Pipelines February 2017 Page 1 of 10 Volume 97 Issue 6 By Edward Alan Moore, DMA Dean ([email protected]) Dear Colleagues, February is here and Lent and Easter are just around the corner. The academic and liturgical years always have us looking toward the next big event. May your preparations and presentations all be meaningful and inspiring to those who hear them. I mentioned last month about the work of the nominating committee. PastDean Alan Lewis has graciously agreed to chair the nominating committee. He and his committee have already started working on filling the vacancies on the Executive Committee. Our current Executive Committee is comprised of a diverse group of chapter members. Some have been members of the Pittsburgh Chapter for many years, while some are relatively new members. It is important that we have representation from all aspects of our chapter: longtime members, new members, fulltime musicians, parttime musicians, volunteer musicians. Our guild thrives when all are represented, and all are active. The nominating process is a great opportunity to explore our chapter membership to find untapped resources, as well as call on those wellknown and trusted resources. As of January 10, we have 281 members of the Pittsburgh AGO Chapter. Some of those members are not local (friends and dual members who live elsewhere) and are not candidates to serve as an officer in the chapter. Many on that list have served in numerous capacities in the Chapter throughout the years. Some have never held any office. These are a lot of names for the nominating committee to sort through. Here is where you can help. Are you someone who has time and talents to offer and would like to volunteer to run for an office? Or do you have suggestions of other chapter members that you think would be a good addition to our chapter leadership? If so, please contact PastDean Alan Lewis today at [email protected]or 4126610120! I hope to see you at our monthly chapter meetings and OAS concerts this spring! Peace, Ed Moore, Dean IN THIS ISSUE Dean’s Notes… pg 1 Guilders Who Have… pg 2 Quimby Competition… pg 3 AGOYO Composition Competition… pg 3 NEA Grant Received… pg 4 Directory Updates… pg 5 Luther and Bach… pg 5 OAS Carole Terry… pg 6 Upcoming Events… pg 67 Job Openings… pg 78 Substitute List… pg 9 Dinner RSVP… pg 9 Contact the editor: [email protected]Online at: www.pitago.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/pittsburghago DEAN’S NOTES
Transcript
Pipelines February 2017
Page 1 of 10
Volume 97 Issue 6
By Edward Alan Moore, DMA -‐ Dean ([email protected]) Dear Colleagues,
February is here and Lent and Easter are just around the corner. The academic and liturgical years always have us looking toward the next big event. May your preparations and presentations all be meaningful and inspiring to those who hear them.
I mentioned last month about the work of the nominating committee. Past-‐Dean Alan Lewis has graciously agreed to chair the nominating committee. He and his committee have already started working on filling the vacancies on the Executive Committee. Our current Executive Committee is comprised of a diverse group of chapter members. Some have been members of the Pittsburgh Chapter for many years, while some are relatively new members.
It is important that we have representation from all aspects of our chapter: long-‐time members, new members, full-‐time musicians, part-‐time musicians, volunteer musicians. Our guild thrives when all are represented, and all are active. The nominating process is a great opportunity to explore our chapter membership to find untapped resources, as well as call on those well-‐known and trusted resources.
As of January 10, we have 281 members of the Pittsburgh AGO Chapter. Some of those members are not local (friends and dual members who live elsewhere) and are not candidates to serve as an officer in the chapter. Many on that list have served in numerous capacities in the Chapter throughout the years. Some have never held any office.
These are a lot of names for the nominating committee to sort through. Here is where you can help. Are you someone who has time and talents to offer and would like to volunteer to run for an office? Or do you have suggestions of other chapter members that you think would be a good addition to our chapter leadership? If so, please contact Past-‐Dean Alan Lewis today at [email protected] or 412-‐661-‐0120!
I hope to see you at our monthly chapter meetings and OAS concerts this spring!
