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Church Music Notes
JANUARY 2015
Still Seeking Additional ACM-Member Composers of Organ Music
Many thanks to those of you who have already responded in the affirmative following the article in last
month’s newsletter about a possible unique project to raise funds for the Ruth Pilger Andrews Organ Scholarship! We think there are more composers of organ hiding out there in our ACM membership who could
help make this project a reality...so don’t be shy!
To recap, ACM’s Scholarship Committee is considering hosting a fundraising organ recital in early October
2015 at St. James Church (Good Shepherd Catholic Parish) in Madison that would feature organ pieces written by our own members. The pieces would be performed by either the composer or someone else, and all
of the pieces would be published in a book that would be available for sale, with proceeds benefitting the
Ruth Pilger Andrews Organ Scholarship Fund.
The guidelines for the submitted compositions are as follows:
 Scored for solo organ, or organ and solo instrument, or organ and solo voice/choir.
 Scores for which the organ is not the solo instrument must include an accompaniment written
specifically for organ, not a generic “keyboard” designation.
 Sacred or secular.
 3 – 6 minutes in length.
The musical content may be original material, based on a public domain hymn tune or other melody in the
public domain, or a transcription or arrangement of another piece of music that is in public domain.
The deadline to commit to this project has been set at January 31, 2015, and can be done by emailing ACM
vice-president, Deborah Krauss Smith, at [email protected]. If enough ACM members are intrigued
by this project and willing to commit to it, the actual scores, which can be handwritten, would need to be
submitted by March 31, 2015.
ACDA 2015 National Conference:
Salt Lake City, Utah
The American Choral Directors Association’s biennial national
conference will be held in Salt Lake City from February 25-28,
2015. Registration is now open, and early registration closes
January 21. Extensive information about the conference, including schedules for concerts and workshops, is available at
their website: http://acda.org/page.asp?page=conferences
Upcoming Events
News from Sinsinawa Mound:
Sinsinawa Mound offers a variety of events and retreats. Registration deadlines are one week prior to the
event start date. For more information, contact Guest Services at (608) 748-4411 or visit our website
atwww.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter. Sinsinawa Mound, the Motherhouse for the Sinsinawa Dominican
Sisters, is located in SW Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles NE of Dubuque.
Sunday, January 4, 4:30pm: Epiphany Prayer Service
As the Christmas season comes to a close, celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany with the Sisters. This evening prayer will include preaching, music, and a procession to the Christmas crèche.
Tuesday, January 6 through February 1
Sinsinawa Art Gallery 2nd annual Sinsinawa Amateur Art Show. Creative works of all kinds and media by
nonprofessional artists of the Mound community will be displayed.
Personal days of reflection and private retreats are available at Sinsinawa Mound. You choose the length
and type, either a private experience in which you decide how to spend your time or a directed retreat
with the option of having a spiritual director.
First Unitarian Society Noon Musicales
Fridays 12:15 – 1:00pm in the National Historic Landmark Auditorium of First Unitarian Society
Friday, January 9: Jeremy Kienbaum, viola & Vincent Fuh, piano, music of J.S. Bach and Bela Bartok
Friday, January 16: Kassia and Friends, with Susan Savage Day & Rebekah Demaree, sopranos, Corey
Mackey, clarinet & Sharon Jensen, piano
Music of Barbara Harbach, Lori Laitmen, Libby Larsen, Rossini and Schubert
Friday, January 23: Theodore Reinke, piano and organ
Music of Enrico Bossi, Carl Nielsen and Gabriel Faure
Friday, January 30: Peiyi Guan, flute & Zijin Yao, piano,
Music of Schubert, Schumann, Chen Yi and Dutilleux
The Frank Lloyd Wright designed Meeting House at Madison’s First Unitarian Society hosts talented area
musicians most every Friday, October through May, from 12:15 to 1:00pm. Bring your lunch and enjoy
complimentary coffee and live music. The concerts are free of charge.
