TCAGO Winter Workshop | Saturday, January 26 | Westminster Presbyterian Church

Schedule at a Glance 8:30 AM Registration & hospitality @ Westminster Presbyterian Church 9:00 AM Church Music Repertoire Workshop 10:30 AM Sound Advice: Musicians' Ears - Practicing for Healthy Hearing 11:30 AM Lunch ($15 per person) 12:15 PM Sacred Art Tour 1:00 PM Clarence Mader (1904-1971): An American Renaissance Man 2:15 PM Pipedreams® Travelogue Slideshow 7:30 PM Stephen Hamilton in Concert @ St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral

Church Music Repertoire Workshop Stephen Hamilton presents a multi-dimensional workshop of recently published music by Augsburg, MorningStar and Oxford. In addition, Hamilton discusses organ technique, registration and the organization of the church service. ‘Manuals only’ music is explored as well as music for pianists new to the organ or beginning organ students who are just commencing church work. While Minister of Music at New York City’s Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal) from 1991-2011 and Chapel Organist at Columbia University, Hamilton served on the faculties of Hunter College, Manhattan School of Music, and Queens College. Now residing in Minneapolis, Hamilton continues to concertize internationally along with teaching and presenting workshops and masterclasses.

Sound Advice: Musicians’ Ears - Practicing for Healthy Hearing This presentation, by an esteemed panel from the Mayo Clinic Department of Otolaryngology will address healthy hearing practices as well as how to protect and preserve hearing. Q&A to follow presentation.

Cynthia Hogan graduated from Clarion University (PA) with a B.S. in Speech Pathology and Audiology, obtained a M.S. in Communicative Disorders from Pennsylvania State and a Doctorate in Audiology from Syracuse University. Currently, she is an Audiologist at the Mayo Clinic. James Holt completed residency training in Otolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Now retired from medical practice and surgical treatment of ear diseases, he is a member of the Chippewa Valley AGO, an organ student of Kathrine Handford, and a devoted listener of Pipedreams®. Neil Patel graduated from Duke University with a degree in biomedical engineering and received his M.D. from the University of Illinois subsequently pursuing residency training in Otolaryngology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Patel stayed on to be the first neurotology fellow at Mayo and is currently in his first of a two-year fellowship performing surgery for

hearing loss, balance disorders, and tumors of the ear and brain.

Sacred Art Tour & Lunch After enjoying a catered lunch with colleagues and friends, take in the Westminster Gallery (est. 2002) which exhibits and collects religious and secular art representing diverse ethnic and cultural traditions. Featured art is from the Westminster collection, private collections, and from regional and nationally known artists who demonstrate the connection between art and how it informs faith practices.

Clarence Mader (1904-1971): An American Renaissance Man Jacob Benda will discuss the life of Clarence Mader who is widely recognized as an influential teacher, prolific composer, visual artist, poet, and organ consultant. Mader's distinctive writing style will be

demonstrated as Jacob performs a variety of his compositions for solo organ: Fanfare Prelude, Bell Serenade, October Interlude, Fangle, A Passiontide Fantasy, Concerto for Organ (excerpts), and Afternoon of a Toad. Currently serving as the Director of Music and Liturgy at Nativity of Mary Catholic Church in the Twin

Cities, Jacob Benda earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Louisiana State University in 2015. His debut recording, Music at Midnight: A Tonal Palette, was released on the Centaur Label in 2014; it is the first commercial recording to feature, exclusively, organ music by Clarence Mader. Dr. Benda has given lectures on the life and music of Mader at Yale University, and at the 2014 American Guild of Organists National Convention held in Boston, MA.

Pipedreams® Travelogue Slideshow Michael Barone and Lise Schmidt share glimpses of intriguing instruments visited during various organ-focused adventures abroad. Building upon a curiosity which began in his teens, Michael Barone has

been involved with the pipe organ for more than 50 years. As host and senior executive producer of Pipedreams, he is recognized nationally for his outstanding contributions to the world of organ music. Michael’s talent and commitment have been recognized with numerous awards, including the American Guild of Organists

President’s Award, the Distinguished Service Award of the Organ Historical Society, and the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. In 2002, he was selected for induction to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.

Stephen Hamilton in Concert Venture to St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral (519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis) at 7:30 PM to hear virtuoso Stephen Hamilton play Bach, Franck, Ginastera (Toccata, Villancico & Fugue), Messiaen (L’Ascension) and Dupré on the Foley-Baker Pipe Organ. Free will donation encouraged, sponsored by St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral Music Series. The New York Times writes, “Hamilton, as organist at the Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal) obviously knew the instrument’s sonorous capabilities and brought them powerfully to bear in a rousing account.” Performance highlights include concerts in London’s Westminster Abbey and Saint Paul Cathedral, Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, Edinburgh’s St. Giles Cathedral, San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral, Washington National Cathedral and St. John the Divine (NYC).

Photography by Tom Northenscold, Andrea Rugg, William Barnes (Organ), Paul Crosby (Copper Fence)

Winter Workshop Saturday, January 26, 2019, 8:30am - 3:00pm

Westminster Presbyterian Church 1200 Marquette Ave, Minneapolis

Trinity Staircase, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis Photo: Tom Northenscold and Andrea Rugg

Twin Cities Chapter American Guild of Organists PO Box 16252 St. Paul, MN 55116

FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE

PAID TWIN CITIES MN PERMIT NO. 1538

Registration Information Please register online at TCAGO.org (or contact Jeremy.Haug@mountcalvary.org 612-578-8058) by January 18, 2019. Registration is free.

Lunch Lunch will be catered onsite for a fee of $15 per person.

Parking Westminster Presbyterian Church is located at 1200 Marquette Ave. Free parking is available in the Westminster Parking Ramp. Entrance is off Alice Rainville Place (13th Street) between Nicollet Mall and Marquette Ave. Access to Alice Rainville Place only can be made from the south via Marquette.

About the Twin Cities American Guild of Organists (TCAGO) The American Guild of Organists is an educational and service organization organized to advance the cause of organ and choral music, to elevate the status of church musicians, and to maintain standards of artistic excellence among organists and choral conductors. The Twin Cities Chapter is composed of over 300 church organists, choir directors, teachers, students, and organ builders in the metropolitan area. Hosting regional and national conventions, the it is nationally renowned for leadership in worship with its wealth of fine musicians and superb instruments. For more information about similar events, please visit TCAGO.org. Membership in the TCAGO is open to all those interested in the organ.