Welcome

Muskegon Lakeshore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Michael Match, Dean

Note the Kolkema scholarship application is on the “Our Chapter/Membership Information” Tab

Upcoming Events

Advance notice, Summer Organ Encounter

The Summer Organ Encounter teams are planning for this year’s programs. Note that I used a plural! We will have program sessions in Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon Counties this year. Lakeshore AGO Chapter will have Rob Hlebinsky and Dr. Peter Kurdziel as instructors. Ottawa AGO will have Dr. Elizabeth West and Rhonda Sider Edgington. Kent will have Norma DeWaal Malyfyt, Chan Jang, and Julia Brown. All-star staff all around!

Teaching venues will use several different organs, teasing the students with different sounds and organ features. And then allowing them to demonstrate their new-found skills on large organs in significant spaces. Relatives, friends and organ-lovers will be welcomed to attend the Recitals and to meet with students afterward.

Lesson days will be a little different for each session as the high schools finish up on different days. We aim to get as much teaching and practice time in with each student as possible before the closing Recital, which is planned for Friday, June 30^th, before the Fourth of July celebration weekend.

While planning for the next year we are so pleased to tell you that we have had three students taking lessons with private tutors since last June. These scholarship lessons are being taught by Chan, Elizabeth, and Dr. Joan RIngerwole. Each student has progressed very well, we are proud of their accomplishments.

Final details will be ready by the end of March, then we will begin to advertise for student sign-ups. if you personally have students to recommend, please encourage them to look at our website and to fill in the application form.

Bob Houskamp

Website: SOEGR.ORG