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Joe Miller, conductor

 

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Convention (detail)

 

	6/29  Saturday – Kalamazoo
8 – 12 Noon	Rehearsals for Regional Competition for Young Organists First Presbyterian Church - Rear Organ Loft/Sanctuary
12:40 PM	Walk to First Presbyterian Church
1 PM	AGO/Quimby Regional Competition for Young Organists First Presbyterian Church - Rear Organ Loft/Sanctuary

 

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	6/30 Sunday – Kalamazoo
9 – 2 PM	Exhibitor setup
3 – 7 PM	Registration – Radisson Plaza Hotel Exhibits open – Kalamazoo Room II
4 PM	Pre-Convention Recital: Timothy Tikker Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College 1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006
7:40 PM	Walk to First Congregational Church
8 – 9:15 PM	OPENING SERVICE Bruce Neswick, organ Sistrum, Lansing Women’s Chorus The Very Reverend Joy Rogers First Congregational Church - Sanctuary
9:20 PM	Walk to Radisson Plaza Hotel
9:30 – Midnight	Reception – Radisson Plaza Hotel Exhibits open – Kalamazoo Room II

 

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	7/1 Monday – Kalamazoo
7 – 9:30 AM	Complimentary breakfast (for hotel guests) Radisson Plaza Hotel
8 – 10 AM	Registration – Radisson Plaza Hotel Exhibits open – Kalamazoo Room II
8:40 AM	Walk to First Baptist Church
9 – 9:40 AM	Recital: Susan De Kam First Baptist Church - Sanctuary
10 – 10:45 AM	Workshops I A)  Service Playing & Improvisation – Bruce Neswick       First Baptist Church - Sanctuary B)  Choral Reading Session – John Repulski       First Congregational Church - Sanctuary C)  AGO Education & Certification – Fern Jennings       First Congregational Church - Dining Room
11 – 11:45 AM	Workshops II A)  Organ Literature Reading – Scott Hanoian       First Baptist Church - Sanctuary B)  Choral Academy rehearsal #1 – Joe Miller       First Congregational Church - Sanctuary C) Chapter Growth: Publish or Perish, Talk or Tumble,      Change or Die – Howard Slenk      First Congregational Church - Dining Room
12 – 1:30 PM	Lunch on your own
1:50 AM	Walk to First Presbyterian Church
2 – 2:45 PM	Recital: RCYO Winner First Presbyterian Church - Sanctuary
3 – 3:45 PM	Workshops III A)  Bach Myths – Paul Barte       First Presbyterian Church - Rear Organ Loft/Sanctuary B)  Vocal Health – Frances Brockington       First Presbyterian Church - Dining Room C)  Professional Development – Pamela Stover       First Presbyterian Church - Gathering Space
3:50 PM	Walk to First Congregational Church OR Radisson Plaza Hotel
4 – 4:45 PM	Choral Academy rehearsal #2 Joe Miller – conductor First Congregational Church - Sanctuary
4 – 7:30 PM	Dinner on your own Exhibits open – Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo Room II
7:40 PM	Walk to St Augustine Cathedral
8 – 9:30 PM	Recital: Nathan Laube St Augustine Cathedral - Nave
9:40 AM	Walk to Radisson Plaza Hotel
10 – Midnight	Reception – Radisson Plaza Hotel Exhibits open – Kalamazoo Room II

 

