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Dean: Mary Bronaugh Davis · dean@kcago.com
Sub-Dean: Chloe Stodt
Bombarde Editor: Roseann Penner Kaufman · bombarde@kcago.com
FROM THE DEAN:
Many exciting and varied things are planned for this brand new year! Take note – our first program is one week earlier than usual and on a Sunday afternoon, January 12th at 2:00 p.m. co-sponsored with KCTPO (Kansas City Theater Pipe Organ, Inc.) at the Music Hall in downtown Kansas City (301 West 13th Street). Parking will be available across the street at Grace and Holy Cathedral since our dinner will be there immediately after the program. Dave Wickerham will be an extraordinarily versatile performer. He works both as a church organist and as a theater organist. He was at the Piper Music Palace in Greenfield, WI for 10 years before becoming the curator of the Milhous Museum in Boca Raton for 10 years. Now he’s at the Crystal Theater in Crystal Falls, WI and principal organist at the Williams Bay Lutheran Church at Lake Geneva.
I hope everyone is planning to attend the January Jubilee on the 25th. We will need workers and mentors as well as attendees. Please personally invite non-AGO members to this event. The on-line registration at our web site is great: www.kcago.com I was able to register easily.
MAY 19th – MEMBER’S RECITAL
Our May 19th program will be a Member’s Recital. Let Mary Davis dean@kcago.com know if you would be interested in playing on this program which is slated for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Sign up early to assure your seat on the organ bench. Be sure to include the title and length of the piece you will be playing.
INSTANT HOULI-FANS!
Christopher Houlihan performed an amazing program on November 18th at the Community of Christ Auditorium as part of our KCAGO Concert Series. Through his choices of intricate registration changes combined with an abundance of technical ability interwoven with the skills to gracefully shape phrases to their utmost limits brought forth shouts of approval from the audience more than once. There was no hesitation at the end of the evening – the standing ovation was instantaneous. Though none were passed out to the crowd, I did spot at least one Houli-fan lapel pin worn with pride.
AGO NATIONAL CONVENTION – BOSTON
Several members of the KCAGO Board have already indicated their plans to attend the upcoming AGO National Convention in Boston on June 23-27, 2014. This promises to be an exciting occasion. Hope you can join us and come too. This New England trip could prove to be a very valuable experience for those of us who will be involved in the upcoming National AGO Convention when it comes to Kansas City in 2018. That’s just four and one-half years down the road. Registration information is online at www.AGOBoston2014.org. Discount rates are available through January. Forms are in the TAO magazine or at www.agoboston2014.org.
CARES & CONCERNS
Our sympathy is offered to Carol Wallace. Her father, who lived in New Wilmington, PA passed away at age 97 on December 12th.
Mary Bronaugh Davis, Dean
DINNER RESERVATIONS
Call Sharon Davies at 816-331-5581 or e-mail reservation@kcago.com by 10:00 p.m. the Wednesday before our meeting (January 8, 2014). Sharon will confirm your e-mail reservations, so if you don’t get a confirmation, please call. Remember, if you have a permanent reservation and miss dinner, you are still obligated to pay for your meal.
Dinner Menu
Lasagna, Garlic bread, Green Beans, Tossed salad
Ice Cream BarCost: $10.00
NOTE: The January KCAGO dinner will be held at Founders Hall at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral following the 2:00 pm recital at the Music Hall.
Board Meeting
The next meeting is Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 10:30 am at Immanuel Lutheran in Westport. All committee chairs, elected positions and long-range planning committee members are expected to attend. If you must be absent please contact Carol Wallace at 816.468.6596 or carolwallace@kclibrary.org
*January Jubilee: An Oasis of Inspiration in the Midst of Winter*
Are you registered for a day of respite and renewal - Mind, Body, and Soul on January 25th at Country Club Christian Church? Have you invited your non-AGO friends and fellow musicians? This is a unique event that we at KCAGO are fortunate to offer because of a generous grant from the *Committee on Musicians in Part-Time Employment *which not only offers a rewarding day of continuing education and fellowship to our current members, but can help reshape our chapter into a more accessible and welcoming body. Every new non-AGO friend and colleague you bring to the Jubilee will receive a free six-month complimentary membership to AGO! Additionally, every new member will be assigned a personal mentor from our local chapter to help demonstrate the value, support, and power of working together with skilled and supportive colleagues throughout the year.
