Chiff Chat - Springfield Chapter, AGO

Chiff Chat
The Newsletter of the Springfield Massachusetts Chapter
of the American Guild of Organists – Celebrating our 60th Year!
May 2006
Dea n’s C or ner
Executive Board
Office Holders
We held a wonderful
E Lary Grossman, Dean
Student Recital on Saturday,
elg@bradygrossman.com
May 6, 2006 at St. John’s
413-247-9426
(Episcopal) Church in
Northampton. Seven
Rodney Gisick, Sub Dean
organists presented a varied
program and confirmed to
Martha Sienkiewicz,
all those assembled that
Secretary
there is a future pool of
Peter Beardsley, Treasurer
organists and church
musicians. Thank you to the
Charles Page, Membership
performers ( pictured l. to r.)
Jacqueline Johnson,
Shelia Heady, Elizabeth
Publicity
Dawson, Amanda Mole,
Fr. William Wallis, Chaplain
Walter Twarosch, Griffin
McMahon, Joseph Geehern,
and, Jason Stefanik. I am
Directors
also very grateful to our
Donald Hooton
hosts, Christopher Thornley,
the Director of Music at St
Warren Hutchinson
John’s and Gary Smith, who
provided a lavish reception
Suzanne Anderson
following the musical
Michael-Thomas Gilman
program.
James Barnes
We received word from AGO
National approving our
Ronald Trunzo
application for a Pipe Organ
Encounter in the summer of
2007. We plan to host
approximately twenty
students at Smith College in
Northampton. We will be
Contents
About the AGO
back
Annual Banquet Invitation 2
Dean’s Corner
Goten menu
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forming a committee to
coordinate the myriad of
activities necessary to make
this a success. Please,
please consider helping us
with this major event.
You should have received a
renewal form (in the mail)
for your 2006-07
membership. If you have
already sent in your
renewal, thank you, otherwise, to insure the smooth running of
the Chapter, please send it in today. If they do not already
support your membership, consider asking your Church or
Synagogue to fund the fee as part of your professional
development.
On Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 6pm, the 2006 Annual Meeting &
Banquet will start at the First Congregational Church of
Sunderland where we will have a presentation, demonstration,
and open console of the J. H. & C. S. Odell pipe organ (Opus 109,
1871, 1 manual, 7 ranks, mechanical action). Come and
experience a hand-pumped organ! Hibachi dinner at Goten
Restaurant of Japan follows. Please read the Invitation and menu
inside for more information and reservation requirements.
The Nominating Committee (Barbara Huber, Ron Shepard, and
John Anderson) has presented the slate of officers for 2006 –
2007 to the Board and sent a ballot to all voting members. Please
return it in the envelope included in the mailing. Slated for reelection are myself (Dean), Rod Gisick (Sub Dean), Martha
Sienkiewicz (Secretary), Peter Beardsley (Treasurer), Donald
Hooton (Director), and Warren Hutchinson (Director). The
Committee also nominated Mary Jeanne Tash to fill the Director
vacancy created by the resignation of Susanne Anderson.
E Lary Grossman
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American Guild of
Organists – Springfield
Massachusetts Chapter
Founded November 6, 1946
Celebrating our 60th Year!
Serving the Counties of
Hampshire, Hampden, and
Franklin in Western
Massachusetts
For Membership
information see our
website at
www.springfieldago.org
or contact our
Membership Coordinator,
Charles Page
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About the American Guild of Organists
The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is the
Founded in 1896 as both an educational
national professional association serving the
and service organization, the Guild seeks to
organ and choral music fields. The Guild serves
set and maintain high musical standards
approximately 20,000 members in 348 chapters
and to promote understanding and
throughout the United States, and in Europe,
appreciation of all aspects of organ and
Korea and Argentina.
choral music.
E LARY GROSSMAN, DEAN
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANIST
SPRINGFIELD, MA CHAPTER
24 KING STREET
HATFIELD MA 01038-9750
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