Chapter in a “Dean’s Ex- change” recital at the First Presbyterian Church in Nor- man (Clark Kelly, host). —Craig Sproat
Tulsa, Okla. April 19, the chapter presented a hymn festival at the First Baptist Church, led by Albert Travis, organist and music director at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Tex. The festi- val featured a large choir composed of area singers, a brass quintet, and solo violin performing Travis’s arrange- ments of several hymns. The anthem “Singing Forever- more: Alleluia, Amen!” was conducted by Jeff Elkins,mu- sicminister at thehost church. —KarenRich
Alamo, Tex. April 21, the chapter sponsored a “Pipe Organ Plus” concert at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Composers represented were Vivaldi, Mozart, Bernstein, and Bach. The organists were Madolyn Fallis, William James Ross, and Mary Ann Winden. The guest artists in- cluded Andrew Gignac and Lauren Eberhart (trumpets), Beth Johnson and Cleo Auf- derhaar (violins), Sarina Obied (soprano), Gail Wett- stein (soprano), Jennifer Berg (oboe), and Chris Gokelman (viola). —Mary J.Hernandez
Amarillo, Tex. This is the 18th year the chapter has pre- sented its Lenten Bach’s Lunch series. Participants in- cluded Ella Jane Tracy, First Baptist Church; Cindy Good, organ and Phyllis Leepseck, flute, St. Hyacinth Catholic Church; Margaret Lacy, St. Andrews Episcopal Church; James Gardner, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church; James Rauscher and David Conley, St. Mary’s Cathedral; and Michael Johnson, organ, handbells, and bassoon, Trin- ity Lutheran Church. Atten- dance at each service aver- aged 150, and loyal parish- ioners and patrons continue the tradition of brown-bag lunch fellowship. —MaryRuthMcCulley
Fort Worth, Tex. April 30, following a pizza supper at Ridglea Presbyterian Church in west Fort Worth, members convened in the sanctuary to participate in a wedding workshop. Benjamin Kolod- ziej, dean of the Dallas Chap- ter, conducted the workshop,
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which included tips on how to work with clergy, the bride, and the wedding coor- dinator to plan and play for weddings. Kolodziej, an en- tertaining speaker, inter- spersed his remarks with several wedding preludes, marches, and recessionals. Fort Worth chapter members Betty Boles,Marialice Parish, and Emmet Smith, all former Fort Worth chapter deans, served as panel members who added their own experi- ences and tips. —Edwin Ackermann
REGION VIII—PACIFIC NORTHWEST Les Bois, Idaho. May 3, the FirstUnitedMethodistChurch inBoise featured the addition of a set of en chamade trum- pets to its Aeolian-Skinner organ in a concert attended by an enthusiastic, capacity crowd of more than 900. The new horizontal trumpets are installed in the rear balcony of the sanctuary, next to the gallery division, and were given by Lavaughn Wells in memory of her late husband, David Wells, former profes- sor of music and brass spe- cialist at Boise State Univer- sity. At the dedication con- cert, three organists per- formed:MargaretDean (Rock- ford, Ill.), David Young (prin- cipal organist of First United Methodist), and Tom Robin Harris (McCall, Idaho). The concert included numerous organ works, two short videos, works with percus- sion, a demonstration of the new pipes and the organ, and a grand finale rendition of Sousa’sThe Stars and Stripes Forever. Bond Organ Build- ers of Portland, Oreg., in- stalled the new trumpets; they voiced the pipes to be present in the room without being harsh or overbearing. The sizable audience was due in large part to a tireless
Palomar audition participants (front row) Kevin Tran, Kimmy Kelly, Jane Nguyen, Kimberly Bedell; (back row) Anthony Nguyen,
Carol Graham, Kant Tan, Eimly Holzer, Olivia Donald, Samuel Nguyen, and David Leigh Shearer
Karim Eom (San Jose, Calif.)
Dongho Lee (Southern Nevada)
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