HONORING John Walker...Finally, we extend our deepest gratitu de to John Walker , the women s choir, Mark Anderson , and Joseph Kneer for the performance we are about to experience.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019

SHADYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHPIT T SBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

John Walker

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Congratulations, John, on your outstanding career as a performer, conductor and teacher, and thank you

for your many contributions as a member of theReuter Board of Directors 1991 - 1994

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April 26, 2019 Dear Friends,

ELCOME TO THE 2019 AGO Endowment Fund Distinguished Artist Award Recital and Gala Benefit Reception honoring our

beloved friend, faithful colleague, and AGO Past President John Walker. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Shadyside Presbyterian Church, its pastors and staff, for allowing us to share their spectacular sanctuary and magnificent organ with you tonight. We are deeply blessed by John Walker’s lifelong career as a teacher, performer, and minister of music. John has served our organization faithfully as president, vice president, treasurer, regional convention coordinator, and chapter dean. Throughout his career, he has been a champion of our professional certification program, earning our highest certificate, the Fellowship. John was a member of the task force that envisioned and created our highly popular and successful Pipe Organ Encounters program for youth and adults, now in its fourth decade of existence. During his presidency, he spearheaded efforts to put young people on our national committees and created new ways for us to encourage and nurture the next generation of church musicians and leaders. We are forever grateful for his leadership of the American Guild of Organists. We are also grateful for your support of the AGO—the largest organization of its kind in the world promoting a single musical instrument and the performers and listeners who enjoy organ music—through your gifts to the AGO Endowment Fund this evening. Although many schools around the country have discontinued their organ degree programs, the American Guild of Organists, founded in 1896, is here to stay. Your support of the AGO Endowment Fund helps to ensure that we will. All income from tonight’s Gala will be invested in John’s honor to support educational programs like Pipe Organ Encounters, our most effective means of ensuring that there will be organists in churches and concert halls for generations to come. If you have already made a contribution, thank you! If not, please make a gift to honor John online at Agohq.org/2019-gala. Finally, we extend our deepest gratitude to John Walker, the women’s choir, Mark Anderson, and Joseph Kneer for the performance we are about to experience. Thank you again for your support and for being here this evening. Sincerely, Michael Bedford, AAGO, CHM President The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to foster a thriving community of musicians who share their knowledge and inspire passion for the organ. Learn more at www.agohq.org.

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major support is provided byAGO National Headquarters and

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bronze sponsorsRichard L. Cassel Craig Datz, Rochelle Parker,

Karen Haslag, and Etta Cox Craig and Linda Blythe Everhart Barbara Nelson

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ticket sponsorsBarbara W. Adler, spc Larry E. Allen Michael Bedford, aago, chm David A. Billings, cago Karen Black Adam J. Brakel Don BroderickBarry and Suzanne Brown Ken Brown Karl Bruhn, spc David and Susanna Buchanan Matthew F. Burt, spc John and Lynda Burton Peilun Vicky Chang SangGyu Choi Tom R. Clark Christine M. Clewell Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Crane, spc Christopher Creaghan Frank L. Crosio, fago Ryan Croyle Katherine M. Csellar, cago Patricia CummerickJ.R. Daniels, spc Preston and Mary Dibble Mr. and Mrs. John S. Dixon, cagoR. Craig Dobbins Ellen E. Dodge Wayne N. Earnest Dennis Elwell Margaret and Barbara Evans Donald K. Fellows Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ferguson, spc Gene Forish Michael P. Frank III Jillian Gardner Suzanne L. Gilliland Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gould, aago Gregory Gyllsdorff, fago, chmStephen Harouff Elizabeth and Jim Haskins Gail Henry Sherman Hesselgrave Samuel C. Hutchison Regina Kettering John T. King Karen F. Krenitsky, spc Charlotte Kroeker Ann Labounsky, fago, chm, and

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sponsorsBruce P. Bengtson, aagoPaul Marvin and Melissa Geiger

patronsImmanuel Choir, YoungNak Presbyterian

Church, Seoul, Korea Margaret M. Kemper Donald M. Kendrick, chm Frederick L. Swann, fago

donorsJames M. Anthony Gail Everhart Barber and

Robert Schwenk Rosemary B. Beakes, spc Barbara Beisel Rebecca Buchanan Neal F. Campbell Maw Sheng and Nancy Chen Preston and Mary Dibble Laura R. Ellis Michael P. Frank III Joseph Galema Sheila L. Hess, cago Ashley L. Horner Chris Kouklis and Tim Nye Dale Krider, fago Joyce Shupe Kull, fago, chm

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HISTORY

The AGO Endowment Fund was established in 1994 to pro-vide income to educate new organists and to cultivate new audiences for organ and choral music. Tax-deductible contribu-tions to the Endowment Fund are invested to produce continu-ing income for Guild programs and educational projects.

