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Pittsburgh Pipelines

October 2009 Mendelssohn and the Organ: Beyond the Sonatas

Our Dean, Larry Allen, will host the Monday, October 26th Chapter Meeting at Special points of inter- Mr. Lebanon United Lutheran Church. We will celebrate the bicentennial of the est: birth of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). David Billings has developed a pro-  Recent deaths of gram which will feature noted Mendelssohn scholar Dr. William A. Little of guild members, pg. 2. Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Little has edited the five-volume “Complete Organ  Beth Harrison moves to Oklahoma City, Works” of Mendelssohn published by Novello, and our program will focus on the pg. 3. many fine works of Mendelssohn which are not as well known as the Six Sonatas,  A few chuckles, pg. Op. 65 and the Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 37. Dr. Little will provide an in- 10. sightful handout and brochures for his new book Mendelssohn and the Organ  Pipe Organ Acad- (Oxford University Press, Spring 2010). The program will also feature perform- emy, pg. 11 ances by our very own chapter members of some of these organ works: Allegro,  Mark King gives Dr. Carol Teti memorial Chorale and Fugue in d/D (David Billings); Allegro in B-flat Major (George recital, pg. 4 Armstrong); Passacaglia in C Minor (Christopher Pardini); and Andante (Trio) in  Craig Courtney F Major (Signe Mitchell). come to Baldwin Community UMC, pg.5. Dr. Little will be featured later that week at the Eastman School of Music’s con- ference (EROI) on Mendelssohn. However, October 26th will be your chance to hear him in Pittsburgh!

Inside this issue: Dinner for the evening will be a Fall Feast, starting with a family style salad. The main dish is a roasted pork loin with a cider sauce accompanied by scalloped po- Dean’s Notes 3 tatoes and baked apple and acorn squash. Dessert will be pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Organ Artists 4 Series Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church is located at Noteworthy 4 975 Washington Road, Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon), Events PA 15228. If you are coming from the south, head Positions Avail- 6 North on Route 19, the church is on your right ap- able proximately 2 miles past the South Hills Village Substitutes 7 Mall. If you are coming from the North or East take the Liberty Tunnels to Route 19S. The church

Directory 8 is approximately 4 miles ahead on your left.

Corinne Fink-Adkins Dinner Reserva- 11 tion Sub-dean Longtime guild members Mary Louise Wright and Madaline Jackel pass away.

WRIGHT MARY LOUISE, 97, of Mt. Lebanon, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday Aug. 19, with her granddaughter Jenifer by her side. Born in Helena, Montana, she studied organ and music composition at the University of Washington, Seattle and Union Theological Seminary in New York. Her teachers included Clarence Dickinson, Roy Harris and Virgil Thompson, She taught at Mt. Vernon College in Washington, DC. And with her late husband Jay she taught at the Children's Interracial Camp in Seattle and Trinity School in Athens, Alabama. She was the organist and choir director at sev- eral churches in New York. She was the musical director at Beverly Heights UP Church in Mt. Lebanon and the First Baptist Church in for 30 years, retiring at age 85. At First Baptist, she created a unique camaraderie, cooking dinner for her choir before their Thursday night rehearsals. She composed many services collaborating with Jeanne Beaman, a modern dance professor at the , composer Alice Parker, and numerous instrumentalists. Among the performances were Sermon on the Mount, King David, The Peaceable Kingdom, Dona Nobis Pacem and Rejoice in the Lamb. She was Dean of the American Guild of Organists, a life-time member of the Tuesday Musical Club and a board member of the Peace Institute. A woman of many talents she enjoyed cooking, baking bread, sewing clothes for her daughters, suits for her husband, and making furniture and wooden toys for her grandchildren. But music was always her passion. She is survived by her four daughters, Josie Sheldon, Diane Arimoto, Carol Strom and Jane Anderson, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family thanks Harmony Hospice for their caring support. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Just Harvest or the charity of your choice. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 pm on November 7 at the First Baptist Church of Oakland. Ar- rangements by WARCHOL FUNERAL HOME, INC. 3060 Washington Pike, Bridgeville (412-221- 3333) Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb

