North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

RAGO St. Patrick Dinner & Program, Emmanuel Episcopal Church
2018-03-19 18:30 (America/Chicago) | IL
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 412 N. Church Street, Rockford.

David Schrader, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-03-19 13:30 | IL
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston.

Brian Schoettler, Organist, Organ Day Concert, FUMC Evanston
2018-03-18 13:00 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States

CAGO Organ Experience VI
2018-03-17 08:00 | IL
Locations, instruments, and time will be announced in early 2018. Info: chicagoago.com

NSAGO 60th Anniversary Season: The Organ - Then and Now
2018-03-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Church of the Holy Comforter, 222 Kenilworth Ave, Kenilworth, IL, 60201, United States
Sunday, March 4, 2018, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Church of the Holy Comforter
222 Kenilworth Avenue, Kenilworth, IL 60043

Our instrument has undergone many changes in the last 60 years. Join us for wine and cheese, and a panel discussion about the changes in the organ in the past 60 years. Hear our panel of organ builders and professors, as well as church musicians discuss those changes, and cast a vision for the future of our instrument as well. For more information, contact Sharon Peterson (speterson@igc.org).

Andrea Handley, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-02-26 13:30 | IL
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston. Andrea Handley is Organist and Director of Handbells at Trinity United Methodist Church in Wilmette.

RAGO Choir Festival, Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center
2018-02-24 09:00 - 17:00 | IL
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center, 406 N. Main Street, Rockford.

AGO Great Lakes Region - January Jubilee (February, Columbus, OH
2018-02-24 09:00 - 16:30 | IL
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2070 Ridgecliff Road, Columbus, OH. Info: agocolumbus.org

FVAGO Young Organists Competition, Sacred Heart Catholic Church
2018-02-24 08:00 | IL
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 114 S. Elizabeth Street, Lombard. Time to be announced at a later date. Info: foxvalleyago.org

CAGO Crista Miller, Organist, Madonna della Strada Chapel
2018-02-18 15:00 | MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States
Madonna della Strada Chapel, Loyola University, Chicago. Info: chicagoago.com

Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble
2018-02-10 19:30 | First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL, 60301, United States
“Shakespeare Valentines” concert. Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble, with The Oriana Singers and City Voices.
First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park.
Mark Sudeith, organist
Stephen Squires, conductor, for the principal work, “Love Songs (Shakespeare).”
William Chin, choral conductor
The concert will feature the world premiere of British-born composer Peter Meechan’s “Love Songs (Shakespeare).” Commissioned by the Gargoyle ensemble, it’s a half-hour neo-Romantic work in four movements for brass quintet, pipe organ, mixed-voice chorus, and narrator, inspired by Shakespeare’s love poems, specifically, four of his sonnets.
Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 senior 55 and older, free for those under 18. For more information: gargoylebrass.com. Phone: (708) 975-0055.

FVAGO Pedals, Pipes, & Pizza, Chapelstreet Church
2018-02-10 09:00 - 12:00 | IL
Chapelstreet Church, 2300 South Street, Geneva. Info: foxvalleyago.org

FVAGO Members' Hymn Festival, Western Springs Christian Reformed Church
2018-01-28 16:00 | IL
Western Springs Christian Reformed Church, 5140 Wolf Road, Western Springs. Info: foxvalleyago.org

AGO Great Lakes Region - January Jubilee, Lexington, KY
2018-01-27 | IL
Christ Church Cathedral, 166 Market Street, Lexington, KY. Info: agolexington.org

RAGO Choral Workshop, Trinity Lutheran Church
2018-01-22 19:00 | IL
Trinity Lutheran Church, 200 N. First Street, Rockford. Workshop clinician is Andy Bruhn, Director of Choral Music at Rockford Christian Schools and choir director at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rockford. Info: 815-963-4446.

Timothy Spelbring, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-01-22 13:30 | IL

Stephen Buzard, Organist, St. Luke's Episcopal
2018-01-19 19:30 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman, Evanston, IL 60202. Stephen Buzard is organist/choirmaster at St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago. His program includes Sowerby Pageant, Dupre Variations on a Noel, and Elgar Sonata.
Information and tickets at Opus 327.org
847-475-3630

NSAGO 60th Anniversary Season: Epiphany Party
2018-01-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Andrea Handley’s home, 516 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Friday, January 5, 2018, 6:00 pm
Dean Andrea Handley’s home
516 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL 60201
FOURTH ANNUAL EPIPHANY PARTY
Join us for our fourth Epiphany party at our dean’s festively decorated home! Appetizers and drinks at 6, dinner at 6:30, with program following of Christmas and holiday favorites. Contact: Andrea Handley (andrea.handley@gmail.com).

