Friday, September 25, 2009 6 pm Annual Potluck Dinner
Member-at-Large Alan Lush has invited us to kick off the new year at his home in Amityville. Details concerning food assignments and other information are in the newsletter. New members especially welcome.
October 30, 2009 Organ Crawl, Part One (South Shore)
The program begins at 2 pm with high English Tea at the mansion on the grounds of the Bayard-Cutting Arboretum (440 Montauk Highway, Great River), with tea sandwiches, desserts, and pastries, and scones with cream and jam. It's an elegant room from a bygone era wich prepares us for a look into another century. At 4 pm we will move down the road to St. John's Episcopal Church of Oakdale (875 Montauk Highway, Oakdale), built in 1765, reputedly the third oldest church on Long Island and the second oldest in Suffolk County. Its Jardine 2-manual, 3-rank organ is a historic instrument whose stops will be demonstrated for us.
At 4:30 pm, directly across from the church we enter St. John's University, Oakdale campus (500 Montauk Highway, Oakdale), once known as Indian Neck Hall, the estate of Frederick G. Bourne, the Singer Sewing Machine magnate. There we will visit a J.W. Steer mechanical action orgram built in 1870 and moved to Oakdale in 1974 from Blessed Sacrament in Albany, NY.
See the October issue of Suffolk Soundings newsletter for details about RSVP deadline and registration.
Photo and information about St. John's Church courtesy of Richard Vallance, photographer, and Bygoneli.com .
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 1 pm Organ Crawl, Part Two (New York City)
A visit to the Church of All Saints (RC) in NYC on the Veterans Day holiday.We will form car pools to drive into NYC together, have lunch at a local restaurant, and then explore the church (the last designed by James Renwick, Jr., who also designed St. Patrick's Cathedral and Grace Church) and the instrument (a vintage Roosevelt/Welte-Tripp organ). Pictures and details are available on the NYC Chapter website.
There will be an open console. See the November issue of the Suffolk Soundings newsletter for RSVP information and other details.
Photo and information about All Saints' Church courtesy of John Rust, photographer, and NYCAGO.org .
Details to be included in the December issue of Suffolk Soundings newsletter.
Co-sponsored by the Suffolk, Nassau, and Queens Chapters. A day-long series of workshops on this holiday Monday. Topics include: handbell choirs, children's choir techniques and repertoire, accessible organ repertoire, denominational subbing, organ masterclass on Schumann and Mendelssohn, tips on managing performance anxiety, a choral reading, and an organ recital at day's end. Registration: $30 for Suffolk, Queens, and Nassau Chapter members. $40 all others, when received by January 10. After January 10, register at the door for an additional $10.
Your Registration fee includes a full day of workshops, choral reading, and organ recital; morning coffee and bagels; catered lunch of soup, salad, assorted sandwiches, pasta, and beverages; choral reading packet of music; not to mention the chance to pick up some new ideas, find solutions to old problems, and beat the mid-winter doldrums by visiting with friends and colleagues!
At the Community Church of Douglaston, 39-50 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston.
Open to all children's choirs and directors--members and non-members. Workshop on Friday evening at 7:30 and festival rehearsals on Saturday from 9 - 2:30, culminating in a performance open to the public at 3 pm. At St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bay Shore.
Sunday, March 7, 2010 3 pm Annual Organ Expo: Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza
Adults and children of all ages are welcome to learn about the King of Instruments, hear demonstrations, and sit at the console for a hands-on exploration. Games and prizes. Pizza and refreshments following the program. Co-sponsored with the Rockville Centre Chapter of NPM (National Association of Pastoral Musicians).
Open to the public. At St. Luke Lutheran Church, 20 Candlewood Path, Dix Hills.
Saturday-Sunday, April 24-25, 2010 Hymn Festival and Improvisation Workshop with Tom Trenney
Choirs and directors are invited to join in a lively singing session of old and new hymns and settings and anthems.
A Saturday morning improvisation workshop for organists will start the program, followed by afternoon rehearsal of the hymns and anthems. Full rehearsal and festival on Sunday. Co-sponsored with the Nassau Chapter and the First Presbyterian Church of Northport. At First Presbyterian Church, 330 Main St., Northport. Please submit your registration by April 15. Click here for Registration Form and Festival schedule.
Guest Organist Nicole Cochran of the Juilliard School will perform. Recipients of scholarships will receive their awards at this recital. Reception to follow. At Sts. Philip and James RC Church, One Carow Place (alternate address: 454 North Country Road), St. James. Details TBA.
Details TBA.
For details
see the Convention website:
AGO2010.org .