First register yourself! Choose the classes from the schedule below that you wish to be apart and follow this link:
http://www.kcago.com/january_jubilee.html.
Second, invite your colleagues and musical friends to join you this day. Consider paying their registration fee as a gift. How about Carpooling down to the Country Club Plaza area together? This may very well be our finest opportunity to grow the KCAGO chapter in a new a meaningful way before the National Convention of 2018. The complete schedule is listed at the end of this issue of the Bombarde.
FROM THE KCAGO NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Seeking a few good men and women: Would you consider stepping up to serve your chapter as a board member? Or do you know someone you think would make a great board member but perhaps has never been asked to serve? The nominating committee would appreciate your help in identifying potential candidates for the positions of Sub-Dean, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, Auditor and Long-Range Planning Committee Member. Descriptions of the duties of each position can be found in the Standing Rules section of the Membership Directory. Please email Claudette Schiratti, Nominating Committee Chair, expressing your interest or recommending a friend. mailto:cschiratti@kc.rr.com
January Placement Listings
Placement Coordinator: Joe Wilkinson jnwilkinson@sbcglobal.net
Organist/Accompanist
Avondale United Methodist Church at 3101 NE Winn Rd, KCMO is seeking an organist for two Sunday Services with Wednesday evening rehearsals. Experience with a tracker organ a must, piano and keyboard skills are preferred. For a detailed job description please contact Rev. Gary Ponder Williams at: umpastorgary@gmail.com Resumes are due by 1/15/14.
AGO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Plan now to attend the 2014 AGO National Convention in Boston, MA on June 23-27th. It is not too early to register. Discount rates are available through January. Forms are in the TAO magazine or at www.agoboston2014.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, Jan. 20, NOON: Doug Talley Quartet performs Jazz by African-American Greats to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St., Kansas City, MO. FREE. Donations welcome. Reception hosted by Californos and Westport Coffee House. Sponsored by Westport Center for the Arts' Brown Bag Concert Series.
Save the date. . .
Please set aside March 25th, 2014 on your calendars for a special recital program by the renowned German organist Harald Vogel at Bales Recital Hall at the University of Kansas, who will also be teaching masters classes at Bales from March 23-26.
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.
Feedback regarding the hiring of GKCAGO substitutes is welcome. Please send them to jnwilkinson@sbcglobal.net
These substitutes have passed various levels of AGO certification requirements:
| Mary Bronaugh Davis, MA, CAGO - org | 816-436-1419 816-456-1343 (cell) |
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| Scott Foppiano, BM, MM, SPC, CAGO - org, dir, soloist, lit | 816-305-8011 | |
| Nicholas Good, BM, CAGO - org, lit | 785.273.7762, 785.231.9659 (cell) |
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| Stephen Kucera, SPC, org | 913.568.3873 (student in Manhattan) skkansas@k-state.edu |
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| Linda Mann, BME, SPC organ, piano | 816-353-4826; 816-289-9760 (cell) |
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| 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 | |
| Thomas Zachacz, MM, CAGO – org, dir, lit, | 913.645.3749 (weekdays only) | |
| SPC = service playing certificate, CAGO = Colleague certification AAGO = Associate certification, FAGO = Fellow certification |
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The following have various degrees in organ or church music at the college or post-graduate level:
| Rebecca Bell, MA – org, lit | 816-523-5569 bellmartin@kc.rr.com | |
| Joyce Berg, MM – org | 816-741-7388 jpiano3@sbcglobal.net |
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| Phyllis Curtis, MM - org, piano | 913.406.5327 (cell) (10:45 or 11:00 only) phyllish@virtualexcel.com |
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| John Deahl, BA – org, dir, bass soloist | 785-250-4141 or johnldeahl@gmail.com | |
| W. Sue Finley-Evans, BME, MM, EDS –org, piano, lit | 785-550-1608 or sjkeus@yahoo.com |
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| Kathy Hellwege, org, lit, solo, dir, BSE in Music & English |
913-362-0594 or 913-706-0126 (cell) |
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| Sharon Hettinger, DMA org, lit, dir, handbell |
785.842.2053 slhett@sunflower.com |
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| Sarah O Holland, DMA student KU - org, piano, lit |
s721h995@ku.edu 309-333-8745 |
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| Barbara Leyden, DMA (voice) soloist |
913.631.6031 bleyden@stjoeshawnee.org |
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| Carol Mueller, MM org, lit |
913.341.5113 bshrp4life@aol.com |
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| Michael Phelps, BA – org, piano, lit | 816-686-5454 | |
| Dale Ramsey, MM – org, dir | 816.322.8985 DERamsey4446@comcast.net |
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| Ann Marie Rigler, DMA – org, lit | 816.415.3792 or 816.781.7700 x5199 |
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| Lisa Shepard, org, lit | 816-587-9290 or 816-591-4584 (cell) |
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| Nancy Stankiewicz, BA – org, lit | 913.642.8642 | |
| John Villaveces, DMA, org, lit | 816.255.6146 jvillaveces@gmail.com |
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| Cheri White, BM organ, piano, lit | 913.766.5698 jjjjjayhawk@hotmail.com |
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| org=organist; lit=liturgical worship; dir=choral director; pian=pianist | ||
The following also offer their services:
| Betty Bauer, org, lit | 913-814-9021 hababab@earthlink.net |
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| Doris Daniels, org, lit | 816-431-3244 | |
| Roland Pera, bass soloist | 913-268-8918 or 913-269-6222 (cell) |
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| Harlan Plunkett, org | 913.449.8561 913.909.0769 |
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| 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.
