I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Sub-Dean’s

Report

2

Matters of Note 2

Gallery:

Guild Service

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Programs

At a Glance

4

Convention

Corner

4

Paul Jacobs

Recital

Program

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Southwest Jersey Chapter American Guild of Organists

© 2017 by SW Jersey AGO

Dean’s Message -- by Vernon Williams On October 15 we were treated to a meticulously

prepared and presented Annual Guild Service at

Chews United Methodist Church in Glendora. Our

host, Gary Langel, designed a service of readings,

hymns, a sermon, as well as vocal, flute, piano, and

organ solos. All of the musicians played beautifully.

In particular, Gary is to be commended for his fine

playing on both the piano and organ, and for his

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The sanctuary of Haddonfield United Methodist Church, housing a 4-manual Austin organ, and hosting

Paul Jacobs’ recital and masterclass this month. Photo by Joe Routon.

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imaginative organ registrations and hymn accompani-

ments. The church’s minister, The Rev. Dr. William

Wilson, led the service, and our Chaplain, The Rev.

Laurie Johnson, preached an inspiring sermon. After-

wards, attendees enjoyed lively conversation and deli-

cious food at the Olive Garden. The service was pre-

ceded by the installation of Guild officers by our Re-

gional Councillor, Glenn Rodgers. Many thanks to all

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Matters of Note

Sub-Dean’s Report -- by David Rhody music by Bach, Purvis and Ne-

nartovich! You can see the

repertoire elsewhere in this

newsletter. (Editor’s note: recital

repertoire - page 5, masterclass

repertoire - page 12)

All members are welcome and

encouraged to attend.

Sunday evening Mr. Jacobs will

perform works by Bach and the

great Fantasia on Ad Nos, ad

Salutarem Undam by Liszt. Again,

look for the program later in

this newsletter. Our Chapter is

Cares and Concerns: A card was sent to Vicki Nichol's husband who recently underwent surgery for

prostate cancer.

Hospitality: Please join us for coffee and donuts at 9:30 on Saturday November 4th before the master-

class with Paul Jacobs. - Cathy

From the Registrar: We have a new dual member in our chapter: Joe Davey. Please add his name and

email to you directory: kgd19054@yahoo.com. Welcome, Joe!

Sunday, November 12 at 4:00 pm: Choral Evensong at Trinity Episcopal Church, Moorestown

featuring the Trinity Choir. 207 West Main Street, Moorestown, NJ 08057

Sunday, November 12 at 4:00pm: Choral Festival Evensong at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 839

Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ - Maximillian Esmus, massed choir director, William Fenimore, organist

(see poster, page 7)

Sunday, November 12 at 7:30pm: Organist Lizao Wang in recital at First Presbyterian Church of

Moorestown, NJ (see poster, page 8)

Saturday, November 18 at 7:00pm: Theater organist Wayne Zimmerman accompanies silent

film "The Battling Butler" starring Buster Keaton. Alloway Baptist Church, 41 W. Main Street, Alloway, NJ

(see poster, page 9)

Sunday, November 19 at 4:00pm: Candlelight Choral Evensong and Anniversary Organ Re-

cital St. John’s Episcopal Church, 76 Market Street Salem, NJ (see poster, page 10)

Sunday, November 19 at 4:00pm: Organist Greg Zelek in recital at St. Mary's Episcopal Church,

White Horse Pike and Green Street, Haddon Heights, NJ (see poster, page 11)

Sunday, November 19 at 5:00pm: Jazz Vespers with the Mary Lou Newnam Quartet, First

Presbyterian Church of Pitman, Wildwood and Broadway, Pitman NJ.

FOR SALE : Harpsichord, built from a Z box kit; 5' X 3'; asking $800. This is a decent instrument that

has been in storage for a long time, so it needs a little work. It is in my Millville home. Contact Gae Finch

at gafinch@comcast.net or (856) 825-9168 and leave a message. (see photo, left)

S F O R Z A N D O

co-sponsoring this event with

the Church. You can greet Mr.

Jacobs at the reception following

the recital, and anyone able to

provide cookies, cupcakes or

brownies will be much appreci-

ated.