By Wilberta Naden Pickett, MSM, ChM More stories about Don Wilkins and other Guilders of the day. In 1980 he became Dean of the Pittsburgh chapter, AGO who asked me to write a summary report of each month's meeting for the next issue of Pipelines to inform the absent ones of our informative, stimulating programs. One of them was presented by Archabbot Rembert Weakland of St. Vincent Seminary, who gave a talk on worship trends in the Catholic Church since Vatican II. It was held at St. James RC Church in Wilkinsburg, being a joint meeting with NPM (RC's National Pastoral Musicians organization), with Sr. Cynthia Serjak, RSM, the host organist for the preceding worship service. In my review, I noted that while the Protestants sang better than the Catholics, the Catholics were much better at unison reading of prayers. I also noted that I was surprised by the Catholic practice of quitting in the middle of the Processional Hymn as soon as the choir was in place up front. Weakland, in emphasizing the importance of quality music for the Mass, said that folk masses were being adopted by middle age people who wanted to regain their lost youth. Then he recounted the irony of Protestants who, wanting to become more liturgical, had moved their choirs to the rear balcony, while the Catholics were rearranging the altar furniture so that the celebrant and the musicians faced the congregation to be more visible at the front of the church. My reporting that, "For the Catholics these days, it's what's up front that counts," elicited a strong rebuke from Paul Koch from St. Paul's Cathedral. He wrote me a letter
reprimanding me for being so glib in my use of the then Camel cigarette slogan. "How dare you!!"
Obviously Paul Koch was not one of my Guild supporters, but Sr. Cynthia Serjak was, and still is. While living here, she organized and recorded music by people who were homeless, "Voices from the Street, 1 & 2." Twice I invited her to lead a Presbyterian Women's retreat, which she graciously agreed to do, both times leading with spiritual depth and grace. She is currently with the Sisters of Mercy Institute of New Membership offices in Silver Spring, MD where she coordinates efforts to recruit young women to be sisters and works with new sisters during their time of formation.
Back to Don Wilkins. In 1996 he retired from Calvary and became Organist-‐Director at my church, Fox Chapel Presbyterian. In 1997 our good friends, Lowell and Rachel Swarts joined John and me touring together in Provence, ended up in Paris at the same time Don and Colette had taken their whole family to Paris for a family reunion, and for Don to play a recital following mass at St. Sulpice which we attended. The church was packed -‐ it was Boy Scout Sunday. What a thrill!
GUILDERS WHO HAVE GUIDED ME
Pipelines February 2017
Page 3 of 10
by Larry Allen
The Quimby Competition for young organists will be held on Saturday, March 18 at Mt. Lebanon Lutheran Church. Larry Allen will serve as coordinator and host. This competition, held in odd-‐numbered years, is sponsored and administered by the seven regions of the AGO. Competitors must be under 24 years of age as of August 1 of the year the competition is held. Membership in the AGO is not required. The first round of competition begins at the chapter level. Competitors may compete in any chapter competition held within the AGO region of their home or school. Only one chapter competition may be entered. A registration fee is required for participation in a chapter-‐level competition. The final round is at the regional level, and it is held concurrent with one of the 2017 Regional Conventions. If you are interested in competing, please consult the official rules for 2017. Download the 2017 Rules and the hymns: Mit Freuden zart, Lobe den Herren, and In Babilone. Prizes: Chapter level varies. Regional: First place – $1,000; Second – $500. The AGO/Quimby Regional Competitions for Young Organists are made possible by a generous grant from Michael Quimby, President, Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc.
Competition for Composers Under the Age of 30 Organized by AGOYO North Central Division NEW YORK CITY—The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is proud to announce a new music competition for composers under the age of 30. Organized and sponsored by the AGO Young Organists in the North Central Region, the competition for a new work for organ solo, 3–6 minutes, is open to any individual who is younger than 30 years of age as of August 31, 2017. U.S. composers need not be AGO members; composers living outside of the U.S. must be AGO members.
First prize is $1,000; second prize is $500; three honorable mentions will also be announced. All prize winning and honorable mention compositions will be performed at the AGO North Central Regional Convention in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 20, 2017.
The submission deadline is March 10. Competition results will be announced on March 31. For complete information and application instructions, visit Agohq.org.
