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AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
E N D O W M E N T F U N D D I S T I N G U I S H E D A R T I S T AWA R D
RECITAL AND GALA BENEFIT RECEPTION
HONORING
John Walker
PHOTO NADINE PHOTOGRAPHY
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019
SHADYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
PIT T SBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Congratulations, John, on your outstanding career
as a performer, conductor and teacher, and thank you
for your many contributions as a member of the
Reuter Board of Directors 1991 - 1994
Len Levasseur Photography Opus 2175
April 26, 2019
Dear Friends,
W ELCOME TO THE 2019 AGO Endowment Fund Distinguished
Artist Award Recital and Gala Benefit Reception honoring our
beloved friend, faithful colleague, and AGO Past President John Walker.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Shadyside Presbyterian Church, its
pastors and staff, for allowing us to share their spectacular sanctuary and
magnificent organ with you tonight.
We are deeply blessed by John Walker’s lifelong career as a teacher, performer, and minister of
music. John has served our organization faithfully as president, vice president, treasurer, regional
convention coordinator, and chapter dean. Throughout his career, he has been a champion of our
professional certification program, earning our highest certificate, the Fellowship. John was a
member of the task force that envisioned and created our highly popular and successful Pipe
Organ Encounters program for youth and adults, now in its fourth decade of existence. During his
presidency, he spearheaded efforts to put young people on our national committees and created
new ways for us to encourage and nurture the next generation of church musicians and leaders.
We are forever grateful for his leadership of the American Guild of Organists.
We are also grateful for your support of the AGO—the largest organization of its kind in the
world promoting a single musical instrument and the performers and listeners who enjoy organ
music—through your gifts to the AGO Endowment Fund this evening. Although many schools
around the country have discontinued their organ degree programs, the American Guild of
Organists, founded in 1896, is here to stay. Your support of the AGO Endowment Fund helps to
ensure that we will. All income from tonight’s Gala will be invested in John’s honor to support
educational programs like Pipe Organ Encounters, our most effective means of ensuring that there
will be organists in churches and concert halls for generations to come. If you have already made
a contribution, thank you! If not, please make a gift to honor John online at Agohq.org/2019-gala.
Finally, we extend our deepest gratitude to John Walker, the women’s choir, Mark Anderson, and
Joseph Kneer for the performance we are about to experience. Thank you again for your support
and for being here this evening.
Sincerely,
Michael Bedford, AAGO, CHM
President
The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to foster a thriving community of musicians
who share their knowledge and inspire passion for the organ. Learn more at www.agohq.org.
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(as of April 15) Joan Lippincott Douglas M. Moorehead
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The American Organist Magazine Edward Maki-Schramm Kenneth J. Spengler
Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh Robert G. Mayer Jr. Joyce Moon Strobel, aago
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music. Tax-deductible contribu- Church Music Institute Selah Publishing Co., Inc. Katherine Scott Lee
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are invested to produce continu- The Riverside Church Curt Scheib Morgan and Nora Roberts
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ness for the Endowment Fund, Michael Bedford, aago, chm Mary V. Stutz Susan Shively Burkhalter, cago
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and to secure gifts to strengthen Karen Black Donald S. Sutherland and Peggy Kelley Reinburg
it. All income from this Gala will Adam J. Brakel Phyllis Bryn-Julson James E. Thomashower, Penny Brickman,
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David and Susanna Buchanan Tim Utterback Anthony Baglivi and
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New York City, 2002 Peilun Vicky Chang Russell J. Weismann, aago Pro Organo, digital recordings
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Joan Lippincott Dennis Elwell Immanuel Choir, YoungNak Presbyterian
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Marilyn Keiser Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ferguson, spc Donald M. Kendrick, chm Barbara W. Adler, spc,
New York City, 2013 Gene Forish Frederick L. Swann, fago Treasurer/Councillor for
†Marilyn Mason Michael P. Frank III Finance and Development
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univ. of michigan, 2009 Suzanne L. Gilliland James M. Anthony Executive Director
Thomas Murray Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gould, aago Gail Everhart Barber and F. Anthony Thurman,
yale university, 2011 Gregory Gyllsdorff, fago, chm Robert Schwenk Director of Development
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Los Angeles, 2008 Karen F. Krenitsky, spc Michael P. Frank III Jeffrey J. Verkuilen, fago
John & Marianne Weaver Charlotte Kroeker Joseph Galema
Philadelphia, 2012 Ann Labounsky, fago, chm, and Sheila L. Hess, cago American Guild of Organists
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A MER ICAN GU ILD OF ORGANISTS
in coo pe ration w ith
SH A DYSIDE PR ESBY TER I A N CH URCH
M U S I C I N A G R E AT S PAC E
and
ORGAN ARTISTS SER IES OF PIT TSBURGH
John Walker
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April 26, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.