Craig Courtney is coming to Baldwin Community UMC MADALINE R. JACKEL, age 85, of West Mifflin, on Sunday, January 25, on Saturday and 2009. Beloved wife of the late Joseph G. Jackel; loving mother of D. Guy (Cheri) Sunday, October Jackel of West Mifflin, Bruce Jackel of West Mifflin and Mark (Jean) Jackel of Lake Mary, FL; caring grandmother of David Guy (Taleesha) Jackel II of West Mifflin 17 &18. Check and Paul Jackel of West Mifflin; great-grandmother of Kadaline E. Jackel and David the Noteworthy Guy (Max) Jackel III; also survived by special friend Lois Malloy; sister of the late Kenneth Paul and Mary Elizabeth Whitfield; daughter of the late Ralph W. and Nelle Events column . E. (Book) Paul. Madaline was a dedicated musician. She touched the lives of so many with her love of music. She was a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and she was church organist and choir director for many years for Amity Presbyterian Church. Madaline currently was a church pianist and founding member of Brush Valley Chapel. She was a member of the McKeesport Choraliers and McKeesport Symphony Society for over 30 years. Madeline was Past President of the United Singer's Federa- tion, past member of Wymadosis & Lebanon Women's Club, den mother for Cub Pack 31 and Sunday school teacher and Fellowship leader for Amity Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 2-4 and 6- 9 and Thursday 10 am until time of service at 11:00 at the JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 301 Curry Hollow Road, Pleasant Hills. Memorial contributions may be made to Brush Valley Chapel, 3021 Route 259 Highway, P.O. Box 1395, Indiana, PA 15701 or Amity Church for the Hunger Fund, 400 Euclid Ave., Dra- vosburg, PA 15034. www.jeffersonmemorial.biz Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb

Obituaries taken from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Deadline for the November issue of Pipelines is Monday, October 12. E-mail is always best.

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Dean’s Notes

WHAT ARE WE MISSING?

Many of you may have seen this internet piece but it was new to me and, unlike most things of this nature which get sent my way, it has haunted me since reading it. In a Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately two thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After three minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his sched- ule. After four minutes a woman tossed in a dollar and hurried on. After six minutes a young man stopped briefly to listen, then started walking again. After ten minutes a three year old boy stopped and tried to listen, but his mother hurried him along, turning his head back all the time. Larry Allen, Dean After playing for 45 minutes only six people stopped to listen, but about twenty tossed in money without stopping and the violinist collected $32. No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, who was playing one of the most intricate pieces ever written on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100. Bell was playing incognito as part of a social experiment organized by the Washington Post about perception, taste and people's priorities. The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context? One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, Be sure to check playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made, how many other things are we missing? out the chapter One potential impact for us organists is to help our congregations consider what they may be website at: missing if they consider the organ to be merely providing background music. On the contrary, your musical offerings helps u set a tone for the Sunday worship experience. I personally have www.pitago.org long abhorred the idea of postludes -- playing big loud pieces while people scream over them -- Many thanks to but, for the most part, the church continues to expect them. You make an important statement at the console each Sunday morning and I hope that your congregations are wise enough to use Kath Csellar and those moments to listen and appreciate what you, the artist of your sacred space, contribute. If Jon Danzak for they don't know what they're missing, let us help them figure that out! And, may you get a bit more than 32 dollars for your efforts! their continued I look forward to welcoming you in October to Mt. Lebanon Lutheran Church for the Mendels- commitment sohn program. The organ is a 2002 Ruffatti and just last March, an antiphonal division built by Joe Zamberlan and company was added with a Trompette en chamade as well as Principals 8, 4, and 2. The program, as described by Corinne Adkins elsewhere, should be a good final tribute to Mendelssohn in this anniversary year. Blessings, Larry Allen

Congratulations to Beth Harrison, who has moved to Oklahoma City to be University Organist and Assistant Professor of Organ and Church Music at Oklahoma City University. We'll miss Beth and her gifts, but send her all our best for a happy tenure in Oklahoma.

The Guild’s financial statement is available upon request from the treasurer, Charlotte Roederer.