The AGO Endowment Fund Distinguished Artist Award and Gala travels around the country to celebrate distinguished members of the organ world, to raise aware-ness for the Endowment Fund, and to secure gifts to strengthen it. All income from this Gala will be invested in perpetuity.

Past honorees have included:

†Marie-Claire Alainnew York citY, 2002

Charles Callahanst. Louis, 2014

†David CraigheadphiLadeLphia, 2012

John Fergusonst. oLaf coLLege, 2018

†Gerre & Judith Hancocknew York citY, 2004

Wilma JensennashviLLe, 2016

Joyce Jonesfort worth, 2010

Joan Lippincottprinceton universitY, 2017

Marilyn Keisernew York citY, 2013

†Marilyn Masonuniv. of michigan, 2009

Thomas MurrayYaLe universitY, 2011

†John Obetzkansas citY, 2007

Cherry Rhodes & Ladd ThomasgLendaLe, 2015

Frederick SwannLos angeLes, 2008

John & Marianne WeaverphiLadeLphia, 2012

† deceased

Arthur P. Lawrence, aago, chmDouglas M. Moorehead Leslie Robb, cago Joanne Harris Rodland Alex and Carolyn Shearer Kenneth J. Spengler Joyce Moon Strobel, aago Mr. and Mrs. Christoph Tietze Lois Z. Toeppner Kathryn Zita Weyland Mina Belle Packer Wichmann Hedley E. Yost

sustainersAGO Indiana (Pa.) Chapter Marvin and Donna Adams Barbara Baker Fred W. Cogswell Giles and Diane Nolan Cooke, spcJune and Larry Fletcher-Hill Tom Hall Laurell N. Huber, aago Mr. and Mrs. Dean G. Jamieson Lyndie and Jean-Marc Larsen David R. Lawrie, spc Katherine Scott Lee Betsy Lord, cago Elizabeth Reichelt Morgan and Nora Roberts Court and Sally Shoemaker Robinson Dianne and Andrew Ross Michael D. Schreffler Lou R. SteiglerWilliam H. Stump G. Ronald Vanderwest Deborah S. Woods

contributorsKitty B. Allen Susan Shively Burkhalter, cago Tom R. Clark Peggy Kelley Reinburg James E. Thomashower, Penny Brickman,

and Sarah Thomashower Cornelia E. Tolbert

in-kind contributionsAnthony Baglivi and

Rollin Smith, editorialLen Levasseur, prepress and designPro Organo, digital recordings

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

special thanksAGO Pittsburgh Chapter GalaPromotion Committee:

Linda Everhart, chair Larry Allen, Chaz Bowers, Craig Dobbins, Suzanne Gilliland, Barbara McKelway, and Doug Starr

Len Levasseur, photographyMansions on FifthNadine PhotographyAnna Pinto, calligraphyVictor Printing, program book

ago national council and staffMichael Bedford, aago, chm, PresidentBarbara W. Adler, spc,

Treasurer/Councillor for Finance and Development

James E. Thomashower, cae, Executive Director

F. Anthony Thurman, Director of Development and Communications

ago finance and development committee

Ronald KrebsEd Maki-SchrammG. Ronald VanderwestJeffrey J. Verkuilen, fago

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andO R G A N A R T I S T S S E R I E S O F P I T T S B U R G H

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JApril 26, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.

