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AGO Augusta, Serving the CSRA |
| Last updated: October 1, 2008 |
Message from the Dean |
| Welcome! Whether you are a guild member or an interested party, I am glad you found us! 2008 - 2009 is the International Year of the Organ. As we work to incorporate some of the area's fine clinicians, musicians and organs into another year of excellent programs and recitals, we will be celebrating the International Year of the Organ as well. Check back here for updates. Also, the Westobou Festival, (Augusta's new Arts Festival) featured an Organ Series sponsored by this Chapter.(The series list is below under Concert Calendar.) Feel free to contact me for information if you wish to advertise any programs. Your enthusiasm is the best advertisement we have.
It is a blessing to serve as Dean of this Chapter. Contact me if you have any questions or comments. I look forward to spending time with you this year. Kathleen |
Local Events |
Monday Sept. 15th, 7 pm Place - hosted by Jim Nord. Reservations and more information are available through the chapter. Bring a dish and a couple of copies of anthems that cover the church year to share as we visit. October Events: Sunday, Oct. 19th - 5 pm Pre-Evensong Guild Member Recital Church of the Good Shepherd, Augusta Jim Nord - Host, Organ - Holtkamp Admission is free and open to the public Sunday, Oct. 19th - 11:45 am St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Augusta Judith Ruffin - Organist, Organ - Zimmer Monday Oct. 20th - 7:30 pm Church of the Good Shepherd, Reception to follow Recital Organist - Margaret Walsh, former student member, and former student of Jim Nord - recent graudate of Stetson and Indiana Universities. Dir. of Music, Organist First UMC, Lancaster, SC Jim Nord - Host, Organ - Holtkamp Admission - Free, Open to the Public No Guild Member Dinner November 17th - 8 pm Organ Literature for the Church Year - Guild Members Recital Guild Member Dinner Reservations Required St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, Aiken, SC Don Dupee - Host. Organ - John Dower & Co. Admission - Free, Open to the Public Sunday Feb. 15th Time TBA St. Paul Episcopal Church, Augusta Reception to follow Mark Dickens - organist St. John Methodist, Aiken, SC Senior at USC, Columbia Admission - Free, Open to the Public No Guild Member Dinner March 16th - 8 pm - Evening Prayer begins All Saints Episcopal Church, Beech Island, Everett Summerall - Host. Guild Member Dinner Reservations Required Monday May 11th - 7 pm St. Mary on the Hill - Dinner by Reservation Alvin Blount - Host. Organ - Wicks. Guild Member Dinner Reservations Required CONCERT CALENDAR Admission is Free and all Recitals/Concerts are open to the public 4 pm recital at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St. Keith Shafer – Director of Music, Organist,St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Augusta, GA Admission - Free A Presentation by the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society 11:30 am recital at St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St. Alvin Blount – Director of Music, Organist, St. Mary on the Hill Roman Catholic Church, Augusta, GA Admission - Free Noon recital at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 825 Greene St. Kathleen Cartledge – Director of Music, Organist, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aiken, SC Admission - Free 2 pm recital at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, 720 Telfair St. Nancy Sutton – Director of Music, Organist, Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Augusta, GA Admission - Free Noon recital at St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St. Dr. David Lowry, Director of Music, Organist, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Columbia, SC; Emeritus Professor of Music, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC Admission – Free |
Newsletter |
| Editor: Marya Orlowska-Fancey (pipe_organ$yahoo.com - replace $ with @) Submission deadline is the 25th of each month, August through April.
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Membership |
| The Augusta Chapter of the AGO serves Richmond and Columbia counties in Georgia and Aiken County in South Carolina. Our mission is to promote the organ and choral music, encourage fellowship among members and provide opportunities for continuing education and professional development.
