The Fellowship - Florida Chapter

Plan now to attend our
60th Anniversary Workshop
June 12-17, 2016.
Registration begins January 1st.
Florida Chapter
The Fellowship of United Methodists In Music & Worship Arts
Volume 38, No. 4
Nov 2015-Jan 2016
From the President
As you come to him, the living
Stone—rejected by humans but
chosen by God and precious to
him—you also, like living stones,
are being built into a spiritual
house to be a holy priesthood,
offering
spiritual
sacrifices
acceptable to God through Jesus
Christ. For in Scripture it says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious
cornerstone,
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame."
(I Peter 2:4-6)
In this passage, Peter writes that we,
as believers, are “living stones,
being built up as a spiritual house
for a holy priesthood.” We didn’t
start out as anything special. We
were just like the rocks that formed
so many of the mountain ranges in
the world or like the rough
diamonds found underneath the
earth, nothing to look at and not
very valuable. But when we became
re-born in Christ, we were ...no
longer foreigners and strangers, but
fellow citizens with God’s people
and also members of his household,
built on the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, with Christ
Jesus himself as the chief
cornerstone. In him the whole
building is joined together and rises
to become a holy temple in the
Lord. And in him you too are being
built together to become a dwelling
in which God lives by his
Spirit." (Ephesians 2:19-22)
Of course, as we are
not really helpless
stones, we have a
FitzGerald
choice whether we let
the Spirit chisel us into the shape
He finds most useful. It can be
painful to have Someone chipping
away at our hearts and minds! I
think we can all agree that we'd
rather be a useful wall in God’s
temple or a beautiful diamond than
to lay on the ground being
valueless, even if it does require
pain in the process.
This year, we celebrate the 60th
anniversary of the Florida Chapter
of the Fellowship and our annual
church music workshop. For sixty
years, those that have come before
us have built a foundation for this
chapter upon that sixty-year-old
cornerstone. Everyone that has
been involved with the Florida
chapter over these past years
viewed themselves as something of
value that added new layers on that
original cornerstone by offering a
part of themselves as a living
sacrifice. I hope you'll join me this
June 12th through 17th, 2016, at the
60th Annual Church Music
Workshop as we remember those
that came before us and those that
will come after us.
Oh may all who come behind us
find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion
light their way
May the footprints that we leave
Our Mission
We are Christians called
to minister through our
creative gifts to foster worship
which makes disciples
of Jesus Christ.
We Value:
Worship Arts that lead to
spirituality and faith formation.
Relationships that lead to
hospitality, fellowship,
and nurture.
Lead them to believe
And the lives we live
inspire them to obey
Oh may all who come behind us
find us faithful
Find Us Faithful by Jon Mohr
©1988 Birdwing Music/Jonathan Mark Music
Joan FitzGerald, President
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From
Workshop Design
Team
From
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Co-Chair
2016 Workshop Clinicians Announced
Shortal
Evans
Francabandiero
Wells
}} Past Presidents of the Chapter to Serve
Greetings from your 2016 Workshop Design Team. We have been busy
with our plans for the 2016 Church Music Workshop and 60th
Anniversary Celebration of the Florida Chapter. As part of that
celebration, we have invited some of our chapter past presidents to serve
as our major clinicians for the adult workshop. It is our privilege to
announce the following leadership line-up:
Adult Choral Clinician: William (Bill) Shor tal
Handbell Clinician: Kathy Evans
Organist: Dan Fr ancabandiero
In addition to the above past presidents, the following will serve in
leadership positions:
Youth Choral Clinician: J ames Wells
Worship Leader: Rev. Kenneth Cocker
Visuals: J oy Toll-Chandler
Plans continue for an opening day celebration of the Chapter’s 60th
Anniversary which will include an opening hymn festival, a 60th
Anniversary Banquet and ending with Joel Raney in concert. It is our
hope that anyone ever associated with the chapter will mark their
calendars for this exciting celebration and workshop. As always there
will be a varied offering of seminar topics, reading sessions, worship
and fellowship opportunities and the ‘best little talent show’ in the
southeast. Make your plans to join us for this wonderful week. Dates
are: June 12-17, 2016 at the Life Enrichment Center, Fruitland Park,
Florida.
Please continue to check the chapter website for announcements and
updated information, bios, pictures and registration details.
Florida Chapter to
celebrate 60 years
of fellowship in
The Fellowship
The 60th anniversary of the
Florida Chapter of The
Fellowship
of
United
Methodists in Music and
Worship
Arts
will
be
celebrated during the chapter’s
annual
Church
Music
Workshop.
The 2016
workshop will be held at the
Life Enrichment Center in
Fruitland Park, Florida, June
12-17, 2016.
