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May 23, 2010
Member Choice Recital
Dedicated to the Memory
of Ralph Burkhart
July 12, 1946 - May 8, 2010
at
Christ’s Church
2 Rectory Street
Rye
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Ralph
will be remembered by all who knew him as a good-humored,
life-loving and selfless individual, dedicated to his music,
and to the Chapter. His cheery disposition will be missed
greatly. May his smile and the laughter that he brought to
all of those whose life he touched remain in our hearts.
Ralph attended
the Manhattan School of Music and The Julliard School. He
was the organist and choirmaster at St. Mark's Episcopal,
Yonkers, from April 11, 1999 to the present. A member of the
AGO since 1998, Ralph Served with enthusiasm on many Chapter
committees. He was a director from 2003 to 2006 and secretary
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Front Row: Laura Ravotti, Karen Longwell, Judith Abel, Timothy
Keenan-Devlin, Meredith Storer
Middle Row: Adrienne Knauer, Lowell Knauer, Lana Kollath,
Andrew Sheranian
Back Row: Alice Avouris, Jan-Piet Knijff, Thomas Zachacz,
Frank Miller, John Cecconi, Kenneth Potter
Missing from photo: Kathryn Jones
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Kathryn
Jones - who could not stay for the group photo due to a prior
commitment |
JP
and Kathryn playing their duet |
The
Program |
| Kathryn
Jones and Jan-Piet Knijff |
Theme
with Variations from String Quartet Op. 75, No. 3 "Emperor"
by Franz-Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) |
Jan-Piet
Knijff, baritone; Kathryn Jones, organ |
Psalm
23 (Hospodin jest muj pastýr), from Biblical Songs,
op. 99, no. 4 by Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904) |
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March
de Fête by Henri Busser (1872 - 1973) |
Alice
Avouris |
Chorale
prelude on "O wie selig" (O How Happy Are Ye) by
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) |
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Prelude
and Fugue in F Major by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 -
1750) |
Adrienne Knauer,
harp; Lowell Knauer, organ
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"Quelle
est cette odeur agreable?" (What is This Lovely Fragrance?)
- French carol; arranged for harp and organ by Daniel
Burton |
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Carillon,
24 pieces in free style by Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)
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Postlude
by Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
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Judith
Abel, Karen Longwell, sopranos,,Lana
Kollath, organist
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Psalm 95
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847)
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Meredith
Storer
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Hymne d'actions
de grâce "Te Deum" by Jean Langlais
(1907 - 1991)
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Offertoire
by Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely (1817 -
1869)
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Frank
Miller |
Postlude
on "St Anne" by Charlton Palmer (1871 - 1944)
and
Amparito
Roco by
Jamie Texadore |
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Fugue in
D Major by Andrew Sheranian
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| Above:
Installation Ceremony, conducted by John Cecconi, Dean.
The Chapter's Officers-Elect,
from left to right:
Laura Ravotti, Director-Class of 2012, Karen Longwell, Director-Class
of 2012, Lowell Knauer, Director-Elect-Class of 2013, John
Cecconi, Dean, Alice Avouris, Dean-Elect, Judith Abel, Sub-Dean-Elect,
Kevin Walsh, Registrar, Tim Keenan-Devlin, Director-Class
of 2011.
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Jan-Piet
Knijff and John Cecconi (Wishing JP good-bye as he will be leaving
for Australia shortly) |
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are a few photos from the reception following the meeting |
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Region II, Westchester
County, NY, May 23, a "Members’ Choice Recital"
was held at Christ's Church in Rye (Andrew Sheranian, host). Fifteen
musicians took part in the concert. To add variety, there was
a harp and organ duet, an organ/organ duet, and two pieces with
vocal arrangements. The concert was dedicated to Ralph Burkhart,
who died on May 8. He had been the chapter’s secretary since
2006 and prior to that was a director. After the concert, at a
reception coordinated by Subdean Alice Avouris with food furnished
by several members, the new officers for 2010 – 2011 were
installed. John Cecconi, the current Dean, was presented with
a past Dean's pin for his service during the last two years, and
Jan-Piet Knijff, who will soon be leaving for a new position in
Australia, was also recognized. – Virginia B. Bender
as published in The
American Organist, August, 2010
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Photo of Ralph
Burkhart: Courtesy of his family
Photo of Kathryn
at the organ: Courtesy of John Cecconi
All other photos:
Courtesy of Virginia Bender
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Last updated: July
23, 2010
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