[Updated 2 March 2019]
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From Your Dean
Matthew Provost, Dean
Hello dear friends!
EVENT ALERT! Our next Second Monday is right around the corner. On March 11, Janet Yieh will give a presentation about historical and contemporary women composers for organ, including Jeanne Demessieux, Clara Schumann, and Rachel Laurin. Janet currently serves as associate organist at Trinity Wall Street in New York City and is a graduate of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. We are so fortunate to have secured Janet for this presentation. Just days prior to visiting us, she will perform an organ program at Trinity Wall Street of music by women composers in their Time’s Arrow series (https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/music-arts/2018-2019/times-arrow). We have not yet secured the location for the event, so stay tuned in the upcoming week for a Quick Note from your Dean regarding that venue.
Nathan Laube: McIvor Organ Distinguished Artist, Calvary Church, Stonington
Nathan Laube, Recitalist
Wonderful news! Mark your calendars! On Friday, May 10, at 7:30 pm, Calvary Church in Stonington will inaugurate a new organ recital series featuring the world’s most renowned artists! Thanks to the generosity of The Miller Foundation, Calvary’s hope for the establishment of the McIvor Organ Distinguished Artist Series has become reality. The recital will take place annually in May, and feature organists from all over the globe. To inaugurate the series, Calvary has invited one of America’s brightest stars: Nathan Laube, Professor of Organ at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Nathan has taken the national and international organ scenes by storm, succeeding in ways far beyond his years. His technical and musical prowess is simply astonishing. Our chapter board has generously agreed to partner with Calvary in bringing Nathan to our area. So, the event is also an AGO event! What a joy it will be to welcome Nathan here!
2nd Mondays!
- October 8: A Service of Installation for Chapter Officers to take place at Calvary Church in Stonington
- November 12: An Advent & Christmas Anthem Reading Session
- December 10: Holiday Potluck Social with Advent Christmas Mini-Recital
- January 14: New Music Presentation and Score Swap
- February 11: Roberta Bitgood Scholarship Auditions Open to Members as Auditors
- March 11: Janet Yieh Presentation
- April 8: Crossover Repertoire Presentation – Music That Suits Either Organ or Piano
- May 13: Post-Easter Members’ Recital
- June 10: End of Year Banquet
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Executive Board, 2018-2019
Dean — Matthew Provost — matthew.n.provost[at]gmail[dot]com
Sub Dean — Maryann McCary — maryann0320[at]aol[dot]com
Secretary — Armand Lambert
Treasurer — Susan Rees Jones — uppereight[at]aol[dot]com
Members-at-Large
John Anthony — jpant[at]conncoll[dot]edu
Ellen Bowlin — bobellenbowlin[at]gmail[dot]com
Susan Paisley — spaisley[at]optonline[dot]net
Simon Holt — smo.artisticdirector[at]yahoo[dot]com
Jake Troy — j.troy[at]icloud[dot]com
Newsletter Editor — Kathleen Bartkowski — kittenskb[at]gmail[dot]com
Membership Directory — Matthew Provost — matthew.n.provost[at]gmail[dot]com
Education/Exams — John Anthony
Librarian — Douglas Green
Placement — Alan McNeely
Professional Development — Douglas Green
Scholarship Coordinator — Jesse Glaude
Newsletter
Things Great & Swell is published on the first of each month from September through June, with one unscheduled summer issue published at the Dean’s discretion. Issues are disseminated to members only via e-mail (or snail mail, as needed).
Past issues of TG&S are available for download at this archive page.
Membership Policy
The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to foster a thriving community of musicians who share their knowledge and inspire passion for the organ. Membership in the New London County chapter of the AGO is open to anyone with an interest in the organ and to all organists from new beginners to seasoned performers.
The New London chapter welcomes church musicians regardless of education or ability.
A directory of local members is published and disseminated annually. To update your information in the directory or provide other content, please contact Matthew Provost (matthew.n.provost [at] gmail [dot] com).
Placement
Employers and job seekers are invited to log in and post or search listings of available positions on the AGO national website. Also, you may join our chapter to receive the monthly Things Great & Swell which does publish relevant local information. Thanks to Alan McNeely for agreeing to serve as our new local placement officer!
Certification
For local information about continuing education opportunities or official AGO Exams, you may contact John Anthony (jpant [at] conncoll [dot] edu).
Contact Us
DEAN Matthew Provost — matthew.n.provost[at]gmail[dot]com
SUB DEAN Maryann McCary — maryann0320[at]aol[dot]com
Roberta Bitgood Organ Scholarship
2019 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Katy King, of Groton
William “Billy” Wolfe, of Colchester
Congratulations!
For further information, see: Roberta Bitgood Scholarship