October 2009 Page 3 Organ Artists Series

Sunday November 15, 2009 4:00 pm Fifth and Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-1212 Reuter, Opus 2176

Michael Unger Eastman School of Music Music Director of South Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY

Winner of the American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance

Noteworthy Events

October 1 ...... Thursday ...... 8:00 PM ...... Choral Evensong; Bairstow in D Major; Anthem, Expectans Expectavi by Charles Wood. A German Biergarten with music by Bloomfield Liedertafel follows in the par- ish hall. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St. in Highland Park. October 1 ...... Thursday ...... 8:00 PM ...... Choral Evensong followed by a German Biergarten and recital by Bloomfield Liederta- fel. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St., Highland Park 15206. October 3 ...... Saturday ...... 4:30 PM ...... Second anniversary gala organ event, East Liberty Presbyterian Church Jason Overall (organist/choirmaster of the Episcopal Church of All Saints in Indianapolis, IN and president of the Goulding & Wood Organ Company) and Gary Malvern (principal trumpet with the Greenville Symphony). The concert is FREE. Dessert buffet following the concert is $5, reservations are necessary. call For reservations 412.441.3800 x11. October 4 ...... Sunday ...... 3:00 PM ...... Krista Shinew - 4 October 4 ...... Sunday ...... 4:00 PM ...... Organists from the South Hills of Pittsburgh will be playing their favorite organ works at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Each recitalist will play around 10 minutes on the Schantz organ. The organists participating are: *Larry Allen, Director of Music and Organist of Mt. Lebanon Lutheran Church, *James Burns, Organist of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, *Dr. Gretchen Franz, Organist and Choir Director of Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church, *Stephen Schall, Director of Music and Prin- cipal Organist of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Mt. Lebanon, *Fred Schell, Organist of St Bernard Catholic Church, Mt. Lebanon, *Dr. Douglas Starr, Director of Music and Arts, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mt. Lebanon October 4 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... Amy Munoz - 1 October 10 ...... Saturday ...... 7:30 PM ...... Choral Concert: The Heinz Chapel Choir. John Goldsmith, director. Sacred and secu- lar a cappella choral music. Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church. Free. October 11 ...... Sunday ...... 7:00 PM ...... Organ Spectacular II, Plus Brass! Gail Henry and the Memorial Park Brass play music for organ and brass quintet. Widor, Handel, Biebl, Preatorius and more. October 11 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... Timothy Mobley - 1 October 15 ...... Thursday ...... 7:00 PM ...... Recital and Compline at St. Paul’s Episcopal featuring tenor Rich Williams in a per- formance of Holy Sonnets by Ned Rorem and arias from Haydn’s Creation. The recital is immediately followed by sung Compline Prayer. October 16 ...... Friday ...... 7:30 PM ...... Organ Recital by Mark King, Carol Teti Memorial Recital Series, sponsored by Indi- ana University of PA. Zion Lutheran Church, Indiana, PA