March on a Theme by Handel, Op. 15, No. 2 ������������������������������������ Alexandre Guilmant
1837–1911
Komm, süsser Tod, bwv 478������������������������������������������������������������ Johann Sebastian Bach
1685–1750
arr. Virgil Fox
1912–1980
Requiescat in Pace������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Leo Sowerby
1895–1968
Resurrection������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Larry King
Lament – The Rising – The Ecstasy – Reflection 1932–1990
Choral-Improvisation sur le “Victimæ paschali”���������������������������������� Charles Tournemire
1870–1937
restored and transcribed by Maurice Duruflé
1902–1986
Dritte Sinfonische Kanzone für Orgel, Op. 85, No. 3���������������������������� Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Fuge, Kanzone und Epilog 1877–1933
(with solo violin and women’s choir)
J O S E P H K N E E R v iol i n
M A R K A N D E R S O N director of women’s ensemble
Sine Nomine���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� John Weaver
b. 1937
Concert Variations on Old Hundredth����������������������������������������������� John Knowles Paine
1839–1906
The New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists The officers, executive board, & members of the NYC AGO send their hearty congratulations to John Walker FAGO distinguished performer, teacher, recording artist, and friend of NYC AGO James Kennerley Dean
Program Notes
BY J O H N WA L K E R
F ollowing only five days after Easter, this
program reflects the annual pilgrimage be-
Frequently lauded as “Dean of American
Church Music” in the mid-twentieth century,
winner of the Prix de Rome in 1921 and winner of
tween Palm Sunday and the culmination of the
church year on Christ the King. In the words of the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1946, Leo Sowerby
Julie Andrews, this recital includes “a few of my (1895–1968) was organist-choirmaster at St. James’
Cathedral, Chicago, for 35 years and professor at
favorite things,” works with which I sense particu-
American Conservatory of Music for 38 years until
lar affinity, including compositions written by col- 1962, when he moved to Washington, D.C., to es-
leagues and friends. tablish the College of Church Musicians. Having
Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911), co-founder served in France with the American Army during
of the Schola Cantorum (1894) and successor to World War I, after his return to America in 1920
Widor and Franck as professor of organ at the Paris Sowerby composed Requiescat in Pace in honor of
Conservatory (1896), engaged actively in promotion his deceased compatriots.
Organist-choirmaster at Trinity Church, Wall
of musical masterpieces from earlier centuries. His
Street, New York, my colleague Larry King (1932–
March on a Theme of Handel quotes melodic material 1990) composed Resurrection in 1981. In Larry’s own
of “Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates” from Han- words, Resurrection “was originally titled for liturgi-
del’s Messiah. Evoking the sonority of orchestral cal use; its mental conception took place during the
instruments at the outset, Guilmant follows there- composer’s reflective months abroad which were
after with a fugue reminiscent of Baroque masters, punctuated with reports of and reactions to Amer-
but soon returning to the symphonic style of organ ica’s changing priorities, and which reactivated his
longing for the resurrection of the social conscious-
writing established by César Franck.
