The Organizer

Atlanta Chapter Officers

Dean James Mellichamp

Sub-Dean Jeff Harbin

Secretary Betty Williford

Treasurer Charlene Ponder

Registrar Tom Wigley

Newsletter Editor Charles Redmon

Chaplain Rev. Dr. John Beyers

Auditor David Ritter

Web Master Jeremy Rush

Executive Committee

Karen Bunn ‘09 Keith Nash ‘09

Joyce Johnson ‘10 Tim Young ‘10 Jeff Daniel ‘11

Jeremy Rush ‘11

Mission Statement

“The purpose of the Ame r i c an Gu i l d o f Organists is to promote the organ in its historical and evolving roles, to encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to provide forum for mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of Guild members.”

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The Atlanta Chapter AMERICAN GUILD

of ORGANISTS JANUARY 2009

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ATLANTA CHAPTER AGO PRESENTS

COLIN ANDREWS organist

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Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Boulevard

Roswell, Georgia 770.261.7128

Host: Tom Alderman

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009

Punchbowl: 6:00 pm Dinner & Meeting: 6:30 pm

Recital: 8:00 pm

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The cost for this season’s dinners is $13 DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS WILL BE THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009

concerts with his wife, American organist Janette Fishell.

He has appeared at a number of the world’s most prestigious venues including the Royal Festival Hall, London; King’s College, Cambridge; Suntory Hall, Tokyo; Hong Kong Cultural Center; The Moscow Conservatoire; the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris; the National Conventions of the NZAO and the American Guild of Organists; Yale, Duke and Stanford Universities, plus leading halls and cathedrals in Taiwan, South America, Iceland, Finland, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa and most of Eastern and Western Europe. Colin Andrews showed distinction as a Bach player. London review of performance at Royal Festival Hall: Andrews is good at establishing atmosphere."

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Since his debut at age eighteen, Colin Andrews has been recognized as a musician of great versatility, power and artistry. Born in Bristol, England, Andrews initially studied organ with Garth Benson of St. Mary Redcliffe Church. At sixteen, he entered Londonís Royal Academy of Music for four years of organ and piano study under principal professors Douglas Hawkridge and Margaret McDonald. He later moved to Geneva, Switzerland where he was a student of Professor Lionel Rogg. Following his return to Britain he studied privately for two years with Dame Gillian Weir.

Colin Andrews has been the recipient of many awards; most notably, he was a prizewinner at both the 1980 and 1982 Dublin International Organ Competitions in Ireland, and, in 1993, The Royal Academy of Music, London, bestowed an Associateship upon him in recognition of his distinguished performing career.

Mr. Andrews has toured worldwide both as a solo recitalist and in solo and ensemble

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The Six Dimensions of Wellness

While much emphasis has been placed on diet and exercise, total wellness is dependant upon many other factors. According to an article in Healthy Thoughts, there are six dimensions to total wellness we all should consider:

· Emotional: Be aware of and accept your feelings. · Intellectual: Expand your knowledge and skills · Physical: Know appropriate types of food and exercise. · Social: Create and maintain healthy relationships. ·Spiritual: Actively seek meaning and purpose in human existence, developing a strong sense of personal values and ethics. ·Vocational: Determine and achieve personal and occupational interests.

Dear Colleagues: Saturday, February 21, 2009, is the date for the Atlanta Chapter AGO Student Recital program. No level of proficiency is required, nor is there an age limit. Please consider having your students perform on this program. This is the Chapter's way of encouraging all students in the study of organ.

Please contact Keith Nash by January 31 with the name/s of your student/s who will play and the name of the piece/s to be performed. Contact Keith at Holy Trinity at 404-377-2622 or via e-mail: nash@htparish.com.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this. Sincerely, Joyce Johnson, Keith Nash, Sarah Martin Student Outreach Committee

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A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Sometime back in September I remember being in a department store and seeing the holiday tree displays going up. I couldn’t believe they would have skipped over Thanksgiving and Halloween to do this. But there they were. It won’t be long before they’ll pre-empt Labor Day, as well. I suppose the merchants don’t want to take a chance on people forgetting about the holidays!

