February 2017

San Francisco Chapter NewsletterThe American Guild of Organists

Submission deadline for the March issue is February 10

inside this issueDavid Farr Memorial Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Competition Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2SFAGO Program Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3New April Event Announced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3First Schoenstein to Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4SFAGO Recital Donor List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Next Board Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Information Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Classified Listings: Positions Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Events Calendar & Looking Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Workshop, page 2

Dean’s Columnby William Vaughan

Dean’s Column, page 3

President’s Day WorkshopMonday, February 20, 2017

St Stephen’s Episcopal Church3 Bay View Avenue at Golden Gate Ave. Belvedere, CA

Host: John Karl Hirten9:00 A.M. — Coffee and pastries

9:45 – 11:30 A.M. — Choral reading session with Clifford Hill

12:00 — Catered Lunch from DiAngelos: Pizza, Salad, and Dessert

(Meat and Vegetarian choices will be provided) 1:00 – 2:30 P.M. — Working Together: The Vision and

Mission of the SFAGO

Facilitated by Dean William Vaughan and Sub-Dean George Emblom

Choral PacketsIn order to receive a choral packet, SFAGO Members and guests are asked to reserve on-line NO LATER THAN Wednesday, February 1 in order to secure the correct number of Choral Reading Packets which are being provided, free-of-charge, by Cliff Hill Music.

To reserve a packet, please visit www.sfago.com. If you do not have Internet access, please phone George Emblom at 510-848-5107 ext. 5

Wasn’t Houli’s concert fantastic at Grace Cathedral!

It was wonderful seeing many of you at Christopher Houlihan’s concert at Grace Cathedral on Sunday, January 22. I would say we had a very good turnout, considering the rain showers. There were certainly more people at this concert than I have seen in quite some time at an organ concert at Grace.

I recall, a good 30 years ago, when organ concerts at Grace Cathedral were packed in the choir area, and almost packed in the nave. Ed Stout, the curator of organs, was always there to welcome us and explain the inner workings of the organ, with lots of humor. What great memories.

After the 4pm bell toll, Ben Bachman warmly welcomed us and introduced Christopher Houlihan. Christopher came down the aisle with the aid of a crutch. He had suffered an injury at the airport the past Thursday, and as he said, he did not want to miss the opportunity to play the Aeolian-Skinner.

Beginning with the Vierne Carillon de Westminster and ending the program with excerpts from the Vierne Symphonie II, we heard a lot of beautiful symphonic registrations. He took liberties with registrations and fermatas because of the room, and those liberties were all well-chosen. He used his ears while playing and listened to what was going on in the room. Bravo!

Afterwards, at the reception, it was great to speak with Christopher, who was soon off to Georgia to play another concert. I do hope his foot heals, though. I spoke with many other organists whom I did not know. It was a delight to see many people enjoying the reception. I thank Jane Rosenblum and Andy Chislett for hosting the reception. Thank you also to George Emblom and his committee for their hard work on this year’s concert series. As George said in an email to Ben, “Thanks to you and the Cathedral for co-sponsoring the Houlihan recital. The relationship between SF/AGO and the Cathedral has been so wonderful for so many years. May it continue for many years and decades to come!” I concur.

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Please continue to keep his husband Ed in your prayers.

“May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,through the mercies of God, rest in peace”.

MeMorial Service for DaviD farr

Dear AGO Members and Friends,

A memorial service for David Farr will be held onSaturday, February 4 at 6:00 p.m. at

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,114 Montecito Ave, Oakland.

Following the service, there will be a reception in the Parish Hall.

LunchThe cost of the lunch will be $15.00. In order to keep costs low, monies will only be received at registration.

Lunch reservations must be received no later than Tuesday, February 14. To reserve lunch, please visit www.sfago.com. If you do not have Internet access, please phone George Emblom at 510-848-5107, ext. 5

Plenty of parking is available on the street and in the church parking lots.

