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Charleston AGO Chapter October 2015
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The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to enrich lives through organ and choral music.
To achieve this, we:
• Encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music;
• Inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors;
• Provide networking, fellowship, and mutual support;
• Nurture future generations of organists;• Promote the organ in its historic and evolving
roles; and• Engage wider audiences with organ and
choral music.
Dean’s List ............................................................ 3Chapter Programs ................................................ 4Musical Events ..................................................... 5
Announcements ................................................. 11Positions Available ............................................. 12Etcetera ............................................................... 13
CHAPTER OFFICERS 2014–2016
DeanTodd [email protected]
Sub-DeanJason [email protected]
Secretary-TreasurerEd [email protected] contact the treasurer with any changes of address, telephone number, or other information.
Members-at-LargeNancy [email protected]
Mark [email protected]
Susanne [email protected]
Julia [email protected]
Immediate Past DeanThomas W. [email protected]
Newsletter EditorDavid [email protected]
Visit our chapter website:http://www.agocharlestonsc.org
Also, check out our Region IV blog athttp://agoregionivblog.blogspot.com/
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Dean’s List Greetings! It was wonderful to see many of you at our first gathering of the year at Ms. Rose’s Fine Food and Cocktails in West Ashley on September 14! It was great to see faces both new and familiar as we en-joyed some delicious food and drinks in a relaxed setting. Chuck Lippy surprised us with a chapter banner that was unearthed from the home of a former Dean and also gave his first invocation as Chaplain of our chapter. We welcomed a few new members, shared stories, and Jason Pedeaux and I ran our fourth annual Organ Trivia contest. Congratulations to Bill Gudger, Mark Bebensee, and Nancy Lefter on their first place finish, taking home the prize of a Kristina Shtegman CD (Kris-tina is a Russian organist who performed at the 2015 L’Organo Festival). For those who missed the meeting, try your hand with these questions from the quiz (answers on page 13):1. How many ranks of pipes does Philadelphia’s
Wannamaker Organ, the largest in the world, contain? A) 328 B) 463 C) 502 D) 688
2. What Englishman was appointed in 1676 as organist of Westminster Abbey? A) Jeremiah Clarke B) Henry Purcell C) John Blow
3. Which country lays claim to the oldest play-able pipe organ, built in 1435 and residing at the Basilica of Valere?
Please come out for our October program. It will take place Monday, October 19 at 6:30 PM at the newly refurbished St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church (405 King St, downtown). Entitled “Give Your Hymns the Gerre Hancock Treatment,” the program will be presented by our own David Frid-dle. David studied with Gerre Hancock and will be sharing the techniques he learned from one of the 20th-century’s foremost hymn players. David asks that you bring a hymn you would like to play so that the workshop can be as hands-on as possi-ble. We will dine together at 6:30 in the social hall ($10) and then make our way to the sanctuary for the 7:30 program. Hope to see you there! Do you have any professional concerns weighing on your mind? Chapter member Porter Remington is here to help! Porter has years of experience help-
ing chapter members talk through professional concerns and gladly volunteers her time to be a confidential resource for you. So if you have job-re-lated issues—salary concerns, letter of agreement/contract, church expectations, relationship be-tween staff members, and the like—please don’t hesitate to contact Porter at [email protected] or (843) 388-8648. Finally, I’d like to extend a hearty greeting to each of our new members. We are honored to have nine additions to our friendly chapter. They are:• Alan Hunter from Kingsport, TN• C. Justin Smith a dual member living in Wilm-
ington, NC• Janet Elshazly, Charleston Southern University• Joseph Peeples, finishing up doctoral work at
Indiana University, and relocating here in No-vember
