member Tames David THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST January, 1999 - 2 - VVorcester Chapter Convention Program Booklet

Music Collection STOP! Think if there's anyone you can recommend to buy an ad in our convention program book. Your idea The American Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, help is needed. I'll do the legwork. Get me names of Collection is at the Holy Cross Music Library situated in businesses you patronize-- call in some favors! And-- buy the Brooks Music Building and is accessible to you. It is a business card ad for yourself! Help support our open during the school year: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 convention! a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8:30a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.; SWlday, 1 p.m. - 11 p.m. Summer hours: Will Sherwood 24-hrmessages at: 508 8412442 Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. DIRECTIONS: ·wilL sherwood~a;digital. com Take Route 290 to Exit 11, Colllege Square. From the NORTH, stay to the left on the exit ramp for Route 12 North and then bear right immediately before the light and proceed up College Street. From the SOUTH, bear right after the exit ramp on to College Street. The main gate of the campus is on your left as you go up the hill. Proceed AGO Certification straight past the kiosk and follow the driveway around the Chapter Members interested in taking an AGO Exam right side of Fenwick Hall, which is the brick building for Certification are asked to contact Lucia Clemente facing you as you enter. The Brooks Music Building is Falco at United Church (508.752.3785) or at home attached to the back end of the e:xiension of Fenwick Hall (508.752.0572). and may be entered by the door opposite the front of St. Joseph's Chapel. Park along the back extension of the A class may be offered in Winter/Spring if there is a building or beyond the Chapel. sufficient number of candidates. -Lucia Clemente Falco Convention, 1999

Top Name Artists to Appear Notes from the Editor .... Two of the top-name artists who will appear at the The distribution success of Maria Ferrante's and my Region I AGO Convention in Worcester MA recording entitled "Christmas in Worcester" has been between June 27 and June 30, 1999 are as follows: terrific. I want to write these thoughts for the purpose of again challenging us to preserve the organ by acquainting MARIE-CLAIRE ALAIN, of Paris, France, one of the people with the organ where people are. Sometimes people great legends of the concert world, will be featured in an we are after are not willing to come to where the organs evening recital on the large Noack tracker organ at Trinity are. This Christmas recording was Maria's great idea and a Lutheran Church, Worcester. She has recorded more than good eye catcher. 260 discs, many of them complete works, and has given Meeting the public regarding tlris recording has been more than 2000 organ recitals internationally. Madame enlightetring. I was struck most by the woman who said to Alain will also present a workshop on the repertoire of her me with obvious enthusiasm "Was that a pipe organ? I late brother Jehan Alain (1911-1940). She is currently always wondered what a pipe organ soWlded like." She making a revised edition of Alains organ works based on then explained she loved the somtd newly discovered manuscripts and has recently published several of his nstrumental works. Bring your scores of I remember listening to a wonderful series of 33's, the size Alain's music to this workshop. of 45's, at Oberlin which were featuring historic instrmnents of the world with color photos and ALICE PARKER, noted composer, conductor, and specification sheets with them. I know excellent videos teacher, will conduct a Convention Sing at Wesley exist, and public television has featured specials on organ Methodist Church, Worcester, and present a workshop building. Anytlring tlmt each of us can do so that people entitled "Choral Reading of Hymns and Spirituals", want to listen and hear the organ only helps our cause. offering her mrique insights into melodies, structure and performance possibilities of new arrangements of music. My second comment is about assumptions made about the tenn organ. Under tlris executive comnrittee, witl1 Malcolm as Dean and me as editor we will not support any pipe vs. electrmric argmnents in tlte nan1e of the Guild

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST January, 1999 -3 - We are each called to serve in our given capacities, and a President is not a crook." Ed taught at University of Puget good share of us have spent time on all types of church Sound, the school from which I have my degree, although instruments. We often put up with poor quality pianos his tenure there was later than mine. I've come to think that when we will bash an excellent state of the art electronic. in any institution, such integrity as there may be is likely to We are called to perform and use our gifts to assist people come from, or to be focussed around, some one figure in their spiritual journeys of faith ... and we do it where we whose judgment, constancy and integrity are respected and are to the best of our abilities. An article will be relied on by all sides in the inevitable squabbles. My major forthcoming on this from a chapter member. Please don't professor in Chemistry was that man when I was at Puget make assumptions about what any of us mean about "fine Sound; after Bob Sprenger's death it was my perception organs" until talking it out with the individual. The that that duty, not always very pleasant, had passed to Ed. survival of the art of the organ and the nurture of a new He was responsible for, among other things, the presence generation of young artists depends on us pulling together of a splendid organ from Paul Fritts in the chapel. and not apart. Also, advertise all events you are involved Although it suffers from an acoustic roughly the opposite in creating or performing so that we can enjoy, no matter of that across town at the rival institution's new hall, it's what the instruments. very fine - I'm sure it will be visited during the April events based at Pacific Lutheran. Happy holidays to each of you- write for me, please! We need scholarly articles, informative articles, practical In that same chapel, from which Prof. Sprenger had been articles, and thought provoking articles .... .let's go beyond buried, (Ed's predecessor, Alma Oncley, played the St. the news and write for each other, as well. Anne that time,) Ed played the memorial for a former student, Randall Hunt. A gifted musician, Mr. Hunt had Marjorie Ness, editor for a while become a Methodist pastor, and in fact was pastor in my Idal10 home town at the deaths of my parents. Alas, the Methodists could not find a way to accept and value the presence of a gay pastor, however gifted. Mr. Hunt had In Memoriam ... killed himself on his 30th birthday. I remember as if it Because of the season, and in deference to the many who were yesterday the look on Ed's face, from the console of will want to come from afar, a memorial event is the organ by Paul Fritts' father Byard, when the Methodist tentatively deferred to Saturday, January 9, at Plymouth bishop commented that, had he known what was to Church (Congregational), Seattle, where he directed the happen, he would have done nothing differently--which music for so many years. was to say, "We're well rid of this troublesome gift." For a moment there was a question which of us would disrupt Although I can't claim to be a real insider in the Seattle the service to make a protest. But Ed did better; my Randy organ scene, my life crossed with Ed's at significant and I listened with astonishment as he gathered his fury moments. I was just recalling to a friend meeting, at the and sorrow into the playing of the St. Anne on that first Boston Earlie Musicke Feste in 1981, upon the steps wretched e-p organ, in a dead room filled with deadly of the New England Conservatory, one of the senior people. The dignity, tl1e control, the power, the expanse-­ figures of the Boston organ world, whom I'll call Earl. This all the virtues, one might say, of an outwardly calm Nordic gentleman was beside himself with anxiety that the AGO sensibility, were gathered in a rebuke and rebuttal to the nominating committee had named as candidate for casual dismissal of Mr. Hunt's life. President of tl1e Guild, a man from West of the Hudson, and was alarmed lest the AGO fall into the hands of My Randy and I looked at each other then, and agreed that barbarians! It was my pleasure to assure Earl that, this was the way things should be. We heard Ed play the whatever his failings might be, and despite his Nordic same St. Anne a couple more times at funerals; one name, Ed Hansen was no barbarian. remembers that of Paul Margelli, long-time Tacoma public school musician, whose name was everywhere there were A feature of life at Plymouth Church in downtown Seattle musicians in the Tacoma area. When my Randy died, there was the Wednesday noon recital with lots of guests was no need for discussion. I have the sheet on which (Lennie Raver played the Quaker Reader at one during the Randy wrote, less than 48 hours before his death, below '78 national convention), of which Ed played a-plenty the music list with German editions noted, "If Ed Hansen himself. There were always surprises, but we agreed his would play the St. Anne, it would be most appreciated" two best statements were the Franck First Chorale and the Bach "St. Anne." Hearing Franck on the Mighty Schlicker, All this happened in a week of Seattle's most extreme cold I was moved to ask Ed whether he missed the E. M. weather. When Ed came to St. Paul's to practice, low Eb of Skinner in old Plymouth church; "Not yet." My late true the pedal reed (you can see a picture on the first page of love and I were with Ed, some time later, in the lounge David Dahl's Tracker article) died -a winter fly. Then low after one of his, when Ed went to the office to learn the G of the Great cyphered; the keys were warping in the dry election results. As he emerged, hands over his head in a cold. Ed and I crawled around each other, complaining to Nixonian victory pose, Ed's first words were, "Your THE WORCESTER l9RGANIST January, 1999 -4- Randy all the while. In the event, with the gallery full of musicians, no one had thought to ask who would play the Compact Discs of Malcolm Halliday hymn, Laudate Dominum, so, of course, Ed did Those Impressions: Albany Records (USA), Troy 226 Pianist who know OHS conventions will know what the singing Malcolm Halliday performing works for piano by the was like, and the playing was of Ed's very best. American composer Leo Sowerby, including Florida, From the Northland, Money Musk, Fisherman's Tune, The Ed was at St. Paul's once again, a few years later, for the Irish washerwoman, The Two Lovers and Three Folk tunes funeral of Randy's successor, Steve Long, and we from Somerset. embraced once again, with tears. I don't know that I was Reviews: ever able to thank Ed for his many gifts and kindness' over American Record Guide: ''played with zest and sensitivity the years, although I often tried While he left to others the by pianist Malcolm Halliday... an enjoyable release ofrare, leadership in filling the Seattle area with great and varied highly accessible piano repertory." instruments, Ed may be credited with much of the general Fanfare: "a pleasant seventy minutes ofAmerican civility and regard with which area organists have lmpressionism .. recommended" managed to treat each other. One Midwest professor said to me years ago, "I have to meet this Ed Hansen sometime. All of my best students seem to have studied with him." My Love Unspoken: Albany Records (USA), Troy 196 Ed's quiet, patient contributions have been built into us Premiere recording of songs by the American composer who have known him. I will miss him. Who is there now, Leo Sowerby, performed by bass-baritone Robert Osborne to play the St. Anne for Ed? -- David Calhoun and pianist Malcolm Halliday

It is with a enormous sense of personal loss that I read of Edward Hansen's death. I was privileged to play a fairly Next month, Frank Corbin will be featured. prominent part in the planning and execution of the large Schlicker organ which was built for his church in Seattle, Plymouth Congregational. It was a special organ, MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR'S following an example of Dom Bedos' by having a fully RESOLUTION NOW! formed reflective case, but "without visible pipes". ("sans Tuyaux apparent" is I believe the caption.) It would have Toeppner's Top Ten List been typical of Ed to have so much real and thoughtful Topic: Why You Should Volunteer for concern for his congregation's and architect's wish NOT to the Regional Convention. see pipes that he helped negotiate a good solution to a good organ placement that still did not clash with the 10. When was the last time you pulled an all nighter? desires of others, and still met his needs as a player. 9. Worcester's success depends on volunteer workers. 8. It is a wonderful experience to enrich ourselves and The opportunity to work with this distinguished musician others musically. and fme gentleman made a very lasting impression on me; 7. Here's an opportunity to tap into your creative side. and the honor of becoming a friend of his was a cherished 6. This is an exciting event to celebrate our chapter's 50th thing for me. I did not see Ed as often as I might have atmiversary and to put closure to the 20th century. wished - just a few minutes of conversation with him was [Paul Schaffer interlude on the organ] enough to make one happy for days! -but each time I did, 5. It's a chance to have fun and meet your colleagues as perhaps after several years' absence, I always felt that the we engage in worthwhile activity. conversation could begin, "So anyway ... " -- it was always 4. We need your help now with tl1e platming and like picking up where one left off as if the leaving off were implementation. the day before! 3. Give your colleagues something to talk about and look forward to for years to come (people have told me about His significant role in our country's scheme of organ 1983). affairs was more than just noteworthy; and he leaves 2. You can't be fired, downsized or laid-off--we need behind him a legacy of persons proud even only to have your help! known him, let alone to have basked in the unfailing 1. Everyone of us needs professional stinmlation and we courtesy and ineffable warmth ·Of his channing personality. can work together to make Worcester and our Region! convention THE BEST EVER! Please call me at 978/443- He will be sorely missed, but ever so lovingly . 523 9 or let one of the Executive Board members know of remembered. your interest. There are so many areas needing volunteers, there is certainly an area of activity just right "Ken W. List" was the author for you. HAPPY NEW YEAR. - of the Hansen article. --Lois Toeppner, Convention Coordinator

THE WORCESTER <9RGANIST January, 1999 - 5 - : .. :." .. CALENDAR OF EVENTS,_ JAN., FEB. Jan. 10 Sun. 4:00pm Music at Mission -Rosalind Mohnsen, Organ. Dupre Variations on Noel and• Dethier Christmas. Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 1545 Tremont St., Boston. Suggested Donation, $10 ($8 for students/seniors). Tel. (617)445-2600.

-- --~·. ~ . -·- ---· Jan. 16 Sat. 9:30am-2:30pm WORCESTER CHAPTER EVENT~ Contemporary Music Workshop. A workshop on resources & contemporary music. Brenda Fraser CaldwelL Presenter. St. John's Episcopal Church, Worcester. Snow date, Jan. 23. Jan. 24 Sun. 4:00pm Music at Pakachoag -Patricia Snyder, Organist. Pakachoag Church, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. Jan. 30 Sat. 8:00pm Claire Paquette, Mezzo Soprano, Steven Small, Baritone an4 Malcolm Halliday, Piano, present a program for vocal solos and duets. First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury. Works by Mozart, Schubert, Sowerby, Vaughan Williams as wen as A Salute to Broadway. Suggested donation, $10.00. Proceeds to benefit the Interfaith Hospitality Network. Jan. 31 Sun. 3:00pm CONCERT FOR TWO OBOES AND TRUMPET. Catherine Tibbitts, Joseph Halko and Alton Baggett, Artists. Saint Joseph Church, 33 Hamilton St., Worcester. Free-will Offering. For info., Tel. ( 508)754-7885. Jan. 31 Sun. 3:00pm HOLY CROSS CHAPEL ARTISTS SERIES- James David Christie ~ Ensemble Abendmusik. St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, Holy Cross College, Worcester. For info., contact Music Dept., (508)793-3528. Feb. 7 Sun. 3:00pm Trinity Organ Series ~ Peter Richard Coote, Organist. Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, CT. Admission, $7, ($4 seniors & students.) For info., Tel. (860)987-6210. F€b. 12 Fri. 7:30pm Wesley Fine Arts Series ~A Prelude to Valentine's Day. Organ Recital.~ Marjorie Ness, Minister of Music & the Arts. Reception with roses, valentine amenities & a cake for Abraham Lincoln. Donation requested. For info., Tel. (508)799-4191. Feb. 13 Sat. 7:00pm Music at Pakachoag ~ Swing Your Valentine. The little Big Band in concert. A 16-piece band featuring sounds ofthe 30's and 40's. Dance to tunes ofBasie, Miller and Dorsey. Advance reservations required. $15/person. Tables of8 available Dance instruction, $5 extra. Pakachoag Church, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. For info. and tickets, Tel. (508)755-8718. Feb. 13 Sat. 7:30pm Master Singers of Worcester -A Box of Valentines ~ A romantic evening of song including Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Jvfusic, a medley of Cole Porter songs, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's All!Ask of You. Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director. Chocolate delights and silent auction. First Congregational Church , Shrewsbury. For info., Tel. (508)752-3818. Feb. 14 Sun. 2:00pm WPI Annual Concert- Brass Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra. Douglas Weeks, Conductor. St. Paul's Cathedral, 15 Chatham St., Worcester. Feb. 21 Sun. 4:00pm Music at Mission - Julian Wachner, Organist~ Durufle Veni Creator and Widor Sixth Symphony. Basilica ofOur Lady of Perpetual Help, 154J Tremont St., Boston. Tel. (617)445-2600. Suggested donation, $10 ($8 for students/seriors) June 27 thru 30, 1999 WORCESTER 99, REGION 1 AGOCONVENTION ~~- Headquarters: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Worcester, MA. Hear New England's finest pipe organs. Pre-convention Young Artist Organ Competition. Post-Convention Organ Crawl, July 1, 1999. Early Registration, $210. ($235 after 2/1/99.) Special rates for students, seniors over 65 and disabled persons. For registration, contact Carolyn Graham, Registrar, 37 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA, 01602. Tel. (508)755-8903. E-mail: [email protected] I Visit our web site:www.bershad.com/ago

Send Calendar Information by 20th of the month to: Joan Venlncasa, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 4'1590

THE WORCESTER EJRGANIST January, 1999 -6- January Contact: Joyce Hokans at 508/842-1253 1999

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St. Stephen 537 Bolton street MD Ahlborn Adult, $7,000- PastorAiic~ Lutheran Malboro, MA Galanti, org Junior $9,000 C/o Church Church 01752 Winter 4 wks. 508.485.9585 11/98 piano Vacation pm: 978.562.9584 goehrig-lairdrdduno.com Christ Lutheran 113 Union St. OlD 1874 Adult Approx. Kimberly Jo Petot Church (ELCA) Natick 01760 Johnson $11,000, 3 Lenox Street 8/98 ('77 rebuilt 4 wks paid Natick, MA 01760 Andover) vacation Tel (Eve) 508/653-9740 Hopedale 65 Hopedale St. 0/D Rebuilt Adult $6,000- Ann Gary Unitarian Hopedale, MA (Morel) $7,000 92 Elm Street Parish 01747 Hutchins (mid-:Sept. Upton, MA01568 P: Marshall to mid­ Day tel: 617.960.3521 & Wendell, June) PM tel: 508.529.6107 Weber Fax: 617. 960. 3535 e-mail: [email protected] St. Mary's Main St. Music Leader to direct and $50+ per Richard Vacca Church Shrewsbury lead contemporary group service. Tel 508/853-7819 10/98 01545 (7-8 people) at 9am service. Summers EmaJl: [email protected] Rehearse 1 hr once a week. off. Village Whitinsville, MA 0/D Aeolian- ctm:el $12,000 Dennis Deyo Congregational Skinner Cttir, P. 0. Box 186 Church P: Steinway CllE¢ Charlton, MA 01507 & Yamaha Cttir 508.248.3218 fax: 508.248.9930 Chaffin 155 Shrewsbury 0/D Baldwin Adult $6000 Jo-Anne Beals Congregational St. - PO Box 555 organ and 4wks pd. 72 Holden St., Holden 01520 Church Holden 01520 Mason & Vacation Tel 508/852-6290 9/98 Hamlin piano [email protected] Christ Lutheran 112 Crescent OlD George Adult, $5,000 Usa Johnson, 4 Underwood Church Street Reed, org Seasonal Ave., Boylston, MA 01505 West Boylston, Weber, Childrens 508.869.6658 MA 01583 piano fax: 508.835.3323 christicrahna .ultranet. com

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T-Shirts advertising the 1999 Region I AGO Convention are for sale at $10 apiece. Color is denim blue. Sizes: M, L XL, and XXL. If you would like aT-shirt or would like to promote the convention and sell a few, please contact Publicity Committee members Judy Ollikkala (Tel508/754-7885 or [email protected]) or Sue Malone (Tel508/366-2050). Checks should be made payable to "Worcester Chapter AGO." Also available are canvas aprons at $15.

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Please use the following form to become a member of the Worcester Chapter AGO / A GO and send to Carolyn Graham, Treasurer/Registrar, 37 WaterfOrd Drive, Worcester, MA 01602. Membership year is July 1-Juue 30. Statement of Purpose Adopted Last Name First Name and Initial April 1998 By Mailing Address City or Town State Zip Code National Home Phone No. ( Business Phone No. ( ) _____ Council

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POBox 7157 Worcester, MAOI605 Fourth Program for 1998-99 Vol.l7, No.6 February, 1999 AGO 50th Anniversary Concert Sunday, March 14, 1999 5:00PM All Saints Church (Episcopal), Worcester, MA Ronald Stalford, John Sittard, Marjorie Ness, & others Dean's Message

Dear AGO Members, I have some exciting news to report. Our collection at the Holy Cross Music Library has been considerably enriched PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS by two recent donations. A marvelous collection of organ CD's has been given by chapter member Genie Dickinson. POTPOURRI These CD's were from the private collection of Genie's late husband, Bob Dickinson. As many of you remember, Bob was a devoted member of the chapter and I think he would IMPORTANT INFORMATION! be very happy to know that the CD's have gone to the Chapter Library. Also I was recently put in touch (through If you are already on the Substitute List or plan to be, a referral by our Sub Dean, John Sittard) with an organist please call Joan Venincasa, 508/865-5748, with the named Charles Beeler, who lives in the Springfield area. following information: your music degree (s), your He had developed a large choral library while at the Chapter Certification and/or your National Guild Second Congregational Church in Holyoke, where he led a Certification degrees. We will also be employing a new concert series. He no longer wanted these scores and did system so that you can list your preferences: the not wish to see them molder in his basement, so Mr. Beeler denominations in which you are both familiar and offered his entire collection to the Worcester Chapter. comfortable: RC (Roman Catholic), E (Episcopalian), L Executive Committee member William Ness was kind (Lutheran), P (Protestant), J (Jewish); the minimum fee enough to spend his Martin Luther King holiday driving to you charge; the area in which you are willing to travel. Springfield to view the collection and drive it back to Worcester. The next day I delivered the collection (about Call Joan as soon as possible with your information so that ten boxes) to the Holy Cross Music Library. Both William the Substitute List can be updated. This will assure that Ness, the college librarian Alan Karass and I were you are matched to an appropriate position. delighted with the quality and abundance of excellent editions of great choral works, including less familiar AGO REGION I CONVENTION, works, often in sets of thirty copies. I didn't have time to view everything but there were some very interesting JUNE 27-30, 1999 works, like Rheinberger and Franck masses, Bach cantatas, etc. Many of the scores are· brand new orhave been used Don't forget to contact only once. There was also a large collection of single * Lois Toeppner, Convention Coordinator * · copies (including all the standard masses) for program at 978/443-5239 or planning purposes as well as sets of orchestra parts and at [email protected] conductor scores to some of the works with multiple with your offer to help out at our Regional Convention. It copies. All in all a very valuable addition to our is an event of tremendous proportion and all willing hands collection, especially for choral conductors. Many thanks are needed to make it a success. Memories of our last 1999 AGO Region I Convention Web Site: '\,~r\\l\'i'.ber~had.CQffi_i'ggQ The Worcester Organist- February, 1999 1 Regional Convention are of an exciting and hospitable Chapter membership. Let's show all those who come to us in June for this Convention that we are even better than we were in 1983 -WE NEED YOU!

I can only publish your news if you let me know about it. Next Executive Board Meeting So give me a call at 508/842-1253 or [email protected] Friday, February 12, 1999 Joyce Hokans, 12:00 Noon Professional Concerns Wesley United Methodist Church 508/842-1253 State & Main Streets, Worcester We are now publishing news of members who are in new positions. Bring your own bag lunch, beverage provided. Because churches do not always contact me, please let me know if you have taken a new position. Please call Malcolm Halliday if you are unable to attend.

Remember that the news for this column comes from you, so be in touch! The March newsletter deadline/or this column will be Fridoy, February 19, 1999.

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Dean Scholarships are awarded in the spring "to students of Malcolm Halliday (H) 791-2893 Worcester Chapter members who wish to pursue the study (W) 845-7285 of the organ during the next academic year and need Sub-Dean financial assistance." If you are able to help, kindly mail John Sittard 754-5599 your check payable to Worcester Chapter AGO to Treasurer/Registrar Treasurer Carolyn Grallam, 37 Waterford Drive, Carolyn Graham 755-8903 Worcester, MA 01602. Secretary James Moore 757-7586 Auditors Robert Couchon 978/840-1173 VVorcester Chapter Joan Venincasa 865-5748 Music Collection Members At Large The American Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, Collection is at the Holy Cross Music Library situated in Arlette Grubbs 754-9583 the Brooks Music Building and is accessible to you. It is Bradford Hendrickson 829-6456 open during the school year: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 Joyce Hokans 842-1253 Mmjorie Ness 978/365-2416 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8:30a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday, 1 William Ness 978/365-2416 p.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.- 11 p.m. Summer hours: Will Sherwood 978/422-7195 Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m DIRECTIONS: Take Route 290 to Exit 11, College Square. From the NORTH, stay to the left on the exit ramp for Route 12 'PteMe send North and then bear right inunediately before the light and CALENDAR items to JOAN VENINCASA proceed up College Street. From the SOUTH, bear right 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 and after the exit ramp on to College Street. The main gate of the cantpus is on your left as you go up the hill. Proceed NEWS to MARJORIE NESS, EDITOR straight past the kiosk and follow the driveway around the Wesley United. Methodist Church right side of Fenwick Hall, which is the brick building 114 Main Street facing you as you enter. The Brooks Music Building is Worcester, MA 01608 attached to the back end of the extension of Fenwick Hall 978-365-2416 for messages and may be entered by the door opposite the front of St. Email: [email protected] Joseph's Chapel. Park along the back extension of the building or beyond the Chapel.

1999 AGO Region 1 Convention Web Site: WWW.bershad.com/ago The Worcester Organist- February, 1999 2 Welcome to our New Members! Location Take Exit 51A from I-495. This takes you onto Main Lindsay Shives Street. Proceed for about % of a mile until you come to a monument in the middle ofthe road. The church 232 Still River Rd., Still River, MA 01467 is to the extreme left (East) of the monument. It is a red brick church. There us additional parking in the George F. & Sybil H. Fuller Foundation rear of the church. P. 0. Box 252, Boylston, MA 01505 Cost The registration for the Mini-Convention is $40 for Note Changes: the full day or $25.00 for either the morning or the afternoon session, payable with registration. Lunch is Change of e-mail address for Paul Roy: included in all registrations. Pre-Registration !.§ proy@ltelisphere. com required. To register, copy the form below, complete the form, and enclose a check or money order made Stephen G. Fitzgerald payable to MV AGO Mini-Convention, and mail to 84 Fuller Street, Apt. 2 Ruth Bowers by February 20, 1999. AGO Ludlow, MA 01056 membership is not required for participation in this convention. Copy this form and pass it around as you William Czelusniak wish to friends. P. 0. Box60 Northhampton, MA 01061

David Desmith Merrimack Valley Chapter-REGISTRATION P. 0. Box 190 West Warren, MA 01092 Name ------Merrimack Chapter Holds

-Feb. Address ------SCHEDULE 8:30-9:15 am Coffee & Registration City State ------9:00-9:45 am Zip ______,Phone ______Anthem Reading 10:00-10:45 am All day Morning ______Afternoon Murray Somerville Amount enclosed: $ 'The Organ Music of John Knowles Paine" ------11:00-11:45 am Hazel Somerville Mail to: Ruth H Bowers, 25 Pine Road, Beverly, "Youth Choir Techniques" MA, 01915-3729) before February 20, 1999. If you 12:00 Noon have questions, call Ruth Bowers at 978.922.8137 or Lunch with Uncle Max Barbara Owen at 978.465.2068. 1:30-2:15 pm Dorothea Pliatska "Vocal techniques fqr choir singers" Event: February 27, Saturday, 1999 2:30-3:15 pm Michael Kleinschmidt UU Church, Haverhill, MA "Hymn playing, improvisation, and alternate accompaniments."

1999 AGO Region 1 Convention Web Site: www.bershacl.com/ago The Worcester Organist- February, 1999 3 In Memory Convention Headlines Performers January 25, 1999 Region I AGO Convention Robert Shaw, Music Director Emeritus and Conductor Worcester MA Laureate of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, died at 2:05 June 27-30, 1999 AM today at the age of 82. He was at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, on Saturday to see the play Thomas Murray, a master of the symphonic organ, will Endgame, which was his son Thomas's senior directing present an evening recital on the G. Donald Harrison 4 and acting project, when he suffered a massive stroke. manuall20 rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ at All Saints' Renowned as America's greatest conductor of choral Episcopal Church, Worcester, and a Workshop entitled music, Mr. Shaw came to Atlanta in 1967 to become "More Mozart for the Organ?" during the Convention. Music Director and Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Murray, a highly acclaimed and skilled organist and Orchestra. teacher, is well-known for his interpretations of Romantic music repertoire and orchestral transcriptions for the Looking back: The Collegiate Chorale which Shaw formed organ. He is University Organist and Professor of Music in 1941, eventually came to the notice of Arturo Toscanini at Yale University, New Haven CT. revered conductor of the NBC Symphony, who invited it to perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with his Joyce Jones of Baylor University, Texas, noted recording orchestra. After attending a Shaw rehearsal, Toscanini and concert artist, will give an evening recital at First remarked, "I have at last found the maestro I have been Baptist Church, Worcester, on the newly reconstructed looking for." Reuter pipe organ with its 1997 Stephen Russell console. She will also give two Workshops during the Convention, Shaw served as Music Director of the San Diego entitled "How To Make The Most of Practice Time" and Symphony for four years and then as Associate Conductor "Feats for the Feet". She is known for her exceptlonal of the Cleveland Orchestra, working closely with George pedaling footwork. Ms. Jones is-professionally-dedicated Szell for eleven years before accepting his appointment to making friends for the organ, through community with the Atlanta Symphony. concerts, organ dedications, childrens' concerts, and "Access to Music" programs. She is an author and editor of Shaw bas led the way in bringmg the choral and instructional methods and collections of organ music. symphonic idioms together with complete mastery in our time. Please note that Workshops given by four top-name organists feature music from various time periods. Early music, James David Christie; Mozart, Thomas Murray; 19th century, Martin Jean; and 2oth century, Marie­ Bach & Y2K Are you ready? Claire Alain.

250th anniversary of his death Visit our website: http://www. bershad.com/ago The year 2000 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of Registrar: Carolyn Graham Johann Sebastian Bach (1750). In this year of Bach, consider programming his music throughout your worship Telephone: 508-755-8903 services. This celebration year promises to be bigger than the 300th anniversary of his birth celebrated across the church in 1985. Although the performance of Bach, often called the "Fifth Evangelist," never needs a rationale, the IMMEDIATE HELP NEEDED - millennium and the anniversary together offer an excellent ADVERTISING reason to explore his choral, keyboard and instrumental music throughout the year. Encourage your *Please submit suggestions of businesses that you deal congregation(s) to program Bach's music in an intentional with that we can send a solicitation brochure to for manner this year throughout the liturgical seasons. Bach is advertising in the 1999 convention program handbook. commemorated on July 28 along with Schuetz and Handel. *Please consider an ad for yourself! "business card" size - Judy Ollikkala begins at $50. You or your music program would be very happy with a half page announcing your programs or just wishing the AGO well.

