Someone You Should Know
Read why these members value the American Guild of Organists and the North Shore Chapter.
Someone You Should Know: Chris Urban
Christopher Urban As Associate Director of Music and Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, I lead weekly worship services from the organ and serve as accompanist for the Chancel Choir and Men’s Chorus. I am also a featured recitalist in the...
Someone You Should Know: Mary Beth Molenaar
Dr. Mary Beth Molenaar Now that I am retiring as director of the Music Academy at Northwestern, I have time to return to more creative pursuits - including playing the organ and making art! I started playing organ for my church as a young teenager -...
Someone You Should Know: Richard Clemmitt
Richard Clemmitt My wife, Elizabeth, and I moved to the North Shore in 1992. Since then, I have been the Organist & Choirmaster of Christ Church in Winnetka. I served on our North Shore AGO board for five years from 2017-22, including four years as Sub-Dean....
Someone You Should Know: Ron Anderson
E. Byron (aka Ron) Anderson Although I often stood near the organist to watch (as well as listen to) the postlude on Sunday mornings when I was a child, I only began studying organ in junior high school. By that point I had begun accompanying Sunday School...
Someone You Should Know: Jill Hunt
I grew up in Midwest City, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City that was developed in the 40’s around Tinker Air Force Base. My parents were very musical but did not have the opportunity for training. I began piano lessons in 2nd grade and remember that I advanced to...
Someone You Should Know: Betsy Donegan, BS, MS
8851 Vaccaro Ct.Naples, FL 34119 36857 N. Old Woods TrailGurnee, IL 60031 Mobile 847-337-9658Landline 847-855-9658 Private Piano Study - 9 yrs.Private Organ Study - 5 yrs. Studied/practiced organ while at my hometown church (First Congregational, UCC; Menomonie,...
Someone You Should Know: Rev. Charles E. Mize, D.Min.
Introduction for the Northshore Chapter of the AGO My name is Chuck Mize, and I’m thrilled to be a new member of the AGO! I’m an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and served six congregations in five calls for nearly 42 years, concluding as Senior...
Someone You Should Know: Paul Cochran
Paul Cochran serves organist and orchestra director at St. John United Church of Christ in Arlington Heights. He received piano and organ training from Jack Ruhl in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and holds a Master’s degree in Piano from the University of Redlands and a Doctor of...
Someone You Should Know: Bea Carmelle Cuasey
Bea Carmelle Cuasey Hello! My name is Bea Cuasay (pronounced Bay-ya Qua-sai). I grew up in Gurnee, and recently returned to Gurnee, after a brief stint teaching sixth grade at a classical school in Colorado Springs following the completion of my undergraduate...
Someone You Should Know: Nick Renkosik
Born in 1998 and based out of the Chicagoland area, Nick Renkosik is a nationally acclaimed young organist that has performed at such venues as Sanfilippo’s Place De La Musique in Barrington Hills, IL; the Oriental and Riverside Theatres in Milwaukee, WI; the Coronado...