Events

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Austin organ and the inauguration of the Jolidon Concert Series of the Hartford American Guild of Organists, Music at the Red Door and the Jolidon Concert Series present David Hurd in concert.
Gala reception to follow.
Free admission, donations welcome (suggested donation $20)

Free concerts celebrating the restoration of the 1903 George W. Reed tracker organ completed by Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc. of Northhampton, MA in June of 2020.

Includes rain dates; attendees will be offered the option of social distancing outdoors on the lawn.

• Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, 3:00 p.m. Grant Moss, Organist
Rain date: Saturday, Sept. 18

Meet Oliver Latry, Titular Organist of Notre Dame, Paris. He will present a video tour of the organ, and chat with us live from Paris via Zoom.

Memorial service for Charles Page

Table seating adheres to social distancing regulation;
Outdoors, masks are optional;
Indoors (in case of rain), masks are required!
• Food: box lunches catered by Panera and soft drinks OR – bring your own if you prefer.
• Speaker: Father CJ of St. Mary’s “Music and musicians
in the church.”
• Music Swap Table: bring unwanted music to give away.
RSVP please by June 2 to agospringfieldma@gmail.com
Your name and any guests (clergy encouraged), indicate if you will prefer box lunches or plan to bring your own. Hope to see you there!

This is a joint Zoom meeting with the Northampton District Organists" Association (NDOA) from Northampton England. Bill Czelusniak will present a slide show of his organ building/repair business Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc., located in Northampton, MA USA.

For more information, or for the link please send an email us at agospringfieldma@gmail.com.

Join us on Sunday, February 7th from 5:00-6:15 for a fascinating experience via the miracles of Zoom. You will have the opportunity to meet and chat with other organists. Then our special guest will be Ed Clark, Minister of Music at First Church of Farmington, CT. He will show us his Hauptwerk setup and five organs. He has a fascinating home studio of multiple keyboard instruments. He will share his pre-recorded demo, avoiding the delay time it takes for the computer to load each organ .He will be on live to follow up with questions and answers. You will see how, from one's living room, you can play your choice of organs around the world!
Mr. Clark has been Minister of Music at the historic First Church of Christ, Congregational, Farmington since 1965. He is organist for the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and has been featured in the symphony’s performances of the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony. For over twenty years he was a member of the organ and harpsichord faculty at the Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford. He has recently rejoined the Hartt faculty teaching continuo playing courses. He has made frequent appearances with the CT Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Arcadia Players Baroque Orchestra, the Springfield Symphony, Orchestra New England, the Hartford Chorale, CONCORA, Chorus Angelicus and the Connecticut Choral Society as well as with numerous church choirs. He has performed in recital and with chamber music groups throughout the Northeast. Mr. Clark has been active in the American Guild of Organists, serving as Dean of the Hartford Chapter, education and exam coordinator, judge for local and regional young organist competitions, and currently as the newsletter editor/publisher. He is a founding member of the United Church of Christ Musician’s Association, has edited and published program books for its biennial summer conferences and serves as its webmaster. Mr. Clark has made a number of trips studying historic organs of Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. His home instrument collection includes a two manual Franco-Flemish style harpsichord by Carl Fudge, a single manual south German style harpsichord by Carl Dudash, a lautenwerk converted from a Zuckerman Flemish harpsichord, a Hubert style clavichord built by Mr. Clark from a Carl Fudge kit, a Klop continuo organ, a three manual Hauptwerk virtual organ, and a Baldwin grand piano.
We are thrilled to bring Mr. Clark to you!
Please indicate your interest in attending by emailing agospringfieldma@gmail.com- and the Zoom link will be sent to you.
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Our monthly Happy Chat Zoom meeting will be Sundat Jan 3, 2021, at 5:00. Bring along your stories of Christmas and dreams of the new year to share.

The Episcopal Church of the Atonement in Westfield, MA will offer a service of Advent Lessons and Carols on Sunday Dec. 13th. The service will be provided on Youtube as a pre-recorded service. A virtual choir made up of current and former Choral Scholars will provide the music for the service along with Music Director Scott Bailey. Advent Lessons and Carols uses readings from the prophetic books to foretell the coming of Jesus Christ into the world.

The service will be available beginning at 4:00 on Dec. 13th. You can find the service on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiyBlYiEmr452euR7x92STQ or by visiting our website at www.atonementwestfield.org.