• John Stender, dual member with Lowcountry and new music director at St. Helena’s in Beau-fort
• Joshua Nichols, lead accompanist and admin-istrator at Christ Church Presbyterian in Mount Pleasant
• Paula Clyde, Organist/Choirmaster at Divine Redeemer Catholic in Hanahan
• Richard Scott, chapter friend• Sue Harmon, chapter friend
In music, [email protected]
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Chapter ProgramsSeptember 2015Monday, September 14Cocktails 6:30 p.m. / Dinner 7:15Eat, Meet, and Greet Dinner: The Original Ms. Rose’s Fine Foods and Cocktails1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407
October 2015Monday, October 19Dinner 6:15 / Program 7:30 p.m.Give Your Hymns the Gerre Hancock TreatmentDr. David Friddle will share hymn playing tech-niques learned from perhaps the finest hymn play-er ever—the late Gerre Hancock. From basics to re-harmonizing a last verse, come with a hymn you’d like to play so we can all learn from what Gerre taught his students.St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church 405 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
November 2015Monday, November 9Dinner On Your Own / Program 7:30Choral Rehearsal TechniquesValerie Bullock, clinicianCharleston Southern University9200 University BlvdNorth Charleston, SC 29406
December 2015NO MEETING
January 2016Friday, January 8, 7 pmAnnual Epiphany PartyResidence of Doug Ludlum 65 Radcliffe St, Charleston, SC 29403
February 2016Monday, February 8Dinner On Your Own / Program 7:30 pmMember Recital of Music for Piano and OrganFox Steinway Gallery1664 Old Towne Rd, Charleston, SC 29407
March 2016NO MEETING
April 2016Sunday, April 24, 7:30 pmJohn Ferguson, organistHymn Festival to celebrate the 175th anniversary of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church as well as the 100th birthday of Emily Remington.St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
May 2016Monday, May 9 Dinner 6:15 / Program 7:30 pmInstallation of New Chapter OfficersSt. John’s Lutheran Church5 Clifford St, Charleston, SC 29401
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Musical EventsOctober 2015Saturday, October 3, noonMatthew Wilkinson, organistSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, CharlestonFree
Sunday, October 4, 4 pmIsland Close By Steel Drum BandRon Wiltrout, drums; Dustin Retzlaf, bass; Dacey Bell, triple cello pan; Chris Lee, tenor pan
St. John the Beloved Church28 Sumter Ave, SummervilleFree with requested $10 donation
Tuesday, October 6, 12:15pmKathy Collins, organistSt. Luke’s Chapel – MUSCAshley Ave at Bee St, CharlestonFree
Saturday, October 10, noonLee Kohlenberg, organistSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, CharlestonFree
Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 pmBrasilian Nights, with Duda Lucena and Laura Ball
Woolfe St Playhouse34 Woolfe St, Charleston$20 General/ $12 Students800–838–3006 or www.uneditedartists.org
Friday, October 16, noonTravis Baker (England)
The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
Saturday, October 17, noonAndrew Byrd, organistSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, CharlestonFree
Sunday, October 18, 3 pmThird Sunday at 3PMWinnie Rodriguez, PianistSt. Theresa’s Catholic Church11001 Dorchester Rd, SummervilleFree. Donations accepted
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Sunday, October 18, 3 pmRemington Concert SeriesSt. John’s Lutheran Church Chorale Todd Monsell, conductor
Rodenberg Hall, Franke at Seaside1885 Rifle Range Rd, Mt PleasantFree
Sunday, October 18, 4 pmChoral Evensong for the Feast of St. Luke the EvangelistThe Cathedral Church of St. Luke & St. Paul126 Coming St, Charleston
Tuesday, October 20, 12:15 pmJason Pedeaux, organistSt. Luke’s Chapel – MUSCAshley Ave at Bee St, CharlestonFree
Friday, October 23, noonKatie Moss (Indiana)The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
Saturday, October 24, noonJason Pedeaux, organistSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, CharlestonFree
Friday, October 30, noonDouglas Bruce (Germany)The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
November 2015Sunday, November 1, 4 pmBradford Station Blues BandBrad Henty, guitar and vocals; Bill Nance, keyboard and vocals; Chris Grant, bass; Greg Levkus, drums
St. John the Beloved Church28 Sumter Ave, SummervilleFree with requested $10 donation
Friday, November 6, noonDr. Gregory Peterson (Decorah, IA)
The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
