bers of the Hymn Society of the United States and Cana- da. Original tunes by Stephen Wallace, Br. Martin Yribar- ren, James Welch, Ann Call- away, Jean Fisk, Eileen John- son, Dan Damon, Barbara Hamm, Penny Magnusen, and John Karl Hirten were sung. Chapter member Rogíl Ambrosio Birco contributed his talents on the flute as well.
—Arthur West Utah Valley recitalists
publicity team: the local NBC television affiliate promoted the event in a live broadcast; the local newspaper The Idaho Statesman published an article on the installation; and the Les Bois Chapter heavily publicized the event through its channels. The concert can be viewed online at
cathedraloftherockies.org. —DavidYoung
Seattle,
Wash.May 20, chap- ter members enjoyed perfor- mances by five young organ- ists at St. James Cathedral. The youngest performer was 14-year-old Matthew John- son, resident youth organist at the cathedral. The other performers were Samuel Li- bra, Cara Peterson, Kyle Kirschenman, and Michael Plagerman. Playing music of Guilmant, Franck, Ethel Smyth, Vierne, Brahms, and J.S. Bach, these “under 25” organists demonstrated a broad range of skills and technique. Following the concert, attendees had an opportunity to meet the young artists as well as pe- ruse the chapter’s annual music exchange, which in- cluded more than 500 scores to choose from. —Christopher Glenn
Spokane, Wash. April 23, the chapter sponsored a mem- bers’ Organ Plus concert (or- ganist plus other performers) at Salem Lutheran Church. The church offered its wor- ship space and pipe organ, with organist Carolyn Payne hosting the event. The other performers included vocal- ists, string players, an oboist, a pianist, and Leonard Byrne, who demonstrated profi- ciency on tuba, serpent, and alphorn, accompanied on the organ by hiswife, Helen; both perform with the Spokane Symphony. Composers rep-
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resented included Buxte- hude, Bach, Mozart, Rutter, and Delius. —Christopher Nelson
REGION IX—FAR WEST Central Arizona. May 3, chapter members gathered at PinnaclePresbyterianChurch (Brent Hylton, host musician) in Scottsdale to hear Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler play a re- cital tracing the history and evolution of Polish organmu- sic. The program included Dance of the Kiciu´s by Jacob Adler, Preambulum in D Mi- nor by Mikolaj z Krakowa (Nicolaus Cracoviensis), Prosa de Resurrectione D.N.J.C. Victimae paschali (anonymous) with Suzanne Rovani, mezzo-soprano, Pre- lude in E-flat Major (BWV 552) by
J.S.Bach, Praeludium by Jan Podbielski, Capriccio by Johann Jakob Froberger, Prélude, op. 28, no. 4, by Frédéric Chopin (arr. Liszt), Chaconne, op. 11, by Mie- czyslaw Surzy´
nski, Fantazja
Polska: Pasterka na Waelu by Feliks Nowowiejski, Polo- nez in A-flat Major and Po- lonez in F Minor by Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, and Pre- ludium i Tocaata by Tomasz Kiesewetter. —Steven Swerdfeger
Central Coast, Calif. April 26, chapter members and friends met at the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo for a recital played by Cameron Carpenter. May 19, the chapter presented “Prais- ingGod Through the Ages” at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Arroyo Grande. Eleven chap- ter members participated along with a handbell choir, timpani, and brass quintet.
Palo Alto/Peninsula, Calif. May 13, Robert Huw Morgan, Stanford University organist, conducted a masterclass at
Stanford Memorial Church. Chapter members Angela Kraft Cross, T. Paul Rosas, and Ethan Williams played works by J.S. Bach and Jean Langlais on the C.B. Fisk and Murray Harris organs. —Matthew F.Burt
Palomar, Calif. April 28, the annual chapter scholarship auditions were held at the United Methodist Church of Vista. Organized by chapter member and scholarship chair Carol Graham, the adju- dicators weremembers David Leigh Shearer and Kimberly Bedell. Eight students were selected to receive scholar- ships, six for organ studies or POE tuition and two for fur- ther piano study. Pianists are able to audition one year on piano before they audition on the organ. Kimmy Kelly and Samuel Nguyen received honorable mention and will be invited to play in the chap- ter concert in the fall. Monies raised for these scholarships come from the fall chapter concert.
—DavidLeigh Shearer
Sacramento, Calif. May 5, chaptermembers met at Holy Spirit Church for a recital played by Darioush Mackani, Wicky Woo, and Kimber Cope, the chapter’s most re- cent scholarship winners. —NancyMetzger
San Francisco, Calif. April 21, the chapter presented a hymn festival at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley, featuring organist John Karl Hirten, as well as the choir of First Congrega- tional directed by music di- rector Larry Marietta. There were some traditional hymns, but most of the program con- sisted of original hymns and tunes by chapter members, as well as some by local mem-
San Joaquin Valley, Calif. April 7, the chapter and the First Congregational Church of Fresno (Scott Horton, host organist) presented James Welch in an Organ Artist Se- ries recital on the church’s III/52 Casavant,which has re- cently undergone restoration and console and pipe addi- tions. The program included works by Wagner and Bach as well as Widor’s Symphony V in its entirety. As a specialist in organ music of Latin America, Welch also per- formed several pieces by con- temporary Latin-American composers. May 4, the chapter and
CSU-Fresno hosted an “Im- prov Experience” workshop led by organist Christoph Bull. The workshop took place in the concert hall at CSU-Fresno on the Martin Ott organ, and was open to musicians of all ages. Bull discussed and demonstrated improvisation techniques such as variation of voice and tempo. Several young stu- dents were invited to the or- gan to assist in the presenta- tion. A question-and-answer session concluded the event. May 5, the Philip Lorenz
Memorial Keyboard Concerts and the chapter presented Christoph Bull in recital at CSU-Fresno. The program in- cluded two original works by the artist as well as nine fugues by Bach. The chapter hosted a reception after each concert. —Michael Varlas
San Jose, Calif. Congratula- tions to KirimEom, winner of the 2013 Frasier Organ Schol- arship. The Frasier auditions were held on April 20. The chapter presented Eom with the $1,000 award at its an- nual membership meeting in June. Kirim studied piano for seven years and organ for two years in her native Korea. She also studied music composi- tion at Sook-MyeongWomen’s University (Seoul, South Ko- rea) and has accompanied
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