Church Music Notes. Pedals, Pipes & Pizza 2014 F E B R UA R Y 2014

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1 Church Music Notes F E B R UA R Y 2014 Pedals, Pipes & Pizza 2014 Celebrate Spring and the (belated) birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach! On Saturday, March 29, young pianists will have an opportunity to meet the King of Instruments, the pipe organ! This event, entitled Pedals, Pipes & Pizza 2014, is sponsored by the Association of Church Musicians, which includes the Madison Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Pedals, Pipes & Pizza 2014 will begin at 9:00 a.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1609 University Avenue, Madison WI ( The opening session, led by ACM/AGO members, Linda Krueger and John Krueger, will feature a video from the American Guild of Organists entitled Pulling Out All the Stops. Then students will be able to see, hear, and play the three-manual Holtkamp pipe organ, installed in Our host will be ACM/AGO member and Director of Music, Don DeBruin. Students will then travel a few blocks away to St. Andrew s Episcopal Church, 1833 Regent Street, Madison, WI ( Following a pizza lunch (maybe from Extreme Pizza), students will have the opportunity to see, hear, and play the Taylor & Boody two-manual pipe organ, installed in ACM/AGO member Ken Stancer, Director of Music at St. Andrew s, will be our host. We will then travel to St. James Catholic Church (part of Good Shepherd Parish), 1128 St. James Court, Madison, WI ( and have the opportunity to see, hear, and play the Wadsworth three-manual pipe organ, originally built in Our host will be ACM/AGO member and Director of Music, Mark Miller. Pedals, Pipes & Pizza 2014 will conclude at 3:00 p.m. Piano students, ages 9-16 (grades three and up), who would like to take part in Pedals, Pipes & Pizza 2014 can contact John Krueger (phone: ; j.krueger@att.net). Registration is required. The deadline for registration is March 22. A registration form and detailed schedule appear in this newsletter. Pedals, Pipes & Pizza 2014 (including lunch) is free to all participants. Parents and guardians are welcome and are encouraged to join us. Students are encouraged to bring a piece of piano music to play on the three pipe organs. See pages five and six of this newsletter for schedule and registration information.

2 Two Noon-time Recital Series Continue in Madison Wednesdays at noon, from 12:00 12:30pm, come to Luther Memorial Church, 1021 University Avenue, Madison, to hear a weekly organ recital by Director of Music Bruce Bengtson. The church s website has repertoire and parking information at Upcoming dates are: February 5, 12, 19, 26 March 12, 19, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May 7, 14 Fridays at 12:15 1:00pm, First Unitarian Society s Noon Musicales continue in the church s historic Landmark Auditorium. Here are the upcoming guest musicians: February 7: Pianist Kathryn Ananda-Owens plays Mozart, Debussy & new music by Justin Merritt February 14: Guitarists Jamie Guiscafre, Chris Allen & Chris Murray perform New Music by Brouwer, Cosely, Guiscafre & Merritt February 21: The Great American Songbook the Four Seasons Theatre presents Great Dames: a salute to the leading ladies of stage and screen. February 28: Life Illuminated Showtunes from Gershwin to Sondheim with vocalist Amber Nicole Dilger and arranger and pianist Paul Ester March 7: Pianist David Bicknase plays his own compositions March 14: Black Marigold Wind Ensemble March 21: Ruth Dahlke, oboe; Willy Walter, bassoon; Ann Aschbacher, piano, trios by women composers March 28: Karlos Moser They Say that Irving Berlin is Wonderful! Our Frank Lloyd Wright designed Meeting House hosts talented area musicians every Friday, October through May, from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy complimentary coffee, tea and live music. The concerts are free of charge. St. Andrew s Episcopal Concert Series Continues: Friday, March 28 at 7:30pm: MADISON FLUTE ENSEMBLE The Madison Flute Club, directed by Danielle Breisach, uses the standard C, alto and bass flutes and piccolo to make a unique and beguiling musical experience. Friday, May 9 at 7:30pm: ORGAN RECITAL Kathrine Hanford, professor of organ at Lawrence University, is the recipient of numerous awards, an advocate for new music for organ, and a frequent recitalist in America, Canada, and Scandinavia. There is no admission charge. Free will offerings accepted. ST. ANDREW S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1833 Regent St. Madison, WI Page 2 February 2014 Volume 31, Issue 6