January Jubilee 2014 Schedule
8:00–8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30–9:00 Worship and Keynote Address with Dr. Jan Kraybill
9:15-10:30 Workshop Session 1
Organ Literature 1:
Accessible Yet Praiseworthy Organ Literature
(Beginning Repertoire with and without Pedal)
Dr. David Pickering – Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas State UniversityRivals or a Team? The Art of Collaboration in the 21st Century
(Pastor/Musician, Musician/Choir, Organist/PraiseBand, Staff/Congregation)
Marian Thomas - MM, CAGO, Organist/Choir Director and Adjunct Faculty at Saint Paul School of Theology.Organ plus One: Cultivating and Encouraging Instrumentalists From Within Your Congregation and From Without
Paul Erickson - Director of Music and Arts, Parkville Presbyterian Church Co-Director of January Jubilee with annotated bibliography prepared by Nara Newcomer, Head of the Music/Media Library at UMKC
10:45-12:00 Worship Session 2
Organ Literature 2: Advancing Steps for Sunday Morning
(New and Lesser-known Intermediate and Advancing Repertoire)
Dr. David Pickering – Assistant Professor Of Music at Kansas State UniversityHymn Playing for Beginners I: Adapting to the Organ from Piano
(Why Do We Do It that Way?)
Dr. Barbara Adler - Guest Faculty Member at Calvary Bible College, Organist at St. Mary's EpiscopalThe Art of Practice: Unleashing Productivity and Creativity for a Lifetime of Music Making
Ted Stewart - MM, AAGO Certification Director and Education Chair
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Fellowship
1:00-2:15 Workshop Session 3
Choral Workshop 1: Help! I’m Suddenly a Choir Director
(Foundations of Singing, Rehearsal Techniques and Repertoire Suggestions)
Dr. Anthony Maglione - Director of Choral Studies at William Jewell College, Director of KCAGO's Schola CantorumHymn Playing for Beginners II: Interpreting the Text as Only Organists Can Do
(Equipping Your Congregation to Sing and Worship)
Dr. Barbara Adler - Guest Faculty Member at Calvary Bible College, Organist at St.Mary's EpiscopalConversations and Legacies: Exploring Late 20th Century American Organ Pedagogy Through Oral History
(Words of Wisdom from our Profession’s Finest)
Dr. Ann Marie Rigler - Professor of Music And College Organist at William Jewell College
2:30-3:45 Workshop Session 4
Unleash Your Potential: A Plan for Improving Organist Skills
(Steps Toward AGO Certification)
Ted Stewart - MM, AAGO Certification Director and Education ChairChoral Workshop 2: Choral Music Magic
(Transformative Principles and Techniques To Take Your Choirs to the Next Level)
Dr. Anthony Maglione - Director of Choral Studies At William Jewell College, Director of KCAGO's Schola CantorumRecovering from the Worship Wars:
The Church’s Voice of Song for a New Day
(Contemporary, Traditional, and Blended are just the beginning)
Paul Erickson - Director of Music and Arts, Parkville Presbyterian Church Co-Director of January Jubilee
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Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists