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- Volunteer educational and service organization
- Founded in 1896
- National organization for organ and choral music
- Divided into nine regions
- Local chapters in each state
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- Membership open to anyone—regardless of denomination or musical ability
- Members receive
- The American Organist magazine
& chapter newsletters
- Dues are paid yearly
- Voting Membership
- Non-Voting Membership
- Chapter Friend Membership
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- Learn, develop, and share new organ skills
- Attend workshops, recitals, hymn sings, concerts, lectures, master
classes, conventions, etc.
- Discover new organ music
- Associate with other organists
- Participate in organ competitions
- Certify : Service Playing (SPC)
- Associate (AAGO)
- Colleague (CAGO)
- Fellow (FAGO)
- Choir Master (ChM)
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- Began in 1979
- Offers help to organists through workshops, recitals, lectures, master classes, organ crawls,
concerts, and other activities.
- Chapter Deans:
- 1979 –1980: Gerald Dick
- 1980 – 1981: Michael Bigelow
- 1981 – 1982: Don Cook
- 1982 – 1984: Douglas Bush
- 1984 – 1986: Joan Stevens
- 1986 – 1987: Brett Zumsteg
- 1987 – 1990: Scott Mills
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- 1990 – 1992: Thomas K. Hinckley
- 1992 – 1994: Carol Dean
- 1994 – 1996: Lella Pomeroy
- 1996 – 1998: Larry Tomkinson
- 1998 – 2000: Jean Moss
- 2000 – 2002: Parley Belnap
- 2002 – 2004: Cynthia Wells
- 2004 – 2006: David Chamberlin
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- Utah Valley Chapter Member
recital and potluck dinner
- Potter home in Park City
- 3-manual Rodgers organ
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- Keynote speaker
- Dr. Richard Elliott, FAGO
- Salt Lake Tabernacle Organist
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- Utah Valley Chapter Members performed Bach’s organ works
- Bigelow tracker organ in the Provo Central Stake Center
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- Dr. Douglas E. Bush, organist
- Bigelow tracker organ
- Provo Central Stake Center
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- Douglas E. Bush, director
- Larry Tomkinson, organist
- Bigelow Tracker Organ Provo Central Stake
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- Richard Elliott, FAGO, organist
- BYU-Idaho Symphony Orchestra
- Salt Lake Tabernacle
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- Directed by Martha Sargent
- Performed at the State Hospital Chapel.
- The choir preparing for a recent
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- Carol Dean – Basic Organ Registration
- Cindy Wells, Nadine Turner, & Ben Crandall – Basic Pedal Technique
- Dr. David Pickering – Organ Keyboard Technique, and Practicing
Effectively
- Dr. Parley Belnap – Hymn Playing I
- Dr. Don Cook – Hymn Playing II, and Computer Resources
- Eila Cagle – Relaxation & Avoiding Injury
- Ryan Murphy – Working with the Conductor
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- Meg Griffith – Registration hints
- Dr. Parley Belnap – 72-hour Survival Kit for organists
- Cindy Wells – Using legato
- DeeAnn Stone – Ideas on phrasing
- Carol Dean – Effective introductions and proper tempos
- Lella Pomeroy – Practice tips
- Laura Pettersson – Preparation
- Lillian Heil – Playing with confidence
- Dr. Don Cook – Repeated notes in hymn playing
- Elise Richards – Interpreting hymn text
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- Dr. Kimberly Marshall, Arizona State University
- Master class / recital
- Bigelow tracker organ
- Provo Central Stake Center
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- Dr. Belnap related his
experiences playing the BYU Jerusalem Center organ.
- Marcussen Organ of Denmark.
- 3101 pipes
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- Organ in barn
- Made from three organs
- 2,000 pipes
- Console originally from Lincoln Center
- Sold to Dr. Robert Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral
- Purchased by Hal Stoddard
- "Toccata and Fugue for Four Cows in D Manure.“
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- Utah Valley Chapter members performed and sang selections of his music.
- Members of his family and the community were invited to attend.
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- Dr. John Ferguson, Professor at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
- Master class on hymn playing
- Hymn Festival Fireside
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- World’s Largest Organ Recital – deJong Concert Hall, BYU
- Performers:
- Dr. Douglas Bush
- Dr. Don Cook
- Joan Stevens
- David Chamberlin
- Lella Pomeroy
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- Carillon bell recital – Don Cook
& “Festival Organ” exhibit at BYU Museum of Art
- Lecture / Tour – Michael Bigelow, M.L. Bigelow Organ Factory
- Richard Elliott organ recital
- Richard Cleary lecture, historian University of Texas at Austin
- Michael Baron, Pipedreams moderator
- Organists--William Kuhlman,
- Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra,
- and James David Christie
- Claire Rogers organ recital
- Laurence Libin lecture, NY Museum of Art
- Douglas Bush organ recital / lecture
- Mike Ohman – silent movies and community sing-a-long
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- Lella Pomeroy, Dean
- Lee Clark, Sub-dean
- DeeAnn Stone, Sec / Newsletter
- Joan Barnett, Treasurer / Registrar
- Dr. Don Cook, Member at Large
- Jean Moss, Member at Large
- David Pickering, Member at Large
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- September – Opening social
- October – Hymn Sing
- November – Featured composers
- December – Christmas choir presentation
- January – David Chamberlin presentation
- February – History of hymns
- March – Bach night
- April – Annual SUPER SATURDAY ORGAN WORKSHOP
- May – Closing social / member recital / potluck
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- Cache Valley - Tyler Anderson, Dean
- Ogden - Karen J. Miller, CAGO, Dean
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/agoogden
Salt Lake City - Michael
W. Shelton, Dean http://www.agohq.org/chapters/saltlakecity
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- We hope you enjoyed this slide presentation.
- For more information,
- visit the AGO National website:
- www.agohq.org
- or
- the Utah Valley AGO Chapter website:
- www.geocities.com/uvagonewsletter
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- Resources for LDS Organists
- www.geocities.com/ddstone48
- Organ Tutor
- www.organtutor.byu.edu
- LDS Organist Yahoo! Group
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ldsorganist
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