Brian Schoettler, Minister of Music & Organist at First United Methodist Church in Evanston, recently earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Organ Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. Brian is thankful for the support of First Church,...
What led me to the organ? Well, I studied piano and dance intensively in Philadelphia while I was growing up. And one day I just put my hands and feet together on the organ. The first two organs I played around on were a reed organ in a Granny's very old...
Our chapter has been working hard to plan programming for 2020-21 that will be enriching and engaging within the limits of what's possible and safe. Highlights will include an organ recital in September of Vierne organ works played by Eric Plutz; an organ crawl on...
Dear Friends, Having watched Michael Jordan’s “The Last Dance” series a few weeks ago, I couldn’t help but compare it to the situation facing many of us as musicians serving in a church setting. Is it possible we shared our “last dance” when we were...