1999 AGO Region 1 Convention Web Site:www.bershad.com/ago The Worcester Organist- February, 1999 4 ORGAN PLUS INSTRUMENTS AT MECHANICS HALL 1999 Regional Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Worcester Wednesday, June 30, 1999 at 12:00 noon

One of the most exciting programs during the Worcester 1999 Regional Convention will surely be the Organ Plus program ,at Mech~nics Hall which will feature three brilliant New England organists, virtuoso soloists from th~ Boston Symphony Orchestra and the highly acclaimed brass quintet, the Paramount Brass in addition to the famous Mechanics Hall Hook organ. This concert will also feature works by five prominent New England composers and will serve as a memorial to two of New York City's most distinguished composers, Calvin Hampton and Chris DeBlasio. A most special moment will be the premiere of a new work for English Horn and organ by Boston's foremost composer of organ music and the AGO Musician ofthe Year for 1997, DanielPinkham, written in honor ofhis dear friend, Marie-Claire Alain. Madame Alain will be one of the major artists for the Worcester Regional. Mark Steinbach, Brown University Organist, Providence, RI, will perform with the Boston Symphony's English Horn soloist, Robert Sheena. They will perform Calvin Hampton's Variations on "Amazing Grace" and will give the world premiere ofDaniel Pinkham's Odes. The Hampton work is a delightful addition to the repertoire and is an "amazing" set of variations on one of the most famous hymns. Daniel Pinkham's generous contribution to the Worcester Regional is a nine minute composition in three movements. The work will be published in time for the convention. Get a copy in advance at the music exhibits and have Dr. Pinkham sign it after the performance. How wo~derful to have another major composition to join the ranks of the famous Sowerby and Koetsier works for English Horn and organ! Peter Sykes, a faculty member of the Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, and a past winner of the Bodky Competition, will perform with Fenwick Smith, Boston's most acclaimed flute soloist and member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and with guitar virtuoso, Peter Clemente, who is a resident of, Worcester. Mr. Smith will be performing Cantilena by Roger Bourland, a former member of Boston's Composers in Red Sneakers. This is a light, joyful work which can be performed by flute, clarinet or alto saxophone (the latter is a marvelous partner to the organ; I heard this work first performed irt' this combination and loved it!). Mr. Sykes will be joined by Peter Clemente in Chris DiBlasio's God is Our Righteousness, a work for the Advent season written for Union Theological Seminary. Organ and guitar are difficult instruments to balance and Mr. DiBlasio met the challenge superbly. The prizes in the 1998 AGO Organ Playing Competition in Denver were won exclusively by women and Catharine Rodland from Hartford, CT, was the winner of the second prize. She will be joined by New England's preeminent brass quintet, the Paramount Brass, in works by Robin Dinda, Gardner Read and Carlyle Sharpe. Robin Dinda is from Merrimack, NH, and is no stranger to New England audiences. The Mechanics Hall program will open with his Septimi Tempi, a fun and jazzy work in 7/8 time. Gardner Read, from Manchester, MA, will be 86 years old in 1999, and is planning to attend to hear his magnificent three movement Sinfonia da Chiesa. In my opinion, the most exciting new work performed at the Denver 1998 National Convention was Confitemini Domino for brass quintet and organ by Carlyle Sharpe, a young composer from Boston University. This rousing work will close the program. This concert will give you a chance to hear many new works written here in New England (and New York City) and performed by some ofNew England's most brilliant performers. Audiences love organ and instrument programs. We hope this program will encourage you to explore this wonderful realm ofrepertoire. See you in June 1999 in Worcester! James David Christie Member, Convention Program Committee Worcester Chapter AGO Membership Application

Please use the following form to become a member of the Worcester Chapter AGO A GO and send to Carolyn Graham, Treasurer/Registrar, 37 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA 01602. Membership year is July 1-June 30. Statement of Purpose Adopted Last Name First N arne and Initial April1998 By Mailing Address City or Town State Zip Code National Home Phone No. ( ) ______Business Phone No. ( ) _____ Council

Name and Address of Church where employed and Position: The purpose of the American Guild of Organists Please check your class of membership; is to promote the o $70 Regular Voting Member organ in its o $50 Special Voting Member historic and o Over 65, or under 21, or disabled evolving roles, to o $25 Student Voting Member encourage o Full-time student: school ______excellence in the o $50 Partner Voting Member (second member at same address) o Name of other member performance of o $27 Dual Voting Member organ and choral music, and Primary chapter ------0 $25 Chapter Subscriber (Non-Voting) to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, and education of Guild members. ~ CALENDAR OF EVENTS February -April ~

Feb. 7 Sun. 3:00pm Trinity Organ Series~ Peter Richard Conte, Organist. Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, CT. Admission, $7, ($4 seniors & students.) For info., Tel. (860)987-6210. Feb. 12 Fri. 7:30pm Wesley Church Fine Arts Series-A Prelude to Valentine's Day. ~ Rttital.~ Marjorie Ness, Organist & Maria Ferrante; Soprano. Music of the romantic era, solos :from Broadway shows and a tribute to Abraham Lincoln. Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St., Lincoln Sq., Worcester. Info., Tel.(50&)799-4191. Feb. 13 Sat. 7:00pm Music at Pakacho-ag ~ Swing Yoor Valentine. The Little Big Band. Dance to tunes ofBasie, Miller and Dorsey. Advance reservations. $15/person. Tables of 8 available. Dance instructiQR $5 extra. Pakachoag Church; 2Q3 Pakachoag St., Anbum Forinfu. and tickets, Tel (508)755-8718. Feb. 13 Sat. 7:30pm Master Singers of Worcester- A Box of Valentines~ A r-omantic evening of song including Vaughan Williams• Serenade to Music, a medley of Cole Porter songs, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's All I Ask ofYou. Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director. Chocolate delights and silent auction. First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury. For info., Tel. (508)752-3818. Feb. 14 Sun. 2:00pm WPI Annual Concert~ Brass Ensemble,·Chamber Orchestra. Douglas Weeks, Conductor. St. Paai•s.Cathedral, 15 Chatham St., Worcester. Feb. 17 Wed. 7:30pm Assumption CoUege Humanarts ~ Amemet String Quartet . Salon, La Maison Francaise, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508)767-7584, Free. Feb. 21 Sun. 3:00pm Tr~nity organ Series ~ Award Winning Soprano Liesl OdenweUer & Organist John Rose in Concert. Incl., This Son So Young by White, Pm:,(l_~le.s.by RE. Snrith, songs by Williamson, Rorem, Busser, Gounod and solo works ;for organ, Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, CT. Admission at door, $7 ($4, senior citizens/students~) Tel., (866}987-6210.

Feb. 21 Sun. 4:00pm Music at Mission~ Julian Wadmer, Organist~ Durufle Veni Creator and Widor Sixth Symphony. Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 1545 Tremont St., Boston, Tel. (617)445-2600. Suggested donatio11; $10 ($8for students/seniors-) !Feb. 27 Sat. 8:30am- 3: 15pmMini-Conventfun ~Sponsored by The Merrimack Valley Chapter AGO. Anthem reading. vocal technicpres, JOuth choir techniques, hymn playing & improvisation. Murray Somenzille, Hazel Somerville, Dorothea Pliatska, Michael Kleinschmidt, & Ltmch with "Uncle Max" Miller. Haverhill Universalist-Unitarian Church. Pre-registration required by Feb. 20. $40., full day, ($25.am or pm session.) Lunch included. Contact: Ruth Bowers, (978}922-8137, Bafbara Owen, (978)465-2068 or Sally Slade- Warner, (978)475-2599. Feb. 27 Sat. 7:30pm Appfetree ( Grafton Community Arts School) Faculty Concert~ Vocal & instrumental light-hearted selections performed by facu1ty members Claire Paquette, Elizabeth lf1lbota, Curtis Paine and others. Tickets atdoor. $5 ($10, families). Refreshments. For info., (508)839-4286. Feb. 28 Sun. 3:00pm Wesley Church: Fme Arts Series ~"God's Trombones"~ Church Touring. company from NYC. Sug. donation., $5 I $3_ Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main & State Streets, Worcester. Mar. 3 Wed. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts - Samir Golescu, Piano. Salon, La Maison Francaise,Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508)767-7584. Free. Mar. 7 Sun. 3:00pm Trinity Organ Series ~ J.ane Watts, Org.an. Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, CT. Admission at door, $7 ($4 senior citizens & students.) For info., (860)987-6210.

5 Mar. 7 Sun. 4:00pm Assabet VaJiey Mastersingers~ Manders Messiah, Parts II and m Orchestra and soloists Denise Konicek, Susan Forrester, Martin Kelly, and Thomas Jones. Gibbons Middle School, Westborough. For tickets and info., (9'78) 562-9838c Mar. 7 Sun.._ 4:00pm Wesley Church_ Fine Am Series- Worcester.:Ammal Youth Choir Festival. 8 churches from Metro-Worcester & ll youth choirs. Wesley United Methodist Church, 114Main St., Won::ester. {508)7994191. Mar. 14 Sun. 4:00pm Music. at Mission ~ New Pbilllarmooia Orchestra. Ron Knudsen, Conductor. James-David Christie and Glenn Goda, Organ, Poulenc Organ Concerto and Piston Prelude andAllegra. Basilica of Om- Lady ofPerpetual Help; 1545 Tremont St., Boston. Suggested Donation $10 ($8, students or seniors). For info., (617)445-2600. Mar. 14 Sun.._ 5:00pm WORCESTER CHAPTER PROGRAM~ AGO 56th Anniversary Concert. Organists, Mmjorie Ness,RmwldStalfordy John Siftard and others. All Saints Episcopal Church, Worcester. Mar. 21 Sun. 3:00pm Holy Cross Chapet Artists Series -Bach Birthday Concert- Brian Jones, Organ. St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, Holy Cross College, Worcester. Free. (508) 793..:3528. Mar. 22Mon. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts.- Kimberly Ann Bess, Organ. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508)767-7584, Free. Mar. 28 Sun. 7:00pm cathedral Music in- Worcester ~Passion Sunday Clunal1'enebrae. St. Paul's Schola and Cathedral Festival Singers. Music ofPalestrina, Byrd, Tallis, Lotti, Bruckner, & Nestor. Cathedral of Saint Paul, 15 Chatham St, Worcester. Apr. 8 Thurs. 7:30pm Assumption Colfege Humanarts - Hesperus & Dannie Rideout, Scottish Fiddler. Salon, La Maison FrallC"aise, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Wore. Apr. IO Sat. 8:00pl!l AssumptiOn College-Humanarts -The Salisbury Singers~ 25th anniversary concert. MichelkGroveline; guest conductor. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College,. Saiisbw:y&y Worcester. (50&)767-7584. AdmissionCharge. Apr. 11 Sun. 3:00pm Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series~ Nancy Lancaster~ Program to include NE premier of a new commissioned work by N

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Our Chapter is hosting a chapter level round of the 1999 Regional Competition for Young Organists on Com ition March 20 at Salem Covenant Church. This Worcester Chapter Hosts 1999 competition is opened to competitors under 23 years of age as of Aug. 1, 1999. Interested students or Regional Competition for Young teachers of interested students should contact Frank Corbin at Assumption College, telephone (508) 767- Organists - March 20th. 7508. Complete repertoire requirements and guidelines can also be found in your January TAO.

Convention Website: Convention: June 27-30, 1999 http://www. bershad.com.ago Worcester, Massachusetts Registrar: Carolyn Graham See you in June! Register now! 508.755.8903 The '98-'99 Worcester Chapter Event - AGO 50th Anniversary Concert Sunday, March 14, 1999 5:00PM All Saints Church (Episcopal), Worcester, MA WoRCESTER A concert celebrating the 5rl' anniversary ofthe Worcester Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Organists include Ronald Stalford, Marjorie Ness, John Sittard, Lucia Clemente-Fa/co. There C9RGANIST will also be an exhibit ofchapter memorabilia at the church.

Newsletter published monthly by the Worcester Chapter Dean's Message American Guild of Organists Dear Chapter Members and Friends, POBox7157 Worcester MA01605 Spring is drawing close and you need to know of several Vol.l7, No.7 March 1999 things happening. Don't forget that our Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration is this month on Sunday, March 14. We have a wonderful program lined up and I hope that Executive Committee many of you will be there. Its not any year that we have such a significant anniversary! Dean Malcolm Halliday (H) 791-2893 Also there · is an important announcement about the (W) 845-7285 scholarship application. Scholarships for organ study are Sub-Dean Jolm Sittard 754-5599 an important contribution of our chapter to the future of Treasurer/Registrar our profession. I hope that many organ students of our Carolyn Graham 755-8903 chapter members will apply and take advantage of this Secretary assistance to their studies. (Please note the deadline.) James Moore 757-7586 Auditors Finally, it gives me great pleasure to inform you tlllit our Robert Couchon 978/840-1173 upcoming convention, Worcester '99 has already received Joan Venincasa 865-5748 well over the break-even number of 150 registrations. Congratulations to our Convention Convener Lois Members At Large Toeppner and the hard working Steering Committee for a Arlette Grubbs 754-9583 job well begun. Of course this is only the start of things to Bradford Hendrickson 829-6456 come. We can still use your help if you are not yet Joyce Hokans 842-1253 involved. Let someone on the Executive Committee or the Marjorie Ness 978/365-2416 Convention Steering Committee know of your desire to get William Ness 978/365-2416 involved. I should mention that there are still few Will Sherwood 978/422-7195 registrations from our own chapter. Don't be late getting your own registration in. Its not every year that we host a Regional Convention! Pte&Je send CALENDAR items to JOAN VENINWA 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 and Your Dean,

NEWS to MARJORIE NESS, EDITOR Malcolm Halliday Wesley United Methodist Church 114 Main Street Worcester,MA01608 978-365-2416 for messages Next Executive Board Meeting Email: [email protected] Monday, March 15th, 1999,7:30 PM First Congregational Church Shrewsbury, MA Host: Malcolm Halliday

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST March, 1999 -1- PROFESSIONAL CoNCERNS We are now publishing news ofmembers who are in new positions. Because churches do not always contact me, POTPOURRI please let me know ifyou have taken a new position. Remember that the news for this column comes from by Joyce Hokans you, so he in touch! The January newsletter deadline for this column will he Friday, March JlJh, 1999. The November 1998 issue of The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians features an article by Joyce Hokans David Ashley White of the University of Houston's 508/842-1253 Moores School of Music. To quote but a small part of his article: " .... we should constantly seek to find new and genuine resources to enliven our work and worship. This does not mean throwing out the old, but invigorating it VVorcester Chapter with the best of the new." Music Collection A very successful Chapter workshop of Contemporary Choral Music was held on January 23rd and led by Brenda The American Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, Fraser Caldwell. The overriding theme of the workshop Collection is at the Holy Cross Music Library situated in was "this does not mean throwing out the old". There were the Brooks Music Building and is accessible to you. It is 40 chapter members at this inspiring program plus 25 open during the school year: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 singers from Brenda's Christ Church, Fitchburg, choir. a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday, 1 There were contemporary musical offerings, including p.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.- 11 p.m. Summer hours: those for the "renewal" form of worship, as,well as some Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. DIRECTIONS: theological, musical and philosophical food for thought. If Take Route 290 to Exit 11, Colllege Square. From the you would like to have tapes of this presentation, send NORTH, stay to the left on the exit ramp for Route 12 three 60-minute tapes (30 min. per side) and your check North and then bear right immediately before the light and for $3. made out to WORCESTER CHAPTER, AGO to proceed up College Street. From the SOUTH, bear right Joyce Hokans, 27 Lake Street, Shrewsbury 01545. after the exit ramp on to College Street. The main gate of the campus is on your left as you go up the hill. Proceed Go now to your calendar and circle Sunday, March 14th, ., straight past the kiosk and follow the driyeway arouu,d th~ with red. This is our 50th Anniversary organ recital at All right side of Fenwick Hall, which is the brick building Saints Church, W orcestei: The organists will be Lucia facing you as you enter. The Brooks Music Building is Clemente Falco, Matjorie Ness, John Sittard and Ronald attached to the back end of the extension of Fenwick Hall Stalford. A gala birthday reception following the recital and may be entered by the door opposite the front of St. will be held in Huntington Hall of the church. Master Joseph's Chapel. Park along the back extension of the Chef John Delorey and his Choral Arts Society will be building or beyond the Chapel. preparing the party (and they do kuow how to do a party!) Wilma Vander Baan, Chapter Archivist, will have a display of memorabilia, photographs and programs for viewing. It should be a celebration without equal - do be IConvention, 1999 there. WANTED: If you have not already done so, you must register for our AGO '99 CONVENTION. We already have nearly The convention is featuring Worcester as New England's 200 registrants and there will be many more in the coming Pipe Organ Capital. A display at the convention will be an days. You will not want to miss out on this one, so don't! album containing pictures of Worcester and vicinity Oh yes, a1,1d please volunteer to help out in some way organs. If you wish to have yours included please send me during that week - we need many, many bands whether for a picture and specifications. a few minutes or a few hours. Are you willing? Please contact Lois Toeppner, Convention Coordinator (978/443- If you have received special recognition in the profession 5239) -:she would love to hear from you. please send that information to be included in the Member Accomplishments album. See you March 14th at All Saints Church, Worcester Send materials to: Joyce Hokans, Professional Concerns Chair ·. Wilma Vander Baan 323 Purgatory Road, Whitinsville, MA 01588

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST March, 1999 -2- SPECIAL EVENT Suggestions from the Editor.... Psalm Settings as anthems .dur.ingl.ent Lent Ill Psalm 95 Robert Leaf WAGNER COLLEGE CHOIR CONCERT "Sing To God'' (tune: Babilone, changing meter) The Wagner College Choir, under the direction of Augsburg 11-10312 (easy) Worcester native Dr. Roger Wesby, will present a varied program of sacred and concert music on Friday, March 12, Lent IV Psalm 23 at 7:30p.m. at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, 16 Great Rd. From Requiem, The Lord is My Shepherd, John (Rte. 117, just 1/4 mile east.ofRte. 27), in Sudbury. Rutter, Oxford Univ. Press, oboe. obligato.

The 35-voice choir from Staten Island is touring the Lent V Psalm 130 Northeastern United States from March 9-14, performing a "Out of the Depths", soprano solo and SATB, program which includes music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Alan Hovhaness, C.F. Peters Debussy, Copland, Bernstein, Casals, centennial tributes to George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, jazz standards, folk Palm Sunday Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 music of Bulgaria, Peru, and Mexico and spirituals. "Palm and Thorn" by Charles Huddleston Heaton, Morningstar Publishing, SATB, baritone solo, A reception will follow the concert. There is no charge for handbells this event. The church is handicapped accessible. For further concert information, telephone: 978/443-8350. Maundy Thursday Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 "My God, My God", Alexander Peloquin, GIA: -Lois Toeppner Gl658, Responsorial Easter Introit: "Alleluia" [Alleluia, Acclamation, Carol], Convention Program Booklet Daniel Pinkham, E.C.S. Semi chorus and full Professional Cards. anyone? chorus. STOP! Think if there's anyone you can· recommend to ·Hymn setting: Jesus Christ is Risen Today (Easter buy an ad in our convention program book. Your idea Hymn), instrumental arr. By Paul Sjolund, Fred help is needed I'll do ·the legwork. Get me names of Bock Music Company. businesses you patronize-- call in some favors! And-- buy I became acquainted with the last selections through a business card ad for yourself! Help support our listening to a wonderful (recorded Oct., '97) disc: convention! "EASTER: Hymns, Carols & Anthems", choir, organ and instruments of The Choir of All Saints Episcopal Church, Will Sherwood 24-hr messages at: 508 841 2442 Beverly Hills, CA Thomas Foster, conductor and Craig will.sherwood:a\digital.com Phillips, organist. 310.275.2910 or fax: 310.858.4538 or e-mail: tfostcr:·li!.allsaintsbh.com.

AGO Certification - 2"d notice II Organ Informances Coming to Pakachoag

Chapter Members interested in taking an AGO Exam Organ Informances are coming to Pakachoag Church on for Certification are asked to contact Lucia Clemente Friday, March 12 with guest artist/educator Cj Sambach. Falco at United Church (508.752.3785) or at home Afternoon informances for Auburn Public School 5th (508.752.0572). Graders will be followed by an evening concert for the A class may be offered in Winter/Spring if there is a larger community at 7:00 PM in the Great Hall at sufficient number of candidates. Pakachoag Church. Suggested donation at the door is $5.

-Lucia Clemente Falco A native of New Jersey and graduate of Westminster Choir College, Mr. Sambach tours widely in the United States bringing educational programs about the organ to middle school students.

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST March, 1999 -.)"" - ~s exciting e~ent was initiated by Patricia Synder, Drrector of Mustc/Organist at the Pakachoag Church, in Post-Convention Organ Crawl collaboration with Pakachoag Community Music School SPONSORED BY WORCESTER CHAPTER, AGO and the Auburn Public Schools. The informances and recital are funded in part by a grant from the THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1999, 9 AM TO 5 PM Massachusetts Arts Lottery, as administered locally by the Auburn Arts Lottery Council. CHAIRPERSON: JUDY OLLIKKALA The Pakachoag Church is located at 203 Pakachoag Street, Visit vintage pipe organs within Worcester County while Auburn, Massachusetts. enjoying local scenery and flne companionship. Registration fee includes air-conditioned coaches, catered lunch, organ demonstrations by competent organists Worcester Chapter Scholarships hymn singing, and brochure with history of churches and Applications will be received throu2h April 15th. ~struments, stop-lists, and biographies. Organs may mclude, but not be limited to, "The French-Canadian Scholarship applications will be received through Apri115, Connection" Casavant-Freres (1916 romantic 4 manual 1999, by the Worcester Chapter, American Guild of in an artistic setting with superb acoustics, 1926 restored Organists, which annually awards financial assistance for tubular-pneumatic, 1967 classical 3 manual, all intact), organ study. plus a visit to a Sinlmons & Wilcox tracker in a church which is a. National Historic Monument, a Charles Qualified applicants will study organ with a member of the Bulflnch designed 1812 building which remains without Worcester Chapter during the upcoming academic year. central heat (wood stoves), and an E. M. Skinner 1927 They will submit an application form along with two intact 3 manual in an 1837 building. Pickup and drop-off letters of recommendation and a high quality tape will be ar the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lincoln Square, recording meeting the specifications and containing the Worcester. Departure is 9am. Registration for this post­ repertoire described on the application form. convention event is $40.00 and should be mailed separately from the Region I Convention form. Please Application materials are available from Richard Wyble, make checks payable to "Worcester Chapter, AGO" and Scholarship Committee chairman, by calling (508) 753- label "organ crawl". Registrations will be confirmed 1645, by sending an e-mail request to [email protected]; or by writing to 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester, MA, Please mail form (cut-off) and check to: 01609. Judith Ollikkala 71 Deerfield St, Worcester, MA 01602-4348 Tel. 508-754-7885 e-mail address: [email protected] MINI-CONVENTION DEADLINE IS JUNE 23, 1999 SPRINGFIELD CHAPTER

MINI-CONVENTION Springfield Chapter Recital Saturday, March 6, 9:00a.m. -3:00p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Announcement 361 Sunmer Ave., Springfield, MA (just ofiRt 91) THOMAS MURRAY, ORGAN RECITAL Workshops include: Hymn Tune Preludes; Is what we do Sunday, April18, 4:00p.m. conducting; What's up in the Roman Catholic service; United Congregational Church, Holyoke, MA . Creative use of Handbells with other instruments. Workshop leaders include Wayne Abercrombie, Kayla A recital on the 1921 Skinner organ by a master of the Wedin, Becky Isaacson, Charles Page, and John Sittard genre. For further information please contact Michael Also included is a performance by The Springfield Dulac, (413) 788-9451 or [email protected]. Children's Chorus of the Community Music School of Springfield. Thanks for including these events in your newsletters-­ please let me know if you need further information. Registration of $12.00 includes lunch and music packet Please contact Barbara Huber, (413) 525-6142 to register Karen McCarthy and/or for further information. Springfield Chapter

THE WORCESTER \9RGANIST March, 1999 - 4 - ~ ~ CALENDAR OF EVENTS - March ... April ·~ ~

• 3:00pm Touring • Pet>. 28 Sun. Wesley Fine Arts Series -"God's Trumbones"- Church company from NYC. Sug. donation.; $5 I $3. Wesley United Methodist Church, Wor<>ester. F~. 2& Sun. 5:00pm All Saints ~ecital Series - Ronald .Walford & Philip Montgomery, lJ1'1(onists. All Saints Church, 10 lrving; St., Wt)te~, MA Mar. 3 Wed. 1:30pm Assumption College Humanarts - Sandr GoleKa, Piano. Salon, La Maison Francaise,Assumption College, 500 Salisbwy St., Worcester. (508)767~7584. Fr«. Mar. 7 Sun. lO;ISam World Premiere - Vessels ojthe Sun ~an extended choral work by Fun Scott {ofa similar :.pirit to E011h MQSS.) First Unitarian Cbutch, 90 Main St., Wo~tv-r. M;n. 7 Sun. 3:00pm Trinity Organ Series ~Jane Watts, Organ. Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, CT. Admi5siQn at door, $7 ($4 scniorcitj7.ens & students.) For info., (860)987-6210. !Mar- 7 Sun. 4:00pm Assabet Valley Mastersingers - Handel's Messiah; Parts n ud m. Orchestra and soloists Denise Konicek, Susan Fon•esrer, Martin Kelly, and Thom4S Jones. Gibbons Middle School, Westborough. For tickets and info., ·(978) 562·9838. M.ar. 7 Sun. 4:00pm Wesley Chu:rdl Fine Arts Series- Worcester Annual Youtb CbokFestival. 8 churches, 11 youth choirs partic~pating. Marjorie Ness. coordinator. Wesley United .. MethodistChuroh, 114 Main St., Wore. Public welcome; no admission. (508)799-4191'. :Mar. .7 Sun. 5:00pm Henry Hdwtns, Organist All ~jnts Church, 1() bving St., Worcester. ;Mar. 7 Sun. 7:30pm Susan Armstl'ong, Organist~ Church of the Advent, Boston. Mar.12 Fri. 7:30pm Wagner College Choir Concert- A 35-voice choir from Staten Ishuld, directed by Worcester native Dr. Roger Wesby. Includes music by Bach, M¢ndcbsobn, Debussy, Copland, Gershwin, jaz7., international folk music, and spirituals. St. John Ev. Luthe~. Church, 16 Great Rd.; (R.te. 117), Sudbury. Reception. Free. For info., (978)443-8350, [Mar. 14 Sun. · 4:00pm Music at Mission -New Pbilharnt(loia Orchestra. Ron Knudsen, Conductor. Jantes~rvid Christie Clnd Glenn Goda, Organ, PoulCitC Organ Concerto and Piston · Prelude cmdAilegra. Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, .1545 Trentorrt St., Boston. Suggested Donation $10 ($8, •students or seniors). For info., (617)445-2600. · Mar.l4 Sun. 5:00pm WORCESTER CHAPTER PROGRAM-AGO Satb.Anniver.sary Concert. Organi$t~, MQiojofie Ness, RonaUJ Stulfur4. John Sittard, & Lucy Clemente-Fako. All Saints Episcopal Church, Wor¢¢ster. . Mar. 14 Sun. 7:00pm Concert~ Edward Jones, Organist,' Donold Boothman, Baritone~ Music of Bach, Telemann, Vaughan Williams, others. Trinitarian Cong. Church, Rt. 32, Gilbertville. Sug. donation, $5/ $3, under 12. Reception following_ Mar. 21 sun. 2:30pm Susan .A1'mstrong, Organist. Restored Estey organ. First Baptist ChuJCh, Shore Rd., Ogunquit, Matne. Mar. 21 Sun. 3:00pm Ho.ly.CrOS$ Chapel Artists Series -Batb Birtbday Concert- Brian Jones. Organ; St. J<>Seph Memorial Chapel, Holy Cross College, Worceste1·. Free. (508) 793-3528. Mar. 21 Sun. 5:00pm Lenten Choral Vespers ~ Wesley United Methodist Church Choirs. Dr. Matjorie Ness, MjJuster of Music. Free. WeSley Methodist Church, 114 Main St., Worcester.

Mar. 21 s~n .. . 5;()()p~ All Saint$ .Recital Serivs - Lente11 Cm~cert ~ Crznnina Hurana, OrganiM .and tbc Combined Choirs and Chorus of All Sairils Church; John Delorey, Director. All Saints Church, 10 IrviDg$t.; Worcester · Mar, ·22 Mon. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts- :Kimbel"~)> Ann Hefdl, Qigan. Chapel of the Hoty $pirit,.Assumption Colh:ge, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508)76?-7584. Free. Mar. 26 Fri. !2:15pm friday at Trinity~ 1'im()thy Smillz, organ. Free. Trinity Church, Copley Sq.,Boston. Mar. 28 Sun. 5:00pm Choral Service Evening Ptayer .... Han'llrd Pro Musica an(J First Parish, Ft:ami~gham. Ronald Stafjortl; organist, TimntJ.;y Smi/4, c.:u,ductor. Music of . Brocmer, Kodaly. Holy Name of Jesus .Church, 51 Illinois St.(Crystal P.ark), Worcester. Free. For info., (508)799-2792. Mar. 28 Sun. 7:00pm .can~ 't(iod So loved the· World" by Lloyd Larson. Combined Cho1rs from local churches. Free will offering. Millbury Federated Churctl, 20 Main St, Millbury.·. Mar. zs swi. 7:00pm Cathedral Music in Worcester;., Passion Sunday CltONJ Tenebrae. St. P.dul's SchQla and Cathedral Festival Singers. Music of.Pakstrina, By.id, .Tallis, Lotti; Bruckner, & Nestor. Cathedral of Sai:ot Paul. 15 Chatham St., Worcester . Apr. 8 Thurs. 7:30pm . Assumption CoHege Humanarts- Hesperus & Bonnie :Rideout, Scottish Fiddler. · Salon, La Maison Fraucaise, AsSumptjon: College, 500 Salisbury S~., Wore. · Apr. 10 Sat. 3:00pm Assumption College Humanarts- The Salisbury .Singer.s -.,·~5tll ~D,ivel'llaey roncert. MiclteUe GNIVelJne, guest conductor. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assuniption . College, Salisbury St., Worcester. (508)767~7.584. Admim~>J:t'Charge. Apr. 11 Sun. ·S:OOpm. Hoty Cr0$5 Chapel Artists Ser.ies -Nancy LuncOster -· · ~gnup tc .im>lude NE premier of a new <:ou:unissioncd work by N~ji Hakim. ·St. Joseph Men10rial C.hapel, · · Hqly Cross College, Wore. (508)793,.~~28. · Apr.ll Sun. 7:30pm The Cecilia Music Festival -Organ Dedic14tion- RQJ~a/J $kdford & Ricluuil Clark, orga,ist. The Barv.ard.Pro Mur~ica and First P.mb ia Framingham. TimotkJ• Sllfith .• conductor; .Michoel Cabne$_, soloist. Kodaly Missa Brevis, Bruckner:·: Three Motets, VauglWi Williams F'we Mysti~af &ngs and worldpoemicro ofClatk's ReSIIrrexi. · Saint Ce.citia!s RQman Catholic Church, Bclvedet.e St., Back Bay, Boston. . $10 at door. For info., (617)536-4548. Handicapped accessible. Apr. l8 Sun. 3;00pm Worcester Chapter Event- Scbolanhip Jlc(:ital- Salem Covenant Cbwch, Wore. Apr. 18 Sun. 4:00pm Music at Pakachoag - Menin Baker, Organist. Principal organist at Westminster Abbey and 1996 first prize winner of tbe St. Alban's Improvisation Competition. Pakachoog Church, 203 Pakacboag St., ·Aubum. (508)755-8'/to, Apr. 18 Sun. 4;00pln, Music at Mission -Seraphim Singers :.uad the Scola Amicorum- Widor Messc for Two Choir$, Jennifer Lester, Conductor. Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, I 545 Tremont St., Boston. Sug. Don., $10 {$8). For info., (6I7)445w2600 Apt, 18 Swt. 5:00pm Choral Evensong - Chojr of Men and Boys; St. C'«ilia Choir. All Saints Chwcb, Il lrving St., Worcester. Apr. 23 Fri. 7;30pm Recital - Rededication of Casavant Organ. Sealf RednM, orga,ist. St. Joseph's Church, Hanulton St., Wore. Reception following in parish llall. Apr. 25 Sun. 2:00pm Assumption College Humanarts -Jane Shivick, Soprano & Fi·ank Corbin, Accom. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worooster. Apr. 25 Sun. 3:00ptn Wesley Fine AtU Series - ~ital- Richtud MmtToe, 1'erwr' & Stephen James, Piano. Program to include ScbnbertDie Erlkonig and Standf:hen, Schubert /mpromtus, songs by Faure and Puccini, Rachmaninoff soup, "Windows" by James and Chopin's Polonaise-Fantasie. Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St., Worcester. Apr. 30 Fri. 7;30pm Assumption College Humanarts - Ricbanl WaddeN, trumpet & FTonk tuibm, Accom. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, SOO Salisbury St., Worcester. June 27 through 30 1999 WORCESTER 99, REGION 1 AGO CONVENTION ~ ~- Headquarters: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Worce:ster!t MA. Hear New li:ngJqnd'.v fine.•d .Pipe organs. Pre~veution Young..Artist Organ Competition. Post-Convention Otgan Crawl, July 1, 1999. Registratic;m, $235. Special rates for students, seniors over 6S and disabled persoos. For registration, contact Carolyn Graham. Registrar, 37 Waterford Drive, Wol'¢CStCl', MA. 01602. Tet (508)755-8903. E-mail: [email protected] I Vjsit our web site; www.bershad.com/ago Mall, fax or &4111111 Calendar lnfonnatton by 20th of1t.e~ to. .JOa» Venlncasa, 32 Stone Si:hoot Rd., Sgtton, ·MA G1100 TeL(.508)865-5748/ Fa:s. (!i08)581-935I or e-mail Jnvncasa3l@aolc:om March Contact: Joyce Hokans at 508/842-1253 1999

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Hopedale 65 Hopedale St. 0/D Rebuilt Adult $6,000- Ann Gary Unitarian Hopedale, MA (Morel) $7,000 92 Elm Street Parish 01747 Hutchins (mid-Sept. Upton, MA 01568 P: Marshall to mid- Day tel: 617.960.3521 & Wendell, June) PM tel: 508.529.6107 Weber Fax: 617.960.3535 e-mail: agary@hmme. com Village Whitinsville, MA 0/D Aeolian­ $12,000 Dennis Deyo Congregational Skinner ctrir, P. 0. Box 186 Church P: Steinway ~ Charlton, MA 01507 & Yamaha ctrir 508.248.3218 fax: 508.248.9930 Chaffin 155 Shrewsbury 0/D Baldwin Adult $7,500 Jo-Anne Beals Congregational St. - PO Box 555 organ and 4 wks pd. 72 Holden St., Holden 01520 Church Holden 01520 Mason & Vacation Tel 508/852-6290 9/98 Hamlin piano [email protected] First Parish 40 Church Street MD Organ: Adult $100 per The Rev. Richelle C. Russell Church Northborough, Allen service @the Church Address MA Piano: 01532 Krakauer Tel: 508.393.6422

Bethany United 1189 Main Street MD Organ: Adult $6,852 The Rev. Cynthia Maybeck Parish Worqester, MA John Smith @the Church Address - " 01603 Plano:· (0) 508.752.8387 Vose and (H) 508".797.0646 Sons Fax: 508.754.1695

Park 80 Russell Street OlD Allen Adult $6,000 Jacquelyn Bigelow Congregational Worcester, MA 246 Killdeer Road Church 01602 Webster, MA 01570 Telephone: 508.943.2805 E-mail: Jacgi9~l~@f!ol.com Or The Rev. Martin Perry 15 Drummond Ave. Worcester, MA 01605 (H) 508.853.4236 (C) 508.752.2468 St. Paul's 396 Main Street 0/D Andover, Adult, $9,000- Bob Zimmerman Episcopal North Andover, 1989 Youth & $11,000 9 Carisbrooke Street Church MA 01845 Children Andover, MA 01810 Choirs Telephone: 978.470.4808 E-mail: [email protected]

T-Shirts advertising the 1999 Region I AGO Convention are for sale at $10 apiece. Color is denim blue. Sizes: M, L XL and XXL. If you would like a T-shirt or would like to promote the convention and sell ·a few, please contact Publicity Committee members Judy Ollikkala (Tel 508/754-7885 or email [email protected]) or Sue Malone (Tel 508/366-2050). Checks should be made payable to "Worcester Chapter AGO."