Saturday, November 14, noonLoretta Haskell, soprano & Edmund LeRoy, pianoSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, CharlestonFree
Sunday, November 15, 3 pmThird Sunday at 3PMLinda Wills and Mary Sue McDaniel, Collaborative PianistsSt. Theresa’s Catholic Church11001 Dorchester Rd, SummervilleFree. Donations accepted
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Sunday, November 15, 3 pmRemington Concert SeriesNatalia Khoma, cello, Volodomyr Vynnytsky, piano
Rodenberg Hall, Franke at Seaside1885 Rifle Range Rd, Mt PleasantFree
Friday, November 20, noonFeatured Young Organist Clara Gerdes(Curtis Institute, Philadelphia, PA)The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
Saturday, November 21, noonSuzanne Jeter, organistSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, CharlestonFree
Sunday, November 22, 4 pmChoral Evensong & Organ Recital for the Feast of St. CeciliaThe Cathedral Church of St. Luke & St. Paul126 Coming St, Charleston
December 2015Saturday, December 5, noonRobert Gant, organistSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, CharlestonFree
Sunday, December 6, 4 pmAdvent Lessons and CarolsSt. John the Beloved Church28 Sumter Ave, SummervilleFree
Friday, December 18, 7 pmChristmas with the CharlestonesSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church405 King St, CharlestonAdmission $15
Sunday, December 20, 3 pmThird Sunday at 3PMLessons and Carols
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church11001 Dorchester Rd, SummervilleFree. Donations accepted
Sunday, December 20, 6 pmA Festival of Nine Lessons & CarolsThe Cathedral Church of St. Luke & St. Paul126 Coming St, Charleston
Tuesday, December 22, 7 pmRemington Concert SeriesSing-along with Emily; Janet Elschazly, pianoRodenberg Hall, Franke at Seaside1885 Rifle Range Rd, Mt Pleasant
Wednesday, December 23, 7:30 pmHoliday Cabaret: Sacred and SecularWoolfe St Playhouse34 Woolfe St, Charleston$20 General/ $12 Students800–838–3006 or www.uneditedartists.org
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January 2016Sunday, January 17, 3 pmThird Sunday at 3PMLorna Roberts, singer/songwriterSt. Theresa’s Catholic Church11001 Dorchester Rd, SummervilleFree. Donations accepted
February 2016Wednesday, February 3, 7:30 pmBeatles, Bach and BeerWoolfe St Playhouse34 Woolfe St, Charleston$20 General/ $12 Students800–838–3006 or www.uneditedartists.org
Sunday, February 7, 4 pmThe In–Between & FriendsJill Terhaar Lewis, soprano; Robert Lewis, sax-ophone; Gerald Gregory, piano; Ron Wiltrout, drums; Norbert Lewandowski, cello
St. John the Beloved Church28 Sumter Ave, SummervilleFree with requested $10 donation
Sunday, February 14, 3 pmJames O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster AbbeyByrnes AuditoriumWinthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Sunday, February 21, 3 pmThird Sunday at 3PMCitadel Catholic Choir, David Friddle, conductor
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church11001 Dorchester Rd, SummervilleFree. Donations accepted
March 2016Sunday, March 6, 4 pmVia Crucis by Franz Liszt Daniel Megli, baritoneDavid Friddle, conductor and organist
St. John the Beloved Church28 Sumter Ave, SummervilleFree
Friday, March 11, noonFeatured Young Organist Shayla De Jong (Indiana)The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
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Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 pmFrench Chanson with Margaret Kelly Cook and Laura Ball with pianist Wayne HelmlyWoolfe St Playhouse34 Woolfe St, Charleston$20 General/ $12 Students800–838–3006 or www.uneditedartists.org
Friday, March 18, noonPatrick Zelezik (Houston)The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
Sunday, March 20, 3 pmThird Sunday at 3PMChristopher Teves, Classical Guitar
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church11001 Dorchester Rd, SummervilleFree. Donations accepted
April 2016Friday, April 1, noonDr. Angela Kraft Cross (California)The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
Friday, April 8, noonFred Teardo (Alabama)The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
Sunday, April 10, 4 pmThe Lorna Roberts BandLorna Roberts, keyboard, guitar, ukulele; Bruce Roberts, guitar, bass guitar; Tim Bonomo, drums
St. John the Beloved Church28 Sumter Ave, SummervilleFree with requested $10 donation
Friday, April 15, noonStephen Hamilton (New York)The Parish Church of St. Helena5505 Church St, BeaufortFree with requested donation
