Someone You Should Know

As a boy of seven, I began taking piano lessons.  (Mother made me.)  But so did most of the other kids at that time.  Nowadays, kids spend their extracurricular time playing soccer, football, rugby, ice skating, hockey, baton twirling, etc.  But piano? Not so much. ...

On a bone-chilling January 1, 1963 we arrived in Evanston to make our home, but that frigid reception was soon replaced by the warmth of friendships that quickly developed among the welcoming area organists, who for the most part were members of the recently formed...

The organ has been part of my life since childhood, when my mother took me with her to Concordia Lutheran Church, for her practice as organist for Sunday afternoon Swedish Services, back in the 1930s.  I was allowed to climb aboard, and to explore this marvelous trio...

I joined the American Guild of Organists North Shore Chapter in 1979.  I remember being inspired and encouraged by mentors and friends Morgan Simmons, Margaret Kemper, and Lee Nelson.....all of us 35 years older now! Serving on the board several times over the years...

When I began organ lessons at age 12 my teacher, Richard Corbin, recommended two things: 1) Bach’s 8 Little Preludes and Fugues and 2) becoming a member of the local (Jamestown, NY) AGO chapter.  His advice proved especially helpful when there was a need for my...

In 1971, I was appointed organist at First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, and shortly after, got a call from Morgan Simmons, Dean of the North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.  I was familiar with AGO, (I was president of our chapter while a...

I have found a fascinating and welcoming group of people who, like I, support the world of organ and choral music.