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Please use the following form to become a member of the Worcester Chapter AGO / A GO and send to Carolyn Graham, Treasurer/Registrar, 37 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA 01602. Membership year is July 1-June 30. Statement of Purpose Adopted Last Name First Name and Initial April1998 By Mailing Address City or Town State Zip Code National Home Phone No. ( ) ______Business Phone No. ( ) _____ Council

Name and Address of Church where employed and Position: The purpose of the American Guild of Organists Please check your class of membership: is to promote the o $70 Regular Voting Member organ in its o $50 Special Voting Member historic and D Over 65, or under 21, or disabled evolving roles, to $25 Student Voting Member o encourage o Full-time student: school--,---,------­ excellence in the o $50 Partner Voting Member (second member at same address) o Name of other member performance of o $27 Dual Voting Member organ and choral Primarycha~cr ______music, and o $25 Chapter Subscriber (Non-Votin_g) to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, and education of I Guild members.

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Newsletter published monthly by the Worcester Chapter Dean's Message American Guild of Organists Dear Fellow Organists and Friends, POBox7157 Worcester MA01605 When you get this letter, most of us will be in the No.8 April; 1999 final throes of Easter, following the unusually busy period of Holy Week. Well, I hope you all pull Executive Committee through this period with. flying colors and that you have time to read this column! (I'll keep it brief!) Dean If you weren't at the last chapter event, our Malcolm Halliday (H) 791-2893 anniversary celebration, you missed a memorable (yV) 845-7285 event. It was great getting to see so many people Sub-Dean John Sittard 754-5599 connected to the chapter over the years and to meet Treasurer/Registrar new folks as welL New chapter members were there, Carolyn Graham 755-8903 including Scott Younker from the First Secretary Congregational Church in Worcester. Also present James Moore 757-7586 Auditors were chapter members Robin Dinda (F AGO) and Robert Couchon 978/840-1173 Renea Waligora, who currently reside in Nashua but Joan Venincasa 865-5748 will likely be moving to the Fitchburg area and become more involved in the Worcester Chapter. Members At Large TI1ank you to Sub Dean John Sittard and all who Arlette Grubbs 754-9583 worked to make the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Bradford Hendrickson 829-6456 a memorable time. Thanks to John Si:ttard, Ronald Joyce Hokans 842-1253 Stalford, Maljorie Ness and Lucia Clemente-Palco Mrujorie Ness 978/365-2416 for their wonderful performances of interesting William Ness 978/365-2416 Will Sherwood 978/422-7195 repertoire. Also thanks to John Delorey and the All Saints Choral Arts Society for a lovely reception. I am very grateful to Wilma ·Vander Baan for her tireless work with. the archive materials and putting CAlENDAR items to JOAN VENINWA together a very interesting display for all to enjoy. e·mail to: [email protected] 32 Stone School Rd, Sutton, MA 01590 and Many thanks to Charles Paquette, who produced from his recording a quality CD of the event for our NEWS to MARJORIE NESS, EDITOR archives. My appreciation also goes to all the other Wesley Uni:ted.Methodist Clnu:cll people to numerous to name, whQ lent a helping hand 114 Main Street in so many ways to make this event happen. Of Worcester, MA 01608 course we couldn't have done the program without 978-365-2416 for messages All Saints Episcopal Church, which generously made Email: [email protected] the hall and sanctuary available to the guild for this program. I am very happy to report that organist Ryan Malone, who is a student of Jim Christie's at Holy Cross, qualified to go on to the final round of the Regional Competition for Young Organists. He gave

THE WORCESTER ®RGANIST April, 1999 - 1 - a splendid performance of works by Bach, Pinkham PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS and Guillmant and I'm sure will represent this chapter very well at the final round, scheduled during the convention. As you may or may n?t know, originally POTPOURRI our chapter was not going to host a local competition. by Joyce Hokans However, at the eleventh hour, due to so few other chapters offering a chapter level competition and a Sorry you didn't get to our 50th birthday celebration. plea from the regional and national levels of the The program took place on the exact date of our guild, our chapter was able to host this event and I'm Chapter's charter, March 14th. It was a well-attended glad that we had a worthy competitor. Many thanks recital played by Chapter members Marjorie Ness, to.Frank Corbin, who willingly stepped in to organize Ronald Stalford, Lucia Clemente-Palco and John this event, and to Brad Hendrickson and Salem Sittard. All Saints Choral Arts Society gave a Covenant for hosting the competition. reception of wine and hors d'oeuvres and Wilma Finally, please note .that our upcoming chapter VanderBaan presented an archival display of our event, the Worcester Chapter Scholarship Recital, has Chapter history. It was a real celebration. been moved up an hour to start at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 18 at Salem Covenant Church. Hope to Dean Malcolm Halliday introduced Helen Hagstrom see you there! who is one of the charter members of our Chapter and Malcolm also read a letter sent by Theodore Your Dean, Hopkins, another charter member. Greetings and Malcolm Halliday congratulations were sent and read from Philip Hahn our National AGO President.

In Memoriam We will continue our birthday year celebration at our AGO '99 Convention. Have you sent in your registration yet? If not, go do·it as soon as you finish Dear Friends, reading this newsletter. We don't want you to miss Peggy Biggs (Mrs. E. Power), a treasured friend this very special event. whom I have known for nearly a half century, passed away this morning from cancer. Her private family ftmeral will be in Athol, where she has lived the past HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN few years, and she will be buried next to Biggsy in PLAYING THE ORGAN? Mt. Auburn Cemetery. She was an intelligent and often very funny lady, and her delightful presence In order to prime the pump for material for this will be missed by all who knew her. column, I shall depart into a personal vignette. Barbara. Owen My father played the piano well both from instruction and "by ear". His was the era of silent movies and he Lawrence Phelps began study with a local organist because he had his Distinguished American organbuilder, . Lawrence sight set on becoming a theater organist. His hope of Phelps died in late February, 1999. His contributions becoming a theater organist was dashed when the to the craft of organbuilding were immense. ''talkies" came to town; however,. my father was Expressions of condolence to his wife Gillian Weir hooked on organ and like many he became a church would seem appropriate from those who knew him. organist. Lois Toeppner from Ken List I remember as a child going with my father when he Ken List was general manager of the Phelps Organ practiced for church on a Saturday afternoon. As I Building Firm in Erie, P A. Many a Phelps organ sat in the wonderful mystical and holy atmosphere, stands as a tribute to his ability, as do many the music seemed to join all that was in that space. Casavants. -editorial note My father· would do two things for me - if I were quiet as he practiced, he would play "my" piece for me, Evening Bells and Cradle Song. Oh, I loved that piece of music particularly because it used the THE WORCESTER \9RGANIST April, 1999 - 2 - chimes! The second privilege he gave was that of Commissioned Works to be featured allowing me to sit down and play the organ after he was finished with his practice. It didn't matter that at Convention '99 this was a wheezy old tracker organ, held together by rubber bands and hairpins. I just loved the sounds it The Region I AGO Convention June 27 through 30 could play. will have several original musical works, two of them commissioned by the Worcester AGO Chapter which I was 13 years old when I first played the organ in is sponsoring the event. public and it was at my church. I was hooked and Composer Marjorie Merryman, Chair of the during my high school years began to play in church Department of Theory and Composition at Boston each Sunday. It was not until my children were in University, is composing an organ solo which will be school that I was able to return to my music premiered by concert recitalist Katharine Pardee. education and my love ofplaying the organ. Ms. Merryman has been commissioned by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, AT&T Foundation, The Won't you send me your story so that it can be National Music Teachers' Association and many published in this column. Sharing our personal others. Ms. Pardee's organ concert will be at the journey may give some insight into, and inspiration Pakachoag Church in Auburn, MA on their 1997 for, the current shortage of young players. Dobson tracker organ. Joyce Hokans, Professional Concerns Chair Gwyneth Walker, Co-founder and former Director of the Consortium of Vermont Composers, has been commissioned to write an anthem based on We are now publishing news ofmembers who are in new the 23rd Psalm for the Service of Psalms at St. positions. Because churches do not always contact me, Joseph's Church, Worcester. She is noted for the please let me know ifyou have taken a new position. diversity of her compositions. Ms. Walker has taught theory and composition at Oberlin College in Ohio, Remember that the news for this column comes from you, so be in touch! The January newsletter deadline for the Hartford Conservatory, and the Hartt School of 1 Music, both in Hartford, CT. She has been full-time this column will be Friday, March 19h, 1999. a composer since 1982. This new anthem will be Joyce Hokans conducted by Michelle Graveline. The winning 508/842-1253 selection from the Hymn Competition co-sponsored by the Worcester Chapter and The Hymn Society of American will also be sung at this service. Daniel Pinkham of Boston, AGO Musician of the Year for 1997, has written a piece for English Hom and Organ entitled "Odes", which will be Business Cards- Adverti~ing performed at Mechanics Hall, Worcester during a The following names have been brainstonned, but no one program of Organ Plus, using the historic 1864 G. G. has an ad for the program booklet :in memory of: Hook pipe organ with various instruments played by members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Gil Lay, William Robe11 Dickenson, and others, I am Paramount Brass. This piece has been written and sure. Anyone :interested :in buying a $50 business card ad will be premiered in honor of Madame Marie-Claire to honor one of these people? Please specify "In Alain of Paris, France, a featured concert artist and memoriam" or "In Memory Of', etc. Workshop leader at this convention. It will be played Contact Will Sherwood on e-mail: 'villsra(bershad.com. by Mark Steinbach, organist at Brown University, Providence, RI, and BSO English Hom soloist, Robert Sheena. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Other works on this concert program are by New England composers, namely Roger Bourland,

APRIL 10 I Saturday I 10 AM, Shrewsbury, Robin Dinda, Gardner Read, and Carlyle Sharp. This concert will also serve as a memorial to Calvin 1st Congregational; Please call if you cannot attend Hampton and Chris DeBlazio of New York City,

THE WORCESTER $RGANIST April, 1999 - 3 - with their compositions. Other featured artists are flute soloist Fenwick Smith, classical guitarist Peter Clementi, and organists Catherine Rodland and Peter Post-Convention Organ Crawl Sykes.

An organ work composer by Worcester AGO SPONSORED BY WORCESTER CHAPTER, AGO Chapter member Dr. Merrill (Ken) Wolf will be showcased by Thomas Murray during his organ THURSDAY, JULY 1,1999, 9:00AM TO 5:00PM concert on the 120 rank Aeolian-Skinner at All Saints Episcopal Church. CHAIRPERSON: JUDY OLLIKKALA

Convention Registrar is Carolyn Graham, Visit vintage pipe organs within Worcester County while Tel: 508.755.8903. enjoying local scenery and fine companioushlp. Registratiou fee includes air-couditioned coaches, catered lunch, organ demonstrations by competent organists, hymn singing. and brochure with history of churches and SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS instruments, stop-lists, and biographies. Organs may DEADLINE •••••• .APRIL 15th include, but not be limited to, "The French-Canadian Connection" Casavant~Freres (1916 romantic 4 manual Scholarship applications will be received through April15, in an artistic setting with superb acoustics, 1926 restored 1999, by the Worcester Chapter, American Guild of tubular-pneumatic, 1967 classical 3 manual, all intact), Organists, which annually awards financial assistance for plus a visit to a Simmons & Wilcox tracker in a church organ study. which is a National Historic Monument, a Charles Bulfinch designed. 1812 building which remains without Qualified applicants will study organ with a member of the central heat (wood stoves), and an E. M Skinner 1927 Worcester Chapter during the upcoming academic year. intact 3 manual in an 1837 building. Pickup and drop-off They will submit an application form along with two will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lincoln Square, letters of reCommendation and a high quality tape Worcester. Departure is 9am. Recistratiou for this post­ recording meeting the specifications and containing the conventiou event is $40.00 and should be mailed repertoire described on the application form. separately from the Region I Convention form. Please make checks payable to "Worcester Chapter, AGO" and Application materials are available from Richard Wyble, label "organ crawl". Registrations will be confirmed Scholarship Committee chairman, by calling (508) 753- 1645, by sending an e-mail request to [email protected], Please mail form (cut-oil) and check to: or by writing to 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester, MA, Judith Ollikkala 01609. 71 Deerfield St, Worcester, MA 01602-4348 Tel. 508-754-7885 Welcome to our New Members e-mail address: [email protected] DEADLINE IS JUNE 23, 1999

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Renewing Members You have signed up for the June '99 Convention, right? Wayne Ashford Elizabeth Britt Let's try for near 100% chapter 200 Markes St #404 24 Concord St Lowell, MA01852 Maynard, MA 01754 registrations. There is still time! www.bershad.com/ago Dr. Lorraine Lueft 58 South Gate Park Call: Carolyn Graham, Registrar, 508.755.8903 W. Newton, MA 02465

THE WORCESTER 19RGANIST April, 1999 -4- CALENDAROFEVENTS-- APRIL-MAY

Apr.8 Thurs. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts- :Eb!sperus & Bonnie Rideout, Srottisb Fiddler. Salon, La Maison Francaisc, Assumption College, 500 Salisbwy St., Wore. Apr. 10 Sat 8:00pm The Salisbury Singers 25th Anniversary Concert Featuring .Haydn1$Mass in Time ofWar and Ute Worcester prau.icr of Marjorie Mcrryman's·.cantataJonal1. M"u:helk Graveline, guest cooductor. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, .Assu.mption. College, .500 Salisbt:uy St., Wor~ster. For tickets, $15 ($lZ), call (50~)799-3848. Apr.l1 Sun. 3:00pm Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series~· Na~CJ' L(mca.'flo- Pr-ogram to include NE premier of a new oommissioned werk by Naji Hakim. St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, Holy Cross College, Wore. (508.)793-3528. Apr. 11 Sun. 7:10pm The Cecilia Music Festival - Organ Reconstruction Celebfiltion - Ronald $talford & Richf.I.I'J Clmk, organist. Harvard Pro Muska and First PariSh in

Framingham. Tiwwtlly Smith1 conductor; Michael Calmes, soloist. Kodaly A1issa Brwis. B.ruckner Three Motet.~, Vaughan Williams Five Mystical .'xmgs and wedd premiere of ClaMs Resurrexi. Saint Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church, Belvedere St., Back Bay, Boston. $10 at door. Forin1o., (617).536-454&. Apr. 18 Suo. 3:00pm Worcester Chapter Event ~ Scbolar!lhip Recital~ Salem Covemmt Church, Wore. Apr. 18 Sun. 4:00pm Music at Pakachoag - ftlartin Baker, Organi.~t. Principal organist at Westminster Abbey and 19% first ptiz.e wh1ner of the St Alban's Improvisation Competition. Pakachoag Chu.rch, 203 Pakachoag St, Auburn. (508)755-8718. Apr. 18 Sun. 4:00pm Music at Mission - Seraphim Smgen and •he Scola Amkon.an- Widor Mtfsse for Tw Choirs, Jennifer Lester, Conductor. Basilica of Our Lady o.fPerpetual Help, 1545 Ttemont St., Boston. Sug_ Don.., $10 ($S). For info., (617)44Sw2600 Apr. lS Sun. 5:00pm Choral Evensong ·- Choir of Moo and Soys~ St. Cecilia Choir:. All Saints Chu.Tch, 11 Irving St., Worcester. Apr. 23 Fri. 7:30pm Recital -Rededication of Casavant Organ. Sean Redrow, organist. St. Joseptl~s Chruch, Hamilton St., Wore. Rccq)tion foliowing in parish hall. Apr. 23 Fri. S:OOpm Recital -l)udley Oakes, organist. Recently rebuilt Moller Organ by OJ:gues Letourneau. All Saints' Church, 10 Billerica Rd., ChelmsfOrd MA. (976)256·5673 Apr. 25 Sun. 2:00pm Assumption College Humanarts ~lane Shivwk,. Sop. & Fnmk Corbin, Accom. Chapel of tbe .Holy Spirit, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. Apr. 25 Sun. 3:00pm Wesley Fine Arts Series ~ RedtaJ -· Richtud Monl'fHt, Tenw & Stqhtm .IBmi?!S, PiaJW. Program to include Schubert Die- Erllwnig and Standchen, &:hubert Tmpromtus, songs by Fawe .and Puccini, Rachmaninoff songs, "H'indow$" by James alldChopin's Polol'lai$e-f'antasie. Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St., Worcester. Apr, 25 Sun. 4:00pm S.pring Concert"' The Grottm School Clwir and members of the Indian Hill ()rehes17'a. Music includes Mozart's Requiem. St. John's Chapel, Groton School. Apr. 30 Fri. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts- Rkhal'd Waddell, truutpct & Frtmk Corbin, Acoom. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., WOO-lester. Mayt Sat. 8:00pm Muter Singers of Worcester - Invitation to the Dance~ Selections include Brahms [)ebeslieder Waltzs, David Conte's Jmmcation and Dance, and piano works for four hands. Almma Batbzt and B!I'Ctt Maguire, pia11ists, Malcolm Jlfd/Uay, Artistic Director. First Unitarian Church, Worcester. For .info ... (508)752-3818. May 8 Sat. 8:OOpm Assabet Valley Maste.~singers- N

Mall, fu or &-m~~ll CJ!i4mdliir lnformii!Uoo .}Qafl VM!nea$a, 3;1 St~me School Tel. (AI)Ii~491 Fu. '"""'""""'~-"r

From the NORTH, stay to the left on the exit ramp for Route 12 North and then bear right immediately before the VVorcester Chapter light and proceed up College Street From the SOUTH, bear right after the exit ramp on to College Street The Music Collection main gate of the campus is on your left as you go up the The American Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, hilt Proceed straight past the kiosk and follow the driveway aroood the right side of Fenwick Hall, which is Collection is at the Holy Cross Music Library situated in the Brooks Music Building and is accessible to you. It is the brick building facing you as you enter. The Brooks open during the school year: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 Music Building is attached to the back end of the extension a.m. to 11 p.m; Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m; Saturday, 1 of Fenwick Hall and may be entered by the door opposite p.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m - 11 p.m. Summer hours: the front of St. Joseph's Chapel. Park along the back Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. DIRECTIONS: extension of the building or beyond the ChapeL Take Route 290 to Exit 11, Colllege Square. Thank you any time you can give!

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST April, 1999 ~AGO EXAMINATION CLASSES !THE CECILIA MUSIC FESTIVALi

We were encouraged to have four members Please come to Boston April 11 J New organ opened: express interest in a class to prepare for AGO Exam 75 -voice chorus performing Kodaly, Bruckner, Certification. However, it was felt that, due to the late Vaughan Williams; Premiere of new ensemble multi­ time factor (two of the inquiries came during March), movement work; Worcester performers in Boston. the organization of a class would not be feasible for this season. It is our hope to offer a class in Fall, '99, After the press of Easter music, come enjoy an with at least six potential candidates. inspiring evening in Boston, Sunday, April 11, 7:30 Please continue to watch the newsletter for PM opens the Cecilia Music Festival at St. Cecilia's details. We look forward to hearing from more of you Roman Catholic Church in Boston's Back Bay. concerning this extremely worthwhile endeavor! Ronald Stalford will accompany the choirs of Harvard Pro Musica and First Parish in Framingham, Lucia Clemente Falco with Timo~hy Smith conducting. Featured soloist will be tenor Michael Calmes, who has achieved a distinguished record of performances in this county, SALISBURY SINGERS, Europe and Asia in opera, oratorio, and recital. Kodaly' s colorful Missa Brevis opens the program. INCORPORATED This work features a magnificent organ accompaniment. Bruckner's rich Motets follow, as The Salisbury Singers will present Haydn's "Mass in well as Franz Bibel's Ave Marta, sung by thirty Time of War" (Paukenmesse) and the Worcester tenors and basses! Richard Clark, organist at St. premiere ofMatjorie Merryman's new cantata "Joan" Cecilia's, has composed Resurrexit for the occasion. on Saturday, April lOth at 8:00 PM in Assumption The eight brief movements feature two sopranos, College's Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury organ and percussion :in the gallery, while flute, cello Street in Worcester. The concert, which celebrated and piano perform from the front of the church. Salisbury Singers' 25th Anniversary will feature Quoting Gregorian sequence themes for the octave of soloists Margaret Tartaglia Konkol, Paulette LaBarre, Easter, this promises to be a fine addition to modem Richard J. Monroe, and Michael Morizio. The-Chorus Roman Catholic music. Five Mystical Songs closes and orchestra is under the direction of the newly the evening. appointed music director ofthe Salisbury Singers, Dr. The new organ r~laoes a 1954 three-manual Michele Graveline. Kershaw. The Kershaw had incorporated several Tickets are$15{$12). Call508.7993848. ranks ,of _pipes from the _clmreh~ 1902 Hutcllings­ V otey, which was removed to make way for a new gallery arrangement during a church renovation. The present instrument, pitched to A-440, Springfield Chapter Recital incorporates several new stops, and Theodore Gilbert Announcement of Wilbraham revoiced all existing fluework. Many stops were revoiced; reed stops were restored, with two new stops created by R. Schopp's Sons of THOMAS MURRAY, ORGAN RECITAL A. Sunday, Aprill8, 4:00p.m. Ohio. Allan Taylor of Feeding Hills rewired the United Congregational Church, Holyoke, MA . organ. The pedal division has been completely rearranged for better tonal egress and servicing. A recital on the 1921 Skinner organ by a master of the Timothy Smith has directed the entire project, which genre. For further information please contact Michael began in January, 1998. The musical results are Dulac, (413) 788-9451 or [email protected]. thrilling in the spacious acoustics of St. Cecila's. Admission: $10. Karen McCarthy, submitted by Timothy Smith Springfield Chapter St. Cecilia's Church ((j71.536.4548) is located on Belvedere Street, one block off Mass. Ave. near Boylston St. The large red-brick church is directly between the Hilton and Berklee School of Music. One can take the Green Line to Auditorium.

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST April, 1999 - 5 - APRIL Contact: Joyce Hokans at 508/842-1253 1999

OlD= Organist and Choir Cirector; DM =Director of Music; MD= Music Director; CD = Choir Director; 0= Organist; neg. =Negotiable

Chaffin 155 Shrewsbury Congregational St. - PO Box 555 Church Holden 01520 9/98 Hamlin piano First Parish 40 Church Street MD Organ: Adult $100 per Church Northborough, Allen service MA Piano: 01532 Krakauer Tel: 508.393.6422

Bethany United 1189 Main street MD Organ: Adult $6,852 Rev. Cy:nthia Parish Worcester, MA John Smith @the Church Address 01603 Piano: (0) 508.752.8387 Voseand (H) 508.797.0646 Sons Fax: 508.754.1695

Park 80 RusseH Street OlD Allen Adult $6,000 Jacquelyn Bigelow Gong regational Worcester, MA 246 Killdeer Road Church 01602 Webster, MA 01570 Telephone: 508.943.2805 E-mail: Jacgiegeneia)aol.com Or The Rev. Martin Perry 15 Drummond Ave. Worcester, MA 01605 (H) 508.853.4236 508.752.2468 763 1 Adult, $28,000- Candace Heaphy at church Christ Longmeadow Schantz, .2Child- 30,500 address Street, rebuilt ren, 4 weeks Telephone: 413/562-6287 Longmeadow, 1992, One vacation, Fax: 413/567-5672 3 grand MA01106·.··· Hand• health E-mail: [email protected] pi~~os bell insurance, pension after five

Greendale 25 Francis St. 010 Allen Susan Sundquist, Search People's Worcester, MA Committee Chair at church Church 1•: 01606 -~ ,.~ t address guidelines Telephone: 508/852'-7727 '. d· Fax: 568/854-8096

396 Main street OlD Andover, Adult, $9,000- Episcopal North Andover, 1989 Youth & $11,000 9 Carisbrooke street Church MA 01845 Children Andover, MA 01810 Choirs Telephone: 978.470.4808 E-mail: Robertzim@,aol. com

For SUBSTITUTES: Joan Venincasa 508/865-5748 THE WORCESTER \9RGANIST April, 1999 -6- IDEAS WANTED If you would be willing to take time and fill out FORPROGRANONGFORNEXTYEAR this form, with general or more specific ideas of what you would like to see for programming to It is important to those of us on the Executive best benefit you in the next year, it would be Board that the needs of the members are heard most helpful to the Board. and met, in so far as possible. Recognizing the wide variety of skill level in our members, the Remember to mention the Examination classes, Board tries to present a variety of events to the Substitute Certification program, and any enable, inspire, and encourage all the other teaching situations you may find helpful. membership.

Would it be helpful to have classes in!

Program Ideas fo:r 1999-2000, AGO Hymn playing

Recitals _Beginners

_ Intermediate, re-harmonization, modulation

----'Advanced -Improvisation

Classes Choral Conducting

_Fundamental beat patterns

_ Score preparation

_Performance practice, interpretation

Workshops Alternative Service Music

_Hymnody with instrumental accompaniment

_Other (please indicate style) Masterclasses Arts Management Issues How to host Fine Arts Events

_ How to generate parish events as outreach

Other Exhibits

Return to: Matjorie Ness, Editor Wesley Church, 114 Main Street, Worcester, 10608

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST April, 1999 -7- Worcester Chapter AGO Membership Application

Please use the following form to become a member of the Worcester Chapter AGO AGO and send to Carolyn Graha:m, Treasurer/Registrar, 37 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA 01602. Membership year is July 1-June 30. Statement of Purpose Adopted Last Name First Name and Initial Apri11998 By Mailing Address City or Town State Zip Code National Home Phone No. ( ) ______Business Phone No. ( ) _____ Council

Name and Address of Church where employed and Position: The purpose of the American Guild of Organists Please check your class of membership: is to promote the o $70 Regular Voting Member organ in its o $50 Special Voting Member historic and D Over 65, or under 21, or disabled evolving roles, to o $25 Student Voting Member encourage D Full-time student: school excellence in the o $50 Partner Voting Member (second member at same address) o Name of other member performance of o $27 Dual Voting Member organ and choral Primruycha~er ______music, and o $25 Cha~er Subscriber (Non-Voting) to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, and education of Guild members.

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Newsletter published moothly by the Worcester Chapter Dean's Message American Guild of Organists Dear AGO friends and colleagues, P0Box7157 Worcester MA01605 As ofthis writing (Monday, April 1~), our latest Vol.l7, No.9 May, 1999 chapter event, the AGO Scholarship recital, occurred just yesterday. I am very pleased that our chapter was Executive Committee able to award three organ scholarships this past year. Two of the three recipients where able to play in this Dean recitaL They are Claudette Belair and Catherine Malcolm Halliday (H) 791-2893 Sumner. Both Katie and Claudette played interesting (W) 845-7285 and challenging selections. Congratulations to them Sub-Dean John Sittard 754-5599 for their hard work and significant progress. Treasurer/Registrar Compliments to their teacher, Patricia Snyder as well. Carolyn Graham 755-8903 I hope- that we continue to have. such fine teachers Secretary producing excellent candidates for the scholarship James Moore 757-7586 Auditors fund in the years to come. Many thanks also to Ryan Robert Couchon 978/840-1173 Malone for gracing the program as well and giving us Joan Venincasa 865-5748 a sampling of the works he played in the chapter round of the Regional Competition for Young Members At Large Organists. Mine and the chapter's gratitude goes to Arlette Grubbs /54-9583 Brad Hendrickson and the Salem Covenant Church Bradford Hendrickson 829-6456 for hosting this recital as they have for the last Joyce Hokans 842-1253 several years. Mmjorie Ness 978/365-2416 On another front, our regional convention looms William Ness 978/365~2416 Will Sherwood 978/422-7195 ever larger on the horizon! Would you believe that we already have well over two hundred registered? As we get closer to June 27, I must tell you, our chapter membership, that it greatly concerns me that CALENDAR items to JOAN VENINCASA from so many registrants, very few are from our own e·mail to: Jnvncud~.cont chapter. Don't waittill the last minute to register. We 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 and have people coming from as far away as Florida and NEWS to MARJORIE NESS, EDtlOR California to our regional. All this to say, you had Wesley United Methodist Church better get in your registration soon if you want to 114 Main Street have the best selection of workshops, and other Worcester, MA 01608 events! Don't miss out on what promises to be a 978-365-2416 for messages spectacular convention. See you at the annual Email: [email protected] meeting!

