2021-2022 Chapter Events
"Rising Stars" Recital
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Our “Rising Stars” live organ recital took place Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 4PM at Christ Church Pelham. We were thrilled to be together again for a LIVE program. A special thank you to our host, Jeffrey Hoffman.
Performing were: Jacob Gruss - Juilliard Student, first organist to win the Westmoreland Symphony’s Young Artist Competition, Organ Scholar at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church Cecily DeMarco - Juilliard Student, 2021 First Prize winner - NY Chapter Round and the Northeast Regional Final Round of the 2021 Regional Competition for Young Organists (RCYO) Eddie Zheng - Juilliard Student, 2019 AGO Northeast Regional Competition Winner, Artist in Residence at the Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church |
 Left to Right: Jacob Gruss, Cecily DeMarco, Eddie Zheng
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Austin Organ Tour
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On Thursday, October 14, 2021, members of the Westchester Chapter were treated to a tour of the Austin Organ Company in Hartford, CT with the opportunity to see the new instrument being prepared for the Reformed Church of Bronxville, NY. Floyd Higgins, Senior Design Engineer, took the group through the four floors of the factory where all aspects of organ building were seen, including the original custom milling machines developed by Austin more than 100 years ago which are still in use today. Voicing rooms for the pipe work were also seen. The group photo was taken on the first floor standing around the swell pipe work for the Bronxville project, Opus 2804. Details can be seen at: https://www.austinorgans.com/linkabledocuments/2804Brochure.pdf
Caitlin Dowling is the Director of Music and Liturgy. Submitted by Terence J. Flanagan |
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Choral Workshop
On Saturday, October, 23, 2021, John Lettieri shared choral accompaniment techniques from various musical eras on the beautiful Pasi tracker organ at Bedford Presbyterian Church. Members then went downstairs in the Sanctuary to the piano, where Richard Coffey and Jeffrey Hoffman offered a read-through and discussion of new anthems for small choirs.
Members' Recital
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On Sunday, November 14, 2021, we gathered at Rye Presbyterian Church for our annual Members' Recital. Not only was it a treat to reconvene in-person, but we were also able to enjoy two Casavant Frères, Lte. pipe organs: No. 3942 (2020) in the renovated Crawford Chapel, and No. 3506 (1981) in the Sanctuary.
Performers were Tyrell Lundman, Christopher Fasulo, Max Carleton, Terence J. Flanagan, and Jason Charneski (also our host) playing works by Buxtehude, Dixon, Elgar, Grünberger, Hindemith, Langlais, Larson, Mendelssohn, Near, Sewell, Strayhorn and Widor. Click here to view the program. 
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pictured from left to right: Tyrell Lundman, Christopher Fasulo, Max Carleton, Terence J, Flanagan, and Jason Charneski
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