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From Our Dean Dr. Raphael Morvant

Greetings,

As the Summer comes to an end, we can look back

on the enjoyable series of Summer Organ recitals spon-sored by our chapter of the American Guild of Organists in partnership with the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. In this, I would like to thank organists Sean Rogers, Robert Schmidt, and David Young for their great talent and sup-port. And now, we look forward to upcoming events and more opportunities to hear great organists and organs.

On October 25th, our Progressive Meal will take place. It is our practice that every few years, the Progres-sive Meal is a daytime event, so it will be a lunch. And our focus will be Caldwell. The first recital will be at 11 AM in Jewett Auditorium on the College of Idaho Campus; the second will be at Caldwell United Methodist Church where there is, actually, an historical connection to C of I: Freder-ick Francis Beale.

Beale came to Idaho in 1911 to fill the position as organist for the new Methodist Episcopal Church in Cald-well that boasted the largest pipe organ in Idaho, a new Moller. A later merger would produce the denomination known today as United Methodist—and the church where the event’s second recital will take place. A year after his arrival, in 1912, Beale would establish the F. F. Beale School of Music in affiliation with The College of Idaho, which was later assimilated by the College as its music school. One of the performers at the Methodist Church for the Progressive Lunch will be their organist, Barbara At-tebery. Her husband, Dr. Louie Attebery, just recently pub-lished a history of the church, with a large focus on F. F. Beale and the organ. This valuable and informative re-source will be available for purchase at the recital.

Methodist Episcopal Church

F. F. Beale

The current United Methodist Church

AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS Les Bois Chapter Newsletter

August—September 2014 www.agoboise.org

The mission of The American Guild of Organists is to enrich lives through organ and choral music

Your Newest Les Bois Board Member Ann Reed

What’s Happening in Les Bois Land

October 11

Piano/Organ Basic Workshop

October 25 Brunch/Mini-Recitals in Caldwell

at the College of Idaho and the Caldwell United Methodist Church

December 6 Annual Christmas Party

December 26

Downtown Boise Christmas Church Walk

“Don’t Worry! Be Happy!

Pay your dues”

Beale eventually moved to the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist as founding Organist and Choir Di-rector. In 1921 and assisted by his wife, Soprano Mary Beale, he directed the dedication ceremonies for the new Tellers-Kent installation. Beale left St. Johns in 1931 and was eventually replaced by his student, Reby Feuling Reilly, who held the position until the mid-nineties.

Other performers for the Progressive Lunch include Mi-chael Civiello, our newsletter editor, and Ilo Schmid, an-other favorite.

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Les Bois Chapter Executive Committee

Dean: Dr. Raphael Morvant, CAGO, dean@agoboise.org Sub-Dean: Trina Moore, happyorganfeet@hotmail.com

Secretary: Ann Reed, annreed1959@gmail.com Treasurer: Kirk Higginson, SPC, treasurer@agoboise.org

Mem. Coord: Sheryl Hillman, SPC, sheryl_hillman@hotmail.com Website: Ryan & Robyn Henrie, ryan@henrie.org

Newsletter: Michael Civiello, SPC, civiello2@hotmail.com Members-at-Large:

Myra Miles, rod1-myra2@msn.com Kristine Ciulla, kristine@meridianumc.com

Installation of Les Bois Officers at the August 11 Member Recital

Left to Right

Official—Gary Stringham Dean—Dr. Raphael Morvant

Secretary—Ann Reed Treasurer—Kirk Higgiinson

Members-at-Large: Kristine Ciulla Michael Civiello

David Young and Robert Schmidt August 11 Recitalists at St. John’s Cathedral

David Young Processional—Grayston Ives

Elegy—Hubert H. Parry Toccata in D Minor, Op. 59 #5—Max Reger

Robert Schmidt Largo from Xerxes—George F. Handel

Chorale varié sur le theme du “Veni Creator” By Maurice Durufle

With chant verses sung by David Carlson

Hey! Remember Me? That chump on the

front isn’t demanding like I am.