Watch for news about our De-

cember Holiday Party at Peter

and Jane Homon’s home on

Friday, December 29 at 7 pm –

meanwhile, be sure it’s on your

calendar!

Our program for November is

the always popular Organ Re-

cital at Haddonfield United

Methodist Church, this year

featuring Paul Jacobs and coming

up very soon – Saturday No-

vember 4 at 10 am for the Mas-

ter Class and Sunday November

5 at 7 pm, the Recital. Perform-

ing for Mr. Jacobs at the Master

Class will be Irina Nenartovich,

Carol Louise Knisell, Dan Nel-

son, Marilyn Rabbai and host

organist Matt Smith, playing

“Sunday evening

Mr. Jacobs will

perform works by

Bach and the

great Fantasia on

Ad Nos, ad Salu-

tarem Undam by

Liszt.”

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Gallery: Annual Guild Service

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Above, Pastor Laurie Johnson, SWJAGO Chaplain, offers the

sermon. Below, Mid-Atlantic Region Councillor Glenn Rodgers

(far right) installs officers (left to right) Dean Vernon Williams,

Secretary Cathy O’Neill, Sub-Dean David Rhody, Treasurer

Gail Gassaway, and Executive Committee members Richard

Kurtz and Ruth Fink. Left, our Guild Service host Gary Langel

at the console. Photos by Joe Routon.

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Convention Corner

-- by Evelyn Larter, CAGO

S F O R Z A N D O

Those of us who attended and manned our display at the Richmond

Regional Convention in June heard from many attendees there who

“did not know there was a South Jersey!” In the last few weeks

members of the Steering Committee for the 2019 Regional Conven-

tion focused on acquiring a new logo with which to promote our

convention. We wanted to convey an impression of a “happening

place”, a different image of South Jersey than perhaps comes to the

minds of the many people who only pass through on the New Jersey

Turnpike.

With the help of a talented graphic designer we selected this vibrant

image, representing sound emerging from organ pipes. The blue

dots can also represent water spray, an appropriate image for our

joint hosts, the SouthEast Jersey Chapter. We think this logo has a

lot of energy and excitement - pizzazz even! You will be seeing

plenty of it in the next twenty months or so!

Programs at a Glance (See Sub-Dean’s Report on page 2 for details)

Saturday, November 4 at 10AM : Masterclass

with Paul Jacobs at Haddonfield United

Methodist Church

Saturday, November 5 at 7PM : Paul Jacobs

recital at Haddonfield United Methodist

Church

Friday, December 29 at 6PM : Potluck Supper

and Holiday Party at the home of Peter

Homon, 40 East Walnut Ave., Merchantville

Saturday, January 6, 2018 at

10AM: Wanamaker Organ field trip at

Macy’s, Philadelphia

Saturday, February 24 at 10AM: Organ

building and maintenance workshop at First

Presbyterian Church in Pitman, with lunch to

follow. Chuck Gibson, presenter

Sunday, March 4 at 3PM: Memorial Concert at

St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Moorestown,

honoring Helen K. Taylor and J. Bert Carlson

Sunday, April 15 at 3PM: Annual Members

Recital at Deerfield Presbyterian

Church. Evelyn Larter, host

Annual Meeting and Picnic:

2018 (date time and place TBA)

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PROGRAM DETAILS Haddonfield United Methodist Church

November 5, 2017 Haddonfield, NJ

PAUL JACOBS

Organ

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach

(1685-1750)

Trio Sonata in C Minor, BWV 529 Johann Sebastian Bach

. Allegro

II. Largo

III. Allegro

Arioso from Cantata BWV 156 Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 Johann Sebastian Bach

Intermission

Fantasy and Fugue on ‘Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam’ Franz Liszt

(1811-1886)

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PAUL JACOBS

Sunday, 5 November 2017

7 PM

Haddonfield United Methodist Church

29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield NJ

A freewill offering will be taken at the concert.

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Moorestown, NJ

SPECIAL EVENTS PRESENTS

Lizao Wang ~ Organ Recital

Sunday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.