Eight Summer Programs for Teenagers and Adults Will Be Supported with Generous Funding from the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, the American Institute of Organbuilders, the Jordan Organ
Endowment, and the NEA NEW YORK CITY—The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is proud to announce four PIPE ORGAN ENCOUNTERS (POEs) for students aged 13–18, two POE (Advanced) for students entering grades 9–12; one POE (Technical) for students aged 16–23; and one POE+ for adults in 2017. Complete contact information and program details for each weeklong Pipe Organ Encounter can be found in THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Magazine and online at Agohq.org/education/poe. The summer schedule is shown on the following page:
QUIMBY COMPETITION FOR PITTSBURGH AGO
AGOYO COMPOSITION COMPETITION
PIPE ORGAN ENCOUNTERS SUMMER 2017
Pipelines February 2017
Page 4 of 10
POE for ages 13–18 POE+ for adults June 11–16 Sioux Center, Iowa June 25–30 San Antonio, Tex. July 16–22 San Diego, Calif. POE (Advanced) for grades 9–12 July 16–21 Hartford, Conn. June 25–30 Birmingham, Ala. July 23–27 Winchester, Va. July 23–28 Seattle, Wash. POE (Technical) for ages 16–23 July 9–14 Berkeley Lake, Ga.
Generous funding from the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America (APOBA), the American Institute of Organbuilders (AIO), the Jordan Organ Endowment, and the National Endowment for the Arts will support the summer programs from coast to coast.
Announcement condensed. Full announcement available in TOA December 2016 issue or online at agohq.org/education/poe
NEA Funding Will Support Educational Programming in 2017 and New Music Commissioned for the 2018
AGO National Convention in Kansas City, Mo. NEW YORK CITY — The American Guild of Organists (AGO) has been awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support educational programs and career development for organists, choral conductors, and composers in 2017, including new music commissioned for the AGO National Convention in Kansas City, Mo., July 2–6, 2018.
While the AGO has received regular support from the NEA since 2005, the $25,000 “Art Works” award is the largest grant the arts endowment has ever given to the Guild. “This grant covers the full breadth of the AGO’s educational activities for current and prospective members as well as our programs of outreach to the public,” stated AGO Executive Director James Thomashower. “The NEA’s funding sends an uplifting message to the entire organ community: our instrument and its music are vitally important to the American people. The award validates the AGO’s ongoing efforts to ensure that music for the organ is created by talented composers, performed by skilled musicians, and appreciated by the widest audience possible. It is an honor for the Guild to be recognized by the NEA, the most prestigious independent federal agency in the United States responsible for funding and promoting artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation.”
In December, the NEA announced that it will award more than $30 million to nonprofit organizations and individuals across the country in 2017. Nearly $26 million of that will be for Art Works, the NEA’s largest funding category. Art Works focuses on the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. The NEA will give 970 Art Works grants to organizations in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2017.
“The arts are for all of us, and by supporting these projects, the National Endowment for the Arts is providing more opportunities for the public to engage with the arts,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. “Whether in a theater, a town square, a museum, or a hospital, the arts are everywhere and make our lives richer.” For a complete listing of projects recommended for Art Works grant support, please visit the NEA website at Arts.gov. For further information about the AGO’s educational programming, please visit the AGO website at Agohq.org.
NATIONAL FUNDING FOR AGO GRANTED BY NEA
Pipelines February 2017
Page 5 of 10
By J. Barbara McKelway – Registrar ([email protected]) New Members: Timothy Milavic Zacchaeus Lock (Student) 202 Keifer Drive 1235 University Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15241 Steubenville, OH 43952 Home: 412-‐835-‐6107 [email protected] Cell: 412-‐923-‐7054 [email protected] Rose K. McGrath (Student) 1429 Wood River Blvd. Simon Vullo Underiner (Student) Beavercreek, OH 45434 3 Allegheny Center, Apt. 521 937-‐320-‐6203 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 [email protected][email protected] Please send address changes to the registrar: [email protected] or 412-‐366-‐4513.
By Nathan Carterette -‐ Sub-‐Dean (sub-‐[email protected] ) Our next program is at St Stephen's Lutheran Church. To commemorate the 500th
anniversary of the posting of Martin Luther’s Theses, the February program will explore links between Luther and his theology and Bach and his music. Luther lived two hundred years before J.S. Bach, yet his influence on the composer was strong and lasting.
Our special guests will be Philip Pfatteicher, former Associate Pastor of First Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh who now lives in Boston, and Don Franklin, Professor
Emeritus of Musicology at the University of Pittsburgh. Chapter members Sara Kyle and Stephen Schall will serve as moderator and organist, respectively.