March on a Theme by Handel, Op. 15, No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandre Guilmant 1837–1911

Komm, süsser Tod, bwv 478 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750 arr. Virgil Fox 1912–1980

Requiescat in Pace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Sowerby 1895–1968

Resurrection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry King Lament – The Rising – The Ecstasy – Reflection 1932–1990

Choral-Improvisation sur le “Victimæ paschali” . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Tournemire 1870–1937 restored and transcribed by Maurice Duruflé 1902–1986

Dritte Sinfonische Kanzone für Orgel, Op. 85, No. 3 . . . . . . . . . Sigfrid Karg-Elert Fuge, Kanzone und Epilog 1877–1933 (with solo violin and women’s choir)

J O S E P H K N E E R v ioLinM A R K A N DE R S O N director of women’s ensembLe

Sine Nomine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Weaver b. 1937

Concert Variations on Old Hundredth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Knowles Paine 1839–1906

The offi cers, executive board, & members of the NYC AGO send their hearty congratulations to

John Walker FAGOdistinguished performer, teacher, recording artist, and friend of NYC AGO

James KennerleyDean

The New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Program Notes

FoLLowing onLY five daYs after Easter, this program reflects the annual pilgrimage be-

tween Palm Sunday and the culmination of the church year on Christ the King. In the words of Julie Andrews, this recital includes “a few of my favorite things,” works with which I sense particu-lar affinity, including compositions written by col-leagues and friends.

Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911), co-founder of the Schola Cantorum (1894) and successor to Widor and Franck as professor of organ at the Paris Conservatory (1896), engaged actively in promotion of musical masterpieces from earlier centuries. His March on a Theme of Handel quotes melodic material of “Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates” from Han-del’s Messiah. Evoking the sonority of orchestral instruments at the outset, Guilmant follows there-after with a fugue reminiscent of Baroque masters, but soon returning to the symphonic style of organ writing established by César Franck.

One of my illustrious predecessors both in New York and in Baltimore, Virgil Fox (1912–1980), cre-ated his signature arrangement of Come, Sweet Death, Come, Blessed Rest in 1941 while he was pro-fessor of organ at the Peabody Conservatory and organist at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church. Maximizing the organ’s orchestral palette, Vir-gil Fox selected a melody composed by Bach ex-pressly for the Musikalisches Gesangbuch, published by Georg Christian Schemelli. Bach provided only melody and figured bass; Virgil Fox elaborated ex-tensively upon those elements to create this oft-her-alded composition. In 1994, following lengthy and careful voicing of his signature instrument at Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Franklin Mitch-ell registered this composition on this organ and requested me to play it later in his memory, which I do now twenty-five years later with grateful and lasting respect.

Frequently lauded as “Dean of American Church Music” in the mid-twentieth century, winner of the Prix de Rome in 1921 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1946, Leo Sowerby (1895–1968) was organist-choirmaster at St. James’ Cathedral, Chicago, for 35 years and professor at American Conservatory of Music for 38 years until 1962, when he moved to Washington, D.C., to es-tablish the College of Church Musicians. Having served in France with the American Army during World War I, after his return to America in 1920 Sowerby composed Requiescat in Pace in honor of his deceased compatriots.

Organist-choirmaster at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York, my colleague Larry King (1932–1990) composed Resurrection in 1981. In Larry’s own words, Resurrection “was originally titled for liturgi-cal use; its mental conception took place during the composer’s reflective months abroad which were punctuated with reports of and reactions to Amer-ica’s changing priorities, and which reactivated his longing for the resurrection of the social conscious-ness which had stopped a war and prioritized car-ing. ‘Lament’ combines the liturgical mourning of the plainsong Vinea mea electa (O my vineyard, I planted and tended thee…and thou hast prepared a cross for thy Savior) with a soulful expression of contemporary grief. ‘The Rising’ grows quietly from this grief, using 12-tone rows and techniques to express its cosmic nature. ‘The Ecstasy’ devel-ops a populist alleluia strain with embellishments not unlike those used in the music of the Aquarian Age. ‘Reflection’ combines the liturgical rejoicing of the plainsong introit for Easter Day, Haec Dies (This is the day which the Lord has made) with the alleluia fragments. The result will hopefully con-vey a fresh vision of the historic resurrection of Je-sus the Christ with a prayer for the resurrection of the consciousness that reflects and implements his ministry.”

On May 5, 1955, Maurice Duruflé wrote these words to his friend André Fleury: “I am in the pro-cess of transcribing into musical notation some im-provisations of Tournemire which he had recorded

B Y J OH N WA L K E R

Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church1316 Park Avenue • Baltimore, MD 21217410-523-1542 • www.browndowntown.org

The people of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church offer gratitude to God for John Walker —for his superb musicianship, his gentle, visionary lead-

ership, and for the strong faith that has supported his lifetime of Christian service. We are grateful not only for his service among us as Minister of

Music, now Minister of Music Emeritus, but also for his leadership in our congregation as an active Elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

We offer our congratulations, our love, and our joy!

