Celebrating Organ Builder Ernest M. Skinner (1866-1960) This year, 2016, marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of organ builder Ernest M. Skinner. The Diapason magazine, Joyce Robinson, editor and Stephen Schnurr, editor-at-large, sponsored a “Sesquicentennial...
It has been observed that clergy and musician may be the most crucial leadership and pastoral team within the life of the church. At the heart of their work is the creation and implementation of worship services that are fresh, inspirational, historically rooted and...
On a frosty January Sunday evening members of the North Shore AGO gathered at the home of Dean Andrea Handley. Andrea’s amazing holiday décor and cozy fireplace provided the perfect setting for our annual Epiphany party. We enjoyed wonderful food, warm conversation...
Our North Shore Chapter AGO sponsored Margaret Kemper in a Master Class Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Presbyterian Homes’ Elliott Chapel in Evanston, IL, Starting Out on the Right Foot. Four young organists played the Chapel’s Dobson Pipe Organ, Op. 64 (1994:)...
A beautiful autumn morning set in a stunning gothic sanctuary was the backdrop for our opening fall workshop with guest clinician, Elizabeth Naegele, Saturday, September 26, at First Presbyterian Church, Deerfield. Dr. Naegele is Professor or Music and Coordinator of...
I wish I could remember exactly why I decided in January to sign up to attend the regional AGO convention. Somehow I forgot that July in Indianapolis is not the most favorable of weather. I didn’t know anything about any of the featured performers and I wasn’t sure...
The North Shore AGO Chapter held its annual banquet and members' recital at Glenview Community Church this past Monday evening. Dinner was served in the church's Founders' Room with catering by Salerno's Di Lucca, and included salad with creamy garlic or thousand...
The North Shore AGO Chapter held its annual banquet and members' recital at Glenview Community Church this past Monday evening. Dinner was served in the church's Founders' Room with catering by Salerno's Di Lucca, and included salad with creamy garlic or thousand...
Sunday afternoon, April 26, was sunny and brisk both inside and outside St. Ita’s Roman Catholic parish on North Broadway in Chicago. Yun Kyong Kim’s splendid recital drew an appreciative audience of 150+, and their standing ovation was well-earned. Kim allowed the...
Music has always been at the center of Christian worship, and before that, in the Judeo temple liturgical tradition. You would then expect that pastors, priests and rabbis would have opportunity for a close working relationship and a collegial friendship with their...
It was a blustery, frigid evening, but inside 516 Greenwood Street in Evanston, a warm and festive party was underway for about thirty members and spouses, thanks to the wonderful hospitality of our Dean, Andrea Handley, and our Chaplain, David Handley. Blazing...
How exciting to have such a large audience for an organ recital! Many thanks to WFMT, Stephen Alltop, and all who were involved in planning and supporting the WFMT Bach Organ Project. It was absolutely wonderful to have several hundreds of people in attendance and...