ness which had stopped a war and prioritized car-
One of my illustrious predecessors both in New
ing. ‘Lament’ combines the liturgical mourning of
York and in Baltimore, Virgil Fox (1912–1980), cre- the plainsong Vinea mea electa (O my vineyard, I
ated his signature arrangement of Come, Sweet planted and tended thee…and thou hast prepared
Death, Come, Blessed Rest in 1941 while he was pro- a cross for thy Savior) with a soulful expression
fessor of organ at the Peabody Conservatory and of contemporary grief. ‘The Rising’ grows quietly
organist at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church. from this grief, using 12-tone rows and techniques
Maximizing the organ’s orchestral palette, Vir- to express its cosmic nature. ‘The Ecstasy’ devel-
ops a populist alleluia strain with embellishments
gil Fox selected a melody composed by Bach ex-
not unlike those used in the music of the Aquarian
pressly for the Musikalisches Gesangbuch, published Age. ‘Reflection’ combines the liturgical rejoicing
by Georg Christian Schemelli. Bach provided only of the plainsong introit for Easter Day, Haec Dies
melody and figured bass; Virgil Fox elaborated ex- (This is the day which the Lord has made) with the
tensively upon those elements to create this oft-her- alleluia fragments. The result will hopefully con-
alded composition. In 1994, following lengthy vey a fresh vision of the historic resurrection of Je-
and careful voicing of his signature instrument at sus the Christ with a prayer for the resurrection of
the consciousness that reflects and implements his
Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Franklin Mitch-
ministry.”
ell registered this composition on this organ and On May 5, 1955, Maurice Duruflé wrote these
requested me to play it later in his memory, which words to his friend André Fleury: “I am in the pro-
I do now twenty-five years later with grateful and cess of transcribing into musical notation some im-
lasting respect. provisations of Tournemire which he had recorded
The people of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church offer gratitude to God
for John Walker—for his superb musicianship, his gentle, visionary lead-
ership, and for the strong faith that has supported his lifetime of Christian
service. We are grateful not only for his service among us as Minister of
Music, now Minister of Music Emeritus, but also for his leadership in our
congregation as an active Elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
We offer our congratulations, our love, and our joy!
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
1316 Park Avenue • Baltimore, MD 21217
410-523-1542 • www.browndowntown.org
Program Notes
CON T I N U ED
on disc in 1930. They are sensational! Exactly like Deine Gnade wird mir geben Auferstehung Licht und
those which we admired so much. But how difficult Leben (Your grace will give me resurrection, light
it is to capture such fugitive music and such bad re- and life.). Finally an off-stage treble-choir intones
cords! I hope to give the first performance at the the text Credo in vitam venturi saeculi! Amen! (I be-
inauguration of Saint-Étienne du Mont in October lieve in life everlasting! Amen!).
if everything works as expected.” The last of these The Reuter Organ Company commissioned
five improvisations is based upon the sequence for John Weaver to compose a Hymn Sonata for his re-
Easter Day, Victimae paschali laudes. Frequently at- cital to formally open the organ at Shadyside Pres-
tributed to Wipo of Burgundy (11th cent.), Victimæ byterian Church on September 24, 1995. John per-
paschali laudes is one of only four sequences which formed that work as the closing composition in his
were retained after the Council of Trent (16th cent.). inaugural recital, dedicating it to Franklin Mitch-
Having been Tournemire’s devoted pupil and with ell, then-Chairman of the Reuter Organ Company.
intimate knowledge of Tournemire’s organ at the The final movement combines the hymn tunes
Church of Sainte-Clotilde, Duruflé attests that his sine nomine and sarum, both of which are fre-
restoration rigorously demonstrates Tournemire’s quently associated with the hymn text, For All the
improvisation precisely as recorded in 1930. Saints. Ingeniously, John Weaver infused this mix-
His family having moved to Leipzig when he ture with a third melody from traditional Ameri-
was five years old, Sigfrid Karg-Elert grew up un- cana, Oh, When the Saints Go Marchin’ In. Incorpo-
der the musical mantra of Bach’s imitative coun- rating that Dixieland rhythmic basis, this rich stew
terpoint and Reger’s chromatic harmony. Although creates a New Orleans-style celebration.
celebrated in England and America, in his home Following three years of study in Germany,
country Karg-Elert’s compositions were neglected. John Knowles Paine returned in 1861 to his na-
Comprising three connected movements, his Third tive America, where Harvard University appointed
Symphonic Canzona is based upon the 17th century him as the first professor of music at any Amer-
chorale Jesu, deine tiefen Wunden. Presented contra- ican university. He was also a founding member
puntally in the opening section, the chorale tune of the American Guild of Organists. His Concert
appears again in the ensuing larghetto section, Variations on Old Hundredth presents several classic
this time supported by harmonies reminiscent of variations, followed thereafter by a chromatic vari-
French impressionism. In the concluding section, ation in the parallel minor. A fugue leads to the
a solo violin joins the texture with text from the final variation, closing with rapid passagework in
German chorale printed in the violinist’s score: the pedals.
