Last Updated: 01/18/2012

Welcome to the web site of the Syracuse Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.  Here you will find information on chapter events, contact information for chapter members and substitute organists, news, and links to a variety of resources of interest to organists and church musicians. 

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Officers:

Dean - Susan Sady <ssady@roadrunner.com>

Sub Dean - Kola Owolabi <opowolab@syr.edu>

Secretary - Ruth Adams <ruthadams@mindspring.com>

Treasurer - Joyce Irwin <irwinjoyce@twcny.rr.com>

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Workshop on Sebelius Music Software - Susan Sady

Saturday January 28th, 10:30am-11:30am OCC, 4585 West Seneca Tpk, Ferrante Hall, room F182. Follow signs for the Gallery at the Anne Felton Multicultural Center - the lab is just down the hall from the gallery. Demonstration of techniques using Sibelus software that can be used by church musicians, music teachers, choir directors and others interested in music in general. Learn how to import midi files and turn them into choral and/or instrumental arrangements. Also, how to create, edit, and format your own scores with Sibelus for a variety of uses.

Recital - Bruce Stevens

Tuesday February 21st, 8:00pm Crouse Auditorium, Setnor School of Music
Bruce Stevens is instructor of organ at the University of Richmand and organist at Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, VA. He is active as a recitalist across the US and in Europe, and is a frequent performer at the Organ Historical Society Conventions. He has recorded the complete organ sonatas of Josef Rheinberger on historic American Organs.

Workshop on the organ music of Denis Bédard - Kola Owolabi

Saturday March 24th, 10:30 am - Noon Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University.
Born in Quebec in 1950, Denic Bédard is Director of Music at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver, Canada. He has written an extensive amount of repertoire for organ that is both easy to learn and accessible to any audience. This session will showcase several of his works, including sets of variations on well-known hymn tunes.
~ Lunch & Reception to follow in the Noble Room ~

Digital Organ Workshop For Young Organists - Wayne Skinner

Saturday, April 28th, 10:30am - 11:30am Pitcher Hill Community Church
605 Bailey Road, North Syracuse Gearted towards young keyboard players, this workshop and mini-concert will feature a 2-manual, 46-rank digital Allen organ, with a 100 voice MIDI sound expander/sequencer. Participants will tour the features of a digital church organ and explore creative ways to incorporate MIDI systems into contemporary and traditional church music. Participants are encouraged to play a short selection and try some of the new concepts that will be discussed. RSVP by calling 622-3926.
~ A pizza lunch will follow the presentation ~

Outreach Recital

Sunday, May 20th, 4:00pm Tully Area Historical Society 24 State Street, Tully
This concert on the 1924 W. S. Stevens organ will feature performances by several members of the Syracuse AGO.