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JUNE 2011

From the Dean:

Hello colleagues,

The year has passed quickly for me and we have had some wonderful performers this year. Thank you to the many who have contributed to the concert series and those who have faithfully attended. Thank you to the great board officers and chairs of committees who fan out to work in the many tasks of this active chapter. I welcome your comments in reflection of this past year and sincerely hope that you have been inspired and engaged. After Jan’s performance at Bachathon, I had to go home and get a new piece of Bach going!

As we wind down for summer we will have one more meeting of the Board on June 11. The main focus of this meeting is the consideration of youth. David Weldy has been a great example bringing students throughout this year. Ann Posey has served well to plan and oversee the competition. Ted Stewart has the heart of a teacher as he encourages young students and challenges us all to keep that learning edge. Doris Daniels has faithfully carted music to each meeting from which we receive sales profits for the youth competition. Our incoming Dean, Dale Ramsey has been mindful of youth as he and the program committee have made plans for this next year. But we can continue to grow in this pursuit.

We face many challenges to pass the delight and discipline of our profession to the future. What are the best questions to be asking? It is my hope that we might develop new avenues of communication, support, creativity, and capturing the imagination of the next generation. We aren’t the clever visioning team of Apple products or Google but we need to aspire to more of that kind of thinking. The internet makes it more possible to think and research as never before. What professions are already doing a good job at engaging the next generation? We are in a leading position as one of the large chapters in the country and perhaps our considerations will have implications in our plans for the 2018 Convention.

Onward and upward!
Ken Walker

June Placement Listings

Placement Coordinator: Mary Bronaugh Davis, bronaughdavis@yahoo.com

Organist:
Salem Lutheran Church, 9135 Haskins, Lenexa, KS. Weekly traditional Lutheran service Sundays at 8:00am, $140 per service. Please contact Heather Lewis, Director of Music and Worship at hlewis@salemlutheran-ks.org or (913) 485-2739

Organist/Pianist:
John Knox Presbyterian Kirk, a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation, –11430 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114, 816-942-3637 – is accepting applications for the position of organist/pianist. Position involves accompanying weekly choir rehearsal and one Sunday service from September through May. In June, will accompany Sunday AM drop-in choir rehearsal and one worship service. During July and August, organist/pianist will provide music for the worship service, rehearse with and accompany soloists, small groups, or instrumentalists supplying summer “special music.” Applicant must have both organ and piano skills and be able to sight read hymns. Ability to improvise accompaniments from a lead sheet would be helpful. Please email résumés to James Levy, Music Director, (levy.jamesm@gmail.com) or to Rev. Andy Cullen, Pastor, Andy@johnknoxkirk.org

Organist:
First Presbyterian Church of North Kansas City, 23rd & Fayette, North Kansas City, MO 64116, small congregation, traditional service, salary $N. Time commitment 10-12 on Sundays plus about an hour on Tuesday evenings. Contact Gretchen Gober, Music Director at gretchenthegober@yahoo.com or 816/699-5974.

Organist:
Bethany Lutheran Church (LCMS), 20200 S. Mission Road, Stilwell, KS, seeks an organist for congregation of approximately 150. The organist will be responsible for service music at the 9:00 am Sunday worship service, Wednesday evening services at 6:00 pm during Advent and Lent, and other special services such as Holy Week, Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve. The organist will also serve as the accompanist for the choir (2 reh/month on Sat morning Sept-May) and for scheduled soloists/ensembles. Resumes/inquiries may be sent to Sara Oberle at sarao@bethanylutheran-op.org, phone (913)648-2228, x. 129

Organ and/or Piano Accompanist:
First United Methodist Church of Leavenworth, Kansas (700 membership, traditional worship, part time.) Responsibilities include playing for Sunday worship services, special worship services and accompanying the Sanctuary Choir besides mid-week Sanctuary Choir rehearsals. Salary is based upon experience. Please send letter of interest and resume to Sonia Wiley, Chair of Staff Parish Relations Committee, 422 Chestnut Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048 or e-mail: fumclvks@sbcglobal.net For more information on FUMC of Leavenworth: www.leavenworthfirst.org.

UPCOMING RECITALS OF NOTE

Sunday, June 12, 4:00 pm
East Hills Singers, directed by Kirk Carson. Overland Park Church of Christ, Overland Park, KS

Performance Opportunity

The Westport Center for the Arts, Community Christian Church and the Medical Arts Symphony are sponsoring a performance of Rene Clausen’s Memorial, written to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001. Click on 9-11 Memorial Singers Flyer.pdf for more information.

Region VI Blog

Did you know about the Region VI Blog? It can be found at www.agor6.blogspot.com, hosted by Jan Kraybill, our Councillor for Region VI. Jan posts information on this site of interest to a wide scope of Region VI members. It is an excellent vehicle for disseminating information quickly and on a broad basis. Jan also maintains a calendar that can be both useful for concerts and programs organists may be interested in attending; additionally, the calendar can provide excellent ideas for programming possibilities by chapter. If you have information you would like posted on the blog, please send it to Jan Kraybill, jkraybill@cofchrist.org.

2011 Regional Convention in Des Moines

Registrations are still being accepted for the regional convention, to be held June 20 – 23 in Des Moines, hosted by the Central Iowa Chapter. All AGO members should have received a brochure in the mail. Additionally, a wealth of information is available on the convention's website, found at http://www.agodesmoines2011.org. The promotions alone should be enough to convince you that attending is in all members' interest! Outstanding performers, exciting instruments, informative education sessions, and social experiences with colleagues will be enjoyed by all in attendance. The convention leaders have made an excellent effort to keep expenses to a minimum. Note as well that students are offered FREE registration, with a refundable deposit—one of only two conventions this year offering free registration for students! If you have not attended a convention before, come and find out what brings convention regulars back time and time again. The AGO truly does organize some of the best conventions of any organization.

