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From Our Dean, Ann Reed

Where Are They? I’ve been looking for them for almost two months now. Here. There. Around the corner. Behind me. My success rate is zero. I had no idea they were so hard to find. Where are those lazy days of summer? I just spent a week with a dozen young women (certainly not lazy days) and their talk was all about classes starting in less than three weeks, with sports tryouts and welcome days sooner. Zip—zap—zoop—and summer is officially done. Maybe I should have been looking for lazy hours instead? Not to brush past August, but with September comes cooler quieter days. The sun is heading back south. The air feels different—quieter. The 10th will be our chapter opening social for the 2016-17 season. We’re going to brunch in our gardens and I hope you’ll mark your calen-dar and come enjoy the changing season, some fine food and great company. I always come away from chapter events rejuvenated and inspired by our member’s organ doings. Mark your calendar for late morning (11:00) and look for more info in the September newsletter. While you’ve got your calendar out I recommend you mark the West Region’s convention in Salt Lake City, June 11-15, 2017. A mere five hours away—plenty of fine in-struments to hear—family and friends to stay with—we’ve got to go! I’m not always able to untangle myself at the last minute but can usually maneuver when I look ahead. Wouldn’t it be great to make it a chapter field trip? My August challenge for you: play a bit for pleasure. May-

be I’m challenging myself on this one. Regardless, be well

and happy in all your doings and see you in September.

Ann Reed

AMERICAN GUILD

OF ORGANISTS Les Bois Chapter Newsletter

August 2016

www.agoboise.org

The mission of The American Guild of Organists

is to enrich lives through organ and choral music

What’s Happening in Les Bois Land

Noon Organ Recital — 12:15 PM

Monday, August 8 Dallin Baldwin

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist 775 North 8th Street, Boise

Saturday, September 10th Chapter Social

More details in September newsletter

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Les Bois Chapter Executive Committee

Dean: Ann Read, annreed1959@gmail.com Sub-Dean: Tyler Carlisle, tyler@fpcboise.org Treasurer: Kirk Higginson, SPC, treasurer@agoboise.org Membership Coordinator: Sheryl Hillman, SPC, sheryl_hillman@hotmail.com Website: Ryan & Robyn Henrie, ryan@henrie.org Newsletter: Jerry Wagner, SPC, jerry_k_wagner@yahoo.com Members-at-Large: Myra Miles, rod1-myra2@msn.com Norma Stevlingson, njstevling@gmail.com Glenn Poole, lpol83712@gmail.com

Please check out and join our Facebook page at this link: AGO Les Bois Chapter Or just search Facebook for “AGO Les Bois Chapter”

Next Board Meeting Tuesday, August 23

7 PM Contact Ann Reed for more information. We can always use help with event planning for the coming year!

Our condolences go out to chapter member Patricia Nelson on the passing of her daughter Joy Patrice Hurska. Joy passed away on March 14 in Vancouver, Washington, of cancer.

Recital Program

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Es ist ein Ros, entsprungen - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Litanies - Jehan Alain (1911-1940) Le banquet celeste - Olivier Messiaen (1928-1992)

Dallin Baldwin is an undergraduate student studying organ

performance at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. For the

past two years Dallin has been studying with Dr. Brian Mathias.

While attending BYU, Dallin has taken classes in organ registration,

organ literature, and organ pedagogy as well as general music theo-

ry and music history classes. He has performed in solo freshman and

sophomore recitals as well as group recitals and hymn sings. He re-

cently had the opportunity of playing at the Air Force Academy

Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dallin has regularly partici-

pated in playing the hymn for BYU’s weekly devotionals which are

broadcast on BYU-TV. He is currently the ward organist in his home

ward for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he

plays weekly for their services. Dallin has been happily married to

his wife Carlee now for over a year. He enjoys cooking and traveling

with her. Dallin plans to finish his undergraduate degree in organ

Noon Recital — This Monday August 8

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Organist Workshop September 17, 2016 + 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church + 5009 Cassia + Boise, Idaho

