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Dean's Message - AGO Website Greeting
Thank you for visiting the website of the Wabash Valley Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists.
We were chartered on April 15, 2002. Our active and vital membership has grown
to thirty in one year. A sizeable and comprehensive lending music library has
been established; along with a growing scholarship fund for young students of
the organ. We sponsor monthly Sunday Afternoon Concerts, during the
fall/winter season, at Central Presbyterian Church as well as other local
churches. Our chapter has been honored to present two major artists in
concert. The late Tom Hazelton and Erik Suter of the Washington National
Cathedral both performed at the Hatfield Performing Arts Center at Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology. Workshops have been provided as requested by our
members.
Our membership is diversified; representing all levels of organ proficiency,
as well as those in other areas of music and interest in the organ. Our
chapter is active with an excellent Newsletter and many events during the
year. We welcome, with all stops out, new members that are interested in
liturgical music and/or play the organ.
Please contact me with your questions or comments.
Gary L. Jenkins, Dean Wabash Valley Chapter AGO
The AMERICAN GUILD OF
ORANISTS AND JOHANNUS ORGELBOUW LTD. ANNOUNCE JOINT PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT
THE PART-TIME CHURCH MUSICIAN
The complete organ works of Johann
Sebastian Bach, recorded by James
Kibbie on original baroque organs in Germany, are now available as
free internet downloads. The University of
Michigan's Block M Records
label is offering free downloads of all 270 Bach works in MP3 and high
audio-quality formats at
www.blockmrecords.org/bach. James Kibbie
recorded the series on seven historic organs by Silbermann, Schnitger,
Trost, Bielfeldt, and Hildebrandt. To date, there have been
approximately half a million downloads from the site.
Dr. James Kibbie, Professor of Organ
The University of Michigan