For 60 years, this group of
musicians, artists, and dancers
from Florida and South
Georgia—who
are
all
passionate about worship—
have been all about the
practice
of
fellowship.
Members
have
been
encouraged and strengthened
in their lives and ministries
through
the
workshops,
retreats, festivals, and other
scheduled happenings through
the years. Sometimes it has
just been a talk over coffee or
a fun sharing of appetizers,
but the friendships made
through The Fellowship have
been precious and lifelong.
All current and former
members of The Fellowship
are invited to be present for
this
special
occasion
beginning June 12, 2016.
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The Youth Workshop
Greetings from the Youth Deans…
Tree Hazard
Kelsey Thomas
Bryan Browning
Kelsey, Bryan, and I are already filled with
excitement—anticipating our wonderful week of
music camp in June. Planning meetings have been
taking place since August, and we can see God's
hand in our efforts as the details seem to just fall
into place.
Our clinician will be James Wells, and we look
forward to another week full of learning, laughing,
praising God and fellowshipping under his
direction. James did a fantastic job last year
working with the youth choir, teaching drumming
classes, and preparing us for a grand final concert.
Please mark your calendars now (if you haven't
already!) for June 12-17. We can't wait to see all
of you and meet the new friends you will bring.
Look for more information on our class offerings
and who will be on the team in the next Quarter
Notes.
We wish each of you a blessed Christmas. Don’t
forget to share the light of Christ with all you meet,
as you are his hands and feet.
In His love and service,
Ms. Tree
2015 Youth Workshop
Hi! I’m Tracey Birch, the new Registrar
for this year’s Church Music Workshop (and
Music Camp). You’ll be hearing from me when
you complete your online registration. I’ll supply
you with all the information you need about
directions, housing, what to bring, where to check
in, and so on.
forward to meeting you!
Registration will be open New Year’s Day, 2016.
Go to our website for the registration link. I look
Http://floridafellowship.org
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Have Gun—Will Travel by Lorraine Murphy
I am no modern Paladin. I do not carry a gun. But, I do have a gun of sorts. It is a different kind. One that
will help me get places and fill up my heart with treasures. It is my voice. A voice, if you will, that can pop
out a high C when the trigger “chords” are loaded, aimed, cocked…SHOOT! When my notes hit their target, I
travel with it! What in the world of this musical firing range am I talking about?
Here goes…Lo, after these many years, singing in choirs (and most often soloing) I have done the following:
Changed into choir r obes in the cr ypts of St. Mar k’s Cathedral in Venezia before singing Monteverdi.
Peeked into China fr om the top of Russia’s Mt. Alma Alta with the words of Psalm 8.
Rallied the Mennonites in their Assemblies with Alice Par ker ’s coaching of her church operas:
SINGERS GLEN and MARTYRS MIRROR in Kitchener, Ontario & Estes Park, Colorado.
Performed Bach-Gounod’s AVE MARIA in St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Carnegie Hall, and
Dunfermline, Scotland (Sister City to Sarasota, FL).
Experienced Taizé music in the monaster y of the Isle of Iona with J ohn Bell.
Sung CARMINA BURANA in a medieval bar ley bar n in England with 2 pianos and 18
percussionists.
Tip-toed thr ough sung Russian hymns with balalaikas in Zapor ozhye, Ukr aine.
Portrayed God’s voice (ELIJAH) from the cave at Mount Carmel with “Hear Ye, Israel.”
Joined in 4-part a cappella for my birthday twin in the Parliament Building of Budapest.
Walked in the pour ing r ain on a muddy path to sing in a wooden Or thodox chur ch outside War saw,
Poland.
Given a fr ee concer t to tour ists in the caves hidden in the Rock of Gibraltar .
Pretended I was Donna Elvir a at her house in Seville, Spain, with str ains of her ar ia “Ma tradi
quell’alma ingrate” from Don Giovonni by Mozart.
Tearfully hummed “Kaddish” as we exited Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
Concertized in the National Cathedr al, Washington, DC.
These are a few musical adventures and venues that quickly pop into my mind. But the true experience I
conclude with to prove my point goes like this:
On a commuter jet to Orlando, FL to connect with trans-Atlantic flights to Varna (on the Black Sea), Bulgaria
for Mozart and Verdi REQUIEM solos, I met Jessie Thomas, flight attendant. Seeing our chorale she
inquired, “You must be some kind of group. What do you do and where are you
headed?”
I replied, “We are a choir headed to Bulgaria to sing in an International Music
Festival.”
Her quick retort was, “Well, then sing for me!”
NOT ONE PERSON IN OUR GROUP WANTED TO SING! So, I did. [Voice
gun loaded.]
