Dr Paradies will be presenting from her series of books on the subject of teaching young organists and preparing them for college. 

There will be a no-host luncheon together a short walk away after the even. Admission Free. Donations welcome.

Prior to the Dr Paradies’ talk we will be presenting American Guild of Organists Achievement Awards to Dian Ruder’s student Clara Chan.

Dr. Elena Paradies earned her master's degree in Piano from the Lithuanian Music Academy in Lithuania, followed by a master's degree in Organ from the Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory in Russia. She completed her Doctorate in Organ Performance at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, USA. In the early stages of her career as an organist and educator, she recognized a pressing need for comprehensive resources in organ methodology and literature, critical for professional growth. This electronic book series is her aspiration to consolidate and organize essential knowledge for both organ teachers and novice organists.

The following link to Google Play offers a preview of the first two volumes in the series and the option to purchase them:

https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Elena_Paradies_Teaching_Pre_College_Organ_Students?id=Ve7bEAAAQBAJ

A San Jose Chapter AGO event.

Hans U. Hielscher will play:

Josef Rheinberger 1839–1901 - Sonata No. 4 in A Minor op. 98
Alexandre Guilmant 1837–1911 - Madrigal op. 52/3
Isaac Flagler 1844–1909 - Easter March
Traditional Arr. Dan Miller - How great Thou art
Cor Kee 1900–1997 - Variations on an old Dutch folksong
Cécile Chaminade 1857–1944 - Méditation
Hans U. Hielscher 1945– Scottish Rhapsody

Full Program

Hans U. Hielscher has been organist at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden (Lutheran Cathedral of Nassau), Germany, since 1979. His studies were at the Detmold State Academy of Music and in Paris/Rouen, France. He also studied carillon at The Nederlandse Beiaardschool in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Hans has presented more than 4,000 organ recitals around the globe, his concert tours have taken him to all European countries, the United States (75 U.S. tours), Bahamas, Israel, Iceland, South Africa, and multiple times to Australia, New Zealand, French-Polynesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok. He has been featured on radio and TV broadcasts, 22 CD recordings on various international labels and is the author of the books "Alexandre Guilmant - Life and Work", "Famous Organs in the U.S.A.", "The Organ of Wiesbaden Marktkirche". He is a published composer of some 60 works for organ. Hans has been honoured by the French government in Paris for his worldwide engagement in French organ music and nominated "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" in 1985. In 2019, the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art in the Capital City of Wiesbaden awarded him the "Certificate of Honor for Art and Culture".

www.hielscher-music.de

Hans U. Hielscher will play:

Josef Rheinberger Sonata No. 4 in A Minor op. 98
Denis Bédard Suite for organ
Gordon B. Nevin Toccata in D minor

Full Program

Hans U. Hielscher has been organist at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden (Lutheran Cathedral of Nassau), Germany, since 1979. His studies were at the Detmold State Academy of Music and in Paris/Rouen, France. He also studied carillon at The Nederlandse Beiaardschool in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Hans has presented more than 4,000 organ recitals around the globe, his concert tours have taken him to all European countries, the United States (75 U.S. tours), Bahamas, Israel, Iceland, South Africa, and multiple times to Australia, New Zealand, French-Polynesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok. He has been featured on radio and TV broadcasts, 22 CD recordings on various international labels and is the author of the books "Alexandre Guilmant - Life and Work", "Famous Organs in the U.S.A.", "The Organ of Wiesbaden Marktkirche". He is a published composer of some 60 works for organ. Hans has been honoured by the French government in Paris for his worldwide engagement in French organ music and nominated "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" in 1985. In 2019, the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art in the Capital City of Wiesbaden awarded him the "Certificate of Honor for Art and Culture".

www.hielscher-music.de

We share a Orgelkids kit with the Peninsula Chapter. We will be assembling the Orgelkids kit for the first time! See https://orgelkidsusa.org for details of this exciting kit that we will be able to take to schools etc to introduce kids to the organ by building one from scratch and playing it. Here’s a flyer for the event.

Free event with refreshments. Donations welcome.

A San Jose Chapter AGO event.

Enjoy the masterful skill of J. S. Bach’s music for two hands and feet–  three musical ideas blended perfectly into much more than the sum of their parts.   Led by his wild imagination, Bach shows off the sounds of the organ in elegant trios and dramatic toccatas in three sections.  This is a small part of Bach’s extensive and humble musical offering, as he inscribed it, Soli deo Gloria, for the glory of God alone.  

Admission is free.  Parking is adjacent to the church. 

6:15 - 6;45pm in the Fellowship Hall: 
San Jose AGO annual meeting with installation of the Chapter’s officers for the year beginning July 1st 2024   

7:00pm in the Sanctuary:
Organ recital played by Renee Chiu, Master of Music in Organ Performance student at BYU

To learn more about Renee, please visit her website: www.reneechiumusic.com/about

After Renee's recital, our chapter will host a reception in Fellowship Hall.  If you’re willing to bring some finger food to share — maybe a platter of fruit, a plate of crackers and cheese, or a tray of cookies — please email Valerie soon: valeriesterk@gmail.com  Thanks!  We’re expecting 100+ people, and would like to honor and congratulate Renee with delicious food at the reception.