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A Peek Into Your Practice Space | May 2021
Johannus Sweelinck 20 My home practice instrument is a Johannus Sweelinck 20. I purchased this brand new in 2000 because I needed a “modern” instrument to practice on. My only other option for practice close to home was a 1 manual 1888 tracker at my home church. At...
Member’s Chalkboard | May 2021
Please send me your ideas, musical recordings and upcoming recitals you would like us to know about. Email me at: agonorthshore@gmail.com Phillip Kloeckner, DMA, You are welcome to join Philip for his last workshop preparing for AGO certification. Questions about the...
Treasurer’s Corner | May 2021
Checking account: Beginning Balance: $5,173.24Income from Dues: $266.00Subtotal: $5439.24 Expenses: April $130.00 Margaret McCarthy $13.30 VaultPress Ending Balance: ...
Upcoming North Shore AGO Events
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 Arlington...
Someone You Should Know
Are YOU someone we should know? This column serves to acquaint us with each other better. Sometimes, however, it’s difficult to solicit people who have the time & interest to share their story briefly and include a photo. Personally, I’ve looked forward to every...
Organ Scholarship Initiative, Summer 2021
Once again, we’re encouraging each Member to consider teaching 3 free lessons and/or recommending someone who would benefit from our Organ Scholarship Initiative (OSI.) Remember how we began this, and had 7 teachers and 9 students the first Summer?! Don’t you know...
Organic Diversions
Morgan Simmons adds….. Love it! Look who's in the driver's seat - a happy commentary on how far we've come on the road to equality. Contributed by Royce Eckhardt
Results of 2021 Board Candidate Voting
Thank you for taking the time to vote for the slate of candidates put forward by this year’s nominating committee. We welcome Isabella Wu (Isza) to the Board, and are thankful for the continued service of Brian Schoetler (Publicity) and Rich Spantikow (...
Profile of the Month: Andrea Handley
Andrea Handley What’s sitting on my desk right now: bills….recipes….music….grandkids’ artwork….and hand sanitizer Bills: Unpaid ones, of course. Recipes: Facebook has my number. I love watching cooking videos, and I’ve cooked more, and made more new recipes in...
Membership Matters | May 2021
We would like to extend a warm North Shore Chapter welcome to Ethan Mellema who joined us this past month. Welcome Ethan! We hope to see you at our upcoming virtual event! A gentle reminder that roughly half of our chapter is up for membership renewal between May 1st...
A Word from National Headquarters
The AGO National Council is committed to membership recruitment, retention, and growth within our organization. As more of our members have reached the “Special” membership category, we recognize that new initiatives must be developed to attract and welcome younger...