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Utah Valley Chapter
of the American Guild of Organists Activities from 1987 to 2008 2008-2009: Dean
Mike Carson 2007-2008: Dean
Nancy Christensen September 19 – Ruth Eldredge gave a power point
presentation about her summer spent studying at Cambridge, England and her
upcoming graduate studies at Oxford. October 23 – Chapter recital celebrating the 300th anniversary of the
birth of Dietrich Buxtehude. Doug Bush and Don Cook also gave presentations. November 15 – Don
Cook demonstrated the new Rodgers organ in the Marriott Center December 16 –
Christmas recital [cancelled] January 27 – Hymn
Sing with David Chamberlin February 28 – Lella
Pomeroy presentation on French Romantic organ music [cancelled] March 22 - Annual Bach chapter recital April 26 – Super
Saturday organ workshop for church organists May 20 – An evening with noted composer, Frank Ashdown. He shared his life story
as a composer then he, Don Cook, David Chamberlin, and Jim Drake played some
of his music. 2006-2007: Dean
Nancy Christensen August 27 – Joint
meeting with the Salt Lake Chapter at First Presbyterian Church September 11 - Opening social—Music
fair. Members perused and listened to
new music. October 3 – Chapter recital celebrating the 300th anniversary of the
birth of Johann Pachelbel November 9 – James
Drake on the Alexander Method of performance relaxation December 1 –
Christmas party at Jeanine Lepinsky’s home.
Potluck supper. Played and sang
Christmas music. January 9 – Pedagogy
evening. Presentations by Parley
Belnap, Don Cook, Lori Serr, Carol Dean, and Amy Johnson. February 7 – Ruth Eldredge gave a power-point presentation on her study abroad in
Portugal and David Chamberlin gave a slide presentation of his recent trip
and performances in Germany. March 16 – Annual
Bach chapter recital April 28 – Super
Saturday organ workshop for church organists May 20 - Picnic at the
Bigelow organ factory followed by a quiz on hymn trivia from the LDS hymnal. 2005-2006: Dean
David Chamberlin September 29 – Opening social. “Music to Make You Laugh and Smile,” held in Dr.
Douglas Bush’s office at BYU October 16 – “Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord” David Chamberlin, at Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City. November 4 – Member
Romantic Recital at Lella Pomeroy’s LDS Chapel in Springville December 18 - Community Christmas Choir;
Douglas Bush, director, and Larry Tomkinson, organist January 3 - Sharing of Voluntaries by David Chamberlin
at LDS Chapel 481 E. Center Street in Orem February 12 – “Tour
of Hymns,” Thomas Hinckley and LDS Ward in Santequin March 18 – Member
Bach Recital, Provo Central Stake Center April 8 - “Super Saturday” organ workshop at BYU May 6 - Closing Social, Member Recital / Picnic at
the Utah State Hospital Chapel 2004-2005: Dean David Chamberlin September - Opening AGO
Meeting/Social October - Observation of
Suzuki Organ Teacher teaching young students using pedal extensions, in
SLC - combined meeting with Salt Lake Chapter. November - Daniel Gawthrop Organ Concerto
featuring Rick Elliott and BYU-Idaho Symphony Orchestra, Tabernacle, SLC. December - Community Christmas Choir, led by Douglas Bush January – Member recital:
Evening of Performing Romantic Organ Music February - Hymn Sing by Douglas
Bush March - Evening of Performing Bach’s Organ
Works April - Super
Saturday Organ Workshop at BYU May - Closing Member Recital/Potluck at Glenn and Mary
Potter’s home in Park City (3-manual Rodgers) 2003 – 2004:
Dean Cindy Wells September – Organs at
Richard Adams’ home October –meeting
rescheduled November – Music for
Christmas, organ arrangements December – Baroque
Ensemble, etc. January – Conducting
Skills Workshop February – Provo
Tabernacle Organ Crawl March – Super Saturday April – Member recital May – Closing social at
Gayle Farnsworth’s cabin 2002 – 2003: Dean Cindy Wells September – Opening
Social, Carillon Concert – Neil Thornock October – Conference
Center Organ Crawl November – Hymn Playing
Survival Skills workshop December – Carol Sing at the
State Hospital Chapel January – “Moral
Measure of Music,” Thomas K. Hinckley February – Theater organ at
Mike Ohman’s home March – Super Saturday
Workshop April - Easter Concert,
Lella Pomeroy May – Member Recital 2001 - 2002: Dean Parley Belnap September - "Hymn
