Many of you will remember the great success of the 2006 National AGO Convention in Chicago. A splendid group of AGO members from the Chicago, Fox Valley and North Shore Chapters worked diligently to arrange for inspired music-making, educational opportunities and...
Let it never be said that the North Shore lacks in an interesting heritage. Some of you may have noticed “The Last Page” in the May 2014 TAO issue. But in case you missed it, it gives us some bragging rights with regard to having a somewhat colorful history here on...
Welcome to our new newsletter format! You’ve been directed here for the July edition of OVERTONES. Here’s what you’ll find below, which can be accessed by simply scrolling down: Brochure of our 2014-15 programs A review of our June 1 annual banquet and program A...
I LOVE all the Christmas decorations in my house – the trees, the lights, the great-smelling candles, all the festive red and green, the Christmas china. But never fail, even though every year I can’t imagine EVER wanting to take it all down, sure enough, come...
AGO North Shore Chapter will begin its 55th season in September. I’ve spent some time looking through archives over the summer, and ran across the date of the first meeting of our chapter – January 11, 1958. Some well-known names pop up in the early years. Among the...
There are so many little things that we share with each other as organists that no one else understands completely. My favorite is the typical goodbye that people frequently utter on a Friday, when you’re leaving Starbuck’s or any other store – “Have a nice...
After a wonderful time at our opening program of the season, I went home thinking about a function that AGO serves in my life that I hadn’t thought that much about before. As I looked around the room that day, I saw people who have just recently become part of my...
Welcome to our new newsletter format – and our new website! This month we are going live with the new NSAGO website, which we encourage you all to explore! One of the benefits of this new site is that you will now be receiving an email notification of our newsletter,...
I looked at my calendar a few days ago, and realized it was time for another Dean’s Message. It seems as if I just wrote one last week. And that experience reminded me about how frequently I feel that way as an organist. I remember some years ago, standing at the...
So, I sat down, as I usually do, with a blank page in front of me, waiting for a thought as to what to write for a Dean’s column this month. And my only thought for the last ten minutes has been, “I don’t have time for this. I’ve got concerts details to plan,...
As we begin our 56th season as a chapter, we look backward to a rich history and forward to an exciting upcoming year! Last season was a year featuring a new website, six new board members, three new officers, a new “Grow the Guild” initiative, and a variety of...
Each of us joined the North Shore AGO for a reason; each of us continues to pay our dues, maintain an affiliation with an important national organization, and keep our AGO membership on our resumes for a reason. Perhaps it is a love of organ music, or an appreciation...
There’s a certain rhythm of September, isn’t there? Rally Day, choirs starting up again after summer break, minds turning toward thoughts of Advent and beyond. Some of us have had just a few Septembers as organists, some of us many more than we care to count. So some...