Pittsburgh
Writes a
Very Special
“Dear John”
Letter.
Biographies
JOHN WALKER has performed
in recital and as concerto solo- Jfessor
OSEPH KNEER is assistant pro-
of music at Trinity Univer-
ist throughout North America, Eu- sity, San Antonio, Texas, following
rope, and Asia. He has performed previous teaching engagements at
three times at Notre Dame Cathe- Mercyhurst University and the Pea-
dral in Paris, St. Paul’s Cathedral in body Preparatory. He holds a bach-
London, and other cathedrals and elor of music degree in violin from
churches in Europe and the U.S. In Oberlin Conservatory, a master of
Taiwan he has performed frequently music in violin and theory pedagogy
at the National Concert Hall in Tai- from the Peabody Institute, and a doctor of musical
pei and as soloist with the National Symphony Orches- arts, also from Peabody.
tra. He has appeared frequently with the San Francisco In 2015, Dr. Kneer completed a regional concert
Symphony under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas, tour performing the Brahms violin sonatas with pia-
notably as soloist in Lou Harrison’s avant-garde Con- nist Shirley Yoo. He founded the Aurora Piano Trio in
certo for Organ with Percussion Orchestra. 2008 with cellist Hannah Pressley and pianist Linda
A profound practitioner of the art of sacred music, Angkasa. He was awarded the Peabody Chamber Mu-
John Walker is minister of music emeritus at Brown sic Prize in 2009.
Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Balti- As conductor, Joseph Kneer has founded and
more, following distinguished tenures at the Shadyside directed several ensembles, including the Ober-
Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, The Riverside lin Chamber Players, the Mercyhurst String Ensem-
Church in New York City, and First Methodist Church ble and community string chamber music program,
in Palo Alto, Calif.
and the Mercyhurst Chamber Orchestra. He also
Walker is the immediate past president of the
served as interim music director of the Brown Memo-
American Guild of Organists (2014–2016). As presi-
rial Presbyterian Chancel Choir in Baltimore in 2012.
dent, he led the organization representing more than
15,000 members. He was vice president for six years and
treasurer for four. In addition, he coordinated two re- J
gional conventions and was dean of the San Jose and
New York City AGO chapters. He was the first di-
rector of the Task Force on the New Organist, which M ARK ANDERSON is di-
rector of music at Shadyside
Presbyterian Church, artistic direc-
conceived and implemented the highly successful Pipe
Organ Encounters program, now occurring annually tor of the Pittsburgh Camerata and
throughout the United States and abroad. executive director of the Music in
A Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, A Great Space and Music for Mid-
Walker is professor of organ performance at Baltimore’s summer Nights concert series. He
Peabody Institute. Previous appointments include the also serves as the American Choral
music faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, where Directors Association Pennsylva-
he was organ department chair; Duquesne University; nia Repertoire and Resources chair
Westminster College; and San Jose State University. for music in worship. Previously, he served as organ-
He holds the doctor of musical arts degree from Stan- ist/choirmaster at The Presbyterian Church of Chest-
ford University as well as two master of music degrees nut Hill (Philadelphia) for fifteen years, in addition to
cum laude from American Conservatory of Music in holding prior positions in New York, Kentucky, Texas,
Chicago. In 1999 he was awarded a Fulbright Fellow- and California.
