Our Annual Meeting will be at Gethsemane Episcopal Church, Proctorsville, VT., on
Sunday, June 3. Ed Boadway, Artist-of-the-Year (and a few assisting musicians), will play the
large, one-manual 1889 Estey reed organ which he procured for the church to replace a "spinet" electronic
in 1997. The "Philharmonic" reed organ is of the type that still serves some 150 Vermont churches, and
Estey built more than 520,000 such instruments that made the name Estey synonymous with "organs," just as
Steinway came to mind when one mentioned pianos, or Stradivarius was the one name people associated
with violins
The small, frame Proctorsville church is a few doors south on Depot St., which intersects with Main
St., also Route 131 from Ascutney to Ludlow. The sanctuary seats just 80 people, so this year's event
is a "downsized" program that features a Vermont-made product that was world-famous. The recital is at
4:00 p.m., and at the conclusion of the business meeting immediately afterward is a dinner to be
served by the Women of Gethsemane. The choices are below, and the cost is $15.00:
1. Glazed chicken breast on a bed of rice.
2. Swedish meatballs (made by a native of Sweden), served with a creamy potato cassarole.
3. For vegetarians, orzo with roasted vegetables.
The meal includes light hors d'oeuvres, white and red wine, home-made rolls, green salad, and asparagus
vinaigrette. The desert choices are assorted pies and Pavlova cake, and hot or cold coffee and tea will be
available. The dinner will likely be served a little before 5:30.
The parish hall seats just 30 people, so early reservations are recommended! Call Ed Boadway at
(603) 542-8142 by the evening of May 19, and those who call too late or don't plan to attend the
business meeting might dine at D J's Restaurant, 146 Main St., Ludlow. Reservations are best there, and the
telephone number (802) 228-5374. You could also write Ed at E.A. Boadway, Box 863, Claremont, N.H. 03743.
The North Country Chorus, under the direction of Alan Rowe, will perform Lux perpetua, Peace
and unity by Johnathan Willcocks and Requiem by John Rutter on Friday, May 4 at 7:30
p.m. at the First Congregational Church, Littleton, N.H.; on Saturday, May 5 at 7:30
p.m. at the Wells River Congregational Church, Wells River, VT.; and on Sunday, May 6
at 3:00 p.m. at the Peacham Congregational Church, Peacham, VT. Tickets will be available at
the door: $8 ($5 for students). For more information visit www.
northcountrychorus.org.
On May 6 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of St. Albans, VT., Dr. William
Tortolano, Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts & Music at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, VT., will
present a dedicatory organ recital on the church's Hook & Hastings organ, recently restored by the
Andover Organ Company. The program includes organ works by Bach, Buxtehude, Peeters, Clarke, and others.
This spring, Lynnette Combs, organist at the Universalist Church in Barre, Vermont, will give
an all-Bach organ recital on the following dates:
May 20, Sunday, 4:00 p.m. - St. Mark's Church, Springfield
May 29, Tuesday, noon - St. Paul's Cathedral, Burlington
For more information, contact Ms. Combs at (802) 426-3850
The Rutland Area Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Rip Jackson, will perform
the beautiful and moving Mass "Assumpta Est Maria" by Charpentier on Sunday, May 20 at
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, across West Street from Grace Church. The 4:30 p.m. concert
will also include Concertos by Handel, Corelli, and Vivaldi. An orchestra of 15 baroque musicians playing
on period instruments will accompany the 60 member chorus. A free will offering will be received. For more
information, call the church office at (802) 775-4301.
Our Chapter has received word that Phyllis White, organist in the Burlington area, has died. We
remember all of her family in their time of sorrow at her passing.
A Choral Workshop titled "Feast of Singing 2007" is being sponsored by St. John's Episcopal Church,
Randolph, Vermont. Clinicians are Peter and Mary Alice Amidon and Susan Dedell. The event is Saturday,
June 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chandler Music Hall, 71 Main Street, Randolph, Vermont. The brochure
and registration form is included in this newsletter.
An Organ Mini-Festival is being offered during the annual week-long Boston Early Music Festival in
mid-June. This organ event is on Friday, June 15. Part One, from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., presents the organ
in France at the time of Lully: music of d'Anglebert, deGrigny, Lully, and others. Old West Church in
Boston is the location and its C.B. Fisk organ (1971) will be featured. Part Two, from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.,
features Buxtehude and Bohm: cosmopolitan musicians of Northern Europe. The site for this event is the
First Lutheran Church with its Richard, Fowkes & Co. organ (2000). William Porter and Jan Willem Jansen
are the presenters. For more information you can contact the Boston Early Music Festival at 161 First
Street, Suite 202, Cambridge, Mass. 02142-1207. Their website is www.bemf.org
or call (617) 868-bemf. (Your newsletter editor has two brochures to share, too.)