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on disc in 1930. They are sensational! Exactly like those which we admired so much. But how difficult it is to capture such fugitive music and such bad re-cords! I hope to give the first performance at the inauguration of Saint-Étienne du Mont in October if everything works as expected.” The last of these five improvisations is based upon the sequence for Easter Day, Victimae paschali laudes. Frequently at-tributed to Wipo of Burgundy (11th cent.), Victimæ paschali laudes is one of only four sequences which were retained after the Council of Trent (16th cent.). Having been Tournemire’s devoted pupil and with intimate knowledge of Tournemire’s organ at the Church of Sainte-Clotilde, Duruflé attests that his restoration rigorously demonstrates Tournemire’s improvisation precisely as recorded in 1930.

His family having moved to Leipzig when he was five years old, Sigfrid Karg-Elert grew up un-der the musical mantra of Bach’s imitative coun-terpoint and Reger’s chromatic harmony. Although celebrated in England and America, in his home country Karg-Elert’s compositions were neglected. Comprising three connected movements, his Third Symphonic Canzona is based upon the 17th century chorale Jesu, deine tiefen Wunden. Presented contra-puntally in the opening section, the chorale tune appears again in the ensuing larghetto section, this time supported by harmonies reminiscent of French impressionism. In the concluding section, a solo violin joins the texture with text from the German chorale printed in the violinist’s score:

Deine Gnade wird mir geben Auferstehung Licht und Leben (Your grace will give me resurrection, light and life.). Finally an off-stage treble-choir intones the text Credo in vitam venturi saeculi! Amen! (I be-lieve in life everlasting! Amen!).

The Reuter Organ Company commissioned John Weaver to compose a Hymn Sonata for his re-cital to formally open the organ at Shadyside Pres-byterian Church on September 24, 1995. John per-formed that work as the closing composition in his inaugural recital, dedicating it to Franklin Mitch-ell, then-Chairman of the Reuter Organ Company. The final movement combines the hymn tunes sine nomine and sarum, both of which are fre-quently associated with the hymn text, For All the Saints. Ingeniously, John Weaver infused this mix-ture with a third melody from traditional Ameri-cana, Oh, When the Saints Go Marchin’ In. Incorpo-rating that Dixieland rhythmic basis, this rich stew creates a New Orleans-style celebration.

Following three years of study in Germany, John Knowles Paine returned in 1861 to his na-tive America, where Harvard University appointed him as the first professor of music at any Amer-ican university. He was also a founding member of the American Guild of Organists. His Concert Variations on Old Hundredth presents several classic variations, followed thereafter by a chromatic vari-ation in the parallel minor. A fugue leads to the final variation, closing with rapid passagework in the pedals.

Pittsburgh Writes a Very Special “Dear John” Letter.

Biographies

JOHN WALKER has performed in recital and as concerto solo-

ist throughout North America, Eu-rope, and Asia. He has performed three times at Notre Dame Cathe-dral in Paris, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and other cathedrals and churches in Europe and the U.S. In Taiwan he has performed frequently at the National Concert Hall in Tai-pei and as soloist with the National Symphony Orches-tra. He has appeared frequently with the San Francisco Symphony under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas, notably as soloist in Lou Harrison’s avant-garde Con-certo for Organ with Percussion Orchestra.

A profound practitioner of the art of sacred music, John Walker is minister of music emeritus at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Balti-more, following distinguished tenures at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, The Riverside Church in New York City, and First Methodist Church in Palo Alto, Calif.

Walker is the immediate past president of the American Guild of Organists (2014–2016). As presi-dent, he led the organization representing more than 15,000 members. He was vice president for six years and treasurer for four. In addition, he coordinated two re-gional conventions and was dean of the San Jose and New York City AGO chapters. He was the first di-rector of the Task Force on the New Organist, which conceived and implemented the highly successful Pipe Organ Encounters program, now occurring annually throughout the United States and abroad.

A Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, Walker is professor of organ performance at Baltimore’s Peabody Institute. Previous appointments include the music faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, where he was organ department chair; Duquesne University; Westminster College; and San Jose State University. He holds the doctor of musical arts degree from Stan-ford University as well as two master of music degrees cum laude from American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. In 1999 he was awarded a Fulbright Fellow-ship to teach and to perform in Taiwan. In 2015 he was visiting professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Mu-sic, and in 2017 he adjudicated international competi-tions in organ performance in both Taipei and Shang-hai, marking his seventeenth professional visit to Asia.

JOSEPH KNEER is assistant pro-fessor of music at Trinity Univer-

sity, San Antonio, Texas, following previous teaching engagements at Mercyhurst University and the Pea-body Preparatory. He holds a bach-elor of music degree in violin from Oberlin Conservatory, a master of music in violin and theory pedagogy from the Peabody Institute, and a doctor of musical arts, also from Peabody.

In 2015, Dr. Kneer completed a regional concert tour performing the Brahms violin sonatas with pia-nist Shirley Yoo. He founded the Aurora Piano Trio in 2008 with cellist Hannah Pressley and pianist Linda Angkasa. He was awarded the Peabody Chamber Mu-sic Prize in 2009.

As conductor, Joseph Kneer has founded and directed several ensembles, including the Ober-lin Chamber Players, the Mercyhurst String Ensem-ble and community string chamber music program, and the Mercyhurst Chamber Orchestra. He also served as interim music director of the Brown Memo-rial Presbyterian Chancel Choir in Baltimore in 2012.

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MARK ANDERSON is di-rector of music at Shadyside

Presbyterian Church, artistic direc-tor of the Pittsburgh Camerata and executive director of the Music in A Great Space and Music for Mid-summer Nights concert series. He also serves as the American Choral Directors Association Pennsylva-nia Repertoire and Resources chair for music in worship. Previously, he served as organ-ist/choirmaster at The Presbyterian Church of Chest-nut Hill (Philadelphia) for fifteen years, in addition to holding prior positions in New York, Kentucky, Texas, and California.

A native of Montana, Mark Anderson studied at Westminster Choir College, Indiana University, and the Eastman School of Music. He has taught at West-minster Choir College, Centre College of Kentucky, and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

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The Organ

S H A DY S I DE P R E S BY T E R I A N C H U RC H5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232

Reuter Organ Company, Opus 2175 (1994–1995)105 ranks | 5,432 pipes

The Reuter organ (Opus 2175) at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church represents the culmina-

tion of a long and diligent effort to obtain an organ of a size, scope and quality to match the magnifi-cence of the sanctuary, and to serve as the corner-stone of a strong and vibrant music ministry.

To do this, an organ must fill the interior space with sound, must be visually in harmony with its surroundings, and must be capable of playing the full range of organ literature as well as fulfill-ing its role in accompanying the choir and lead-ing the congregation in worship. The Reuter organ at Shadyside is such a distinguished and versatile instrument.

The first organ at Shadyside was installed in 1875 by E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings of Boston. This three manual organ was replaced in 1903 by the W.W. Kimball Company of Chicago. In 1926 E.M. Skinner of Boston built a large four manual instrument which was encased across the center of the chancel. In 1938 sanctuary renovations moved the organ into two chambers on either side of the chancel; the resulting sound was less than satisfy-ing. In 1957 the Skinner organ was replaced by a four manual organ built by M.P. Möller of Hag-erstown, Maryland. A gallery organ was added in 1973 (given in memory of Dr. Howard C. Scharfe by the Lazear Foundation). Extensive renovations were done in 1989 in an attempt to make this a more successful instrument. In 1993 it was determined to retain the best of the pipe work, including a new magnificent Trompette-en-Chamade, and to in-corporate them into a totally new instrument to be built by the Reuter Organ Company of Lawrence, Kansas. Building and installation were completed by November of 1994.

