The Winchester Chapter of the American Guild of Organist will host the regional convention from Sunday July 7 thru Wednesday July 10. Many have expressed an interest in attending some of the recitals. There are many events to choose from but these are some I have highlighted. For more information about these recitalists please see the website: http://2013agoreg3convention.com/schedule. Suggested donation for each event is $10.
Saturday July 6, 2013
10:00am Quimby Competition by college students from Region 3 at Market Street UMC
Sunday July 7, 2013
7:30pm Convention Opening Hymn Festival with David and Susan Cherwien at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Monday July 8, 2013
9:00am or 1:30pm Organ Recital with Karen Electra Christianson at First Baptist Church
11:15am Recital with Paul Carroll—Market Street UMC
11.15am 6th Dimension Handbells at Christ Episcopal Church
1:30pm Shape Note Singing with Dr. Kenneth Nafziger at Old Stone Presbyterian Church
3:30pm St. Paul’s K Street Combined Choruses, Robert McCormick, Choir Master at Braddock Street UMC
7:30pm Nathan Laube in Concert at Trinity Episcopal Church, Upperville, VA
Tuesday July 9, 2013
9:00am Jeremy Filsell—Artist in Residence at National Cathedral at Braddock Street UMC
1:30pm Recital with Julie Vidrick Evans at Braddock Street UMC
2:30pm Recital by Paul Carroll at Market Street UMC
7:30pm Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney at Market Street UMC —with Organ accompaniment by Paul Fleckenstein
Wednesday July 10, 2013
9:00am Quimby Winners Recital—Market Street UMC
10:30am Closing Worship Service—Jeremy Filsell Organist
Our Composers will conduct their Anthems with a select choir from Winchester, VA
3;00pm Final Convention Concert: Ann Elise Smoot ,Goodson Chapel, Shenandoah University