Host Terry Jankowski checks the reservation list
as attendees collect name tags and goodies.
John Northup
(l) and Brian Sweetman chat before the group convenes for the first
demonstration, as A.G.O. members, in the background, do the same.
The
1949 Moller takes center stage as organist Michael Rosas (back left) watches
with interest following his demonstration of the instrument.
Organist
Mary Holtzen introduces the 1953 Schantz to the group.
Terry Jankowski makes a point about the Casavant organ
and its capabilities.
The Lutheran Home Chapel is overrun with these little
critters, but that's a story for another time.
The 1953 Schantz gets a going over by the group.
MaryAnn Balduf pulls a stop or two on
the Walker at the Lutheran Home.
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The Michigan Chapter convened in Monroe, Michigan
at 2:30 p.m., in conjunction with an Organ Crawl co-sponsored by the
Detroit and Toledo Chapters of the American Guild of Organists and the
Michigan Chapter of the Organ Historical Society. The Michigan Chapter
business meeting was postponed because of the crowded agenda of the day. The
day's Organ Crawl activities were ably organized and hosted by Terry
Jankowski, organist at the IHM Motherhouse Chapel in Monroe.
Michigan Chapter O.H.S. members attending were
Carl Balduf, MaryAnn Balduf, Ed Price, Brian Sweetman, Mary Whitmore, Art
Snook, Terry Jankowski and Jim Wilkes.
Following registration at St. Paul's United
Methodist Church, with refreshments, Jankowski welcomed the group of 30
A.G.O. and O.H.S. members and introduced Michael Rosas, who demonstrated the
St. Paul's 1949 Moller organ with no small measure of humor and aplomb.
The next stop was Trinity Lutheran Church, where
organist Mary Holtzen ably demonstrated the three manual, 30 rank 1953
Schantz pipe organ.
The third demonstration was that of a J. W.
Walker and Sons three manual tracker action organ, exquisitely installed in
the Chapel of the Incarnation at Monroe's Lutheran Home and enthusiastically
demonstrated by Kevin Otter, Chapel organist.
The final stop was the Motherhouse of the
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Following an excellent
Spaghetti dinner, the group convened in the Chapel, where Terry Jankowski
demonstrated the magnificent 62 rank Casavant Freres organ.
Respectfully submitted,
Carl Balduf
President
Terry
Jankowski is dwarfed by the huge Casavant organ as a Sister provides
background on the Chapel and the 62-rank organ.
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Kevin
Otter provides background information before playing the Walker tracker at
the Lutheran Home.
Stained
glass at Trinity Lutheran is worth the trip!
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OHSers
Art Snook and Jim Wilkes compare notes.
Ed
Price checks out the Walker.
Is
Ray Stillwell really casting a spell over Mary Whitmore? Seems so, anyway.
Balduf,
Price and Mary Holtzen enjoy a laugh.
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A
pleasant time at dinner at the Motherhouse.
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