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2009-2010 Past issues of the Utah Valley Chapter newsletter and other historical
information are archived here ________ ___________ Chapter
Officers 2008-2010 Dean Mike Carson Sub-Dean Gayle Farnsworth Secretary/Treasurer Joan Barnett Newsletter Editor Carol Dean Website Editor DeeAnn Stone Publicity Mark Clark Historian Florence Hawkinson Education Lori Serr BYU Student Rep. Felipe Dominguez Members-at-Large David Chamberlin Ruth Ann Hay Lella Pomeroy Claire Rogers ________ A year-by-year outline of our chapter
activities since 1987. (without music)
Resources for LDS Organists |
Welcome to the website for the Utah Valley Chapter of
the American Guild of Organists. We
hope the information on this site will be helpful to you. Our chapter is
committed to helping all organists-- beginners to advanced--by offering
workshops, lectures, recitals, and other activities to help improve their
organ skills. Anyone who is interested
in the organ, even if you’re not an organist,
is invited to come learn with us. To help
facilitate this learning, we have a unique opportunity to have the support
and help of the Brigham Young University organ faculty, who willingly give
their time and expertise to help us train and educate organists. At our
chapter meetings, we offer help on a basic level from learning to play hymns
to learning about the most difficult works from famous composers, as well as
other interesting topics. AGO offers
various certification levels to help facilitate and encourage learning and
skill development. PDF forms outlining
the requirements for certification can be downloaded from the National
Headquarters site here. Brigham
Young University also offers a wonderful organ certification program that is
well worth your time and effort to complete.
Information about their certification program, as well as the annual
organ workshop, and other information can be found here. We encourage
anyone who is interested to become a member and join our chapter. Being part of AGO is a life-enriching
experience. Click here for a membership form! ____________________________________________ Become a member of the Guild The Guild extends a cordial invitation
to organists and organ enthusiasts of all ages to join with us in promoting
the organ, encouraging excellence in the performance of organ and choral
music, and participating in a forum for the mutual support, inspiration,
education, and certification of its members. While membership is not required
to participate in the Utah Valley Chapter, we sincerely appreciate your
support. ___________________________________________ BYU Organ Workshop Organists in the community, who
have not paid the workshop fee, are most welcome to attend any of the
following events during the week of BYU Organ Workshop, August 2-6:
_________________________________________________ "The organ is the most
desirable instrument for the production of devotional music. The sustained,
majestic tone of organ pipes suggests peace, quiet and the calm of the
infinite. It tends to relieve the tense and nervous roughness which often
accompanies the practical struggle of life. Its steady bass and the
principal diapason suggest nobility and greatness to a degree not possible
with any other musical instrument" (Alexander Schreiner, Music
and the Gospel, pg. 59). --Submitted by Meg Griffith ________________________________________________ Chapter
Photos ·
Photos from the January 16, 2009 Informal Recital at
the Provo Tabernacle ·
Photos from the May 15, 2009 Informal Recital at the Salt Lake Tabernacle ·
Photos from the October 16, 2009 Informal Recital at Robin Cardon’s home ·
Photos from the October 30, 2009 UVAGO 30th Anniversary event ·
Photos from the March 21, 2010 Chapter Bach Recital at the Utah State Hospital Chapel ________________________________________________ Our former Chapter
Dean in the News “Organist
an example of devotion to a craft” The Provo Daily Herald
has a very nice write up about our dean, Mike Carson, and makes mention of
our chapter. You can read the article here. Mike says, “I would really appreciate
it if you would leave an online comment about what the guild has done
for you, so that when people read the article and the comments, there will be
testimonials about the benefits of being affiliated. This is not about singing my praises, but
about singing the praises of the guild.”
You can leave comments here,
after you login. ___________________________________________ Be
sure to check back often for updates Website
updated May 30, 2010 Contact DeeAnn Stone, website editor at dstone@uvago.org, if you have
something you would like to have included on the website, i.e. recitals,
lectures, musical items for sale, helpful hints, quotes, links to other
music-related websites, etc. |
Temple Square Performance Organist Marsha Foxgrover will perform in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on
Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. as part of Temple Square
Performances. (Free admission, 8 years of age and older.) Her program
will include the “Timpanogos Suite,” written for Ms. Foxgrover by Crawford
Gates. Marsha Foxgrover has performed extensively on the West Coast and
in the Great Lakes region, appearing at major churches, colleges and
universities, and for chapters and regional conventions of the American Guild
of Organists. A recipient of many special honors, Marsha won AGO chapter contests in
Pasadena and Long Beach, CA; the Gruenstein Memorial Scholarship of the
Chicago Club of Women Organists; and was awarded departmental honors with the
M. Mus. degree from the University of Southern California. Her teachers
include Robert Rayfield, Robert Prichard, Ladd Thomas, and Irene Robertson.
Currently she is Organist in Residence at Rockford College in Rockford,
IL, and is also on the music faculty of Rock Valley College. She most
recently served as organist of First Covenant Church, Rockford, and as a
member of the National Commission for Church Music of the Covenant Church.
Formerly organist of Lake Avenue Congregational Church in Pasadena, CA,
she also was full-time instructor in music at Azusa Pacific College, Azusa,
CA. _______________________________________ SUPER SATURDAY April 24, 2010 ·
Click here
for the Super Saturday Handouts ______________________________________________________ Lori Serr to perform on organ recital series First United Methodist Church of Salt
Lake City has begun an organ recital series to feature community organists.
This unique organ recital, called A Wesleyan Sermon, is held on the
second and fourth Sundays of each month at 5:30 p.m. The 40-minute recital includes
three organ works, two hymns, and a short reading from one of John Wesley’s
sermons. On the May 23 program, Lori Serr will perform Prelude in G Major (J.
S. Bach), Pastorale (Franck), and Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower
(Peeters). Seth Bott is scheduled to perform on the May 9 program. If you are interested in
performing or attending, please go to: www.firstmethodistslc.org to view past
and upcoming programs. For further information, contact Scott Mills at
801-230-4139. |
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