Page 4 Pittsburgh Pipelines October 17 ...... Saturday ...... 9:00 AM ...... All day workshop with nationally know composer/conductor Craig Courtney. Bald- win Community UMC. Registration fee $30. 412-921-8735 or 412-302-8653 for regis- tration. May sing at Sunday worship October 18, 11:00 AM. October 18 ...... Sunday ...... 3:00 PM ...... Baldwin Community UMC Chancel Choir in concert, Craig Courtney, conductor. Workshop participants may sing with the Choir. October 18 ...... Sunday ...... 5:00 PM ...... Calvary Episcopal Church (315 Shady Avenue, at Walnut Street), Shadyside Choral Evensong (Calvary Choir, Alan Lewis, director, Amy Munoz, organ scholar) and Organ Recital (Ms. Munoz) October 18 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... Craig Dobbins - 1 October 20 ...... Tuesday ...... 7:30 PM ...... William Porter, organist from the Eastman School of Music, and McGill University, in recital on the renovated and restored Beckerath at St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland. October 25 ...... Sunday ...... 4:00 PM ...... Ken Medema, singer, songwriter, and pianist. Ken Medema is a blind musician and songwriter whose compositions contain meaningful messages conveyed in beautiful melodies. Music in a Great Space-3 October 25 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... William Goff - 1 October 26 ...... Monday...... 8:00 PM ...... Concert with the Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra, Andres Cardenes, guest conductor and St. Andrew’s choir. Mozart: Symphony #29, K201; Handel: Violin Concerto and Faure Requiem. A wine and hors d’ouevre reception follows. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St. in Highland Park October 27 ...... Tuesday ...... 8:00 PM ...... Masterclass for Violin and Viola. Stephanie Tretick from Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St. in Highland Park. October 28 ...... Wednesday ...... 5:30 PM ...... Choral Evensong sung by the Choristers of Calvary Episcopal Church, Alan Lewis, Organist-Choirmaster. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St. in Highland Park. October 30 ...... Friday ...... 7:30 PM ...... Baltimore organist Michael Britt will be accompanying silent movies at Trinity Cathe- dral, 328 Sixth Ave., downtown Pittsburgh October 30 ...... Friday ...... 8:00 PM ...... Candlelight Recital: Sara Botkin, soprano and Scott Pauley, lute in a program of six- teenth and seventeenth century song. A festive reception follows in the Parish Hall. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St. in Highland Park. November 1 ...... Sunday ...... 4:00 PM ...... Gretchen Franz in concert with cello, horn, handbells and choir. Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church. 412-531-7131 November 1 ...... Sunday ...... 4:00 PM ...... "The Office of Evening Prayer for All Saints Day", featuring organ and choral music of Felix Mendelssohn. First English Lutheran Church, downtown. Ann Labounsky, Or- gan. Cynthia Pock, Director November 1 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... Alan Lewis - 1 November 5 ...... Thursday ...... 8:00 PM ...... Choral Evensong: Stanford in C Major; Anthem Give us the Wings of Faith by Earnest Bullock. Recital by Sr. Marie Agatha Ozah, soprano. A wine and hors d’ouevre reception follows. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St. in Highland Park. November 6 ...... Friday ...... 7:00 PM ...... Calvary Episcopal Church (315 Shady Avenue, at Walnut Street), Shadyside Durufle Requiem (liturgical performance by the Calvary Choir, Alan Lewis, director, Amy Munoz, organ scholar, Guy Russo and Susan Shafer, soloists) November 6 ...... Friday ...... 8:00 PM ...... Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani, The University of Pittsburgh Orchestra, Roger Zahab, Conductor, Alastair Stout, Organ, Free. The Church of the Epiphany, 1018 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, www.epiphanychurch.net November 8 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... David Schaap – 1 November 9 ...... Monday...... 7:30 PM ...... Jon Tyillian, organ, Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, Stravinsky’s Firebird, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ epic masterwork, A Sea Symphony, featuring the ELPC Festival Chorus and guest conductor Larry Allen, Admission is free and a light reception will follow the program. November 14 ...... Saturday ...... 8:00 PM ...... Piano Recital by Eric Siepkes, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton Street, Highland Park. $35; with student ID-$10. Benefits the Pittsburgh Compline Choir. Information: (412) 682-6886 November 15 ...... Sunday ...... 4:00 PM ...... A Diocesan Choir Hymn Festival led by David Schaap, Organist/Choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, and assisted by Dr. Douglas Starr, Director of Music and Arts at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Choirs from the parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh in the ECUSA will gather at St. Paul's for a hymn festival.

October 2009 Page 5 November 15 ...... Sunday ...... 4:00 PM ...... Michael Unger, Organ Artist Series, Heinz Memorial Chapel. www.oas- series.org November 15 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... Cynthia Pock - 1 November 22 ...... Sunday ...... 7:30 PM ...... Kenneth Danchik, Associate Organist from St. Paul Cathedral, in recital on the reno- vated and restored Beckerath at St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland. November 22 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... Preston Showman - 1 November 29 ...... Sunday ...... 8:30 PM ...... Robert Kardasz - 1

1 – Choral Prayer at the End to the Day, Sung by the Pittsburgh Compline Choir, Dr. Paul M Weber, director. Sunday Evenings, 8:30 PM. Heinz Memorial Chapel, University of Pittsburgh. Weekly guest organists are listed. 2 – Noontime Organ Recitals at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, downtown, 328 Sixth Avenue. Wednesdays, 12:30 to 1:00 PM. Visiting Artists listed. 3 – Music in a Great Space. Shadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors (60 and over). Students and children are free. Season subscriptions are also available: $48 for adults and $24 for seniors. Proceeds from ticket receipts benefit the local and global missions of Shadyside Presbyterian Church. For more information on the Music in a Great Space series, call 412-682-4300 or visit http://www.shadysidepres.org/music/migs/index.htm. 4 – Free Organ Concerts, Heinz Memorial Chapel, 3:00 PM Sundays. 5 – Free lunchtime student recitals at Heinz Memorial Chapel, Wednesdays, 12:15 PM 6 – Duquesne University Chapel Organ Recitals, from the studio of Ann Labounsky, Chair, Sacred Music Department, Duquesne University. Tues- days, 12:45 - 1:10 PM, Duquesne University Chapel, Old Main Building. Recitalists listed.