The congregation of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at the corner of Cassia and Orchard in Boise invites you to join them as they celebrate the recent installation of a Johannus Ec-clesia organ. Dr. Steven Hoffman will lead a workshop for church organists Saturday morning, September 17th, 9:30-12 noon. This will include a reading session of organ mu-sic from Morning Star Music Publishers and Concordia Publishing House as well as hym-nody, registration, general playing tips, and the relationship between Lutheran theology and sacred music as well as Dr. Luther’s appraisal of music as we prepare to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Dr. Steven Hoffman serves as Kantor at King of Glory Lutheran Church, Cheyenne, Wyo-ming and St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Laramie, Wyoming. He is university Organist and Lecturer in Music at the University of Wyoming, where he teaches Organ and Counter-point in the Department of Music. Dr. Hoffman received the Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance and Choral Music at the Lawrence Conservatory of Music, Appleton, Wiscon-sin, where he studied organ with Miriam Duncan and George Damp. He received the Mas-ter of Music in Organ Performance at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, where he studied with Larry Schou. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ and Sa-cred Music at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he studied with Marilyn Ma-son. Kantor Hoffman is a composer, and is writing a book on the relationship between Lu-theran theology and sacred music in the Reformation.

Organ Recital

September 18, 2016 + 4:00 p.m.

In October, Dr. Hoffman will travel to Wittenberg, Germany for the re-dedication of the Castle Church, where Dr. Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses on October 31, 1517. As part of the rededication, Dr. Hoffman will be playing an organ recital of works based on Luther’s hymn tunes. Dr. Hoffman will be performing the same recital at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Boise on September 18, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.

Did you know? The AGO has a career website where you can search music-related jobs. It has a lot of nice features and is easy to use.

View Musical Jobs

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AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS RECOGNIZES THREE AWARD WIN-NING COMPOSERS

Distinguished Composer Award Presented to David Ashley White AGO/Marilyn Mason Award in Organ

Composition Presented to Ivan Božièeviæ AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition Pre-

sented to Michael Gilbertson

NEW YORK CITY — The American Guild of Organists (AGO) honored three award-winning compos-

ers at its Annual Meeting on June 22, during the 2016 AGO National Convention in Houston, Tex. AGO

Vice President Christian Lane presided over the award presentations to David Ashley White of Hou-

ston, Ivan Božièeviæ of Croatia, and Michael Gilbertson of Hamden, Conn.

The 2016 Distinguished Composer Award was presented to David Ashley White. The prestig-

ious award, created in 1986, is presented biennially to recognize outstanding composers of organ and

choral music in the United States. White’s anthem, With a Shining Like the Sun, for mixed chorus, brass,

timpani, organ, and congregation, was given its premier performance during the convention. Previous

award recipients include: Virgil Thomson, Ned Rorem, Daniel Pinkham, Samuel Adler, Dominick Ar-

gento, William Albright, Conrad Susa, Emma Lou Diemer, Dan Locklair, William Bolcom, Alice Parker,

Carl Schalk, Margaret Sandresky, Richard Proulx, Stephen Paulus, Craig Phillips, and Libby Larsen.

The 2016 AGO/Marilyn Mason Award in Organ Composition was presented to Ivan

Božièeviæ for The Moonpiper–A Bagpipe Dance for Organ, which was given its

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premier performance by Joby Bell during the convention. The award included a cash prize of

$2,000, and publication by Hinshaw Music Inc.

The 2016 AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition was presented to Michael Gil-

bertson for his anthem for SATB choir, organ, and trumpet, The Voice of the Lord, which was given its

premier performance during the convention. The award included a cash prize of $2,000 and publication,

both provided by the ECS Publishing Co.

Additional information about AGO new music competitions and awards can be found on the

AGO Web site, Agohq.org.

The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. Founded

in 1896 as both an educational and service organization, it sets and maintains high musical standards and promotes the understand-ing and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music. The AGO fosters a thriving community of musicians who share their

knowledge and inspire passion for the organ and currently serves approximately 16,000 members in more than 300 local chapters

throughout the United States and abroad. THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Magazine, the official journal of the AGO and the Associated Pipe

Organ Builders of America, reaches an estimated audience of 20,000 readers each month.

