Dean’s Column
The Dean of the North Shore Chapter of AGO writes a monthly column for our newsletter, Overtones. Those messages will appear here, along with any other posts or articles from the Dean between editions.
Dean’s Column | June 2023
The Convention Is Coming!! The Convention Is Coming!! Yes, the Great Lakes Regional Convention will soon be here – just about three weeks away!! The thirteen members of the Steering Committee have been furiously working overtime on the thousands of details necessary...
Dean’s Column | May 2023
April showers bring May flowers! It is time to smell the flowers - roses and tulips! Speaking of tulips, there are hundreds of thousands of tulips now blooming in rural suburban Chicago! There are literally hundreds of colors of tulips blooming now through...
Dean’s Column | April 2023
Welcome to April – Welcome to April showers! April is commonly associated with the season of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The Romans gave April the Latin name “Aprilis” with the traditional etymology being from the verb “to open”, an allusion to its being the...
Dean’s Column | March 2023
Welcome to March! March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This month is also known as the meteorological beginning of Spring – usually around the Equinox or the 20th/21st of the month. The March name comes from Martius – the...
Dean’s Column | February 2023
February is the month of the year where we celebrate a myriad of events such as Black History Month, the Birthdays to two very famous US Presidents and of course Valentine’s Day. February is also home to a huge variety of special days all month long such as Random...
Dean’s Column | January 2023
A very Happy New Year to Everyone!! Even with the very, very cold days surrounding Christmas, I trust that everyone involved in the music of the Christmas Season celebrated with the joyous sounds of organ and choral music of the Season. I am sure that there were...
Dean’s Column | December 2022
"Here Come The Messiahs” Many years ago one of the major newspapers of Chicago (if memory serves me correctly, it was the Chicago Tribune) used this label as their column one weekend edition noting all of the multitude choral and orchestral concerts to be given during...
Dean’s Column | November 2022
November is the eleventh and penultimate month in both Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is very interesting to note that this month begins with a season of “remembrances” in celebrating and honoring those saints and individuals who have passed from our lives –...
Dean’s Column | October 2022
So the Autumn winds are now blowing and the leaves are really beginning to fall! October was the eighth month in the old Roman calendar but still kept the '8' title when the calendar was switched to the new order. In this month of October, there are just an...
Dean’s Column | September 2022
The Autumn leaves and winds are already beginning to blow!! Generally it is recognized that the beginning of September is the Meteorological Autumn. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, September is the beginning of the ecclesiastical year! For most of us this time is the...