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1 g{x V{tÜÄÉààx XÇV{tÅtwx V{tÜÄÉààx V{tÑàxÜ AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS ctññ ÇËá cüxäâwx b ur February program will celebrate the 100 th anniversary of the birth of Jehan Alain. (Jehan is an early spelling for the first name Jean, the French equivalent to John. The letter h is not to be pronounced: Jehan simply sounds like the French name Jean. Listen here for the correct pronunciation: Jehan Alain) Jehan Alain was born on February 3, 1911, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris, into a musical family. His father, Albert Alain ( ), a pupil of Guilmant and Vierne, was an organist and a composer of religious music. His brother, Olivier, and his two sisters, Marie-Odile and Marie-Claire were also to become musicians and Organists. From the age of thirteen, Jehan Alain was his father's assistant as organist in his native town. At the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, he was the pupil of André Bloch, Georges Caussade, Paul Dukas, Roger Ducasse and Marcel Dupré. He won first prizes for harmony, counterpoint and fugue, organ, and improvisation. FEBRUARY 2011 Gay Pappin, dean His Suite pour orgue was awarded a first prize in composition in In that same year, he was appointed titular organist of Saint-Nicolas in Maisons-Laffite. Throughout his short life he never ceased to compose for the piano, the organ, chamber music, voices (soloists and choirs), and the orchestra. His catalog comprises more than 140 works. Jehan Alain died in action on June 20, 1940 at the age of twenty-nine years old. Our program on February 15 at Myers Park Baptist Church at 7:30 will include a variety of works by Alain including: Dans le reve laisse par la ballade des pendus de Villon for piano performed by Michael Lehtinen, Fantasy No. 1 for organ performed by Aaron Goen, Litanies performed by Jonathan Crutchfield, Messe sung by the Chamber Singers of Queens University, Trois Movements for piano and flute performed by Connie Beach and Michael Lehtinen, Postlude pour l'office de Complies performed by M. L Marley, and a string quintet performing "Andante con variazioni and Scherzo." All of our programs are free and open to the public. You will not want to miss this interesting program! This article was taken from the website Gay Pappin The purpose of the American Guild of Organists is to promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles, to encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of Guild members. In This Issue Jehan Alain Celebration Chapter Chapter Election Chapter Event Listing Upcoming AGO Conventions Concert Calendar Newsletter deadline 10th of each month.

2 National Collection of AGO Dues Begins in 2011 Effective with the spring 2011 dues collection cycle, AGO National Headquarters will begin collecting dues and contact information directly from each of the Guild s 18,000 voting members. Members will be able to enter information online in the AGO s national database. Chapter officers will be able to view and print reports in real time on the status of their members, the status of fees received at national, and the status of fees paid to the chapters. Members will also have the ability to look up information about other members nationwide. Lance Burnette, our treasurer, is working with the National office to prepare our chapter s customized form which will be available online by April 15, You will be able to renew your membership and pay your dues for online using a credit card. For those chapter members who prefer submitting information on paper rather than using a computer, the same document may be printed by a member or by one of our Technology Mentors who will then mail it to you. Our Technology Mentors are Adam Ward, Monty Bennett, and Nancy Watson. If you normally receive your newsletter in the mail, you will be contacted by one of these folks who will help you renew your membership. If you are uncomfortable submitting payments online, you will also be able to submit a check through the mail. We are working to make this transition as smooth as possible for everyone. Rodgers Institutes Organ Performance Competition Rodgers Instruments Corporation in partnership with Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is pleased to inaugurate the North American Classical Organ Competition. Rodgers is establishing the organ performance competition for the purpose of encouraging the development of young organists in North America. Applicants must reside in North America, and be aged 35 or younger as of the beginning of March The deadline to enter the competition is March 1, FIRST PRIZE: $3000 SECOND PRIZE: $2000 THIRD PRIZE: $1000 The competition will culminate in a public performance by the six finalists at the university in Kutztown, PA on May 10, For more information see: Leadership Programs for Musicians The Leadership Program for Musicians is a teaching ministry that gives church musicians an increased sense of vocational awareness, along with the tools and resources to enable congregations to sing well and participate actively in worship. LPM is sponsoring a FREE one-day event which will provide a taste of LPM to all interested musicians. The event will include a choral reading session, a workshop on facilitating healthy clergy-musician relationships, and an introduction to LPM curriculum. When? February 26, 2011 Where? Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 300 E. Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, NC Cost? FREE! For more information, contact Valerie Lefever Hughes at vhughes@holytrinitychapelhill.org or PLEASE WATCH THE NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFORMATION! Looking for new organ music or new choral music? Check out this link to the national AGO website where you can listen to samples and buy pieces which have won AGO choral and organ composition awards:

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4 Charlotte Chapter Election The nominating committee consisting of Larry Stratemeyer, chairman, Robert Stigall, and Alan Reed, has presented the slate below for the officers and executive board members. Chapter members have 30 days (February 1 to March 2) to submit names of write-in candidates to the chapter secretary. This must be done in writing (not electronic mail), accompanied by the signatures of 5 chapter members in good standing. Write-in nominations should be sent to Darwin Shaver, 6841 Hillswick Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215, and must be received by March 2, 2011 in order to be added to the ballot. Ballots for election of officers and Executive Committee members will be mailed by first class mail (not ) to voting members on March 15. To be counted, ballots must be signed and returned to the chapter auditor, Lee Northcutt, postmarked by March 31, The nominating committee submits the following names: Dean: Adam Ward Sub Dean: Budd Kirby Secretary: Florence Jowers Treasurer: Lance Burnette Executive Committee Members You will vote for three (two will be in Class of and one will be in Class of to replace Adam Ward.) Steven Aycock John Bailey Chris Brayne Eddie Huss Darwin Shaver Officers Dean: Adam Micah Ward is the Director of Music Ministries at Providence United Methodist Church in Charlotte. Before coming to Providence, Adam served as the Organist and Choirmaster at First United Methodist Church of Salisbury for over ten years, where he also directed the Concert Choir, Inc. of Salisbury. Adam received the Doctor of Musical Arts, Master of Music, and Bachelor of Music degrees in Organ Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is a past Dean of the Greater Greensboro Chapter AGO. He is currently serving as a member of the Executive Committee and as the Summer Series Coordinator for Sub Dean: Budd Kirby has served as Director of Music Ministries/Liturgy at St. Martin s Episcopal Church in Charlotte for over 25 years. Budd holds a BChM from Mars Hill College and a Masters degree in organ performance from East Carolina University. Budd is a member of the Association of Anglican Musicians, RSCM, American Choristers Guild, and the American Choral Directors Association. He has served on the Charlotte AGO Executive board in the past. Budd is also the co-owner of Cooper-Kirby Interior Design Associates. Secretary: Florence Jowers is Associate Professor of Music at Lenoir-Rhyne University, director of the Lenoir-Rhyne Youth Chorus, and organist at First Baptist Church, Hickory. She studied at Yale University and Stetson University, and at the Hochshule für Music in Vienna on a Rotary Scholarship. She has served on the Charlotte Chapter Executive Board and has also served as sub-dean and dean of the Hickory Chapter, and board member and newsletter editor of the Pittsburgh, PA chapter. Treasurer: Lance Burnette is an accountant and Lead-Risk Analyst for Duke Energy Corporation and also the organist at Hickory Grove United Methodist Church. Lance has served as the Charlotte Chapter Treasurer, Registrar, and Yearbook coordinator for several years. Election information continued on following page

5 Charlotte Chapter Election Executive Committee Members Steven Aycock has served as Organist/Choirmaster at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in York, SC, for over 20 years. He has been a member of the AGO since his college years when he helped found the Boone, NC, AGO Chapter. Steven has assisted with various Charlotte AGO chapter events and has served on the program committee. He is active with the Royal School of Church Music. Early in his career, he had the opportunity to work with two organ builders, Reuter and Casavant, and worked on the crew who installed the organ at First Baptist, Charlotte. John Bailey currently serves as the Music Director & Organist at Bethpage Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis, NC. He also teaches privately and works as an accompanist. Mr. Bailey majored in Piano Performance at the Univ. of Central Florida. Later, he studied organ at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, as a private student of Dr. Charles Callahan. Before moving to Charlotte in 2007 Mr. Bailey served as the sub-dean of the Pensacola, Florida AGO chapter. John has assisted as an usher for the summer concert series for the last two years. Chris Brayne assumed the position of Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church, Charlotte, in April 2000, where he directs 4 youth choirs and 2 adult choirs. He is also the principal accompanist of the One Voice Chorus of Charlotte. Mr. Brayne holds a Masters degree in Music from Cambridge University and diplomas in organ performance and choir training from the Royal College of Organists and the Royal College of Music. He has given recitals at many venues in the UK and has toured Germany, New Zealand, and Holland. Eddie Huss is currently the Director of Music and Organist at the First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte and is a member of the Charlotte Oratorio Singers, Oratorio Chamber Singers, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum. Eddie holds a Masters degree in Music from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC. He has served as a church musician in Georgia, SC, and NC. Eddie has served a board member and as Dean of the Greater Greensboro, NC Chapter. Darwin Shaver is the Organist for Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Chapel for the Sisters of Mercy, South Central Community in Belmont. He is the owner of Keyboards in Real Time, a pipe organ and piano tuning and maintenance company. Darwin has served as Secretary for the Charlotte Chapter AGO for several years. January Chapter Social at the Watson Home

