Founded in 1946, the Fort Wayne Chapter of The American Guild of Organists celebrates 78 years in 2024!
Our members continue to advance the performance and appreciation of organ, choral, and church music
in Fort Wayne and surrounding communities.
Chapter membership covers the spectrum from organ enthusiasts, all the way to full-time directors of music.
On this home page, you will see recent events, our newest chapter members, what's happening next in the chapter,
the roster of current officers, and a photo gallery.
To find out more about future events in the season, click on the chapter events tab at the top of this home page,
and you'll find a list with all the highlights!
Here's a sample of the events that our chapter has sponsored in recent months:
OrgelKids Workshop for Young Students, led by Parker Maas
at The Embassy Theatre
Seminar on the Neumeister Chorales of J.S. Bach, presented by Dr. Craig Cramer
at Zion Lutheran Church
Hymn Improvisation Workshop with Dr. Jerry Westenkuehler
at Trinity Episcopal Church
Presentation on Chant-Based Organ Repertoire with Dr. Jennifer Pascual
at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
What's New in Wedding and Funeral Repertoire?!
at St. Mary's Catholic Church
Vocal Techniques for the Church Organist, presented by Dr. David Hendricksen
at Trinity Lutheran Church-LCMS
Organ Crawl led by Joel Stoppenhagen,
to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Decatur; St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Preble;
and Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ossian
The Life and Music of David N. Johnson, presented by Dr. Daniel Schwandt
at Trinity English Lutheran Church-ELCA
If you are interested in becoming a member of our chapter,
please contact Dean, Tim Robison, at 260-402-3402, or at [email protected].
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CHAPTER MEMBERS....
Gabriel Ackerman, Brian Hickam, Jerome Cole, Joe Hoffman,Tim Utterback, and Matthew Wachtman
Coming Up....
55TH Annual Three Rivers Festival
"Follow the Pipes"
Tuesday, July 16th
TIME: 11:00 AM
Venue: Concordia Theological Seminary, Kramer Chapel
6600 North Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Organists: Paul and Nathan Grime, father and son
Wednesday, July 17th
TIME: 1:00 PM
Venue: First Wayne Street United Methodist Church
300 East Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Organist: Irene Ator
TIME: 2:00 PM
Venue: First Presbyterian Church
300 West Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Organist: Gabriel Ackerman
TIME: 3:00 PM
Venue: Emmanuel Lutheran Church
917 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Organist: David Hendricksen
Thursday, July 18th
TIME: 7:00 PM
Venue: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1122 S Clinton St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Organist: Michael Dulac
TIME: 8:00 PM
Venue: Embassy Theater
125 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Organist: Cletus Goens
"Follow the Pipes" is a series of "organ crawls" featuring various venues and organists of the Fort Wayne area. The host organist will do anything from explain the workings of a pipe organ to playing a mini recital often highlighting the stops or registrations being used on a particular selection. Each day a group assembles at the first location, stays for about an hour and then proceeds to the next location. Depending on the availability of organists each day will include two or even three stops. Participants are welcome to join at any location.
Sponsored by
The Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
The History Center
2023-2024
Chapter Officers
Dean
Tim Robison
[email protected]
(260) 402-3402
Sub-Dean
Matt Johnston
[email protected]
Treasurer
Kathy Miller
[email protected]
Secretary
David Hendricksen
[email protected]
At-Large
Irene Ator, Greg Childs, Michael Dulac, Kirsten Nus, Wayne Peterson, Tamra Schaaf
CIPHER Editor - David Hendricksen
Scholarship Committee Chair - Fran Page
Committee members: Irene Ator, David Hendricksen
Program Committee Chair - Matt Johnston
Committtee Members: Nicole Busarow, Parker Maas, Tim Robison
Nominating Committee Chair - Wayne Peterson
Certification Coordinator - Wayne Peterson
Germanfest/Follow the Pipes Coordinator - Rosalie Bowker
Webmasters - Martin Gigler & Tim Robison
Chaplain - Rev. Dr. Anne Epling
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