I’ve just returned from a “mini-sabbatical” or vacation trip abroad. It was interesting to note that very little could be seen which hinted at Christmas. Somehow, the rest of the world moves slower in that regard. But musicians, around the world, are surely hard at work on the music for the season. Even if the lights and wreaths aren’t up on public display, I know that all of my colleagues are busy with rehearsals to gear up for the worship services and special concerts.

Many thanks to John Richardson for the great program in November and to Sub Dean Jeff Harbin for hosting that event at St. Brigid’s. And, thanks to you for joining your AGO friends on Saturday, December 28 for the annual holiday party – at the Harbin’s home - and thanks to them for opening their doors to us. It was a nice way to unwind after all the hard work you’ve done to prepare for the holiday season. Happy Holidays!

James Mellichamp, Dean

University of Kansas Sponsors North German Organ Study Tour

From July 28-August 10, 2009, the University of Kansas will sponsor KU European Organ Study Tour IV: North Germany, under the direction of professor Michael Bauer. This tour will include a significant number of the major Schnitger organs, as well as renaissance instruments, important 17th century organs by Scherer and Stellwagen, romantic organs by Ladegast and Sauer, and contemporary instruments by Ahrend and Metzler. We will also tour the Ahrend shop and have free time in Hamburg and Lübeck.

For further information see www2.ku.edu/~organ, write mbauer@ku.edu, or call 785-864-9744.

- continued from page 1 - In addition to his recitals, Colin Andrews is an active teacher and lecturer, and has given presentations at, among other venues, the Franz Liszt Academy, Buda-pest; Taiwan Theological College; Pipe Organ Encounter, Pittsburgh; East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Oundle Summer School for Young Organists, Oundle, UK; Emory University; and at the 1998 AGO National Convention. He has recorded 20 broadcasts for the BBC and has appeared on local and national television and radio in Russia, Poland, the UK, Japan and New Zealand. Commercial compact discs are available on the Priory and Zig Zag labels.

Colin Andrews has served as a jury member for the International Organ Competition at the University of Michigan and for both the 1995 and 1997 J.P. Sweelinck Competitions, Gdansk, Poland. He has also served as a national councilor and local President of the I.A.O., UK and currently serves as Organist/Master of the Choristers at St. Stephenís Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, NC, USA, his country of residence. In the summer of 2004 he led that choir in its first international concert tour, conducting concerts in the cathedrals of Wells, Bristol and St. Davidís, UK. During the 2000/2001 aca-demic year, Mr. Andrews was visiting lecturer in Organ and Sacred Music at East Carolina University, teaching organ, hymnology, the history of liturgy. Future engagements include concert tours of Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe as well as numerous engagements in the US. In 2005, Colin Andrews joined the faculty at East Carolina University lecturing in Applied Organ, Organ Literature, Organ Pedagogy and History of Sacred Music and Worship.

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Positions Available

Further details on these and other positions may be found at the

Chapter’s web-site: www.agoatlanta.org then click on “employment.”

Christ the King Lutheran Church (ELCA) 1125 Bettis-Tibble Rd., Cumming, GA 30040 - 770.889.5328; www.ctklutheran.com seeks Organist/Piano accompanist for two Sunday worship services and Wednesday choral rehearsal. Contact Wayne Giglia or Steve Campbell for more information at the above address/phone/website.

Episcopal Church of the Nativity (USA) 130 Antioch Road, Fayetteville, GA 30215. 770.460.6390. info@nativityepiscopal.org. We are currently enjoying a piano to accompany worship, but are striving to purchase an organ as soon as possible. To that end, we are searching for an Organist & Music Director for our 250 member Fayetteville church. 10-15 hours per week (which includes 3 hours of weekly planning/administration and 10-12 hours of personal practice time, choral practice and development and weekly preparation of worship services - musical excellence encouraged and expected). Responsibilities include planning and preparation of appropriate organ and choral music for two weekly Sunday morning services, leadership and development for established adult choir, as well as development of new children’s choir. Candidate should have strong leadership and communication skills, supervisory skills and enthusiastic, team-effort approach to worship planning (meeting weekly with worship task force). Salary $1,000/mo. No benefits offered. Send resume or contact Mother Rita Henault at the above address.

