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www.tcago.org June 2008 Volume 13, Issue 9 TCAGO EVENTS CALENDAR 2008 June 22-26 American Guild of Organists National Convention Convention Corner he opening of AGO2008 is only 3 weeks away! The convention steering committee wants to thank all of T the members of TCAGO for your support of the con- vention planning process and for your generous offers of volunteer help for both before and during the conven- tion. The registrations keep coming in and we are all very excited to host a spectacular convention. SPECIAL WORSHIP MUSIC ON SUNDAY, JUNE 22 - If any of you are planning on doing special worship music on Sun- day morning, June 22nd and would like that information along with your church worship schedule made available to convention-goers, please submit that information in writing to Mark Kieffer at [email protected] or at 3340 Blaisdell Ave. S. #2, Minneapolis, MN 55408 by Friday , June TWINTWIN CITIES CITIES CHAPTER CHAPTER TWINTWIN CITIES CITIES CHAPTER CHAPTER 6th . We will be preparing a handout with all of the informa- — — — — tion that we receive which will be available at the conven- tion hospitality booth. Mark Kieffer, Director of Liturgy and Music Nativity of Mary Catholic Church, Bloomington, Minnesota Convention Hospitality As chair of the hospitality committee for our upcoming con- vention, I am so grateful for all of our members who have registered for this convention and who have “stepped up to the plate” and offered to help wherever and whenever you can. It will be critical that all of us who are helping to facili- tate this convention “sing from the same book,” so please make every effort to attend one of the volunteer orienta- AMERICANAMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS GUILD OF ORGANISTS AMERICANAMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS GUILD OF ORGANISTS tion sessions being planned for Tuesday, June 10 th (7:00 pm) or Saturday June 14 th (9:30 am) at First Christian Church. In addition to the usual hospitality needs, which our volun- teer committee is working to fill, we may have needs that come up at the last minute. I am looking for a few people with a car and cell phone who would be willing to make themselves available (on call) for a day or two or even part of a day to be the “in case we need you motor pool” for the convention. If this is something that you could do, please call me 651-291-8639 or e-mail me at [email protected] . (Hospitality continued on page 2) Page 222 Pipenotes PIPENOTES is the official publi- Letters (Hospitality continued from page 1) cation of the Twin Cities Chap- ter, American Guild of Organ- to the Editor A national convention, in addition to being a lot of work, is ists, and is published 9 times a year, September – June. The a wonderful opportunity to connect with professional col- December and January issues Signed leagues in our chapter and with chapter members through- are combined as one. Letters out the country. Let’s show them and each other what DEADLINE DATEDATE: Information to the “Minnesota Nice” is really about. THANKS! for PIPENOTES should be re- ststst Editor ceived no later than the 1 of Carsten Slostad, Chair of AGO2008 Hospitality the month preceding publica- are al- tiontion. Subscription cost for per- w a y s sons who are not members of welcome. Please send, the TCAGO is $40/year. fax or email letters to Advertising Fees Barb Herzog. Memorial Service held for Paul Emch Business card - $60/yr; Full page - $170/insertion; Half Minnesota Public Radio It has pleased the Lord in His infinite wisdom to call from pg - $95/insertion; Quarter pg. - encourages you to enter our midst our colleague Paul Emch after over a year of liv- $60/insertion; Want ad – your classical musical per- $35/2 consecutive issues. ing with lung cancer. Paul died peacefully at about 8:30 formance events in the am on Sunday, April 27, 2008. A memorial service for Paul Call 952-432-6995. MPR online calendar. In was held on Saturday, May 17 at Cross View Lutheran Chapter Website: the box in the upper left http://www.tcago.org corner of the MPR main Church in Edina, with Mark Sedio as organist for the ser- Webmaster: David Engen page < http:// vice, as Paul had requested. The Cross View choir sang O 612-801-8662 (cell) Radiant Light, a piece commissioned in Paul’s honor and [email protected] www.mpr,org >, click on 'Events Calendar'...then written by Mark. Fellow AGO colleagues helped lead the Dean TCAGO: follow the instructions on congregational singing. Melanie Ohnstad the calendar page to 952-936-9538 (h) 'submit a new event'. 612-332-3421 (w) 612-910-9907 (cell) This information will reach [email protected] an audience different from New Salary Guidelines! the online TCAGO or PIPE- By Jeffrey Patry Organist Helpline: Maria Bucka DREAMS calendars. It's 612-312-341 free, and it's another way to [email protected] let people know about your Greetings from the Professional Development Committee of TCAGO ADMINISTRATORADMINISTRATOR:::: classical music concerts. the TCAGO! I hope you are enjoying your spring and are Barb Herzog gearing up for the AGO National Convention this summer. 