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AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS’ HIGHEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS BESTOWED AT AGO NATIONAL CONVENTION

President’s Award Presented to Frederick R. Haas Edward A. Hansen Leadership Award Given to

Robert C. Bennett

NEW YORK CITY — The American Guild of Organists (AGO) bestowed its two highest awards of national

distinction in conjunction with the 53rd biennial AGO National Convention in Houston, Tex. Award presenta-

tions were made during the Guild’s Annual Meeting. AGO President John Walker made the presentation to

Frederick Haas, and at Walker’s request, Jeffrey Hoover made the presentation to Robert Bennett because of

Hoover’s long association with the award recipient.

The AGO President’s Award was presented to Frederick R. Haas of Philadelphia, Pa. The prestig-

ious award, created in 1988, is presented biennially to recognize outstanding contributions to the art of the

organ in the United States. The 2016 President’s Award was given to Haas “in gratitude for his inspired artist-

ry, faithful support, and generous patronage of the King of Instruments.”

Past recipients of the AGO President’s Award include: Clementine Miller Tangeman, Alice Tully,

Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Hulings, Amelia Lay Hodges, J. Michael Barone, Roberta Bitgood, FAGO, CHM, Edward

A. Hansen, AAGO (posthumously awarded), Anthony Baglivi, Craig R. Whitney, Pleasant T. Rowland, Mr.

and Mrs. Wesley C. Dudley, Messrs. Ronald G.

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Pogorzelski and Lester D. Yankee (posthumously awarded), Martha Rivers Ingram, and Christoph

Wolff.

The AGO Edward A. Hansen Leadership Award was presented to Robert C. Bennett of Houston,

Tex. Created by the AGO National Council in 1999 to honor the memory of the Guild’s distinguished past

president, Edward A. Hansen, AAGO, the prestigious award is presented biennially to recognize individuals

who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the AGO. The 2016 Edward A. Hansen Leadership

Award was given to Bennett “in gratitude for his lifetime of devoted service to the Guild and his leadership in

the Houston Chapter spanning more than seven decades.”

Previous Hansen Award recipients include: Karen McFarlane Holtkamp, Ruth M. Caswell, Joyce S.

Hesketh, Betty Jean Bartholomew, D. DeWitt Wasson, CHM, Marianne Webb, Frederick Swann, Peter and

Lois Fyfe, and Barbara Owen.

BIOGRAPHIES FREDERICK R. HAAS, organist and philanthropist, is a native of Villanova, Pa., and has per-

formed throughout the Philadelphia region his entire life. He is Assistant Grand Court Organist at Macy’s Cen-

ter City Philadelphia, where he performs on the Wanamaker Organ weekly, and co-chaired the 2016 OHS

National Convention in Philadelphia, June 26–July 2.

Fred Haas began piano study at age six and, during high school, had organ lessons with Robert

Plimpton. He was admitted to the Oberlin Conservatory as a student of David Boe, and studied with Fenner

Douglass, David Craighead, Harald Vogel, and William Porter through the Oberlin Summer Organ Institutes.

He was awarded a bachelor’s degree in organ performance from Oberlin in 1983 and returned to Philadelph-

ia. He was assistant organist to Jeffrey Brillhart at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church until 1986.

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A lifelong advocate for the King of Instruments, Mr. Haas is founder of the Historic Organ Trust, an

organization dedicated to preserving and restoring important American pipe organs. He is a board member

of the Historic Organ Restoration Committee at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall and was lead donor of the

Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ (Dobson, Opus 76) in Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts,

Philadelphia.

Mr. Haas is a trustee of the William Penn Foundation, trustee of the Wyncote Foundation, a pa-

tron of new and traditional opera at the Metropolitan Opera and at Opera Philadelphia, and a trustee of

Santa Fe Opera.

ROBERT C. BENNETT has given more than 70 years of service to the AGO. At the age of 13, he was elect-

ed treasurer of the Houston Chapter and has since held multiple terms as dean and auditor. Bennett was co-

ordinator of the 1958 AGO National Convention in Houston, cocoordinator of the 1988 AGO National Conven-

tion, and advisor to the 2016 AGO National Convention. Additionally, he was coordinator of the 1973 AGO

Mid-Winter Conclave and AGO Region VII Convention.