First United Methodist Church 6167 Prestley Mill Road, Douglasville, Georgia, 30134, (770)942-3146, ext. 21, Larry McLeod, Minister of Music. Organist for 1300 member church. 8:30 & 11:00 AM worship services each Sunday. Organist needed 8 AM until 12:15 - 12:20 PM each Sunday, and 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM on Sunday afternoons during school year to accompany youth choir in rehearsal (flexible on-site personal practice time for personal musical development and weekly preparation of worship services expected.) Responsibilities include planning and preparation of appropriate organ worship music for two weekly Sunday morning services; including, but not limited to prelude, postlude, accompanying some ensemble or solos, etc. and also play duets with pianist. Salary and commensurate with education, skills, and experience. Send resume or contact Rev. Larry McLeod at the above address.

Inman Park United Methodist Church 1015 Edgewood Ave is seeking a part time music director to lead its choir and worship. The ideal candidate would be able to play piano and organ and could lead the choir and accompany the congregational music. He/she would need to lead a two hour per week choir rehearsal and play at one 11 am service with occasional special services At holiday times. 6-10 hours per week needed. Current compensation is $10,000 per year, negotiable based on qualifications. Please e mail interest to John Floyd at floydjohnb@bellsouth.net

Come, join us at THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP 2744 Peachtree Rd. NW † Atlanta, GA 30305-2920

Call 404.365.1050 for more information. Sunday Organ Recitals are at 3:15 pm

Preceding Evensong at 4 pm

SUNDAY, 4 JANUARY 2009 Evensong / Cathedral Schola

John Barnard: Preces & Responses Orlando Gibbons: Short Service

Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down

TUESDAY, 6 JANUARY 2009 7:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist / Cathedral Choir

James Woodman: Partita on How bright appears the morning star Herbert Howells: Collegium Regale Communion Service

H. Walford Davies: The Blessed Birth Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings

SUNDAY, 11 JANUARY 2009 Recital in Mikell Chapel / Stacy Arnold , guitar

(Navarro College, Corsicana, TX) Heitor Villa-Lobos: Choro No. 1

Manuel Ponce: Sonatina Meridional Augustin Barrios Mangore: La Catedral

Fernando Sor: Les Adieux J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1

Jorge Morel: Danza Brasiliera

Evensong / Cathedral Schola David Hogan: Preces & Responses Leo Sowerby: Service in D Major

Leo Sowerby: Eternal Light Leo Sowerby: Now There Lightens Upon Us

SUNDAY, 18 JANUARY 2009 Recital / Timothy Bellflowers, organ

(Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC) John Cook: Fanfare

J.S. Bach: Toccata in F Major Jeanne Joulain: Movements from “Cinq piece pour une Messe”

David Conte: Sililoquy Maurice Duruflé: Fugue sur le thème du Carillon de Heures de la

Cathédrale de Soissions

Evensong / Cathedral Schola Richard Ayleward: Preces & Responses

C.V. Stanford: Service in G Major William H. Harris: Behold, the Tabernacle of God Samuel S. Wesley: Blessed Be the God and Father

SUNDAY, 25 JANUARY 2009 Recital / Cathy Rodland , organ

(St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota)

Evensong / The Candler Singers Craig Phillips: Preces & Responses

Peter Aston: Service in F John Weaver: Epiphany Alleluias

Undine Smith Moore: I believe this is Jesus

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A Note About the 2008-2009 Yearbook

2008-2009 AGO Atlanta Yearbooks will again be available at the January 13th meeting. We appreciate those of you who have picked up your books at our meetings to date. As of this printing, 52 members have not picked up their books. If you need to have your copy mailed, please contact Charles Redmon, editor.

Every effort has been made to insure accuracy and completeness of the information contained within the 2008-2009 Yearbook. All information was taken directly from your new or renewal application. If there are errors, additions or changes, please notify Tom Wigley, Registrar, at your earliest convenience. Updates will appear in the monthly issues of The Organizer.