NEW ENGLAND POE FOR TEENS
Organ instructors with students that would benefit from a POE for teens experience: the Region I site
for that event this year is Northampton, Massachusetts (Smith College) from July 22 - 27. The Springfield
Chapter is sponsoring the event, and the coordinator is E. Lary Grossman, 24 King Street, Hatfield, Mass.
01038-9750. Tel. no. (413) 247-9426. elg@bradygrossman.com or
www.springfieldago.org. Before your students schedule themselves
too heavily for their summer "break", consider getting this on their calendars before something else
interferes with this wonderful event. The Vermont Chapter has money to help with scholarships for these
students. Contact Vermont Chapter officers for details.
2007 REGIONAL CONVENTION
Further details on the AGO Region I Convention, which will occur from Sunday, June 24, 2007 through
Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Providence, Rhode Island:
Sunday June 24, 2007, 8 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence - Community Hymn Sing
titled "Sing for Peace and Justice." Co-sponsored by the RI Guild of Organists and the Providence Singers,
directed by Andrew Clark and assisted by many of Rhode Island's talented organists and other instrumentalists.
Free and open to the public.
Monday June 25, 2007, 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church in America, Providence - Paul Jacobs,
Chair of the Organ Department of the Julliard School plays the organ with charismatic style and showmanship.
Called "A new prince for the King of Instruments" by Minnesota Public Radio.
See http://www.concertartists.com/PJ.html. $15 donation
by the door.
Tuesday June 26, 2007, 2007, 8 p.m. at Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Providence - A program
remembering the works of the late Providence composer Alexander Peloquin, who reshaped church music in
America with his compositions as the Catholic church changed from Latin to English. The program features
the Gregorian Concert Choir and Orchestra. $15 donation at the door.
Wednesday June 27, 2007, 8 p.m. at Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Providence - Dame Gillian
Weir, famed British organist who drew two million Britons weekly to her BBC television series will astound
you with her skills. She is Prince Consort Professor of Organ, Royal College of Music, London. See
www.gillianweir.com. $15 donation at the door.
All events sponsored in conjunction with the Region I Convention of the American Guild of Organists,
June 24 - 27, 2007. For more information see the website: www.2007riago.org.
Or for details and to register, contact the Rhode Island Chapter, Doris Alberg, Registrar, 665 Maureen
Circle, Mapleville, R.I. 02839 (Tel. No. (401) 568-5781) or dorisja@cox.net.
John Weaver, recently retired as head of the organ departments at Curtis Institute of Music, the
Julliard School and New York's Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, is available for substituting at
churches within a 50-mile radius of his West Glover home. Contact him at (802) 525-4491 or at
marianneweaver@juno.com.
Old First Congregational Church, 1 Monument Circle, Old Bennington, Vermont 05201 (Tel. No. (802) 447-1223)
is seeking a part-time organist/choir director of one weekly service. The church is a historic building
("Vermont's Colonial Shrine") and has a small talented choir. The organ is a 1965 Wicks pipe organ.
Additional compensation is offered for weddings. Available immediately. Please send resume to the search
committee at the above address. Applicant may be interested in a similar position at First Baptist Church,
601 Main St., Bennington, Vermont (Tel. No. (802) 442-2105).
South Congregational Church, 1052 Main St., St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819 (Tel. No. (802) 748-3315)
needs a part-time organist/choir director (six hours per week) for a mainstream Congregational church with
a growing congregation and an active traditional music ministry. There is one Sunday service weekly; nursing
home service every other month; and special services such as Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, and Maundy
Thursday. Experience preferred. Directing opportunities available but not required. Two manual, 18-rank,
American neo-Baroque pipe organ installed by Berkshire Organ Company (1969); new Steinway Model B and
older Baldwin baby grand in sanctuary. Salary, $5,000+ per year, depending on experience, with first
refusal for weddings and funerals; teaching privileges. Position available September 1, 2007. Send a
letter of introduction/intent and resume/CV to Phil Brown, Music Director, Organist Search, at the
church address.
The First United Methodist Church of Burlington, Vermont is seeking a Director of Music to serve the
musical ministry of the church as choir director and organist. To apply for the position please contact:
the Reverend Richard H. Hibbert, 21 Buell Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401, or at
rhhibbert2@verizon.net.
Linda Duxbury has one pair of practically new Organmaster shoes for sale. They are a Ladies 7M, black.
$15. Please call her at (802) 439-6469 if you are interested.
The deadline for the June 2007 Pipenotes will be May 20.
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