2011-2012 Renewal Forms

Please remember to renew your membership. To be included in the directory, your dues and information must be received by the registrar by August 1, 2011. If you have not received a form previously, it can be found HERE or under the Join Our Ranks tab.

Organ teachers

With our renewed emphasis on “nurturing the profession,” David Weldy, Youth Committee Chair, has assembled a list of AGO members who offer their services as organ teachers. The information is provided here as a resource to offer to anyone who might be interested in studying the organ.

Scott Foppiano
Organ and Piano instructor
Taught privately since 1989
AGO Certified: CAGO
816-923-0202
scottfop@aol.com
Classical / Liturgical / Theatre Organ literature

Dr. Sharon Hettinger
Doctor of Musical Arts/Organ Performance
785.842.2053 816.523.1602, x112
Sharon@standrewkc.org
Church Music & Classical Literature
Taught privately since 1976
Lawrence & KCMO

Dr. Roseann Penner Kaufman
Doctor of Musical Arts
913-236-8820
mirokaufman@kcnet.com
Taught privately and college level since 1986
Lessons given on 1869 and GG Hook Organ at Rainbow Mennonite Church, KC KS
Church Music and Classical Literature

Sr. Claudette Schiratti
Religious Sister of Mercy
Organ and Piano instructor
AGO Certified: AAGO
913-530-0960
cschiratti@kc.rr.com
Sacred and Classical literature
Kansas City, MO

William [Ted] Stewart
Organ and Piano instructor
AGO Certified: AAGO, Exam Coach
816-305-1038
Stewart.smith@att.net
Church Music & Classical Literature
Organist at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Independence & KCMO

Rev. David Weldy
Piano and Organ instructor
913-626-4412
dweldy@fbcshawnee.com
Taught privately since 1983
Church Music literature
Lessons given at First Baptist Church of Shawnee, KS

Betty Bauer
Piano Teacher specializing in beginners
913-814-9021 home
913-706-0698 cell
hababab@earthlink.net
14130 Slater St. Overland Park, KS
Southern Johnson County

Carlene Neihart
Piano & Organ Teacher
813-444-3487
jcneihart@yahoo.com
69th and Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri
Organist at Unity Temple on the Plaza
Named the United States Solo Recitalist

Professional Development Update

AGO certification exams are a great motivation to improve your professional skills. For those interested in obtaining certification, there is a Certification Support Group for Region VI members. The group currently numbers 22, representing all five of the certifications. Contact Ted Stewart for more details: stewart.smith@att.net or 816-254-5665.

SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE FOR YOU

Substitutes listed are members of the local organ guild. The ones who hold AGO certificates have passed requirements of the national American Guild of Organists for various levels of service playing and choral conducting. However, the Greater Kansas City AGO is not an endorsement agency for service provided by the persons listed here. To learn proficiency of substitutes, feel free to ask them for references.

These substitutes have passed various levels of AGO certification requirements:

	Scott Foppiano, MM, CAGO - org, dir, soloist, lit	816-437-8557, 816-305-0260 (cell)
	Alan Gagnon, SPC, org, lit	603-660-8408 (cell)
	Jan Kraybill, DMA, FAGO	816-833-1000, ext. 2432
	Nick Mourlam, SPC – org, lit	913.488.1272
	John Pitchford, MM, SPC – org	913.663.3768
	Claudette Schiratti, MM, AAGO - org, dir, lit	913.530.0960 (cell)
	Barbara Tankard Thatcher, CAGO	816.796.3706
	Ann Warzyn, BME, SPC - org	816.453.5027
	SPC = service playing certificate, CAGO = Colleague certification AAGO = Associate certification, FAGO = Fellow certification

The following have various degrees in organ or church music at the college or post-graduate level:

	Tom Atkin, MSM - org, lit	913.722.2404
	Joyce Berg, MM – org	816-741-7388
	Phyllis Curtis, MM – org (4th & 5th Sundays only)	913-839-8856, 913-406-5327, 913-248-6600
	Michael Phelps, BA – org, piano, lit	816-686-5454
	Dale Ramsey, MM – org, dir	816.322.8985
	Ann Marie Rigler, DMA – org, lit	816.415.3792 or 816.781.7700 x5199
	Nancy Stankiewicz, BA – org, lit	913.642.8642
	org=organist; lit=liturgical worship; dir=choral director; pian=pianist

The following also offer their services:

	Lisa Shephard Galchick, org, lit	816.587.9290 or 816.591.4584 (cell)
	Jonathan Gregoire, org	320-333-8894 (cell)
	Kathy Hellwege, BSE in Music & English	913-362-0594 or 913-706-0126 (cell)
	Aaron Jaynes, org	musicdude61@yahoo.com or 816-455-2991
	Roland Pera, bass soloist	913-268-8918 or 913-269-6222 (cell)
	Brent Stull – org, lit, dir (Saturdays only)	(620) 794-1940 (cell) or brent.lucas.stull@gmail.com
	Marilyn VanderLinden - org, lit	816.665.4441
	org=organist; lit=liturgical worship; dir=choral director; pian=pianist

The absolute deadline for submissions to Bombarde's editor is the 20th of each month. Please email your information to bombarde@kcago.com.

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