Did you forget? Pay your dues!

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WILL YOU FINALLY DISCOVER

YOUR INNER MUSICALLY IN-

CLINED TECHIE GEEKNESS

(or perhaps greatness) WITH THIS

VIRTUAL ORGAN CONSOLE?

WHAT’S UP WITH THESE CONSOLES?

“Just as every pipe organ consists of a console, a control system and the sound generating pipes. An Organtechnology Virtual Pipe Organ (VPO) contains a console, a control system and a pipe organ sound engine. The AGO style console is the most visible portion of the Virtual Pipe Organ. The signals from the console control the sound engine module, in which the recorded sounds of real pipe organ pipes are re-assembled in real time as you play, to make the pipe organ come alive. This compact console is possible because of the touch-screen stop jamb sys-tem. When it is time to practice, you want an instru-ment that provides the true sound of the pipe organ in your personal practice environment. Short of in-stalling a multi-rank pipe organ, the next best way to achieve this is with an Organtechnology Virtual Pipe Organ system using multiple high resolution studio monitors to fill the room with the sounds of real pipes.” http://organtechnology.com/new-consoles/

AGO OFFICIAL VIDEO CHANNEL?? 20+ instructional videos

Check it out https://www.youtube.com/user/GuildofOrganists

How do we find out about organ recitals?

Host Church Bulletins—41% Word of Mouth—35%

Radio—20% Social Media—16% Newspaper—1.7%

Other—27%

YOU ARE IMPORTANT IN THIS PROCESS

from article by Carl B. Dodrill TAO July 2014, pp 48-51

FOR SALE

Griff Bratt’s home pipe organ

His home organ is in the finished basement and the temperature is maintained at

72 degrees. Otto Schoenstein, son of the founder of Schoenstein & Company, installed the organ in 1954 with the pipes being made in Holland. It was conceived to be a Classic style organ built to func-tion as an instrument in a small church. It is current-ly a 2/8 instrument.

Contact Wally Bratt at wallis@boisestateedu

What Was the name of King saul’s Wife?

Many thanks to Gary Stringham for serving two years on the Les Bois Executive Board as Chaplain and Member-at-Large

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Boise State University

Christ Chapel Organ Specifications

Lower Keyboard Ranks

Diapason Vox Angelet Octave Coupler Gemshorn Flute Cello Flute Dolce Viol Etherea Melodia Harp

Upper Keyboard Ranks Sub Bass Forte Vox Angelet Viol Etherea Melodia Cello Flute Dolce Celeste Flute Vox Humana Diapason The idea of this organ is to have a split keyboard giving accompaniment and me-lodic capabilites, something like the 50’s and 60’s spinet organs (there is a function-al Lowery in the Chapel). This organ is not usable because it is about 50% func-tional overall and not consistent within one rank. Foot pumping is not required since it has a blower. Michael Civiello—Newsletter Editor

Redneck Haiku

At school talent show, catching flies with his bare hands makes Scooter a star.

Mary K. Witte

THANKS TO DEAN JAMIESON

You might recall that Dean G Jamieson, the past Council-lor for Region VIII, was very helpful and involved in plan-ning the Les Bois Region VIII Convention in 2011. He was

in Boise for several of our meetings.

Our new Region VIII Councillor is Matthew Burt, SPC, MA, MDIV, MSM. He lives in Palo Alto, Calif.

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AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS RECOGNIZES

TWO AWARD WINNING COMPOSERS

NEW YORK CITY — The American Guild of Organists (AGO) honored two award winning

composers at its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 24, during the AGO National Convention in Boston, Mass. AGO President Eileen Guenther presided over the award presentations.

The 2014 Distinguished Composer Award was presented to Libby Larsen

(libbylarsen.com). The prestigious award, created in 1986, is presented biennially to recognize outstanding composers of organ and choral music in the United States. Previous award recipients include: Virgil Thomson, Ned Rorem, Daniel Pinkham, Samuel Adler, Dominick Argento, William Albright, Conrad Susa, Emma Lou Diemer, Dan Locklair, William Bolcom, Alice Parker, Carl Schalk, Margaret Sandresky, Richard Proulx, Ste-phen Paulus, and Craig Phillips.