From “Mass of the Convents”: Kyrie ~ Couperin

Prelude and Fugue in b Minor ~ J. S. Bach

Cantilene ~ Langlais

Sonata No. 4 in B-flat Major ~ Mendelssohn

Free-will offering will be taken.

Handicap accessible

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Candlelight Choral Evensong &

Anniversary Organ Recital

St. John’s Episcopal Church, 76 Market Street

Salem, NJ Nov. 19, 2017 4:00 PM

The St. John’s Choir will sing a special Candlelight Evensong on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 4:00 PM. Evensong is a beautiful, contemplative service of music, scripture, and prayers with ancient roots in the Anglican Church. St. John’s Church building, erected in 1838, in a blend of Norman and Gothic styles, is an appropriate setting for such a service. St. John’s Choir of volunteer and professional singers, under the direction of William Clisham, Minister of Music, and assisted by guest organist Jack Burnam, will offer music on this occasion, featuring Preces & Suffrages composed by Mr. Clisham, a Psalm setting by Jo-seph Barnby, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in F by Arthur Herbert Brewer, and anthems by Jean Berger and Raymond Weidner.

In addition, there will be Organ Preludes and a special half-hour Organ Recital following Evensong played by Mr. Burnam, Director of Music at Immanuel Church on the Green, New Castle, DE, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the installation of St. John’s magnificent Kimball/Gerger pipe organ (the finest in Salem County). St. John’s Church is located at the corner of Market Street and Grant Street in historic Salem City. The Parking lot behind the Parish House is entered from Grant Street.

For more details, call St. John’s Episcopal Church: (856) 935-1798.

Free Admission, Ample Parking

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SOUTHWEST JERSEY CHAPTER, AGO

Master Class with Paul Jacobs

Saturday, November 4, 2017, 10 am at Haddonfield United Methodist Church

Dan Nelson-

Prelude and Fugue in d minor, BWV 554 – J. S. Bach

Irina Nenartovich -

Two original compositions, Blessing for Journey and Poem

Marilyn Rabbai –

Trio Sonata No. 6 in G, BWV 530 – 1st mvt. – Bach

Carol Louise Knisell –

Divinum Mysterium – Richard Purvis

Matt Smith-

Fugue in F Major, BWV 540 - Bach

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Positions Available/Substitute List -- by Peter Homon

Editor’s Note: We are updating and hoping to expand our Substitute List. If you are available to substitute, please contact Peter

Homon, our Referral/Position Coordinator. Please forward or refer any items concerning positions available or substitute needs to Peter at

lapajar@yahoo.com or call 856-665-0149.

Positions Available: Grace Episcopal Church, Merchantville - O/D, 2 man. Rogers w pipes from earlier instrument, small adult choir, small chil-

dren's choir, flexible rehearsal times, 10:00 service. Contact Fr. Jeff Kirk at JM125Kirk@gmail.com (9/17)

Christ Episcopal, Riverton - O/D, 10:00 service, Adult Choir w Thursday evening rehearsals, 48 rank pipe with midi and electronics by Peterson,

classical Anglican service. Fr. Richard Wrede 856-829-1634

St. Luke's Lutheran Church , Willingboro - O/D/pianist 9:30 service, traditional liturgy as well as contemporary praise service on alternate weeks, 9:30

service, midweek services during lent, choir sings once a month with a rehearsal the previous Sunday, Allen, Contact Linda Simek, St. Lukes Lu-

theran Church, 2Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Willingboro, NJ 08046 POB 2008, Saintlukeslutheranchurch@verizon.net 609-877-5067

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Collingswood - O/D , small adult choir, 11:15 service, Rogers organ(?), Wed. evening rehearsals, knowledge of Lutheran

liturgy would be helpful. Contact amyschumakerbliss@gmail.com (10/17)

These musicians are available on Sundays and also for weddings and funerals other days:

Patricia Brady-Danzig 973-761-0041 (South Orange) pbradydan@erols.com - organ/piano, cantor, choir director

