2013

October 2013 Dean’s Message

I looked at my calendar a few days ago, and realized it was time for another Dean’s Message.  It seems as if I just wrote one last week.  And that experience reminded me about how frequently I feel that way as an organist.  I remember some years ago, standing at the console after a postlude one Sunday, with people milling about, and two people in particular waiting to talk with me.  One was an instrumentalist with a piece of music that we were playing together the following Sunday.  We spent a...

Upcoming Elliott Chapel Organ Recitals

All events are part of the Gift of Music Recital series at the Presbyterian Homes in Evanston. Presbyterian Homes Elliott Chapel 3131 Simpson Street (Golf Road) Evanston, IL Monday, January 27, 1:30pm ANDREA HANDLEY Organist, Trinity United Methodist Church Wilmette,...

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New Members

You will notice three additional contributors to the Chapter's programs.  Many thanks!  And our membership numbers have grown by seven since September 1st.  We're very happy about that and we offer a very special welcome to new member Pat Radosavljevic of Wilmette.

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Doing Well at Seventy-Five!

That's seventy-five North Shore AGO members who have paid their dues for the coming season as of September 1st. The various categories of membership breaks down as follows: 35 regular members 23 special members (over 65) 2 partner members 14 dual members 1 chapter...

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The Board Discusses “Growing the Guild”

Inspired by new board member Menno Scholten, new and returning board members met at his home on Friday night, June 28 to discuss "growing the guild." Our treasurer, Jay Peterson, suggested we use the AGO Mission statement to guide our discussion. Encourage excellence...

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Membership Renewal

If you have already renewed your membership, we thank you, and you may disregard this email. We have 40+ renewals so far, a little under half of our chapter membership, and have also received several generous contributions, for which we are most grateful! But for...

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Halloween Spooktacular

Halloween Spooktacular

Friday, October 25, 2013, 7:00 pm Carl Schurz High School 3601 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60641 Featuring Chicago-area organists of all ages playing the splendid historic 4m/45r 1936, Moeller pipe organ. Get in the mood for Halloween with a night of...

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September 2013 New Members

We're very happy to welcome four new members to our chapter, and we look forward very soon to greeting them personally. Glad to have you with us! Richard S. Leasure of Algonquin, IL Dennis Northway of Chicago Julianne Sundin of Hawthorn Woods Robert A. Ward of...

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First Event of the Season!

New Season’s Meet and Greet Sunday, September 29, 2013, 5:00-7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church 700 North Sheridan Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 Reconnect with your fellow chapter members and extend a warm welcome to our newest members at this year's opening event! A...

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2013-2014 Updated Member Directory

At the end of the revised (and we hope accurate) Chapter Directory (click below) you will find the Substitute List for 2013-2014.  This list was compiled from information given by each member on the '13-'14 membership form.  If there are inaccuracies, please...

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September 2013 Dean’s Message

There’s a certain rhythm of September, isn’t there? Rally Day, choirs starting up again after summer break, minds turning toward thoughts of Advent and beyond. Some of us have had just a few Septembers as organists, some of us many more than we care to count. So some...

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August 2013 Dean’s Message

AGO North Shore Chapter will begin its 55th season in September. I’ve spent some time looking through archives over the summer, and ran across the date of the first meeting of our chapter – January 11, 1958. Some well-known names pop up in the early years. Among the...

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