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 presentation on her experiences at Kings College October 23 – A Buxtehude Evening with a lecture by Doug Bush and chapter members playing various pieces November 15 – Marriott Center organ demonstration December 16 – Christmas recital [cancelled] January 27 – Hymn Sing with David Chamberlin February 28 – Lella Pomeroy presentation on French Romantic organ music March 22 - Bach chapter member’s recital April 26 – Super Saturday organ workshop May 20 – Franklin Ashdown presentation on his compositions
2006-2007: Dean Nancy Christensen August 27 – Joint meeting with the Salt Lake Chapter at First Presbyterian Church September 24 - ? October 3 – Pachelbel evening November 9 – James Drake on the Alexander Method of performance relaxation December 1 – Christmas party at Jeanine Lepinsky’s home January 9 – Panel discussion on organ pedagogy February 7 – David Chamberlin and Ruth Eldredge speak about their experiences playing organs in other countries March 16 – Bach Festival April 28 – Super Saturday organ workshop May 20 - Recital/potluck dinner
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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