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Long Beach Chapter |
| Last updated: January 23, 2010 |
Message from the Dean |
| THE DEAN’S CORNER
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Local Events |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~JANUARY 24~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sunday, January 24, 2010 – 4:00 p.m. MUSIC AT FOUR – Dr. Robert Tall, guest organist St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church David Feit-Pretzer, Director of Music Ministries 6201 E. Willow, Long Beach 90815 Freewill Offering Reception to follow Program: • Variations De Concert Joseph Bonnet • Requiem In D, Op. 48 Gabriel Fauré Arranged by Robert Tall • Hymn D’ Actions De Grâces “Te Deum” Jean Langlais • Hornpipe Humoresque Noel Rawsthorne • The Soul of the Lake Sigfrid Karg-Elert Seven Pastels op. 96, No. 1 • Sweet, Sweet Spirit Doris Akers Arranged by Robert Tall • March Upon a Theme by Handel, Op. 15 Alexandre Guilmant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEBRUARY 6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 Feb (Sat) 10:00am Scholarship Event Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 13200 Clark Ave., Downey www.agohq.org/chapters/longbeach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEBRUARY 14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INVITATION TO ORGAN DEDICATION CONCERT Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 3 p.m.: Organ re-dedication concert for the newly restored pipe organ at San Pedro United Methodist Church, 580 W. Sixth St. Sanctuary choir and soloists, Soprano Judith Bohlen, Organists Peter Bates, Diana Brownson, Carol Clever, Mary Feyk, and Dolly Ickler. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEBRUARY 21~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, February 21, 2010 – 4:00 pm ORGAN RECITAL – Isabelle Demers, guest organist Neighborhood Church Rebecca Ogle, Organist 415 Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates 90274 Ticketed event ~~~~~~~~~~~~~MARCH 5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, March 5, 2010 – 7:30 p.m. EDUCATIONAL & MULTI-MEDIA ORGAN CONCERT – Christoph Bull, Organist First Lutheran Church Kent Eggert, Minister of Music & Organist 2900 W. Carson St., Torrance 90503 Ticketed event ~~~~~~~~~~~~~MAY 4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, May 4, 2010 – 7:30 p.m. GUILD SERVICE AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS San Pedro United Methodist Ken Sanson, Choir Director; Dolly Ickler, Organist 580 West 6th St., San Pedro 90731 *Dinner – 6:30 p.m. If there is to be a prepared dinner, the meal will begin promptly at 6:30 pm with a brief social time beforehand, sponsored by various guild members. * Cost for dinners will be $15; reservations are required. |
Newsletter |
| A Memorial Service has been set for Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:30 pm for organist Darrell W. Orwig, who was born on June 30, 1934 and passed away on January 8, 2010. A California native, he was raised in Wilmington, where he began his music study at the age of four on the violin. Throughout his school years he appeared widely as a violinist and won numerous awards.
In high school he developed an interest in the organ and began study of the instrument with Esther Scott. He later studied piano with Earle Voorhies and organ with Clarence Mader and Catharine Crozier. In addition to recitals and solo appearances with various instrumental groups, he served as Organist and Music Director in several Southland churches; most notably, 29 years at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Long Beach, retiring in early 1996 to pursue additional orchestral performance opportunities with his violin. In appreciation of his long and distinguished service to the church, he was granted the title of Organist Emeritus by Covenant’s Session in 1998. He was an Associate of the American Guild of Organists and maintained membership in the Long Beach Chapter. He earned a B.A. from California State University at Northridge and an M.A. from Whittier College. Following his retirement from Covenant, he accepted a position as organist at Grace United Methodist Church in Long Beach, where he served until his death. He made his final concert appearance at Covenant in November 2006 as part of the year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of the installation of the Lough Memorial Organ (Aeolian-Skinner Opus No. 1458). A wrist injury had previously ended his career as a violinist. On December 13, 2009, he fell as he was leaving church. He was rushed to the hospital, where it was determined that he had broken his hip. Though surgeons successfully repaired the damage to his hip, he had previously been diagnosed with liver cancer in November and succumbed to that disease on the evening of January 8, 2010. A service celebrating his life will be held in the Sanctuary of Covenant Presbyterian Church (607 E. 3rd Street, Long Beach, California) on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at 