2022-2023 Program
Sunday, October 30
3 p.m. Organ Concert by Chapter Members
St. John’s Episcopal Church
16 Church St., Waterbury 06702
1957/1990 three manual organ by Charles McManis
Bob Havery, coordinator and host rhavery20@gmail.com
Friday, January 6, 2023
6 p.m. Epiphany pot-luck dinner, hymn sing, and social
Naugatuck United Methodist Church
208 Meadow St., Naugatuck 06770
A time of fellowship, and a chance to sing carols and even an anthem or two (you may bring a folder of a Christmas or Epiphany anthem) and try the 1875 O’Dell organ.
Michael Petruzzi, host pianoman087@yahoo.com
Monday, January 16
9:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Annual MLK Day Organ Crawl
Wallingford, Connecticut
We will meet at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 65 North Main Street,
Wallingford 06492 at 9:45 a.m.
Daniel Kendzior, coordinator danielkendzior@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 19 (snow date, March 26) 2 – 6 p.m.
Adult Choir Festival, “Instruments of Peace” – 5 p.m. concert, offering to benefit Catholic Relief Services, which helps Ukraine and other needs around the world
St. Rose of Lima Church
35 Center St., Meriden 06450
Andrew Brochu, director (Avon High School choral director)
Robert Hopko, host rhopko@aol.com
Rehearsal from 2 – 4:30 p.m., concert at 5 p.m.
Opportunites for solo choir anthems, as well.
Massed choir selections:
Prayer of the Children – SATB arr. Mark Hayes (Alfred Publishing, 43469)
Dwell In the Light Forevermore – SATB Lloyd Larson (Lorenz, 10/4400L)
Roll Down Justice – SATB Mark Miller (Choristers Guild CGA 1472)
Processional Hallelujah – SATB Mark Burrows (Choristers Guild CGA 1577)
Rejoice! Rejoice! – 2 part, mixed Aaron David Miller (Augsburg 0800678559)
Round – (Tallis Canon melody) “O God of Love, O King of Peace” (pdf available)
We are arranging with JW Pepper to make an ordering list for this repertoire for our festival. Or, you may order using another distributor.
Here is the JW Pepper link:
Anthem list for Waterbury AGO Adult Choir Festival on JW Pepper for easy ordering
https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/search.jsp?state=ct&festival=11411182&sflist=f%2111411182
Sunday, June 11 4 p.m. Annual meeting and picnic
Home/yard of Robert and Gwynne Hopko
384 Meriden Ave., Southington 06489
Gwynne Hopko, coordinator ghopko@aol.com
Waterbury Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
2024-2025 Officers
Dean: Ron Ebrecht
Sub-Dean:William Degan
Treasurer: Michael Petruzzi
Registrar: Michael Petruzzi
Secretary: Toni Sullivan
Chaplain: Rev. Kristen Kleiman
Members-at-Large
Cornell Bialicki
Maria Coffin
Roberta De Fiore
Bob Havery
Gwynn Hopko
Robert Hopko
Dan Kendzior
Toni Sullivan
Job Placement and substitutes, webmaster, and newsletter writer/editor.
Please contact the Dean if interested.