The Reuter console has four manuals; the nat-ural keys are of bone with sharp keys of rosewood. The manuals have tracker touch. The pedal key-board has maple naturals and ebony sharps. The

105 rank organ is controlled by 170 draw knobs which have rosewood stems; intramanual couplers are controlled by knobs placed in their respective divisions; intermanual and manual to pedal cou-plers are controlled by tilting tablets placed above the top manual along with the Great/Choir trans-fer and Pedal Divide tablets. The Chancel organ stops and couplers are engraved in black; Gallery organ stops and couplers in red; and all sub and su-per couplers and mechanical controls are engraved in blue. Fourteen of the ranks of the Great organ are exposed on either side of the apse in the chan-cel. The large Harmonic Flute and Principal pipes are made of polished zinc. The smaller pipe work is made of polished spotted metal. The color and de-sign of the exposed pipe work is planned so that the Byzantine apse with its gold mosaic of the figure of Christ, by Rudolf Schefller, remains as the chancel focal point.

Generously scaled, the sound of this Reuter or-gan provides a warm, substantial ensemble of im-mense color, and dynamic diversity with the abil-ity to build seamless crescendo and diminuendo. As an American Classic instrument, it incorporates the German, French, Italian, and English schools of organ building to create an instrument of enor-mous versatility. Tonal colors are available for the full range of organ literature. Of particular note is the inclusion of a true English Tuba in the Solo or-gan (speaking on a wind pressure of 20 inches) and a Doppelflöte (Double Mouthed Flute), included for its singular beauty of tone. The Pedal Posaune (filling one entire chamber) speaks on a wind pres-sure of 17 inches. The Trompette-en-Chamade in the lantern portion of the church speaks on a wind pressure of 15 inches. The bottom octave of both the Choir Gemshorn and Great Violone are from the previous Möller organ. The bottom octave of the Swell Lieblich Gedeckt is from the 1926 E.M. Skinner instrument.

Peabody faculty artist John Walker (left) is the recipient of the AGO Endowment Fund Distinguished Artist Award in 2019.

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Chancel OrganGREAT 16ʹ Violone 8ʹ Principal 8ʹ Violone 8ʹ Harmonic Flute 8ʹ Bourdon 4ʹ Octave 4ʹ Spillflöte 2ʹ Fifteenth V Cornet (notes 20-56) IV Fourniture IV Cymbale 16ʹ Trumpet 8ʹ Trumpet 8ʹ Tuba (Solo) 4ʹ Trumpet 8ʹ Trompette en Chamade Chimes (Solo) Tremulant (Flutes only) SWELL (enclosed, lectern side) 16ʹ Lieblichgedeckt 8ʹ Diapason 8ʹ Viole de Gambe 8ʹ Voix Celeste (CC) 8ʹ Rohrflöte 8ʹ Open Flute 8ʹ Lieblichgedeckt 8ʹ Flauto Dolce 8ʹ Flute Celeste (TC) 4ʹ Principal 4ʹ Hohflöte 4ʹ Harmonic Flute 4ʹ Lieblichgedeckt 22/3ʹ Nasard 2ʹ Blockflöte 13/5ʹ Tierce IV Plein Jeu 16ʹ Bombarde 8ʹ Trompete 8ʹ Oboe 8ʹ English Horn (Solo) 8ʹ Vox Humana 4ʹ Clarion 8ʹ Trompette en Chamade (Great) Tremulant

SOLO (enclosed, lectern side) 8ʹ Viole 8ʹ Viole Celeste 8ʹ Doppelflute 8ʹ French Horn 8ʹ English Horn 8ʹ Clarinet 16ʹ Tuba (TC) 8ʹ Tuba 16ʹ Trompette en Chamade (Great) 8ʹ Trompette en Chamade (Great) Chimes Cymbelstern Vogelgesang Tremulant

CHOIR (enclosed, pulpit side) 16ʹ Gemshorn 8ʹ Diapason 8ʹ Vox Umana (TC) 8ʹ Holzbordun 8ʹ Gemshorn 8ʹ Gemshorn Celeste (TC) 8ʹ Continuo Flute (A = 415 Kellner) 4ʹ Octave 4ʹ Coppelflute 4ʹ Gemshorn 22/3 Nasat 22/3 Gemshorn Quint 2ʹ Weit Prinzipal 2ʹ Gemshorn 13/5 Terz 11/3 Gemshorn Larigot IV Scharf 32ʹ Bassoon 16ʹ Bassoon 8ʹ Tromba 8ʹ Bassoon 8ʹ Cromorne 8ʹ Clarinet (Solo) 4ʹ Tromba 4ʹ Bassoon 8ʹ Tuba (Solo) Tremulant