ship to teach and to perform in Taiwan. In 2015 he was A native of Montana, Mark Anderson studied at
visiting professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Mu- Westminster Choir College, Indiana University, and
sic, and in 2017 he adjudicated international competi- the Eastman School of Music. He has taught at West-
tions in organ performance in both Taipei and Shang- minster Choir College, Centre College of Kentucky,
hai, marking his seventeenth professional visit to Asia. and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.PHOTO LEN LEVASSEUR
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T he Reuter organ (Opus 2175) at the Shadyside
Presbyterian Church represents the culmina-
tion of a long and diligent effort to obtain an organ
105 rank organ is controlled by 170 draw knobs
which have rosewood stems; intramanual couplers
are controlled by knobs placed in their respective
of a size, scope and quality to match the magnifi- divisions; intermanual and manual to pedal cou-
cence of the sanctuary, and to serve as the corner- plers are controlled by tilting tablets placed above
stone of a strong and vibrant music ministry. the top manual along with the Great/Choir trans-
To do this, an organ must fill the interior space fer and Pedal Divide tablets. The Chancel organ
with sound, must be visually in harmony with its stops and couplers are engraved in black; Gallery
surroundings, and must be capable of playing the organ stops and couplers in red; and all sub and su-
full range of organ literature as well as fulfill- per couplers and mechanical controls are engraved
ing its role in accompanying the choir and lead- in blue. Fourteen of the ranks of the Great organ
ing the congregation in worship. The Reuter organ are exposed on either side of the apse in the chan-
at Shadyside is such a distinguished and versatile cel. The large Harmonic Flute and Principal pipes
instrument. are made of polished zinc. The smaller pipe work is
The first organ at Shadyside was installed in made of polished spotted metal. The color and de-
1875 by E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings of Boston. sign of the exposed pipe work is planned so that the
This three manual organ was replaced in 1903 by Byzantine apse with its gold mosaic of the figure of
the W.W. Kimball Company of Chicago. In 1926 Christ, by Rudolf Schefller, remains as the chancel
E.M. Skinner of Boston built a large four manual focal point.
instrument which was encased across the center of Generously scaled, the sound of this Reuter or-
the chancel. In 1938 sanctuary renovations moved gan provides a warm, substantial ensemble of im-
the organ into two chambers on either side of the mense color, and dynamic diversity with the abil-
chancel; the resulting sound was less than satisfy- ity to build seamless crescendo and diminuendo.
ing. In 1957 the Skinner organ was replaced by a As an American Classic instrument, it incorporates
four manual organ built by M.P. Möller of Hag- the German, French, Italian, and English schools
erstown, Maryland. A gallery organ was added in of organ building to create an instrument of enor-
1973 (given in memory of Dr. Howard C. Scharfe mous versatility. Tonal colors are available for the
by the Lazear Foundation). Extensive renovations full range of organ literature. Of particular note is
were done in 1989 in an attempt to make this a more the inclusion of a true English Tuba in the Solo or-
successful instrument. In 1993 it was determined to gan (speaking on a wind pressure of 20 inches) and
retain the best of the pipe work, including a new a Doppelflöte (Double Mouthed Flute), included
magnificent Trompette-en-Chamade, and to in- for its singular beauty of tone. The Pedal Posaune
corporate them into a totally new instrument to be (filling one entire chamber) speaks on a wind pres-
built by the Reuter Organ Company of Lawrence, sure of 17 inches. The Trompette-en-Chamade in
Kansas. Building and installation were completed the lantern portion of the church speaks on a wind
by November of 1994. pressure of 15 inches. The bottom octave of both
The Reuter console has four manuals; the nat- the Choir Gemshorn and Great Violone are from
ural keys are of bone with sharp keys of rosewood. the previous Möller organ. The bottom octave of
The manuals have tracker touch. The pedal key- the Swell Lieblich Gedeckt is from the 1926 E.M.
