2022-2023

Used Music Extravaganza!
September 17, 2022
Allen Organ Studios, 10 Becker Terrace, Delmar

What a sale! Several members and friends attended and perused through the vast collection of music and CD’s that we have. There was lots of talking and laughing in addition to buying. Special thanks goes to Brad Day for housing our collection and hosting this event, and to Susan Lohnas for keeping everything so well organized. Proceeds from the sale, $200, went to the Chapter’s Scholarship Fund for new organists.

Music for Advent

October 15, 2022 11:00AM
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 40 N. Ferry St., Schenectady, NY
Hosted by Brian J. Taylor

Fifteen members and friends attended our “Music for Advent” program at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Schenectady, NY. It was nice to see one of our Young Organist members attending, Jeffrey Boeck. Several members played and/or shared various advent pieces as well as some collection books of Advent/Christmas music. After the program, eight of us walked over to Bountiful Bread for lunch. It was a great way to spend part of a Saturday with members and friends. Special thanks to Brian Taylor for hosting the event.

Members’ Recital
February 18, 2023 3:00PM
First Reformed Church of Scotia, 224 N. Ballston Ave, Scotia, NY

What a memorable Member’s Recital! The afternoon was filled with wonderful organ music played by eight of our members: Jeffrey Boeck, Audrey Daly-Gilman, Alfred Fedak, Justan Foster, Trevor Kahlbaugh, Susan Lohnas, Amanda Marcolin, and Shalisha Woelfersheim. They played works by Richter, Buxtehude, Pachelbel, Elgar, Martin, Krieger, Manz, Bach, Cross, Portman and Fedak on the beautiful four manual, 142 pipe and digital stop Allen hybrid organ installed by Brad Day’s Allen Organ Studios in 2013. Special thanks to Al Fedak for arranging and hosting this event and to Gayle Hinsdill for the reception that followed.

During the recital Al Fedak, Scholarship Chairman, announced that one of the performers, Jeffrey Boeck, a student of Trevor Kahlbaugh, is our scholarship recipient for 2023.

Jeffrey Boeck with his teacher, Trevor Kahlbaugh

AN AFTERNOON WITH BACH
March 19, 2023
St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 21 Hackett Blvd, Albany

On Sunday, March 19, 2023, approximately 100 people spent part of their afternoon listening to ENYAGO members, Alfred Fedak, Steven Rosenberry and Brian Taylor play several compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach at our Afternoon with Bach program at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Albany. After an introduction by Steven, we settled back for an afternoon of great music. Following the program there was a wonderful Reception/Tea. The proceeds from the free-will offering benefits our Scholarship Program.

The music played was: Pièce d’ Orgue (Fantasia in G Major), BWV 572; Très vitement – Grave – Lentement; Partite diverse sopra: O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV 767; In dulci jubilo, BWV 729; O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde gross, BWV 622; Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736; Komm heiliger Geist, BWV 751/2; Praeludium et Fuga in C, BWV 547; O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 656a; Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 672; Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 673; Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 674; Fuga a 5 con pedale pro Organo pleno, BWV 552b, “St. Anne.”

Organists: Brian J Taylor, Alfred Fedak, Steven Rosenberry

Organ Crawl to Lake George and Glens Falls
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Host: Bryan Kirk

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, 15 members, friends and family made their way up the Adirondack Northway, in the rain, to Lake George, NY and St. James Episcopal Church. St. James houses a 1911 E.M. Skinner, 2 manual 11 rank, organ still in its original format. Several of the members of St. James also joined us. Bryan Kirk, met us there and gave a brief history of the organ and church, followed by a demonstration of the organ. After several members tried the organ. A delicious luncheon was served to us by the ladies of St. James Episcopal Church. After lunch and some fellowship time, we motored our way down Route 9 to First Presbyterian Church, Glens Falls, NY, which has one of the 100 largest organs in the US. A Reuter 4 manual, 70 rank Chancel organ and a Casavant, 3 manual 60 rank Gallery organ. Both organs, all 130 ranks are playable from the Chancel organ. Again, Bryan Kirk gave us a brief history of the organs and church and then a demonstration of this magnificent organ. He also gave tours of various parts of both organs. Several members tried the organ playing some of their favorite music. Special thanks to Bryan Kirk for arranging and making this possible and to the Ladies of St. James for a delicious luncheon.