Playing Survival Skills for the Beginner to Advanced Organist" October - Organ crawl,
Lively-Fulcher organ revisited November - Ken Udy lecture
on Alexander Schreiner at the Alpine Tabernacle in American Fork December - Mapleton Chorale
Christmas Concert at the Provo Tabernacle January - "Alexander
Technique" by Dr. James Drake February - cancelled March - Dr. Don Cook
organ recital April - Super Saturday
organ workshop May - Tour of Bigelow
Organ Factory and member recital at the Alpine Tabernacle 2000 - 2001: Dean Parley Belnap September - Potluck
dinner/organ tour at Bigelow Organ Factory October - Pipes Spectacular
at Provo Tabernacle November - Organ crawl at
the U of U. Lively-Fulcher Organ December - Mapleton Chorale
Christmas Concert in Springville January - "The
Organist as Accompanist" workshop at the Oak Hills Stake Center February - Hymn Sing in the
BYU deJong Concert Hall March - Malva Freymuth
workshop on "Mental Practice and Imagery for Musicians" at BYU April -Pedals, Pipes, and
Pizza with silent movie at BYU May - Pipes 'n' Potluck,
member recital at Heritage Music 1999 - 2000: Dean LuJean Moss September - BYU Organ
Students report on their summer trip to Germany October - Preludes,
Postlude, and Hymns Workshop at the Sunset Stake Center. November - Dr. Parley
Belnap's report on his experiences at the Jerusalem Center at LuJean Moss'
house December - Tour of the Cathedral
of the Madeleine. Also, master
class/recital by Kimberly Marshall January - "A Festival
of Hymns,” a hymn sing in the Madsen Recital Hall March - AGO/BYU Student
Award Recital April - Hymn Playing
Workshop at Heritage Music 1998 - 1999: Dean LuJean Moss September - Opening
Social at LuJean Moss' house October - Hymn Playing
Workshop for Youth at the Provo Community Church November - Workshop on
Understanding Organ Registration and
Adapting Piano Choir Music to Organ at Heritage Music December - Provo City
Library presentation (cancelled) January - Second American
Classic Organ Symposium in SLC on Temple Square February - An Evening of
Hymn Singing at the Provo Central Stake Center March - St. John's
Passion, BYU's Early Music Ensemble, Cathedral of Madeleine, SLC and Provo
Tabernacle April - Pedals, Pipes, and
Pizza at the North Park Stake Center May - Open House at
Bigelow Organ Factory 1997 - 1998:
Dean Larry Tomkinson September - Opening
Social at Lion's Park October - Christmas music
at Sunset Stake Center. November - BYU organ student
presentation, Kimberly Keller Moody December - Christmas
get-together at LuJean Moss' January - BYU performance
class February - Hymn
Playing/Organ Techniques Mini-Workshop at Heritage Music. March - Performance of
Bach's B-Minor Mass, by BYU's Early Music Ensemble April - Tribute to Robert
P. Manookin at Sunset Stake Center May - Field trip to Hal
Stoddard's "Hooper-nacle" in Hooper, Utah 1996 - 1997:
Dean Larry Tomkinson September -"Festival
Organ Exhibit," picnic and Carillon Bell concert October - Lecture by Ron
Poll, "Festival Organ" event November - ideas for using
the hymns for preludes and postludes December - get
together at LuJean Moss's home January - World's Largest
Town Hall Meeting February - John Ferguson,
master class and hymn sing March - BYU organ
students play Bach April - James Drake, the
Alexander Technique May - Closing social,
potluck dinner at Lee Clark's house 1995 - 1996: Dean Lella Pomeroy September - Potluck
dinner at Robin Cardon's October - Don Cook,
"Technology and Tradition: The
Computer Age Affects the Organ" November - David Day (BYU
Librarian), Tour of BYU Library December - no meeting January - Robert Clark
Master Class/Recital, BYU February - Ron Poll, organ
crawl at Provo Tabernacle March - Open house at
Bigelow Organ Factory April - "World's
Largest Organ Recital," AGO Centennial, BYU May - Closing Social,
potluck dinner at Lee Clark's house 1994 - 1995:
Dean Lella Pomeroy September - Installation
dinner for new officers, Utah County Building October - Mike Carson,
Overview of new music available,
State Hospital Chapel November - Gerald Dick,
Lecture/demonstration on how to write hymn introductions, interludes, free
accompaniments, Community Church December - no meeting January - Lella Pomeroy,
The Organ as an Accompanying Instrument, Springville. February - Ed Hansen, Master
