April - Charlotte Chapter AGO

EN
CHAMADE
CHARLOTTE CHAPTER OF THE
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
THE
SAINT THOMAS CHOIR
OF MEN AND BOYS
IN CONCERT
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | 7pm
First United Methodist Church
501 N. Tryon Street
$25 GENERAL ADMISSION
This concert is co-sponsored by:
The Charlotte AGO
The Choir School at St. Peter’s
Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter
First United Methodist Church of Salisbury
Myers Park United Methodist Church
Hazel & Murray Forbes Somerville
APRIL 2016
There's nothing
remarkable about it.
All one has to do is hit
the right keys at the
right time and the
instrument plays itself.
-J.S. Bach
IN THIS ISSUE
Dean’s Message
2016 Election Results
Stigall Scholarship Info
Peek Weekend Recap
Area Events
Summer Recital Series
Alden Wright’s Sr. Recital
MATTHEW MICHAEL BROWN, DEAN
E-MAIL: [email protected]
OFFICE: (704) 636-3121, EXTENSION 104
Please contact me with any questions, concerns, or joys to share.
DEAN’S MESSAGE
Dear Chapter Friends,
The Charlotte AGO Chapter is pleased to partner this month with several others to
host the Saint Thomas Church Choir of Men and Boys in concert. Earlier in the
year, the Executive Board elected for this concert to serve as our April program. The
concert has been promoted for several months online and through our monthly
newsletter. I know it promises to be a very special evening and one not to miss! Please
make every effort to attend.
This issue is filled with information for you to know about events and opportunities
within our chapter. Our website is also another source of information.
Please note that all newsletters are available on our website, along with up-to-date
professional opportunities. Should you see a position that has been filled, please suggest
the church contact Murray Somerville ([email protected]) so we may keep
listings current.
Congratulations to Stigall Scholar Alden Wright, a student of Phillip Burgess in
Salisbury, for being accepted to Juilliard on full-scholarship and the Eastman School of
Music! He has not yet decided where he will attend, but how wonderful to have two
very good choices! Alden was also a recent winner of the Pogorzelski-Yankee
Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $30,000! Alden, the Charlotte AGO is very
proud of you and looks forward to following your developing career with tremendous
pride!
Thank you for your continued support of the Charlotte AGO! I look forward to
seeing many of you at Charlotte’s First United Methodist Church later this month!
Onward,
Matthew
2016 ELECTION RESULTS
Dean: Matthew Michael Brown
Sub-Dean: Michael Lehtinen
Secretary: Matthew Manwarren
Treasurer: Gay Pappin
Executive Board, Class of 2019:
Kevin Haney and Jacqueline Yost
Thank you to Shirley Fishburne for her diligent work
in serving as Chapter Auditor.
Officers and New Board Members will be installed at
The Installation Service and Dinner
Friday, May 20th, 2016 | 6:30 p.m.
St. Stephen United Methodist Church
6800 Sardis Road, Charlotte
Dinner details will be included in the May newsletter.
Stigall Scholarship Auditions:
Saturday, May 14, 2016
The Charlotte Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is proud to offer the Ann & Robert
Stigall Scholarship (established in 2004), in honor of their many years of beautiful and inspiring
music at Myers Park Presbyterian Church and in the Charlotte community.
The Stigall Scholarship is for students in (rising) grades 6-12. No organ experience is
necessary, although a piano background is required.
Scholarship lessons may begin as of June 1, and no later than September 1. The money will
be paid directly to the teacher.
After a year of study, scholarship recipients may be invited to perform on the Charlotte AGO
Summer Series student recital.
With this application, please include a Letter of Introduction from the student’s music teacher(s),
with a brief history of the student’s musical background, and any other pertinent information.
At the audition, the candidate will be evaluated for proficiency in the following areas (at either
the piano or the organ):

2 contrasting pieces (memory optional)

major and minor scales (two octaves), chords, and arpeggios

a prepared hymn

reading a hymn at sight
The candidate will be asked the following questions:

What has inspired you to learn to play the organ?

Where will you practice?

