Someone You Should Know
Read why these members value the American Guild of Organists and the North Shore Chapter.
Someone You Should Know: David Bolthouse
I received my B.Mus in Organ from Wheaton College. I also took a number of computer science courses. I met my wife, Colleen, a voice major, there. We think our teachers played matchmaker over coffee one day. Colleen and I then moved to Texas for graduate studies. She...
Someone You Should Know: Madeleine Woodworth
Originally from Oak Park, IL, Madeleine Woodworth currently serves as the Director of Music at Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music studying with Nathan J. Laube. During her time...
Someone You Should Know: Lillian Ng
Just like my auntie Edith Ho, I was born in China, into a Seventh-day Adventist family. My parents moved to Hong Kong when I was 5 years old, they were teachers at the Adventist church school systems. I began taking piano lessons from my mother when I was 9 years old,...
Someone You Should Know: Annika Sundberg
Annika is an organist, violist, and pianist, born and raised in the Chicago area. She is currently the Director of Worship and Music at Lutheran Church of the Atonement, where she began as an assistant in 2019 (25 years after her father completed his internship at...
Someone You Should Know: Isaac Rhea
The Importance of Music Ever since I was young, I was obsessed with ‘making’, whether making food or making my siblings upset. Some people make money, something at which I am less fortunate, but I knew that was never my calling. Instead, I love to make music. When I...
Someone You Should Know: Bridget de la Peña
When I was in eighth grade, I had the great fortune of taking piano lessons from Mr. Paul Wheeler, the organist at the United Methodist church in Linesville, Pennsylvania. One week, he asked me if I would be interested in taking organ lessons. The 1906 Hillgreen,...
Someone You Should Know
Are YOU someone we should know? This column serves to acquaint us with each other better. Sometimes, however, it’s difficult to solicit people who have the time & interest to share their story briefly and include a photo. Personally, I’ve looked forward to every...
Someone You Should Know | April 2021
Helen Jang Raymaker Helen Raymaker is a pianist with a passion for children in music. She has accompanied musicians of Harmonium Choral Society, Drew University, Light Opera of New Jersey, and various schools and faith communities. She loves playing live classical...
Someone You Should Know: Gregory Jorjorian
Gregory Jorjorian Evanston, IL Greg Jorjorian is currently President of OPUS 327 nfp, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the historic E.M. Skinner’s OPUS 327 pipe organ and its perfectly matched acoustical space, the nave...
Someone You Should Know: Mark Lee
Mark Lee holds a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from Benedictine University, Lisle, where he studied organ with Rev. John Palmer, and a Master of Music degree in piano performance from the American Conservatory, Chicago, where he studied piano with...