Class, BYU March - Doug Bush,
Lecture on J.S. Bach and his culture/Member recital, Provo Central Stake April - Hymn sing,
presented by BYU students, Oak Hills Stake Center May - Joan Stevens and
Parley Belnap, Lecture on Flor Peeters, BYU 1993-1994: Dean
Carol Dean August - Opening Social at
Robin Cardon's Chalet September - Sandra
Soderlund, Lecture on "The Eight Preludes and Fugues," SLC October - American
Contemporary Repertoire Session November - Joan Stevens, How
to accompany Handel's "Messiah" December - Christmas dinner January - DeeAnn
Brinkeroff, "The Elizabethan Virginalists and Their Figural Technique" February - Dan Berghout,
Lecture/recital of Jehan Alain March - "All Bush
Night," members played the music of Doug Bush April - LuJean Moss and
Claire Rogers, "Appropriate Music for Sacrament Meeting" 1992 - 1993:
Dean Carol Dean August - Box supper dinner
on lawn at BYU/Don Cook, Carillon Concert September - German
Baroque (except J.S. Bach) October - Holiday Music November - English, Italian,
and French Eras December - Doug Bush,
Lecture on J.S. Bach/dinner January - Joan Stevens and
J. J. Keeler, Special Occasion Music February - Parley Belnap,
German Romantic Period March - Parley Belnap,
French Romantic Period April - Don Cook,
European Contemporary Composers 1991 - 1992:
Dean Thomas K. Hinckley September - Panel
discussion: "Programs for Sacred Musical Training and Performance" October - David Warner,
"Sacred Style of Singing" November - Provo Central
Stake Choir rehearsal discussion with
conductor and organist December - Don Cook,
Organist/choir interface January - Arthur Henry
King, Discussion on "Renaissance of English Music, 1870- WWar II" February - Mini
Workshop on Sacred Music March - Report on the
"Historical Organ in America Conference" April/May -
Celebration on the First Two Centuries of Congregational Hymnody: Luther to
Bach. 1990 - 1991: Dean Thomas K. Hinckley August - Opening Social,
Exchange Park September - Richard
and Liz Elliott, "The Sound of Music" by Rodgers and Hammered
Strings: A comparison of hymn playing, techniques on the piano and organ. October - Richard Elliott
and Parley Belnap, "The Vision of Organ Training at BYU" November - Parley Belnap and
Doug Bush, lecture on hymn playing December - Mike Bigelow and
David Chamberlin, "Considerations of Organ Tone as it Pertains to the
LDS Tradition" January - Open house at
Bigelow Organ Factory February - J.J. Keeler, "Appropriate
Prelude and Postlude Music for worship services" March - Thom Hinckley and
Doug Bush, "Celebration of Hymns of the Restoration" April - John Longhurst,
"Discussion of playing choral accompaniments on the organ" 1989 - 1990: Dean Scott Mills August - Opening Social,
Nunns Park, Provo Canyon September - Doug Bush,
Lecture on European Organs October - J.J. Keeler,
Piano Practice for Organists, canceled, held in January November - Ecumenical
Service December - BYU Organ Tour January - J.J. Keeler February - James Welsh
Recital, SLC March - Geoff Myers, Late
19th and early 20th century organ composers April - Thom Hinckley,
"The Pipe Paradigm" May - Chapter Recital,
Madsen Recital Hall 1988 - 1989:
Dean Scott Mills August - Opening Social,
Jo Oaks Cabin September - J.J.
Keeler, "The Evolution of Organ Pedagogy from the 19th Century to
Present" October - Bigelow Organ
Factory Tour November - All Faith
Thanksgiving Service December - Carillon Tower
Crawl January - American Classic
Organ Symposium, SLC Tabernacle Organ February - Thom Hinckley,
"What Makes a Good Hymn?" March - Walter Whipple
Recital April - Chapter Recital,
Provo Tabernacle May - Robert Cundick
and Louis Whitman lecture, Assembly Hall, SLC 1987 - 1988:
Dean Scott Mills September - Parley
Belnap, Goals of AGO and BYU Organ Certification Program October - James Drake,
"Alexander Technique for Relaxation While Performing" November - Doug Bush,
Reconstruction of a 17th Century Lutheran Service December - Doug Bush,
Christmas Music of Scheidt and Buxtehude January - Karel Paukert,
Master class/recital, Assembly Hall, SLC February - J.J. Keeler, French
Traditions in the Organ Music of J.S. Bach March - Ralph Woodward,
"Appropriate Music for Church Worship" April - cancelled May - Organ Crawl, SLC |
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