Topics include the presence of Luther in Bach’s life from his earliest days in Eisenach, Luther’s musical background and theology of music, and the Phrygian mode in Bach’s Cantata 38, Aus tiefer Not, a fitting and beautiful work for preparing our hearts for Lent. Live music will focus on several Luther chorales: we’ll sing them together and hear three of Bach’s small organ settings, including two from the Neumeister collection. Directions: St Stephen's Church is at 55 Forsythe Road, 1/2 block off Greentree; approximately 1 3/4 miles from Parkway. From Greentree Exit/ Parkway West (coming from north or east), follow Rt. 121 SOUTH (Greentree Road). Where road widens, turn RIGHT onto Forsythe. Slater F. H. is at the intersection. Church on LEFT. From west, take Carnegie Exit/ Parkway West; get into LEFT lane; at first light, turn LEFT onto Chestnut; above the Carnegie Park (R), Chestnut becomes Forsythe. Last cross street is Swallow Hill; church is on right. From south, exit I 79/Kirwan Heights -‐ Collier -‐ Heidelberg. At light, turn LEFT onto Washington Rd. Pass mall with Walmart; turn RIGHT onto Greentree Rd. by Walgreen’s. Follow Greentree through three lights (last one at a Denny’s). Get LEFT. At next light (Giant Eagle on RIGHT), turn LEFT, following Greentree. Go through two lights. Get into LEFT lane. At next light, turn LEFT onto Forsythe. Church on left.
DIRECTORY UPDATES
LUTHER AND BACH
Pipelines February 2017
Page 6 of 10
Please plan to join us on Friday, February 17, 2017 at 8:00 pm for the next concert in our 38th season.
Carole Terry will be performing at St. Paul Cathedral, 108 North Dithridge Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-‐2608.
Carole Terry is Professor of Organ and Harpsichord at the University of Washington School of Music, and Artist in Residence of Epiphany Parish, Seattle. Her career as an internationally renowned performer and teacher of the organ and harpsichord has taken her to many cities and universities throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East. While she is especially heralded for her performances and recordings of German Romantic music, she is also an expert on the physiology of keyboard performance.
Dr. Terry has appeared at The Bamboo Organ Festival, Manila, Philippines, the Attersee Barock Akademie in Austria, and the Schleswig-‐Holstein Musik Festival in Germany. She has bee featured at the International Summer School for Young Organists in Oundle (Britain), the Mount Royal College Organ Academy and International Summer School in Calgary and the McGill Summer Organ Academy (Canada). In September, 2004 she was the first American organist to perform on the new Glatter-‐Götz organ in the concert hall of Perm, Russia. She has performed and served on the panel of jurors for the Musachino Organ Competition in Tokyo, the Tariverdiev International Organ Competition and the St. Albans International Organ Festival and Competition in England.
DATE TIME
EVENT INFORMATION
4 FEB 8:00 PM
A brilliant recital by Duquesne alumnus Andrew Scanlon – In a program including Hindemith, Bach, Vierne, and others, ANDREW SCANLON (FAGO) will perform at the Duquesne University Chapel. Andrew has been a member of the keyboard faculty at East Carolina University since 2009, organist & choirmaster at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, NC and artistic director of East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation. From 2005—2009 Andrew served as organ faculty at Duquesne University. A frequent performer at the organ, Scanlon has performed at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and the Organ Historical Society, and other venues in England, Italy, Germany, Canada and Croatia. Andrew’s principal teachers have been John Skelton, Ann Labounsky, David Craighead, John Walker, and Thomas Murray. Free parking behind the Administration Building. Duquesne University Chapel, McAnulty Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15282 412-670-2056 [email protected]
5 FEB 3:00 PM
Pantherhythms/Steel City Chorale Concert - The Pantherhythms are an auditioned ensemble of twelve singers from the Pitt Men's Glee Club specializing in pop, jazz and close harmony. They perform at a variety of University functions, including events at the Chancellor's residence. A newer group is the Steel City Men's Chorale, comprised of Pittsburgh area singers now in its third season under the direction of its founder and Artistic Director, Richard Teaster. Heinz Memorial Chapel, 326 S. Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 For more information contact Richard Teaster [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS
OAS FEATURES DR. CAROLE TERRY
Pipelines February 2017
DATE TIME EVENT INFORMATION
12 FEB 3:00 PM
Pittsburgh Trombone Project - The Pittsburgh Trombone Project is now in its ninth year and is quickly becoming recognized as one of the country's leading chamber ensembles. This quartet has performed a diverse repertoire to audiences of all ages in a wide variety of venues. The members are committed to raising the profile of the trombone as a chamber music instrument by demonstrating its versatility as a classical, jazz and pop music instrument. Heinz Memorial Chapel, 326 S. Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-624-4157
12 FEB 3:00 PM
The Pittsburgh Camerata: Images and Reflections - Under the direction of Artistic Director Mark A. Anderson, Pittsburgh’s premier professional chamber choir joins with pianist Nathan Carteretteand cellist Elisa Kohanski to present a concert of choral pieces interspersed between movements of Maurice Ravel’s “Miroirs.” The program creates a series of musical reflections, with new music mirroring old music.A reception in the church's Sharp Atrium immediately follows the concert.A reception in the church's Sharp Atrium immediately follows the concert. Shadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 www.pittsburghcamerata.org
17 FEB 8:00 PM
Organ Artists Series: Dr. Carole Terry – See previous page for more information. St. Paul Cathedral, 108 N Dithridge St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2608
Available to Members Only.
