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Elaine Gardner, Editor
141 Cleveland Drive
Kenmore, N.Y. 14223-1027
Parti cipate and Succeed
MAY 2013
Vol. XXXII
No. IV
NEXT EVENT
All entrees include Fresh Rolls and Butter, Mixed Greens Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette, Chef's Choice Starch
and Vegetable, and Homemade plated Desert. Beverages are: Coffee, Decaf, Tea and Fruit Punch
All meals are $19.00 each. The three entrée choices are:
• Roasted Pork Loin - topped with flame roasted cinnamon apples
• Bruschetta Chicken - Boneless chicken breast topped with tomato bruschetta, asiago cheese
and a balsamic glaze - Gluten Free
• Spinach & Four Cheese Lasagna (vegetarian) - with marinara sauce and reggiano cheese
Reservations must be mailed to Christina Shrewsbury. Final count, including meal choice is due to Christina by
noon on Monday, May13th. Checks should be made payable to the “Buffalo Chapter AGO”
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ANNUAL MEETING ––– BRUNCH RESERVATION
Sunday, May 19, 2013 –– 2:30 PM
Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, 2402 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY
Reservations due by Noon, May 13
Brunch: $19.00 each (U.S. Funds)
Mark entrée choice: __ Roasted Pork Loin
Total number of reservations _______
__ Bruschetta Chicken
__ Lasagna
RESERVATIONS NOT
CANCELLED BY MAY 13
MUST BE PAID FOR
Amount enclosed $_____________
Name _______________________________________________________________ Phone______________________
Payment must be included with this reservation –– make checks payable to “Buffalo Chapter AGO” and send to:
Christina Shrewsbury, 5886 Bent Brook Court, East Amherst, NY 14051-1940
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANDIDATES
The following biographical information about those running for the Buffalo Chapter AGO Executive Committee
should help you in making your choices. You should vote for three members whose term will run for three years.
Use the enclosed ballot, and PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE -- in person at the Annual Meeting or by mail:
ALEX BENESTELLI is Minister of Music at Calvary Episcopal in Williamsville, New York where he directs the choirs, plays the
organ for the church’s three weekend liturgies, and coordinates a comprehensive program of sacred music for the parish. Before coming
to Calvary in 2012, Alex was most recently Assistant Organist at Pasadena Presbyterian Church in California where he served as
principal accompanist for the adult and children’s choirs and shared service playing responsibilities with music director Timothy Howard
on the church’s historic 113-rank Aeolian-Skinner organ. Alex graduated with honors from Westminster Choir College and the
University of Southern California. He studied organ with Ken Cowan and conducting with Donald Brinegar and Sharon Lavery. In
addition to his work at the keyboard, Alex has performed choral/symphonic works with the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia
Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and others, including syndicated radio broadcast and recordings for commercial release. Alex is a
member of the American Guild of Organists, American Choral Directors’ Association, Royal School of Church Music in America, and
the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honors Society. He also serves on the commission on liturgy for the Episcopal Diocese of Western
New York.
KEVIN DURKIN (Buffalo native) recently returned to his hometown as the Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Canisius High
School, after holding church music positions in Washington, DC (Director of Music and the Arts, Mount Vernon Place UMC) and
Boston, MA (Director of Music, St. Charles Borromeo Church). At Canisius High School, Kevin directs three choral ensembles and
teaches Piano I and Piano II. He holds a master's degree in organ performance from SUNY at Buffalo where his principal teacher was
Roland E. Martin, and he studied choral conducting, voice, and vocal pedagogy with Robert McIver (The Eastman School of Music) and
Sharon Christman (The Catholic University of America). Kevin is licensed as a music educator in Massachusetts, and is passionate about
introducing young people to art music and the pipe organ.
TIMOTHY DYKSTRA became an AGO member 10 years ago while he was organist at Forest Avenue Christian Church in Buffalo
upon receiving (in the mail) an invitation letter to join. The church has since then closed, and Timothy is currently participating in the
music program under the direction of Dr. Carole Harris at the Church of the Nativity UCC, Kenmore where he has been a long time
member. Tim received a M.Div. at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, PA. He has served pastorates in New York, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania.
PETER GONCIARZ is currently Director of Music at Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church in Lancaster, NY and is in the Master of
Music Performance Program at the State University of New York at Buffalo where he studies both organ and harpsichord with Roland
Martin. Peter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villa Maria College of Buffalo where he studied organ with James Flood. Peter has
also served as organist at St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr RC Church, and the former Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament RC Church in
Depew (now St. Martha).
JEANNE SUSKI was born and raised in Buffalo and graduated from SUNY Buffalo with a BFA in Organ Performance (and a J.D.) ––
where she studied organ with Michael Burke and briefly with Barbara Harbach, and voice and choral conducting with Dr. Harriet
Simons. Her experience as a church musician began at age 13, when her parish organist took ill and her father volunteered her to fill in.