Your Dean, Malcolm Halliday

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST May, 1999 - 1 - Baldwin. By age 15, I started playing the organ as resident PROFESSIONAL CoNCERNs organist in the Baptist church in my hometown of Vestal, New York My journey of making music on the organ was !POTPOURRI launched to lead me to an education with fine teachers in both the United States and England II by Joyce Hokans +++++I I I I I II I+++++++

AND HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR THE IN PLAYING THE ORGAN? CONVENTION YET? NO? THEN SEND YOUR FORM ALONG TO CAROLYN GRAHAM. This is Chapter member Ronald Stalford'& srozy: PlEASE DO IT RIGHT NOW ll

My mother and father were both musical - my mother Joyce Hokans,. Pl'ofessional Concerns Chair played the piano specializing in Methodist hynms and my father played the piano by ear; One day my 100ther heard the piano being played and on investigation discovered We are now publishing news ofmembers who are in new that it wasn't my father but I w:lli;}was. seated-at th€ ~ positions. Beet~~tse eluucbes do not always contact me, At four years old I had picked up by ear those pieces my ·please let me know ifyou have taken anew posftion.. father played by ear! As a youngster~ my family and I attended Presbyterian church services. I was- fascinatOO Remembe1· thai the news for this eolunm eomes jl'fJM with the sound of the organ ~d watching the organist play, you, so be in touch! The January newsletter deadline for so much so that I wouldn't leave the. church until the last thi£ column will be Friday, March 1!1\ 1999. note was played. Joyce Hokans My piano lessons were started and unfortunately my 508/842-1253 teacher played the pieces for. me which I i1TI1llediately picked up on hearing so of course I coukl play them_ back to her. However, the time came when_she.expected_meto play a piece without benefit of her playing it first. I had to tell her that I didn't know how to play the written music! This is when my classical ml;lS:ictrainingbegan. J Members' Change of Address ~

When I was 12 years old, I managed to get pennission to Lucy L. Ingraham LeRoy Hanson (sunnner) try the Concert model Hammond organ at the IBM 35} Taleott Drive 11 Lancaster Street Country Club. From my e11rly listening to the organist at Woolwich, ME 04579 Worcester, MA01609 the Presbyterian Church, I knew how to-create ~ sounds I wanted and I took every opportunity to try my fingers on this instrument.

At 14 years of age my new piano teacher, Mrs. Winan, the Methodist Church organist, who had both a piano and an electric organ promised to satisfy my fascination with the organ If my piano lesson were well practiced, she would EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING also give me an organ lesson. Mrs. Winan also played a weekly Baptist radio program "Psalms in the Night" and MAY 21, Friday, 10 am, Wor~ter, S.t. soon I was playing solo spots, allowed to improvise on PauPs- Cathedrat Musk Office (in the Baptist hymns. There came a week when Mrs. Winan was school building on Cha.tham). unable to play due to illness, and I had to do the entire program. It worked out so well that I was asked to take Please call Malcolm Halliday if cannot attend. over the program! (845.7286)

"If it made noises, I playeq it". I was introduced to t.lte Solovox keyboard, I played entertaimnent feF the Eas«lm Star on a Hammond spinet organ and I played for a "Fancy Ball" at the IBM Country Club on their newly acquired

THE WORCESTER t9RGANIST May, 1999 - 2 - NAt\1E(S)------Post-Conventton Organ Crawl ADDRESS ______

POST REGION I CONVENTION TELEPHONEIE- MML.______~ ORGAN CRAWL SPONSORED BY WORCESTER CHAPTER, AGO ENCLOSED______

THURSDAY, JULY l, 1999 from 9AM TO 5PM

Chairperson, Judy Ollikkala

Visit 5 vintage pipe organs within Worcester County You have signed up- for the while enjoying local scenery and fme companionship. June '99 Convention, right? Registration fee includes air-conditioned coaches - ' Let's try for near lOO'i'Q__chapter catered lunc~ fine organ demonstr~ hymn singing, and brochure with history of churches and regtstrat~ons. There ~s stm time~ instruments, stop-lists, and biographies. Organs: www.bershad.com/ago "The French-Canadian Connection" -- Casavant­ Call: Carolyn Graham, Registrar, 508.755.8903 Freres Opus 649, 1916 romantic 4 manual in an artistic setting with superb acoustics, and 1967 Opus 2938 classic 3 manual, plus a visit to an 1868 \V.B.D. Simmons tracker in an 1816 National Historic POLICY ON EVENT Monument church, designed by Charles Bulfinch, I which remains without central heat (wood stoves), AD-VERTISING Ernest M. Skinner 1927 Qpus 721 intact 3 manual in an 1837 building, and -Aeolian-Skinner 1942, 3 At the last Executive Board meeting, I was manual Opus 1036, with an OHS Historic Plaque. reminded that ·the editor has discretion over the Organ Demonstrators include Eri_k Joh_nson, Peter contents of the newsletter, however they reiterated Krasinski, William Ness, Stephen Roberts, Frederick the standing policy for advertising events as the Teardo, and Renea Waligora Pickup and drop-off following: will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lincoln Square, Worcester. Departure is 9am sharp. All events appropriate the calendar should be Registration for this. post-convention event is submitted in writing to Joan Venincasa by the $40.00 and should be mailed separately from the appropriate de-aline. Region I Convention form. Please make checks payable to "Worcester Chapter, AGO" and label All events wishing to advertise information "organ crawl". Registrations will be confirmed. regarding content and ticketing may prepare a camera Please cut-offthe form and mail with_ a check to: ready .flier for inclusion m our -ne~sletter bulk mailing, which will be assessed a flat rate of $25 a Judith Ollikkala, 71 Deerfield St... Worcester, MA page {2 sided). 01602-4348 Tel. 508-754-7885 e-mail address: [email protected] Please send announcements of events to Joan Venincasa. Announcements sent directly to me as DEADLINE IS JUNE 23, 1999 editor will not be included in the newsletter's main body any longer. Thank you. -Marjorie Ness, Editor *******************************************

THE WORCESTER EJRGANIST May, 1999 - 3 - Donations to College Library Worcester Chapter Musk Cottection from the Dickinson- Recordings :J

The American Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, Donations from the Collection of Bob Dickinson, . first Collection is at the Holy Cross Music Library situated in installment of 2 CD's and ?2 standard cassette tapes_ have the ~rooks Music Building and is accessible to you. It is been made to the College of the Holy Cross Music Library, open during the school year: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 AGO Collection. a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 9p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p;m.. - 11 JllD- Summer hours: Compact Disc, Hamtes Meyer, original compositions Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. DIRECTIONS: Take Route 290 to Exit 11, College Square. Compact Disc, Hannes Meyer, Hamles Meyer, organ, with Sonai-e Quartett, Frankfurt, Germany, works by Pietro From the NORTH, stay to the left on the exit ramp for Domenico Paradies, John Stanley, Michel Corrette, Route 12 north and then bear right immediately before the Francesco Durante, andHannes Meyer ligllt and proceed up College Street. · From the SOUTH, bear right after the exit ramp on to College Street. The Standard Cassette Tapes main gate of the campus is on your left as you go up the 1) Simon Preston, Westminster Abbey, 1983/84, . hill. Proceed straigllt past the kiosk and follow the Reubke "The 94th Psalm" and Liszt Fanstasia & driveway around the right side of Fenwick Hall, which is Fugue on "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam" the. brick building facing you as you enter. The Brooks 2) Simon Preston, "Great Organ Works" Westminster Music Building is attached to the back end of the extension Abbey, works by Bach, Widor, Mozart,_ F~ of Fenwick Hall and may be entered by the door opposite Brahms the .front of St. Joseph's Chapel. Park along the back 3) Organ Music from Wells Cathedral,_ Christo_Pher extension of the building or beyond the Chapel. Brayne; O£ganist, works- by B-ach, Bwffelmde, Widor, Duru:fle, and Langlais 4) Great Organ at Methuen, 1986 season through 199-2 Season, 7 separate cassettes 5) Solemn Eucharistic Liturgy of Chflstian Burial fet­ FREE ORGAN Thomas F. Holland III, Cathedral of St. Paul, March 13. 1989, 2 tapes GULBRANSEN RIALTO II, 6) T~m Holland Memorial Broadcast on "The Art of the THEATRE-STYLE ORDAN, COMPLETE Organ" WICN WITH 25-NOTE PEDAL :BOARD- 7) Methuen Music Hall, Dr. Susan Armstrong, 1983, 1987, 1990, 3 tapes CONDITION UNKNOWN, 8) Commercial Recording "Theatre Pipes Audition'' HAS NOT BEEN USED EOR A LONG TIME~ 9) "Toccata", Flemming Dreisl, organist, Church of the TAKER MUST PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION. Holy Spirit, Copenhagen, Denmark 10) Cj Sambach, organist, St. Stephen's Church, Perth TO ARRANGE PICK-UP, CALL TilE LIBRARY AT ANNA MARIA COLLEGE AT (508).&49-3407 Amboy, New Jersey, works by Cook, Gigout, Langlais, Boellman, Bach This would m.a1re a good homa organ for someone. 11) Peter Hurford, Church of St. Semin, Toulouse, Physically, it appears to be. in good condition Musically, France, Franck, Three Chorales . we are unsure, since it has boon. sitting in tha library and 12) Christopher King, United Congregational Church, has not been played for a long time. It was rniginaUy in Worcester, October 22, 1989, works by Walther, Anna Maria's Chapel Bach, Franck, Seyerlen, Sowerby, Vieme Thanks, Malcolm, 13) CONCORA, Rachmaninoff All-NightVigil Opus 37, Leona McDonald Choral Vespers, Richard Coffey, Conductor, March 28 1992 Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, West , , Leona McDonald Hartford CT Acquisitions/Serials Librarian Amla Maria College - This is being handled by Judy Ollikkala MenOOt-Eagen Libwy 50 Sunset Lane Paxton, MA01612 Phone: (508)849-3407 Fax: (508) 849-3408

THE WORCESTER EJRGANIST May, 1999 - 4 - ~nuual ;lfltttfng ltt~ttbatiou jfotm

Monday, May 10, 1999 6:00 PM at ~iggins ~otts£ Worcester Polytechnic Institute Salisbury Street, Worcester, W.tA

~or b' i!&eubres Spanakopita, Buffalo Chicken Tenders, Stuffed Mushrooms, Fruit Kabobs, and Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

~a lab Spring Mixed Greens

qentrees (Choice of one) Shrimp and Asparagus Stuffed Sole Primavera Tortellini Apple & Walnut Stuffed Chicken

~foe liBisbcs Long Grain and Wild Rice Fresh Vegetable Medley

liBt'll'lltrt Strawberry Shortcake

cfntertaiumcnt Kelly Kaduce, soprano, winner of the National Met. Opera Auditions '99 Piano Trio featuring Mendelssohn, Atlantic Union College Faculty-Student Ensembles

Name ______Telephone ______

Entree Choice: Sole Tortellini Chicken Breast (If a guest will accompany you, reflect their choice with an additional number beside an entree.)

Cost: Sole dinner: $15.70 Tortellini: $14.45 Chicken: $15.25 (includes tips, tax, and all courses)

Check enclosed (Paybleto Worcester AGO):$ (must enclose payment with your reservation).

Please return this by Wednesday, May 5 to guarantee your reservation. Mail to: Marjorie Ness, Wesley UMC, 114 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608

MAY Contact Joyce Hokans at 508/842-1253 1999

OlD= Organist and Choir Cirector, DM =Director of Music; MD= Music Director, CD= Choir Director, 0= Organist; neg. =Negotiable

Chaffin OlD Baldwin Adult $7,500 Jo-Anne Beals Congregational organ and 4 wks pd. 72 Holden St, Holden 01520 Church Mason & Vacation Tel 508/852-6290 9/98 Hamlin piano Ross.beales cwix.com First Parish 40 Church Street MD Organ: Adult $100 per The Rev. Richelte C. Russell Church Northborough, Allen service @the Church Address MA Piano: 01532 Krak.auer Tel: 508.393.6422

Bethany United 1189 Main street MD Organ: Adult $6,852 The Rev. Cynthia May beck Parish Worcester, MA John Smith @the Church Address 01603 Piano: (0) 508.752.8387 Voseand (H) 508.797.0646 Sons Fax: 508.754.1695

Park 80 Russell Street 0/D Allen Adult $6,000 Jacquelyn Bigelow Congregational Worcester, MA 246 Killdeer Road Church 01602 Webster, MA 01570 Telephone: 508.943.2805 E-mail: Jacqi~gen9_@aoLcom Or The Rev. Martin Perry 15 Drummond Ave. Worcester, MA 01605 (H} 508.853.4236 c 508.752.2468 First Church of 763 OlD 1975 1 Adult, $28-,000- Candace Heaphy at chmch Christ Longmeadow Schantz, 2Child- 30,500 address Street, rebuilt ren, 4weeks Telephone: 413/562-628-7 Longmeadow, 1992, One vacation, Fax: 413/56-7-5672 3 grand J\r1A 01106 E-mail: [email protected] pianos Hand- health bell insurance, pension after five ears Greendale 2' Francis St. 0/D Allen Adult In line Susan Sundquist, Search People's Worcester, MA with AGO Com..IDittee Chair at church Church 01606 andUCC address guidelines Telephone: 508/852-7727 Fax: 508/854-8096

Memorial 26 Concord Rd. 0/D Allen Adult $12,000- Chris Mason, Chairperson, Music Congregational Sudbury,MA $16,000 Search Committee Church Churcn address- 01776 T-day: 978.443.3885 T-evening: 978A43A456 e-mail: I church music kmasearch.com All Saints 10 Irving Street FuH- Aeofian 3 Adult ln-lfnewlth Benefits-: Health, retirement, Church Worcester, MA time Skinner: 0 and national continuing. education, sabbatical tv. 01609 0/D Stelnway: P children's AGO Brian Litzenberger, PhD, Chair choirs g; 1idefines Choir Dir./Org. Search Committee Church Address only, no tel/fax.

For SUBSTITUTES: Joan Venincasa 508/865-5748 "HE WORCESTER l9RGANIST ]\1m 1999 - 5- St. Paul's 396 Main Street 0/D Andover, Adult, $9,000- Bob Zimmerman Episcopal North Andover, 1989 Youth & $11,000 9 Carisbrooke street Church MA 01845 Children Andover, MA 01810 Choirs Telephone: 978.470.4808 E-mail: Robertzim(ibaol. com

IDEAS WANTED From I-190: FOR PROGRAMING FOR NEXT YEAR Exi-t at GoJd Star BJvd., and cont~rrue unt~J you are on Park Ave~ going west. Only two sheets were returned with ideas for next Turn BaJ>-t~st Sa~sbury year's programs. Please take time to fill in the back Jeft at First onto page of the April Newsletter to give the Board Street, and then W(ltch for a dr~veway on guidance. Thank you. your righ-t in-to the (Medievo~ Cas-tle­

Also, send us favorite antht;)m titles,. or ideas that worked tooktng} Higgins House, prtor to the larger­ wen for you which you would be willing to share ·with the campus buifdings. This is across from membership. Send those ideas directly to me for the Institute Park. newsletter. Thanks! - Marjorie Ness

From I-290 News from Netghboring Chapters Ex~t so that you access Route 9's intersection of Worcester Center Blvd. On May 23rd the MonadnoGk Chapter of the AGO will hold a joint organ crawl with the NH Chapter. The Get yourse~f onto SaHsbury Street itinerary is as follows: (parallel to & north of Highland},_ and then Harrisville 2:30PM Dublin 3:30PM watch for the Htgg•ns House driveway Of\ Franklin Pierce College it\ Rindge, 4:30PM the left. after Trinity Lutheran, the Rindge Congregatinal Church 5:30PM Jennie-Fay McKinstry, soloist, and reception. Ea-stern Church, and- the Jarger WPI buildings. If you arrive at First Baptist, If you are interested in more information, contact the Monadnock Chapter Directly. Sorry I cannot give yo11 you missed it. numbers, as their newsletter has none. But ifyou feel like taking a ride, meet them at one of these places. - msn ANNUAL MEETING ENTERTAINMENT ANNUAL MEETING KeHy Kaduce, ~~ April 11, 1~ Wtrmet" of Monday, May 10, 1999 · the First Place National Metropolitan Opera 6-:00PM for Hor d'Oeuvres, Audittons wm sing for- US: Ketly is employed- durtng dinner, entertainment, and a brief annuat her Masters of Music . program at Boston meeting of the chapter, including University as soprano soloist at First Baptist, awarding of scholarships for '99;..'00. Lexington, where WiHiam Ness is Minister of Music. WHliam wTtt accompany Ketly at- the Arrnuat Meeting. Kelly is a graduate of St. Olaf College. A WPI Campus, Higgins House stellar scholarship Piano Trio from Atlantic Union Cotrege wrH join us with- Mendelssohn. A variety of styles will be heard and we will be able to affirm Return your reservation flier asap. all these young people in their musical quests.

THE WORCESTER \9RGANIST May, 1999 - 6 - CALENDAR OF EVENTS ~ MAY- JUNE

May 1 Sat. 8:00pm Master Singers of Worcester .... Invitation to the Dance ~ Selections include Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes, David Conte's Invocation and Dance, and piano works for four hands. Alanna Battat and Brett Maguire, pianists. Malcobn Halliday, Artistic Director. First Unitarian Church, Worcester. For info., (508)752-3818.

MayS Sat. 8:00pm Assabet Valley Mastersingers ~ N.E. premiere of George Frederick Bristow's The Oratorio ofDaniel. Soloists: Steven SmaU, S. Mark Aliapoulios, Michael Calmes, Richard Monroe, Mark Anderson, Susan Bonito & Deborah Owen. Director, Robert P. Eaton. Algonquin Regional High School, Bartlett St., Northborough. Tickets: $12 ($10). For info., (978)562-9838 or (508)842-3685. May 10 Mon. 6:00pm WORCESTER CHAPTER PROGRAM ~Annual Meeting~ Riggings House, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Salisbury St., Worcester, May 11 Tues. 7:30pm Organ Duets- Ray Comils & Harold Stover. Kotschmar organ. Portland Maine City Hall. May 14 Fri. 7:30pm Concert -Lorenz Maycher, Organist~ First Congregational Church, Rock St., Fall River. E.M.Skinner, 1911, 3 manual organ. For info., (508)673-1105. May 16 Sun. 4:00pm Music at Mission - William Gryzbowski, Organist. Works of Couperin, Guilmany & Liszt. Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 1545 Tremont St., Boston. Donation, $10 ($8). (617)445-2600.

May 16 Sun. 5:00pm Choral Evensong ~ Choir ofMen and Boys & St. Cecilia Choir. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St., Worcester.

May21 Fri. 7:30pm Pops Concert ~ Peter Krasinski. Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA. Admission, $15.00. May26 Wed 8:00pm Concert- Christa Rakich, Organist. Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Admission, $6.

May30 Sun. 5:00pm Provicetown Great Music Series ~ "Four Plus More" -Arden String Quartet; Malcolm Halliday & Laura Kennedy, Pianists; David Higgs, Organist, & Virginia Smith, Soprano. Works include: Piano Quintet in E Flat (Op. 44) by Schumann; Chanson Perpetuelle by Ernest Chausson; Transition by Steven Kennedy; & Concerto in C major (Hob.XVIII: 1 0) by Haydn. The Universalist Unitarian Meeting House of Provincetown, 236 Commercial St. Tickets: $15, at door or call (800)648-0364. June 20 Sun. 5:00pm Provincetown Great Music Series - "Boston Composers and a Provincetown Poet". Music of Boston composers including Alan Fletcher (Chanteuse, Mark Doty text), Colin Hominski, Christopher Trapani (commissioned work) and Daniel Pickham. Frank Corbin, Organ; Sergey Schepkin, Piano; Sam Ou, Cello; and Chad Smith, Tenor. The Universalist Unitarian Meeting House of Provincetown, 236 Commercial St. Tickets: $15 at door or call (800)648-0364. June 27 thru 30, 1999 WORCESTER 99, REGION 1 AGO CONVENTION - Headquarters: Crowne Plaza Hotel , Worcester, MA. Hear New England's finest pipe organs. Pre-convention Young Artist Organ Competition. Post-Convention Organ Crawl, July 1, 1999. Registration, $235. Special rates for students, seniors over 65 and disabled persons. For registration, contact Carolyn Graham, Registrar, 37 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA, 01602. Tel. (508)755-8903. Visit our web site: www.bershad.com/ago . E-mail: [email protected]. Maal,- fax or e-maal- Calendar Information by the 15th ofthe month to: Joan Venincasa, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 Tel. (508)865-5748/ Fax. (508)581-9351/ E-mail: [email protected]

7- Worcester Chapter AGO Membership Application

Please use the following form to become a member of the Worcester Chapter AGO and send to Carolyn Graham, Treasurer/Registrar, 3 7 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA j G. O 01602. Membership year is July 1-June 30. A Statement of Purpose Last Name First Name and Initial Adopted I April1998 Mailing Address City or Town State Zip Code By National Home Phone No. ( ) ___,.;-..... __ Business Phone No. ( ) _____ Council Name and Address of Church where employed and Position: The purpose of the American Guild of Organists is Please check your class of membership: r to promote the organ 1 in its historfc and o $70 Regular Voting.Member I evo~ving ro~es, to · o $50 Special VotingMember gncourage o Over 65, or under 21,. or disabled I excellence in the o $25 Student Voting Member performance of organ Full-time student: school ______and choral music, and o to provide a forum for o $50 Partner Voting_Member (s.econdmember aisame.address) mutual support o Name of other member inspiration, and o $27 Dual Voting Member I education of Guild I members. .. Primruycha~er~~~~~----~------0 $25 Chapter Subscriber (Non-Voting)

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P0Box7157 Worcester MAOI605 Vol.l7, No. 10 June, 1999 Dear Chapter Members and Friends,

Executive Committee Congratulations and a big "thank you" to William and Matjorie Ness and the Program Committee for the Dean delightful Annual Meeting at the Higgins House. It Malcolm Halliday (H) 791-2893 (W) 845-7285 was a relaxed evening with a chance to socialize with Sub-Dean other chapter members in a beautiful location. The John Sittard 154-5599 food was excellent and the music provided by the Treasurer/Registrar talented trio and singer was marvelous. Our chapter Carolyn Graham 755-8903 member William Ness proved a fine accompanist to Secretary James Moore 757-7586 the National Metropolitan Opera Auditions Winner, Auditors Kelly Kaduce, who gave a. splendid performance of Robert Couchon 978/840-1173 several numbers, including the "Jewel Song" from Joan Venincasa 865-5748 Gounod's Faust. The Scholarship Piano Trio from Members At Large Atlantic Union College also played two movements from Mendelssohn's C minor trio and thrilled Arlette Grubbs 754-9583 everyone with their virtuosic playing. Bradford Hendrickson 829-6456 Joyce Hokans 842-1253 Can you believe that June is here? With our Marjorie Ness 978/365-2416 Wilfunn Ness 9781365-2416 convention only weeks away many of us are starting Will Sherwood 978/422-7195 to get very excited (and busy.) Just think of the wonderful events that will be happening right in our own chapter. Mark your calendar for June 27 - 30 CAlENDAR items to JOAN VENINCASA and register now! Volunteers are still needed for e·mail to: [email protected] many tasks. Please call me or a member of the 32 Stone School Rd, Sutto~ MA 01590 and Convention Steering Committee if you can help~ even in a small way. I know we still need Bus Guides, NEWS to MARJORIE NESS, EDITOR Ushers and Hospi:mlity Volunteers, as well as other Wesley United Methodist Church jobs which I cant think of right now but are sure to 114 Main Street come up as we get closer to the start of the Worcester,MA01608 convention. Looking forward to seeing you there! 978-365-2416 for messages Email: [email protected] Your Dean, Malcolm Halliday

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST June, 1999 - 1- encouraged me to use my keyboard skills on the organ at a PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS much earlier age. I hope that you, the reader, will take note of those young people around you who have piano POTPOURRI playing skills and introduce them to the wonderful world of organ playmg. by Joyce Hokans ++++++++++++

A very happy and wonderful. summer to you all - see you YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO REGIS1ER FOR THE at the Convention. CONVENTION - IF YOU CAN'T FIND YOUR REGISTRATION FORM OR NEED REGISTRATION Joyce Hokans, Professional Concerns Chair INFORMATION, CALL CAROLYN GRAHAM AT 508/755-8903.

!!1!11111+ We are now publishing news ofmembers who are in new positions. Because churches do not always contact me, New position: Congratulations to Chapter member Gary please let me know ifyou have taken a new position. Lednar who has been appointed Organist/Choir Director at Chaffins. Congregational Church. Remember that the news for this c.alumn c.ames from you, so be in touch! The January newsletter deadline for ++++++++++ this cohmm ·1-1-ill be Friday, March lflh, 1999.

AND HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN Joyce Hokans PLAYING THE ORGAN? 508/842-1253 From Chapter Dean Malcolm Halliday:

When I was a young child I remember being thrilled by the sounds of the music ·at an Easter service. I became fascinated by choral singing and longed to be in the church !Members' Change of Address i choir, a place of elevated mystery to me. I joined the choir while in the second grade and continued for a number of Joann Strandberg David A LaDeau years as a boy soprano. I loved singing in both the church 61 Bullard Street 6 Williamsburg Court, #3 choir and community choruses, but I never had a desire to Holden, MA 01520 Shrewsbury, MA01545 play the organ. Although I did attend some organ recitals and was intrigued by the complexities of the instrument, it hardly occurred to me that I should ever consider playing the organ. My piano study was the focus of my interest. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING One Sunday at my church, the organist didn't show up! This created a slight panic· because my church expected August 5, 1999 at 7:30PM (Thursday) music at all services, hymns and music both before and after the service. Our minister asked if I would be willing Wesley United Methodist Church, to play the service. I didn't have a clue where to start, Worcester. other than the fact that the pipes sounded if you pushed down the keys. Fortunately, a man of the choir knew some Please call Malcolm Halliday if cannot a1tend. things about registration and he put the hymns in front of (845.7286) me and away we went. At the age of 15, as a somewhat cocky lad, I think I looked at it as somewhat of a lark and I didn't get too hung up on how it all would work out. I Regional Convention Transportation Committee didn't play many pedals, but somehow we got through the is still looking fQr bus hosts/hostesses, who can help service; some people even commenting that they "liked the out for a day, an evening, or whenever you are able way I played the hymns!" to. Please call Stephen St. Denis at 508-756-1923, or Judy Ollikkala at 508-754-7885 if you can help. This It was after graduate school when I became seriously task involves being at· the door of a. bus to count interested in playing the organ. It is disappointing to look "heads" as people enter, and answer the question "Is back and realize that there was no one in my life who this the bus to?".

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Post-Convention Organ Crawl NAME(S), ______-,-- __

ADDRESS ______POST REGION I CONVENTION ORGAN CRAWL TELEPHONE/E- SPONSORED BY MAIL. ______WORCESTER CHAPTER, AGO

THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1999 from 9AM TO 5PM ENCLOSED______

Chairperson, Judy Ollik:kala

Visit 5 vintage pipe organs within Worcester County while enjoying local scenery and fine companionship. Registration fee includes air-conditioned coaches, You have signed up for the catered lunch, fine organ demonstrations, hymn June '99 Convention, right? singing, and brochure with history of churches and instruments, stop-lists, and biographies. . Organs: www.bershad.com/ago "The French-Canadian Connection" -- Casavant­ Freres Opus 649, 1916 romantic 4 manual in an Call: Carolyn Graham, Registrar, 508.755.8903 artistic setting with superb acoustics, and 1967 Opus 2938 classic 3 manual, plus a visit to an 1868 W.B.D. Simmons tracker in an 1816 National Historic Organ Historical Society Convention Monument church, designed by Charles Bulfinch, August 18-25, Montreal, which remains without central heat (wood stoves), Quebec Province, Canada Ernest M. Skinner 1927 Opus 721 intact 3 manual in an 1837 building, and Aeolian-Skinner 1942, 3 MQlltreal, QU.ebec. is a felicitous venue for the manual Opus 1036, with an OHS Historic Plaque. first excursion beyond the United States border for a Organ Demonstrators include Erik Johnson, Peter convention of the Organ Historical Society. The Krasinski, William Ness, Stephen Roberts, Frederick second largest French-speaking city in the world, Teardo, and Renea Waligora. Pickup and drop-off Montreal exemplifies the synergy produced by two will be at the Crowne · Plaza Hotel, Lincoln Square, strong cultural traditions, French and English, and the Worcester. Departure is 9am sharp. concomitant diversity. The province of Quebec has Registration for this post-convention event is long been a center of organbuilding and is rich in $40.00 and should be mailed separately from the indigenous examples both old and new. Montreal Region I Convention form. Please make checks was also the destination for a number of significant payable to "Worcester Chapter, AGO" and label organs built in Europe in the mid-twentieth century, "organ crawl". Registrations will be confirmed. some of which will be featured during our visit. Please cut-offthe form and mail with a check to: From a little barrel organ in a country church to a five-manual tracker in a grand city church, the organs Judith Ollikkala, 71 Deerfield St., Worcester, MA offer a wide gamut ofhistory and sound. For further 01602-4348 Tel. 508-754-7885 information, please contact : e-mail address: [email protected] Judy Ollikkala at 508-754-7885. E-mail address: [email protected] DEADLINE IS JUNE 23, 1999

THE WORCESTER \9RGANIST Jlllle, 1999 - 3 - The following convention recitals or services arc open to the general public, after the convention attendees are II Worcester Chapter Music Collection ,, seated and the members of the host congregation are seated. You are welcome to invite your parishoners to wait in line for any of these, with the understanding that Have you taken advantage of browsing this collection? seating is on a first -come first -serve basis in the order Maybe summer will give you the time to do so. explained above. Doors will be designated for "public". Worship Services are simply OPEN to all. The American Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, Collection is at the Holy Cross Music Library situated in It June 27, 1999 Sunday 7 PM the Brooks Music Building and is accessible to you. is open during the school year: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 Holy Cross College, St. Joseph Chapel a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday, 1 Opening Convocation, American Guild of ... p.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. - 11 p.m. Summer hours: Organists -no charge Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. DIRECTIONS: June 28, 1999 Monday 5 PM Take Route 290 to Exit 11, College Square. St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church Hamilton Street, Worcester (no charge) From the NORTH, stay to the left on the exit ramp for Celebration of Psalms with Mass Choir, Michele Route 12 north and then bear right immediately before the Gravelin, conductor (from Assumption) light and proceed up College Street. From the SOUTH, Rev. Christopher Hoyer, preaching, from Trinity bear right after the exit ramp on to College Street. The Lutheran Church; Hymn Competition Results main gate of the campus is on your left as you go up the hill. Proceed straight past the kiosk and follow the June 28, 1999 Monday 8:30PM driveway around the right side of Fenwick Hall, which is Trinity Lutheran Church, Salisbury and Lancaster the brick building facing you as you enter. The Brooks Streets, Worcester, Marie-Claire Alain- organist Music Building is attached to the back end of the extension from Paris, France, in recital. of Fenwick Hall and may be entered by the door opposite $5 requested donation to AGO Scholarship Fund the front of St. Joseph's Chapel. Park along the back extension of the building or beyond the Chapel. June 29, 1999 Tuesday 1:45PM Wesley United Methodist Church Main and State Streets Alice Parker, HYMN SING, internationally Scholarship Committee known hymn writer and scholar $5 requested donation to AGO Scholarship Fund Soon to Announce Awards

June 29, 1999 Tuesday 4:45PM Solemn Vespers, Cathedral of St. Paul The chapter is grateful for another generous High and Chatham Streets, Worcester contribution made to the chapter scholarship fund. No charge This was made possible by a chapter member who June 29, 1999 Tuesday 8:30PM believes in promoting the art of the organ and sacred All Saints Episcopal Church music in our community, and passing this knowledge Pleasant and Irving Streets, Worcester and tradition to future generations of church and Thomas Murray of Yale University, in recital temple musicians. Our deepest thanks for this strong $5 requested donation to AGO Scholarship Fund support of our most important mission. June 30, 1999 Wednesday NOON Mechanics Hall The Scholarship Committee will have its current Free and open to all year's awards ready to announce very soon. Check ORGAN PLUS - organists and instrumentalists the next newsletter for details. Consider if you have in a brown bag concert (see details on convention any organ students (or piano students in your church brochure.) or community) who could benefit from this Balconies open to the public; funded in part by wonderful opportunity and apply for next year's the Cultural Commission awards. Be thinking of how you or the chapter might June 30, 1999 Wednesday 8 PM interest more people in learning to play the organ and First Baptist Church, Salisbury and Park Streets, work in sacred music. Worcester, Joyce Jones, organist, in recital $5 requested donation to AGO Scholarship Fund Alwtzys be looking for musicians to introduce to the organ. A scholarship may be all they need.

