Jase Jordan, Elizabeth Franck, Evan Anderson, Kathryn Elmer, Joshua Peterson, and Eva Vradny at Arrowhead recital
Nashville, Tenn. May 6, the program at St. Andrew Lu- theran Church, hosted by Darryl and Susie Miller and Ai Yamada, included the in- stallation of new chapter offi- cers by chaplain Felix Mont- gomery. A service of Evening Prayer followed, led by pas- tors Michael Lippard and Erik Allen, readers Susie Johnson-Miller and Marsha Scheusner, and members of the choirs from St. Andrew Lutheran Church and First Presbyterian Church, Frank- lin, under the direction of Julia McGirt, with Darryl Miller, organist, presenting music by C. Phillips, K. Lee Scott, Rutter, and Glarum. —LisaBarry
Evan Courtney conducts Schola Cantorum and the Kansas City Baroque Consortium at Greater Kansas City Bachathon
St. Louis recitalists Scott Dettra (Central Arkansas) 60
REGION V—GREAT LAKES Chicago, Ill. May 11, four young people and several adults participated in the chapter’s “Organist for a Day” workshop. The purpose of the event was to introduce piano students to some of the great pipe organs of Chicago and to spark an interest in playing the organ. The event commenced at Moody Bible Institute. Elizabeth Naegele, professor of organ at Moody, explained how the organ works and demonstrated the Institute’s organ. The partici- pants then went to practice rooms, where they each had a 20-minute lesson. Afterward, they attended a mini-recital played by Naegele. Each stu- dent had an opportunity to play this magnificent instru- ment. The second church visited was Fourth Presbyte- rian, where participants were cordially greeted by John Sherer. The young partici- pants played the organ there while parents videotaped the big moment. The third stop was the mighty Fisk at St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church. Richard Hoskins spoke to the group about tracker organs and demon- strated the different colors of the instrument. Everyone had an opportunity to play the organ. After lunch, David Schrader led the afternoon session at the Church of the Ascension. He demonstrated the different sounds of the or- gan followed by an impres- sive performance. After a question-and-answer ses- sion, the group had another opportunity to play the or- gan. Many thanks to Eliza- beth Naegele, John Sherer, Richard Hoskins, and David
Schrader for their hospital- ity and a fun and inspiring afternoon. —Allison Boccia
Southern Illinois. Programs this year included the open- ing banquet, an organ crawl in Paducah, Ky., programs for young organists, and a mem- bers’ recital. April 19, David Baskeyfield played a recital on the Shryock Auditorium organ at Southern Illinois University. The recital was part of the annualAGOArtist Subscription Series. May 17, members gathered at the View Church in Carbondale for the chapter’s annual Even- song and closing banquet. —James Hess
Louisville, Ky. Following a successful “Pedals, Pipes & Pizza” program presented in March by organist/composer Laura Lea Duckworth and or- ganbuilder Peter Webber at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, the chapter contin- ued its spring season with a Webber & Borne Organ Builders organ crawl. Organs demonstrated included those atConcordia LutheranChurch (Bradley Johnson, host), St. James Catholic Church (Dan Stokes, host), Chapel of Our Lady in the Woods at Bel- larmine University (Tim Baker, host), and St. Agnes Catholic Church (Geoff Vick- ery, host).All organs had been built, renovated, or enlarged by Peter Webber of Webber & Borne Organ Builders. —DavidPaul Gibson
Saginaw Valley, Mich. May 18, members gathered with the congregation of St. John’s Episcopal Church in San- dusky to commemorate the dedication of the church’s 1898 Möller organ. Dean Nicholas Schmelter per- formed Elgar’s Eleven Vesper Voluntaries, after which a quartet of singers prepared by Robert Sabourin led a service of Choral Evensong. —Nicholas Schmelter
Canton, Ohio. April 22, chap- ter members met at Sacred Heart Parish in New Phila- delphia to hear the new Kegg organ. Member Carolyn Wal- lace performed several pieces to demonstrate the instru-
ment.May11,visitsweremade to four organs in Youngstown and Warren: Stambaugh Au- ditorium’s 1926 E.M. Skinner organ, Trinity United Metho- dist’sMöller organ,
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