board has maple naturals and ebony sharps. The Skinner instrument.PEABODY
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8ʹ Harmonic Flute 8ʹ Holzbordun 4ʹ Koppelflöte
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IV Fourniture 4ʹ Gemshorn SWELL (enclosed)
IV Cymbale 22/3 Nasat 8ʹ Rohrflöte
16ʹ Trumpet 22/3 Gemshorn Quint 8ʹ Viole de Gambe
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4ʹ Trumpet 13/5 Terz 4ʹ Rohrflöte
8ʹ Trompette en Chamade 11/3 Gemshorn Larigot 2ʹ Principal
Chimes (Solo) IV Scharf IV Scharf
Tremulant (Flutes only) 32ʹ Bassoon 16ʹ Trompete
16ʹ Bassoon 8ʹ Trompete
SWELL (enclosed, Lectern Side) 8ʹ Tromba 8ʹ Oboe d’Amour
16ʹ Lieblichgedeckt 8ʹ Bassoon 4ʹ Trompete
8ʹ Diapason 8ʹ Cromorne Tremulant
8ʹ Viole de Gambe 8ʹ Clarinet (Solo)
8ʹ Voix Celeste (CC) 4ʹ Tromba PEDAL
8ʹ Rohrflöte 4ʹ Bassoon 16ʹ Subbass
8ʹ Open Flute 8ʹ Tuba (Solo) 8ʹ Octave
8ʹ Lieblichgedeckt Tremulant 8ʹ Rohrflöte (Swell)
8ʹ Flauto Dolce 4ʹ Principal
8ʹ Flute Celeste (TC) PEDAL IV Mixture
4ʹ Principal 32ʹ Principal (Electronic extension) 32ʹ Trompete (Electronic extension)
4ʹ Hohflöte 32ʹ Soubasse (Electronic extension) 16ʹ Trompete (Swell)
4ʹ Harmonic Flute 32ʹ Contra Gamba (Electronic extension) 8ʹ Trompete (Swell)
4ʹ Lieblichgedeckt 16ʹ Principal 4ʹ Trompete (Swell)
22/3ʹ Nasard 16ʹ Violone (Great)
2ʹ Blockflöte 16ʹ Soubasse
13/5ʹ Tierce 16ʹ Gemshorn (Choir)
IV Plein Jeu 16ʹ Lieblichgedeckt (Swell)
16ʹ Bombarde 8ʹ Principal
8ʹ Trompete 8ʹ Violone (Great)
8ʹ Oboe 8ʹ Soubasse
8ʹ English Horn (Solo) 8ʹ Gemshorn (Choir)
8ʹ Vox Humana 8ʹ Lieblichgedeckt (Swell)
4ʹ Clarion 4ʹ Principal
8ʹ Trompette en Chamade (Great) 4ʹ Lieblichgedeckt (Swell)
Tremulant 4ʹ Soubasse
IV Mixture
SOLO (enclosed, Lectern Side) 32ʹ Posaune
8ʹ Viole 32ʹ Bassoon (Choir)
8ʹ Viole Celeste 16ʹ Posaune
8ʹ Doppelflute 16ʹ Trumpet (Great)
8ʹ French Horn 16ʹ Bombarde (Swell)
8ʹ English Horn 8ʹ Bassoon (Choir)
8ʹ Clarinet 8ʹ Posaune
16ʹ Tuba (TC) 8ʹ Tuba (Solo)
8ʹ Tuba 8ʹ Tromba (Choir)
16ʹ Trompette en Chamade (Great) 8ʹ Bombarde (Swell)
8ʹ Trompette en Chamade (Great) 8ʹ Bassoon (Choir)
Chimes 4ʹ Bombarde (Swell)
Cymbelstern 4ʹ Tromba (Choir)
Vogelgesang 4ʹ Bassoon (Choir)
Tremulant 4ʹ Clarinet (Solo)
8ʹ Trompette en Chamade (Great) PHOTO LEN LEVASSEUR
Chimes (Solo)“A Kaleidoscope of Color & Sound”
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
2O20 NATIONAL CONVENTION
ATLANTA
July 6 - 10, 2020
www.agoatlanta2020.comCongratulatory Messages
Thin places are said to be where heaven touches earth. Congratulations from a former Riverside Church
Thank you John for the innumerable thin places your choir member, ever grateful for your inspiring
music has created in our lives. virtuosity and dedication to musical excellence.
Bob Mayer Jim Howes / Sacred Classics
Congratulations Dr. John Walker!
Congratulations from FDHS Class of 1959! Your legacy has blossomed throughout the world.
Carol Thompson Smith / Patsy Link May God Bless you with good health and happiness!
Ed and Judy Weismann
Thank you, John, for eight fabulous Pro Organo CDs! Thank you for your generous and inspiring service
Your life and ministry of music have been a huge these many years. This award is well deserved! With
blessing to us! “ALL IS WELL!” admiration and in friendship, Cherry & Ladd
Frederick Hohman Cherry Rhodes and Ladd Thomas
John, you are a legend in our profession. Congratulations to John Walker:
We all owe you so much. Thank you! wonderful organist, teacher, and person.
I am honored to call you a mentor and dear friend. With thanks and blessings.
Justin Bischof Karen Hastings Flegel
The members of the Indiana, Pennsylvania AGO
Congratulations, John Walker! You make us proud!
