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Sunday, June 5
3:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
Shreveport, LA

Frederick Swann, Concert Organist, will present a program celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the 110 Rank, 5-manual Moller Pipe Organ. Admission will be free. Contact Organist E. Ray Peebles for more information.

Saturday, March 19
10:00 a.m.
First United Methodist Church
Shreveport, LA

Organ Music, Something Old and Something New. Members will share Baroque, Classic, French Romantic and Contemporary music with one another. Join us in the sanctuary of FUMC at 10 a.m. with lunch to follow. You may contact Ray Peebles for more information and to participate in the program.

Update: Lunch will be at Monjunis Restaurant.

Sunday, January16
4:00 p.m.
St. Mark's Cathedral
Shreveport, LA

Paul Lee in Concert, Sunday, January 16, 4:00 p.m. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Shreveport. The cathedral is located at the corner of Kings Highway and Rutherford Street. Paul Lee is performing in Shreveport for the first time. The Mississippi native has been heard on National Public Radio and has been featured in concerts and conventions of the American Guild of Organists for over thirty years.

Saturday, September 25
1:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Kilgore, TX

James (Jimmy) Culp will share some of his techniques for a well-played service. This will be an informal sit-around-the-console afternoon with Jimmy and all are welcome. He will play the 70-rank Aeolian-Skinner many of us love to hear and he will pass along some of his registration techniques learned from Roy Perry.

Sunday, September 19
7:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
Head of Texas St. at Common
Shreveport, LA

Concert Organist, Tom Trenney, will play an evening of great organ favorites and accompany Silent Movies from the early 1900s. See Silent Movies as they were meant to be seen.

This funny and fun program is great for music and film lovers of all ages.

This program is brought to you by the North Louisiana Chapter of the American Guild of Organists with support from The Robinson Film Center in Shreveport.

Saturday, April 10, 2010
10:30 a.m.

Holy Cross Episcopal Church
875 Cotton Street
Shreveport, LA

Ron Dean will host the North Louisiana Chapter A.G.O. Ron has done research on the history of organs in the Shreveport area and will give a presentation to us on the subject while showing us the historic E.M. Skinner organ at Holy Cross. There will also be time for a Holy Cross organ crawl. Afterwards, those who would like to do so will adjourn to a restaurant for lunch together.

Monday, November 9, 2009
7:00 p.m.

Please make plans to attend our meeting on February 22nd at 6:00 p.m. We will begin with a catered dinner in the parlor below the chapel at First United Methodist Church of Shreveport. The wonderful dinner will cost $10 per person and feature.
  • Italian Salad
  • Grilled Chicken with Mushrooms over Angel Hair Pasta with a White Wine Lemon Herb Sauce
  • Steamed Vegetables
  • Grilled French Bread
  • Dessert

It is very important that we RSVP to this event no later than noon on Friday, February 12.  Please reply to this em ail or call me to RSVP.  If you can do this before Monday, February 8, then we won’t have to personally call every member (which we will be doing if we don't hear from you).

We will have special guest, Dr. Michael Bedford with us.  Dr. Bedford is our Regional Councillor and lives in Tulsa, OK.  Since he is making this trip to be with us, we especially need to be there, and invite friends!!

The program will feature local organists David Sherman and E. Ray Peebles.  They will be talking about and playing music from their experiences on the French and English Organ Seminars.  It will be a beautiful program and will make us all want to go to Europe!!

Monday, November 9, 2009
7:00 p.m.

"Sharing Repertoire and Technique" - A program of sharing repertoire and skills. Come with some interesting organ piece you want to share, or a hymn or anthem with which you want to share service playing skills. 

Even if you don't wish to do any playing yourself, come and listen, and see how St. Joseph's Church was converted from a virtually dead acoustical environment into a very live one.

Location: St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 200 Patton Avenue, Shreveport.

If you will be playing anything, contact me, David Sherman, Sub-dean, at sherman2962@bellsouth.net.

Monday, August 31, 2009
6:00 p.m.

The First Meeting of the AGO Year will be a dinner meeting (covered dish) at the home of E. Ray Peebles. This will be an opportunity to meet our newest members as well as our new officers while enjoying the fellowship of our AGO friends. If you did not get an e-mail with details about what to bring, contact Bryan Bierbaum at bbierbaum@noelumc.org. Also RSVP to Bryan Bierbaum as soon as possible.

Sunday, August 30, 2009
4:00 p.m.

Dr. Gerre Hancock, University of Texas, in recital. First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore, TX.

Sunday, August 9, 2009
4:00 p.m.

St. Mark's Cathedral Summer Organ Series featuring Bryan Bierbaum, Organist of Noel United Methodist Church and Ray Peebles, Organist of First United Methodist Church.

Sunday, July 12, 2009
4:00 p.m.

St. Mark's Cathedral Summer Organ Series featuring Michael Petrosh, a student of Dr. Hollice Watson and Jenny L. Swanson, Assistant Organist of St. Mark's Cathedral.

Sunday, May 31, 2009
4:00 p.m.

Dr. David Heller, Trinity University, in recital. First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore, TX.

Saturday, May 30, 2009
Noon

End-of-the-AGO-Year Luncheon at the home of Janet Colbert. RSVP NO LATER than Wednesday, May 27. Contact information is in the directory.

April 25, 2009
Time TBA

Concert at First Presbyterian, Monroe, featuring the new Trumpet en Chamade.

March 14, 2009
10:30 a.m.

Choral Reading Session with Bradley Ellingboe at Noel Methodist.

March 15, 2009
5:00 p.m.

Noel Masterworks presents:  “Requiem” by Bradley Ellingboe.  Featuring the Noel Masterworks Choir, Chamber Orchestra, alto Jill Andrews, and Mr. Ellingboe as the conductor.  Free and open to the public.  Click Here for location information or click here to contact Bryan Bierbaum directly.

February 22, 2009
6:00 p.m.

Robert McDonald, Organist & Theater Organist, will accompany silent movies on the Big Screen at Broadmoor Methodist Church, Shreveport, LA . Click Here for more information and complete program.

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