Clifford Hill is President and Music Buyer for Cliff Hill Music Inc. An expert in organ and choral literature, Mr Hill is consulted by church musicians throughout the world. He frequently conducts choral reading sessions for many organizations in the United States. Mr Hill is a graduate of Westminster Choir College where

he earned the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees. He is active in the Association for Anglican Musicians and the American Guild of Organists.  s

Workshop, from front page

Monday, February 20St . Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Belvedere

President’s Day Workshop9:00 a .m . Coffee and pastries9:45 a .m . – 11:30 a .m . Choral Reading Session with Clifford Hill12:00 Lunch1:00 p .m . – 2:30 p .m . Working together:

The vision and mission of the SFAGO

Sunday, March 12St . Mark’s Episcopal Church, Berkeley

4:00 p .m . SFAGO Music Sale in St Mark’s Parish Hall5:30 p .m . Choral Evensong with the St Mark’s Choir6:15 p .m . Young Artist Organ Recital by Alcee Chriss7:00 p .m . Festive Reception

Sunday, April 23

St . Albert’s Priory, Oakland (tentative)3:30 p .m . Member’s Recital4:30 p .m . Wine and Cheese Reception5:30 p .m . Vespers

Monday, May 22Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco

6:00 p .m . Reception6:30 p .m . Catered Dinner and Annual Meeting8:00 p .m . A Program for Organ and Cello

Jonathan Dimmock, organ and Angela Lee, cello

San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

2016–2017 Program Year

CANCELLED

Competition updatefrom William Vaughan

I am very proud to announce that we will have two young organ students who will be in our local competition in April.

They are Dominic Pang (student of Angela Kraft Cross), and Eric Zhang (student of Chris Tietze). I wish both of them the very best in their preparation!

The competition will be held at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in San Francisco on Sunday, April 9 at 2:00 pm. Come and support our competitors. (I remember when I played in the 1983 competition which was held on the Holtkamp at UC Berkeley. Unfortunately I was the only contestant, but I still had to play in order to move on to the Regional Convention.)  s

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Please join us on Monday, February 20th, at St Stephen’s Church in Belvedere for more exciting Guild fun.

Would you believe it has already been 8 months since I became Dean? Time has just flown by. I say that because as a chapter, we need to be thinking about elections for your board for the 2017–2018 term. Wouldn’t YOU be interested?

There are a few board positions that are opening this year. They are Sub Dean Elect; Treasurer; two members for the Special Projects Committee; and four members for the Program Committee. Wouldn’t you like to be involved with your local chapter? I would be very happy to continue as your Dean, but if one of you would like to run, by all means put your name in. I would run for another position.

Personally, I shied away from any involvement with leadership in the Guild for many years. I guess the reason was because I was so myopic, and just stayed to myself and my own work. Now, being a part of the inner workings of our chapter, I feel more connected with members and the music scene. I am very glad to have said yes to Simon Berry last year. Yes, there is a bit of work involved.

Please email me if you have any desire to run for a position, or know of anyone who would be a good candidate, (billyv32@gmail.com). We meet one Monday night a month, and then we come and support our monthly Guild event. If you would like to see change, excitement, and growth in our chapter, come, be a part of the process.

One current change we are working on is our website. I am working with our new webmaster, Frank Torrano, and I am really excited about the direction we are headed. I will not give it all away now, but … it will be exciting!  s

Dean’s Column, from front page

New Membersfrom William Vaughan

We welcome our new member, James Smith.  s

Our New April Eventfrom William Vaughan

We will join the Palo Alto ChapterTo hear

Greg Zelek

Play atChrist Church, Portola ValleyOn Friday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m.

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The San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild of Organists thanks the following people for their support of the 2016–2017 Recital Series.

Bombarde ($1000+)Contra Costa Performing

Arts Society Organ Workshop

Tuba Mirabilis ($500-$999)Jon Townsend

Trompette en Chamade ($250–$499)John Agraz Jonathan Dimmock and George EmblomPatricia DuringThomas FlesherJason M. SurlesSteven WallaceArthur WestTimothy Zerlang

San Francisco AGO Chapter Recital Series Donors

Clarion ($100–$249)Linda Frances Boggiano †Gail BurnettCharles CorumJud Hammon Justin KieltyJames Martin Matsuko Murayama Chris Nichols Father Robert Rien George Allen SchellChristoph TietzeRobert Walker

† Deceased

Thank you so very much to our donors who have contributed $6,150.00 to our Recital Series. It is never too late to make a contribution to our series.