JOB OPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS CONT’D
Pipelines February 2017
Page 9 of 10
SUBSTITUTE ORGANISTS AVAILABLE ON SUNDAYS SUBSTITUE ORGANISTS NOT AVAILABLE ON SUNDAYS
RSVP by Feb. 17th for Luther and Bach -‐ $18/person St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 55 Forsythe Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
February 27th at 8:00 PM, dinner at 6:30 PM
Name _________________________________________________________________________
Amount enclosed ($18 per person) _____________________________
I have included $________ to underwrite a student dinner. ($18 underwrites one dinner) Reservations to:
Ed Halo • 3574 McClure Avenue • Pittsburgh, PA 15212-‐2172 • 412.335.9695 or [email protected]
NAME PHONE SERVICES NAME PHONE SERVICES BEDFORD, CLARK 412.364.4756 WFES AIKINS, CANDACE 724.568.2640 WF BROWN, JUDITH 301.724.1407 WFES CAFARO, ROSS 412.885.1625 WFESL BRUHN, LYNN 724.733.8111 WFE EARNEST, DR. WAYNE N. 724.206.8854 WFESLN CARTARETTE, NATHAN 203.668.4370 WFES JANKO, RAY 724.325.7449 WFES DAUGHERTY, JAMIE 412.292.1970 WFES JUSTHAM, MARY ANN 724.335.7792 WFES DANIELS, J. R. 412.389.6658 WF HAMMER, MICHAEL 217.766.4230 WFES ENGLISH, DANIEL 412.889.2681 WFESL HILL, THOMAS 512.421.1484 WFES GORDON, JACOB 412.243.4483 WFES KOHL, GEORGE 412.523.7765 WFES LIPISARDI, EMILY 304.216.0302 WFES LA RUE, ELIZABETH 412.999.4812 WFES MILLER, JANE 412.526.6618 WF LINDSEY, III, C. DENNIS 918.409.6467 WFES PINKERTON, RICHARD 412.561.2015 WFE MISLIN, DAVID W. 617.223.1270 WFES REILAND, MICHAEL 412.882.5521 WFE PISZCZEK, GREG 610.406.3577 WFE SPENCER, GEORGE 412.731.3324 WFE RASELY, DON 724.487.7303 WFES (Day) STROBEL, JOYCE MOON 412.366.0074 WFES
724.283.4829 WFES (Eve.) SCHULTZ, RONALD 412.512.4987 WFES ROEDERER, CHARLOTTE 412.780.7445 EFS WALLACE, JUSTIN 412.531.0525 WFES ROLLET, TONY, ARCM 412.726.8569 WFES RUBRIGHT, SANDY S. 724.994.8872 WFE
TOMASSO, ALBERT 860.836.6597 WFES TRUCHE, ALAIN 412.886.4708 WFES VANDERLAAN, BRETT A. 301.919.1835 WFES
Only current members of the AGO may be on the substitute list. AGO assumes no responsibility for the musicianship, reliability, or conduct of substitute organists. Background checks are the responsibility of the employer. Churches may contact organists directly or ask the coordinator for assistance.
