Friday, September 17, 2010 6 pm Annual Potluck Dinner
Tom Zatorski has invited us to kick off the new year at his home in Commack. Details concerning food assignments and other information are in the newsletter. New members and prospective members especially welcome.
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 11-3 pm Reading Session with Paraclete Press
Still need a few ideas for practical anthems or organ music this year? Jim Jordan of Paraclete Press is coming to Long Island to read and play through some of the best and most useful of their choral and organ music for us. We'll be joining the Nassau and Queens Chapters for this program.
11-12:30 pm: Choral Reading Session: simple anthems as well as a few "reach" pieces;
12:30-1 pm: Brown Bag lunch;
1-2 pm: Organ Music Session: features a new book on improvisation (written by none other than Dr. Robert Lau, who presented at our mini-convention last January);
2-3 pm Reception
Free music packets will be provided to current members of the Nassau, Queens, and Suffolk chapters who pre-register and attend the program. Registration details are included in the September 2010 issue of the newsletter, Suffolk Soundings. The program will be held at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baldwin.
October, 2010 Organ Crawl
Dr. Labounsky is an active member of both the AGO and the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM). In the AGO she has served as Councillor for Education and as a member of the Certification Committee. Currently she also serves as national Director of Certification for the NPM. She is also a renowned scholar of the music of Langlais.
Dr. Labounsky will come to Long Island to present on AGO certification as well as dual-certification with NPM, after which she will perform a mini-recital/lecture on the most useful and appropriate of Langlais' music for use throughout the liturgical year.
The program is co-sponsored by Nassau, Queens, and Suffolk AGO, as well as the Rockville Centre Chapter of NPM.
Details will be included in the Suffolk Soundings newsletter.
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.
Registration forms and a list of repertoire will be included in the newsletter and will be uploaded to the website when they become available,
At Centerport United Methodist Church.
Sunday, March 6, 2011 4 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 Nassau AGO and the Rockville Centre Chapter of NPM (National Association of Pastoral Musicians).
Open to the public. At St. Killian RC Church in Farmingdale.
Saturday-Sunday, May 14-15, 2011 Hymn Festival and Organists' Workshop with Mark Sedio
Choirs and directors are invited to join in a lively singing session of old and new hymns and settings and anthems.
A Saturday morning workshop for organists will start the program, followed by Sunday rehearsal of the hymns and anthems and performance. Co-sponsored with the Nassau Chapter and St. Peter's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Bay Shore. At St. Peter's By-the-Sea Church in Bay Shore.
Registration and other details TBA.
Details TBA.
