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Organ Artists Series
Concert Photo

Organist Richard Elliott of the Mormon Tabernacle in performance with the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, directed by Brady Allred, at Heinz Memorial Chapel on the University of Pittsburgh Campus.


Photo courtesy of AGO Member
Stanley E. Yoder.

The Organ Artists Series (OAS) Committee hosts world-renowned performers at concerts in Pittsburgh several times each year. Over a hundred organists have visited Pittsburgh in the past 25+ years under the sponsorship of this series. Visit that link for information about these special concerts.

Monthly updates of local concerts and events are listed in the Noteworthy Events section of the regular Chapter Newsletter. Planned season schedules are listed at Concert and Recital series.

Check the Pictures of Recent Events for some great pictures of recent concerts and meetings!

If you're a friend of music, consider becoming a Chapter member today! Check the Registration Page for more information about the Guild, or visit our AGO National Headquarters home page.

PITTSBURGH CHAPTER
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS

The purpose of the American Guild of Organists is to promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles, to encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of Guild members.

Alan Lewis

May Meeting - Hymn Festival
By Alan J. Lewis - Chapter Sub-Dean (sub-dean@pitago.org)

Our 2011-12 season concludes on Monday, May 21. (Please note that, to avoid a conflict with Memorial Day, we are meeting on the third Monday of the month, not the fourth!) Tom Taylor will be our host, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Allison Park; he is also coordinating the program, which will be a Hymn Festival. The service is built around the theme of the Holy Trinity, with readings by Susan Palo Cherwien. Music will include hymn-arrangements for choir, congregation, brass quintet, violin, and handbells, with arrangers including K. Lee Scott, Michael Burkhardt, Anthony Baldwin, Sondra Tucker, Al Fedak, and David Ashley White; the programming aims to feature usable and accessible music for churches and music programs of all sizes. Alaine Fink, Michael Frank, Corrine Fink-Atkins, and John Thickey have worked with Tom as the festival's design-team. Thanks to them all for their work!Text Box: May Meeting Menu (Prepared by guest chef Tom Balestriere) • Family Style salad, with Bread & butter • Basil-crusted Chicken Breast • Green Beans Almondine • Buttered Baby Red Potatoes • Italian Crème Cake See page 9 for dinner reservations

Guild members are encouraged to invite their pastors and/or parish musicians for this special evening. In addition, members are invited to sing in the choir for the Festival; there will be one rehearsal on Sunday, May 20 from 2-4 p.m., at St. Paul's. If interested, please send an email with your mailing address to ttaylor@stpaulsumc.com and he will send you the music ahead of time. Thank you!

Thanks, as this busy season winds down, to all who have helped in the planning and realization of our programs this year. The Program Committee will be meeting in the coming weeks to finalize plans for the 2012-13 season, and I invite your input, if you have ideas or concerns. Please contact me before May 8 via email at subdean@pitago.org.

Attention Choir Directors

On April 20, 2013, three thousand singers from area choirs will have the opportunity to join their voices together with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in the Singing City, a special concert event which will kick off a weeklong Music for the Spirit Festival. The PSO is inviting choir directors forcocktails and light hors d'oeuvres on Monday, May 7 at 5:30pm in the Mozart Room at Heinz Hall party to learn more about how their choirs can be a part of Singing City. RSVP to Christine Hestwood (chestwood@pittsburghsymphony.org) by May 1 if you are interested in attending or need additional details.

The full text of this invitation with additional details is available here.