SOUTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER | AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
PRESENTS A SPECIAL WORKSHOP: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PIPE ORGAN WITH ANNA LAPWOOD
Sunday, April 6, 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Catalina United Methodist Church
2700 E. Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ

This workshop is FREE to all wishing to attend.
RSVP is required through EVENTBRITE by Monday, March 31.
To RSVP, either scan the QR Code on the flyer (see below) or click HERE to go to the EventBrite site to register.

Internationally renowned British organist Anna Lapwood has introduced countless people to the organ via concerts and social media. This is a rare opportunity for Tucsonans to hear, meet, and see Ms. Lapwood. Everyone interested in the pipe organ is welcome to attend this informal workshop, where Anna will demonstrate how a pipe organ works. RSVP... TODAY! A limited number of interested keyboard players will have the opportunity to play a short piece or a composition/improvisation of their own. Requests to play must be submitted in advance with the reservation by the same deadline.

A reception, with fresh & hot Pizza, follows in The Fellowship Hall from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

TICKET PRICES:
General Admission......................$30 + $3.85 Fee
General Admission (Seniors)............$25 + $3.52 Fee
General Admission (Student w/ I.D.)....$10 + $2.51 Fee
Students Under 12......................FREE

Palm Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m.

The Sanctuary choir will perform excerpts from the Fauré Requiem with organ accompaniment.

Trinity Presbyterian Church
400 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ

Maundy Thursday, April 17
Dinner, 5:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to share a meal and the Lord’s Supper together in Fellowship Hall. The church will provide the main course; attendees are requested to bring a side dish to share. Please RSVP 520-623-2579 or office@trinitytucson.org).

Tenebrae Service, 6:30 p.m.
A Service of Tenebrae in the sanctuary with Scripture readings and music that relates the story of Jesus’ life from the Last Supper to the Crucifixion as candles are extinguished & the sanctuary darkens.

The choir and orchestra at El Camino Baptist Church will present a Maundy Thursday service which has been created with choral anthems, congregational hymns, and Scripture reading, detailing the events of Christ's Last Supper, Betrayal, Foot Washing, Mandate to Love One Another, and Garden Prayer, ending with Christ’s Arrest.

The service includes Communion at which every baptized believer may participate.

Free tickets at:TucsonLambofGod.eventbrite.com
Each year, an estimated 4,000+ performers across the world participate in locally-produced performances of “Lamb of God” in places as far-reaching as the Netherlands, Romania and Buenos Aires. These performances play for a total audience of well over 50,000 people from dozens of faiths.

First United Methodist Church
915 E. 4th St
Tucson, AZ
Good Friday, April 18, 6 p.m.

The Catalina Choir will collaborate with First UMC to perform Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine at First United Methodist

The Trinity Choir and orchestra will present a stunning cantata entitled, A LIVING HOPE, based upon 19th century American musical sources arranged by Tom Fettke and Thomas Grassi.

It follows the journey from Palm Sunday to Easter portraying extraordinary images of hope gained, hope lost, and hope reborn. Adhering to Scripture where even Jesus’ closest friends and disciples doubted his promise: “In three days He would rise again.” Death, however, was swallowed up in victory and through his death and resurrection, those who follow Jesus receive new birth into A LIVING HOPE.

The Easter Story
Saturday, April 26, 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 27, 9:15 a.m.

The Resurrection Choir and orchestra will present The Easter Story, by Tom Fettke and Thomas Grassi.

The cantata retells Jesus’ suffering, death, resurrection, and exaltation to the right hand of God the Father. The narrative helps listeners relive the events that unfolded in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, and also places them in the flow of God’s dramatic, eternal story of redemption.

The production will feature a local interpretive ign language ensemble, Rise ‘n Sign. The 35- minute musical will be presented within worship on Saturday.

The Great Eighteen are a group of ambitious, large-scale organ works based on Lutheran chorales. Bach assembled them toward the end of his life from pieces he had written years earlier, revising and in some cases expanding them, perhaps intending to have them printed. Many are favorites with organists and audiences, such as: the brilliant fantasia on “Come, Holy Ghost” for full organ; the lyrical “Savior of the Nations, Come”; and the quietly moving “Before Thy Throne I Now Appear,” said to have been revised by the composer shortly before he died.

Church musicians are made, not born, and becoming a better church musician is largely self-directed, on-the-job training. Few of us start our musical journeys with clear ideas of the steps we would need to take and the challenges we would encounter.

Dr. Raymond T. Ryder, SAAGO Dean and Piano Director, Pima Community College, will address how musicians, pianists particularly, can successfully prepare to transition into service playing, choir accompanying, and leading rehearsals. During this seminar/workshop, Dr. Ryder will present proven strategies, and resources, for improving our musicianship skills. Dr. Ryder will also share repertoire suggestions for pianists and organists (since we often do a bit of both).