Columbus Chapter, American Guild of Organists
News Updates
[Placement & Substitute Notices are now
posted only on the Bulletin Board Page]
posted August 7 by Sara Seidel
For those of you who know Marie Gill, here is an update on her health from
her husband.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert C. Gill [mailto:bobgill3@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:52 AM
To: sara@seidelnemeth.com
Subject: Re: AGO Membership Renewal
THANKS, SARA-- MARIE IS A LONG TIME AGO MEMBER, BUT ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO
SHE BECAME ILL WITH DEMENTIA AND IS IN A NURSING HOME (SUNRISE AT GAHANNA).
FORTUNATELY UP UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN SHE FELL AND BROKE HER HIP, SHE HAS BEEN
ABLE TO PLAY THE PIANO AND THE SMALL ORGAN THEY HAVE. RIGHT NOW I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. LETTERS & CARDS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
SINCERELY BOB (ROBERT C. GILL)
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine
et lux perpetua luceat eis
from The Columbus Dispatch, July 29
Marc F. Peters, age 45, Sunday, July 27, 2008, Riverside Methodist Hospital. Music Director and Organist at Broad Street Christian Church. Graduate Reynoldsburg High School class of 1981. Attended Ohio University majoring in communication. Survived by parents, John and Kay Peters; girlfriend, Gina Bradley; aunts and uncles, Pat (Jim) Reifenshneider, Sam (Sherril) Peters; many cousins and friends. Preceded in death by mother Janet. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Arrangements by EVANS FUNERAL HOME, 4171 E. Livingston Ave. www.evansfuneralhome.net. Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries
from The Columbus Dispatch, July 27
Ruth B. Shaw, age 83, of Westerville, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Former Bookkeeper at the Union Co. and Westerville Creamery. Organist at Grace Chapel Community Church and Central College Presbyterian Church. Member of Central College Presbyterian Church. Retired organ and piano teacher. Former member of American Guild of Organists, Central Ohio Theatre Organ Society and Hanby Music Club. Preceded in death by husband Howard L. Shaw, parents Joel and Arminta R. Bargdill, brothers Edwin and Wilburn Bargdill, sisters Rosella Hall and Betty Kishman. Survived by son, Robert H. Shaw; nieces, Penny Kishman and Elizabeth Shaw; nephews, Doug Kishman and John Hall; and many great-nieces and great-nephews. Friends may call at the MORELAND FUNERAL HOME, 55 E. Schrock Road, Westerville, Tuesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., where service will be held July 30 at 11 a.m. Dr. Richard Ellsworth, officiating. Interment Blendon Central Cemetery. Donations may be made in her honor to the Central College Presbyterian Church or the Central Ohio Theatre Organ Society. Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries
posted July 21
Laura Silva has provided a single page listing of the Columbus Chapter programs for 08-09. Now is the time to print this page and post it on your refrigerator and on your choir-room bulletin board. And, while you're at it, why not pass it along to a prospective member or two?
08-09 AGO Programs (WORD document)
08-09 AGO Programs (PDF version)
posted June 9 by Laura Silva
Columbus Chapter Student Scholarship Program
Information and Application Form
Letter of Recommendation
posted February 19 by Sally Beske
Sara Seidel is now officially our new membership coordinator! We transferred the computer data over last night. I am excited for our chapter to have this new, energetic face in charge of our directory and membership data. Bryan and I are both confident that Sara will be a wonderful steward for our chapter and we are willing to assist her should the need arise.
Her contact information:
Sara Seidel
204 Hardy Way
Worthington, OH 43085
sara@seidelnemeth.com
614-825-4729
posted January 4 by Craig Cramer
Greetings,
Do you know of a student or colleague who might be interested in our MSM degree at the University of Notre Dame?
At the moment I am recruiting students for our Master of Sacred Music program at the University of Notre Dame. This program is in its third year, and it is a wonderful program that has already attracted fine students. We are extremely excited about what is going on here. The degree combines music (two organ recitals, organ literature, music history) and liturgy courses. There are details of the program on the website: http://www.nd.edu/~msm/
The assistantships pay full tuition for two years plus a stipend of $12,000 per year for two years. If you know of any prospective undergraduate students or others who are not currently enrolled in a graduate program, I would appreciate hearing from you. If you have any names to suggest, I am happy to contact them. It is not too late to apply for 2008-2009.
Typically a student on an assistantship works in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. The Sunday morning mass has been broadcast across the country every Sunday on the Hallmark Channel for the last five years; the average viewership was around 1.5 million per week. This broadcast will change soon to another network. There is so much musical work to be done there that it is a great hands-on learning experience.
Our new Fritts organ and organ hall are stunning. We have an eclectic-style tracker organ in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart that is also used for teaching, practice, and performance. You can see the Fritts at http://www.frittsorgan.com/opus024.htm
Many thanks for your help, and all the best in the new year,
Craig Cramer, DMA
Professor of Organ
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana USA
574-631-7836
http://www.nd.edu/~music/faculty/cramer.html