She has been playing for worship services ever since. Past employers have included First Church of Christ Scientist (Elmwood and
North), Temple Sinai (Amherst) and St. Benedict's (Amherst). In 1999, she resigned her full-time music position to more aggressively
pursue another interest. During this period she worked as a substitute and part-time organist at St. Stephen's (Grand Island). Her latest
church position has been Music Director at Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal), Buffalo. She balances church music duties with
her 'day job' as a corporate pilot. She has been a member of the AGO for thirty years.
DAVID WERTH is a native of Wheatfield, New York. He began playing the organ and accompanying the choirs at his home
congregation, St. John Lutheran Church, as an elementary school student, and became the organist at Hope Lutheran Church, Niagara
Falls while in high school. He received his undergraduate education at Niagara University, New York, earning the Bachelor of Business
Arts degree in accounting in 1981. In 1984 he received the juris doctorate degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He
has served as full time organist at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church since April 7th, 1991 and also directs the Adult Choir, Bell Choir and the
Brass Ensemble there. He has been a coordinator for numerous worship and music workshops for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod –
Eastern District and the Holy Ghost Lutheran Hymn Festival series. He also regularly participates in worship conferences at Concordia
University, River Forest, Illinois; Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska; and St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. In 2001, David
became a tax partner at Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services. In 2004 he became a tax partner at Tronconi Segarra &
Associates, one of the region’s largest public accounting and professional services firms. David has commissioned a dozen works for
various combinations of organ, choir, brass and handbells –– all have been published by Concordia Publishing House. In 2012, David
began writing for the “Creative Worship” series published by Concordia Publishing House. He resides at home in Bergholz (Wheatfield)
with his wife, Jan, and daughter, Kaitlin.
COMING EVENT
Our next event will be in September –– the first of our next
season’s events –– a recital at St. Joseph Cathedral by this
year’s Buffalo Chapter AGO Competition winner, Jillian
Gardner. All of the information about this event will be in
the September Bombarde.
POSITIONS OPEN . . .
Only churches providing F.I.C.A . & Workers’ Compensation
as well as Unemployment and Disability Insurance are listed,
and a written contract will be provided for all positions listed
unless otherwise noted.
Previously Listed – Still Open
Director: (Masters or above) Unitarian Universalist Church of
Buffalo: one Sunday morning service, 2 extra services, weekly
adult choir rehearsal; want to develop an informal multigenerational choir and a childrens’ choir; two staff meetings
per month, one Worship Team meeting per month, and weekly
check-in with minister; 2 manual 1906 Hutchings-Votey organ
rebuilt by Delaware Organ in 1960; Benefits: Health Ins.,
Pension, Continuing Education funds, and AGO and/or other
church music organization dues; Salary: $20,000 – $24,000
[Evaluation = Adequate] contact Rev. Dr. Margret O’Neall,
Interim Minister at 885-2136 Ext. 5
Director: Batavia First United Methodist, Batavia
Organist-Director (Masters or above – Full-time): Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Buffalo –– contact Reed Taylor c/o
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 724 Delaware Ave., Buffalo
14209 / 884-9437
Organist: Alden Presbyterian Church, Salary: $5,000 – $6,000
contact Katherine Evans, Pastor at 937-6441 / cell: 997-3056
Organist: Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Lockport
THE NEXT BOARD MEETING –– date, time and place
has not yet been determined. Watch your e-mail or check
with Caryn Lawler for information about it. Please remember
that if you are an Executive Committee member you are
expected to attend these meetings. PLEASE BE SURE to let
Caryn Lawler know if you are unable to attend this
meeting ([email protected] / 838-2385).
Dear Friends,
I am pleased to announce the 2013 Msgr. Henry S. Kawalec
Memorial Organ Scholarship. As a past winner of this scholarship, I
am very excited to chair the committee this year. I am grateful for
the many wonderful opportunities that have come from being
awarded this scholarship, and am looking forward to meeting others
who are looking to further their education in organ playing.
Do you know someone who is interested in the organ? The
Msgr. Henry S. Kawalec Memorial Organ Scholarship exists to
provide those who are interested in beginning or continuing studies
of the organ. Please spread the word, so that others might come to
know and love the “King of Instruments,” and use it to help raise
the voices of the faithful as they glorify God in song.
– Sincerely, Joel S. Kumro
Chair, Msgr. Henry S. Kawalec Organ Scholarship Committee
Scholarship Winner, 2010
NPM Organist Liaison
Open Attachment:
PLEASE NOTE: For information about Roman Catholic
Church positions please call Alan Lukas at 652-6565
IMPORTANT: You are reminded that listing of positions in this newsletter does
not imply endorsement by the Buffalo Chapter A.G.O. or any of its committees.
