Binghamton AGO Photo Galleries

On this page we share a photographic potpourri of chapter events and other happenings that we think may be of interest to our members and friends.

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	Odds and ends - an album of individual photos of chapter events and miscellaneous mementos of member meanderings.
	In May 2011 Redeemer Lutheran Church of Binghamton hosted an open house to showcase their fine organ by James Louder. Jonathan Biggers, who had served as consultant to the church for the installation, demonstrated the organ and shared a bit of the church's process of acquiring the organ.
	For our March 2011 event we attended an excellent production of the Itamar Moses play Bach at Leipzig. Dinner followed at Orlando's Restaurant at the En Joie Golf Course in Endicott.
	Our annual post holiday gathering this year was held at the Cortese Restaurant.
	The new season was kicked off with a potluck dinner, installation of officers and an open console at All Saints Episcopal Church, Johnson City.
	District Convener and Past Dean of our chapter Roberta Rowland-Raybold played a recital to benefit the music program of St James Episcopal Church, Lake Delaware. August 15, 2010.
	This year we were treated to a leisurely midsummer trip to the village of Skaneateles, beautifully organized by Ellie Rugg
	A few of us attended a June 27, 2010 recital by Oneonta Chapter member Flora Beth Cunningham at the Old Palatine Church.
	Our annual meeting and picnic (indoors thanks to the weather) was held June 6, 2010 at the home of Bruce and Polly Wendling.
	For our May meeting we travelled north to the Dryden United Methodist Church for an Organ Plus Workshop. There we were introduced to pieces with flute(s), horn, clarinet and cello.
	On April 27,2010 Jean Henssler, John Holt, Richard Hedgebeth and Paul Stapel piled into Paul's van and headed off to the big city for a most enjoyable day. We visited the large French romantic style Mander organ at St. Ignatius RC Church, enjoyed excellent dinners, and were treated to a fine recital by Daniel Roth, Titulaire du Grande-Orgue, Sainte-Sulpice, Paris at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.
	An open house was held April 24, 2010 in Annabel Taylor Chapel, Cornell University for the GoArt project to reconstruct an organ by the renowned German organbuilder Arp Schnitger that was lost in World War II.
	On April 17, 2010 we met at Tabernacle United Methodist Church for a workshop, Finding the Perfect Registration. The workshop was led by Richard Van Auken.
	Our very well attended February 1, 2010 event was an organist/clergy dinner - our first since the early 90's. This was held at the First Presbyterian Union Church in Owego. Following an excellent dinner catered by the ladies of the church we proceeded to the sanctuary where we were introduced to several new hymns being used in various denominations. The event closed with an evensong utilizing the Holden Evening Prayer by Marty Haugen.
	October 10, 2009 occasioned an organ crawl to four organs in Norwich. We visited the organs of Emmanuel Episcopal, UCC 1^st Congregational, Saint Bartholomew RC and Saint Paul RC with organs by Skinner, Wicks et al, Verschueren and Casavant respectively. An excellent luncheon at the Coffee Connection provided a break in the day's events, beautifully organized by new member of the Binghamton chapter Susan Tinknor. This outing was shared with members of the Oneonta chapter.
	On September 18, 2009 we kicked off the new year with a potluck dinner that celebrated our 80th anniversary. Our new chaplain, Pastor David Werly, was introduced, we enjoyed a presentation of Regional Convention highlights and viewed a portion of the Methuen Memorial Music Hall DVD.
	The 2009 convention for regions I & II was held in Boston July 1-4. Roberta Rowland-Raybold, Polly and Bruce Wendling, Jean Henssler and Paul Stapel attended.
	Several of us traveled to the Palatine Church on June 21, 2009 for a delightful program by past dean of our chapter and District Convener of the AGO Roberta Rowland-Raybold and Katie Boardman of the Oneonta Chapter.
	June 7 saw many of us at St. Mark's Episcopal, Chenango Bridge, for an open console presentation by several members, ending with an impromptu anthem reading session led by Jean Henssler. We then adjourned for dinner and the installation of our new officers and board.