Sunday, April 17, 3 pmThird Sunday at 3PMPatricia Hannemann and Jacquie Jones,Duo PianistsSt. Theresa’s Catholic Church11001 Dorchester Rd, SummervilleFree. Donations accepted
May 2016Sunday, May 1, 4 pmAn Organ Festival in C-minorDavid Friddle, organistSt. John the Beloved Church28 Sumter Ave, SummervilleFree with requested $10 donation
Sunday, May 15, 3 pmThird Sunday at 3PMAn Organ Festival in C-MinorDavid Friddle, organistSt. Theresa’s Catholic Church11001 Dorchester Rd, SummervilleFree. Donations accepted
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Look for Murray Somerville’s review of the 2015 L’Organo series in the September AGO magazine
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AnnouncementsBefore You Buy More Music, Check Out The AGO Free Music Exchange!There is much music in the AGO Music Exchange —more than 400 listings for organ solo alone: There are works by individual composers and col-lections, in addition to over 50 for Christmas, sev-eral for Weddings and Funerals; plus Piano; Duets; General Music Books; Organ Plus (1 or 2 instru-ments). It’s a 4 drawer file cabinet, full. A pdf cata-log is available by email: [email protected]. Still in process of being cataloged are a couple of hundred choral anthems and solo songs. If you need it, chances are it’s there. The catalog isn’t complete, but if you’re interested, email me and I’ll send what I have. As always, you are welcome to come, browse, play through (there’s a piano there), take what you want, leave any music you no longer need (you don’t have to bring music to take music). The exchange is located upstairs in the sanctu-ary building at Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting Street in downtown Charleston. Available during business hours (M-F 9–4). Please contact Ju-lia Harlow, [email protected] or 843–870–1048 to schedule a time (so someone at the church can let you in). If you absolutely cannot get there during business hours but are interested, let me know and I’ll try to work with your schedule. Feel free to get music for your students as well. AGO EventOn behalf of Dr. Rhonda Furr, our Convention Coordinator, greetings to your Chapter from the Steering Committee of the 2016 National Conven-tion of the American Guild of Organists. We here in Houston are excited to be your hosts for what promises to be an outstanding celebration of our art. We would greatly appreciate the publicity of the convention dates (June 19–23, 2016) and web-site in your chapter newsletters and events in the coming months. Registration opens on October 15 with a special low rate for those are able to register that soon. The main convention website is www.AGOHouston2016.com. Any convention, especially one as unique as
ours, relies not only on funds from registration costs and advertisers, but also on donors at the local and nation-wide level to ensure its success. We hope that your chapter will consider partner-ing with us by becoming an underwriter in any amount. More specific underwriting opportunities as well as the convention mailing address can be found at www.agohouston2016.com/get-involved/sponsor, but general gifts are always welcomed with our gratitude.
Play Hymns Like Gerre HancockPlease come prepared to play one of your favor-ite hymns. I’ll pay homage to my former teacher Gerre Hancock by passing along some of the tips and tricks he taught me. We’ll discuss some gen-eral guidelines about hymn playing, I’ll demon-strate some of Gerre’s techniques, then I want to work with anyone who’d like to learn more about improving hymn leading/accompanying while si-multaneously benefiting the other attendees.
Requiescat in pace Ben HuttoBen Hutto passed away on September 29 after a nine-month battle with cancer. Ben grew up in Charleston and was choral director at Porter-Gaud School and organist/choirmaster of the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in the 1970s and 80s. He served as Dean of our AGO chapter and was one of the founders of the L’Organo series. After serving at Christ Church Charlotte he went to Washington where he was chair of performing arts and choral director at St. Alban’s School and Cathedral Girls School. He also took on duties as organist/choirmas-ter of St. John’s, Lafayette Square, the “Church of the Presidents.” Ben was a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music and the recipient of an honorary doctor-ate from Virginia Theological Semi-nary.