The 2014 AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition was presented to Ivan Božièeviæ

(ivanbozicevic.com) for his winning composition, Kyrie eleison. The award included a cash prize of $2,000 and publication, both provided by the ECS Publishing Co., and a performance at the 2014 AGO National Con-vention in Boston. Thirty-five composers submitted pieces to the fourteenth biennial competition. The compe-

King saul’s Wife?

Ahinoam

AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS ELECTS 2014–2016

NATIONAL COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCILLORS

AGO National Election Results Announced at AGO National Convention in Boston, Mass.

NEW YORK CITY—The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS (AGO) announces a newly

elected National Council for a term of two years, July 1, 2014–June 30, 2016. Election results were reported on Tuesday, June 24, during the AGO Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with the AGO National Conven-tion in Boston, Mass. Members of the newly elected National Council include four national officers and three national councillors with portfolio. In addition, in accordance with AGO Bylaws, AGO Past President Eileen Guenther will remain on the Council as a non-voting member for a period of one year. The non-voting AGO Executive Director serves as an ex officio member of Council.

PRESIDENT John Walker, FAGO, DMA Baltimore, Md.

VICE PRESIDENT / COUNCILLOR FOR COMPETITIONS AND NEW MUSIC Christian M. Lane, MM Somerville, Mass.

SECRETARY / COUNCILLOR Mary V. Stutz, BS FOR COMMUNICATIONS Williamsburg, Va.

TREASURER / COUNCILLOR FOR Barbara Adler, SPC, DMA FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT Kan-sas City, Mo.

COUNCILLOR FOR CONVENTIONS Michael Velting, DMA Nashville, Tenn.

COUNCILLOR FOR EDUCATION Don Cook, AAGO, DMA Provo, Utah

COUNCILLOR FOR MEMBERSHIP / CONVENOR OF REGIONAL COUNCILLORS, David K. Lamb, CAGO, DMUS New Albany, Ind.

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St. John’s Cathedral Summer Organ Recitals Dr. Raphael Morvant—Monday, July 28

The day was hot, but to slip inside St. John's Cathedral where it was cool and the music was vibrant, spiritually uplifting and festive was a special part of my day.

The second of three organ recitals this summer was played by Dr. Raphael Morvant who is director of mu-sic ministries at the church. It was just amazing to hear him play "his organ" with such a wide range of organ sounds through his knowledge and skill of the stops on the organ.

He first played Prelude and Fugue in G Major by Felix Mendelsshon. The prelude was played with a choice of softer stops yet with such a vibrant sound. Then in contrast, the fugue was played with a huge sound be-ginning in the pedals.

Kyrie Eleison from Messe pour les Paroisses by Fran-cois Couperin with help from several male voices was the second selection. There is nothing more pleasing than the sound of the human voice in the expanse of a cathedral.

Crown Imperial March by the English composer Wil-liam Walton (1902-1983) finished the recital. What a festive piece this is, yet it settles into a few chorale-like sections which gave me renewed appreciation for the church hymns I love to sing.

I am looking forward to the third organ recital on Au-gust 11th.

Capital City Kiwanis is presenting 1922 Silent Movie

NOSFERATU A “Symphony Of Horror”

Thursday October 30 at 7:00 at the Egyptian Theatre The organist is Sean Rogers—He will play the

1927 Robert Morton theatre organ

General Admission - $12;00, Seniors (60 +) Students - $10.00, Youth (13 and under) - $5;00

Tickets are available at the Egyptian Theater

(208) 387-1273 or EgyptianTheatre.net or from the Capital City Kiwanis

(208) 375-2794 or CapitalCityKiwanis.com

All proceeds benefit local Kiwanis community service projects

Horace Silver

Noted Jazz Pianist

1928-2014