The Golden Cipher

August 12, 2019

Greetings fellow members of the Piedmont NC Chapter of the AGO. I am

delighted to serve as your dean for another term. I’m excited about our team

of officers this year. Thank you to those of you who supported the slate and

entrusted us with this responsibility on your behalf.

I am looking forward to a fine year ahead and hope many of you can come to

the first luncheon and meeting on September 14, 11:30-2pm, at St. Paul’s in

Winston-Salem. Our North Carolina District Convener, Justin Smith, will be with

us to install our officers and we look forward to our own Dan Locklair’s

presentation on the 30th anniversary of his Rubrics and a newly commissioned

work as well. Wayne Leupold will have an excellent display from his archives of

the manuscripts of Rubics at Dan’s request.

The fellowship and professional support we receive from each other is very

important to me and I want to help encourage it among all of us. Our chapter

is large, now stretching from Burlington on the east side to Clemmons on the

west. We also have members as far north as Danville, VA and Southern Pines to the south. Our love and support of the

organ and music for religious institutions is a great contribution to our communities that we together can sustain and

increase year to year. Please mark your calendars and come to our meetings so we may have the fellowship and

inspiration which enables us to continue this important contribution.

See you soon!

John Cummins

September Chapter Meeting and Rubrics Recital Celebration

John Cummins, Dean

Matt Woods, Sub-Dean

Susan Foster, Treasurer

Sarah Hearn Von Foerster, Secretary

Henry Tysinger, Communications

Bill Allred, Webmaster and Newsletter

At-Large Members Bill Carroll

Mark Gourley

Joy Menius

Betsy Oerter

Tim Olsen

Laurie Ryan

Josef Walker

Executive Board 2019-2020

The newsletter of the Piedmont NC AGO

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Recently Completed Renovation of Casavant Op. 3107 Parkway Presbyterian Church

Winston-Salem

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2020 High School Organ Festival & Competition

January 31 – February 2, 2020 Competition date: February 1, 2020

First Prize: $2,000

(or one year of in-state tuition at UNCSA, currently valued at over $9000, if student matriculates)

Second Prize: $1,000 (and $3000 scholarship to UNCSA, if student matriculates)

Third Prize: $500 Hymn Prize: $350

All prize-winners will receive a complimentary

volume from Wayne Leupold Editions of its Bach edition

Required repertoire

• Bach: Prelude/Toccata/Fantasia & Fugue or 2 mvts. of a Concerto/Trio Sonata

• Contrasting 19th - 21stcentury work • Hymn, chosen from competition list

The deadline for submitting a recording and

application is December 16, 2019.

For competition rules, registration, and more information visit

http://www.timothyolsenorganist.com

MISSION The mission of The Leupold Foundation is the reproduction, preservation, and dissemination of the culture of the pipe organ through: REPRODUCTIONS–PUBLICATIONS - Scholarly and high-quality editions of organ music from all periods - Instructional materials at all levels of organ study - Educational materials on organ design, construction, history, literature, and performance practices - Promotional material to advance a greater appreciation and understanding of the organ and organ music PRESERVATION—THE LEUPOLD ARCHIVES Development of a music archives and research library DISSEMINATION Distribution of new and used organ music and books CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Grants for research, publications, and educational events Commissioning new, educational compositions for organ

The Piedmont NC Chapter of the AGO is sponsoring a workshop for piano students, elementary through high school. Participants will learn about the organ, its history, repertoire, and mechanical aspects. Students will have opportunity to explore the inner-workings of the organ and to sit at the console and try out piano pieces they already play. Some students may choose to participate in an informal recital at the end of the day. Leading the class are Dr. André Lash, Lecturer of Organ at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Dr. Timothy Olsen, Kenan Professor of Organ at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Associate Professor of Organ at Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Students will work with these teachers in small groups and individually during the course of the event. All levels of experience are welcome, beginning through advanced students. The event is free and lunch is provided. Prospective students may register online.

Saturday, October 12, 10am to 2pm West Market Street UMC

302 West Market Street, Greensboro

http://www.piedmontncago.org/pedals-pipes-and-pizza.html

Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza

…oh my!

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September Chapter Meeting 30th Anniversary Celebration of Rubrics

Saturday, September 14, 2019 11:30am to 2pm

Saint Paul’s Episcopal 520 Summit Street, Winston-Salem

Salad buffet lunch with grilled chicken or tuna salad

bread and cookies, iced tea and lemonade, $10 Reserve online by Sept 6.

http://www.piedmontncago.org/chapter-programs.html

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The Diapason has called Dan Locklair’s Rubrics “one of the most frequently played organ works by an American composer.” Commissioned by the Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh and premiered in 1989, Rubrics celebrates its 30th anniversary this season. The roots of the piece are at St. Paul’s! Come hear why and how tiny words in The Book of Common Prayer helped create a composition performed the world over!

Composer Dan Locklair reflects upon and plays Rubrics for the Piedmont NC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Saturday, September 14, 11:30-2pm Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem

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The music of Dan Locklair is widely performed throughout the U.S. and abroad. His catalog includes symphonic works, a ballet, an opera, solo, chamber, vocal and choral compositions. Outstanding musicians worldwide, including the Helsinki Philharmonic, the St. Louis Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, The Louisville Orchestra, the Elmer Iseler Singers of Canada and the BBC Singers of England have performed Dr. Locklair's music. Broadcasts of it have included NPR, Vatican Radio, Czech Radio, Finnish Radio, the BBC and the CBC. In its centennial year (1996) the American Guild of Organists honored Dan Locklair with its Composer of the Year award. Recordings of his works are commercially available on numerous CD's including Naxos, Koch, Ondine, Albany, Priory and Loft. Ricordi and Subito are his primary publishers. Further details of recordings, as well as publication information, may be found at: http://www.locklair.com. As an organist Dan Locklair has performed widely, including New York recitals at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. A graduate of the School of Sacred Music of Union Theological Seminary (SMM) in New York City and the Eastman School of Music (DMA) in Rochester, New York, Dr. Locklair is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.