by NSAGO | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026, Current Dean's Column, Current Overtones, Dean's Column, September 2026
Please join us for our first event of the 2026-27 season, a Choral Reading Session and Reception at St. Augustine’s Church in Wilmette on Sunday, September 27 at 2:00 p.m. We’d love to have you with us! We will gather to sight-read some favorite but lesser-known...
by NSAGO | Sep 17, 2026 | 2026, Current Overtones, Member News, September 2026
I’ve been sad this week, and I’ve spent time reminiscing about an American organ builder. More precisely, I’ve thought a lot about losing my friend Martin Pasi on Sunday, September 6, in Collegeville, MN. I first met Martin in the Spring of 2008, about nine months...
by NSAGO | Sep 16, 2026 | 2026, Current Overtones, Member News, September 2026
Programmatic changes and changes in the student population at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary have led to the discontinuation of several music programs, including our choirs. I would like to make our choral library available to AGO members. A spreadsheet...
by NSAGO | Sep 16, 2026 | 2026, Current Overtones, Member News, September 2026
Lost Pipe Organs of America by Rollin Smith Like many of us, I am interested in playing both old and new organs. I have been fascinated by pipe organs—and how they work—since I was in high school—a long time ago. Back then I think I was more interested in the...
by NSAGO | Sep 16, 2026 | 2026, Current Overtones, Member News, September 2026
Looking ahead to two organ recitals this fall at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evanston (see below in “Events”), NSAGO member Greg Hummel writes about the continued success of Immanuel’s annual Organ Scholar Awards: Since 2002, Immanuel Lutheran Church has sustained one...
