Presented by: Joseph Golden, MM Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F A workshop/demonstration that will focus on lifting hymn playing to the highest standards expected of all keyboard playing in the popular realm of Collaborative Arts, presented by a member of the AGO and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). Emphasis will be […]
Presented by: Charles W. Steele, DMA Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F An important facet of America’s musical heritage has been preserved in the shape-note tunebooks of the nineteenth century. A significant compiler of shape-note collections was William Walker (1809-1875) of Spartanburg, SC. His collection, Southern Harmony, was very popular in its day. Supposedly, over […]
Presented by: John Brock, MM Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F This workshop introduces 101 Chorale Preludes: German Organ Works of the 17th and 18th Centuries, a new publication by Wayne Leupold Editions, edited by John Brock and Quentin Faulkner. This volume contains a significant body of chorale-based works by North, Central, and South German […]
Presented by: Alice Myers, BS Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F Never laid hands on bells before? Or maybe you were thrown into it and never really taught how? Maybe it’s just been a while and a good refresher course is what you need! Attend this class to learn the basics (again) – brief history, […]
Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F The Southwest Region includes the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Presented by: David Pickering, DMA Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F Icons Harold Gleason and Catharine Crozier used their gifts as teachers, performers, and scholars to contribute significantly to raising the standard of organ performance and teaching in the United States. This workshop will give brief biographical synopses, discuss the similarities and differences of both […]
Presented by: Dr. Linda Patterson Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F Flor Peeters was a distinguished composer, teacher, cathedral musician, concert organist, and musicologist whose students included Paul Manz, Kathleen Thomerson, and Charles Callahan. Composer of the largest published collection of American organ chorales, Peeters’ works include Gregorian Chant accompaniment, a collection of early music […]
Presented by: Herb Buffington, MM Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F This workshop is open to organists who seek tools to develop greater creativity and confidence in improvisation. Attendees will be encouraged to explore a number of logics (ideas) at the keyboard as they learn techniques to improvise hymn introductions, preludes, postludes, and interludes in […]