6 `âá v Éy ]x{tç TÄt Ç DCCà{ TÇÇ äxüátüç VxÄxuÜtà ÉÇ Tuesday, February 15, :30 PM Myers Park Baptist Church 1900 Queens Road, Charlotte, North Carolina The program will include: Dans le reve laisse par la ballade des pendus de Villon (Michael Lehtinen, piano) Fantasy No. 1(Aaron Goen, organ) Litanies (Jonathan Crutchfield, organ) Messe (Chamber Singers of Queens University) Trois Movements (Connie Beach, flute, Michael Lehtinen, piano) Postlude pour l'office de Complies (M. L. Marley, organ) Andante con variazioni (string quartet) Scherzo (string quartet)

7 AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS CHARLOTTE CHAPTER SUMMER RECITAL SERIES 2011 ALL RECITALS WILL BEGIN AT SEVEN O CLOCK IN THE EVENING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED June 5 St. Stephen s United Methodist Church Choir St. Stephen s United Methodist Church June 12 James Jones Myers Park United Methodist Church Saturday, June 18 7:30 PM Bonus recital Eric Plutz (Princeton University) Winthrop University June 19 Jane Arant Trinity Presbyterian Church June 26 John Cummins Location TBD July 3 Paul Thomas St. Peter s Episcopal Church July 10, 4:00 in the afternoon Royal School of Church Music Service of Evensong Myers Park Baptist Church July 17 Ed Dunbar Covenant Presbyterian Church July 24 Stigall Scholarship Recipients Recital Location TBD July 31 David Brinson Sardis Presbyterian Church August 7 Adam Ward Winthrop University August 14 Michael Lehtinen Covenant Presbyterian Church August 21 Matthew Brown Myers Park Baptist Church August 28 Les Ackerman St. Mark s Lutheran Church For further information, please visit: or contact Summer Recital Series Coordinator, Adam Ward, award@providenceumc.org

8 Concert and Event Calendar The deadline for submissions to the calendar is the 10th of each month. Send all calendar submissions to: For the most recent calendar additions and updates visit: January 29, :00 PM Hymn Festival, Sardis Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC January 30, :00 PM Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble, St. Alban s Episcopal Church, Davidson, NC saintalbans-davidson.org/musicatstalbans.htm January 31, :00 PM Placilla/Rice Duo, Belmont Abbey Basilica, Belmont, NC February 1, :30 PM Jonathan Ryan, Austin Auditorium, Wingate University, Wingate, NC mjrsjc@gmail.com February 8, :30 PM Michael Rowland, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, NC jcain@dcpc.org February 19, :00 PM Carolina Pro Musica, St. Martin s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, NC February 21, :00 PM Carolina Pro Musica, Belmont Abbey Basilica, Belmont, NC March 13, :00 PM Evensong and Recital, Marek Kudlicki, Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, SC bszafron@churchofadvent.org March 15, :30 PM Marek Kudlicki, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, NC jcain@dcpc.org April 3, :00 PM St. John s Men s Chorus First United Methodist Church, Salisbury, NC April 9, :00 PM Carolina Pro Musica, St. Martin s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, NC April 19, :00 PM La Chemin de la Croix (Dupré), Brennan Szafron and Margaret Hopper, Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, SC bszafron@churchofadvent.org May 1, :00 PM The Seicento String Band, St. Alban s Episcopal Church, Davidson, NC saintalbans-davidson.org/musicatstalbans.htm May 1, :00 PM The Abbey Chorus and Instrumental Students, Belmont Abbey Basilica, Belmont, NC May 1, :00 PM Cantari, First United Methodist Church, Salisbury, NC May 6, :30 PM Mastersingers of St. Peter s Episcopal Church, Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, SC bszafron@churchofadvent.org May 16, :30 PM Cameron Carpenter, St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Charlotte, NC amurrell@dafferrorgans.com or or March 25, :00 PM New Century Saxophone Quartet, Belmont Abbey Basilica, Belmont, NC March 30, :30 PM Christ Church Cathedral Choir (Oxford), St. Alban s Episcopal Church, Davidson, NC saintalbans-davidson.org/musicatstalbans.htm