Positions Available

Positions Filled:

Poke Run Presbyterian, Mark Clark, non Guild Level Green Presbyterian, Casey Thorwart, non Guild First United Methodist, Ellwood City, Candace Aikins, Guild St. Theresa of Avila, unknown at present St. Matthew Lutheran, Elizabeth La Rue, Guild Old Economy Village, unknown at present Oak Grove Lutheran Church, unknown at present

Positions Open: as of September 14, 2009

O Resurrection Lutheran Church, Oakdale, urgently requires an organist for Sunday and weekday morning/evening prayer, and holy days. The church does have a choir, which rehearses less than once a week, and the organist is expected to accompany choir. Compensation is $100 per Sun- day or Holy day and $25 for each weekday morning/evening prayer service. Two Sundays vacation per year. The organ is a 2 manual 1971 Rodgers electronic refurbished this year. Organist is an ex officio member of the Worship & Music Committee and is expected to be involved with the Pas- tor and committee in the selection of hymns. Please submit your resume to: Rev. Emilie Theobald-Rowlands, Resurrection Lutheran Church 7600 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale, PA, 15071. For addition information, please contact Pastor Emilie at (412) 719-7276 (cell) or (412) 788-4513 (church).

O/D Saint John Lutheran Church, Mars, seeks an organist for our 18 rank Casavant Freres organ. This is a part time position of approximately 10- 12 hours a week. Responsibilities include playing the organ/piano for two Sunday morning liturgies plus Holy Days. Weddings, funerals, etc. com- pensated additionally. Organist to also direct adult choir, lead children’s music for Sunday School, and attend worship planners monthly meeting. Ideal candidate will have excellent musical interpersonal, and organizational skills, good rapport with adult volunteers and children. Salary negotia- ble, commensurate with experience and qualifications and includes three weeks of vacation. Send resume to: Pastor Mark Bringman, PO Box 411, Mars, PA 16046-0411, via email at [email protected] or via phone (724) 625-1830.

O/AD St. Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church, Lower Burrell, is seeking a part-time Assistant Director of Music and Liturgy. St. Margaret Mary is a large Roman Catholic church located in the Alle Kiski Valley worshiping 1200-1400 per week with multiple choirs and ensembles. Ap- plicant should have a strong organ, piano and accompanying skills, experience with adult, youth and/or children’s choirs, the ability to work some weekday, weekend, and evening hours, and be a practicing Roman Catholic. Please submit cover letter and resume to: [email protected] or Director of Music and Liturgy, St. Margaret Mary roman Catholic Church, 3055 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell, PA 15068.

Page 6 Pittsburgh Pipelines O/D First Presbyterian Church, 320 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. 412 471 3436. [email protected] Director of Music, (20 hours). First Presbyterian Church seeks a Director of Music with expertise in traditional worship and traditional music. Two weekly services, choir rehearsal, staff meetings. Strong organ and choral skills required. Contact Mary Jane Snyder at the church office.

O St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Brentwood, is seeking a church organist to serve beginning September 2009. Principal responsibilities are related to preparing and playing music (organ and piano) for Sunday worship and other liturgical services (weddings, baptism, funeral); collaborating with the Rector in selecting anthems; organizing, rehearsing and conducting our choir: maintaining our music library in accordance with our budget; rehearsing and conducting chimes on special occasions; encouraging and facilitating individual and group instrumentalist (youth band); maintaining instrument, equipment and supplies; and generally encouraging members of the parish to participate in our music program. The organ is a two man- ual Moller of approx. 9-11 ranks and was built in 1979. Annual Salary is negotiable. Please send your resume to [email protected] or mail to Rev. Philip Wainwright, 4048 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, PA, 15227.

