Membership Matters

Registrar’s Report | April 2024

New Members March 2024 and April Webinars In March, NSAGO welcomed new dual member Sam Parnin (primary chapter, Ft. Wayne, IN); Sam is organist for Arlington United Methodist Church in Bloomington, IN. Throughout April, NSAGO members may stream several webinars facilitated through National AGO headquarters. Webinar: The Weekend Organist: Music for Manuals On Monday, April 8th, at 6:00 pm CST (7:00 pm EST), J.W. Arnold will present "The Weekend Organist" to showcase pieces composed for manuals...

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...

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Membership Matters
April 2020

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...

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Membership Matters
June 2020

This month we welcome Lynn Bratney as a new member to the North Shore Chapter.  She is new to the area and is a dual member with the Greater Kansas City chapter.  Welcome Lynn! Don’t forget, many memberships are due for renewal on July 1st.  When you...

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Membership Matters | July 2021

Report from the Registrar This is “The Year of the Young Organist”.  The American Guild of Organists is celebrating our younger colleagues.  For this year, young organists (under 30) both new and renewing, will not have to pay membership dues!   This is a great...

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Membership Matters | April 2021

This month, North Shore Chapter extends a warm welcome to Ethan Mellema who joined our chapter. Welcome Ethan, we hope to see you at our next event! As always, if you need help with your membership, or need help navigating our website, or even the national site, don’t...

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NSAGO 2020 Board

Presented by Adrienne Tindall, chair of the nominating committee. Terms begin on July 1, 2020. Judy Kohl DeanTerm 2020-2022(serving a second term) Richard Clemmitt Sub-DeanTerm 2020-2022(serving a second term) Robert Woodworth SecretaryTerm 2020-2022 David Hiett...

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Membership Matters
January 2020

Did you know that AGO has created a task force to address inclusivity? We as a chapter are very serious when we say, “Everyone is welcome in our chapter.” If you have an interest in music, and organ in particular, you will always be treated with respect and warmth...

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Membership Matters | June 2021

A very warm welcome Isaac Rhea to the North Shore Chapter.  Isaac comes to us as a dual member from the Rockford Chapter.  He joined us as part of the “Year of the Young Organist” program sponsored by national headquarters. After a couple members reached out to me,...

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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...

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Membership Matters
March 2020

Evangelism: Spreading the word.  Many of us dread that “E” word we often hear in church….Evangelism.   Evangelism can be described as a zealous advocacy of a cause.  As organists and organ lovers, we’re all pretty passionate about our craft and enthusiasm for organs...

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Membership Matters
May 2020

Just a friendly reminder, there are a lot of chapter memberships that are due for renewal between now and July. National headquarters usually emails you about your upcoming renewal 2 months before your membership is due to expire.  Unfortunately, there are no...

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