3 B u s i n e s s N a m e Keep in Touch... Send submissions for Church Music Notes to: Linda Warren P.O. Box 45765, Madison, WI or by to linda.warren@tds.net Deadline for newsletter submissions is February15 for the March 2014 issue. Other correspondence should be sent to: ACM, P. O. Box 5321, Madison, WI Substitute list coordinators and registrars Karen and Linda Warren linda.warren@tds.net Chaplain Father Michael Vanderhoef, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, Madison, ACM@MadisonACM.org ACM Board of Directors President/AGO Dean Aristotle Esguerra (608) St. Mary / St. Ignatius Church, Cross Plains Vice President/AGO Sub-dean Patrick Gorman (608) Cathedral Parish of St. Raphael, Madison Secretary Lyle Anderson (608) Plymouth Congregational UCC, Madison Treasurer John Krueger (608) Our Savior s Lutheran Church, Sun Prairie Board Members at Large Dan Broner (2014) (608) First Unitarian Society, Madison Dean Gardner (2015) (608) Cathedral Parish at Holy Redeemer, Madison Gary Lewis (2016) (608) Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison Past President Sigrun Franzen (608) Association of Church Musicians Report of the Executive Board Meeting Monday, January 13, 2014 Present: John Krueger, Lyle Anderson, Dan Broner, Aristotle Esguerra, Gary Lewis, Sigrun Franzen, Patrick Gorman Treasurer s Report Printed financial report distributed showing activity from December 9 to the end of the year Four membership dues received. The Ruth Pilger Andrews investment portfolio posted a modest increase. President s Report The Capitol Caroling event on December 27 had about 40 participants, a success meriting consideration of a second annual event next Christmas season. Membership Committee We have 67 churches and 11 non-affiliated individuals (a total of 56 AGO members) with a mailing list of about 210, which is near last year s levels. We should ponder ways to more aggressively gain memberships for the coming year. An updated directory anticipated by the end of the month. Scholarship Committee One new application for support recently received. The committee (Bruce Bengtson, Julie Shipe McClain, John Daane) next meets at the Verona Public Library on January 30 at 10:30 a.m. Other Business Digital images of the portable banner made for events at Bethel Lutheran presented; we will discuss cost, design and content ideas for our own banner at the next board meeting. Capitol rotunda summer performance of a multi-part piece suggested, possibly in connection with the Early Music Festival. Next meeting scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2014, at noon. Respectfully submitted, Lyle Anderson, secretary Positions Available (For listings from previous newsletters, visit our website at MadisonAcm.org. ) Submissions for job postings should be made to linda.warren@tds.net and ACM@MadisonACM.org. Church Worship Band Director. All Saints Lutheran Church, Fitchburg, WI, seeks a worship band director for the 10:45 Sunday worship service. The band has percussion, guitar, bass and vocals. 3xs per month, one Thursday practice per month. The band does contemporary Christian music and some solos. Please send your references and compensation history to georgia@allsaints-madison.org. Church Music Notes Page 3

4 Non-Profit Organization U. S. Postage PAID Madison, WI Permit No Address Service Requested C h u r c h M u s i c N o t e s F EBRUARY 2014 V OLUME 31, ISSUE ACM Directory is now posted on-line in the Members-Only Area The ACM website includes a "Members-Only Area", in which are found.pdf files of "ACM's Procedures for Employing Church Musicans" and the popular "Substitute Organists List. These areas are not accessible to non-acm members. To access this information, click on the "Members-Only Area" on the left-hand side of any ACM page. For Username, enter the address that you or your church's contact person submitted on your behalf to ACM during the membership/renewal process. For Password, enter acm5321, then click on "login". This will take you to a page with links to the two areas mentioned above, and to the ACM Member Directory. For more information on the Association of Church Musicians, Positions Open, Membership and Upcoming Program Highlights, visit our website at

5 PEDALS, PIPES & PIZZA 2014 Association of Church Musicians Madison Chapter, American Guild of Organists Saturday, March 29, :00 a.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ 1609 University Avenue, Madison, WI Registration WELCOME John Krueger & Linda Krueger 9:15 a.m. Video: Pulling Out All the Stops 10:30 a.m. Presenting the Holtkamp Pipe Organ Don DeBruin, Director of Music 10:45 a.m. Exploring and Playing the Holtkamp Organ 11:45 a.m. Travel to St. Andrew s Episcopal Church 1833 Regent Street, Madison, WI :00 PIZZA 12:30 p.m. Presenting the Taylor & Boody Organ Ken Stancer, Director of Music 12:45 p.m. Exploring and Playing the Taylor & Boody Pipe Organ 1:45 p.m. Travel to St. James Catholic Church (Good Shepherd Catholic Parish) 1128 St. James Court, Madison, WI :00 p.m. Presenting the Wadsworth Pipe Organ Mark Miller, Director of Music 2:15 p.m. Exploring and Playing the Wadsworth Pipe Organ 3:00 p.m. THE END Pick up at St. James Catholic Church 1128 St. James Court, Madison, WI 53715

6 PEDALS, PIPES & PIZZA 2014 Saturday, March 29, 2014 Association of Church Musicians Madison Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Registration Form Registration Deadline Saturday, March 22, 2014 NAME OF STUDENT ADDRESS HOME PHONE AGE NUMBER OF YEARS OF PIANO STUDY PARENT(s) NAME Address Home Phone Cell Phone Work Phone EMERGENCY CONTACT Name Phone PIANO TEACHER Address Phone PARENT SIGNATURE Mail completed form to: John R. Krueger Coordinator, Pedals, Pipes & Pizza 422 Maple Avenue Madison, WI Or information to: For any questions: Phone: (608)