952-432-6995 (h) By all means, continue to 952-432-5226 (Fax) send information directly to The Professional Development Committee consisting of Julie [email protected] Michael Barone too... Urban, Megen Balda, Michael Silhavy, Charles Fruhstuck and a) Membership/ PIPENOTES <[email protected] >. myself have recently updated the salary guidelines for 2008- Subscription [email protected] 2009. We have implemented a 3% increase on the salary b) News Items for Pipenotes FREE ONLINE guidelines this year due to the ever-increasing cost of liv- c) Letters to the Editor PROMOTION! ing. These guidelines are based on three different ar- d) Pipenotes Advertising eas: education level, years of experience and number of Change of Address ( Pipenotes) Gain potential additional hours worked per week. Barb Herzog, 952-432-6995 promotional exposure for Change of Address ( The Ameri- your performance event The wedding and funeral fees have remained stationary this can Organist ): (concerts only, not services) AGO Headquarters by listing it on the Minne- year. We have made slight changes in some of the wording 475 Riverside Dr., Ste. 1260 sota Public Radio Online to make it easier to understand. Please make use of these New York, NY 10115 Events calendar (separate guidelines and feel free to contact me with any questions 212-870-2310 you may have. from the PIPEDREAMS cal- Placement: Robert Anderson endar!). Go to 612-377-4450 <www.mpr.org >, click on I have also received some questions regarding fees for organ [email protected] 'classical' in the upper teachers. We are looking into possibly including some guide- green box, scroll down and lines for organ teachers next year. I will be calling some Calendar Coordination/Events click on 'regional events' in teachers around the area to get some info regarding their Scheduling: Michael Barone the EVENTS panel, then rates. I would appreciate any information you can give me. 651-290-1539 (w) click on 'submit an event' 651-228-9885 (h) and follow the prompts. It's [email protected] free, and is widely read As always, please feel free to email ( [email protected] ) Organ Calendar (particularly by MPR's on-air or call (763.537.4561, ext. 109) me if you have any ques- ww.pipedreams.org/calendar hosts). tions or concerns. Happy spring! Pipenotes Page 333 Dean’s Column TCAGO Officers Greetings to All, Dean ::: Melanie Ohnstad 952-936-9538 (h) In this moment, I want to 612-332-3421 (w); 612-910-9907 (cell) thank you for the privilege SubSub----deandean ::: Steve Gentile 612-729-7344 (w) of serving the TCAGO as 612-920-9511 (h); 612-719-4923 (cell) Secretary dean for the past two Secretary : John Salveson 612-869-2726 (h) 612-781-2796 (w); 612-240-2055 (cell) years. I have learned TreTreTre asurer/Investments : David Geslin 612-868-7827 (h) much and delighted in 763-277-0024 (w); [email protected] coming to know many new friends. Monday Board Members night meetings of the ex- ecutive board have been Class of 2008 : Philip Asgian, Karen Bartz, Kraig Windschitl for me like highly anticipated town hall meetings filled with Class of 2009 : Carolyn Diamond, Christopher Stroh, Robert lively exchange of ideas and serious probing of how to better Vickery serve the membership. The officers and board members you Class of 2010 : Mari Lyn Ampe, Bryan Higgins, Lawrence Lawyer elected have been dedicated to the mission of the guild “to Committees promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles, to en- courage excellence in the performance of organ and choral PPProgram Committee ::: Chair: Steve Gentile 612-719-4923 (cell) music, and to provide a forum for mutual support, inspira- [email protected] tion, education, and certification of Guild members.” Members: Carolyn Diamond, Michael Barone, Tom Ferry, Yvonne Thomas Every board member and every committee member has con- tributed to our chapter’s activities in programming, educa- Professional Development ::: Chair: Jeffrey Patry 612-327-9894 tion, professional development and student nurture. I par- (cell); [email protected] ticularly want to recognize the outgoing Class of 2008, Phil Members: Megen Balda, Charles Fruhstuck, Julie Urban, Asgian, Karen Bartz and Kraig Windschitl for their service. I Michael Silhavy, Robert Anderson feel very proud, and you can too, of chapter events over the Education Committee ::: Chair: Philip Asgian 651-293-9115 (h) last two years –Pipe Organ Discovery Days, Piping Hot, nam- 651-696-6913 (w); [email protected] ing the first recipients of the Barone scholarship, high caliber Members: Melanie Ohnstad, Karen Becker, Phil Asgian, Kirsten student competitions, member recitals and guild exams to Uhlenberg, Allan Mahnke (ex officio) name just a few.