Appropriateness of a position must be judged by the applicant him/her self. For
help with this, you may wish to contact the Placement Chair for additional
information about a position and/or consult with a member who previously
held the position. You are also reminded to be very cautious about accepting a
position without a written contract.
ORGAN CONSOLE FOR SALE . . .
Organ console –– two
manuals and AGO
standard pedal-board
available to anyone
interested . . . no
sound, but it works for
silent practicing and
as a demonstration of
how an organ console
is put together. If
inter este d conta ct
E l a in e G a rd n er at
875-5858 / ecgardner
@roadrunner.com, and
make me an offer.
Msgr. Kawalec Organ Scholarship Info 2013.pdf
PHOTOGRAPHER NEEDED
A photographer is needed to take pictures at our AGO events
for use in TAO and the Bombarde. If you have a digital camera,
and are interested in serving the Buffalo Chapter in this way, please
contact Elaine Gardner (875-5858 / [email protected]).
BOMBARDE DEADLINES
Please note these dates
for your articles and Date Docket material:
Issue
Deadline Date
September-October . . . . . . . . . September 1, 2013
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The Bombarde is published six or seven times a year
by the Buffalo Chapter AGO
Elaine Gardner, Editor
Kenmore, New York
E-mail: [email protected]
subscription by membership
Don’t forget our Reed Jerome choral lending library –
for use by all AGO members . . . contact Ma rlen e
Ha rr ing ton at 839-1930 [email protected]@verizon.net
The contents of the library is now listed on our
chapter web site –– www.agobuffalo.org
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DATE DOCKET . . . a li s tin g o f m em be rs eve n ts
All events are free unless otherwise noted
Friday – Sunday, May 17, 18, 19 at 8:00 PM –– Buffalo Gay
Men’s Chorus Spring Concert – “We’ve Got Rhythm” –
Fri., May 17 –
Sat. , May 18 –
Sun., May 19 –
– EVENTS:
Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 PM – Vox Lumine – a Rochester area-based
choir of twenty exceptional singers directed by Brandon Johnson; $10
Sunday, May 19 at 4:00 PM – Orchard Park Chorale presents
– Kathy Keenan-Takagi, Director; $10
ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, BUFFALO – EVENTS:
• Recitals every Wednesday at 12:30 –1:00 PM
• Friday, May 10 at 7:30 PM – New York Polyphony – one of the
world’s finest vocal ensembles – $20/$10
• Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 PM – Evensong
• Sunday,June 9 at 3:00 PM – Evensong
for more info. go to: www.stpaulscathedral.org and click on ‘Music’
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LISTEN TO PIPEDREAMS
SUNDAY NIGHTS AT 10:00 PM
WNED-FM 94.5 / WNJA-FM 89.7
Please mark your contribution to the station:
“AGO member in support of Pipedreams”
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED LOCALLY BY
THE BUFFALO CHAPTER AGO
www.pipedreams.org
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TO THOSE WHO SUBSTITUTE . . .
If you are currently on the chapter's substitute list and want
to continue being on that list, you will need to fill out the
Substitute Service Information form on the back of the
Membership Renewal form. Otherwise, your name will
be removed from the list of those available to substitute.
This is done every year to keep this list as up-to-date as
possible. PLEASE NOTE that you will need to mail this
form to Marge Metz. Please mail the form as soon as
possible –– especially if you can help by subbing during
the summer months.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT 2013-2014
SINGLE SLATE OF OFFICERS:
DEAN
Christina Shrewsbury
SUB-DEAN
John Novak
SECRETARY
TREASURER
REGISTRAR
LIBRARIAN
HISTORIAN
AUDITORS
Caryn Lawler
Roger Dahl
Caryn Lawler
Marlene Harrington
David Carmer
Robert Hull
Edward Witul
The Rev. Greg Hall
CHAPLAIN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (vote for three):

Alex Benestelli

Kevin Durkin
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Timothy Dykstra
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Peter Gonciarz

Jeanne Suski
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David Werth
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ELECTION: SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013 at
Ramada Hotel & Conference Center
POLLS CLOSE at 3:00 PM
-------------------------------------Those wishing to vote by proxy, please SIGN the ballot
and mail it to the Chapter Secretary – Caryn Lawler
6 Copper Heights, Amherst, NY 14226
The Secretary will detach this stub before casting the ballot.
________________________________________
Signature by proxy vote
[Mail by May 15, 2013]
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P L EA SE don ’t ov e r l oo k t he
Membership Renewal form that is
enclosed/attached with this newsletter, and please fill in all
applicable parts of the form –– front
and back even if you have given us
this information in the past.
Renewals are due by June 30.