How will you get there?
The auditions will be closed to observers, including parents and teachers.
Previous winners may reapply for the scholarship.
The teacher must be an active member of the Charlotte Chapter AGO. Scholarship recipients
will receive complimentary Charlotte AGO membership.
Auditions will be on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at:
Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Road, Charlotte NC 28207
Application deadline: May 1, 2016
For more information, contact Michael Lehtinen at [email protected] or 704-676-1002.
Application for the Ann & Robert Stigall Scholarship
Name: ____________________________________
Address: __________________________________
City/State/Zip: ______________________________
Phone: ____________________________________
Email: ____________________________________
Repertoire to be played at the audition:
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. Hymn: __________________________________
Please e/mail this form to:
Michael Lehtinen
Southern Park Music School
4805 Park Rd, Ste 230
Charlotte, NC 28209
PEEK MEMORIAL WEEKEND RECAP
M
any thanks go to Covenant Presbyterian Church and to John Richardson, Director of
Traditional Music at Covenant, for a successful Peek Weekend with Kimberly Marshall,
Recitalist and Masterclass Clinician. Dr. Marshall gave a stellar recital entitled “Dancing
Through the Ages,” featuring the music of Rheinberger, Vierne, Buxtehude, Reger, Pamela
Decker, and other composers on Covenant’s mighty Ǣolian-Skinner/Schlicker pipe
organ. She also gave a thoughtful and informative masterclass, providing each performer
with performance suggestions and relevant discussion on each composer’s stylistic
aspects. Particularly impressive was the professional and successful manner each
performer handled the complexity of Covenant’s organ. Performers in the masterclass
included high school and university students from the surrounding areas, representing
Furman University, the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and the University of North
Carolina School of the Arts. Mengfei Xu, a student of Dr. André Lash performed the Romance
from Symphonie IV by Vierne. Danielle Little, a student of Dr. Katie Ann McCarty performed
Duo and Basse de Trompette from Suite de Première Ton by Clérambault. Marya OrlowskaFancey, a graduate student of Dr. Lash performed a rare piece by Grazyna Bacewicz entitled
Esquisse. Laura Agner, a student of Dr. Timothy Olsen, performed Franck’s Pastorale. Kevin
Edens, a student of Dr. Charles Tompkins performed Bolcom’s What a Friend We Have in
Jesus. All students played at a high level, revealing the outstanding teaching occurring in
our region. My thanks go especially to the performers on the masterclass and their teachers
who supported and participated in the class.
—Dr. Matthew Manwarren, Chapter Secretary
AREA EVENTS
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 10th Anniversary Organ Concert
Featuring Nathaniel Gumbs, Roderick Demmings, and Collin Richardson
Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7pm
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
3400 Beatties Ford Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28216
(Free admission)
Organist Gail Archer
Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, Brevard, NC
Sunday, April 10, 3:30pm
Admission free; an offering will be taken for the Music Fund with 10% going to the Sharing
House. For additional information, contact the church office at 828.884.2645.
Organ Dedication Recital
April 17, 2016 4:00pm
Monty Bennett, organist
Park Road Baptist Church, 3900 Park Rd., Charlotte, NC
For more information, [email protected] or 704-523-5717
Mendelssohn’s ELIJAH
Sunday May 1, 2016 4:00pm
Myers Park Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
2501 Oxford Place
Charlotte, NC 28207
Felix Mendelssohn’s ELIJAH will be performed by the combined Chancel Choirs of
Myers Park Presbyterian and Sardis Presbyterian churches. The choir will be
accompanied by a full orchestra made up of members from the Charlotte Symphony.
Conductors are Lee Northcutt and Jared Daugherty. Admission is free.
Sunday, June 26, 2016 4:00 pm
Hector Olivera, organist
Park Road Baptist Church, 3900 Park Rd., Charlotte, NC
For more information, [email protected] or 704-523-5717
2016 CHARLOTTE AGO
SUMMER RECITAL SERIES
J UNE 5, 7 PM : M YERS P ARK U NITED M ETHODIST C HURCH
JOHN CUMMINS, W INSTON -S ALEM , NC
MICHAEL MESSINA, I NDIANAPOLIS , IN
J UNE 12, 7 PM : C OVENANT P RESBYTERIAN C HURCH
JOSH DUMBLETON, R ALEIGH , NC
J UNE 19, 7 PM : C ATHEDRAL OF S T . P ATRICK
ELIZABETH HARRISON, A LBERMARLE , NC
J UNE 26, 7 PM : S ARDIS P RESBYTERIAN C HURCH
STIGALL SCHOLARS RECITAL
J ULY 3,7 PM : W INTHROP U NIVERSITY , R OCK H ILL , SC
MURRAY FORBES SOMERVILLE, Y ORK , SC
J ULY 10, 7 PM : S T . J OHN ’ S E PISCOPAL C HURCH
CHASE LOOMER, R OCHESTER , NY
J ULY 17, 7 PM : U NITY P RESBYTERIAN C HURCH , F ORT M ILL , SC
KYLE RITTER, A SHEVILLE , NC
J ULY 24, 4 PM : M YERS P ARK B APTIST C HURCH
RSCM CHARLOTTE COURSE EVENSONG
J ULY 31, 7 PM : F IRST U NITED M ETHODIST C HURCH
NATHANIEL GUMBS, C HARLOTTE , NC
A UGUST 7, 7 PM : M YERS P ARK B APTIST C HURCH
RICHARD GRAY, D ALLAS , TX
A UGUST 14, 7 PM : M YERS P ARK P RESBYTERIAN C HURCH
BRENNAN SZAFRON, S PARTANBURG , SC
A UGUST 21, 7 PM : S T . J OHN ’ S B APTIST C HURCH
THOMAS RUSSELL, C OLUMBIA , SC
A UGUST 28, 7 PM : C OVENANT P RESBYTERIAN C HURCH
A CHORAL FESTIVAL
T HE C HOIRS OF C OVENANT P RESBYTERIAN C HURCH
AND M YERS P ARK U NITED M ETHODIST C HURCH
A STIGALL SCHOLAR’S SENIOR RECITAL
UPCOMING MAY PROGRAM
Installation Service and Dinner
HOSTED BY DR. MICHAEL LEHTINEN
FRIDAY, MAY 20TH AT 6:30 P.M.
St. Stephen United Methodist Church
6800 Sardis Road, Charlotte
www.charlotteago.org
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
CHARLOTTE CHAPTER
217 South Church Street
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144