O/P Pine Run United Methodist Church, Clairton, is interested in filling the position of Organist/Pianist. Duties would consist of Wednesday eve- ning practices with the Children’s Choir at 6 PM and the Adult Choir at 7:15 – 9:00. You would be required to play at the Sunday morning worship service at 10:45 AM in addition to holiday services not scheduled on Sundays such as Christmas Eve and Lenten services. The organ is a 2 manual Allen electronic. Salary is based upon experience and we offer four Sundays of paid vacation time. Please submit your resume to pin- [email protected] or 901 N. Sixth Street, Clairton, PA 15025. Please contact Dawn Kelly, Staff Pastor Parish Chairperson at (412) 885-7179 (H), (412) 901-2565 (C), or the church secretary at (412) 233-4006 for more information.

O Faith Lutheran Church, Upper St. Clair, has an organist position available. Organist plays one weekly service and special services in addition to accompanying the choir at weekly choir rehearsals on Thursday evenings. The choir rehearses September-May and is comprised of 30 voices. The organ is a 2 manual Allen digital. Salary is negotiable for the right candidate. Please email your resume and cover letter to musicdirec- [email protected] or send to Faith Lutheran Church, Organist Search Committee, 80 Bartley Road, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241.

O/D Greenstone United Methodist Church, Avalon/Bellevue is seeking an organist/choir director with strong directing and accompanying skills. There is currently one Sunday service and one choir. We are especially interested in someone who is energetic and creative, has knowledge of a variety of music styles, with the ability to blend traditional and contemporary styles, is flexible and has a good rapport with adult volunteers and children. The ability to form and lead ensembles is a plus. The organ is a 2 manual Moller of 21 ranks in good working order. Please send your resume and a brief statement of faith/philosophy to: Search Committee at [email protected] or 939 California Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15202.

O/D First Baptist Church of Coraopolis is seeking and organist/choir director. There is one Sunday service and the choir rehearses on Thursday evenings. Job responsibilities include: Playing for Sunday and special services, weddings and funerals; choosing hymns, special music, and choir anthems; rehearsing the choir and soloists; leading the singing of praise music; and leading the singing for VBS. First Baptist is a congregation of approximately 200 members. The choir has 10-12 vocalists. The organ is a 2 manual Allen Renaissance. Please send your resume to Myrna Craig at [email protected] or 4343 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Twp., PA 15108

Substitute Organists available for SUNDAY MORNING services: Van Atta, Frank ...... 412.303.1776 ..... 15044 ...... WFES Name ...... Phone ...... Zip Code ...... Other Services Yoder, Stanley ...... 412.243.1296 ..... 15235 ...... WF Banas, David ...... 440.382.8407 ..... 15238 ...... WFES Conti, Michael...... 412.331.1372 ..... 15210 ...... WF Substitute Organists NOT available for Sunday Service: Evans, Bill ...... 412.953.0155 ..... 15212 ...... WFES Gordon, Jacob ...... 412.980.1781 ..... 15221 ...... WFES Name...... Phone ...... Zip Code Services Houggy, Helen ...... 412.487.5124 ..... 15101 Aikins,Candace ...... 724.568.2640 ..... 15690 ..... WF Janko, Ray ...... 724.325.7449 ..... 15668 ...... W Allen, Larry ...... 412.366.9198 ..... 15237 ..... WFE Justham, Mary Ann ... 724.335.7792 ..... 15068 ...... WFE Anderson, Gerald ...... 412.251.6718 ..... 15223 ..... WFE LaRue, Elizabeth ...... 412.523.7666 ..... 15218 ...... WFEL Anwyll, Jeffry W...... 412.638.6311 ..... 15102 ..... WFE Prokopchak, Michele 412.835.0905 ..... 15102 (weekends) Brown, Judith ...... 301.724.1407 ..... 21502 ..... WFE Prokopchak, Michele 301.989.2238 ..... 20905 (weekdays) Bruhn, Lynn ...... 724.733.8111 ..... 15632 ..... WFE Rasely, Don ...... 724.355.5571 ..... 15226 (day) .... WFES D’Ippolito, Faye ...... 412.855.8857 ..... 15145 ..... WFE Rasely, Don ...... 724.283.4829 ..... 15226 (evening) WFES Daugherty, Jamie...... 412.292.1970 ..... 15056 ..... W Reed, Eileen ...... 724.846.1982 ..... 15010 ...... E Daniels, J.R...... 412.389.6658 ..... 15212 ..... WF Reiland, Michael ...... 412.882.5521 ..... 15227 ...... WFE DiCarlo, Bonnie ...... 412.362.7690 ..... 15206 ..... WFE Rollett, Tony ...... 412.268.3177 ..... 15217 ...... WFE Doktorski, Henry ...... 724.693.87521 ... 15071 ..... WFES Rubright, Sandy S. .... 724.994.8872 ..... 15668 ...... WFE Geibel, Jennifer ...... 845.216.0242 ..... 15239 ..... WFES Goodbread, Helene .... 412.262.5939 ..... 15108 ..... F Schulz, Ron ...... 724.312.7773 ..... 15205 ...... WFES Gordon, Jacob ...... 724.325.9966 ..... 15632 ..... WF

