SEPTEMBER CHAPTER MEETING
Friday, September 27, 2024
Chapter Meeting, Dinner, Installation of Officers, and ORRS recital
Gather at 5:30 p.m. for dinner
Installation of Officers and Chapter Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
All Saints Episcopal Church
8787 River Rd, Richmond, VA 23229
Travel to River Road Church, Baptist
8000 River Rd, Richmond, VA 23229
7:30 p.m. Organ Repertoire Recital Series presents: Alan Morrison
Head of the Organ Department at the Curtis Institute of Music
College Organist at Ursinus College
Organist in Residence at Spivey Hall, Clayton State University
1970 M.P. Möller/2017 Emery Brothers organ, 4 manuals, 73 stops
RSVP to Paul Honaker (paul.honaker@comcast.net or 804-467-6441) by Friday, September 20. Note: When you RSVP,
please let Paul know if you require a vegetarian or gluten-free
option.
OCTOBER CHAPTER MEETING
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Margaret Harper Presents: “Colors and Characters of the French Baroque”
An exploration of instrument design, playing technique, and variety of repertoire from an often misunderstood era of pipe organ history.
Gather at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:00 p.m., program at 7:00 p.m.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
815 E Grace St, Richmond, VA 23219
Margaret Harper is the Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton, NJ. At Trinity, she oversees a landmark Episcopal music program, including multiple choirs that have released critically acclaimed recordings over the years. Before coming to Trinity, Margaret served churches in Texas, New York, Illinois, and New Hampshire. She was founding manager of the RSCM-America’s Dallas Boys Course and founding director of the Choir School at St. John’s in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Margaret also maintains an active schedule as a solo performer and a guest conductor. She has been hailed by The Diapason magazine for her “impeccable” playing and by the Boston Musical Intelligencer for “outstandingly lively, punchy” performances. Croatian newspaper Glas Slavonije writes, “The freezing cold of a January evening dominated the cathedral in Djakovo, but it could not diminish the richness and warmth of sound brought out of the cathedral organ by Margaret Harper.” Summer concerts in 2024 brought her to England and Germany, and the 2024-2025 season will include trips across the US and to Sweden.
Margaret has also served on faculty at Baylor University and the University of Southern Maine, teaching organ and harpsichord. Margaret holds a DMA and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. She has served in leadership roles for various chapters of the American Guild of Organists, the Association of Anglican Musicians, and the Royal School of Church Music – America. She has presented papers and given recitals at conferences of several national organizations, including the American Guild of Organists, Organ Historical Society, Association of Anglican Musicians, and American Bach Society.
1998 Manuel Rosales & Associates, Opus 22, 3 manuals, 51 ranks
RSVP to Paul Honaker (paul.honaker@comcast.net or 804-467-6441) by Wednesday, October 2. Note: When you RSVP,
please let Paul know if you require a vegetarian or gluten-free
option.
NOVEMBER CHAPTER MEETING
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Choral Conducting Workshop by Ryan Tibbetts, Dean, Richmond Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Gather at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:00 p.m., program at 7:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
12291 River Rd, Richmond, VA 23238
JANUARY CHAPTER MEETING
Monday, January 27, 2025
Presentation on the construction of the Juget-Sinclair, Op. 55 gallery organ by Daniel Sañez
Gather at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:00 p.m., program at 7:00 p.m.
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
823 Cathedral Pl, Richmond, VA 23220
FEBRUARY CHAPTER MEETING
TBD, February, 2025
Meet the Composer: Rebecca te Velde
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
6000 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA 23226
MARCH CHAPTER MEETING
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Ted Davis presents “So you think Bach can dance?: A fresh look at some of Bach’s organ preludes & fugues and the often-overlooked influence of French Dance”
College of William & Mary
200 Stadium Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Joint event with Tidewater AGO
MAY CHAPTER MEETING
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
May Chapter Meeting and Scholarship Student Recital
First Presbyterian Church
4602 Cary Street Rd, Richmond, VA 23226