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Message from the Dean
The Norfolk Chapter of the American Guild of Organists was organized in 1954 by Dr. Charles Vogan, Professor of Organ and Musicology at Old Dominion University. Dr. Vogan served as the first chapter Dean and was active until his death in 1986. Due to increasing membership from other cities, the name was changed to the Tidewater Chapter, effective 1982, and includes members from Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. A major chapter project is The Organ Swell, a 3 week series of recitals for organ and instruments held annually in the spring, in conjunction with the Virginia Arts Festival. The chapter welcomes all with an interest in the organ!
The Tidewater Chapter proudly celebrated its 50th Anniversary Year in 2004-2005. A year of special events culminated with the hosting of a Pipe Organ Encounter for Teenagers in July, 2005.Tidewater Chapter hosted the Region III Convention in July, 2009!
Local Events
Please go to our new website at http://www.tidewaterago.org/
Newsletter
Membership
Placement
TIDEWATER MEMBERS AVAILABLE FOR SUBSTITUTING
Ginny Chilton will be moving to Newport News in July and will be available for substituting. Ginny.Chilton@gmail.com
Stephen C Leist Work:455-2131 Cell:859-338-9361
sleist@vwc.edu
Ruth MacKay: 757.464.1542
Andrew Maurice: 757.539.9254
Rose Nelson: 757.548.5510 rosenelson@cox.net
Peggy Kelley Reinburg: 757.625.5888
Dr. Lawrence Smith: 757.481.0928
Joyce Whitaker: 757.340.2557
R. Thomas Griffin: 757.365.9595
E. Rodney Trueblood: rtrueblood@roadrunner.com 252.338.8256
Ian Howard: Ian.Howard27@yahoo.com,757.410.9877
Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild’s National Website.
Certification
Contact Us
Dean – Martin Sunderland, landersun2@aol.com
Subdean – Rob Keene, music@trinitynn.org
Registrar/Treasurer – William Hamner, Jr., bhamnerjr@hamnerdevco.com
Secretary – Pat Spoettle, paws-va@peoplepc.com
Links
Tidewater Chapter on Facebook: http://www.tidewaterago.org/
Tidewater Chapter new Web page: http://www.tidewaterago.org/
Virginia Wesleyan College Center for Sacred Music: http://www.vwc.edu/csm
Symphonicity: http://www.symphonicity.org
Virginia Symphony – http://www.virginiasymphony.org
Virginia Opera – http://www.vaopera.org
Virginia Chorale – http://www.vachorale.org
Schola Cantorum – http://www.schola-cantorum.org
WHRO: http://www.whro.org
Pipedreams – http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/
Organ Historical Society – http://www.organsociety.org
John Dixon – http://www.JohnSDixon.com
Virginia Art Song Society – http://www.artsongsociety.org
Virginia Handbell Consort: http://www.vhcbells.org/
Virginia Choral Society: www.vachoralsociety.org