The Holyoke Civic Symphony, conducted by David Kidwell, will present its second virtual concert of the season on Sunday, December 13 at 3:15pm. The concert, entitled "Home (of course!) for the Holidays," will feature a mix of classical and holiday pieces. Free. http://www.holyokecivicsymphony.org/home-for-the-holidays/

Sunday December 6th from 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Bring your favorite beverage, a festive snack, don your Santa hat and join us for a fun time! We would love to see your smiling face on our computer screens and hope that you will join us.

In order to enjoy live music over Zoom as much as possible, here are the Zoom requirements that will make a big difference. These will apply to our meeting as well as anytime you use Zoom for music.:They will be repeated when you let us know that you are coming.
Use Zoom on a computer. For best sound, avoid a phone or tablet.
Within that Zoom account,you will want to go into your Audio settings (hover over audio in the lower left in order to find it).
Click on Advanced in the lower right, Turn on original sound.
Make sure it says "Enable Original Sound" in the upper left of your screen
Make sure that your volume bar on both mic and speaker is increased to the right. Also check the master volume on your laptop or desktop so that we can hear you!
Underneath the mic bar, uncheck the "Auto adjust"
Do not check echo cancellation as it will create weird sounds.
We look forward to seeing many of you and having a joyous on-line party. Normally, we would eat, drink, be merry, sing, wear festive garb. Well, we're looking forward to doing all of that online together!
Access to this event will be sent to you on December 3rd.

During this time of isolation, the Board has decided to hold Zoom chats on a variety of topics. The gatherings are fun and friendly, so please join us! We plan to hold them on the first Sunday of each month.

Our Dean Martha Sienkiewicz will host. The topic will be "How to plan church music for the holidays".

We are thrilled to present a special program on Baroque Ornamentation taught by International Bach Festival Competition winner Balint Karosi. This is being brought to you by the Springfield Chapter and is being opened to our sister chapters. It will be held online and you must register for this Zoom event. Registration should be in the form of an email request to : agospringfieldma@gmail.com. Please reserve, as there will be a cap on attendance. Open to organists, pianists and music teachers. If you are working on a baroque selection with ornaments that you want some fresh ideas on, this is the workshop for you!

During this time of isolation, the Board has decided to hold Zoom chats on a variety of topics. The gatherings are fun and friendly, so please join us! We plan to hold them on the first Sunday of each month.

Our topic will be "piano music that works well in church services". Some of us could use some fresh ideas.
If you have some music to recommend, bring it along to the chat for our "Show and Tell". We will then compile a list of the favorites and send it out.

During this time of isolation, the Board has decided to hold Zoom chats on a variety of topics. The gatherings are fun and friendly, so please join us! We plan to hold them on the first Sunday of each month.
This month's topic is "How are our non-church music endeavors going?".
Special guest Elizabeth George, AGO Director of Member Engagement & Chapter Development

Presented by Church Music Institute
August 7-8

The live, online workshop offers attendees the chance to interact with our esteemed clinicians: Dr. Don Horisberger and Dr. David Arcus.

Topics include:

· “Choral Music for these Times – Dr. Don Horisberger.
· “Navigating the New Normal” – Panel discussion with Drs. Horisberger and Arcus and other practicing worship leaders
· “Composing Organ Music Using Public Domain Hymn Tunes” - Dr. David Arcus
· “Building a Lessons & Carols for Advent for Live Streaming” - Dr. Horisberger
· "Church Copyright Compliance - Even Now." – Tim Binkley

The cost of the workshop is $25 for CMI members, including those with joint AGO/CMI membership. AGO members can learn how to activate their discounted CMI membership when they login to AGOHQ.com. Further info at:
https://www.churchmusicinstitute.org/event/tips-from-the-masters-workshop/">https://www.churchmusicinstitute.org/event/tips-from-the-masters-workshop/">https://www.churchmusicinstitute.org/event/tips-from-the-masters-workshop/

Topic: Staying Inspired During Times of Isolation- what are you doing to keep yourself motivated? Come share your best practices. Bring a cool drink and find out what other musicians have been up to!
RSVP to request access to the call. Accessible by video and/or phone
Email:agospringfieldma@gmail.com

Music of Bach, Bohm, and an improvisation

Coffee and Donuts
Installation of Board Members
Anthem Reading