Chapter congratulate you, Dr. Walker, on receiving
Wayne L. Wold, aago
the AGO Distinguished Artist Award.
AGO Mid-Atlantic Regional Councillor
Indiana (Pa.) AGO Chapter
From your first church family, we are very proud of
Heartfelt congratulations to a
your extraordinary musical accomplishments. Your
supreme musician, organist and friend.
humble ways reflect God’s heart for the world.
Henry and Leigh Lowe
Upper Path Valley Presbyterian Church
Grateful I am that I had to study with the grad stu-
Best Wishes John from the Duquesne University
dent-JOHN WALKER! Thanks for pearls of wisdom
AGO Chapter. You have greatly enriched our chapter.
and lifelong friendship and memories!
Ann Labounsky / Duquesne University
Rochelle Parker
Congratulations and best wishes from the
Congratulations, John!
Immanuel Choir at YoungNak Presbyterian Church,
We cannot think of a better person for this honor.
Seoul, Korea
Irene and Roland Henderson
SangGyu Choi, ConductorInformed by the Past
Committed to the Present
Preparing for the Future
The Church Music Institute congratulates Dr. John Walker and offers thanksgiving for
his substantial contributions to church music and the many students he has mentored
who will impact clergy, church musicians, and congregations for years to come.
Dr. Charlotte Kroeker executive director
Dr. Robert C. Mann resource library director
Dr. Margaret R. Evans director, sacred organ library
Mr. Benjamin Kolodziej director, programs and communications
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Charles Miller, President / Phillip Truckenbrod, FounderThe AGO Finance and Development Committee thanks you for attending this evening’s program
and supporting the AGO Endowment Fund. For more information on the work of the Guild, visit:
Agohq.org
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Mission: quality music in every CHURCH
Former students of John Walker Subjects and options include:
Dr. Jason Keefer ❖ Organ: technique, repertoire, creative service playing,
improvisation, accompaniment, and conducting from the
SMIA Program Director, console
Organ/Sacred Music Topics ❖ Choral: conducting and repertoire
❖ Voice: technique, repertoire, and cantoring
Dr. Richard Fitzgerald ❖ History of Sacred Music and Hymnology
Organ/Improvisation ❖ Music Theory
❖ Gregorian and English Chant
❖ Interpersonal Relationships
Certification tracks in ❖ Understanding Denominations
Organ ❖ Selection of Music for the Liturgy/Service
Choral Conducting ❖ Accessible and Quality Choral & Organ Music
Director of Music/Organ ❖ In-person and online lessons and courses
Cantoring
www.sacredmusicinstitute.org 724-317-5618 sacredmusicia@gmail.com
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Clarence Dickinson Society for planned giving
R emember the ago in your will or estate plans to ensure that your interests in the organ world will endure
through future generations. Opportunities for deferred gifts are numerous: giving through life insurance,
retirement plans, trusts, annuities, and bequests. The Clarence Dickinson Society was established
in 1997 to honor those members and friends of the AGO who have included the Guild in their wills or estate plans.
Membership requires no minimum financial commitment. Please join us!
