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Message from the Dean
Greetings!
It’s hard to believe that Fall is nearly here. I love this time of year, with programs gearing up, plans made for the coming season, and, of course, a wonderful year of AGO events!
My thanks to Sub-Dean Lyndon Meyer and the Program Committee for presenting an exciting year of programs. You will find a complete list attached to this issue of The Tracker. Mark these events on your calendar now and plan to attend all of them. I have made a standing reservation for each dinner meeting with Fred Elder, and you can do the same!
The Tulsa Chapter has much to be thankful for:
- A beautiful city filled with magnificent instruments.
- A Chapter full of wonderful, committed, talented members.
- Generous donors who enable us to do some really imaginative programming.
- A Chapter Executive Committee that is committed to nurturing the cause of the organ in our community.I encourage you all to attend our opening bash at the LeStourgeon’s home on September 1 at 6:30pm. Our newly elected and installed Regional Councillor, Vicki Schaeffer, will be with us and will install the officers for this new term.
- See you on the 1st!
- I am honored to serve as Dean for the next two years and I look forward to great times together.
- In addition, we will get to celebrate a milestone with one of our members, and have the chance to hear Dale’s Hauptwerk organ. If that isn’t enough, we always have great food and fellowship!
See you on the 1st!
Casey
Casey Cantwell, Dean
Local Events
Start-the-year-with-a-party Party ● Monday, September 1 at 6:30pm
Join us at the home of Dale and Cheryl LeStourgeon, hosts extraordinaire, for a great time together; 5109 E 106th Street, Tulsa
Tuesdays at Trinity ● 12:15 – 12:45pm
Sept 2 – Cody Lowery, Organist, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Okmulgee
Sept 9 – David Hughes, Organist, First Christian Church, Stillwater
Sept 16 – Susan Panciera, Organist, Boston Avenue UMC
Sept 23 – Kent Dennis, Pianist
Sept 30 – Lindsey McKee, Soprano
Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S Cincinnati, Tulsa
Pre-Evensong Recital ● Sunday, September 7 at 4:30pm
Organist Christopher Ganza, St. Charles Borromeo, Oklahoma City
Choral Evensong ● Sunday, September 7 at 5:00pm
Sung by the Trinity Choir, music by Smith, Sumsion and Mundy
Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S Cincinnati, Tulsa
NorthEast Active Timers (NEATs) Fall Gathering ● Wednesday, September 10, 10:30am – 1:00pm
All “chronologically gifted” (55+) friends are invited. Featured entertainer will be Barron Ryan, pianist, who will play before the covered-dish luncheon is served at noon. The program on “End of Life Issues” will be presented by Alissa Drescher, program director for Tristesse Center for Grief Counseling.Yale Avenue Christian Church, 36th & S Yale, Tulsa
American Theatre Organ Society Concert ● Friday, September 19 at 7:00pm
Members of the Sooner State Chapter perform on the 1928 Robert Morton theatre organ ● Free — Tulsa Technology Center, S 129th E Avenue (Olive) and S 111th Street (Florence), Broken Arrow
Evenings at the Bernsen ● Friday, September 19 at 7:30pm
Pianist Sun Min Kim, winner of the 2008 Tulsa Crescendo Music Award
Great Hall of the Bernsen Center, 700 S Boston, Tulsa
25th Annual Organ Recital ● Sunday, September 21 at 3:00pm
Organist Michael Bedford in recital, assisted by brass quartet; performing music by Pinkham, Dandrieu, Bach, Bedford, Cundick, Peeters, Locklair, Reger
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 4200 S Atlanta Place, Tulsa
Pre-Evensong Recital ● Sunday, September 21 at 4:30pm
Organist Wyatt Smith, Graduate Student at Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Choral Evensong ● Sunday, September 21 at 5:00pm
Sung by the Trinity Choir, music by Leighton, Howells, and Jane Marshall
Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S Cincinnati, Tulsa
Solemn Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ● Sunday, September 28 at 6:30pm
Sung by the Cathedral Schola ● Holy Family Cathedral, 8th and Boulder, Tulsa
Douglas A Nelson Memorial Concert Series ● Sunday, Sept 28 at 7:00pm
Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez in recital, followed by a gala reception ● Free
Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S Cincinnati, Tulsa
Newsletter
2014-2015 Program Year:
Monday, September 1, 2014 Start-the-year-with-a-party Party
6:30 PM Special guest Dr. Vicki Schaeffer, SW Regional Councillor
Members playing the Hauptwerk Organ
Home of Dale and Cheryl LeStourgeon, 5109 E 106th Street, Tulsa
Sunday, September 28, 2014 Douglas A. Nelson Memorial Concert
7:00 PM Spanish Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez in Recital
Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S Cincinnati, Tulsa
Saturday, October 18, 2014 Workshop: “Adventurous, Easy Early Music for Church Programming”
10:00 AM Presented by The Broken Consort, early music ensemble from Boston
Christ the King Catholic Church, 1520 S Rockford, Tulsa
Lunch Meeting at Full Moon Café, 1525 E 15th Street, Tulsa
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Recital with Organ and Harp
6:30 PM Dinner Meeting
7:30 PM Organist Charles Callahan and Harpist Stephen Hartman
Featuring Leo Sowerby’s Harp Concerto
Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S Cincinnati, Tulsa
Saturday, January 10, 2015 Brunch and Meeting
9:30 AM First Watch Restaurant, 8104 E 68th Street, Tulsa
Monday, March 9, 2015 Oklahoma City Chapter Exchange Recital
6:30 PM Dinner and Joint Meeting with OKC Chapter
7:30 PM Organist Scott Raab in Recital
First Baptist Church, 403 S Cincinnati, Tulsa
Thursday, April 16, 2015 Members’ Recital
6:30 PM Dinner Meeting
7:30 PM Members of the Tulsa Chapter in Recital
Church of Saint Mary, 1347 E 49th Place, Tulsa
Saturday, May 2, 2015, 10:00AM Workshop: “How do you get those sounds? Authentic registrations from around the world on American organs”
Presented by Nathan Laube, Concert Organist
Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S Cincinnati, Tulsa
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 End-the-year-with-a-party Party
6:30 PM Home of Brad Morgan and Kinnee Tilley
3170 S Gary Place, Tulsa (Farrell Dixon’s former home)
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE THE TULSA CHAPTER NEWSLETTER “THE TULSA TRACKER”?? Please email the editor: Karen.rich.Tulsa@gmail.com to be placed on the distribution list!
Membership
You can go online to renew your membership – please do so right away so you will be included in the Chapter Directory.
Two new check-off boxes have been added to the online membership information if you wish to be included on either the substitute or teacher list – please update that information.
The membership renewal form also has a place where you can make an additional contribution to the Chapter. This contribution will be combined with your dues and can be paid at the same time. The easiest way to renew your membership is to pay online with a credit card. If, however, you wish to pay be check, you may print out your dues invoice and mail it to: AGO National Headquarters, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260, NYC, NY 10115.
If you do not have an email address in your AGO membership record, you will receive a renewal notice by mail.
For those persons who are Friends of the Tulsa Chapter, you will also receive a notice asking if you want to make a contribution to the Chapter. The same information outlined above applies to you. There is a space on the membership renewal form for you to make a contribution – we very much appreciate your continued support!
Should you have any questions or experience any difficulty using the new AGO ONCARD system for updating your membership or renewing your dues, please contact me. I am more than happy to help you work with this new system. Email me at michael-mccrary@utulsa.edu or call me during the day at 918-631-2793. (Please leave a message if I’m away from my phone.)
Mike McCrary
AGO ONCARD Liaison
Placement
Harvard Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is seeking a part-time organist and accompanist with a high proficiency in piano and organ to play for a traditional Sunday morning service and supporting rehearsals. Availability for special performances is important and playing for weddings and funerals helpful. Qualified persons would have a passion for faith and church life, attested music skills and competencies, and enjoy a growing ministry with a team-player spirit. Harvard Avenue Christian Church is an energetic community of faith with a new, and renovated, facility that includes a new organ. The newly installed instrument is a 3-manual Rodgers Organ, Model 588. Interim accompanist could start as soon as September 1, 2014. Interested candidates should inquire further with Lead Pastor, Mark Briley. (918) 742-5509. mark@hacctulsa.org.
Contact Ferne Howell at fehowell@cox.net for information.
Employers and job seekers are invited to post and search listings of available positions on the Guild’s National Website.
Certification
Contact Eliot Glaser at eg@eliotglaser.com for information.
Contact Us
Dean
Casey Cantwell
casey@caseycantwell.com
Sub-Dean
Lyndon Meyer
lmeyer@churchofsaintmary.com
Secretary/Historian
Karen Rich
karen.rich.tulsa@gmail.com
Treasurer
Fred Elder
fredelder@cox.net
Auditors
Eliot Glaser
Mike McCrary
Members at Large
Vicki Smith (2018)
Karen Hiller (2016)
Ferne Howell (2020)
Yearbook
Bruce Wilkin
beedub@aol.com