THE WORCESTER SRGANIST June, 1999 - 4 - Worcester Chapter AGO Substitute Organist List

N Add D ....., /C , E . D .. - Teleoh Muriel Booth 93 School St,#401Whitinsville01S34 SPC P/E!L,Choir/Solo Acc.(Whitins. only) 508/234-2386 Jean Breidenbach 99 WatetfordDr., Wore., 01602 p S08/7S2-7613 Beatrice Daby 26 Henshaw St., Wore., 01603 PfEIL (Wore. area only) 50817S3-8096 Arlette Grubbs 3 Chesterfield Rd., Wore., 01602 BM,MM All 5081754-9583 D. Sue Malone 45 Adams St., Westboro, 01581 RC 508/366-2050 Jean Melcher 9 Blackthorn Dr., Southboro, 01772 508/48.1-2174 . Ellen Montgomery Townsend PIEIRC/Choir/Solo Aoc. 978/597-5324 Ronald Shepard Springfield All 413/783-4280 I Work# 860/687-2698 Seasonal Maureen Britt Conners Leicester RC (Sun:uners, SWldays only) 5081892-9906 George Davey Box 695, So. Lancaster, 01561 All (Avail. July - Sept.) 9.78/368-2106( Paget# 888/582-8278 Mike Deluca Box 331, Wore., 01613 RC (Avail . .hily & August) 508/770-4008. David McKay 3 Merriam Av., Shrewsbury, 01545 BM, MM All (Avail., Fa11, 1999) 50!!/842-6958 Brenda McDonald Shrewsbury College music student All (Summers only) 5081845-9101 Marion Dauhon Rogers Fitchburg (Avail. May -Oct.) 978/342-5136 Leroy Hanson Worcester All (Sununers til Nov.) 5081756-7874 Gerry Senechal 20 Winchester Ave., Auburn, 01501 College music student All (Summers & Christmas Vac.) 508/832-5143 Craig Smith Box 991, Groton, 01450 MM All (School Vacations) 978/448-6715

Helen Sumpter Worcester (Summers) 508/852-7805 ! William Ness Clinton, 01510 MM All .(Avail. Siunmers) 978/365-2416

Barbara Otto Thompson Rd, Thompson, CT 06277 All. Sat. only 860/935-0157 ! Hugh Tones Box418, Pepp~JNII, MA 01463-1425 All (Avail. July &Aug.) 5081433-0556

Ryan Malone Holy Cross College & LI., N.Y. College Music Major All 5081767-4567- N.¥.#5161765-5281 I Special Services ! Scott Berryman Rochdale All (FWlerals, Sat. Liturgies) 508/892-3170 Roland Malboeuf 36 Hillside Ave., Webster 01570 RC 508/943-1515 I Eves., 5081943-5374 Judy Ollikkala 71 Deerfield St.,Worc., 01602 SPC All (FWlerals & Sat. Liturgies) 5081754-7885 Lois Toeppner 58 Meadowbrook Circle, Sudbury weekday services,weddings & temple 9781443-5239

• Wore. Ch. Cert.; •• AGO Nat'!. Cert.; SPC, Service Playing; BM,MM, College Music Degrees. P, Protestant; E, Episcopal; RC, Roman Catholic, J., Jewish; L., Lutheran JUNE Contact: Joyce Hokans at 508/842e1253 1999

OlD ;:;;; Organist and Choir Cirector, DM"' Director of Music; MD"' Music Director, CD = Choir Director; 0= Organist; neg. =Negotiable

Simpson at address Tel; (401) 246-0111 !=ax: (401) 246-7825 vacation E-mail: MD Organ: Adult $6,852 The Rev. Cynthia Maybeck John Smith @ the Church Address Piano: (0) 508.752.8387 Vose and (H) 508.797.0646 Sons Fax: 508.754. 1695

Adult $6,000 Jacquelyn Bigelow Congregational Worcester, MA 246 Killdeer Road Church 0190~ Webster, MA 01970 Telephone: 508.943.2805 E-mail: Jaggiegene({i1aol.com Or The Rev. Martin Perry 15 Drummond Ave. Worcester, MA 01605 (H) §08.8§3.4236 508.752.2468 763 1 Adult, $28,000- Candace Heaphy at church Christ Longmeadow Schantz, 2Child- 30,500 address Street, rebuilt ren, 4weeks Telephone: 413/562-6287 1992, Longmeadow, One vacation, Fax: 413/567-5672 3 grand MA01106 Hand- health [email protected] pianos E-mail: bell insurance, pension after five

Greendale 25 Francis St. OlD Allen Adult In line Susan Sundquist, Search People's Worcester, MA with AGO Committee Chair at church Church 01606 andUCC address guidelines Telephone: 508/852-7727 Fax: 508/854-8096

All Saints 10 Irving Street Full­ Church Worcester, MA time 01609 OlD

Bob Zimmerman Episcopal North Andover, 1989 Youth & $11,000 9 Carisbrooke street Church MA 01845 Children Andover, MA 01810 Choirs Telephone: 978.470.4808 E-mail: [email protected]

For SUBSTITUTES: Joan Venincasa 508/865-5748 The WORCESTER 0RGA.NIST CALENDAR OF EVENTS~ JUNE--- JULY June 5 Sat. 7:30pm All Saints Choral Arts Society - America Salutes - An Evening of American Originals. John Delorey, Dir., Ronald Stalford, Organ. Tickets, $10. Reception following. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St. (508)752-3766. June 20 Sun. 5:00pm Provincetown Great Music Series -"Boston Composers and a Provincetown Poet". Music of Boston composers including Alan Fletcher, Colin Hominski, Christopher Trapani and Daniel Pickham. Frank Corbin, Organ; Sergey Schepkin, Piano; Sam Ou, Cello; and Chad Smith, Tenor. The Universalist Unitarian Meeting House of Provincetown, 236 Commercial St. Tickets: $15. (800)648-0364. June 22 Tues. 7:30pm Wesley Fine Arts Series -Youth Choir of 1st. United Methodist Church., Houston, TX. Wesley United Methodist Church, Main & State St., Donation, $5/$3. (508)799-4191. June 26 Sat. 2:00pm Region 1 Young Organists Competition - Contestants: Fred Tearado of CT., Andrew Scanlon, Boston & Ryan Malone, Wore. Ch., . Assumption College, Worcester. June 27 thru 30 WORCESTER 99, REGION 1 AGO CONVENTION -Headquarters: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Worcester, MA. Featured artists and workshop leaders: Marie-Claire Alain, James Christie, Horace Boyer, Martin Jean, Thomas Murray, Joyce Jones, Katherine Pardee & Alice Parker. Registration, $235. Special rates for students, seniors,and disabled persons. Registrar, Carolyn Graham, 37 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA, 01602. Tel. (508)755-8903. June 27 Sun. 7:00pm Convention Opening Convocation ~Paramount Brass & Church of the Advent Choir, Edith Ho, Director. James David Christie, Organist St. Joseph's Chapel, Holy Cross College. Open Event June 28 Mon. 5:00pm Open Convention Event~ Service of Psalms ~ St. Joseph's Church, Hamilton St. Youth Pro Musica; Hazel Somerville, Director & Kenneth Grinnell, Organist. Also the premiere of Gwyneth Walker's 23rd Psalm directed by Michelle Graveline, and the winning selection from the hymn competition. June 28 Mon. 8:30pm Convention Event - Marie-Claire Alain Recital. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster St. Seating on an available basis. $5 Donation requested to benefit the AGO Scholarship Fund. June 28 Tues. 1:45pm Convention SING with Alice Parker. Wesley United Methodist Church, Main & State Sts. Requested donation of $5 at door to benefit AGO Scholarship Fund. June 29 Tues. 4:45pm Solemn Vespers for the Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul ~ St. Paul's Cathedral, Worcester~ The Cathedral Festival Singers & The Cathedral Trombone Quartet. Works by Frank Ferdo, Durufle, Vaughan Willams & a commissioned canticle setting by John Delorey. John Sittard, Director & Mark Dwyer, Organist. June 29 Tues. 8:30pm Convention Event - Recital - Thomas Murray ~ All Saints Episcopal Church, 11 Irving St. Seating on an available basis. Requested donation of $5 at door to benefit the AGO Scholarship Fund. June 30 Wed. Noon Organ Plus Concert - Mechanics Hall, Main St. Organists Catherine Rodland, Mark Steinbach & Peter Sykes performing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra . & the premiere of Daniel Pinkham's "Odes" for English Horn & Organ. June 30 Wed. 8:00pm Recital- Joyce Jones. First Baptist Church, 111 Park Ave. (at Salisbmy St.) Requested donation, $5 to benefit the AGO Scholarship Fund. July 1 Thurs. 9am-:5pm Post-Convention Organ Crawl. Visit 5 vintage pipe organs and demos by Erik Johnson, Peter Krasinski, William Ness, Stephen Roberts, Frederick Teardo, &Renea Waligora. $40.00. Contact Judith Ollikkala, (508)754-7885. July 17 Sat. 5:00pm Provincetown Great Music Series -"L'Amour et laMer"- Malcolm Halliday, Artistic Director; Catherine Fuller, piano; Larry Allen, piano & organ; & Scott Bell, oboe. A program of French Music including Claude Debussy's Images and Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Oboe and Piano. The Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown, 236 Commercial St. Tickets: $15 at door or call (800)648-0364. Send Calendar Information by the 15th of the month to: Joan Venmcasa, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 Tel. (508)865-5748/ Fax. (508)581-9351/ E-mail: [email protected] Worcester Chapter AGO Membership Application

Please use the following form to become a member of the Worcester Chapter AGO and send to Carolyn Graham, Treasurer/Registrar, 37 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA AGO 01602. Membership year is July 1-June 30. Statement of Purpose Last Name First Name and Initial Adopted Apri11998 Mailing Address City or Town State Zip Code By National Home Phone No. ( ) ______Business Phone No. ( ) _____ Council Name and Address of Church where employed and Position: The purpose of the American Guild of Please check your class of membership: Organists is to promot~ th~ organ in its historic and o $70 Regular Voting Member e. volving roles, to o $50 Special Voting Member eneouroge o Over 65, or under 21, or disabled I excellence in the o $25 Student Voting Member performance of o Full-time student: school ______--:-:::---:------organ and choral o $50 Parttier Voting Member (second member at same address) music, and b! Name of other member to provide a forum b! $27 Dual Votin_g Member for mutual support, Pri_mmycha~~--~------~--~-----­ I inspiration, and . b! $25 Chapter Subscriber (Non-VotLng) education ofGoild I members,

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HEWS to MARJORIE HESS1 EDITOR attended I sure was proud of you all! Wesley United Methodist Church 114 Main Street There are a few items of financial interest to report about Worcester, MA 01608 the convention. Thanks to Marjorie Ness and her help in 978-365-2416 for messages organizing the collection for the events attended by the Email [email protected] general public, the chapter was able to add about $1200 to ~ the scholarship fund · Also it appears we will have a I NEXT DEADLINE I significant surplus from the convention, though it is still too early to say just how much. That is because we had over 300 registrations to the convention and our break even point was based on 150! One of the things are membership will have to decide later this yea:r is the most

THE WORCESTER SRGANIST July-August, 1999 1 appropriate stewardship ofthese funds for the future of our and there were moments when I thought I should crawl , ehapter. under the seats before the roof fell in.

Have a great Iemaindef of youf summei and see you in the When my sister was in high school, she began playing the fall. Om Sub-Dean Jolm Sittaro and the program organ at our church. She played there for 10 years. Often co11llllittee are hard at work planning the next year's she would tey to get me to sit at the organ and play it. I schedule of events. We do envision a big celebration party was very reluctant to do so. Tnere were many Sunday to celebrate the convention and all who helped. More afternoon battles in our home because my sister could not about that soon. play for Benediction and my mother would force me to go and play. I wanted no part of the organ. ~- · Your Dean, Malcolm Halliday After I married and the children arrived, we moved to Sutton and I started to attend St. Mark's Church, a small country parish. We had a new pastor who insisted on singing, but could not carry a hme. What was worse, there PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS was no organist. I felt sorry for the pastor and volunteered 1 my services. He gave me a microphone and I became the POTPOURRI organist/cantor/leader of song. My salary was $15 for three masses. It was a short-lived career, as my nerves by Joyce Hokans soon got the better of me and I was forced to quit. Our pastor left, never quite forgiving me.

Another pastor was assigned to the paris..lt and asked me to AND HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN play one mass per weekend. With a great deal of PLAYING THE ORGAN? trepidation, I agreed, without pay. It took a lot of prayer but with the Grace of God, I overcame much of my From Chapter member JQall Venincasa nervousness. Soon, I was playing r.merals and directing a choir. I was organist there for over four years. A more appropriate title would be: · In 1976, I took the position of Oiganist/Directoi at St. Diary of A Reluctant Organist"! . "A Mary's Chmch in North Grafton, a salaried position, so that I could advance my education of the organ. I am still In the 1940's, many people had pianos in their homes, as employed there. did my grandparents. Tw() of my aunts enjoyed singing. I re~ll sitl:it\g on the floor in front of our old-fashiQned Joyce Hokans, Professional Concerns Chair RCA .radio listening to my aunt singing on the local WorceSter amateur hour. I re<;all my mother singing to my baby brother in French. Both my sister and I started taking piano lessons when W(! were very young. You could say I We are now publishing news ofmembers who are in new came from a musical family. positions. Because churches do not always contact me, please let me knmv ifyou have taken a new position. I do recall a time when I was around 5 years old attending an early Sunday morning mass ·with my sister, three years Remember that the news for this column comes from my senior. My sister was quite upset with me for you, so he in touch! Deadline for September's newsletter misbehaving in church. As soon as we got home, she 1 will he August 15h. Thank you. complained to my mother that I had been singing in church. My mother's reply was that it was okay because Joyce Hokans "Joan likes to sing." My sister angrily shouted ''but the . 508/842-1253 choir was singing the "Sanct11s" and Joan was singi.'lg "The National Anthem'!" Little did I know that 50 years later I would still be singing The National Anthem in church. · EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

It was shortly after that my mother enrolled me in the September 22 at 7:30PM (Wednesday) children's choir. For the first time, I heard an 'organ'. It was not a very good one and did not make much of an First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury impression on me. Years later, I heard a pipe organ. It Please call Malcolm Halliday if cannot attend. was at the Cathedral. The sound was quite foreign to me (845.7286)

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST July-August, 1999 2 REVIEW of the Post-Convention IMembers' Change of Address I ORGAN CRAWL It has been more than two weeks since Judy Ollikkala's Ronna Archbold, 516C Ridgefield Circle, Clinton, MA, Post-Convention Organ Crawl in Worcester, MA, and I 01510 apologize for the delay in writing about it It was such an interesting and beautifully-organized affair (and fun as Michael Driscoll, 12 Dean St., Apt. #2A, Worcester, MA, well) that I have been antsy about getting out the word 01609 about it Things tend to pile up in one's absence, and I am only just beginning to dig out of all that, so here goes. Lois Hagberg, llA Rose Lane, Oxford, MA 01540 Two bus loads of us departed the hotel at 9 a.m. (July 1st), Sean Redrow, 46 Elm Street, #7, Worcester, l\.1A 01609 heading first for First Church of Christ, Unitarian in Lancaster, MA This lovely Charles Bul:finch building was built in 1816, and is a National Historic Landmark. New Members Thefine 1869 William Simmons organ of 18 stops remains more-or-less in its original condition, only a very few Dana L. Anderson, 11 Lexington Road, Shrewsbury, minor changes having been made in restoration work by MA, 01545. (508) 842-9602 various builders, most recently by the Andover Marjory Dick, 41 Iroquois St., Worcester, MA 01602 OrganCompany in1963. It's a gem, and as was :fitting, we heard a really fine and interesting recital played 'oy Jay Holbrook, 4 Mayfair Circle, Oxford, MA 01540 William Ness, who bad also prepared a very hand"'ome printed program for the event, including an exc Hent Dr. Susan Jones, 34 Wayne Drive, East Lyme, CT drawing of this fine building. The program: 06333 Welcome to all our new members! Two Schumann Sketches for Pedal Piano, Opus 56 L Nieht sehnell und sehr markiert 4. Allegretto Vesper Voluntaries, Opus 14 by Edward Elgar Worcester Chapter Music Collection 1. Introduction-Adagio II 5. Poco Iento Suite on the 3rd Tone - uuilain Have you taken advantage of browsing this collection? Basse de Trompette Maybe summer will give you the time to do so. Concerto in A Minor - Vivaldi/Bach Allegro The American Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, Prelude on Materna - Clifford Demarest Collection is at the Holy Cross Music Library situated in the Brooks Music Building and is accessible to you. It is Wf; all sang Hymn 129 from the Pilgrim Hy1111@ "It came open during the school year: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 u.wn the midnight clew," the text by E4mu.nd R Se!!!s, a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday, 1 oostor of this congre~tion from 1840-1847, ~we left: the p.m. • 6 p.m.; SWlday, 1 p.m. - 11 p.m. SliDllller hours: church, all in the Christmas spirit, one of the church Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. • 4:30 p.m. DIRECTIONS: members obligingly rang for us the still clear and beautiful Take Route 290 to Exit 11, College Square. 1822 Revere Bell.

From the NORTH, stay to the left on the exit ramp for Next, a short ride to the 1837 First Parish Route 12 north and then bear right immediately before the Unitarian/Universalist Church, Fitchburg, MA, with its light and proceed up College Street. From the SOUTII, opus 721 intact 1928 Skinner organ. Here, resident bear right after the exit ramp on to College Street. The organist Renea Waligora gave us a thorough demonstration main gate of the campus is on your left as you go up the of the instrument, with the following program: hill. Proceed straight past the kiosk and follow the driveway aroWld the right side of Fenwick Hall, which is Largo, from the Dvornk "Ne.w World" Symphon_y. the brick building facing you as you enter. The Brooks The Yon Hgmoresqu.e (L'Organo Primitivo) Music Building is attached to the back end of the extension Men~lssohn Second Sonam of Fenwick Hall and may be entered by the door opposite the front of St. Joseph's Chapel. Park along the back We sang "Praise the sowce of faith and learning," to a extension of the building or beyond the Chapel. William Albright nrne Fou.ntain R~erie, by Percy Fletcher

THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST July-August, 1999 3 Carillon de Westminster, Vierne Renea's husband, Robin organ, and its soul was well explored by teacher and pupil Dinda., joined his wife in one of his "ragtime" team, Stephen Roberts and Fred Teardo. Stephen began e6mposifi6ns f6r four hands, Charlie ~g Blues. The last with a lwely and lively perf6rmanee 6f the Ernst/Baeh G one of these I heard at some conv•.mtion or other was one Major Concerto (BWV 592), a wonderful da.1.cing work in honor of their cat. After all of this, the church provided that I don't believe is played nearly as much as the other us all with an excellent lunch downstairs. Bach concerto transcriptions. Then, Fred Teardo, who, as a just-graduated high school senior, will go off to Eastman Back on the busses then, for the one hour ride to the in the fall with a large and varied repertoire, played a French-Canadian church, Paroisse Notre Dame, really thoughtful and convincing performance of the Southbridge, MA, a 1916 building which has to be seen to beautiful "Ecce lignum crucis" (Meditation) of his be believed! In the extensive literature with which Judy teacher's teacher, Anton Heiller, a work I did not know. provided us for this day, a fascinating note about this Finally, Stephen almost brought down the whole organic building says: "This church was built after the Principles house of cards. Tlris probably Schwimmer-winded, and of Saint Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, after the certainly :Mixture driven instrument was not really up to conclusion of the Council of Trent (1545-1563). He the cataclismic moments of the Reger Fantaisie and Fugue recommended that churches be built on a slight elevation, in D Minor, Opus 135b. The performance was a triumph with steps leading up to the main entrance, so that it may over one of those pieces about which it is often said that it dominate its surroundings. He also reconm1ended that the would have been easier to print it on black paper, with the wind6ws be filled with white glass in order to properly few white bits filled in! Talk about virtu()sityll Toward the light the interior, a sharp contrast to the Gothic churches Gnd, the organ was gasping for air. ThG pitch was with their colored stained glass and dark interiors." The dropping, and the 17 ranks of mixture (not counting architect of the church was from Montreal. There were several Comets) as opposed to the 4 ranks found on the 7,000 parishioners, most of wh6m had migrated from last instrument we had heard, were shaking like leaves French Canada in the 1830s. Quoting again, "The church with t.~e unsteadinGss of what wind remainGd StGphGn was built of surplus marble, quarried in Lee, MA, to be received a well-deserved ovation. He was perhaps gasping used for tombstones by the government for casualties of for air as well! the Spanish-Ameriean War. The past6r purehased the large amount of miscalculated leftovGr marble, some inscribed Our last stop seGmGd a bit bittGrswGGt to mG, being a as tombstones, which was cut into oversized bricks reminder of a lot of things, the first being that there was an covering the thick brick walls, with a Spanish tile roof era i.1. wr.ich the organ somehow meant enough to be part instead of slate. The tower is 210 feet from the ground, and of the life of an art musetun. The lovely Worcester Art has 30 inch walls." But it is the interior that really takes the Museu..'Il got its probably rather later in the day than did breath away. Here again, lazily quoting: "The interior is other such institutions. This work of 1942 (Aeolian­ hig!:'Jy decorated in a Rococo style, with stucco sculptures, Skinner Opus 1036) '\-vas typical of its period, and different columns, and pilasters fashioned by Italian artisans from organs found in other art musetuns around the brought from Rome. The style is a complex of country, which were products of an earlier era, by and Renaissance, Baroque, and Gothic. Roman artist Gonippo large. Tlris three-manual, 23-stop instrument is entirely Raggi designed the interior and painted the Stations of the unenclosed, including the four -stop division entitled Cross and ceiling works, totaling 3 2 nurrals. The flooring "Recit." The one manual reed is a Cromorne on that Recit. is wr.ite marble mosaic." There are three large Meneely There are, however, three pedal reeds. The organ sits bells in the tower. The organ, with totally French console above the ceiling of the central court, not visible, but nomenclature., is a tremendously broad and rich 1916 sounding remarkably close and clear, and also rather Casavant, typical of the peried, and unaltered, with warmer and br6ader than the steplist w6uld lead 6ne to immGnSG powGr and beauty. ThG rosonant acoustic of thG G:X.'}JGCt. The consolG, oncG at balcony lGvel, is now on thG large building matches it well. Erik Johnson, Titulaire, and main floor. The organ was dedicated by Joseph Bonnet in Peter Krasinski., gave us a good demonstration of the 1942. Another t.lring that this all reminds me of was the instrument day when these art. museum 6rgans were actually heard rGgularly. Bill CzGlusniak, who spoke about this Half an hour on the bus brought us back to Worcester, but instrument which he lovingly maintains against all odds, also half a century along in Pipe Organ history!! Wow! At reminded us how long it had been since the last time it had St. Peter's Chureh, we enter the land 6f Casavant under the been played. I have fergeUen the number, but it was a very tonal direction of Larry Phelps. The 1967 three-manual long time, and a lot of extra work went into tuning and instrument was conceived as a "free-standing instrument of mechanical work just to get it more-or-less o.k for our the French Classic tradition for the rear balcony of the visit. I say more:..or-less, as the instrument's placement in church under 2 1/2 inches of wind pressure. The opening the ceiling and the great heat found there, makes stable recital was played by Marie-Claire Alain, 8 October, tuning impossible. Like the municipal organs Will 1967." Well, the contrast was not quite as shocking as I Scarboro is carefully documenting, the museum organ is feared it might be. There is much that is beautiful on this something of an anachronism, sadly. It is sad to t.1.ink t.lmt

THE WORCESTER <9RGANIST July-August, 1999 4 thG WorcGstGr instrumGnt will probably now oo packGd HallGlujah! WG sing your praisGs (With OnG VoicG 722) away for another year or years. Peter Krasinski c 1984 Utryck, Walton Music Corp demonstrated the instrument with music appropriate to its style. When Love is found (Hymnal: A Worship Book 623) tG:\.1 Brian WrGn, SGtting AP, both c HopG And that was the end of a splendid day. Many cheers for Judy Ollikkala, who made arrangements at all the There is no copyright given for Bwana Awakariki, churches, organized the very comfortable bus Brethren we have met, or Teach Me the Measure. transportation (which she had co-organized all week), found excellent players to demonstrate instruments, Thank you for getting this to the people from my sessions. arranged for lunch for us all, and provided us with good Alice Parker printed material about each stop along the way. Like the convention it followed, t.iis Worcester Organ Crawl was a first class event all the way.

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THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST July-Augu&i, 1999 5 JULY-AUGUST Contact Joyce Hokans at 508/842-1253 1999

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F"ramingham, MA ~lee. And $4,800 25 Maple Street 01701 Clavi nova 8wks. Hopkinton, MA 01748 Vacation & (508) 435.4807 slckleave, FICA, Workman's

Barrington 461 County Road OlD Adult & Simpson at Congregational Barrington, R. I. Children $20,000 address Church 02806 sick leave, Tel: (401) 246-0111 4 wks. Pd F;nc (401) 246-7829 vacation E-mail: uno. com Bethany 11 89 Main Street MD Organ: Adult $6,852 The Rev. Cynthia Maybeck United Parish Worcester, MA John Smith @the Church Address 01603 Piano: (0) 508.752.8387 Voseand (H) 508.797.0646 Sons Fax: 508.754.1695

St. Mary's Org. E. W. Lane One $12,000 Jonathan English Church, month of 4-A Windemere Lance Mal borough August Wellesley, MA 02481 vacation (Wk) (617) 535.4562 (H) (781) 239.1775 (!=ax) (617) 535.6001 E-mail: j_~n,glisllli;{l~tQ.uent._<;:om

First Baptist 12 6 Main Street OlD Southfield Adult 12,000 Mike Manning Church Holden, MA Yamaha 77 Brennan Way 01520 Holden, MA 01520 (508) 829.5716 (Fax) (508) 890.6980 E-mail: manp.i§_n-:_f@~ol.con_!

ngs One $3,000 P. 0. Box 16 Steinway 8 Stow, MA 01n5

Park 80 Russell Street DID Allen Adult $7,000 Jacquelyn Bigelow Congregational Worcester, MA $100 246 Killdeer Road Church 01602 Cont. Webster, MA 01570 Ed.; ielephone: 508.943.:2805 E-mail: Jacq~gene(a)aol. cotg $200 Or The Rev. Martin Perry lnstrum. 15 Drummond Ave. Fund. Worcester, MA 01605 (H) 508.853.4236 (C) 901H92.2498

For SUBSTITUTES: Joan Venincasa 508/865-5748 The Wc:>RC'ESTER 0RGANtSi July-Augu&i, 1999 6 JULY-AUGUST Contact: Joyce Hokans at 508/842~1253 1999

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~ars Greendale 25 Francis St 0/D Allen Adult In line Susan Sundquist, Search People's Worcester, MA with AGO · Committee Chair at church Church 01606 andUCC address guidelines Telephone: 508/852-7727 Fax: 508/854-8096

Memorial 26 Concord Rd. OlD Allen Adult $12,000- Chris Mason, Chairperson, Music Congregational Sudbury, MA · $16,000 Search Committee Church address Church 01776 T-day: 978.443.3885 T-evening: 978.443.4458 e-mail: church music kmasearoh.com All Saints 10 Irving Street Full~ Aeolian 3 Adult In line witti Benefits: Health, retirement, Church Worcester, MA time Skinner: 0 and national continuing education, sabbatical IV. 01609 0/0 Steinway: P children's AGO Brian Litzenberger, PhD, Chair choirs guidelines Cheir Dir./Org. Seareh Cemmittee Church Address onl , no tel/fax.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOVv' On Sunday, September 26, 1999, the Central Massachusetts eommunity will join the First Baptist Church of Woreester in honoring Dr; Barclay Frederick Wood, Minister of Music and Arts, on the occasion of his 40th Anniversary as organist and choirmaster of the ehurch and celebrated musician in the New England area.

At this joyous celebration, Katharine Pardee, Chair of the Organ Department at Syracuse University and Eastman School of Musie, will be guest organist and Dr. Oscar Remick, President Emeritus of Westminster Choir College and former Minister of Theological Studies at First Baptist Chureh, will be the guest preacher.

