Did you know that we have a Northshore Chapter Facebook page? This Facebook page is the perfect place for you to view upcoming events and latest updates from our chapter! Connect with us on Facebook Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/northshoreago Thanks...
Presentation of Slate of Candidates for the North Shore Chapter AGO Board
Nominating Committee: Jill Hunt (Chair), Bev Sheridan and Rich Spantikow Isabella Wu (Isza - pronounced like ICE cream) Isabella (Isza) Wu is a pianist and organist who hails from Madison, Wisconsin. She is currently in her fourth year at Northwestern University,...
Member’s Chalkboard | March 2021
Yes, please send me your ideas, musical recordings and upcoming recitals you would like us to know about. Email me at: agonorthshore@gmail.com Judy Marianne Kim I had an online piano concert last weekend for Valentine's Day. If you like to check it out, below is the...
Membership Matters | March 2021
This month, North Shore Chapter extends a warm welcome to Eunice Son who joined our chapter. Welcome Eunice, we hope to see you at an upcoming event! As always if you need help with your membership or need help navigating our website or even the national site, don’t...
From AGO National Headquarters
A word from our Great Lakes Regional Councillor - Caron Farmer As Great Lakes Regional Councillor, I look forward to working with your chapter as you prepare for the 2023 Great Lakes Regional Convention. I was on the Steering Committee for the last regional...
Upcoming North Shore AGO Events
PLEASE NOTE: The May 16 Virtual Members’ Concert will be held at 4pm. Instead of virtually dining together, donating to the Greater Chicago Food Depository is encouraged. Members Chris Urban, Matt Doran, Lee Nelson, and Sharon Peterson will perform on three organs in...
Someone You Should Know: Gregory Jorjorian
Gregory Jorjorian Evanston, IL Greg Jorjorian is currently President of OPUS 327 nfp, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the historic E.M. Skinner’s OPUS 327 pipe organ and its perfectly matched acoustical space, the nave...
Organ Scholarship Initiative | March 2021
Do you know someone who would like to take organ lessons? Do you want to give three free lessons to an eager learner? Are you thinking of making a donation to the Scholarship Fund to ensure Chapter memberships can be offered to each student, for one year? What a great...
Treasurer’s Corner | March 2021
February 2021 Financial Statement Checking account: Beginning Balance: $5,359.24Income from Dues: $293.00Subtotal: $5,652.24Expenses: February $130.00 Margaret McCarthy (Webmaster)AGO Chapter Sponsored Membership: $160.00Ending...
Review of Recent NSAGO Event: Lenten Virtual Recital
Review of Lenten-themed Organ Recital Friday 2/26/21, 7:30pm On Friday, February 26 our chapter held a Lenten Members’ Recital on Zoom. Organist Brian Schoettler played a new work titled “Elegy for the Time of Change” by Robert Harris. The composer, who was in...
A Peek Into Your Home Practice Space…
Sharon Peterson My Steinway M, purchased in 1978, is an important part of my life. Charley’s & my parents donated toward its purchase as our wedding gift – although the wedding wasn’t until 1979. When my parents asked Charley if that’s really what he wanted he...
Profile of the Month: Royce Eckhardt
Hymnals containing Royce’s original tunes and harmonizations What is on your desk right now: Clutter…and I know where everything is. Tell us a bit about your music space - where you practice, some things that mean a lot to you like your library. Here’s my home piano...
Organic Diversions | March 2021
Submitted by Royce Eckhardt