Jessie Thomas
with Lorraine Murphy
I remember clearly singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” 35,000 feet in the air to Jessie Thomas. Extra
drinks and nibbles for all later, and with tears in her eyes, she said, “Your singing has made my day. I have
never had anyone sing to me on a flight. I want to stay in touch with you. Here is my business card.”
I thought to myself: ‘No way. She flies with too many people every day, the world over. It ain’t gonna
happen!’
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From the Membership Chair
Driving home from the Fall Council meeting, I began thinking about the membership of the
Florida Fellowship. It got me thinking about what makes this group special, and I keep coming
back to the people. What a great group we have with so much talent with special gifts and
graces, who are dedicated to the ministries of their churches. Whether a choir director, organist,
choir member or a volunteer, we all have something to offer that makes us a strong group.
What a great support system and friendship we have with each other. It is always encouraging
to meet new friends and new members each year at workshop. This is what makes me love this
K. Forrester
organization!
Many of our members are participants is the Facebook prayer group. We might not be able to connect face to
face, but are able to share our praises and concerns for each other through social media.
Join Today
I want to make sure that our current and former members know about
our special 60th anniversary workshop next June. The council wants
to make this a great event, so encourage former workshop participants
to come next year. What a wonderful way to reconnect with some of
the membership that haven’t been able to attend in recent years.
Florida Fellowship Prayer Group Also, invite that person that might have an interest in coming so they
can see what a wonderful history our Florida Workshop has had over
the past years.
Don’t forget to renew your membership when the expiration card comes!
Karen Forrester, Membership Secretary
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4
Well, NOT SO! True to her word, we have stayed in touch, become fast friends,
visited each other on her ‘buddy passes’ (Miami, Cincinnati, etc.). I sang at her
50th red-carpet birthday party in Miami Beach; she sang with my church choir at
a Memorial Day Patriotic Concert at Phillippi Park; and I recorded HAPPY
BIRTHDAY with harpist friend, Bonnie Caplan, which became the central
feature of a video presentation as a surprise for her eldest sister.
IMPACT OF MESSAGE? My advice to all you FELLOWSHIP members and
friends (and to all my voice students—younger and older) is this: “Have a song
in your pocket at all times. Assess each moment in time.
And when it is the right time to give it away as a gift, pull it out, and...SING!”
“HAVE SONG - WILL TRAVEL”!
EDITOR’S NOTE: For the Member Spotlight this
quarter, I asked Lorraine Murphy to tell about her
experiences as a traveling lyric soprano artist. Perhaps
not many realize that the Florida Chapter is blessed to
have members like Lorraine who are world-class
consummate artists.
Key Chorale lining up
to sing in St. Marks
Cathedral, Venice, Italy
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Member Concerts
CONCERT SERIES
Pine Shores Presbyterian Church
6116 Crestwood Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34231
www.pineshorespres.org
Rick Holdsworth 941-922-1597
Linda Bento-Rei & Ann Hobson-Pilot
Flute and Harp Concert
Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 5:00pm
Free and open to the public
Linda Bento-Rei holds the Master of Music degree from
the New England Conservatory of Music as a merit
scholarship recipient. She has performed with many of
New England’s most notable symphony orchestras, and
served as educator and mentor for many nowaccomplished flutists.
Linda Bento-Rei
Ann Hobson-Pilot performed
40 years with the Boston
Symphony
Orchestra
as
Ann Hobson-Pilot
principal harpist. She has
played with orchestras in Europe, Haiti, New Zealand,
and South Africa. Trained at the Cleveland Institute of
Music, Ms. Pilot taught at New England Conservatory
of Music and Boston University. She and her husband,
Prentice Pilot, are currently residents of Osprey, Florida.
Hymn Festival
Led by David Cherwien, Organ
Friday, January 29, 2016 at 7:00pm.
Concert is free, donation suggested:
Canned soup for Souper Bowl of Caring
This will be an evening of creative, vibrant
congregational singing with well-known favorites
and some new, presented through improvisation at
the piano and organ, choir and instruments.
David Cherwien is currently serving as Cantor at Mt.
Olive
Lutheran
Church,
Minneapolis, MN, and in 2002
was appointed Music Director for
the National Lutheran Choir, also
based in the Twin Cities. He has
also held full-time parish music
positions in the Minneapolis/St.
Paul area, Chicago, Seattle, and
Berlin. During the 2000-2001
academic year, he served as
David Cherwien
Organist/Cantor of Christ Chapel
and Visiting Instructor of Music at Gustavus College,
St. Peter, MN. While in Chicago he served as
Teaching Associate in Service Playing and
Improvisation at Elmhurst College. He completed the
Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance,
and the Master of Arts degree in Theory and
Composition, both at the University of Minnesota.