9 Employment Opportunities Listings may also be found on our chapter website at or the AGO national website. Please check both websites for the most current postings. Director of Music/Organist, St. Alban s Episcopal Church, PO Box 970 (301 Caldwell Ln.) Davidson, NC PH: FAX: Website: Contact: The Rev. David Buck dbuck@gostalbans.org or at above phone or fax. Part time, 20 hours per week (2 services, 2 rehearsals (1 adult choir, 1 children s choir)), Salary: negotiable. Continuing Education days per year: 1 week. Vacation days per year: 2 weeks. Sick days: As needed. Additional benefits: Retirement starting in Additional fees for weddings and funerals. 10 extra services per year (3 Christmas Eve; 1 Christmas Day; 1 Ash Wednesday; 2 Maundy Thursday; 1 Good Friday; 1 Easter Vigil; 1 extra Easter Sunday). Congregation size: 600. Educational requirements: Bachelor of Music preferred. 2 manual 17stop/17 rank George Stevens Organ (1865). Yearly contract and evaluation. Position open: Currently; Application deadline: 3/15/ Mason & Hamlin grand piano in sanctuary. Private teaching allowed. Church hosts excellent concert series (see website). Option to purchase health insurance through Diocese. Very supportive clergy. Located in great college town. Have you visited any AGO websites lately? Find the most up to date information for our chapter : our region: the national AGO: The Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is pleased to announce the establishment of The Taylor Organ Competition, the first competition to take place on Saturday, April 21, 2012, and every three years thereafter. FIRST PRIZE: $10,000 and a solo recital in Atlanta SECOND PRIZE: $5,000 The 2012 competition is open to individuals born on or after June 1, A competitor must be enrolled in a school in the United States or must be a legal resident of the United States. See the official competition rules here:

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11 Member News Henry Lebedinsky has moved to Rochester, New York, where he is devoting more time to getting some of his choral and organ compositions ready for publication and working with his ensembles in Boston, Rochester, and San Francisco. Henry remains as interim Artistic Director of Charlotte Chamber Music, Inc. A new CD of his original Celtic-style tunes along with tunes by fiddler Michael Albert called Earl's Chair was just released in December and is available here: Good Luck, Henry! Upcoming AGO Conventions Make plans to attend one of these exciting upcoming conventions! Region IV Convention, June 26-29, 2011 Greensboro, NC. For more information see: Region IV POE 2011 Birmingham, Alabama. Watch for more information on their website: National Convention, July 1-6, 2012 Nashville, Tennessee. For more information see: Region IV Convention 2013 Columbia, SC. Watch for more information on their website: National Convention, 2014 Boston, Massachusetts Watch for more information on their website: National Convention, 2016 Houston, Texas Watch for more information here:

12 Charlotte Chapter Programs Friday, September 17, 2010 Annual Progressive Dinner 5:15pm Meet at Covenant Presbyterian Church circle for bus transportation 1000 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte NC :30pm Buses depart for Gastonia, NC Free bus transportation to this evening s events provided by First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia 6:00pm Appetizers at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Gastonia 805 South York Street, Gastonia NC David Brockman, host Darwin Shaver, organist 7:00pm Entrée and Dessert at First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia 1621 E. Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia NC Timothy Belk, host Jared Johnson, guest organist, Sanctuary John McCall, guest organist for silent movie, Chapel Rick Dior, guest percussionist for silent movie, Chapel Linda Dzuris, carillonneur 8:45pm Buses depart for Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte Saturday, October 23, 2010 Workshop on Conducting Handel s Messiah Myers Park Presbyterian Church, 2501 Oxford Place, Charlotte NC Scott Allen Jarrett, guest clinician 10:00am Masterclass on conducting Handel s Messiah with orchestra (overture & selected recitatives) with members of The Oratorio Singers of Charlotte serving as the choir Event is free and open to the public. Saturday, November 13, 2010 CANCELLED December 2010 No Chapter Programming Friday, January 14, 2011 Winter Social Home of Robert and Nancy Watson, 7201 Terrace Dr., Charlotte, NC :00pm 10:00pm Please bring a dish to share, as well as music to play. All are welcome! Please call Nancy Watson for more information at

13 Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Jehan Alain Celebration Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Road, Charlotte NC :30pm Concert including organ, piano, and vocal works of Jehan Alain ( ) on the 100 th anniversary of his birth Event is free and open to the public. Charlotte Chapter Programs Page 2 Saturday, March 5, 2011 Workshop: With All Thy Mind: Worship That Honors the Way God Made Us Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Road, Charlotte NC Rev. Robert P. Glick, guest author and lecturer 9:30am Workshop, Berry Hall Event is free and open to the public. Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10, 2011 Annual Richard Peek Weekend Co-sponsored by Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte NC Thierry Escaich, guest artist Saturday 9:30am Masterclass including Improvisation Sunday 3:00pm Recital featuring Thierry Escaich, organist, St-Etienne-du- Mont in Paris and Professor of Music at the Paris Conservatoire All events are free and open to the public. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Dinner, Evensong, and Installation of Officers Providence United Methodist Church, 2810 Providence Road, Charlotte NC :30pm Dinner, atrium 7:30pm Evensong and Installation of Officers, Sanctuary Adam Ward, organist Sunday, June 5, 2011-Sunday, August 28, 2011 Annual Summer Series Recitalists and locations to be announced.

14 American Guild of Organists Charlotte Chapter Charlotte Chapter, AGO R. Monty Bennett, editor 730 Hawthorne Ln. Rock Hill, SC February 10, 2011 Any information received after the deadline will be printed in the next issue.