If you are interested in joining the Augusta Chapter AGO, please contact us: Kathleen Cartledge, Dean - 803-270-1748 or e-mail: augustaago$yahoo.com (Note: to avoid spam from web crawler software, we've used a $ instead of an @. Just replace the $ with a @ when you send an email.) Currently, dues are $88.00 for a Voting chapter membership and The American Organist magazine. Chapter Friends membership is $20.00 - that is a non-voting membership for non-organists. If you have questions, please call us! |
Placement |
| JOB OPENINGS:
ORGANIST, CHOIR DIRECTOR BETHEL PARK UMC, DENMARK, SC Attn: PPRC, PO Box 207, Denmark, SC 29042 Part-time position. Service playing is most important. Ability to lead hymns with the organ and to sight read above average choral music is a must. Rehearsals on Monday evenings at 7 pm, One Sunday morning service at 11 am. 33 rank, 3 manual Gress-Miles Organ, with antiphonal organ in rear of the sanctuary. 25 - 35 member choir withlong history of excellence. Salary - commensurate with experience. ORGANIST, CHOIR DIRECTOR ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2860 Wells Drive, Augusta, GA 30906 Part-time. Thursday Choir Rehearsal 7:30 - 9:00 PM, one Sunday Service at 11 AM (with choir). Possibility to expand music ministry (childrens choir, Schulmerich handbells). Two Manuel Allen built in 2001. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume to the attention of "Worship and Music" at the church address. Pastor Mike Freed can be reached by email at alutheranchur@comcast.net, or phone at (706) 798 -6015. ORGANIST ST BARTHOLOMEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 271 West Martintown Rd., North Augusta, SC 29841 Part-time. Wednesday Choir Rehearsal 7:30 – 9:00 PM and two Sunday Services 7:45 (no choir) and 9 AM (with choir). Possibility of getting involved in all aspects of the music ministry (childrens choirs, handbells, etc.). Two Manuel Zimmer built in 2004. Specifications and photos available at http:// www.zimmerorgans.com/opus76.htm Competitive Send a resume to David Neches at the above address, by e-mail: music@saintbart.org. Or, call for more information: 706-832-3319. ORGANIST FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PO Box 325, Denmark, SC 29042 One Sunday morning service 10:45 am, Wed. night choir rehearsal, and special services as needed. 1 wk pd sick leave, 1 wk pd vacation, $125/week or $6500/ year. Moller pipe organ. Contact: Jean Self or Jan Abstance 803.793.3690 Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
Certification |
| Professional Certification
Certification Information - call if you have questions. Service Playing Certificate Colleague (CAGO) Choir Master (ChM) Associateship (AAGO) Fellowship (FAGO) To obtain detailed requirements for each examination, contact National Headquarters. http://www.agohq.org/education/index.html AGO Certification Examinations 2008 Centers and Coordinators For certification repertoire contact your local music retailer or: Cliff Hill Music Company PO Box 323 Hopkinsville, KY 42241 Tele: 800-819-8772 fax: 440-835-6528 cliff@cliffhillmusic.com REGION IV CENTER COORDINATORS ATLANTA (FAGO, AAGO, ChM) Jeffrey McIntyre, cago 3067 Cherry Blossom Lane East Point, GA 30344-3939 H: 404-344-2573, C: 404-521-1866 jdmatl@aol.com BIRMINGHAM (FAGO, AAGO, ChM) Linda Gill, chm 3224 Boxwood Dr. Montgomery, AL 36111 H: 334-834-3968, W: 334-834-8990 lgill@fumcmontgomery.org CHARLOTTE (FAGO, AAGO, ChM) Joanne Daykin, cago 5125 Foxbriar Trail Charlotte, NC 28269 H: 704-596-6876 jdaykin@bellsouth.net KNOXVILLE (AAGO, ChM) TBA MEMPHIS (FAGO, AAGO, ChM) Albert A. Burk Jr., cago 41 Bendel Circle West Memphis, TN 38117-2818 H: 901-763-1281 aabjr41@att.net |
Contact Us |
| Augusta AGO e-mail augustaago$yahoo.com
(Note: to avoid spam from web crawler software, we've used a $ instead of an @. Just replace the $ with a @ when you send an email.) Augusta AGO mail PO Box 3312 Augusta, GA 30914-3312 Officers Kathleen Cartledge - Dean 803.270.1748 Alvin Blount - Sub-Dean Mary Gaffney - Secretary David Salter - Treasurer |
Links |
| Westobou Festival Organ Series
www.wforganseries.org Greater Augusta Arts Council www.augustaarts.com South Carolina Arts Commission www.southcarolinaarts.com The Pipe Organ Education Project www.ibiblio.org/pipeorgan Vermont Organ Academy www.vermontorganacademy.com |
| Visit the AGO National website |