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Organ Historical SocietyMichigan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
September 18,
2010
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The Michigan OHSers have coffee and donuts in the
outer lobby prior to the convening the meeting. Left-to-right they are Tom Curry,
Ed Price, Dana Hull, Jim Wilkes, MaryAnn Balduf and Jeremy Tarrant. Ed Price says it is in the bag, but MaryAnn
Balduf is not so sure. Jim
Wilkes (l), Ed Price and Dana Hull catch up on organ talk in the nave
of the Cathedral. The
beauty of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul surrounds the group. Ed
Price whips up some fine music at the console of the Pilzecker organ. A group
picture just before lunch at the Majestic Café. Pictured (l-r) are MaryAnn Balduf,
Jeremy Tarrant, Tom Curry, Dana Hull, Carl Balduf and Edward Price. An imposing
array of pipes for the façade of the Chancel organ.
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The
September 2010 meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the Organ Historical
Society convened at 9:40 a.m in the outer lobby of The Cathedral Church of
St. Paul (Episcopal-Anglican), Detroit, Michigan. Present were Carl Balduf, MaryAnn Balduf, Dana Hull, Ed
Price, Jim Wilkes, guest Tom Curry and member-host Jeremy Tarrant,
Organist-Choir Master for the Cathedral. After
calling the meeting to order, Balduf apologized for calling the meeting for
9:30 a.m. instead of the requested 10 a.m. The
minutes of the May 22, 2010 were unanimously approved. The Treasurer’s report
was not available. Old
business included a discussion of the continuing search for an archive
willing to accept the OHS- Michigan historical material. Jim Wilkes was asked
to pursue the matter with the University of Michigan Bentley Library. Balduf
suggested that the OHS National Archive might be amenable to taking the
material. It was, however, pointed out that the National OHS does not
currently have an archivist. Balduf
reported that the OHS Michigan Web site disc availability will be postponed
until after the current meeting season. Balduf
then reported that the membership roster contains many names of those who
have not paid dues or attended recent meetings, The meeting addressed this issue
by unanimously approving the following membership policy. RESOLVED THAT: 1. Active OHS Michigan
Chapter members are those who have paid their dues for the current program
year: from September 1 through August 31.
Those who have not paid dues by November 30 will be dropped from the
OHS Michigan Chapter rolls and the Chapter’s email list. EXCEPT THAT: 2. For the current 2010-2011 program year (only), members will be
kept on the rolls and email lists if either 1) they have paid their dues by
October 18, 2010 or 2) they have attended a chapter meeting between March 7,
2009 (inclusive) and May 22, 2010 (inclusive) and paid their dues by January
7, 2011. A list of those eligible
members will be published in an email to all members. 3. At the discretion of the Chapter President, a limited number of
additional email addresses may be kept active for the information of OHS
National officers and councilors and other interested parties. Balduf
then introduced Jeremy Tarrant, host for the morning, with many thanks for
hosting the meeting and supplying coffee and donuts. There
being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10 a.m., after which
the group moved into the Cathedral sanctuary to explore the Pilzecker organ,
beginning with an enlightening lecture-demontstration by Mr. Tarrant. For organ
specifications and an audio/video demonstration click here. Following
the demonstration and open console, members of the group lunched at the
historic Majestic Café. Respectfully
submitted, Carl
Balduf President.
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