October 2009 Page 7 Holland, Marlene ...... 724.728.2474 ..... 15009 ..... WFE Names appearing in bold designate Johnson, Dale ...... 724.335.9333 ..... 15068 ..... WFES new additions to the list or changes. Murphy, Ryan ...... 412.726.0346 ..... 15224 ..... WFE This list is published as a courtesy to Pecoraro Jr., George .. 724.337.1030 ..... 15068 ..... F the chapter membership. Only cur- Pinkerton, Richard ..... 412.561.2015 ..... 15243 ..... WFE rent members of the AGO may be on this list. AGO assumes no re- Slaugh, Carolyn ...... 412.466.5204 ..... 15122 ..... WF sponsibility for the musicianship, Spencer, George ...... 412.731.3324 ..... 15147 ..... WFE reliability, or conduct of substitute Strobel, Joyce Moon .. 412.366.0074 ..... 15237 ..... WF organists. Background checks are the Wittmann, Gayle ...... 724.452.9420 ..... 16037 ..... WFE responsibility of the employer. Churches may contact organists Services Code Key and Notes: directly or ask the coordinator for W ...... Weddings assistance. F ...... Funerals E ...... Evenings S ...... Saturdays Substitute and Placement Coordinator: L ...... Liturgical Only Jeff Anwyll N ...... No Liturgical (412) 638-6311 [email protected]

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Additions and Corrections for the Sep- +Kirchartz,The Rev. Keith C. CAGO *Robison, Jared (Stu) tember 2009 Pipelines 3929 Cloverlea Street 2043 Southwell Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15227-3403 South Park, PA 15129 Additions: [email protected] * New or Returning Member *Scheboth, Amanda (Stu) + Renewing Member *Koesel, R. Christopher (R) 22 Clover Lane 138 West Swissvale Avenue Gibsonia, PA 15044 *Banas, David (D) Pittsburgh, PA 15218 H:724-265-0963 405 Forest Highlands Drive [email protected] [email protected] Harmar, PA 15238 412-242-7290 c:440-382-8407 Mifflin Avenue United Methodist *Scheboth, Bethany N. (Stu) [email protected] 22 Clover Lane *Mazur, Christian (Stu) Gibsonia, PA 15044 +Bedford, Clark W., SPC 216 Lincoln Avenue H: 724-265-0963 9348 Almar Place Pittsburgh, PA 15218 [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15237-4872 Fox Chapel Episcopal *Neely, Ms. Bethan (Stu) *Sproul, Aaron(Stu) H: 412-364-4756 124 Hahn Lane 921 Hurl Drive [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15146 Pittsburgh, PA 15236 H: 412-631-8085 *Cochran, Nicole (D) *Palmer. Casey(Stu) [email protected] 417 Stoneybrook Drive 1492 Parkview Circle Elizabeth, PA 15037 Steubenville, OH 43952 *Supparits, Eugene R. (R) [email protected] [email protected] 7 Keswick Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15202 *English, Daniel (Stu) *Rauch, Abigail (Stu) 412-766-1776 436 Hawthorne Road 2542 Center Street [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15209 Bethel Park, PA 15102

