NSAGO Artist Recital St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston Friday, March 6, 2020 “Gourmet French Colors” Wolfgang Rübsam, organ On Friday evening, March 6, organists and organ aficionados filled St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston, attending what may have been one...
Plans for the 2021 Regional Great Lakes Convention are naturally on a bit of a pause. We haven't yet received a response on our resubmitted program proposal and budget, which is not surprising, considering that the National Committee on Conventions is undoubtedly a...
Saying Goodbye Farewell and best wishes to a long time chapter member and friend of many, Menno Scholten. He and his wife, Susan, will be relocating to Jacksonville, Florida in May to be closer to family. Having lived in Chicago for most of their professional careers,...
There was no income from dues and donations received during March. Most members’ annual dues are paid between June and September and income from dues and contributions will be minimal until next June. Our current balances as of 25 March, 2020 were: Checking $1991.30...
The North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presented internationally acclaimed organist and recording artist Wolfgang Rübsam in a masterclass on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston, IL. Marianne Kim, and recent graduate...
Applications due for Organ Scholarship Initiative It is time for both Students and Teachers (NSAGO Chapter members,) to complete applications to participate in this Summer’s Organ Scholarship Initiative. These can be found on the NSAGO website, www.northshoreago.org....
Presented by Adrienne Tindall, chair of the nominating committee. A big thank you to Adrienne for her tenacity and professionalism during the process of preparing this slate of candidates. Judy Kohl - DeanTerm 2020-2022 (serving a second term) Judy Kohl spent her...
Contributed by Royce Eckhardt and Jill Hunt
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, our end-of-the-year programming remains in question until we have more of a handle on the situation. However, Richard Clemmitt, as program chairperson, is working with the board to present an exciting 2020/2021 season for our North...
Pat Radosavlijevic I have been playing the organ for church every Sunday since 5th grade, a little over fifty years. Having church closed on March 15 was extremely eerie! We didn’t have enough time to prepare a service for the 15th so our Pastor decided to record the...
While we’re all facing unexpected downtime due to unforeseen circumstances that shall not be named. We’ve come to realize that we have a lot more time on our hands. How do we cope with sheltering in place? We’re used to going to our respective churches to practice...
While scientists and public health officials scramble to defeat the COVID19 virus, I have been thinking about how to respond in a way that brings hope and life to the situation we find ourselves in. Clearly we need to avoid naïveté and denial, selfish choices and...