Member Chalkboard & Other News
Organic Diversions | December 2020
Submitted by Royce Eckhardt
Guest Essay: “The Substitute Organist’s Smart Checklist to Avoid “Oops, Oh, Hmm and But!” by Robert Woodworth
So you want to be a substitute organist? As I have found over several years as a substitute organist, this can be a creative challenge as all organs, organ consoles, all pedal boards, all churches and all services/Masses may be quite different! From the very first...
Member Chalkboard | December 2020
What happened to Thanksgiving worship? Has our society become so secular that nobody wants to go to church on Thanksgiving morning? Today, on this particularly lonely Thanksgiving in the midst of COVID, I cannot help thinking back to the wonderful Thursday...
Organic Diversions
Contributed by Royce Eckhardt
From National Headquarters
Certification Exams and COVID-19 The coronavirus outbreak has had quite an adverse effect on the AGO certification exam process, leading to either delays or outright cancellation of last spring’s exams. Now that we have begun a new exam cycle, for the safety of all...
Member’s Chalkboard | November 2020
From Michael Gagne: This past week, I had the once in a lifetime honor to perform a virtual organ recital, by invitation of Dr. John Sherer, on the magnificent 5 manual, 143 rank Quimby pipe organ at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. This magnificent pipe...
Organ Scholarship Initiative Update
Even a pandemic doesn’t keep eager students & teachers from getting together! We are very grateful Susan Klotzbach, teacher, and Rachel Boeke, student, were able to have three lessons at Susan’s church, Kenilworth Union Church. Rachel had expressed an interest in...
Profile of the Month: Adrienne Tindall
What’s sitting on my desk right now? Too many papers! I'm determined to go through them before next Wednesday!!! Book 2 of Biblical Word Searches is at the printer, but I'm being lured into roughing out Book 3, when I should be re-mastering my music...
Organic Diversions | October 2020
Submitted by Royce Eckhardt
Musical Opportunities for our AGO community
Yamaha Election Organ - Model E-30 Will donate and pay 500.00 toward moving… The election has a brilliant wood finish, roll-top closure and three keyboards. Upper and Lower Keyboards have 61 keys (5 octaves), and Pedal Board has 25 keys (2 octaves). Many...