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Wilmington Chapter |
| Last updated: November 25, 2008 |
Message from the Dean |
| Greetings from the Wilmington (North Carolina) Chapter!
Founded in 1989, the Wilmington Chapter currently has 52 members. While the majority of its members live in the greater Wilmington area, the chapter spans a large geographic area that includes southeastern North Carolina and portions of eastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. The Chapter meets monthly September through June. Each meeting includes a program which often is a concert performed by chapter members for the community. In January of 2008, chapter members presented a Hymnfest for the Church Year, as well as an annual members recital. Chapter members also form the AGO Chamber Choir which performs a concert of the works of a major composer each February with chamber orchestra. Historic Wilmington, North Carolina, is located on the Southeastern coast of North Carolina and is home to many pipe organs. Builders represented include Austin, Boseman, Casavant, Goulding & Wood, Noack, Pilcher, Schantz, E. M. Skinner, Taylor and Boody, and Visser-Rowland. For more information on the Wilmington Chapter, please contact Sara Bryant, Dean, at boneman3@earthlink.net. |
Local Events |
| NOVEMBER MUSICAL EVENTS
Tuesday, November 4 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greenville (not in Wilmington): ECU Sacred Music presents Daniel Zaretsky, organist Saturday, November 8 at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church: Carolina Vocal Arts Ensemble Sunday, November 9 at UNCW Recital Hall: Chamber Music Wilmington presents Nicolas Duchamp Monday, November 10 at 8:00 p.m. at Kenan Auditorium at UNCW: Wilmington Concert Association presents Warsaw Chamber Orchestra Tuesday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Trask Coliseum at UNCW: Wilmington Symphony Patriotic Pops Concert featuring the Wilmington Choral Society Sunday, November 16 at 5:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church: Oleander Chamber Orchestra Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church: Bradley Welch, organist Sunday, November 30 at 5:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church: Advent Lessons and Carols WILMINGTON CHAPTER EVENTS FOR 2008—2009 Tuesday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church: Welcome for new members, program on the Kodaly Method with John Sullivan. Sunday, October 19 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Pipes Spectacular! Members recital. Tuesday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church: Organ rebuilding with Nicholas Thompson-Allen. Tuesday, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Dean Sara Bryant's house: Winter social. Saturday, January 17 at a time TBA at Trinity United Methodist Church: Pedals, Pipes and Pizza, an introduction to the organ for area piano students. Sunday, January 18 at 4:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church: Concert of Mendelssohn's organ sonatas. Tuesday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Wesleyan Chapel United Methodist Church: Jazz in worship with Julia Walker-Jewell. Sunday, March 22 at 4 p.m. at St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church: Mendelssohn choral concert with the Wilmington AGO Chorale, conducted by Larry Cook. Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 p.m at First Presbyterian Church: Cecil B. DeMille's King of Kings, a silent movie accompanied by David Briggs. Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Windermere Presbyterian Church: Clergy musicians dinner with Rev. Ellen Robison, speaker. Officer installation. Sunday, May 31 at 5:30 p.m. at Zollene Reissner's house: Summer social. |
Newsletter |
| Greetings to everyone. I hope you enjoyed last month's Organ Spectacular weekend as much as I did. The organ tour on October 18 was attended by about forty people who walked all over downtown Wilmington the the rain without complaining. They asked many questions about pipe organs. We all learned a lot. The Organ Spectacular concert on October was a great success. All the organists played beautifully and the music was well received by the audience.
Our next concert will take place on January 18 and will be a performance of all six Mendelssohn organ sonatas. Organists for this concert will be Doug Leightenheimer, Sara Bryant, Lisa Nichol, Bill Remele, and Bruni Engelhardt. On March 22, we will present our third concert of the year, a performance of some of the choral works of Mendelssohn. Our conductor will be Larry Cook, and we will have a larger orchestra than we have ever had before. All Wilmington AGO members are invited and encouraged to sing. I will send you a separate email asking you to tell me whether you will sing and what part you will sing. None of us should invite persons outside the Chapter to sing with our group unless Larry has given his approval. Even if someone joined us last year, we should ask Larry before inviting them. We need to have a balanced ensemble. Rehearsals for the choral concert will be on February 21, February 28, March 7, March 14, and March 21, all on Saturdays, all from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon. Please put these dates on your calendar. Our November meeting will be at First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. We will begin with dinner, and the business meeting will begin about 7:15. The program will be presented by Nick Thompson-Allen, the organbuilder who is refurbishing the Swell division of the Skinner organ at First Presbyterian. Nick and his crew will be in the process of reinstalling pipes, which will have been brought back from Connecticut. We will have a chance to see the reinstallation in progress. Please send your dinner reservations to me by November 14. I am looking forward to seeing you on November 18. Sara Bryant, Dean Wilmington Chapter of the AGO http://www.agohq.org/chapter/?handle=wilmington |
Membership |
| Membership in the Wilmington AGO is open to all who possess a love of organ and choral music. For more information on becoming a member or to request a membership form, please contact Rachel Mann, Treasurer, ramann7@bellsouth.net |
Placement |
| SALVATION ARMY
The Salvation Army of Wilmington is looking for a pianist to play hymns at the 11:00 a.m. Sunday service. There are four hymns at the service, some of which are also played by a four-piece brass band. The salary is negotiable. Interested pianists may contact Colonel Andy Anderson at 798-8700 (home), 443-8509 (cell), or 762-2070 (office). Colonel Anderson works in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. SUNSET BEACH A small non-denominational church in Sunset Beach, fifty to sixty minutes from Wilmington, is looking for a pianist/organist and worship leader. This person will play for a ten-person praise group which includes two saxophone players. Music style is blended traditional hymns and light praise music. There is one Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. and one rehearsal on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Interested persons may contact Karen Farrand at kwfarrand@atmc.net, Cell - 910-233-6671, Home – 910-575-6214. CAMP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Camp United Methodist Church in Shallotte is looking for an organist to play two Sunday services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. The early service is a little more contemporary than the late service. There are two choirs to accompany; both choirs rehearse on Wednesday evenings. The organ is a relatively new Allen. The salary will be competitive and will be based on skill and experience. Interested organists should contact David B. Grantham, chairman of the SPPR Committee, by calling 910-575-0808, or 910-538-9445 (mobile), or by email at davegrantham@granthamgraphics.com HIGHLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Highland Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina seeks spiritually minded person for part time organist position. Experience with handbells a plus. Duties include: play organ (Casavant) and piano for 2 traditional reformed Sunday services, as well as special and seasonal services; accompany chancel choir, men’s choir, and youth chorale; if bell experience, direct elementary and youth bell choirs. Recital and teaching opportunities available. 10-15 hours/wk Salary Range: AGO Standard Guidelines Bachelor’s degree in organ preferred Contact Cathy Wilson at cathy@hpchurch.org or Highland Presbyterian Church, 111 Highland Ave. Fayetteville NC 28305. Please Send CV and 3 references. Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild's National Website. |
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Contact Us |
| Sara Bryant, Dean - boneman3@earthlink.net
Bill Remele, Subdean - remele@hotmail.com Robert Norem, Secretary - renorem@ec.rr.com Rachel Mann, Treasurer - ramann7@att.net Melodee Wynne, Member-at-Large - jwynne3@hughes.net Larry Cook, Jr., Member-at-Large - ldcjpc@gmail.com Lisa Nichol, Member-at-Large - lnichol@stjohnsepiscopalchurch.net |
Links |
| Visit the AGO National website |