7:30 pm. He bequeathed the majority of his estate, along with his extensive organ music library to the Organ Department at the University of Southern California to benefit future organists; funds were also left for the Burcham-Lough Organ Endowment Fund at Covenant Presbyterian Church, which is used to fund major repairs and enhancements to the Sanctuary organ. Donations in Darrell’s name could be made to either charity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~JANUARY 24~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 24 Jan (Sun) 4:00pm [AGO OC] Lynette Ball McGee plays an Organ Odyssey recital with music from many countries. Irvine Valley College Perf. Arts Center, 5500 Irvine Center Dr., Irvine www.members.cox.net/ocago/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~JANUARY 24~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 24 Jan (Sun) 7:30pm Ken Cowan (Westminster Choir Coll.), organ. Walt Disney Concert Hall* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEBRUARY 7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 Feb (Sun) 4:00pm Frederick Swann in an organ recital. St. Margaret’s, Palm Desert*. $20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEBRUARY 14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14 Feb (Sun) 4:30 + 6:00pm 4:30 Solemn Evensong Choir of St. James’, James Buonemani, director. 6:00 Christopher Houlihan, organ recital. St. James’ Episcopal, L.A.* Free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEBRUARY 14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14 Feb (Sun) 5:00pm Beethoven and Martinů Sonatas for Cello and Piano played by Kyle Champion and James Walker. All Saints, Pasadena*. Fwo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEBRUARY 14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14 Feb (Sun) 7:00pm Love Divine Sixth annual festival; adult, children’s choirs; Eric Dale Knapp, music director; Weston Noble, Lori Loftus, conductors; Frederick Swann, Mark Thallander, organists; other guest soloists. Cathedral of Our Lady* Fwo www.markthallanderfoundation.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEBRUARY 15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15 Feb (Mon) 10:00am Presidents Day in Westwood including visits to several organs with performances and guest speaker; details tba. www.laago.org Free. |
Membership |
| WELCOME to our New Members
New members this season include: William Cavuti, Eddy Clement, Carol Levin, Rex Miller, and Althea Waites. Charlotte Bellamy now has her primary membership with Long Beach. We are happy to welcome all of you to Long Beach AGO. ••••••••• Those who love music and have a special interest in organ are welcome to join our group. Contact our treasurer/registrar to become a member. |
Placement |
| NEW POSTINGS: (details below)
There are no new postings at this time. Vacancies will be posted for Two Months unless other arrangements are made with the Dean or Webmistress. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild’s National Website. Also, our Chapter Placement and Substitute Director maintains both placement and substitute lists at the local level. Members interested in being on the LB-AGO SUBSTITUTE ORGANIST LIST should contact Ms. Dolly Ickler, Substitute Liaison at DJIckler@verizon.net or by calling her at 562-434-7647. Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
| Guild certification can be earned through passing certain tests to prove competency. More information about that can be attained through the National Website. |
Contact Us |
| 2009-2010 Long Beach AGO Officers
Dean: Robert Lewis Sub Dean: Allen Ronk LaFoe - ronklafoe@yahoo.com Secretary: Phyllis Goodwin - lwcc1@surfside.net Registrar / Treasurer: Dolly Ickler - djickler@verizon.net Auditors: Beverly Hansen - beverhans@gmail.com & Marilyn N. Stiltz - music1814stiltz@me.com Webmistress: Marilyn N. Stiltz - music1814stiltz@me.com Executive Committee – Members at Large: Class of 2010 David Feit-Pretzer - pretor@aol.com and Rebecca Ogle - iogle@aol.com Class of 2011 Kyle Black - kblack@ucla.edu and Elaine Elliott - bobelaine@bobelaine.com Class of 2012 Sandra Bron - sandybron@aol.com and Lee Lassetter - leelass@verizon.net |
Links |
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• AGO National - http://www.agohq.org/ • Looking for a Seasoned Organ or two? Dodington - http://www.dodington.com/forsale.html Organ Clearing House - http://organclearinghouse.com/newavl.php • Need that piece quick? Looking for an arrangement? Download Sheet Music and more! The Webmistress suggests the following links.... Music Notes http://www.musicnotes.com/ Lutheran Hymnal http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/organ/organhymn.htm Oregon Catholic Press http://www.ocp.org/ GIA Publications http:// www.giamusic.com/ General Hymns http://www.hymnsite.com/ Service music http://www.hymnprint.net Music in Public Domain! http://www.mysheetmusic.com/publicdomain.asp |
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