[last updated 11/24/21]
Message from the Dean
Welcome to the AGO Cumberland Valley Chapter website. We are happy to welcome new members at any time. Our membership covers a wide geographic area including a portion of Central Maryland, Western Maryland, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. We have meetings, workshops, master classes, and concerts that will interest all involved in organ and sacred music. 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. The Guild offers an array of services to support this mission, including regional and national conventions, the monthly publication The American Organist, Pipe Organ Encounters, jobs listings, and a series of certifications. Please visit our parent site at www.agohq.org for information about these services. For information about our chapter, including chapter events, area concerts, current board members, and our substitute list, scroll down!
Deborah Zacher
Chapter Program Schedule 2021-22
Monday September 27, 6 PM
Welcome Back Dinner and Meeting
Join us for a catered dinner, plus music and idea sharing
Zion Lutheran Church
Williamsport, MD
David Loy, host
Saturday October 30, 10 AM
Choral Music for Small Groups
Bring music and ideas to share
Haven Lutheran Church
Hagerstown, MD
Steve Pastena, host
Sunday December 5, 4 PM
Recital: Music for the Advent Season
Christ Reformed UCC
Hagerstown, MD
Cheryl Wilson, host
Saturday February 12, 10 AM
Music for Lent and Easter
Bring music and ideas to share
St. John’s Lutheran
Hagerstown, MD
Jonathan Leonard, host
Sunday April 24, 6 PM
Eastertide Celebration
Relax with dinner and conversation
Fireside Restaurant
Hagerstown, MD
David Loy, host (RSVP for reservation)
May 22, 4 PM
Organ and More!
Recital featuring members and friends
Grace UMC
Hagerstown, MD
Jonathan Leonard, host
Virtual Concert – Music for Comfort and Strength
Please enjoy our virtual concert, premiered in October of 2020.
(Click here for a program: October Concert Program
Recitals and Musical Events in the Region
| Sunday December 5, 4 PM AGO Members Recital Music for the Advent Season Christ Reformed UCC Hagerstown, MD |
Saturday December 11, 5 PM Haven’s Annual Christmas Concert feat. St. James Brass, Haven Adult Choir Haven Lutheran Church Hagerstown, MD |
Saturday December 18, 7:30 PM Frederick Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Frederick Frederick MD (for tickets, go to www.fredericksymphony.org) |
| Saturday December 18, 7 PM Sunday December 19, 3 PM Maryland Symphony Orchestra Home for the Holidays 2021 Maryland Theatre Hagerstown, MD |
Sunday December 19, 9:30 AM Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols St. John’s Episcopal Church Hagerstown, MD |
Sunday December 19, 4 PM Christmas Concert feat. Jonathan Leonard, Nathan Strite, William Miller Grace UMC Hagerstown, MD |
| Saturday January 29, 7:30 PM Sunday January 30, 3 PM Maryland Symphony Orchestra Virtuosos & Rivals: Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Saint-Georges Maryland Theatre Hagerstown, MD |
Sunday February 6, 4 PM Anthony Stoika, percussion Heidi Macaluso, piano St. John’s Episcopal Church Hagerstown, MD |
To add your event, please contact Steve Pastena by email: stephenpastena@yahoo.com |
Newsletter
Our newsletter is “The Chimney Flute”.
Contact information for the Co-Editors:
Cheryl Wilson
240-675-0142
Email
Mark King
301.733.2560, ext. 108
Email
Membership
For information regarding joining our chapter, please contact Monica Bowen, Membership Coordinator to receive a Membership Brochure and application. Email: Email or call 304.263.6026
Placement
Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild’s National Website
Substitute List
Judith Brown – Available for Sunday worship, Temple services, weddings, and funerals. 240-522-5070, Email
Peggy Lacey Craig – Organist/harpsichordist, harpsichord and flute ensemble, available for weddings, funerals, and non-Sunday morning services. home: 304-258-8088,Email
Elizabeth Krouse – Available for evening services or during the week, also for weddings or funerals. home: 240-625-7995,Email
Tom Lang – Available for weddings, funerals, Sunday worship and service playing. Email
Judith Miller – Available for weddings, funerals, Sunday worship and service playing. 301-223-4211, Email
Bill Moersen – Available for weddings, funerals, services. 304-283-1691, Email
Rick Morrison – Available for weddings, funerals, Sunday worship and service playing. 304-876-6460
Nae H. Pearson – Available for weddings, funerals, Sunday worship and service playing. cell: 703-629-0153, Email
David Smith – Available for funerals and weekday or evening services. 301-992-3000, Email
Nathan Strite – Available for weddings and funerals. cell: 301-491-2868, Email
Jerrold Tidwell – Available for weddings, funerals, and weekday or evening services. cell: 609-992-5158, Email
*If you would like your name added/removed from this list, please contact our webmaster and newsletter co-editors.
Certification
The American Guild of Organists is committed to:
– improve the proficiency of organists and conductors,
– evaluate by examination attainments in organ playing,
– choral and instrumental training, and the theory and
general knowledge of music, and
– grant certificates to those who pass examinations. Information regarding eligibility, application procedures, examination fees, certificates, exams, free Hymn Booklet, exams for the visually challenged, and individual examination requirements can be found on the American Guild of Organists National website, www.agohq.org
Contact Us
Debbie Zacher, Dean – Email
David Loy, Sub-dean – Email
Judy Miller, Treasurer – 301.223.4211, Email
Monica Bowen, Membership Coordinator – Email
Elizabeth Krouse, Archivist – 240-204-8314, Email
Cheryl Wilson, Newsletter Co-Editor – Email
Mark King, Newsletter Co-Editor – Email
Steve Pastena, Webmaster – Email
Mary Ward, Executive Board Member – Email
Rick Morrison, Executive Board Member – Email
Links
AGO National website
Chapter Facebook Page