Bennett was Diaconal Minister of Music and Fine Arts at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Hou-

ston, where he designed its organ and served for 42 years. He was chair of the subcommittee on hymn

tunes for the 1988 United Methodist Hymnal and the 1993 hymnal supplement. He is a Fellow of Trinity Col-

lege, London, and holds a doctorate from Southwestern University.

The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. Founded

in 1896 as both an educational and service organization, it sets and maintains high musical standards and promotes the understand-

ing and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music. The AGO fosters a thriving community of musicians who share their

knowledge and inspire passion for the organ and currently serves approximately 16,000 members in more than 300 local chapters

throughout the United States and abroad. THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Magazine, the official journal of the AGO and the Associated Pipe

Organ Builders of America, reaches an estimated audience of 20,000 readers each month.

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AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS NAMES PRIZEWINNERS IN NATIONAL COMPETITIONS

Eight Prizes Presented to Six Organists at AGO National Convention in Houston, Tex.

NEW YORK CITY—The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is pleased to announce the

results of its National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance (NYACOP) and the

National Competition in Organ Improvisation (NCOI). Prizewinners were recognized at the

53rd biennial AGO National Convention in Houston, Tex. The following prizes were awarded:

NATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION IN ORGAN PERFORMANCE

First Prize—Katelyn Emerson The Jordan Organ Endowment Prize: $10,000, awarded in conjunction with a

solo recital on the Jordan Family Organ in Columbus, Ga.; The Lilian Murtagh Memorial Prize: $3,000 cash

award and career development assistance provided by Karen McFarlane Artists; a CD recording by Pro Or-

gano; a performance at the 2018 AGO National Convention in Kansas City, Mo.; and a series of award recit-

als throughout the U.S.

Second Prize—Kirk Rich

$5,000 cash award provided by Kegg Pipe Organ Builders

Third Prize—Weicheng Zhao

$3,000 cash award provided by John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders

Audience Choice Prize—Weicheng Zhao

$1,000 cash award provided by the Martin Ott Pipe Organ Company

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NATIONAL COMPETITION IN ORGAN IMPROVISATION

First Prize—Thomas Dahl

$3,000 cash award provided by the estate of McNeil Robinson; a CD recording by Pro Organo

Second Prize—Matt Gender

$2,000 cash award provided by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Ltd.

Third Prize—Kalle Toivio

$1,500 cash award provided by Pamela and Steven Ruiter-Feenstra

Audience Choice Prize—Thomas Dahl

$1,500 cash award provided by David and Robin Arcus

NATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION IN ORGAN PERFORMANCE

The National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance promotes the highest level of organ performance. The competition serves as a springboard for emerging young organists, allowing them to contin-ue to develop their performance ability by participating in the various demanding stages of this competition. Established in 1950 and held biennially, the competition is open to organists between the ages of 22 and 32.

The judges for the final round of the 2016 NYACOP in Houston were Edoardo Bellotti, Dean Billmeyer, Susan Ferré, James Kibbie, Ludger Lohmann, John Schwandt, and Carole Terry. Major support for the com-petition was provided by the Jordan Organ Endowment, Karen McFarlane Artists, Kegg Pipe Organ Builders, John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, the Martin Ott Pipe Organ Company, the Nita Akin Competition Fund, and the Dallas (Tex.) AGO Chapter, host of the semifinal round.

NATIONAL COMPETITION IN ORGAN IMPROVISATION A flourishing tradition of improvisation has always been fundamental to a truly vital musical culture.

Although musical extemporization has enjoyed a rich heritage in Europe for many centuries, the art form is in perilous risk of extinction in America except among a few organists and jazz musicians. The NCOI con-tinues to set the standard for organists seeking to demonstrate their skill in extemporaneous performance, the highest and most challenging musical art form.

The judges for the final round of the 2016 NCOI in Houston were David Arcus, Marie Rubis Bauer, Pamela Decker, Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet, David Enlow, Tom Trenney, and David Ashley White. Major support was provided by the estate of McNeil Robinson, Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Ltd., Pamela and Ste-ven Ruiter-Feenstra, and David and Robin Arcus.

Biographies of the 2016 competitors can be found in the April 2016 (NYACOP) and May 2015 (NCOI)

issues of THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Magazine.