The members of First Baptist Church realize their good fortune in having the privilege of enjoying a forty year tenure of this remarkably talented musician and look forward to showing their appreciation at the Anniversary Celebration to whieh you are all weleome. - submitted by First Baptist Church

for SUBSTITUTES: Joan Venincasa 508/865-5748 The WORCESTER ®RGANIST - Page 7 ~CALENDAR OF EVENTS- AUG,SEPT ~ .. - --· IAug. 30 Mon. 7:30-9:45pm Open Rehearsal for The Assabet Valley Mastersingers ~Algonquin Regional High School, Bartlett St., Northboro. Scheduled programs include music of Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Poulenc, Mozart, and PDQ Bach, plus the annual "sing- along" Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. Robert P. Eaton, Director. For info., (508)366-2050 or (508)481-7383. Sept. 7 Tues. 7:30-9:45pm Open Rehearsal for The Assabet Val1ey Mastersingers ~Algonquin Regional High School, Bartlett St., Northboro. See above. (508)366-2050 or 481-7383. Sept. 10 Fri. 12:00 noon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series - John Clodig, Organist. Benefit recital for the restoration of the 1857 Simmons & Fisher organ. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA. $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767. Sept. 17 Fri. 12:00 noon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series - Susan Armstrong, Organist. Organ restoration benefit recital. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA. $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767. Sept. 18 Sat. 5:00pm Great Music Series - September Sounds - Linnea Bardarson, piano; Malcolm Halliday, organ; Douglas Worthen, flute. Selections from Musical Offering by J.S. Bach, Papillons by Robert Schumann, Sonatas for F1ute & Piano by Martin Amlin and Francis Poulenc, and Flute transcriptions of Schubert songs. The Historic Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA. Tickets: $15 at door or call (508)487-2400 or (800)648-0364. Sept. 24 Fri. 12:00 noon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series - Richard W. Hill, Organist. Organ restoration benefit recital. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA. $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767. Send Calendar lnfonnat1on by the 15th of the month to: Joan Vemncasa, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 Tel. (508)865-5748/ Fax. (508)581-9351/ E-mail: [email protected]

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Newsletter published monthly by the Worcester Chapter American Guild of Organists FALL CRAWL, 1999 POBox 7157 Worcester MAOI605 C()LUM13US UA,. Vol.18, No. 1 S tembcr, 1999 MU~UA~~UCTV13~~11,1~~~ Executive Committee 7:4Ziam W 7Pm

Dellln SIJvnS()I"ed bY Malcolm Halliday (H) 791-2893 Wvn::ester and Mt:nadn()(:k. 4.(7() Chapter-s (W) 845-7285 Sub··Dean TO: THE BORDERS COUNTRY John Sittard 754-5599 Treasurer/Registrar Carolyn Graham 755--8903 Visiting six pipe organs in villages and towns along the Secretary Mass/New Hampshire border. Organs include restored James Moore 757-7586 George Stevens (Bozeman), restored George Reed Auditor~ (Andover), Hook. rebuilt Hook and Hastings (Andover), Sean Redro•N Estey, and William Johnson. Organ demonstrations by Joan V~nincasa 865-5748 competent organists, and hymn-singing at each stop. Price includes coach bus transportation with pickup/drop-off in Members At Large either North Leominster just off Route 2, or Worcester off I-290, also morning coffee and snacks, catered lunch, Arlette Grubbs 754-9583 Bradford Hendrickson 829-6456 afternoon snacks, and brochure with schedule and Joyce Hokans 842-1253 directions, church histories, stoplists, and demonstrator Mmjorie Ness 978/365-2416 biographies. Price including bus transportation is $45. William Ness 978/365-2416 Price if you drive yourself is $25, both payable to Will Shenvood 978/422-7195 "Worcester Chapter AGO". Registrations will be confirmed.

Chairperson is Judy Ollik:kala, 71 Deerfield e-mail to: [email protected] St, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 and Worcester MA 01602-4348 Tel. 508-754-7885 NEWS to MARJORIE NESS, EDITOR e-mail address: ~' Wesley United Methodist Chmch 114 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 978-365-24! 6 for messages EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Email: [email protected] ------=rl SEPT 20 or 22 at 1st Congregational, NEXT DEADLINE I Shrewsbury. Check with Malcolm Halliday

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------~------~--~--~------THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST September, 1999 1 We are now publishing news ofmembers who are in new PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS positions. Because churches do not always contact me, POTPOURRI please let me know ifyou have taken a new position. Remember that the news for this column comes from by Joyce Hokans you, so be in touch! Deadline for Octoberl newsletter will he September Zd". Thank you. From Chapter member Barclay Wood: Joyce Hokans 508/842-1253 It is my belief that, for the first six years of my life, I never heard the sounds of a pipe organ. I grew up in a small church where instrumental music was provided by a piano ( a pipe organ was not seen as an option and electronics Worcester Chapter Music were in their infuncy.) In my sixth year came a mind altering experience and I knew at that moment what I Collection wanted to do with my life. My parents took me to the annual Council of Churches Union Service held in a large, Gothic church with an impressive organ and choir. Is the Have you taken advantage of occasion still clear in my mind? I could take you today to browsing tbis collection? the very pew where we were seated. The An1erican Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, I enjoyed the blessing of a very musical home (my mother Collection is at the Holy Cross Music Library situated in was my first piano teacher and father played violin), but the Brooks Music Building and is accessible to you. It is both of them would learn to regret my rabid interest in the open during the school year: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 pipe organ. J coaxed them mercilessly into taking me to a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday, 1 any event during which an organ was to be heard For my p.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.- 11 p.m. Summer hours: next birthday they gave me two records. One was of E. Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. DIRECTIONS: Power Biggs playing Bach on. the Aeolian-Skinner in Take Route 290 to Exit 11, College Square. Harvard's Memorial Church (removed long since to make way for the Fisk), and the other by Don Baker at the From the NORTH:, stay to the left on t.i.e exit ramp for Paramount Theatre Wuditzer in New York City (when Route 12 north and then bear right immediately before the Tuba Plays the Tuba Down in Cuba", 11Deep Purple" .... ) light and proceed up College Street. From the SOUTH, bear right after the exit ramp on to College Street. The Piano lessons continued with a prominent area organist main gate of the campus is on your left as you go up the until l was 13 years old, when I was ·allowed to begin hill Proceed straight past the kiosk and follow the organ study. Owing primarily to enthusiasm, energy and driveway around the right side of Fenwick Hall, which is good teaching, I was somehow able, at age 14, to become the brick building facing you as you enter. The Brooks organist/choirmaster of a small Lutheran church playing Music Building is attached to the back end of the extension my own pipe organ (!) where wonderful, supportive people of Fenwick Hall and may be entered by the door opposite helped me on my way. the front of St. Joseph's Chapel. Park along the back ex"tension of the building or beyond the Chapel. I sometimes wonder what direction my life might have taken had not there been the "epiphany" at age six, and the other subsequent events falling into place as they did. Your Membership is valuable to us. How important is a love for what we do and the support of Please send your dues in by Sept. 20tb those for whom we do it? And how important is a commitment to quality? Ultimately, at its best, ours is a so that your name and address may be calling- in church work, teaching, whatever we do. It is to Included in our 1999-2000 Yearbook. use a Qod.. given gift to lift people beyond themselves at a time when it may never have been needed more.

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THE WORCESTER 0RGANIST September, 1999 2 CALENDAR OF EVENTS--- SEPT.~ OCT Sept. 7 Tues. 7:30 - 9:45pm Open Rehearsal for The Assabet Valley Mastersingers ~Algonquin Regional High School, Bartlett St., Northboro. Scheduled programs include music of Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Poulenc, Mozart, and PDQ Bach, plus the annual "sing- along" Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. Robert P. Eaton, Director. For info., (508)366-2050 or (508)481-7383. Sept. 10 Fri. 12:00 noon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series - John Clodig, Organist. Benefit recital for the restoration of the 1857 Simmons & Fisher organ. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA. $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767 or (508)627-4440. Sept. 13 Mon. 7:30 - 9:30pm Open Rehearsal for the Salisbury Singers - Assumption College, Founders Hall 38, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. Fall concert includes Rutter's Requiem, Barber's Agnus Dei, Taverner's Song for Athene, Thompson's Alleluia and other short works. Michelle Graveline, Music Director. For more info, (508)799-3848 or (508)767-7386. Sept. 17 Fri. 12:00 noon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series - Susan Armstrong, Organist. Organ restoration benefit recital. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA. $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767 or (508)627-4440. Sept. 18 Sat. 5:00pm Great Music Series - September Sounds- Linnea Bardarson, piano; Malcolm Halliday, organ; Douglas Worthen, flute. Selections from Musical Offering by J.S. Bach, Papillons by Robert Schumann, Sonatas for Flute & Piano by Martin Amlin and Francis Poulenc, and Flute transcriptions of Schubert songs. The Historic Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA. Tickets: $15 at door or call (508)487-2400 or (800)648-0364. Sept. 19 Sun. 2:00pm Assumption College Humanarts - New England Brass Quartet with Allan Taylor, organ. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508)767-7584. Free. Sept .20 Mon. 7:30 - 9:30pm Open Rehearsal for the Salisbury Singers ... Assumption College, Founders Hall 38, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. Fall concert includes Ruiter's Requiem, Barber's Agnus Dei, Taverner's Song for Athene, Thompson's Alleluia and other short works. Michelle Graveline, Music Director. For more info., (508)799-3848 or (508)767-7386. Sept. 22 Wed 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts- Maria Ferrante, soprano and Lincoln Mayorga, Pianist. Salon, La Maison Francaise, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508)767-7584. Free. Sept. 24 Fri. 12:00 noon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series - Richard W. Hill, Organist. Organ restoration benefit recital. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA. $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767 or (508)627-4440. Sept. 24 Fri. 8:00pm METHUEN MEMORIAL MUSIC HALL FALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND ORGAN RECITAL ~ James David Christie, Organist. Works by Marchand, van Eyken, Johann Bernhard Bach, Vivaldi, Augustin Barie, Albert Alain, J. Guy Ropartz & Messiaen. Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway (Rt. 28), Methuen, MA. Tickets: $10, Adults/ $5,Students, available at door, or call (978)363-5377. Sept. 28 Tue. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts -Peter Balakian, Poet and Memoirist. Hagan Campus Center Hall, Assumption College, Worcester. (508)767-7584. Free. Sept. 28 Tue. 8:00pm Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series - Robert Parkins, Organist. St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, Holy Cross College, Worcester. For info., (508)793-3528. Free. Oct. 1 Fri. 12:00 noon friday Noontime Organ Recital Series - Laurence Carson, Organist. Organ restoration benefit recital. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767 or (508)627-4440.

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Oct. 3 Sun. 2:00pm Assumption College Humanarts ~Fred Teardo~Organist. Winnerofthe 1999 AGO Regional Competition for Young Organists. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, Worcester. (508)767-7584. Free. Oct. 8 Fri. 12:00noon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series ~.Joyce Painter Rice, Organist. Organ restoration benefit recital. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA. $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767 or (508)627-4440. Oct. 10 Sun. 5:00pm Great Music Series - Creative Women Ill - Maria Ferrante, sop., Masako Yanagita, violin, Malcolm Halliday, organ & piano. Works by women composers including: Amy Beach, Nadia Boulanger, Luise Adolpha LeBeau, Eva Dell'Acqua, Clara Schumann, & Mira Spektor. The Historic Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA. Tickets: $15. (508)487-2400 or (800)648-0364. Oct. 11 Mon. 7:45am-7pm COLUMBUS DAY FALL CRAWL- Worcester and Monadnock AGO Chapters~ For info., contact Judy Ollikkala, (508)754-7885. $45., trans., lunch, et al. Oct. 15 Fri. 8:00pm METHUEN MEMORIAL MUSIC BALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND RECITAL- Heinz Wunderlich, organ & Nelly Soregi-Wunderlich, violin. Works by Bach, Rheinberger, Wunderlich & Reger. M.M. Music Hall, Rt. 28 (Broadway), Methuen, MA. Tickets: $10/$5, Students, available at door or phone. (978)363-5377. Oct. 20 Wed 7:00pm Assumption College Humanarts - Singing Across the Ages ~Assumption College Chorale, Music with Marjory, & Wayland Golden Tones. Hagan Campus Center Hall, Assumption College, Worcester. (767-7584.) Free. Oct. 26 Tue. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts -Tapestry- The Music ofHildegard von Bingen. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, Wore. (508)767-7584. Free.

Send Calendar Information by the 15th of the month to: Joan Venincasa, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 Tel. (508)865-5748/ Fax. {508)581-9351/ E-mail: [email protected]

SEPTEMBER Contact: Joan Venincasa at (508)865-5748 1999

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Full-time 0/D Aeolian 3 Adult and In line with BenefitS: H~. All Saints 10 Irving retirement, Church Street Skinner: 0 children's choirs national AGO continuing Worcester, Steinway: P guidelines education, MA01609 $abbafu;allv. Brian Lit%enber~r. PhD. Chair Choir Dir./Org. Search Committee Church Address only, no tel/fax.

Trinity Church 23 Main OlD Skinner Adult & Youth $12,000- BenefitS: 4 weeks vacation, 2 weell$ Street, Organ Choirs $14,000 sick pay Northborough Contact: MA 01532 Priscilla Cahill, Chairperson, Music Committee C/o church 508.393.8156 e--mail: Rcahill ar aol.com

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Pos Org~rt Choirs Si!J~ry Org. Rodgers Adult $4,200- Framingham, MA Elec. And $4,800 01701 Clavi nova 8 wks. Vacation & (508) 435.4807 sickleave, FICA, Workman's com. Barrington 461 County Road OlD Rodgers Adult & $17,000- Richard Simpson at the church Congregational Barrington, R. I. Children $20,000 address 1 Church 02806 sick leave, Tel: (401) 246-0111 4 wks. Pd Fax: ( 401) 246~7825 I vacation E-mail: bccucc uno. com I Bethany 11189 Main Street MD Organ: Adult $6,852 The Rev. Cynthia Maybeck United Parish Worcester, MA John Smith @the Church Address 01603 Piano: {0) 508.752.8387 Voseand (H) 508.797.0646 Sons Fax: 508.754.1695

I ~t. Marf's Broad Street, Org. E. W. Lane one $12,000 Jonathan English hurch, Mal borough month of 4-A Windemere Lane Mal borough August Wellesley, MA 02481 I vacation (Wk) (617) 535.4562 ' {H) (781) 239.1775 (Fax) (617) 535.6001 E-mail: jf11gli ~1L1L:!mlC~l}U~:':Jt11.

First Parish l 341 Great Road Key- Hutchings none $4,000 Steven Campbell Church P. 0. Box 16 board Steinway 8 31 Agawam Rd. (Unitarian- Stow, MA 01775 player Acton, MA 01720 or Universalist) organ (Day) (781) 981.3386 Even in 978 263.8201 t Park 80 Russell Street OlD Allen Adult $7,000 Jacquelyn Bigelow Congrf~gational Worcester, MA $100 246 Killdeer Road Church 01602 Cont. Webster, MA 01570 Ed.; Telephone: 508.943.2805 $200 E-mail: LLc:gi.cgcJ\~c~:>·.!':lL·,rlm Or The Rev. Martin Perry instrum. 15 Drummond Ave. Fund. Worcester, MA 01605 (H) 508.853.4236 (C) 508.752.2468

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Newsletter published monthly by the Worcester Chapter American Guild of Organists FALL CRAWL, 1999

PO Box 7157 Worcester MA 01605 COLUMBUS DAY Vol.l8, No.2 October, 1999 MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1999 7:45am to 7prn Executive Committee Sponsored by Dean Worcester and Monadnock AGO Chapters Malcolm Halliday (H) 791-2893 •, (W) 845-7285 Sub-Dean TO:THEBORDERSCOUNTRY' John Sittard 754-5599 Treasurer/Registrar Visiting six pipe organs in villages and towns along the Carolyn Graham 755-8903 Mass./New Hampshire border. Organs include restored Secretary George Stevens (Bozeman), restored George Reed James Moore 757-7586 (Andover), Hook, rebuilt Hook and Hastings (Andover), Auditors Estey, and William Johnson. Organ demonstrations by Sean Redraw Joan Venincasa 865-5748 competent organists, and hymn singing at each stop. Price includes coach bus transportation with pickup/drop-off in Members At Large either North Leominster just off Route 2, or Worcester off I-290, also morning coffee and snacks, catered lunch, Arlette Grubbs 754-9583 afternoon snacks, and brochure with schedule and Bradford Hendrickson 829-6456 directions, church histories, stoplists, and demonstrator Joyce Hokans 842-1253 biographies. Price including bus transportation is $45. Marjorie Ness 978/365-2416 Price if you drive yourself is $25, both payable to William Ness 978/365-2416 "Worcester Chapter AGO". Registrations will be Will Sherwood 978/422-7195 confirmed.

'------~ Chairperson is Judy Ollikkala, 71 Deerfield St., e-mail to: [email protected] \ Worcester MA 01602-4348 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA01590 a~ Tel. 508-754-7885 e-mail address: [email protected] NEWS TO RONNAARCHBOLD, EDITOR Organist/Director of Choirs-The First Church Sterling, MA 01564 516-C Ridgefield Circle, Clinton, MA 01510 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 978-368-6338 for messages Email: [email protected] 18 October 1999- 7:30p.m. iii NEXT DEADLINE Congregational Church , Shrewsbury. October 20, 1999

THE WORCESTER ORGANIST October. 1999 1 PRoFESSIONAL CoNCERNS HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED POTPOURRI IN PLAYING THE ORGAN? From Chapter member Nancy Avila by Joyce Hokans The organ I heard in my growing-up years in Hubbardston was a reed pump organ played by a woman who had been Welcome to you all as you return to the busy time of the the organist for the Unitarian church- for 50 years. In church year- pulling a choir together and choosing music 1957, the church purchased an electronic organ and the for the next few months. organist retired. Because I had taken years of piano lessons (incidentally, for 25 cents a half-hour from a How can the Guild help you? As the Chapter Professional teacher in town who had also taught my father), the music Concerns person, I am not only interested in the problem committee decided that I should become the organist. This solving, but also the educational needs you might have. happened at the same time I was moving to Boston to matriculate at Chandler School, so it was decided I should A friendly reminder: No Guild member should to to take some organ lessons at the New England Conservatory. another guild member's churchfor a playing gig without I took a dozen private lessons, traveled home every first gaining permission form the house organist. This is a weekend to play for the Sunday service -and practice, professional courtesy to all of our members. It is not practice, practice. Occasionally, my father and family enough to receive a request from a pastor or anyone else to friends would come along with me when I could get in to do a wedding, funeral, or any other service, assuming that play the pipe organs at the Unitarian Church in Gardner or the house organist is agreeable. Please respect the the Congregational Church in Barre, both of which organs positions of your colleagues. were thrilling for me to play at the time. I'd like to stress Joyce Hokans, Professional Concerns Chair here the importance for youth, like myself at one time, to receive praise, encouragement and inspiration. I think it We are now publishing news ofmembers who are in new was in 1957 that I heard Virgil Fox play the Worcester positions. Because churches do not always contact me, Memorial Auditorium organ- pure inspiration. While please let me know ifyou have taken a new position. living in Boston, J recall wonderful organ recitals in beautiful spaces. Now, 42 years later, I look back on Remember that the news for this column comes from you, having served as organist and sometimes choir director in so be in touch! Deadline for November newsletter will be churches in Upton, Westboro, Barre, Worcester, 111 October 20 • Thank you. Leominster and Millbury. Joyce Hokans 508/842-1253

NEW EDITOR for The Worcester Organist II THANK YOU DR. MADGE II [email protected] or 978/368-63386338 For the past year Marjorie Ness has It was William Ness who introduced me to the AGO been editing the newsletter. A job with Convention steering committee and I thank that group for deadlines, accuracy requirements, and their recommendations and the Executive Committee for bits and bytes of news coming into the honour of their invitation to take on this responsibility. (I think I do anyway) And I especially thank and one's life via e-mail, US mail, bits of appreciate the manner in which Marjorie Ness has paper and telephone messages. supported me in thetransition of the editorship. Also, my appreciation to Will Sherwood who, on a humid Saturday afternoon, tutored me on Microsoft Word and its graphics Your new editor just' happens to be a functionality. neighbour of your "retiring" editor and Your news and suggestions are welcome! This newsletter has a sense of her horrendous schedule. is not "mine", it is ours- the Guild. This is the news that One wonders how she was ever able to we need to function better as a chapter and as professionals and YOUR input will make this newsletter: I. look forward take on such an undertaking as the to working with you-Ronna Archbold, Editor AGO Newsletter. On behalf of the Guild I thank you Marjorie!!

THE WORCESTER ORGANIST October, 1999 2 HOLYCROSS In Trondheim, we saw but did not hear a 1741 tracker organ, recently restored and placed in the side ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY balcony of the church. It's case was fully restored, By Professor James David Christie but in so doing, was removed from the 1930's Steinmeyer in the back balcony, leaving a mess of The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, is offering a full tuition undergraduate scholarship, renewable on a metal for a visual display in the rear gallery. I am yearly basis, beginning in the fall of 2000 for an organ sure the Steinmeyer will be the next project. This scholar. cathedral is where kings were crowned for many decades and was the center of the church for some The recipient of this scholarship will have at his/her time. disposition the 1985 four manual, fifty stop mechanical action organ built by Taylor & Boody Organ builders, Going further north on the West coast, we came to located in the beautiful Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel. Bodo and heard a demonstration being given on an The awardee will assist the college organist as needed in · electropneumatic organ, again in the rear gallery of all aspects of the chapel music program. The awardee the Lutheran Church. Bodo is in the Arctic Circle. I must major in music, take voice and conducting lessons and study organ privately for four years and have a career was pleased to purchase a ''Norsk" chorale book and in church music and/or organ performance. Applicants for accompaniment edition right in town at a small the scholarship should have experience in church music religious bookstore. This church had removed three and a strong background in keyboard studies and good rows of pews in the front, creating flexible sight-reading skills. performance space. Stored to the side for numerous stands, risers, and kettledrums. A letter of intent, a detailed resume of the applicant's studies in music and musical experience, as well as a We took the steamer to the Lofoten Islands, and in a complete list of his/her organ repertoire, are to be sent to new Lutheran Church in Borg on the Islands, saw a Professor James David Christie, Department of Music, 1989 Nels Tracker of2 manuals and pedal. We went College ofthe Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610. Please do not send tapes. After fomml application to the College from the Islands directly to the fjords (2 planes, bus, and upon receipt of all the applicant's materials, Professor train, bus, train, and ferry) to find pipe organs in most Christie will contact the applicant for a personal interview every small fjord church that we entered. and audition at Holy Cross. Bergen was our last top before returning to Oslo. In Please write directly to the Admissions Department, the Bergen Domkirk we heard a 3 manual glorious College ofthe Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610 and Rieger tracker form 1997, in an old case. In the request a catalogue, all necessary application forms and Mariakirk we heard a 1974 Paul Ott (Gottingen, financial aid information. There is no special form to Germany) tracker organ on which the church's apply for the organ scholarship, but please inform the organist performed solo works and accompanied a Admissions Department that you intend to apply for the soprano. We returned to the church two nights later Holy Cross Organ Scholar position for the class of204. Deadline for submission of scholarship application is for a recital with British organist David Sanger, only January 15, 2000. to be greeted with the news that the electricity had failed within the organ. The evening before that we Pipe organs in Norway had heard Mr. Wsanger play at the famous By Marjorie Ness Joyhanneskirk in Bergen, whose organ had just had major work. It's brand escapes my notes, though it was very large and very romantic by design (tum of the last century I would say). William and I traveled in Norway this July and were pleased to find several lovely new organs and to hear In closing, the amazing thing to both of us was that a a total of 4 recitals while we were there. Beginning pipe organ was present in all the parishes we visited. in Oslo, we were pleased to hear a local organ student There were many exciting looking installations of perform on the 1998 Jan Ryde tracker organ, which small scale, which we were unable to find anything filled the rear balcony of the church. A stunning case about, or to hear them. I would encourage you to go and equally stunning sound filled the short cross to Norway and you will find many recitals to enjoy, shaped Cathedral with sound. and a beautiful part of the world to visit. ----Marjorie Ness, signing off as Editor

THE WORCESTER ORGANIST October, 1999 3 OCTOBER ;, Contact: Joan Venincasa at (508)865-5748 1999 ' ' OlD= Organist and Choir Cirector; OM= Director of Music; MD= P Music Director; CD= Choir Director; 0= Organist; neg. =Negotiable :org~o- -. Sjfi··. :~fi<>ilj ; .' ""'h•'···l)l. 80 Beacon Street Rodgers Adult $4,200- Margaret M. Hoyt Framingham, MA Elec. And $4,800 25 Maple Street 01701 Clavi nova 8 wks. Hopkinton, MA 01748 Vacation & (508) 435.4807 sickleave, FICA, Workman's com. Barrington 461 County Road 0/D Rodgers Adult & $17,000- Richard Simpson at the church Congregational Barrington, R. I. Children $20,000 address Church 02806 sick leave, Tel: (401) 246-0111 4 wks. Pd Fax: (401) 246-7825 vacation E-mail: bccucc uno.com Bethany 1189 Main Street MD Organ: Adult $6,852 The Rev. Cynthia Maybeck United Parish Worcester, MA John Smith @the Church Address 01603 Piano: (0) 508.752.8387 Vose and (H) 508.797.0646 Sons Fax: 508.754.1695

St. Mary's Broad Street, Org. E.W. Lane one $12,000 Jonathan English Church, Malborough month of 4-A Windemere Lane Malborough August Wellesley, MA 02481 (Wk) (617) 535.4562 vacation (H) (781) 239.1775 (Fax) (617) 535.6001 E-mail: [email protected]

First Parish 341 Great Road Key- Hutchings none $4,000 Steven Campbell Church P. 0. Box 16 board Steinway B 31 Agawam Rd. player Acton, MA 01720 (Unitarian- Stow, MA 01775 or Universalist) organ (Day) (781) 981.3386 Even in 978 263.8201 Park 80 Russell Street OlD Allen Adult $7,000 Jacquelyn Bigelow Congregational Worcester, MA $100 246 Killdeer Road Church 01602 Cont. Webster, MA 01570 Telephone: 508.943.2805 Ed.; $200 E-mail: [email protected] Or The Rev. Martin Perry lnstrum. 15 Drummond Ave. Fund. Worcester, MA 01605 (H) 508.853.4236 (C) 508.752.2468

Memorial 26 Concord Rd. 0/D Allen Adult $12,000- Chris Mason, Chairperson, Music Congregational Sudbury, MA $16,000 Search Committee Church Church address 01776 T-day: 978.443.3885 T-evening: 978.443.4458 e-mail: churchmusic kmasearch.com

For SUBSTITUTES: Joan Venincasa 508/865-5748 The WORCESTER ORGANIST OCTOBER Contact: Joan Venincasa at (508)865-5748 1999

OlD= Organist and Choir Cirector; OM= Director of Music; MD= Music Director; CD= Choir Director; 0= Organist; neg. =Negotiable

All Saints 10 Irving Full-time 0/D Aeolian 3 Adult and In line with Benefits: Health, retirement, children's choirs Church Street Skinner: 0 national AGO continuing Worcester, Steinway: P guidelines education, MA 01609 sabbaticallv. Brian Litzenberger, PhD, Chair Choir Dir./Org. Search Committee Church Address only, no tel/fax.

Village Whitinsville, Minister of 3 Manual 2 Choirs: $12,000 4 Weeks vacation Music Cong Church MA 01588 Aeolian- Chancel Choir Contact: Skinner Chapel Choir Ms. Mary Andrews Steinway & P.O. Box 217 Whitinsville, MA Yamaha 01588 Grand Pianos Trinity Church 23 Main OlD Skinner Adult & Youth $12,000- Benefits: 4 weeks Choirs vacation, 2 weeks Street, Organ $14,000 sick pay Northborough Contact: MA01532 Priscilla Cahill, Chairperson, Music Committee C/o church 508.393.8156 e-mail: Rcahill par @aol.com

For SUBSTITUTES: Joan Venincasa 508/865-5748 The WORCESTER ORGANIST CALENDAR OF EVENTS,_ OCT,....NOV

Oct. 1 Fri. 12:00 noon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series ~ Laurence Carson, Organist. Organ restoration benefit recital. Old Whaling Church, 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767 or (508)627-4440. Oct. 3 Sun. 2:00pm Assumption College Humanarts- Fred Teardo, Organist. Wilmer of the 1999 AGO Regional Competition for Young Organists. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, Worcester. (508)767-7584. Free. Oct. 3 Sun. 9:00pm Office for Compline- John Delorey, Conductor. All Saints Church, Worcester. Oct. 8 Fri. 12 :OOnoon Friday Noontime Organ Recital Series - Joyce Painter Rice, Organist. Organ restoration benefit recital. Old Whaling Church,. 99 Main St., Edgartown, MA. $5 donation. For info., (508)645-2767 or (508)627-4440. Oct. 10 Sun. 5:00pm Great Music Series - Creative Women Ill - Maria Ferrante, sop., Masako Yanagita, violin, Malcolm Halliday, organ & piano. Works by women composers including: Amy Beach, Nadia Boulanger, Luise Adolpha LeBeau, Eva Dell'Acqua, Clara Schumann, & Mira Spektor. The Historic Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA. Tickets: $15. (508)487-2400 or (800)648-0364. Oct. 11 Mon. 7:45am -7pm COLUMBUS DAY FALL CRAWL- Worcester and Monadnock AGO Chapters~ For info., contact Judy Ollikkala, (508)754-7885. $45., trans., lunch, et al. Oct. 15 Fri. 8:00pm METHUEN MEMORIAL MUSIC HALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND RECITAL- Heinz Wunderlich, organ & Nelly Soregi-Wunderlich, violin. Works by Bach, Rheinberger, Wunderlich & Reger. M.M. Music Hall, Rt. 28 (Broadway), Methuen, MA. Tickets: $10/ $5, Students, available at door or phone. (978)363-5377. Oct. 17 Sun. 3:00pm Concert- Music for Organ and Voice. - Marjorie Ness, Organ, Claire Woodbury Paquette, Mezzo-soprano & Steven Small, Baritone. The Evangelical Congregation Church of Grafton, Grafton Common, Grafton. Freewill offering. For info., (508)839-4513. Oct. 20 Wed. 7:00pm Assumption College Humanarts - Singing Across the Ages- Assumption College Chorale, Music with Marjory, & Wayland Golden Tones. Hagan Campus Center Hall, Assumption College, Worcester. (767-7584.) Free. Oct. 24 Sun. 4:00pm Music At The Meeting House Series - Vespers - Chancel Choir and soloists. Ruth Patch & Claire Paquette, flutes. First Congregational Church, West Boylston. Oct. 26 Tue. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts -Tapestry- The Music ofHildegard von Bingen. Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, Wore. (508)767-7584. Free. Nov.6 Sat. 5:00pm Great Music Series - From Foggy London to Gay Paris -The Blackstone Trio- Chester Brezniak, clarinet; D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano; Malcolm Halliday, piano; John Thomas, composer. Works by Malcolm Arnold. Arnold Cooke, Darius Milhaud. Francis Poulenc, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and a new composition by John Thomas. The Historic Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA. Tickets, $15. (508)487-2400 or (800)648-0364. Nov. 7 Sun. 4:00pm Organ Recital~ Robert Couchon, Organist. Works of Bach, Vieme, Buxtehude, Widor & Richard Elsasser. Freewill offering to benefit the organ fund Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 30 Charlton St., (offMain St.) Southbridge. For info., (508)765-5597. Nov. 7 Sun. 3:00pm Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series - Dame Gillian Weir , Concert Organist- Bach: Clavier-Ubung III~ Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel, College of the Holy Cross., Worcester. Free. (508)793-3528.