Page 8 Pittsburgh Pipelines Corrections ( only changed lines Hart, J. David shown)\ [email protected] Valle III, Nemesio [email protected] Aley, Phil Henry, Gail, M. [email protected] [email protected] Vittone, Tony [email protected] Archer, David H., PhD. Kohn, Jeanne Emanuel’s Luthern [email protected] Wetzel, James D. (Stu) The Cathedral Church of St. John The Barr, Karen Munoz, Amy, SPC (Stu) Divine [email protected] 103 Snowden Drive 1047 Amsterdam Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15229 New York, New York 10025 Boyle, Paul 412-401-1735 Cell: 412-951-7441 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Brown, Judith Nan, Kelly Wichmann, Mina Belle Packer S.M.M. [email protected] [email protected] 300 Madison Avenue, Apt. # 435 Pittsburgh, PA 15243-1088 Clewell, Christine Ogburn, William L. B.A. 412-489-3826 [email protected] 376 Greenfield Avenue #1 [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Daugherty, David Suzanne Gilliland 5515 Wessabecken Avenue, Apt. B-105 Pecoraro, Jr., George A. Registrar Daugherty, Jamie 170 Short Street [email protected] New Kensington, PA 15068 [email protected] D’Ippolito, Faye W. Wilkins Twp., PA 15145-1136 Ramsey, William Baptist of Crafton [email protected]

Eaton, Hazle T. Richards, David C. [email protected] [email protected]

Fraas, Mary B. Sanders, Linda White Oak, PA 15131 [email protected]

Gordon, Jacob R.., SPC, M.M., MA Scanlon, Andrew, FAGO 400 Hampton Avenue 2074 Hyde Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15221 Greenville, North Carolina 27858 412-243-4483 [email protected] [email protected] East Carolina University St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Greenville Gray, Jeffrey H. [email protected] Starr, Douglas, DMA [email protected] Harrison. Elizabeth 3525 NW 41st Street Thayer, Leslie Oklahoma City, OK 73112 138 Houston Street – First Floor [email protected] 412-952-0571 [email protected]

October 2009 Page 9 Our Organ’s Firm Foundation Sung to the tune: AURELIA

Our organ's firm foundations are diapasons fat, installed in nineteen twenty, from that day since they've sat. From Boston, Mass., we sought it, the object of our pride. For fifteen grand we bought it when our old tracker "died."

Elect from every family of pipes that give a toot, its great specification, one string, one reed, one flute, and leathered diapasons at sixteen, eight, and four, and sub and super couplers; how could one ask for more?

Yet with a scornful wonder, men hear it sore opprest by ciphers rent asunder, by windline leaks distresst. Yet choirboys are listening; their cry goes up: "How long, before this hoot and hissing cease drowning out our song?"

Yet still we oil the swellshades each month with Three-in-One, and grease the motor bearings to quiet down its run. O, miserable contraption! Lord, grant us funds that we may junk it for a tracker with pressures under three.

If Organists Wrote the Wedding Column

On Saturday, the fifth of August, at well after the stated time of 2:00 P.M., Ann Jones and Bob Smith were married at Our Lady of Sorry Acoustics. The groom wore a black suit and the bride wore a dress. The organist's shoes, in tasteful basic black, were by Organmaster. The organ is a rebuild by Harvey Pis- ton Schotz VI of a 2m Whisk which contains pipework from the original Ox tracker that existed before the tragic fire. The harmonic flute is to die for and the cor anglais is like buttah, but the combination ac- tion is unreliable. There were attendants all over the place, but the organist still got only 3/4 of the way through "The Prince of Denmark's March" with no repeats, ending in the dominant. That the 8' Tuba was the central feature of the processional was obvious; this could be seen on the smiling faces of every- one in attendance. After a few minutes of some speaking by some clergy-type, the organist played the first four phrases of the Schubert "Ave Maria" (in E-flat) on the Gemshorn 8' while the couple did something. Later, the bride's sister's best friend's adopted niece breathily sang "The Wedding Song" from the balcony, without interludes. (The organist left them in.) This didn't matter because she used the microphone, obliterating the subtle chiff of the Gedeckt 8'. The recessional was the Mendelssohn, played on a satisfying plenum. It was played in ABABA form to fit the length of the movement. The guests talked throughout the postlude, but the organist added stops as the noise level increased, master- fully maneuvering each drawknob, coupler, and reversible WITHOUT MISSING A SINGLE NOTE OF THE WIDOR!!! This noble feat did not go unnoticed by the congregation,