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The October 2001 CrescendoTake Note...I trust you all enjoyed reading about one of the Dallas Chapter AGO's youngest members, Clay- ton McCleskey, in last month's Crescendo. He is living proof that the organ and its music will be alive and well in the new millennium. I am proud that the Dallas Chapter and its members have been so influential in this young person's life and in helping to ignite his passion for the organ.There should always be a healthy balance of looking to and planning for the future and remem- bering and honoring the past. I am pleased that Michael P. Snoddy has agreed to be the Chap- ter's new historian. I know that Michael has a passion for vintage instruments and church archi- tecture that have endured from previous generations. He is the perfect person to organize and care for the Dallas Chapter AGO archives which are now housed in the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in downtown Dallas. Very soon he will be purchasing more appropriate storage units as a result of moneys given in memory of long-time member Vi Marshall. There is a wealth of hidden information that is waiting to be found in our archival material. Jason Pedeaux and I had a delightful time rummaging through the many boxes as we prepared for our February, 2001 meeting at the library. I happened to find a newspaper article dated February 15,1953 from The Daily Times Herald that told about the "new" organ installation in the Collegiate Chapel of St. Albans at Canterbury House, "on the Heights at SMU." I gave a copy of the article to Barbara Kelton, present chaplain at Canterbury House, to use for their 50th anniversary celebration last month. I recently cleaned out drawers and files from the past 19 years and donated all AGO and organ related materials to our archives. I challenge you to find newspaper clippings, recital programs, convention books, organ dedication programs, and other AGO materials that you can either mail to me or give to me at our next meeting. I will be happy to pass these materials to Michael who in turn will see that future generations of organists have access to this valuable part of our his- tory. As most of you know by now, Robert T. Anderson recently moved to Hawaii where he will be living near his brother Ron and family in an assisted living facility. Mary and Joe Preston, George and Margie Baker, and Steve Roberts all have helped enormously in his move, including the placement of his libraries, working at the house and helping with all the attendant needs in getting it ready for market. He said he was definitely looking upon this move as an adventure, as is typical of Bob's optimism and good spirit. You may send notes and cards to RTA c/o Ronald Anderson, 759 Kii Street, Honolulu, HI 96825. Your Executive Committee voted at its meeting last month to provide a lifetime Dallas AGO membership to Dr. Anderson for his years of service and dedication to the Chapter. We all wish him well in this new "adventure." Finally, in view of the events of September 11, remember the eloquent writing of hymnwriter Carl P. Daw, Jr., "0 day of peace that dimly shines through all our hopes and prayers and dreams, guide us to justice, truth, and love, delivered from our selfish schemes. May swords of hate fall from our hands, our hearts from envy find release, till by God's grace our warring world shall see Christ's promised reign of peace."
Pray for peace, October Meeting to Feature Oklahoma City OrganistThe October program of the Dallas Chapter AGO will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday evening, October 15th, 2001, at Northridge Presbyterian Church. The program is "Organ Music 2001 - What's New for Sunday Morning?" presented by guest Tony Godding of Oklahoma City, on the new Nichols & Simpson Pipe Organ.Social "hour" begins with wine available by the glass at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. at $10 per person. Lucy Tamez Creech will cater an "Oktoberfest" with bratwurst, potato salad and sauer- kraut, dessert and trimmings! To make a reservation, please call 972-233-4152 any time, then enter 7144 and you will reach the AGO reservation hotline. Leave your name and the number of reservations you require. Please call by Thursday evening, October 11. Fender's Music Company from Denton will have a display of music being featured during the session. These pieces, as well as other music, will be available for purchase. To reach the Northridge Presbyterian, go south on Abrams from Mockingbird Lane five blocks to Bob- 0-Link, turn left (east) and proceed to 6920 and the church.
Antone Godding is professor of music and university
organist at Oklahoma City University. A native of
Kansas, he was educated at Friends University, Wich-
ita, Kansas; Union Theological Seminary, New York
City; and holds the Doctor of Musical Arts in organ
performance and literature from the Eastman School
of Music, Rochester, New York, where his major pro-
fessor was Russell Saunders. As a Fulbright scholar,
he was a student of Helmut Walcha at the Staatliche
Hochschule fuer Musik, Frankfurt-am-Main, Ger-
many. Dr. Godding is a past-dean of both the Okla-
homa City and Waterbury, Connecticut Chapters of
the AGO. He served for nine years as Oklahoma State
Chairman and for seven years as treasurer of the
Oklahoma City Chapter. He has held church positions
in Kansas, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York,
and is currently organist at the Nichols Hills United
Methodist Church in Oklahoma City. He has con-
ducted organ repertoire sessions annually for over
two decades at Oklahoma City University and for
AGO groups at local, regional, and national meetings.
Saint Matthew's Cathedral, Dallas, Presents All Saints Festival of HymnsThe Music Ministry of Saint Matthew's Cathedral (Episcopal) will present an All Saints Festival of Hymns on Sunday evening, November 4, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. This even is free and open to the public. An offer- ing will be taken to support the Ministry of Music at the Cathedral.The evening will feature those in attendance accompa- nied by the magnificent pipe organ at the Cathedral, a brass quartet, and the Saint Matthew's Cathedral Choir. The Cathedral's Music Director, John Emory Bush, will be at the organ console for the evening. The audience will be led by Donald Krehbiel, Artistic Di- rector of the Orpheus Chamber Singers and Director of Music at First Unitarian Church, Dallas. The Festival of Hymns is designed to create an envi- ronment in which people of all faiths and beliefs can find comfort, solace, strength, beauty, and inspiration from singing an extended collection of hymns in a large ensemble setting. The program will comprise a • wide selection of hymns, including well-known favor- ites such as For all the saints, A mighty fortress is our God, All creatures of our God and King, as well as some lesser-known gems, and a few surprises. Audi- ence members will have the opportunity to sing with instruments and a capella. St. Matthew's Cathedral is located at 5100 Ross Ave- nue at Henderson in Dallas. A reception will follow in the Great Hall. The Cathedral doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the size of the audience is limited to 500. For further information, contact the Cathedral office at 214-823-8134.
America's Organists and Choir Directors Comfort Those Who Mourn in Our Nation's Churches and SynagoguesNEW YORK CITY — The healing sound of the pipe organ continues to surround worshipers nationwide as members of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) go to work each weekend. Attendance at churches and synagogues is unusu- ally high in the aftermath of the unprecedented and horrific attack on America, and the reassuring power of music will be there to comfort all those who mourn. Organists and choir directors of all ages, races, faiths, and creeds minister through music every weekend, leading hymns of faith and anthems of assurance.The thoughts and prayers of the American Guild of Organ- ists, through its National Headquarters in New York City and 341 local chapters, go out to all of those who suffer from the recent acts of terrorism. The National Chaplain of the AGO, the Rev. Dr. Victoria Sirota, has called upon AGO members to "put on the 'armor of light' in this fight of evil against good," so that through our work "God's holy and loving em- brace may be felt in this broken world." She continues, "You are important caretakers of the spiritual life of our religious institutions."
October PipedreamsPIPEDREAMS Program No. 0140 (week of 10/1/2001)Organ Fireworks ... in a trans-continental project to record and popularize organ music, recitalist Christopher Herrick has real- ized a youthful dream.
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