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Positions AvailableChurch of the Holy CommunionAlto Section Leader, (could be second soprano who can also sing alto) Position begins ideally in late August, but can wait until mid September. Wed. rehearsal 7–8:30 pm. Sundays 9:30 am rehearsal, 10:30 am service. Quarterly Evensongs, occasion-al high holy days, Christmas, Holy Week, Easter. Year-round position. No Wednesdays in the sum-mer. Contact Clara Godshall 843–697–6978, [email protected]
Mepkin Abbey, Moncks CornerMepkin Abbey is seeking to hire an organist to play for their Sunday morning Mass, which takes place at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday. The ideal candidate will be a good musician, appreciative of the wonderful opportunity to work with Mepkin’s monastic community in this capaci-ty and not mind the 45-minute drive from Charles-ton through some of the Lowcountry’s most beau-tiful rural settings each week. It would be helpful if the individual is familiar with Catholic liturgy. A rising, seri-ous, and committed organ student of an AGO member could be considered. If interested, or if you have recom-mendations for a potential candidate for this position, please contact Abbot Stan Gumula at the monastery, 843–761–8509.
First Presbyterian Church: Hilton Headis seeking a church organist for im-mediate employment. First Presbyteri-an has a rich and distinguished tradi-tion of excellence in music ministry. One of the largest churches in the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery, it has a membership of over 1,500. The in-strument is a three-manual, 48-rank Austin (1988) with remote Trompette en Chamade. Salary: $25–35,000 (negotiable and commensurate with experience and education, and in accordance with
AGO guidelines). To ascertain interest and quali-fications, those seeking to apply should request a copy of the job description from:
Tom HeberlingChairman of Organist Search CommitteeFirst Presbyterian Church540 William Hilton ParkwayHilton Head Island, South Carolina, 29928(843) 681-3696 (daytime)(843) 290-3942 (evening)[email protected]
Trinith Church: Edisto IslandTrinity Church on Edisto Island is an active and growing congregation. We are currently seeking an organist/choir director who can lead our 8:00 am traditional service and our enthusiastic adult choir at the 11:15 am Choral Eucharist. Salary is competitive and commensurate with the appli-cant’s education and experience. We offer a bene-fits package, plus mileage reimbursement. Contact The Rev. Wey Camp, 843–869–3568.
Young Organist Competition 2016
sponsored by the
Greater Columbia AGO Chapter
Saturday, March 12, 2016 Columbia, S.C.
Open to grades 8–12
First Prize $1,000 Second Prize $500
Third Prize $300 Hymn Playing Award $250 Bach Playing Award $250
For rules and application see
Young Organist Competition 2016 at www.columbiaago.org
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EtceteraWhen Todd Monsell asked me to serve as chaplain of the Charleston Chapter of the AGO, I first in-quired about the duties and responsibilities of the position. Since we haven’t had a chaplain in some time (or maybe ever), he replied that I could pret-ty well define the position as I wanted, although offering an occasional invocation would be appro-priate as would assisting in rituals such as the in-stallation of officers and board members. Then I asked, “Why me?” Todd suggested it was because I was both an organist (of sorts) and an ordained clergy person. When I arrived in Charles-ton four years ago, many of you knew me first as an occasional freelance substitute organist and then since October 2012 as organist at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Some of you knew that I had retired as the Mar-tin Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Only a few, I suspect, knew that I was indeed ordained in the United Methodist Church. So I am here as one of you, doing what many of you do, albeit with my formal training in religious studies. But I am also here for you. There might be a time when something arises in your work with a pastor where you play that you would welcome having a sounding board before you talk with the pastor. I can be that sounding board. There may be life events that you’d simply like to discuss—sickness, the death of a family member, a marriage, whatever—with someone who would keep his/her mouth shut. I can do that. You can help me define the role of the chapter chaplain as you make use of my presence among you. Together we can make the chapter chaplain an integral part of our work as a community of organists whose mission is to enrich and transform the lives of all who hear our music.
—Chuck Lippy
Answers to trivia questions:1. B) 4632. B) Henry Purcell3. Switzerland
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