ONLINE: Go to the National AGO Website: https://www.agohq.org/; then click on MEMBERSHIP tab;click on RENEW, MEMBERSHIP/UPDATE, PERSONAL INFORMATION;enter your username and password as explained on that screen.

After you “log in”, click on MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. scroll down to the San Francisco Chapter section; click on RECITAL SERIES and follow the directions.

SNAIL MAIL: Make a check out to San Francisco Chapter AGO, with “Recital Series Donation” written in the menu area, and mail it to the Treasurer: William Visscher, 1352 Waller St., San Francisco, CA 94117-2921.  s

Hautbois ($50–$99)Claramae J. CoJeanette CoolGregory De SantisRichard DitewigElizabeth ForsythDouglas FranksKaren HaslagDavid HowittReiko Oda LaneStephen LuzmoorLilyane MoultonW Wayne RitchieStewart ScharchGerald SkeelsGary C. ToopsWilliam VaughanWilliam Visscher

Krummhorn ($25–$49)George E. Becker, MD Alan BlackNadia Blank-KolihaLeilani CameraRobert H. DouglassSusan Henderson Fisher Steven C. GrayMartin LilleyLois NelsonTerry O’ConnorMarian E. OttHelen PereiraElixabeth Vache PintarJan RobitscherEric Stevens

Vox Humana ($1–$24)Patricia HarreValda Volkova-Moran

First Schoenstein to Hartfordby Jack M Bethards

Schoenstein & Co. is building a new three-manual, 16 voice, 18 rank organ for Grace Episcopal Church of Hartford,

Connecticut. It is in the symphonic style with Great and Swell enclosed and Swell high pressure stops doubly enclosed within the Swell. The third manual borrows solo and ensemble stops from the Great and Swell. This instrument can be previewed on a YouTube video of a similar organ in New York City (search “Schoenstein Tonal Demonstration”).

Grace Church is an Anglo-Catholic Parish with a fine liturgical tradition, which the organ is designed to support. The instrument will stand in a case at the west end of the church. Installation is scheduled for May, 2017. The choirmaster and organist is Kyle Swann, who is also Lecturer in Opera at the Yale School of Music. The Priest-in-charge is the Rev. Rowena J. Kemp.  s

Next SFAGO Board MeetingMonday, February 13 at 7:30 pm

St Mary’s Cathedral, San FranciscoAll are invited

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SFAGO Newsletter is published monthly, August thru May, with a Summer issue for June/July, by the San Francisco Chapter, American Guild of Organists. Opinions stated herein are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect official policies of this Chapter. The deadline for receipt of all newsletter items is the 10th of the month preceding publication. Dean: William Vaughan, billyv32@gmail.com Sub Dean: George Emblom, gaemblom@aol.com Sub Dean Elect: Eric Choate, eric@smvsf.org Secretary: Clara Co, 510-461-1713, joyfulnotes2@gmail.com Treasurer: William Visscher, bvissch@fastmail.fm Registrar: Christoph Tietze, 415.924.1377, orgelchris@yahoo.com Webmaster: Frank Torrano Chapter Website: www.sfago.org

Newsletter Departments: Send your entries to the appropriate editor; all submissions due by 10th of the month preceding publication Events Calendar Listings: Brian Swager, 415.551.7866, sfagocal@gmail.com Job Placement & For Sale Listings: David Howitt, 510-437-0254, dhowitt@sjbalameda.org Obituary Listings: To be announced Newsletter Articles: George Morten, 209.565.6660, sfago-editor@att.net 20

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Classified AdsCollected by David Howitt

This information is provided as a service to SFAGO members and the employing institutions. Inclusion of information in this column does not imply endorsement by the SFAGO. Send Job Referrals items, Substitutes Available notices, and For Sale items to: dhowitt@sjbalameda.org. Deadline for the March issue is February 10. Online listings available at: www.sfago.org/jobs/