Upcoming concerts in the St. Andrew’s Episoopal Church Concert Series
1833 Regent Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, www.standrews-madison.org
Friday, February 6, 7:30pm: Bruce Bengtson, Organist
Friday, March 13, 7:30pm: Celtic Ensemble, Bi Dana
Friday, May 1, 7:30pm: Matt Sintchak, saxophone and Sarah Read Gehrenbeck, organ
For many years, St. Andrew's has been used by area music groups for rehearsal and concerts because
they value its warm, clear acoustics and intimate space. So, as part of our desire to introduce new people
to our church and give a cultural offering to the community, we launched our own concert series.
Proud of our fine 21 rank Taylor and Boody organ, we also felt there was a need for it to be used and
experienced in a concert setting with guest artists.
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January 2015 — Volume 32, Issue 5
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Keep in Touch...
Send submissions for
Church Music Notes to:
Linda Warren
P.O. Box 45765, Madison, WI 53744-5765
or by e-mail to [email protected]
Deadline for newsletter submissions is January 15 for the
February 2015 issue.
Other correspondence should be sent to:
ACM, P. O. Box 5321, Madison, WI 53705
Substitute list coordinator
and registrar
Linda Warren
[email protected]
Chaplain
Father Michael Vanderhoef,
Assumption Greek Orthodox
Church, Madison, 608-354-8873
www.MadisonACM.org
[email protected]
ACM Board of Directors
President/AGO Dean
Patrick Gorman
(608) 833-1682
Cathedral Parish of St. Raphael, Madison
Vice President/AGO Sub-dean
Deborah Krauss Smith (608) 328-4838
Secretary
Lyle Anderson
(608) 258-9997
Plymouth Congregational UCC, Madison
Treasurer
John Krueger
(608) 837-3111
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Sun Prairie
Board Members at Large
Dean Gardner (2015) (608) 206-7439
Cathedral Parish at Holy Redeemer, Madison
Gary Lewis (2016)
(608) 277-9698
Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison
Sigrun Franzen
(608) 515-9587
Past President
Aristotle Esguerra
(608) 514-4391
St. Mary / St. Ignatius Church, Cross Plains
2015 AGO Regional Conventions
Region: Northeast (formerly Regions I & II) Host: New Haven Chapter, New Haven, CT
When: June 28-July 1, 2015
Contact: Lars Gjerde Phone: 585-200-8903 (h)
Region: Mid-Atlantic (Formerly Region III) Host: Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA
When: June 21-24, 2015
Contact: Larry Allen Phone: 412-563-0300 (w) 412-366-9198 (h)
Region: Southeast (Formerly Region IV) Host: Charlotte Chapter, Charlotte, NC
When: July 1-4, 2015
Contact: Mr. Timothy J. Belk Phone: 704-864-2651 ext. 108 (w) 704-309-0822 (c)
Region: Great Lakes Region (Formerly Region V) Host: Indianapolis Chapter, Indianapolis, IN
When: July 12-15, 2015
Contact: Mr. Todd A. Saul Phone: 765-438-7147 (c) 765-963-2048 (h)
Region: North Central (Formerly Region VI) Host: Saint Louis Chapter, Saint Louis, MO
Date: June 22-24, 2015
Contact: Mr. Andrew J. Peters Phone: 314-367-0367 (w)
Region: Southwest (Formerly Region VII) Host: Fort Worth Chapter, Fort Worth, TX
Date: June 28 – July 1, 2015
Contact: Dr. H. Joseph Butler, AAGO Phone: 817-257-6629 (w)
Region: West (Formerly Regions VIII & IX) Host: San Diego Chapter, San Diego, CA
Date: June 28 – July 2, 2015
Contact: John (Jack) Lasher Phone: 858-483-1326 (h)
Positions Available (For listings from previous newsletters, visit our website : MadisonAcm.org. )
Submissions for job postings should be made to [email protected] and [email protected].
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Thank you for your support of ACM!
And thank you for another successful membership renewal campaign.
Current membership stands at 65 churches and 55 individual AGO members.
Please feel free to contact Treasurer John Krueger (phone 608.249.0679; e-mail
[email protected]) or registrar Linda Warren ([email protected]) if you have
any questions about ACM or AGO membership.
All of us who volunteer time for ACM are grateful for your support!
For more information on the Association of Church Musicians,
Positions Open, Membership and Upcoming Program Highlights,
visit our website at www.MadisonAcm.org