Weekday Date Time Event Location $

Sunday 1/4 5:30 pm Brad Hughley, organ Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

Sunday 1/4 6:00 pm Choral Evensong Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

Tuesday 1/6 7:30 pm Epiphany Carol Service St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church

Friday 1/9 7:30 pm “Chanson” internationally renowned vocal ensemble Piedmont College Chapel $

Saturday 1/10 3:00 pm Dame Gillian Weir, organ (pre-concert talk @ 2pm) Spivey Hall $

Sunday 1/11 3:15 pm Stacy Arnold, guitar followed by Choral Evensong Cathedral of St. Philip

Sunday 1/18 3:15 pm Timothy Belflowers, organ (Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC) followed by Choral Evensong

Cathedral of St. Philip

Saturday 1/24 7:30 pm James Mellichamp, organ Piedmont College Chapel

Sunday 1/25 2:00 pm Trey Clegg, organ Atlanta First United Methodist

Sunday 1/25 2:00 pm Quink (Vocal Ensemble). Reception follows concert First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta

Sunday 1/25 3:15 pm Cathy Rodland, organ (St. Olaf College) followed by Choral Evensong

Cathedral of St. Philip

Sunday 1/25 4:00 pm Sarah Hawbecker, organ. Sisters Chapel, Spelman College

Tuesday 1/27 7:30 pm Rick Clement, tenor & Craig Kier, piano. “Songs of Hope and Longing”

All Saints Episcopal Church

$

Friday 1/30 7:30 pm Aaron David Miller, organ Letourneau Organ Anniversary Concert

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (*)

Friday & Saturday

1/30 &

1/31

University of Alabama 2009 Church Music Conference. Brochure: http://www.music.ua.edu/departments/organ/events/index.html; Conference Registration: http://www.music.ua.edu/departments/organ/events/2009/preregistration/

Tuscaloosa, AL

January 2009 Calendar of Musical Events

* Editor’s Note: A recital you won’t want to miss!

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cess all 51 internal orchestral voices, or any external MIDI sound module

• Internal sequencer and playback sys-tem

Call to schedule a visit to “test drive” this

Chapel Music Company 770-482-9334 www.chapel-music.com

Dinner Notes

Dinner Reservations David Barber, Chair by email: d_barber@bellsouth.net

Karen Bunn, Chair by phone: (h) 770.446.2084

(cell) 404.502.6292

The cost for dinners this season will be $13. Reservations for monthly meeting dinners are a MUST and should be made no later than the Thursday before the next weeks meeting. CHECKS are to be made payable to AGO Atlanta at the dinner check-in desk. If you pay by CASH, please bring exact change. If you make a reservation and are unable to keep it, you are responsible for canceling the reservation in advance on the Thursday prior to the dinner or luncheon date - OR– you will be expected to pay for it regardless of your attendance. Thank you in advance for honoring these requests.

For security reasons and when at all possible, we prefer that you always pay your reservations with

a PERSONAL CHECK -or–

CASH (with exact change)

To pay for a reservation that you didn’t keep, mail a check to Charlene Ponder, Treasurer. (see Yearbook Page ML-39)

Budget Transfer Printing and Bindery Snellville, Georgia

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Charles Redmon, Editor 404.931.8668 chazredmon@aol.com

Sam Polk, Events Calendar 770..314.1926 agoatlanta.events@yahoo.com DEADLINE for DECEMBER ‘08 issue: November 15th

Advertising space available: Per issue: $120 full page; $60 half page; $30 quarter page; $15 business card size

(Add $25 for photograph processing)

Chapter Web site www.agoatlanta.org National Web site www.AGOHQ.org Chapter Listserve AGOAtlanta-L@listserve.uga.edu

Executive Board Meeting Tuesday, January 13, 2009 ~ 5 PM

Roswell United Methodist Church

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FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR

The Organizer Atlanta Chapter A.G.O. Charles Redmon, Editor 509 Garden Court NE Atlanta, GA. 30328

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PEACHTREE ROAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Inaugural of the Gallery Organ Sunday ~ January 25 7:30 pm ~ Sanctuary David Higgs ~ Organist Admission Free ~ Reception to follow David Higgs, Chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School of Music is one of America’s leading concert organists. He performs extensively throughout the United States and abroad, and has inaugurated many important new instruments including St. Stephan’s Cathedral in Vienna and the Myerson Symphony Center in Dallas. His concerts have been described as “spine-tingling and stunning,” as well as “dazzling and brilliant.”

When David Higgs plays, he entertains and enlightens the audience with anecdotes, humor, and even some historical trivia.

“. . . a feeling for music and the shaping of it in interpretation that is instinctive rather than learned . . . a joy to hear.”

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