POSITIONS AVAILABLESan Francisco

OrGANIST/ACCOMPANIST, Faith Lutheran Church, 50 Woodsworth Lane, Pleasant Hill 94523 Organist/accompanist wanted for 9:00 am service and 10:30 choir rehearsal – approximately 3 hours each Sunday. Extra services during Advent and Lent. Play preludes/postludes, hymns, service music from the Lutheran Service Book (LC-MS, 2006) and accompany the choir with demonstrated proficiency. Two manual, Bosch tracker action organ in good condition. Position is available ASAP. Salary is at current rates in the area and commensurate with proficiency and experience. Contact Pastor Peter Woodward at pastor@welcome2faith.com or call the church office at 925-685-7353

East Bay - Inland

INTErIM DIrECTOr OF MuSIC, Episcopal Church of St John the Evangelist, 1661 15th St. at Julian Ave., San Francisco 94103 Interim Director of Music to serve from now until Easter Sunday, April 16 except for January 22, 29 and February 4. One choir rehearsal at 9:00 am and service at 10:15 am on Sunday. In addition there are evening services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil with choir rehearsal preceding these services. When applying please state the dates you are able to play and rehearse. All interim applicants are welcome to apply for the permanent position. Stipend $300 per service. For inquires and to send résumés please contact borrazas@mindspring.com.

PeninsulaOrGANIST/CHOIr DIrECTOr, First Lutheran Church, 350 Dolores Way, South San Francisco. Organist/choir director wanted who is familiar with Lutheran liturgy. Weekly service at 9:15 am with a choir of ten to twelve people. The congregation has an average attendance weekly of 35 people. Allen digital organ 1990. The church is close to the Bart station in South San Francisco. Contact Rev. J. L. Schufreider for more information. Résumés may be sent via email to schufreider@gmail.com; by mail to the address given above.

DIrECTOr OF MuSIC, St Perpetua Catholic Community, 3454 Hamlin Rd. Lafayette 94549. Seeking a Director of Music Ministry for 30 hours a week. This exempt position, classified as M1-M3 by the Oakland Diocese will include full benefits. We are seeking a talented music professional with excellent communication and organizational skills. Energized parish of 1400 families seeks candidate with strong knowledge of the Roman Catholic liturgy, an informed understanding of Vatican II and utilizing a variety of musical styles. Bachelor’s Degree in Music or the equivalent in education and experience. Music Director will develop and direct adult choir utilizing volunteer singers and also develop a children/youth choir. Candidate will also be responsible for scheduling volunteer cantors. Participation needed for four weekend Masses, holy days, prayer services, funerals/weddings and a concert series. Candidate must be able to demonstrate proficiency on both Rodgers three-manual Trillum Organ and Yamaha Grand Piano. Candidate would be a member of a collaborative parish staff. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience, please refer to the below link for salary and benefits information. Position is available 1/1/17. Please send your résumé to Fr. John Kasper at jkasper@stperpetua.org or call St Perpetua Church for more information, 925/283-0272.

http://www.oakdiocese.org/offices/human-resources/employment/personnel-policies-for-chanceries-and-parishes/AppendixE2016FullDocument.pdf

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FreeTwO MANuAL, SIx rANK, AuSTIN PIPE OrGAN available for FREE! Photos available from owner. New owner must make all arrangements to disassemble, pack and take away. For more information, please contact virginia.fowler2011@gmail.com

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Bay Area Concert CalendarCollected by Brian Swager

Events, dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Compiled from flyers, press releases, and listings submitted by members and organizations. SFAGO is not responsible for errors, although every effort is made to be accurate. Submission deadline for the March issue is February 10. Send event listings to sfagocal@gmail.com. For the most up-to-date calendar, visit www.sfago.org, click on SFAGO Bay Area Concert Calendar.

recurring VenuesChurches and institutions offering programs on a regular basis have been assigned ab-breviations so as to save space in our listings. Abbreviations are listed below with the full name of the venue. When no city is stated, San Francisco is assumed.

