Richard Clemmitt Organist and Choirmaster of Christ Church in Winnetka 1. What is sitting on your desk right now? A pile of church work that still needs attention post-Easter. 2. What would I rather be doing right now? Whenever I can, I always enjoy making more time...
Profile of the Month: Pat Radosavlijevic
Pat took the time to answer these questions so we can know her just a bit better: 1. What is your earliest memory? My earliest memory of the organ is singing in the children’s choir from the seat next to the organ. I was totally mesmerized when Sister Mary Jane played...
Profile of the Month | June 2021
Christine Marshall Kraemer Christine at the organ 1. What is sitting on your desk right now? Actually, I don’t have a desk. A friend, describing her own home, called the various work stations around the house “nests.” I have a checkbook/bills to be paid “nest” and a...
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...
Profile of the Month: Jill Hunt
Jill is chairing the Nominating Committee, tasked with presenting a slate of candidates to fill the positions of the AGO board members whose terms are expiring in June 2021. What is sitting on my desk right now...My printer: I use it constantly to scan and send music...
Personal Profile: Caron Farmer
Caron Farmer AAGO Here you are able to get to know Caron, who is presently our link to National Headquarters as our Great Lakes Regional Councillor. 1. What is sitting on your desk right now? The follow-up report on a successful fundraiser we had for our public...
Profile of the Month: Jay Peterson
What is sitting on your desk right now? Although my wife Cheryl and I regularly subscribe to at least five Chicago musical/theatrical venues, my desk presently contains five flyers from other worthy arts organizations that urge my attendance. We'll have to see...
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...
Profile of the Month: Barry Wenger
Barry Wenger Director of Bell Choirs & OrganistFirst Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest 1. What is sitting on your desk right now? Church Calendar, bell choir rosters, new handbell music that I am finishing up in Finale, Ipad for Zoom along with my...
Profile of the Month: Leon Nelson
1. What’s sitting on my desk right now: A stack of handbell and choral music I am reviewing for THE DIAPASON magazine. 2 If I weren't doing this I'd: Be checking, commenting of FB, be practicing for a special keyboard piece don weekly devotion at church,...
Profile of the Month: Isabella Wu
Isza took the time to answer these questions so we can know her just a bit better: Let’s get the music question out of the way so we can learn more about the other aspects of your life. Tell us a bit about what you are doing and what your plans are for the near...
Personal Profile: Gary Wendt
Gary WendtMinister for Music & OrganistGlenview Community ChurchGlenview, IL 1. What is sitting on your desk right now? A stack of music that needs filing, my mask, an empty Starbucks cup, and a small, tented sign that reads, "I'm not your therapist." 2. What...
Profile of the Month: Elizabeth Naegele
1. What is sitting on your desk right now? Best answer: way too much is sitting on my desk right now! Ever since switching abruptly to online teaching a year ago, my study became the center of my classes and piles grew with abandon. I'm still sorting through...
Profile of the Month: Richard Spears
What is sitting on my desk right now?In addition to all the computer stuff and unfinished Christmas cards and Christmas letters, I have the score for the first suite of Claude Balbastre’s collection of noëls . There are four suites, and each one contains 6 noëls. ...