January Jubilee
AGO North Central Region
Hosted by the Cedar Valley AGO Chapter
(chapter home)
Saturday, January 23rd, 2016
University of Northern Iowa & Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church
Cedar Falls, IA

Thank you to all who participated!
Welcome new AGO members! We hope you value your complimentary 6-month membership and enjoy The American Organist magazine



Special Thanks to our Host Institutions

University of Northern Iowa and Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church

Special Thanks to our Music Sponsors

Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Ltd, Johannus Organ, and West Music Company

Special Thanks to our Local Business Sponsors

Hy-Vee College Square and Sidecar Coffee

PICTURES!!! Thanks to Bob Brock, our chaper photographer


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SCHEDULE

MORNING SESSION
University of Northern Iowa
Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

8:30 a.m. Registration/Coffee
9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks Rev. Carol Teare
Keynote Speaker: Marilyn Schempp

9:30–10:30 a.m. Session I
Creative Hymn Playing (Jebe Hall) - Morita
Handbells in Worship (PAC30) - Hansen

10:45–11:45 a.m. Session II
Organ Music for Smaller Instruments (Jebe Hall) - Black
Children’s Choir (PAC30) - Kotsonis

AFTERNOON SESSION
Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church

11:45–1:15 p.m. Lunch Break
Music Display by
West Music Company & Johannus Organ

1:30–2:30 p.m. Session III
Musician/Clergy Relations (Sanctuary) - Teare
Choral Reading session (Chapel) - Toliver

2:45–3:45 p.m. Session IV
Piano & Organ Duet Repertoire (Sanctuary) - Hans
Electronic Organ (Chapel) - Harlow

4:00 p.m. Closing Hymn Sing
WORKSHOPS

Organ Music for Smaller Instruments
Dr. Karen E. Black – Rudi Inselmann Endowed
Professor of Organ at Wartburg College

Piano and Organ Duet Repertoire for
Worship Services and Concerts
Miah and Taemin Han – Organist at First
Congregational United Church of Christ in
Waterloo, and Director of Music Ministries
at First Presbyterian Church in Waterloo

Handbells in Worship
Aaron Hansen – Director of Handbell Choirs at
First United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls and
Wartburg College

Making the Most of an Electronic Organ
Dr. Randall Harlow – Assistant Professor of Organ
and Music Theory at University of Northern Iowa

Children’s Choir: Recruiting, Sustaining,
and Inspiring the Youngest Voices to Sing!
Dr. Amy Kotsonis – Assistant Professor of Choral
Ensembles and Music Education at University of
Northern Iowa

Creative Hymn Playing for Congregational Singing
Dr. Mariko Morita – Instructor of Organ at
University of Northern Iowa

Musician/Clergy Relations and Conflict Resolution
Rev. Carol Teare – Pastor, Associate Organist &
Music Director at First Baptist Church in Waterloo

Choral Reading Session
Dr. Nicki Bakko Toliver – Assistant Professor of
Choral Music Education at Wartburg College
Choir Director at Nazareth Eva. Lutheran Church