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Nov. 7 Sun. 9:00pm Office for Compline- John Delorey, Conductor~ All Saints Church, Worcester. Nov. 14 Sun. 4:00pm Music At The Meeting House Series - Vocal Recital - Steven A Small, baritone & Shirley Patch, pianist. First Congregational Church, West Boylston. Nov. 19 Fri. 7:30pm Organ Recital -Susan Armstrong, Organist - St. Joseph Church, 35 Hamilton St., Worcester. Freewill offering. Nov. 21 Sun. 2:00pm Assumption College Humanarts - Sergey Schepkin, piano~ Goldberg Variations of J.S. Bach. Salon, La Maison Francaise, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. Free. (508)767-7584. Nov. 21 Sun. 4:00pm ORGAN CONCERT ~"BACH" plus. Richard Wyble, organist. 1Oth Anniversary Celebration of the installation of the Jeremy Cooper organ. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 200 Greenwood St., Worcester. For info., (508)756-6620. Nov.22 Mon. 8:00pm Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series - Steven Laplante, Concert Organist ~ St. Cecilia Day Concert, The Boston Convervatory Artist Diploma - Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester. Free. (508)793-3528. Nov. 30 Tue. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts - String Trio of New York - Salon, LaMaison Francaise, Assumption College, Worcester. Free. (508)767-7584.

Send Calendar Information by the 15th of the month to: Joan Venincasa, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 Tel. (508)865-5748/ Fax. (508)581-9351/ E-mail: [email protected] Worcester Chapter AGO Membership Application

Please use the following form to become a member of the Worcester Chapter AGO and send to Carolyn Graham, Treasurer/Registrar, 37 Waterford Drive, Worcester, MA AGO 01602. Membership year is July 1-June 30. Statement of Purpose Last Name First Name and Initial Adopted Apri11998 Mailing Address City or Town State Zip Code By Home Phone No. ( ) ______Business Phone No. ( ) _____ National Council Name and Address of Church where employed and Position:

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DEAN Malcolm Halliday 1 ; Dear Chapter Members arid Friends, SUB-DEAN ] ohn Sittard j I trust that you have settled. into your fall routine and that you will find some time for TREASURER/ yourselfto enjoy this beautiful season. Of course one of the things most difficult about REGISTRAR our work as church and temple musicians is that a "routine" can mean doing only the "tried (tired) ahd true." Uriderstafidable enough, when often there is no time to find (or Carolyn Graham learn) a different anthem or organ piece. But it is easy in the press of things, to forget SECRETARY how much room there is for creativity in what we do. I do hope we can all find a little time to research new repertoire and "take a few chances" in what we attempt in our James Moore places of employment. ~ AUDITORS

; I also find that my colleagues are a great source of ideas and infor- SeanRedrow G"' /\ mation when it comes to repertoire suggestions, not to mention other ~~~~ ] oan Venincasa resources. At our last meeting, the Executive Committee discussed ~? ( ---.J-v I MEMBERS AT LARGE what a wealth of information there is to share between our member- r ~ ) ship and resolved to incorporate in upcoming editions of the newslet- ~ Arlette Ghrubbs ' ter some information about various topics that will be of interest to ...... ~ '~'-- Bradford Hendrickson all. Possible topics include favorite newer anthems for different sea- i sons, aligned musical organizations, favorite preludes and postludes, etc. Let us know ] oyce Hokans if you have topics of interest that we could feature or to which you could contribute in­ I Marjorie Ness formation. We will certainly involve you, our membership, in some of these newsletter : offerings. William Ness From all reports the Columbus Weekend Fall Crawl was once again a great success. Over one hundred people (three buses) attended this event, which was sponsored by AGO STATEMENT OF the Worcester, MA and Monadnock, NH Chapters. For organizing and running this PURPOSE ; day, many thanks go to Judy Ollikkala, assisted by Stephen St. Denis, Hugh Tones, ,--'------i Bill Czelusniak, Don Hooton, and the Monadnock Chapter and their Dean, Alan Lauf- The purpose of the man. Boston and Springfield were guest chapters and we had people attending from American Guild of Or- all four chapters. I believe the fall crawl report will appear in a later edition ofthe ganists is to promote newsletter. the organ in its historic Please take a little time to look at this year's program with Sub-Dean John Sittard and an devolving roles, to the Program Committee have worked hard to bring to fruition. Don't forget to mark encourage excellence in these events into your calendar and plan to attend as many of these worthwhile pro­ the performance of or­ grams as you can. The next chapter event will be the "BACH" plus recital, featuring gan and choral music, organist Richard Wyble, at 4:00p.m. on Sunday, November 21 at Emmanuel Lutheran and to provide a forum Church. This concert is the tenth anniversary celebration of the installation ofthe Jer­ for mutual support, in­ emy Cooper organ at Emmanuel and our chapter is co-sponsoring the event with Em­ manuel Lutheran Church. It will be a treat to hear a delightful instrument that hasn't spiration, and educa­ been featured in an AGO event for quite a while. See you there1 tion of Guild members. - Malcolm Halliday NOVEMBER 1999 THE WORCESTER ORGANIST VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3

CONGRATULATIONS!

The Worcester AGO Chapter

congratulates AGO NEWSLETTER MONTHLY DEADLINE Dr. Barclay Wood for SUBMITTING NEWS is the on 40 years of service to 15th of EACH MONTH The First Baptist Church of PLEASE HOLD THE DATE

Worcester, Massachusetts 1SMAY2000

AGO ANNUAL MEETING

IN MEMORIAM

Mme Marie-Madeleine Durufle-Chevalier October 5, 1999 Robert Rayfield Norman J. Roy, Worcester Chapter AGO Dean from 1960-1964

American Guild of Organists Worcester Chapter

The Worcester Organist newsletter is published 11 times a year, July the exception. PO Box 7157, Worcester, MA 01605. Web Site: www.bershad.com/ago Address Changes and Membership Applications-Carolyn Graham, 508 I 755-8903 Professional Concerns-Joyce Hokans, 508 I 842-1253, [email protected] Placement and Substitute Services-Joan Venincasa, 508 I 865-5748, [email protected]

Dean and I or Members at Large- Malcolm Halliday, 508 I 845-7286, [email protected]. net Editor-Ronna Archbold, 978 I 368-6338, [email protected] The deadline for the newsletter is the 15th of each month. CHORAL READING SESSION- submitted by Marjorie Ness Conducted for the Southern New England Fellowship of United Methodists for Worship, Music and the other Arts, at the Sudbury UMC church, Saturday, October 2nd, 1999. The conference featured the Hymn Society of America with Carl Daw, and this reading session.

EPIPHANY TO PENTACOST Epiphany The Glory ofthe Father Hovland, Egil SSATB Walton Music Corp. c. 1957, '74 Order: W 2973 Arise, Shine Moe, Daniel SATB [2 part] Theodore Presser c. 1995 Order: 312-41678 Baptism of Our Lord Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized Lowenburg, Kenneth (SATB, 2 pt) Art Masters Studios Inc. c. 1994 Order: #687 1.800. 733.267 4 Transfiguration Prayer for Transfiguration Day Weaver, John SATB, organ Hope c. 1992 Order: FPC 130 1.800.323.1049 LENT Out of the Depths I Cry To Thee Scott, K. Lee 2 part Augsburg c. 1987 Order: 11-4644 1.800.328.4648 There's a Wideness in God's Mercy Purifoy, John 2 part (some SATB) Triune c. 1993 Order: 10/1032 1.888.447.9557 PALM SUNDAY Hosanna in the Highest Music, David SA TB & Children CPR c. 1987 Order: 98-2797 1.800.325.3040 EASTER Christ Victorious, Christ Now Reigning Caracciolo, Stephen SATB, Org, Brass, T. MorningStar c. 1994 Order: MSM-50-8202A 1.800.647.2117 Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Lau, Robert 2 part treble Lorenz c. 1994 Order: CGA 674 opt. 2 oct. bells 1.800.444.1144 Joy to the Heart Scott, K. Lee SATB, unison CPR c. 1992 Order: 98-2972 Cong. Refrain 97-6178 instrumental parts; 97-6078 conductor's score Appears to Disciples Stay with Us Pelz, Walter 2 part mixed, flute CPR c. 1990 Order: 98-2920 Ascension Now the Eleven Disciples Hurd, David Selah C. 1992 (Matt. 28:16-20) Order: 420-216 SATE, organ 1.800.852.6172 God is Gone Up with a Shout Wells, Robin SATB, organ Novello c. 1990 Order: 29 0634 Pentecost Creator Spirit, Heavenly Dove Powell, Robert SATB, handbells Paraclete Press c. 1986 Order: PPM08607 1.800.451.5006 Assurance They Who Wait Upon the Lord Nygard, Carl Jr. SATB, keyboard Brookfield Press c. 1995 Order: 08740511 Psalm 23 The Heart's Desire Schwoebel, David SATB, oboe, keybd. Hinshaw c. 1992 Order: HMC1250 1.919.933.1691 Psalm 25* Thy Holy Wings or *I Lift My Soul Burkhardt, Michael MorningStar c. 1999 Order:MSM-50-5552 Commitment I Will Arise (and Go to Jesus) Parker, Alice - Shaw, Robert Lawson Gould c. 1960 Order: 905 [2 & 3 part, SATB] Old Time Religion Hogan, Moses arr. Solo/SATB Hal Leonard c. 1995 Order: 08740181 Praise Praise to the Lord Distler, Hugo SSAB Arista c. 1966 Order: none g1ven No phone available Children Come, Let Us Sing Lindh, Jody W. umson Lorenz c. 1989 Order: CGA-478 You are the Branches Jothen, Michael unisonX Lorenz c. 1996 Order: CGA-755

Our thanks to Menchey Music of Hanover, PA for providing us with this reading packet. Consider using Menchey Music as your source of choral music for the church. Menchey Music Service, Inc. 80 Wetzel Drive Hanover, PA 17331

1.888.MENCHEY (1.888.636.2439) Local: 1. 717.637.2185

Fax: 1.717.637.1978 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: www.menchey.com ORGAN CONCERT ''BACH - plus''

EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 200 Greenwood Street, Worcester

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1999

4:00P.M.

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Richard Wyble, Organist Minister of Music at Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester

This concert celebrates the lOth Anniversary of the installation of the Jeremy Cooper Organ at Emanuel. Plan to hear our unique organ and celebrate with us. Reception following the concert ..

CALENDAR OF EVENTS,_ NOV,_ DEC Nov. 5 Fri. 8:00pm ANNUAL CASWELL MEMORIAL CONCERT - Pianist, Paul Bisacda. All Chopin & Mussorgsky. First Baptist Church, Park Ave., Worcester. No charge. Reception following. Nov. 6 Sat 5:00pm Great Music Series - From Foggy London to Gay Paris - The Blackstone Trio- Chester Bre.miak, clarinet; D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano; Malcolm Halliday, piano; John Thomas, composer. Works by Malcolm Arnold, Arnold Cooke, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Andrew Lloyd Webber, & John Thomas, (new composition.) The Historic Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA. Tickets, $15. For info., (508)487-2400 or (800)648..0364. Nov. 7 Sun. I 0:30pm Rutter Requiem- Performed with small orchestra. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester. Nov. 7 Sun. 3:00pm Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series - Dame Gillian Weir, Concert Organist- Bach: Clavier-Ubung III - Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester. For info., (508)793-3528. Nov. 7 Sun. 9:00pm Office for Compline- John Delorey, Conductor- All Saints Church, Worcester. Nov. 12 Fri. 8:00pm Salisbury Singers Concert- Requiem for a Century. - Director, Michelle Graveline. Patricia Snyder, Organist. Featuring John Rutter Requiem, Samuel Barber Agnus Dei, Tavener Song for Athme, Thompson Alleluia & music performed at funerals of famous 20th century figures. Assumption College Chapel, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. Tickets at door, $15. $10, students & seniors. For info., (508) 799-3848. Nov. 14 Sun. 3:30pm A.ssabet Valley Mastersingers - Haydn Mass in Time of War & Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem. Denise Konicek, soprano; Ruth Libbey, mezzo soprano; Daniel Brenna, tenor; & S. Mark Aliapoolios, baritone. Dr. Robert P. Eaton, Director. St. Luke's Church, 70 West Main St., Westboro. Tickets: $12/$10. For info., (978)562-9838 or (508)842-3685. Nov. 14 Sun. 4:00pm Music At The Meeting House Series - Vocal Recital - Steven A Small, baritone & Shirley Patch, pianist. First Congregational Church, West Boylston. Nov. 14 Sun. 4:00pm Music for a Great Space - The Springfield Chapter AGO Presents Chorus Angelicu.s, Gaudeamus, & The Battell Brass. Acclaimed children and adult choirs directed by Paul Halley. A program of sacred choral masterworks from Gregorian Chant to the Modem Mystics with percussion & brass in surround-sound Free. Trinity United Methodist Church, 361 Sumner Ave., Springfield. For info. or directions, (413)782-7785. Nov. 17 Wed 8:00pm The Worcester Chorus & The Worcester Symphony Orchestra- MASTERWORKS OF BACH AND PUCCINI- Bach Magnificat and Puccini Messa Di Gloria. Kathryne Jennings, Soprano; Pamela Della!, Mezzo Soprano; Mark Evans, Tenor; Howard Sprout, Baritone. Dr. Gerald Mack, Director. Mechanics Hall, Worcester. Tickets: $28 & $25. (508) 754-3231. Nov. 19 Fri. 7:30pm Organ Recital - Susan Armstrong, Organist - St. Joseph Church, 35 Hamilton St., Worcester. Freewill offering.

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Nov. 21 Sun. 2:00pm Assumption College Humanarts - Sergey Schepkin, piano - Goldberg Variations of J.S. Bach. Salon, La Maison Francaise, Assumption College, Salisbury St., Worcester. For info., (508)767-7584. Nov. 21 Sun. 4:00pm Organ Recital - Robert Couchon, Organist Works of Bach, Vieme, Buxtehude, Widor & Richard Elsasser. Freewill offering to benefit the organ fund. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 30 Charlton St., (off Main St.) Southbridge. For info., (508)765-5597. Nov. 21 Sun. 4:00pm WORCESTER CHAPTER CO-SPONSORED EVENT- "BACH" PLUS- ORGAN CONCERT -Richard Wyble, organist. 1Oth Anniversary · Celebration of the installation of the Jeremy Cooper organ. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 200 Greenwood St., Worcester. Reception following. For info., (508)756-6620. Nov. 21 Sun. 4:00pm Choral Concert- WPI Concert Choir; Michael Driscoll, director & Boston University Choral Society; Matteo Ettore, director. Featuring folk music from around the world and Mozart's Te Deum (K.J41), Alden Hall, WPI. Tickets: $4 & $2. For info: (508)831-5816. Nov. 22 Mon. 8:00pm Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series - St. Cecilia Day Concert~ Steven Laplante, Concert Organist . The Boston Convervatory Artist Diploma. Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester. Free. (508)793-3528. Nov. 30 Toe. 7:30pm Assumption College Humanarts- String Trio of New York- Salon, LaMaisonFrancaise, Assumption College, Worcester. Free. (508)767-7584. Nov. 30 Tue. 7:30pm Holiday Pipe Organ -Will Sherwood, Lucia Clemente Falco- Solos & duets. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester. Sponsored by Worcester Music Guild Dec. 5 Sun. 7:30pm Homeless Benefit Concert- Maria Ferrante, soprano; Abbott Chamber Players; Will Sherwood, piano. Tuckerman Hall, Worcester. Dec. 12 Sun. 4:00pm Assabet Valley Mastersingers- MESSIAH SING- Robert P. Eaton, Director; Lois Toeppner, Organist. Trinity Church, Main St., Rt. 20, Northboro. Donation, $5. For info., (978)562-9838 or (508)845-9843. Dec. 12 Sun. 5:00pm SAINT NICOLAS SUNDAY CONCERT- The Master Singers & All Saints Choir of Men & Boys. Benjamin Britten's Saint Nicolas Cantata, Op. 42 & Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Malcolm Halliday, conductor & Ronald Stalford, directing the gallery chorus. Soloist, Richard Monroe & Pianists Alanna Battat Rantala & Brett Maguire. Also, members of Worcester Public School's Magnet String Program. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St., Worcester. Tickets, $12/$10. For info., (508)752-3818. Dec. 19 Sun. I 0:30am Bach Magnificat - Performed with orchestra. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester.

Send Calendar Information by the 16:tb. of the month to: Joan Venincasa, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 Tel. (508)865-5748/ Fax. (508)581-9351/ E-mail: [email protected]

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Hadwen Park 6 Clover St. 0/D Estey Pipe Adult $8,000.00 Maurice Myra Church Worcester, MA Organ & 4 weeks 32 Wellman St. 01603 Technics vacation Auburn, MA 01501 piano l 508)752-8905 Wesley United 80 Beacon Street Org. Rodgers Adult $4,200.00 Margaret M. Hoyt Methodist Church Framingham, MA elec. and to $4,800. 25 Maple Street 01701 Clavin ova 8wks.Vac. Hopkinton, MA 01748 sickleave (508)435-4807 St. Mary's Broad St., Org. E.W.Lane Adult $12,000.00; Jonathan English Church Marlborough Tracker Mo. of Aug. 4-A Windemere Lane, Vacation Wellesley, MA 02481 Work (617)535-4562 Home (781)239-1775 Fax: (617)535-6001 Email:[email protected] First Parish 341 Great Road Key- Hutchings none $4,000.00 Steven Campbell . Church, P.O. box 16 board Steinway B 31 Agawam Rd. Unitarian- Stow, MA 01775 player Acton, MA 01720 Universlist or Day (781)981-7923 Org. Evening (978)263-8201 Park 80 Russell St., 0/D Allen Adult $7,000.00, Jacquelyn Bigelow Congregational Worcester, $100.00 246 Killdeer Road, Church MA., 01602 Cont. Ed.; Webster, MA 01570 $200.00 Tel. (508)943-2805 lnstr. E-maii:[email protected] Fund. Or The Rev. Martin Perry 15 Drummond Ave. Worcester, MA 01605 (508)-853-4236 or (508)-752-2468 Village Whitinsville, Minister 3 Man. 2 Choirs; $ 12,000. Ms. Mary Andrews Congregational MA OH~88 of Aeolian- Chancel 4 Wks. vac. P.O. Box 217, Church Music Skinner; and Whitinsville, MA, 01588 Steinway& Chapel Yamaha Choirs Grand Pianos Trinity Church 23 Main St, 0/D Skinner Adult & $12,000.- Priscilla Cahill, Chair., Northborough, Youth $14,000. Music Committee MA, 01532 Choirs 4Wks. Vac. c/o Church address 2wks. (508)393-8156 Sick pay. E-mail: Rcahill [email protected]

To place an ad. or ohtain a list of suhstitute orgnists, The WORCESTER ORGANIST Contact: Joan Venincasa at 508/865-5748 VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3 THE WORCESTER ORGANIST NOVEMBER 1999 HOW DIDYOU BECOME IN A FEW WORDS I Life is short, Art is long, Opportunity fugitive, INTERESTED IN PLAYING 1 Experience delusive, Judgment difficult. THE ORGAN? ByFrankCorbin l -Hippocrates, 460-377 B.C. It seems everyone has an influential person in the background who was instrumental in inspiring him or her to learn a musical instrument. For me it was my great uncle, Glenn Corbin. Growing up on a farm in Tennessee (the nearest town, Cedar Hill, having a population of about 500), there weren't too many opportunities to experience classical western art music. My Uncle Glenn, however, had studied at Thank you Judy Ollikkala Emory University in Atlanta and had worked as a school teacher for many years. for procuring the donation of the audio tapes When my great-grandfather died, he returned to the family farm. He was a very good from the WICN "Art of the Organ" pianist, and my first memory of a piano was of his playing the spinet in my grandmother's living room when I was about six years old. I wanted to take piano radio broadcast . This is a wonderful tribute lessons but was told I had to wait until I was in the third grade. After several years to of lessons my uncle took me on as a student. host Robert C. Dickinson My uncle Glenn and four other men who were a gospel quartet went to various and a "prayer meetings" to provide the music. They often took me along, and the time came treasured addition to the music library when I could accompany the hymn singing. Some of the offerings were: "At Calvary", "Dwelling in Beulah Land", etc. and of course the Malotte "Lord's Prayer "sung by my at uncle's friend, Elliott Wallace. The College of the Holy Cross.

It was through Mr. Wallace that I started going every year to the Robertson County Choral Society's production of The Messiah. It was always accompanied on the organ at the Methodist Church in Springfield, TN, the nearby town to which my parents moved when I was ten. The organist was Robert S. Brown, and Elliott always sang the opening recitative, "Comfort Y e" and "Every Valley". I went with him to the rehearsals and can clearly remember Mr. Brown playing part of Tu Es Petra on the ..____ , ____.. organ one day at a rehearsal and was hooked. At Elliott's request Mr. Brown eventually took me as a student, and I started organ lessons as a freshman in high school. Somehow I have managed to never have to accompany The Messiah!

It is my pleasure to have Elliott Wallace and his family ~'E~~~ visiting me in October for the first time in the 25 years since I have been away. They are coming to Mass at Assumption during their stay, and Cantor Jane Shivick and I will be doing the Malotte "Lord's Prayer" for the .___ .. Offertory!

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Classes to be offered late January or early February FLAMING BUSH ~UBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT St. Leonard's 8.5.8.5 alt. The Boston Music Company will be moving to 215 Stuart Textcopyright 1994 Jonathan W. Wright-Gray Street/Motor Mart Garage at the end of October. Donald Paine, Manager of the Organ and Choral Departments Wanting a Fall anthem, Dr. Rev. Jonathan W. Wright-Gray of The reports that, "The new space will be very "Euro" in design, First Church in Sterling wrote this hymn text. He seeks a hymn tune with lots of music on display and very nice"! writer for collaboration.

Flaming bu'sh upon the hillside catches Moses' eye; HUMORESQUE Shoes removed, the presence entered, glory shimmers nigh.

Bright sun shining, blue 1>ky gleaming on an autumn day; The conductor said to the orchestra at the Bushes, radiant on the hillside, joined in chorus say: beginning of a rehearsal: "Please get your pencils out as we have some marking to do on this score. "Praise the God who dreams all color - orange, brilliant blue, The first two bars are in 3/4, not 4/4 as written. Maple red or walnut yellow, dazzling, piercing, true." Next, in the 5th bar, change it to 7/8 time and Waiting God, your presence beckons, hid 'neath earth and sky, this remains to the end. Now in bar 7 we lower Waiting, yearning, loving, pleading, till we step aside. the pitch 1/2 step. In bar 13, lower the pitch one whole step and this will remain to the end. Praise to God who fires the'heart with energy and love; Thank you. Now, let us begin." Holy ground is all around us, glory from above. "Excuse me, Maestro ... What would you like "Earth's crammed with heaven for me to change?", queried the soprano soloist. And every common bush afire with God; "Nothing at all; madam. Just sing it exactly And only he who sees takes off his shoes- as you did. yesterday," responded, the conductor. The rest sit 'round it and pick blackberries" E.B. Browning ·~. '

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I Volume 18, Number 4 December 1999 I

EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE Dear Chapter Members and Friends, DEAN Malcolm Halliday As your Dean, I have been attending meetings in recent months of the SUB-DEAN John Sittard Worcester Cultural Steering Committee. This committee has included representatives from nearly all the cultural groups and instirutions both TREASURER/ great and small in Worcester. Included have been large institutions such REGISTRAR as the Worcester Art Museum or the American Antiquarian Society and Carolyn Graham organizations with smaller annual budgets like our chapter or the Worces­ SECRETARY ter County Poetry Association, to name a few. The meetings were begun in James Moore response to a challenge from Everett Shaw, Chief Developm·~nt Officer for the city of Worcester, to consider the formation of a position for a Cultural AUDITORS Development Officer, who would serve as a spokesperson fo1· the cultural SeanRedrow community and director of Worcester's Cultural Coalition. The cultural Joan V enincasa community has rallied around this idea, realizing that much can be done to MEMBERS AT LARGE improve the cultural environment for all of our organizations through sup­ Ronna Archbold port on the city level and a strong cultural coalition. However such a vi­ sion for the future requires a commitment in the present. Arlette Grubbs This Cultural Development Officer will be a fully funded professional Bradford Hendrickson position which all of the cultural organizations would share in supporting :Marjorie Ness financially. Fortunately, for the next year the Greater Wor,~ester Commu­ William Ness nity Foundation has already awarded $30,000 in a one-to-one matching grant, and City Hall will provide $5,000 in cash and approximately $12,000 Will Sherwood of in-kind support. City Hall bas also assured the cultural community that over the next several years the financial commitment of tht: city to this po­ sition will be increased, while the financial backing of the Greater Worces­ AGO STATEMENT OF ter Community Foundation will be phased out. Meanw llile all cultural PURPOSE groups are asked to help support this position, which promises to promote The purpose of the the entire cultural community and enrich the city ofWo:rcester. All the American Guild of Or­ cultural groups are asked to give $100 this year for every $100,000 of their ganists is to promote annual operating budget. Five major organizations are COilltributing over the organ in its historic $11,000. We smaller organizations are asked to contribute the balance of an devolving roles, to roughly $18,000 to meet the commitment of the cultural community. If an encourage excellence in organization's budget is below $100,000 than the organization is asked to the performance of or­ give what they can up to $100, the important factor being an organiza­ gan and choral music, tion's participation regardless of the amount contributed. l'm happy to and to provide a forum report that though our budget is very small (under $10,000), our Executive for mutual support, in­ Committee feels strongly that we ought to give the full minimum of $100. spiration, and educa­ (continued on back page) tion of Guild members. L___ D_E_C_EM_B_E_R_I9_9_9 ___L ______T_H_E_W __ O_R_C_E_ST_E_R_O __ R_G_A_N_IS_T ______~I_\'OLUME 18, NUMBER41

Dear Friends INMEMORIAN At 6:23p.m. yesterday 27th October 1999, Andrew Pennells, managing director of J. Vv. Walker & Sons Ltd., lost his battle with cancer and died peacefully in St. Nicholas Hospice, Bury St Ed­ munds, at the age of only thirty-seven.

This is a truly awful tragedy to which no words can offer solace. Our hearts go out to his wife and young children, to his two sisters, and to his mother and father. Andrew worked at the craft of organ building with an intensity that was sometimes frightening. He combined very long hours-often working into the night both in the workshop and on site­ with very high standards and a degree of calm professionalism that I have seen in no other builder. He was the first man in Britain to understand completely what was required in the build­ ing of large modern mechanical action organs; this daunting challenge was met in full by the age of twenty-five. As a teenager he must have shared with his father, Robert Pennells, the excitement of acquiring the famous old firm of J.W. Walker and its removal to the modern plant in Brandon, Suffolk. After leaving school he trained with Klais of Bonn and at the organ builder's school in Lud wigs burg, be­ fore returning to Brandon to take his part in the growth of Britain's most dynamic and prolific or­ gan building company. When I went to work as a draughtsman at Brandon in 1987, Andrew was five years my junior but already has an astounding level of experience in and understanding of the craft. I could only mar­ vel at what he had already achieved at so young an age and my task was to learn what I could and to get up to speed as quickly as possible. I only stayed for three years and in the constant turmoil of a busy factory it was difficult to build up strong personal relationships-but Andy's welcome was warm and his encouragement heartfelt; his ability to teach his sophisticated design methods made learning a constant pleasure; his unending patience with a group of colleagueE that in­ cluded everyone from obstinate old senior staff to temperamental newcomers was a rnodel of calm.

When I left Brandon in 1990, having found the intensity and pressure of a big organ factory more than I could stand, Andy stood on the doorstep and waved me goodbye. I could see him still, in the rear-view mirror, as I turned the last corner on my way home, and I will always remember his loyal friendship. I will miss him dreadfully, as will his family. British organ building cannot af-

"Let us now praise famous men ... such as found out musical tunes ... and were the glory of their time ... their mtme liveth for evermore. The people will tell of their wisdom, and the congregation will shew forth their praise." Ecclesiasticus XLIV (selected portions)

American Guild of Organists Worcester Chapter

The Worcester Organist newsletter is published 11 times a year, July the exception.

PO Box 7157, Worcester, MA 01605. Web Site: www.bershad.com/ago

Address Changes and Membership Applications-Carolyn Graham, 5081755-8903

Professional Concerns-Joyce Hokans, 5081842-1253, [email protected]

Placement and Substitute Services-Joan Venincasa, 508/865-5748, [email protected]

Dean and/or Members at Large-Malcolm Halliday, 508/845-7286, [email protected]

Editor-Ronna Archbold, 9781368-6338, [email protected] The deadline for the newsletter is the 15th of each month. REPORT ON THE FALL CRAWL The first event of the 1999-2000 season was the 19th annual Fall Crawl held on Columbus Day, October 11, 1999. Chairperson was Judy Ollikkala, with Co-sponsor the AGO Monacmock Chapter, Alan M. Laufman, Dean. Guest chapters who also madn this crawl a scheduled event were Boston and Springfield. Bi:.l Czelusniak and Don Hooton coordinated the Springfield trip. Over 100 attended. Bus helpers were Stephen St. Denis, Scott Bernier, and Hugh Smith Tones. The day's tour began with 3 busses leaving from Worcester, North Leominster, and Holyoke MA, converging on the Rindge New Hampshire Common along with other drivers, where 1:he combined Town Hall/Meetinghouse parishioners awaited us with treats of Finnish coffee bread, homemade breads, juice, coffne etc. headed up by Trudy Kalinen. She and her six helpers afterwards hurried to clean up the kitchen and spent the res1: of the day with us. The day was crisp, cool and sunny north of Worcester, and warmer later on. The George Stevens & Co. 187~~ tracker in the Rindge Meetinghouse was restored in 1996 by ~~orge Bozeman Jr. & Co. Mr. Bozeman demonstrated the various stop~; with excerpts from Ernst Pepping's Kleines Orgelbuch. Since this was the 50th Anniversary of the Worcester Chapter, Judy choBe four hymns which were written by Worcester Chapter members. The first hymn, sung here accompanied by her (in stockingfeet), Has written by twice Dean Stephen E. Long for the 1992 City of Worcester Crawl. "This is the Spirit's Entry Now", is a baptismal hymn composed at the request of his pupil David Ha~Jberg following a trip to the coast of Maine when Steve and friend Tom Edwards fell out of a rowboat into the ocean because they dicm't know how to row! Ten minutes further west was the Church of the Unity in Winchendon MA with an E. & G. G. Hook 1868 Opus 438 tracker very nicely demonstrated by John Skelton who has roots in this toun. Church organist Bernice (Bunny) Thompson assisted at the conuole and we sang Henry Hokans' winning hymn entry in the Region I AGO Worcester Competition "0 God Whose Thoughts are Not as Ours" Mr. Hokans was also a past Dean of the Chapter. Then we rode ten minutes further southwest to Baldwinville, MA Memorial Congregational Church. After being welcomed by Pastor Stephanie Flynn, Robert Barney ably demonstrated the newly restored George Reed 1898 tracker, redone in 1997 by Andover Organ Co. Bob Newton and Peter Cameron of the Andover Company were both on the crawl. Organist Martha Chattin accompanied the two hymns sung here, both composed by David Hagberg who was at Disney World with his family the week of the crawl. They were written to commemorate the Church (hymn tune Baldwinville) and the 140th Anniversary of the birth of George Reed, organbuilder (hymn 1:une Reed 153) after the Opus Number of the organ there. We had lunch downstairs catered by Bill Gamache of Holden. A drive to the beautiful Royalston MA Town Common wa:~ uphill most of the way, ending at the Congregational Church 1~ith a Revere bell rung by organ student Michael Yang of Fitchburq, and an 1863 William A. Johnson tracker Opus 142, Susan Armst:::ong presiding. We were welcomed by Pastor Ginger Asel, and sang the hymn "Holy, Holy, Holy". This organ is in need of repairs and the pastor and parishioners were encouraged by our visit to make progress to have this done. Susan did a nice job showing of:: the organ. An offering plate held freely donated funds for this organ repair when we left. After a bumpy, hilly, and winding road into New Hampshire (all were state roads but infrequently used) , and viewing scenic mountain foliage, we again traveled back into Massachusetts to the Northfield Campus of the Northfield/Mount Hermon School. The roomy Victorian barnlike Memorial Audito:::ium, a National Historic Building, holds the next-to-the-last Esb:Jy pipe organ Opus 3260 of 1958, designed by Georg Steinmeyer, '~ho at that time had recently arrived from Germany. Mr. Steinmeyer, now living in Brattleboro VT, was present and gave a talk on his experience with the Estey Corp. , followed by a description o:: the organ by maintainer Bill Czelusniak. Open console followed, with Judy starting things off with the National Anthem. Others t:::ying out the instrument included Dr. Ken Wolf, Lois Regestein, SC<)tt Berryman, and Robert Barney. We meandered across the campus green to the Russell Sage Chapel, where we heard Jenny Fay­ McKinstry play three selections including Mendelssohn's Second Sonata on the recently arrived Hook and Hastings 1897 organ <)pus 1785, rebuilt, retrackerized and installed by the Andover Orqan Co. with two manuals and a coupler manual. Three weeks before the crawl, "Hurricane Floyd" caused a major roof leak that put the pedal division out of commission, plu:~ several other ranks. The pedal reservoir and the ranks were ·:aken post-haste to the Andover shop, releathered, and arrived back the Friday before we arrived! The organ was playable without those parts, but it was very nice to hear the whole organ. We sanq the school song "Jerusalem" by Parry, and the benediction of "Northfield". Afternoon snacks were downstairs in the First Uni ta:::ian Church of Northfield, a last-minute substitute location, with Jean Shepard of the church helping along with Hugh Tones. Barbara Owen and Robert Barney played the 1842 E. & G. G. Hook tracker upstairs, and the hymn "Engelberg" was sung before WE:! departed for home. Where are we going next year? Southeasb:Jrn Mass. with Richard Hill as Co-Chair, co-sponsored by the Southeastern Mass. AGO Chapter. Submitted by Judy Ollikkala POST -CONVENTION STORY The American Guild of Organists REGION I Convention - 1999

... A few facts for your information ...