Christine Kraemer, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2017-11-27 13:30 | IL
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston. Christine Kraemer is Organist and Organ Curator at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston.

FVAGO Workshop - Immediately Practical Tips for Improving the Sound of Your Choir
2017-11-18 09:00 - 12:00 | IL
St. Marcelline Catholic Parish, 822 S. Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg. Workshop led by Dr. Marc Brunelle, Director of Liturgy and Music at St. Marcelline. Info: foxvalleyago.org

Bach: Cantata No. 80, Handel: Messiah – Part 1, First United Methodist Church, Evanston
2017-11-17 19:30 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
First United Methodist Church, 516 Church Street, Evanston.
Friday, November 17, 2017 – 7:30pm. Admission is free; donations welcome.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
George Frideric Handel: Messiah – Part 1
First Church’s Festival Choir & Orchestra, Brian Schoettler, conductor.
847-864-6181 x219
brian@faithatfirst.com
www.faithatfirst.com

RAGO Daniel Ficarri, Organist, Westminster Presbyterian Church
2017-11-12 15:00 | IL
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2821 Bell School Road, Rockford. Daniel Ficarri works as Organ Scholar at The Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan, and is a student of Paul Jacobs at the Julliard School. Info: 815- 282-1500.

NSAGO 60th Anniversary Season: Janette Fishell Master Class
2017-11-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Saturday, November 11, 10:00am-noon
Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University
1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
MASTERCLASS with JANETTE FISHELL
Chair of the organ department at the Indiana University School of Music, Janette Fishell will teach a masterclass on Saturday, which will include interested chapter members and students of chapter members. For more information, contact: Evan DuVall (mevanduvall@comcast.net).

RAGO Pedals, Pipes, & Pizza, Westminster Presbyterian Church
2017-11-11 09:30 - 12:30 | IL
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2821 Bell School Road, Rockford. Info: 815- 282-1500.

NSAGO 60th Anniversary Season: Janette Fishell in Recital
2017-11-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Friday, November 10, 2017, 7:30pm
Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University
1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
JANETTE FISHELL in RECITAL
Chair of the organ department at the Indiana University School of Music, Janette Fishell was a student of Richard Enright, beloved member of our chapter who passed away in 2016. This recital will be in Dick’s honor, and played on the organ where he taught students at NU for many years, including Janette! (Note Part 2 of this program – a master class – on Saturday, November 11 isting.) For more information, contact: Evan DuVall (mevanduvall@comcast.net).

Evensong for the Feast of All Saints, St. Giles Episcopal, Northbrook
2017-11-05 16:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
St. Giles Episcopal Church
3025 Walters Avenue
Northbrook, IL 60062
Sunday, November 5 at 4:00 p.m.
EVENSONG FOR THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS
The Choir of St. Giles Church
James R. Brown, Director of Music and Organist
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (St. Paul’s Service) by Herbert Howells
And I Saw a New Heaven by Edgar Bainton
For more information: www.saint-giles.org.

Brink Bush, Organist, St. John Cantius Parish
2017-11-05 15:00 | IL
St. John Cantius Parish, 825 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago. Mr. Bush specializes in the German Romantic repertoire. $15 adults, $10 seniors/students, $5 youth 6 to 18. Tickets online at cantius.org/go/events. Info at 312-243-7373.

Mozart Requiem - St. Cecilia Choir and Orchestra, St. John Cantius Parish
2017-11-02 19:30 | IL
St. John Cantius Parish, 825 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago. Info at 312-243-7373.

CAGO Workshop - Improvisation Skills for Today's Organist
2017-10-28 10:00 | IL
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 1101 23rd Ave, Melrose Park. Info: chicagoago.com

Bach Clavierubung, Part III, St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church
2017-10-27 19:30 | St. Chrysostom’s Church, 1424 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, 1424 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chicago. Organists Michael Costello, Richard Hoskins, David Jonies, Brian Schoettler, and Roger Stanley. Contributions requested at the door. Info: Richard Hoskins at richard@saintc.org, www.saintc.org, or 312-944-1083 Ext. 217.
