Past Dean’s Columns

June 2019
Dean’s Column

I like this quote by Martin Luther King that I recently read, “Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve." Though as a musician, we might be content to just enjoy the experience of learning and performing beautiful music, often our responsibilities entail much more than that. We are also called to serve others. Congregations, pastoral staff, and church boards have expectations we will create a space for people to express their own worship experience. I find this balance of making music...
March 2018The Celebration Continues!

March 2018
The Celebration Continues!

Since last September we have been celebrating our 60th anniversary as a chapter. We honored our past through a worship service to begin our season, where we featured music written by members of our chapter, and heard some delightful tidbits of historical information....

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January 2018Dean’s Column

January 2018
Dean’s Column

A very happy new year to you all!  If you’re a typical organist, you’re heaving a bit of a sigh of relief at this point, having a mountain of extra rehearsals and services for another Advent/Christmas season behind you. Welcome, “Ordinary Time”, in more ways than one!...

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November 2017Thoughts on History

November 2017
Thoughts on History

After the wonderful opening program of our 60th anniversary season in September, I went home thinking about the role of ‘history’ in our lives. As I looked around the room that day, I saw people who have just recently become part of my life. But I also saw those who...

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