New London County Chapter

[Updated 10 March 2024]

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Welcome to the New London County Chapter AGO Webpage

Dean’s Message

Happy New Year! We hope to see you to say it in person at our next chapter event:

January 7, 2024, 2:30 pm (Rescheduled to January 14)
Organ recital by Michael Lianos of new music from our chapter library
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Norwich

I am still surprised how many people don’t realize that the library holdings are catalogued. This means you can peruse the holdings conveniently before arranging to visit the library. Here is the hyperlinked bookmark (alternatively copy and paste into the search bar in your browser): https://www.cathedralofsaintpatrick.org/Music/AGO-Library

May the coming year be full of all good things for you and yours!

Kathy Cooper, Dean, New London County Chapter AGO,

DeanNLCAGO@gmail.com

New London County Chapter 2023-2024 25th Anniversary Program Highlights

September 10, 2023, 2 pm
Installation and convocation: Recital by past deans, followed by reception
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Niantic

October 22, 2023, 3 pm
Recital by Carolyn Hoff, followed by reception
St. James Episcopal Church, New London

January 7, 2024 (snow date January 14), 2:30 pm
Concert of new music in our chapter library
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Norwich

February 24, 2024, 10 am
Workshop: Sacred Music for Piano
Presentation by Kathleen Bartkowski
St. Luke Lutheran, 1830 Route 12, Gales Ferry

March, 2024: Fridays at noon
Lenten Recital Series (Partly sponsored by New London County AGO)
First Congregational Church, Madison

April 14, 2024, 3 pm
Gala 75th anniversary event: Concert of selected works by New London County AGO composers
Catered reception to follow
First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, 2 Ferry Rd, Old Lyme

May 18, 2024, 3 pm
MODAS: The McIvor Organ Distinguished Artist Series presents James O’Donnell in recital
Calvary Episcopal Church, Stonington
Reception to follow
Suggested donation, $20
Partly underwritten by New London County AGO

Preceding the recital, the New London County AGO chapter will hold its annual meeting

About Our Site

Members, please note: Our former third-party website is no longer functioning. If you have not already done so, you should now replace all your previously saved bookmarks and links, as the old links may lead you to unrelated content! Note especially that any saved text or link containing the domain name “newlondonago.org” is no longer working. We regret any inconvenience to members. If you need help with this issue please do not hesitate to contact us.

To clarify, please copy (and save or bookmark anew) the current web address of the page you are now reading:

https://wp.agohq.org/chapters/new-london/

For corrections or questions related to the behavior or appearance of this page, you may contact our webmaster.

Executive Board, 2022-2023

Dean — Kathleen C. Cooper — DeanNLCAGO@gmail.com

Sub Dean — Susan Paisley — SubDeanNLCAGO@gmail.com

Secretary — David Warfield

Treasurer — Susan Rees Jones — TreasurerNLCAGO@gmail.com

Members-at-Large

John Anthony

Cheryl Banker

Kathleen Bartkowski

Michael Noonan

Additional Committee Chairpersons

Chaplain — Temporarily vacant

Education & AGO Certification — John Anthony

Historian — Elizabeth Limkemann

Librarian — Michael Lianos https://www.cathedralofsaintpatrick.org/Music/AGO-Library

Newsletter Editor — Susan Rees Jones

Facebook Page Manager –- (YOUR NAME COULD BE HERE!)

Placement — Alan McNeely pipeorgantuner@aol.com

Roberta Bitgood Scholarship Coordinator — John Anthony

Newsletter : Things Great & Swell

Great news! Susan Rees Jones is our new newsletter editor. The monthly deadline is the fifteenth of the preceding month. The newsletter is e-mailed at the first of the month or shortly before. For submissions and related questions only, e-mail the editor here.

Roberta Bitgood Organ Scholarship

2024 WINNER ANNOUNCED!
Leydet Garlobo Gonzalez

Leydet has advanced degrees and experience in choral conducting. She studied choral conducting at the Provincial School of Music of Matanzas, Cuba (2005), and Musicology at the University of Arts in Havana, Cuba (2013). Leydet currently studies organ with Nathan Bayreuther in support of her goal of becoming a church musician and sacred music leader.

Congratulations, Leydet!

Membership Policy

The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to foster a thriving community of musicians who share their knowledge and inspire passion for the organ. Membership in the New London County chapter of the AGO is open to anyone with an interest in the organ and to all organists from new beginners to seasoned performers.

The New London chapter welcomes church musicians regardless of education or ability.

We welcome new members!

More information about regular membership can be found here: https://wp.agohq.org/membership/membership-overview/

Those who are not practicing musicians can join as a Chapter Friend. Chapter Friends pay a small annual dues; they receive chapter communications and are invited to participate in all chapter events, but they do not receive The American Organist journal and do not have the opportunity to be listed in the chapter substitute directory.

For more information about the Chapter Friend membership, please contact our treasurer, Susan Jones (treasurernlcago@gmail.com).

Placement

Employers and job seekers are invited to log in and post or search listings of available positions on the AGO national website. Also, you may join our chapter to receive the monthly Things Great & Swell which does publish relevant local information. Thanks to Alan McNeely for agreeing to serve as our new local placement officer!

Contact Us

DEAN Kathy Cooper

SUB DEAN Susan Paisley

Links

AGO National website