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WAGO Newsletter 2025

EN CHAMADE  February 2025
N E W S L E T T E R
THE WINCHESTER CHAPTER
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS

CONTINUO ORGAN PRESENTATION THIS SUNDAY AT TRINITY, UPPERVILLE February 9 is a special program. Trinity Episcopal is the proud owner of the Washington Bach Consort’s Continuo, which Conductor and Founder, J. Reilly Lewis, commissioned the German organ builder Alfred Führer to make in 1977. The 3 rank continuo has 8′, 4′ and 2′ flute stops. Dan Miller was thrilled to help obtain the instrument for the Upperville church when Lewis’s widow decided to sell the instrument. Dan will present a Lecture Demonstration and Recital on the instrument Sunday, February 9, at 3 pm. The recital will feature the continuo accompanying both instrumental and vocal repertoire.
WAGO Celebrates Women Composers March 21 — a Dinner, Progressive Concert and Dessert Event Participate in celebrating over 900 years of Women Composers! We are looking for organists, pianists, singers, instrumentalists, conductors, dessert extravaganza bakers, table decoration pros, organizers and muscle! George Donovan is heading up the search for choir members to sing on the program, Marilyn is looking for organ, piano and instrumental performers and Melody is looking for bakers and setup, clean-up help. If you are willing to sing with us, please text, call, or email George Donovan at 540-313- 0498 or george@bethelwinchester.com. (Music and rehearsal schedule TBA!) If you would like to perform, please text, call or email Marilyn Shenenberger at 609-502- 3642. If you are willing to bake, decorate, or help with set-up and clean-up, text, call, or email Melody Harmon at 540-974-9753 or 1melody@comcast.net. The dinner begins at 6 pm at The First Presbyterian Church, and will be catered by Sodexho. It will be followed by two 45-minute concerts at The Presbyterian Church and Market Street United Methodist Church, respectively. The evening is capped by delicious desserts at The Presbyterian Church in the room where we began with dinner. Tickets will be available soon through LUDUS.
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