Anonymous (5) Steven L. Egler † Cameron Magnon M. Ellen Southard
Barbara W. Adler Dennis Elwell Lorraine M. Magnuson † Carl B. Staplin, aago
† Lucie Anderson Jane Errera, chm † Fred S. Mauk David W. Stinson
Donald C. Auberger, Jr., cago Margaret R. Evans Elaine Mann, fago † Virginia Strohmeyer-Miles, cago
Christopher Babcock Pauline Fritz, spc J. Barbara McKelway Frederick Swann
David G. Bahrke † Henry S. Fusner, aago † Wilma J. Meckstroth Peter Sykes
† Lorene S. Banta Stephen W. Garner Judith Elaine Miller, cago † Clementine Miller Tangeman
† Mary Lou Criss Barker Norman and Ethel Geist, cago † Ruth Milliken, aago Louise Temte, cago
Ted Barr and Tony Thurman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Gould, aago Robert L. Moncrief Mark A. Thallander
Paula Jane Barta, spc † Dennis L. Goward § David Clyle Morse † Violet E. Thomas
§ Michael Bedford, aago, chm † Frank S. Graboski, cago Philip T. Newton Jr., cago James E. Thomashower
Bruce P. Bengtson, aago Kenneth J. Grinnell Jr., fago, chm William E. Nierintz, chm Ralph F. Tilden
R. Monty Bennett, cago E Lary Grossman, spc Frances Nobert Lois Z. Toeppner
† Roberta Bitgood, fago, chm Eileen Guenther † John Obetz † Robert L. Town
Lori P. Bourret Phyllis B. Harris † Helen A. Osterberg † Martha Lee Cain Tranby
Andrew A. Bowen, cago Terrie Harman, cago Barbara Owen, chm George E. Tutwiler
Jane Ann Bradbury † Charles N. Henderson † Lyle F. Perusse, cago Kenneth L. Udy
Lynn Bratney, spc † Christian Herrmann Jr., md † Arthur A. Phillips, aago, chm Charles J. Updegraph
† Donna Brunsma Suzanne M. Hertel Robert S. Plimpton II Paul Valente
Susan Shively Burkhalter, cago Shirley Hill, aago † Ronald Pogorzelski and † Lester Yankee Jeffrey J. Verkuilen, fago
John-Paul Buzard † Edwin H. Holmberg Jr. † Frank J. Poole Jr. † John T. Vernieu
† Don G. Campbell Karen and † Walter Holtkamp Michael Quimby Cheryl R. Wadsworth, cago
Cary W. Castellaw † Winifred Howe Peggy Kelley Reinburg Victoria L. Wagner
† Robert C. Clark § Donald Ingram and Eugene Tobey § Bob and Joyce Rhodes John C. Walker, fago
Thomas and Mary Clark † Rudolf O. Inselmann † Mary L. Richards, spc John Powel Walsh
Clarence L. Cloak Calvert Johnson § Barbara and † Harold Richardson † Mr. and Mrs. D. DeWitt Wasson, chm
Stephen Z. Cook, cago † Jeanne R. Johnson James P. Riggs John T. Webb, spc
Charlotte F. Cordes, cago Paul R. Jones Roy Roberts † Marianne Webb
† John E. Courter, fago Fern E. Junso Stephen T. Roberts † William B. Weeks, aago
† Joseph W. Coutret † Roy F. Kehl, fago Jayson Rodovsky-Engquist † Wanda Wienke
§ Grady E. Coyle, aago, chm † Robert Burns King Roger W. Roszell, spc Nan and Stowell Werden
Katherine Crosier Richard F. Kline Jr. † Marjorie D. Sawyer † Kathryn E. Weyand
† Muriel W. Crowley Ralph Kneeream Vicki J. Schaeffer † Henry White
Paul J. Danilewski Ronald Krebs § † Franklin I. Scharmer Mina Belle Packer Wichmann
Gregory De Santis § Marilyn and Don Kredel Marilyn Schempp, spc † Esther Cupps Wideman
† Vernon L. deTar, fago † Joel H. Kuznik Lea Schmidt-Rogers † Charles T. Witmer
† Harriet L. Dearden, aago Ann Labounsky, fago † Thomas J. Secor Elizabeth Hung Wong
William D. Dickinson David K. Lamb, cago † Ellena A. Sewell Barclay F. Wood
Delbert D. Disselhorst Ture Edward Larson David Leigh Shearer Robert W. Woody
John A. Ditto James Kirk Ledbetter, spc † Katherine E. Siebel, chm † M. Searle Wright, fago
Nancy Ruyle Dodge Wm. A. Little Morgan F. Simmons † Gordon Young
† Geoffrey J. Druce § Sally Livengood Michael F. Simonini
Alice Dubpernell † Richard Alan Livingston † Edward F. Small
Linda Wilberger Egan Kenneth D. Lowenberg, fago § † David Neal Smith
† Deceased § New member
How will you be remembered by the Guild, if the Guild is not remembered by you?
For information email F.Anthony.Thurman@agohq.org or phone 212-870-2311, ext. 4308.
American Guild of Organists | 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260 | New York, NY 10115
TAO CDS Full Page.indd 1 2/20/2019 2:48:19 PMcelebr ating a great teacher,
performer, and minister of music
John Walker
with warmest wishes from the congregation of
Shadyside Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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