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	7/2 Tuesday – Kalamazoo
7 – 9:30 AM	Complimentary breakfast (for hotel guests) Radisson Plaza Hotel
8 – 9 AM	Registration open Radisson Plaza Hotel
8:40 AM	Walk to St Luke’s Episcopal Church
9 – 9:40 AM	Concert: Kalamazoo Ringers Janet L. Van Valey, conductor & Joseph D. Daniel, organ St Luke’s Episcopal Church - Nave
10 – 10:45 AM	Workshops IV A)  Handbells and Organ – Janet L. Van Valey & Joseph Daniel       St Luke's Episcopal Church - Nave B)  Choral Techniques – Joe Miller       First Presbyterian Church - Dining Room C)  Training the Young Organist – Thomas Bara       First Presbyterian Church - Rear Organ Loft/Sanctuary
11 – 11:45 AM	Workshops V A)  Cornflakes & Cornopeans: The Kellogg-Skinner Connection         – Brooks Grantier       First Presbyterian Church - Dining Room B)  Children's Choral Techniques – Ann Marie Koukios       St Luke's Episcopal Church - Dining Room C)  Hosting a Pipe Organ Encounter (POE) – Elizabeth Claar       First Presbyterian Church - Gathering Space
11:50 AM	Walk to Radisson Plaza Hotel
12 – 3:15 PM	Lunch on your own Exhibits open – Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo Room II
1 PM	Walk to First Congregational Church
1:15 – 3 PM	Choral Academy rehearsal #3 First Congregational Church - Sanctuary
3:15 PM	Walk to First United Methodist Church
3:30 – 4:45 PM	Recital: Christian Bischof First United Methodist Church - Sanctuary
4:50 PM	Walk to Radisson Plaza Hotel
5 – 7:30 PM	Banquet/Regional meeting Radisson Plaza Hotel
7:40 PM	Walk to First Baptist Church
8 – 9:30 PM	Recital: Renée Anne Louprette First Baptist Church - Sanctuary
9:40 PM	Walk to Radisson Plaza Hotel
10 – Midnight	Cash bar, Exhibits open Radisson Plaza Hotel

 

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	7/3 Wednesday – Battle Creek
7 – 8:30 AM	Complimentary breakfast (for hotel guests) Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo
9 – 10 AM	Two buses depart to Miller Chapel, First Congregational Church Remaing buses will depart to St. Thomas Episcipal Church Last bus departs (at 9 AM) – Radisson Hotel Plaza Registration open – St Thomas Episcopal Church
10 – 10:45 AM	Two Recitals A)  Thomas Bara – St. Thomas Episcopal Church - Nave OR B)  Susan De Kam – Miller Chapel, First Congregational Church
10:50 AM	Walk to First Presbyterian Church
11 – Noon	Recital: Yun Kyong Kim First Presbyterian Church - Sanctuary
Noon	Walk to First Congregational Church
12:15 – 1:15 PM	Box lunch Regional leadership meeting First Congregational Church
1:30 – 2:45 PM	Recital: Huw Lewis & Karl Schrock First Congregational Church - Sanctuary
2:50 PM	Walk to your chosen destination (A, B, or C)
3 – 4:15 PM	“Fermata Time” A)  Open consoles at the following churches:       First Congregational Church (Ott/Dobson)       First Presbyterian Church (Dobson)       First United Methodist Church (Möller)       St Thomas Episcopal Church (Skinner) B)  Explore the Kellogg House and Gardens       and the Underground Railroad Memorial C)  Stroll the Battle Creek Linear Park
2:50 PM	Walk to St Philip Catholic Church
3 – 4:15 PM	Choral Academy rehearsal #4 St Philip Catholic Church - Nave
4:30 – 5:15 PM	Choral Academy Performance – Joe Miller, conductor St Philip Catholic Church - Nave
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Buffet dinner in Parish Hall St Philip Catholic Church
6:45 PM	Walk to W.K. Kellogg Auditorium
7 – 8:30 PM	Closing Concert David Schrader, organ Western Brass Quintet W.K. Kellogg Auditorium
8:40 PM	Board buses to Kalamazoo
9 PM	Last bus departs

 

	7/7 Sunday – Saint Joseph
4 PM	Post-Covention Recital: Christian Bischof First Congregational Church - Sanctuary 2001 Niles Avenue Saint Joseph, MI 49085 This concert is part of the Twin Cities Organ Concert Series

 

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