February2017

19 Sunday4pm. Ennio Cominetti, Organ. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

4pm. David Hegarty, Organ. CPLH

25 Saturday4pm. John Walko, Organ. CPLH

26 Sunday3:30pm. Robert Simonds, Violin. $15. RP-SR

4pm. John Walko, Organ. CPLH

4pm. Naoko Maeda, Organ. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

19 Sunday4pm. Wim Does, Organ. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

4pm. Jonathan Dimmock, Organ. CPLH

20 Monday9am. SFAGO EVENT. Presidents’ Day Workshop. St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Belvedere

25 Saturday4pm. Alfred Yoon, Organ. CPLH

26 Sunday3pm. James O’Donnell, Organ. Tickets: sfsymphony.org Davies Symphony Hall

3:30pm. Cantiamo Sonoma. Carol Menke, Director. $15. RP-SR

4pm. Christoph Tietze, Organ. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

4pm. Alfred Yoon, Organ. CPLH

February4 Saturday4pm. Gedymin Grubba, Organ. CPLH

5pm. Choral Evensong for Candlemas. Susan Jane Matthews, Director. Music of Mckie, Howells, Lauridsen. Freewill donation. Reception. SPE-BU

5 Sunday4pm. Hans Uwe Hielscher, Organ. $10 suggested donation. GC

4pm. Susanna Veerman, Organ. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

4pm. Gedymin Grubba, Organ. CPLH

10 Friday7pm. Hans Uwe Hielscher, Organ. Freewill donation. Grace Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek

11 Saturday2pm. Christoph Bull, Organ. Tickets in advance (stjohnslc.org/concert) $16/13; at the door $20/15. St John’s Lutheran Church, Sacramento

4pm. Wim Does & Susanna Veerman, Organ Duo. CPLH

4pm. Hans Uwe Hielscher, Organ. Pacific Union College, Angwin

12 Sunday4pm. James Smith, Organ. Free/donations accepted. Mission Dolores Basilica

4pm. Gail Archer, Organ. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

4pm. Wim Does & Susanna Veerman, Organ Duo. CPLH

6:05pm. Peter Yardley-Jones, Organ. Preceded by 5:30 Evensong. Reception follows. SME-B

18 Saturday4pm. Jonathan Dimmock, Organ. CPLH

CPLH: Calif. Palace of the Legion of Honor CSMA: Cath. of St Mary of the Assumption GC: Grace Cathedral RP-SR: Resurrection Parish, Santa Rosa SME-B: St Mark’s Episcopal Ch, Berkeley SPE-BU: St Paul’s Episcopal Ch, Burlingame

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March4 Saturday4pm. Jonathan Dimmock, Organ. CPLH

4pm. Choir School Concert. Susan Jane Matthews, Director. Folk music of England & Wales. Freewill donation. Reception. SPE-BU

5 Sunday4pm. Paul Meier, Organ. $10 suggested donation. GC

4pm. Jonathan Dimmock, Organ. CPLH

11 Saturday4pm. Gregory Eaton, Organ. CPLH

12 Sunday4pm. SFAGO EVENT. Music sale, Choral Evensong, Organ Recital, Reception. SME-B

4pm. Robert Train Adams, Organ; Phil Sullivan Trumpet. Free/donations accepted. Mission Dolores Basilica

4pm. Gregory Eaton, Organ. CPLH

4pm. Diana Stork & Portia Diwa, Harp. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

6:05pm. Alcee Chriss, III, Organ. Preceded by 5:30 Evensong. Reception follows. SME-B

18 Saturday4pm. David Hegarty, Organ. CPLH

April2 Sunday4pm. John Karl Hirten, Organ. $10 suggested donation. GC

4pm. Christoph Tietze, Organ. 25th Anniversary Recital. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

9 Sunday4pm. Cyril Deaconoff, Organ. Free/donations accepted. Mission Dolores Basilica

4pm. Jisook Park, Piano. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

6:05pm. Robert Huw Morgan, Organ. Preceded by 5:30 Evensong. Reception follows. SME-B

16 Sunday4pm. Sandra Simich, Piano. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

23 Sunday5pm. Temple Hill Choir & Orchestra. “Lamb of God” by Rob Gardner. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

30 Sunday4pm. Damin Spritzer, Organ. Free parking. Freewill offering. CSMA

May7 Sunday4pm. Benjamin Bachmann, Organ. $10 suggested donation. GC

14 Sunday6:05pm. Matthew Steynor, Organ. Preceded by 5:30 Evensong. Reception follows. SME-B