Carolyn Thomas Cuperwich 201-317-5291 (Tabernacle) cthomas.musician@gmail.com - piano, organ, cantor, choir director

John Dow 856-327-1739 (Millville) jedowfam@aol.com

Mary Johnson 856-332-8869 (Pine Hill) mebayj47@yahoo.com

George Mitchell 856-795-0970 (Cherry Hill) babayaga430@verizon.com

Irina Nenartovich, CAGO, SPC 856-321-3465 (Cherry Hill) knenartovich@hotmail.com

Joanne Owen 856-769-3212 (Woodstown) lbjkowen1982@comcast.net

These substitutes are available for weddings and funerals or Saturday work only:

Patricia M. Fronczek, 856-397-2773 (Blackwood) theloveofsong@comcast.net

Evelyn Larter, CAGO 856-358-1112 (Elmer) ERLarter@juno.com

Lee F. Milhous, 215-348-8872 (Doylestown PA) leefmilhous@verizon.net

Cathy O’Neill, 856-0192 (Sewell, NJ) cmo125@aol.com

Marilyn Rabbai, CAGO 856-589-3901 (Pitman) mwrabbai@verizon.net

Dean’s Message ...continued from page 1

who helped create a wonderful afternoon and

evening.

Planning for the 2019 Regional Convention

continues as Evelyn explains in her column,

where you can check out our brand new logo.

Coming up next is our annual recital and mas-

ter class at Haddonfield Methodist Church,

this year featuring Paul Jacobs. The master

class is Saturday, November 4 at 10:00 a.m.,

and the recital, featuring music of Bach and

Liszt, is Sunday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m.,

followed by a reception. This event is not to

be missed, and I hope to see many of you

there.

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Paul Jacobs’ recital Nov. 5 opens with J. S. Bach -

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

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Rae Ann Anderson, CAGO

Miriam Bisbing, SPC

Helen C. Carrell, CAGO, SPC

Mark A. Cole, SPC

Lawrence DePasquale, CAGO

Ruth O. Fink, AAGO, ChM

Ethel H. Geist, CAGO

Carol Louise Knisell, CAGO

Evelyn Larter, CAGO, SPC

Irina Nenartovich, CAGO, SPC

Marilyn Rabbai, CAGO, SPC

David L. Rhody, SPC

Glenn L. Rodgers, AAGO

Joyce Ann Routon, CAGO, SPC

For more information on Professional

Certification requirements, proce-

dures, materials and deadlines, visit the

website of AGO National Headquar-

ters: www.agohq.org

Our next issue will be December, 2017.

Deadline for articles, announcements, pictures and reports will be

Saturday, November 25.

Thank you, Patrons, Contributors

and Advertisers

Contributors 2017 Mark Dishong

Guy Kirk

Jan Staub

Nancy Stokking-Perry

Patrons Rae Ann Anderson

John Breslin

Helen Carrell

John Dow

Ruth Fink

Robert Gardner

Gail Gassaway

Ethel Geist

Renee Hatzold

Rob Hobgood

Evelyn Larter

Robert Mead

Stephen Obarski

Marilyn Rabbai

David Rhody

Richard Sakowski

Robert Scara

AGO CERTIFIED MEMBERS

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S F O R Z A N D O

Sforzando is the official publication of the SouthWest Jersey Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. The AGO is a

multi-denominational, non-profit organization chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New

York in 1896.

EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Marilyn Rabbai, mwrabbai@verizon.net

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER: Joe Routon

REFERRAL & POSITIONS AVAILABLE COORDINATOR: Peter Homon, lapajar@yahoo.com, 856-665-0149

PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS COORDINATOR: David Rhody, drhody1@comcast.net; (856)795-6735

CHAPTER OFFICERS

DEAN: Vernon Williams, vwilliams@trinitymoorestown.org

SUB-DEAN: David Rhody, drhody1@comcast.net; (856)795-6735

TREASURER/REGISTRAR: Gail Gassaway, cloaked17@verizon.net

SECRETARY: Cathy O’Neill, cmo125@aol.com

WEBSITE: www.agohq.org/chapters/southwestjersey

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