As of June 29, we had 371 persons on our convention roster. They included the registrants, artists, exhibitors, and steering committee members from all New England states, 15 other states, Canada, and France. We were pleased to have in attendance three formerAGO national presidents--Roberta Bitgood, Ronald Arnatt and Charles Dodsley Walker. National Vice-President John Chappell Stowe addressed the opening convocation. Also, visible throughout the convention were NYC headquarters personnel: James Thomashower, national exec. director, and J. Anthony Thurman, communications director.

Those attending the convention were treated to 22 workshop choices, 8 recitals, 2 church services, and had the opportunity of hearing Worcester's finest organs at 12 locations, including church installations, two college instruments and the Mechanics Hall instrument. In addition to the outstanding organs and organists, we had the privilege of hearing two BSO instrumentalists, a brass quartet, classical guitarist, several outstanding singers, and two choral groups.

Four new musical works were premiered. These included a choral com 11ission by Gwyneth Walker "The Twenty-third Psalm." (Ed. Note: ECSchirmer has published this work and Gwyneth told me that the first printing was sold out!) Marjorie M13rryman was commissioned by our chapter with partial funding from the Boston Chapter to produce a major organ work. The work (in six movements) "Les Tres Riches Heures" was premiered by Katharine Pardee. We also sponsored a Hymn Competition (administered by the Hymn Society) based on a text by Timothy Dudley-Smith. The result was a new hymn entitled "0 God Whose Thoughts Are Not As Ours" written by Henry Hokans. And a fourth new work was premiered at Mechanics Hall. In honor of Marie-Claire Alain, Daniel Pinkham wrote the stunning "Odes, 1998" (ECS Publishing), a three-movement work for English Horn and Organ .

. . .And here's what the attendees had to say ...

"I just wanted to thank you for one of the most wonderful weeks of my li·=e. I truly learned much from the experience, which was solely made possible by your hmd work. It is an experience that I shall remember for the rest of my life." -Fred Teardo, Waterbury, CT (Ed. Note: Fred was the competition winner. This September he started Eastman as a organ student of David Higgs.)

"Thank you for the wonderful convention put on for us in Worcester. It was a wonderful week, and things flowed without any hitches noticeable to this attendee. . .. I wanted to add my "Amen" to the many favorable remarks already spoken at the convention." -Bob Seamon, Los Alamos, NM

"Thanks for the hours, days, months and years invested in creating this week's convention. It was a feast to "the locals" who shared in it. To the members it must have been a banquet upon banquet! Share my appreciation with your coworkers. Shalom. -Rev. Fred Wedemeyer, Ev. Lutheran Church in America, New England Staff.

"Meant to write a letter right after the convention to tell you and your gang what a terrific few days that was. I enjoyed the AGO magazine write-up with Joyce' picture. I loved the description as they "leapt to their feet screaming" about Joyce. AMEN! -Peggy Krewson, Boston Chapter member and former Dean

"I drove the 130 miles to Worcester, MA for the opening of the convention and what a grand opening it was ... The Worcester Chapter has worked very hard 0'1 this convention. The publicity has been magnificent, going back at least a year, and longer. I have no doubt of how they feel seeing this chapel (Holy Cross) packed with organists from all over the region, and from other parts of the country as well. - Malcolm Wechsler, Mander Organs, Ltd., Stamford, CT (Ed. Note: M. Wechsler did daily revieNs which he posted on the internet to the [email protected]).

"The Worcester chapter did a fabulous job of organizing and running this past summer's regional convention. From the moment we walked in the door and n~ceived our packets I was assured that this was going to be time well spent. .. This was my first experience at an AGO regional convention, and based on my experience at this one, I would highly recommend going to future regionals." - Cheryl Banker, Norwich, CT; from article she wrote for the New London, CT chapter newsletter

"Thank you for allowing me to participate in the AGO convention by helping with transportation. It truly was an educational experience. Many positive comments were made to me regarding the superb program booklet, overall organization of the convention, quality of organs in the city, etc." -Ann-Marie Lupien, volunteer

"It's been a few weeks since the Region I convention but it's still recent enough for me to write about a few of the more memorable events for me from this convention. The first highlight was Tom Murray's wonderful recital on the Aeolian-Skinner organ at All Saints ... G.Donald Harrison's masterpiece was shown off wonderfully by his playing." - Will Scarboro, Organ Historian, Satellite Beach, FL

"Congratulations to you and your committee on a job superbly done. The Regional was a success in every way as far as I could tell. Timing, bussing, programming, hospitality, exhibits everything. Now that the Worcester chapter is all practiced up, perhaps they should rebid for a National." -Max Miller

"Hearty congratulations to the Worcester Chapter for a truly remarkable Regional Convention! Everything was so well done: spectacular concerts, enlightening workshops, spiritually uplifting services, copious and timely displays of music and vendors, all other arrangements meticulously organized. It felt like a national convention, and the convention booklet is a work of art." -Mark Engelhardt, Boston Chapter Dean

"It is certainly the best regional I have ever been to, and even better than the national in New York ... Again, my hat is off to you and the entire committee. \Nell planned, well organized, well executed and musically superb. Also, we all had a great time together to boot! - Glenn Gada, Boston Chapter Subdean

ii " ... I came away with many new ideas, not only from the workshops, sertices, and concerts, but also from the conventioneers with whom I traded "tricks of the trade." I also came away with a new respect for Worcester. I have lived in MA all my life, but I never realized what treasures there are in Worcester. And now I do!" -Liz Carley, Boston Chapter member (who resides in Acton)

"What a fabulous job you and the Worcester Chapter did in presenting one of the finest Regional Conventions I have attended. The Chapter deserves kudos for their hard work in planning and organizing every detail from first-rate workshops ancl concerts to bussing and dining." -Charles E. Page, Enfield, CT

" ... I would only like to say that Worcester was the best Regional convent on I have ever attended! There were a very wide variety of events for every taste and interest, and the level of playing in the recitals was of the very highest caliber. The Worcester people themselves are a great group of people; they are a group that obviously enjoys each other's company and work extremely well and efficiently together. Rarely in my life have I ever met so many nice people!. .. What a weE~k; I'm sure that everyone who attended will remember Worcester for many, many years to come. - Stephen Roberts, East Haven, CT

"Thanks to all of you in the Worcester Chapter for such a great convention and thanks for making me a part of it. .. Hope our paths cross again soon! -Ken Grinnell, Manchester, NH

... A few words from your Convention Coordinator.... Dear Ones, Thank you to all of you who worked in any way --small or large-- to enable us to have such a splendid musical event in Worcester. Truly, our chapter's image in New England--and across the US--has been elevated as a result of all our efforts. We are really blessed to be in a community filled with so many churches which have outstanding pipe organs. And, what's more impressive is that there are so many different organbuilders represented!

I was privileged to work for almost three years with incredibly gifted people ancl wish to acknowledge them here. My sincere thanks to:

Nancy Avila, convention secretary. She faithfully recorded minutes at each Steering Committee meeting (we had over 23 of them!) and then sent minutes and notices of meetings to SC members. She also is to be commended for her truly outstancing efforts on behalf of our Grants and Fund Raising efforts, which netted us well beyond our goal. Allen Kinzey, convention treasurer. Without Allen's occasional words of caution and his attitude about "staying within budget", we probably would not have fared a~, well as we have. He never said "no, you can't"; he just "made us aware" that proposed expenditures would have an impact on the budget plan. Allen does not throw caution to the wind--thanks, Allen! Carolyn Graham, convention registrar. Carolyn was often the first contact for those who had any questions about registration. I personally heard from more than one iii attendee about what her fine, helpful style. Carolyn promptly responded to inquiries and set a great first impression for registrants. In addition to everything else, we have to give her a really big pat on the back for the incredibly wonderful tote bags. --hese will be a long-lasting reminder of the Worcester Chapter event! Wilma VanderBaan led the Archival Committee with great attention to detail and the historical background of our chapter. A chapter display was in evidence at the Registration area of the convention and truly I learned a few things (because I haven't been here quite as long as a few of my colleagues!). Thanks, Wilma. You did a fantastic job. Frank Corbin was our Competition chairperson. I gave him the national guidelines and he went from there. Every detail was tended to meticulously and I never had to check up or worry about a thing. (Whew, what a relief to me!) Someone remarked to me that Frank is a fine gentleman with a very dry wit! I couldn't agree more. Thanks, Frank. Joan Venincasa and John DaSilva chaired our exhibits. It has been a long time since I have been at a Regional Convention where there has been such an array of quality exhibitors. Joan and John, you did it! We were pleased to have variou:; organ builders and companies represented, as well as piano, handbells, recordings, and music publishers. This really afforded convention attendees with an opportunity to browse and purchase new music. Thanks, Joan and John! Will Sherwood gets all the credit for our incredible program booklet. I haVE3 actually sent a couple copies to the Philadelphia people for their perusal as they prepa:·e for the 2002 National Convention. I know that Will solicited ads, designed our webpane, worked in the preparation of our initial promotional piece and ultimately the Iaroe flyer and even prepared a postcard which we sent out to all New England AGO'ers at the 11th hour. Will's technical and artistic expertise blow me away; he's a true genus! On top of it all, he was always congenial and totally cooperative. Thanks, Will! Arlette Grubbs was our Hospitality chairperson. She and her crew of volunteers were always available at the hospitality desk during the convention. Her lovely smile and pleasant manner made all our guests feel very welcome. It sure is nice to see a smiling face when you're away from home! Thanks, Arlette. Joyce Hokans served as Housing/Site chairperson. She was the contact person with the hotel. She was aware of all meal arrangements and dealt with any lopistical issues. She was always a presence at the hotel. (Unfortunately, she like several others missed many of the great concerts!) More important to me, however, Joyce served as my AAAA (All Around Assistant and Advisor). I respect Joyce's judgement and her wisdom. When I was really pondering over problems, Joyce was always there to input and advise. Thank you, Joyce! Debra LeBrun was our Logistics Committee chairperson. She and her committee made sure that every little detail in each workshop or recital location was tendE~d to completely. This included such tasks as knowing where the restrooms were in each location, determining tuning needs for instruments, arranging for TV's in certain workshops, et al. Attention to all the details was her task and she pulled it off with great aplomb! Thanks, Debra. Our Program committee was co-chaired by Patricia Snyder and John Sittard with Jim Christie as Artistic Advisor. Truly the program was comprehensive and cmtered the needs of all levels of organists attending. There was something for everybody .. and that's what made it so great! Each of the programs was of the highest caliber. It is highly unusual for a Regional Convention to have such a high caliber of programming.

iv These persons are to be commended for their highly professional efforts on oL r behalf. Thanks, Trisha, John, and Jim! Publicity was chaired by Bob Eaton. So much of what the publicity chairperson does is not visible to those attending the convention. Nonetheless it was a consistent and certainly time-consuming effort. Wow, don't we remember those mailings! Bob did a great job chairing this and I commend him for getting the word out about Wo·cester! Thanks, Bob. Moving the conventioneers from one site to another and doing it in a timelv fashion can make or break a convention. Our convention was in good hands with Judy Ollikkala and Steve St. Denis as co-chairs. Their careful study of all the routes to be traversed and their care in the whole process of "filling 'em up and moving 'em out" made everyone remark on how smoothly the busses ran. I had the privilege of meeting with them and the bus company rep within a week of the convention. When I noted the pages of detailed information given to the bus company, I knew we were in good hands. Thanks, Judy and Steve. The Ushers Committee was chaired by our Dean. Malcolm Halliday made sure that each recital had a full compliment of ushers to address needs of those attending. Thanks so much, Malcolm, not only for this responsibility but also for your entire cooperation as Dean throughout the planning process! Although the Post-Convention organ crawl was not an official part of our convention, many registrants stayed on to attend the crawl. Judy Ollikkala always does a phenomenal job on crawls and I understand from attendees that this lived u~ to expectations. Thanks, Judy. (PS: I went home and napped that day!)

Finally, I offer sincere thanks to ALL who worked in any capacity to make this convention a success. And, I thank you for having the confidence to entrust me with chairing this phenomenal event. During the initial planning stages, I remember that many people remarked on the successful "1983" convention. I'm sure everyore will continue to remember 1983, but now they will also remember WORCESTER 1999---the last and greatest musical event of our chapter's 20th century!

Sincerely,

Lois T oeppner Steering Committee Chair

v NEWS DEADUNE FOR THE PLEASE HOLD THE DATE Worcester AGO Chapter Executive l\1eeting Worcester AGO 15 MAY 2000 24 Janua1y 2000 NEWSLETTER IS THE AGO ANNUAL MEETING First Congregational Church, 15TH OF EACH MONTH Shrewsbury, MA

SPRINGFIELD AGO CHAPTER Christmas Carol Sing

A Publick Christmas Carol Sing is scheduled for Saturday ll December 1999 at 3:00p.m. at Springfield's Christ Church Cathedral. This even is modeled on Sir David Willcocks' Carol Sings and includes Christmas carols for audience, bass, choir, and organ. Featured organists will be Peter Beardsley and Larry Schipull; the New England Brass Quartet, the Springfield Symphony Chamber Choir, and the Springfield Children's Chorus. This event is free: contact Karen McCarthy 413/782-7785 or [email protected] for further information and/or directions. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.tJnnnn /J The American Guild of Organists Worcester Chapter Program Guide /J -2 15 January 2000 (22 January 2000--snow date) -2 n Mid-Winter Workshop-details forthcoming l5 n 2 April 2000 Sunday 3:00p.m. /J lllll!t John Schwandt ..... ·~ Winner, Improvisation Contest in recital-literature and improvisation ·~ •fln Wesley United Methodist Church, Main Street, Worcester, MA •fln /J 15 May 2000 n /J Worcester AGO Chapter Annual Meeting I: nnnnnnnnnnnnnhnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.tJnnnn ~------, Your Valuable Input in Needed Please ...

An idea was generated at a recent Worcester AGO Executive Meeting that various "lists" would be useful to i s members. Hence this month you have William Ness' great "Music Super Shopper" contribution to clip and save.

Bradford Hendrickson is working on a list of organizations that are useful to a church musician, such as The Organ Historical Society, or the Society of Baptist Musicians, etc. Brad would appreciate it if you would e-mail him any music or other wise related organizations that are important to you OR that are germane to your particular denominational affiliation. Please include ALL details of tele­ phone, address, web site etc. Thank you!

You may reach Bradford at:

Bradford L. Hendrickson 46 Brennan Way Holden, MA 01520

Voice-508/828-6456 Or 508/755-1261 [email protected] ------~ ~-r------·------.. ~ MUSIC SUPER SHOPPER LISTING :

: Thank you to William Ness for putting together this concise listing of sources for the puchase of music. An excellent addition : 1 to any musician's file. 1 I I BOSTON MUSIC COMPANY I 215 Stuart Street I Boston, MA I 617/528-6100 Donald Paine, former long time employee of Carl Fischer, is now in charge of the organ' choral department. l-IE is knowledge­ able and gives good service. No discounts except for a Presidents' Day Sale each February.

BRODT MUSIC COMPANY, INC. PO Box 9345 Charlotte, NC 28299 Voice-800/438-4129 Fax-800/446-0812 [email protected] www.brodt-music.com This is probably the largest in-stock music vendor in the United States, if not the world. James Vester now works in the organ/ choral department and has an encyclopedic knowledge of music publishers and editions. No discounts to my knowledge.

LAURENDALE ASSOCIATES Voice-818/944-6920 Fax-818/994-6958 E-mail: [email protected] www .laurendale.com This company offers the premiere choral folders available anywhere. Their catalog is only available on their web-site. Hand­ bell publications and choral folders are their main business.

LOIS FYFE MUSIC 2814 Blair Boulevard Nashville, TN 37212 V oice-800/851-9023 Fax----615-297-4291 Lois is a former employee ofthe now defunct Vester Music of Nashville. She has created a large store in her 1ome and gives good service. She offers a 10% discount on multiple choral titles. Also she maintains good connections of Et.ropean publish­ ers.

MALECKI MUSIC, INC. P.O. Box 150 Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0150 Voice-800/253-9692 Fax -616/698-0228 Web site-www.maleckimusic.com I Provides quick excellent service on in-stock items. They carry all recent choral publications and send out large catalogs and mailings on a regular basis. No discounts.

SPECTRUM MUSIC 1844B Massachusetts Avenue (basement location) Lexington, MA 02173 V oice-7 81/862-0088 Fax-781/861-1335 E-mail: [email protected] Web site-www.spectrum-music.com Hours-Monday-Thursday-10:00 a.m.-5:00p.m. and Friday 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. They offer a 15% discount on multiple copies of choral music. They have an excellent choral reference librmy. They give mu­ sic teacher a 10% discount. They also mail out a Choral Music Newsletter that is edited by Marie Stultz. THE MUSIC SHOP Gables Shopping Center 1320 South Main Street Blacksburg, VA 24060 800-822-8989 FAX 540-951-0018 All phone/mail orders receive a 25% discount on choral, handbell, band, piano, and organ music! Order ahead.

YESTERDAY SERVICE, INC. 1972 Massachusetts A venue Cambridge, MA 02140 Voice- 617-547-8263 FAX- 617-661-9246 www. yesterdayservice. com Prompt service on all orders. This company does not handle popular music. Order form on the web address makes electronic communication simple and complete. Offers some discounts on multiple choral titles. Sends out a flyer with sale items and summer buy ahead sales

YOUNG'S MUSIC STORE, INC. 283 Fifth Street Whitehall, PA 18052 Voice - 800/628-6204 FAX-610/437-3763 E-mail: [email protected] They offer good sales in the summer and in October. They give larger discounts of 30 to 35% to vc lume customers. This store has a unique resale and out-of-print library at good prices. You may also senj music to them for resale.

-Researched and submitted by William Ness December 1999

0/D = Organist and Choir Director; DM = Director of Music; MD = Music Director; CD = Choir Director; 0 = Organist; Neg. = Negotiable

. \ .. \ .. .· ,· -••th•••rclt )yx-. '. AC!d~n< ·:: ··:. ·•·-·• ~bs~ ·•· oraiin •-··, · ··'¢ti4;tjf5 --s~larv<·· i¢()nta<:t Hadwen Park 6 Clover St. 0/D Estey Pipe Adult $8,000.00 Maurice Myra Church Worcester, MA Organ & 4 weeks 32 Wellman St. 01603 Technics vacation Auburn, MA 01501 piano It 508)752-8905 Church of Christ, 142 Exchange St. DM/Org. Rebuilt 2m. Adult $7,000.- Jan Howie, Music Com., Congregational, Millis, MA 02054 or Holbrook & $8,000.00 c/o Church of Christ U.C.C. Dir./ Youth $11 ,500. dual (508)3 76-5034 ~yCOm. positions Fax. (508)376-4945 St. Mary's Broad St., Org. E.W.Lane Adult ~12,000.00; Jonathan English Church Marlborough Tracker Mo. of Aug. 4-A Windemere Lane, Vacation Wellesley, MA 02481 Work (617)535-4562 Home (781)239-1775 Fax: (617)535-6001 Email:[email protected] First Parish 341 Great Road Org. Hutchings none $4,000.00 Steven Campbell Church, P.O. box 16 or Steinway B Sept. thru 31 Agawam Rd. Unitarian- Stow, MA 01775 Key- June Acton, MA 01720 Universalist board Day (781)981-7923 of Stow & Acton player Evening (978)263-8201 Park 80 Russell St., 0/D Allen Adult $7,000.00, Jacquelyn Bigelow Congregational Worcester, $100.00 246 Killdeer Road, Church MA., 01602 Cont. Ed.; Webster, MA 01570 $200.00 Tel. (508)943-2805 lnstr. E-maii:[email protected] Fund. Or The Rev. Martin Perry 15 Drummond Ave. Worcester, MA 01605 (508)-853-4236 or (508)-7 52-2468 Village Whitinsville, Minister 3 Man. 2 Choirs; $ 12,000. Ms. Mary Andrews Congregational MA 01588 of Aeolian- Chancel 4 Wks. vac. P.O. Box 217, Church Music Skinner; and Whitinsville, MA, 01588 Steinway& Chapel Yamaha Choirs Grand Pianos Trinity Church 23 Main St., OlD Skinner Adult & $12,000.- Priscilla Cahill, Chair., Northborough, Youth $14,000. Music Committee MA, 01532 Choirs 4Wks. Vac. c/o Church address 2wks. (508)393-8156 Sick pay. E-mail: Rcahill [email protected]

To place an ad. or ohtain a Rust of suhstitu.te orgnists, The WORCESTER ORGANIST Contact: Joan Venincasa at 508/865-5748 CALENDAR OF EVENTS-- DEC,_ JAN Dec. 3 Fri. 7:00pm Littleton Tenth Annual Messiah Sing~ Selections from Handel's Messiah performed by soloists, orchestra, organ & harpsichord with audience participation. Scores provided for those who don't have them. Debra LeBrun, Director. Congregational Church ofLittleton, 330 King St. (Rte. 2Nll0), Littleton, MA. Free admission; donations accepted. For info., (978)486-3245. Dec. 4 Sat. 8:00pm Music Worcester- Handel's Messiah~ Worcester Chorus & Worcester Symphony Orchestra. Jean Danton, Soprano; Marion Dry, Contralto; Peter Harvey, Tenor; Thomas Jones, Baritone. Dr. Gerald Mack, Music Director. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester. Tickets, $28, $25. (508)754-3231. Post-concert reception to celebrate 100 years ofMessiah in Worcester. Dec. 5 Sun. 3:00pm Concert~ Barbara Owen & Lois Regestein, organists, playing the 1812 Goodrich & Appel ton organ. The Congregational Church of Phillipston, MA. Dec. 5 Sun. 7:30pm Homeless Benefit Concert~ Maria Ferrante, soprano; Abbott Chamber Players; Will Sherwood, piano. Tuckerman Hall, Worcester. Dec. 5 Sun. 9:00pm Office for Compline~ John Delorey, Conductor. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St., Worcester. Dec. 12 Sun. 4:00pm Assabet Valley Mastersingers ~MESSIAH SING~ Robert P. Eaton, Director; Lois Toeppner, Organist, & guest soloists. Scores available to share. Trinity Church, Main St., Rt. 20, Northboro. Donation, $5. For info., (978)562-9838 or (508)845-9843. Dec. 12 Sun. 5:00pm SAINT NICOLAS SUNDAY CONCERT- The Master Singers & All Saints Choir of Men & Boys. Benjamin Britten's Saint Nicolas Cantata, Op. 42 & Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Malcolm Halliday, conductor & Ronald Stalford, directing the gallery chorus. Soloist, Richard Monroe & Pianists Alanna Battat Rantala & Brett Maguire. Also, members of Worcester Public School's Magnet String Program. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St., Worcester. Tickets, $12/$10. For info., (508)752-3818. Dec. 19 Sun. 10:30am Bach Magnificat~ Performed with orchestra. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester. Dec. 19 Sun. 7:00pm Festival of lessons and Carols ~ Chancel Choirs from First Congegational and Park Congregational Church. First Congregational Church, (Tatnuck Square) 1070 Pleasant St., Worcester. For info., (508)752-7105. Dec. 24 Fri. ll:OOpm Music at the Meeting House Series - Service of lessons & Carols - Candlelight service of Christmas readings & choral musical responses. Joseph Halko, oboist; Sherrill Ducharme, soprano; Steven Small, baritone. First Congregational Church, West Boylston, MA. Jan. 2 Sun. 9:00pm Office for Compline ~John Delorey, Conductor. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St., Worcester. Jan. 9 Sun. 4:00pm Music At The Meeting House Series~ Christine Kaloustian, Pianist. First Congregational Church, West Boylston. (Snow date, Jan. 16.) Send Calendar Information by the 15th of the month to: Joan Venincasa, 32 Stone School Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 Tel. (508)865-5748/ Fax. (508)581-9351 I E-mail: [email protected]

Support our Chapter's events. VOLUME 18, NUMBER 4 THE WORCESTER ORGANIST DECEMBER 1999 HOW DIDYOU BECOME HUMORESQUE INTERESTED IN PLAYING The Ten Commandments ofOr~an Practice THE ORGAN? By Joyce Hokans 1. Thou shalt practice every day, even if only for a short period. I grew up in the north central part of Texas and was raised in the 2. Thou shalt NEVER practice faster than thou Southern Baptist Church in a family of very strong church-goers. We canst play perfectly, for it is written: lived on a farm and attended a small country church that had music Jed Perfect Practice Makes P ~rfect by a song leader and a pianist. There was no organ. 3. Thou shalt NOT put offwc·rking on the hard We listened to a Dallas radio station while preparing to go to church on parts; David did not invite :Joliath to come Sunday mornings. There were two regular Sunday morning broadcasts. back after tea. One was "Hymns We Love," which was introduced each Sunday by a 4. Thou shalt work out a usable fingering, inscribe recording of someone playing "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" on the or­ it on thy papyrus and NEVER vary from same, gan; the other was a rebroadcast of the Sabbath services from Temple for Fumble Fingers Find Fate Fickle. Emanuel in Dallas. This was my first exposure to the organ. 5. Thou shalt never apologize for thy playing, or As we listened to the wonderful sounds of the Temple Emanuel pipe say "Oops!" when thou makest a mistake, for organ, I asked my mother what it was. She told me it was an organ. thou wilt only draw attention to things which "How do I get to play one?" I asked her? She said, "Well, you have to otherwise would never be noticed by the thick play a piano first." One of my goals from age five was to play a pipe or­ people. gan so I began begging my parents to buy me a piano to start my piano 6. Thou shalt practice each cc mposition in short lessons. Finally, in the third grade my mother took me to the woman who segments that thy fingers may not break off had been my aunt's piano teacher in the 1920's and I started my lessons. more than thy mind can ch·~w. 7. Thou shalt listen ... and not only to organists, for We moved into a town with a Baptist church with a Hammond Electric it is written: What this unttdy world needs is organ. I knew this was not the sound I had heard on the radio but I still fewer organists and more musicians who can wanted to learn to play the organ. I begin going to the church on Saturdays play the organ." and during the summer to practice on the Hammond. The priest at the tiny 8. Thou shalt NOT play peda s without shoes ... for Episcopal mission in town heard about my playing and offered to hire me to thy Odor-Eaters may be sp ~nt, and besides it play for their masses for $10 a week. I could barely read the hymns leads to sloppy playing. And the church had only a Hammond spinet, but the priest seemed to 9. Thou shalt begin and end each practice session have an interest in my future as a church organist and soon took me into with something thou canst play readily, that Wichita Falls, Texas, to the First Methodist Church. thou mayest not be discounged. This church had a 96 rank organ and their organist was Nita Akin, who 10. Thou shalt always remember that thy practice is later became my organ teacher. One of her students was practicing at the a labor of Jove and that by Jersistence (oft church and he allowed me to sit down to play, starting me first on the "tutti". He then set registrations for me to play a little Bach Prelude. I remember proved by thyself in other undertakings) thou that I couldn't reach the echo manual and I could barely reach the pedals but canst bring to pass many wonders. finally I could play the sounds I had heard as a small child and loved so -from the TOSA news of much. New South Wales, Amtrialia My first small job and exposure to the organ Jed to my major in organ during my college years and to work as an organist and choir director . AGO CERTIFIC:ATION

AGO EXAM CERTIFICAliON CLASSES Lucia Clemente Falco Church/508.752.3785 or Home/508.752.0572

Please call before the end ofDecember-1999 (Those who phoned in last year are still on the list)) Classes to be offered late Ja tmary or early February I'm pleased that our Executive Committee feels (as I do ) that our chapter is an integral part of the local cul­ tural scene and that we have an obligation to the greater cultural community. I also want you to know that a nominating committee has been formed to fill the slate for our chapter elections which will be held in May. The members to date are Sean Redrow, Arlette Grubbs, Lucia Clemente Falco, and William Ness. This year all the major positions of the chapter are up for election and the committee would like to know about people who are interested in serving on the Executive Committee. To be sure, s'~rving the chap­ ter in this way is a responsibility and a commitment, but one richly rewarding to our membership and to the sacred music profession. \ Joyce Hokans, former Dean and an active member of the chapter for many years, has decided to step down before the completion of her term as Member at Large, though she will continue to do her fine work in profes­ sional concerns till the next Annual Meeting. The Executive Committee thanks Joyce for all h•~r hard and de­ voted work for our chapter and will miss her valuable presence on the Executive Committee. 1'm happy to re­ port that our new Newsletter Editor, Ronna Archbold is happy to serve the remainder of Joyct~'s term. Many thanks to Ronna for agreeing to step in and fill this need. Meanwhile, I hope you have a great December of music making and listening! Do plan to attend our educa­ tional event in January, which will be the subject of a separate mailing very soon. Also look at our program for the rest of the year. (I'm sorry it didn't make our last newsletter as my Dean's message of last month implied, but it should be in this newsletter.) All the best for the Christmas season and hope you survive YK2 to make to the year 2000!

Your Dean, Malcolm Halliday I I

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