David is a founding member of the Association of
Lutheran Church Musicians, serving in its leadership in
a variety of capacities, including National President
from 1993 to 1997. Hs is also active in the American
Guild of Organists, and Chorister’s Guild.
List of online worship sites to be developed
The Fellowship committee on Interest Areas is
developing a resource list of online places we visit
for help in planning and working in the Worship
Arts. Chapter members are asked to submit what
helps them most in their interest areas.
Submit the web link, give a short description of
the website, and tell how it is useful to you and
your ministry.
E-mail the information to:
[email protected].
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Chapter Officers
Executive Officers (Elected)
President
Youth Dean
Joan FitzGerald
130 Padgett Pl S
Lakeland, FL 33809
863-430-2195
[email protected]
Tree Hazard
876 Quail Run
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-290-9170
[email protected]
Workshop Co-Chairs
Youth Dean of Boys
Robert Jackson
2517 NW 52nd Ave
Gainesville, FL 32605
352-222-6744
[email protected]
Bryan Browning
3923 E St R 80
Labelle, FL 33935
239-210-1873
[email protected]
Cindy Huffman
1261 Royal Oak Dr
Dunedin, FL 34698
727-733-8726
[email protected]
Youth Dean of Girls
Secretary
Beth Green
877 N Hwy A1A #1008
Indialantic, FL 32903
321-951-7371
[email protected]
Treasurer
Beth Trotter
12819 Cedar Ridge Dr
Hudson, FL 34669
727-856-4648
[email protected]
Kelsey Thomas
87 Deep Woods Way
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-366-3308
[email protected]
Historian
The phone number for the Florida Chapter:
(863) 858-3330
The website for the Florida Chapter:
http://www.floridafellowship.org/
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Guidelines for Submissions
Calendar items may include concerts,
workshops, special services, seminars, etc.
which are directed or sponsored by a current
member of The Fellowship, or by an Official in
the Florida United Methodist Church. Concert
series brochures should be sent to the editor for
possible inclusion in Quarter Notes.
Jeff Faux
1478 Argyle Dr
Fort Myers, FL 33919
239-940-2633
[email protected]
Other Council
Members (Appointed)
Gaye Herndon
313 Beaver Lake Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32312
850-510-2812
[email protected]
Luke Nash
297 Russwood Terr
Lake City, FL 32034
386-292-2085
[email protected]
The office address for the Florida Chapter:
130 Padgett Place South
Lakeland, FL 33809
At-Large
Karen Forrester
1210 Loblolly Lane
Bainbridge, GA 39818
229-726-8344
[email protected]
Scholarship Chair
Joan FitzGerald, President
Dan Shorb, Editor
Articles should deal with some aspect of church
music or worship arts. Authors should be
current members of The Fellowship.
Copyrighted material must include written
permission.
Membership Secretary
Dan Shorb
3381 Kings Rd S
St Augustine, FL 32086
904-377-2287
[email protected]
Is the quarterly newsletter of
Florida Chapter—
The Fellowship of United Methodists
In Music and Worship Arts, Inc.
Nancy Hoger
13916 Talmage Loop
Hudson, FL 34667
727-514-0914
[email protected]
Joyce Dawson
1 Pine Valley Cir
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-566-9728
[email protected]
Communications
Quarter Notes
Rick Holdsworth
6135 Beechwood Ave
Sarasota, FL 34231
941-922-1597
[email protected]
Dates for the Submission
of Material
For the Nov/Dec/Jan
Issue, Right after
submit Fall Council
Feb/Mar/Apr
Jan. 15
May/Jun/Jul
Apr. 15
Aug/Sep/Oct
July 15
Please send all articles and calendar information to:
[email protected]
THE SUBMISSION DATE FOR THE
NEXT ISSUE IS JAN 15.
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What is…
Our Mission…
We are Christians called to minister
through our creative gifts to foster worship
which makes disciples of Jesus Christ.
We Value…
WORSHIP ARTS that lead to spirituality
and faith formation, and RELATIONSHIPS
that lead to hospitality, fellowship, and
nurture.
We Are…
Musicians, clergy, dancers, artists, lay
ministers, and others—all involved in
creating, supporting, and implementing
worship in local congregations.
An affiliate of The United Methodist
General Board of Discipleship, serving
as a resource for all worship artists.
?
An open fellowship that provides training
on all aspects of worship through events,
publications, webinars, and the countless
connections that are made with other
worship leaders.
For Membership Benefits, Ministry Helps, and
more information about The Fellowship, contact
the National Office in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Fellowship
of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts
PO Box 24787
Nashville TN 37202
Toll Free 1-800-952-8977
http://www.umfellowship.org/