on the organ.
Director of Music at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in New York City in 2003. She is the first woman to hold this position, one of the most prestigious sacred music appointments in the United States. (Bio)
Monday, September 29, 2008 – 6:15 PM – AGO Chapter Catered Dinner Reservations
Monday, September 29, 2008 – 7:30 PM – David Briggs - Improvisation Workshop
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 – 7:30 PM – David Briggs, Organist
We kickoff the International Year of the Organ with a concert by one of Britain’s most brilliant virtuosos! on Monday, September 29 at 6:15 PM enjoy the fellowship of AGO Guild Members at a catered dinner (Reservations), followed by an organ improvisation workshop at 7:30 pm.
Co-sponsored by the Central Florida Chapter of the America Guild of Organists
and Mr. Lawrence Gordon
The Cathedral Church of St. Luke
130 N. Magnolia at Jefferson • Downtown Orlando
407-849-0680 www.stlukescathedral.org
Canon Benjamin T. Lane, Cathedral Musician
Free admission; offerings received; free parking
Please see our website for location and parking!
IYO Greetings from Michael Barone
A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
Orlando Performing Arts Center
Central Florida has embarked on a once in a lifetime opportunity. Orlando has approved a multi-million dollar Performing Arts Center to be built in the heart of the city. I am writing this letter on behalf of the American Guild of Organists to ask you to encourage the president and executive boards of the Orlando Performing Arts Center to be built to include a grand concert pipe organ in their plans. Every major hall has a pipe organ. Most recently, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Kimmel Center for the performing Arts and Overture Hall Madison have included pipe organs in their halls. All have had an immense impact on the communities around them making world-class performance venues. A pipe organ would add a new dimension and over 300+ organ and orchestra pieces + 100’s more organ pieces to the palette. Without it, these pieces have little chance of being heard in our community. A pipe organ would be a crowning jewel in the Orlando Performing Arts Center and for the city of Orlando.
Send your letter or email of support to:
Kathy Ramsberger, President Katherine@orlandopac.org
Orlando Performing Arts Center
455 South Orange Ave. Suite 410
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407.839.0119
Fax: 407.839.0116
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jean-Marc Allard - Custom Renovation Specialist, Inc.
Rita Bornstein, Ph.D. - Rollins College
The Honorable Linda Chapin - University of Central Florida
Former Mayor of Orange County
The Honorable Bill Frederick - Frederick Enterprise Group
Former Mayor of Orlando
Joe R. Lee - Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Sibille Pritchard - Brooksville Development Corp., United Arts of Central Florida
Florida Arts Advisory Council
James H. Pugh, Jr. - Epoch Properties, Inc.
Ed Timberlake - Bank of America
EX-OFFICIOS
City of Orlando Mayor, The Honorable Buddy Dyer
Orange County Mayor Designee, Dr. Sandford Shugart
UCF Trustees President, Rick Walsh
Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center, Katherine Ramsberger
Dr. Phillips Charities, Don Ammerman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kevin Azzouz - Veranda Partners, LLC
Sherman Brown - Three Thirty Three Media, LLC
Joseph R. Cleveland - Lockheed Martin Corporation
Tricia Earl
Davis Gaines - Broadway singer/actor
Richard Kessler - The Kessler Collection
Philip Kobrin - Retired Orlando businessman
Alex Martins - Orlando Magic
Representative Geraldine Thompson - State of Florida Representative, Wells'built Museum
Craig Ustler - Ustler Development, Inc.
Kathleen Waltz - Orlando Sentinel
Al Weiss - Walt Disney World
The Michael Cohen Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 by Michael's partner Carl Brown, his family and his many, many friends. The New Organist Fund shelters both permanently restricted gifts to named scholarships, and restricted gifts for the support and development of new organists. Each year, this fund provides scholarship assistance for talented Pipe Organ Encounters participants. Many young, aspiring organists benefit from this fund each year, some who otherwise would be unable to attend a Pipe Organ Encounters. More......
The Guild offers this service to the local church community to
help locate supply musicans throughout the Summer of 2008
To make submissions to this page contact
Central Florida AGO Placement Director:
John F. Reilly jreilly620@embarqmail.com
New Organ and Trumpet CD Released by Local Musicians
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Central Florida Executive Committee 2008-2009
Officers
Dean
Richard Mangiagli
Sub-Dean
Norma Hunter
Secretary
Travis S. Pilch
Treasurer
F. David Streep, III
Registrar
Elizabeth Jennings
Members-at-Large
Joanna Wallace (2009)
TBA (2009)
Shannon Fore (2010)
Candace Travis (2010)
Fred S. Mauk (2011)
Richard Wright (2011)
Non-Voting Executive Committee Members
Archivist
TBA
Chaplain
Benjamin Lane
Hospitality Committee Chair
Aaron Kohl
News Cipher Editor
Janey Weimer
Past Dean
Richard A. Robinson
Placement Committee Chair
John Reilly
Professional Certification Committee
Dr. William Picher, Chair
Dr. Boyd Jones, Assistant Chair
on the organ.
