AGO NEWSLETTER American Guild of Organists Chapter – APRIL 2019 Janet Folster editor, [email protected] or [email protected]

EVENTS o 08:30: Main arrival at SLCAGO Open Console Event Conference Center Door #4 (West Temple) at the LDS Conference Center o 08:30-10:00: § Welcome Saturday, April 27, 2019 @ § Open console for AGO members and 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM their students § Optional chamber Come see, hear, and play the organ at the tour Conference Center of the Church of Jesus o 10:00: Secondary arrival at Christ of Latter-day Saints at Conference Center Door #4 in Salt Lake City. Members will learn about (West Temple) the Schoenstein & Co. organ (Opus 139 — o 10:00-11:30: 2000-2003) and will have the opportunity to § Welcome play the organ! Young musicians are § Open console for especially welcome! AGO members and Experienced organists, organ students, piano their students students, and anyone else who is interested § (No chamber tour) in learning about the organ are invited to o 11:30: End of open console join the guild and to play the organ! o Noon: Organ Recital at Tabernacle Agenda The main event begins at 08:30a, with a More Details second possible arrival time at 10:00. You must arrive at one of these two times in The organ in the Conference Center was order to participate. It is not possible to join built in 2000-2003 by Schoenstein & Co. of the group at other times. (For example, do San Francisco. This organ of the American not plan to arrive at a different time and Romantic style employs a symphonic tonal come through audience seating to join the approach with the richness and warmth group.) characteristic of English instruments. Although designed primarily to provide colorful and varied accompaniment, the organ also renders the solo repertoire beautifully. A five-manual console controls the 7,708 pipes of its 130 ranks, which are spread across seven divisions (including the Grand Solo, which is housed in the Solo May 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm chamber but is controlled by independent Amber Dahlberg in Recital swell shades. The Salt Lake and Valley AGO Chapters jointly present Amber Dahlberg in Who may play the organ at this event? recital at the St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Guild members (members of any AGO 231 E. 100 S., Salt Lake City, Utah chapter) are invited to play the Conference A social in the parish hall will follow, and Center organ. Guests who wish to play the chapter business, as well as build fellowship organ may join the guild online. with the Utah Valley chapter. Membership forms will also be available at the event. Guild members may also bring OPEN DOORS AT FUMC their piano and organ students to play. Scott Mills: Every Wednesday at 12 noon – bring brown bag – 20 minutes organ recital Logistics: – First United Methodist Church – 203 S. 200 East. SLC o Participants must arrive at 8:30a or 10:00a to be escorted to the organ. Late The Utah Valley Chapter of the AGO arrivals will not be admitted. (UVAGO) is doing a free Super Saturday o Those who arrive at 8:30a event on 27 April 2019 to provide free will have the option of a church organ training for all levels of chamber tour. organists. All organists are invited! The o The event ends promptly at event will happen at the BYU Harris Fine 11:30a to leave time for Arts Center, which provides ample attendees and events instruments and opportunity or instruction. personnel to get to the Noon More information at uvago.org Tabernacle Organ Recital. What to expect: Noon Tabernacle Organ Recital: After the open console event ends at 11:30a, o Group Training in Organ Lab participants may wish to attend the noon for Beginners Organ Recital at the Tabernacle on Temple o Break-out Classes for All Square. Skill Levels o Special Classes for Young Organ shoes are strongly encouraged but Organists (8-18) not required for this event. One may play in stocking feet. Organ recitals are performed for 30 minutes in the Minorchildren must be accompanied by a Tabernacle Monday–Saturday at 12:00 parent, teacher, or other responsible adult at noon and Sundays at 2:00 p.m all times

Please see www.slcago.org for details. For questions, please contact Max Walker. Sub- dean: Max Walker, [email protected]