PEDAL 32ʹ Principal (Electronic extension) 32ʹ Soubasse (Electronic extension) 32ʹ Contra Gamba (Electronic extension) 16ʹ Principal 16ʹ Violone (Great) 16ʹ Soubasse 16ʹ Gemshorn (Choir) 16ʹ Lieblichgedeckt (Swell) 8ʹ Principal 8ʹ Violone (Great) 8ʹ Soubasse 8ʹ Gemshorn (Choir) 8ʹ Lieblichgedeckt (Swell) 4ʹ Principal 4ʹ Lieblichgedeckt (Swell) 4ʹ Soubasse IV Mixture 32ʹ Posaune 32ʹ Bassoon (Choir) 16ʹ Posaune 16ʹ Trumpet (Great) 16ʹ Bombarde (Swell) 8ʹ Bassoon (Choir) 8ʹ Posaune 8ʹ Tuba (Solo) 8ʹ Tromba (Choir) 8ʹ Bombarde (Swell) 8ʹ Bassoon (Choir) 4ʹ Bombarde (Swell) 4ʹ Tromba (Choir) 4ʹ Bassoon (Choir) 4ʹ Clarinet (Solo) 8ʹ Trompette en Chamade (Great) Chimes (Solo)

Gallery OrganGREAT 8ʹ Prinzipal 8ʹ Gedeckt 4ʹ Oktav 4ʹ Koppelflöte 2ʹ Waldflöte II Sesquialtera (TC) IV Mixtur Tremulant SWELL (enclosed) 8ʹ Rohrflöte 8ʹ Viole de Gambe 8ʹ Schwebung (TC) 4ʹ Oktav 4ʹ Rohrflöte 2ʹ Principal IV Scharf 16ʹ Trompete 8ʹ Trompete 8ʹ Oboe d’Amour 4ʹ Trompete Tremulant

PEDAL 16ʹ Subbass 8ʹ Octave 8ʹ Rohrflöte (Swell) 4ʹ Principal IV Mixture 32ʹ Trompete (Electronic extension) 16ʹ Trompete (Swell) 8ʹ Trompete (Swell) 4ʹ Trompete (Swell)

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ATLANTAJuly 6 - 10, 2020

AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS2O20 NATIONAL CONVENTION

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“A Kaleidoscope of Color & Sound”

Thank you, John, for eight fabulous Pro Organo CDs!Your life and ministry of music have been a huge

blessing to us! “ALL IS WELL!”Frederick Hohman

Congratulations, John Walker! You make us proud!Wayne L. Wold, aago

AGO Mid-Atlantic Regional Councillor

John, you are a legend in our profession.We all owe you so much. Thank you!

I am honored to call you a mentor and dear friend.Justin Bischof

Congratulations to John Walker:wonderful organist, teacher, and person.

With thanks and blessings.Karen Hastings Flegel

Congratulations from FDHS Class of 1959!Carol Thompson Smith / Patsy Link

Congratulations Dr. John Walker!Your legacy has blossomed throughout the world.

May God Bless you with good health and happiness! Ed and Judy Weismann

Best Wishes John from the Duquesne UniversityAGO Chapter. You have greatly enriched our chapter.

Ann Labounsky / Duquesne University

Congratulations and best wishes from theImmanuel Choir at YoungNak Presbyterian Church,

Seoul, KoreaSangGyu Choi, Conductor

Thank you for your generous and inspiring service these many years. This award is well deserved! With

admiration and in friendship, Cherry & Ladd Cherry Rhodes and Ladd Thomas

Heartfelt congratulations to asupreme musician, organist and friend.

Henry and Leigh Lowe

Grateful I am that I had to study with the grad stu-dent-JOHN WALKER! Thanks for pearls of wisdom

and lifelong friendship and memories!Rochelle Parker

Congratulations from a former Riverside Churchchoir member, ever grateful for your inspiringvirtuosity and dedication to musical excellence.

Jim Howes / Sacred Classics

Thin places are said to be where heaven touches earth. Thank you John for the innumerable thin places your

music has created in our lives.Bob Mayer

The members of the Indiana, Pennsylvania AGO Chapter congratulate you, Dr. Walker, on receiving

the AGO Distinguished Artist Award. Indiana (Pa.) AGO Chapter

From your first church family, we are very proud of your extraordinary musical accomplishments. Your

humble ways reflect God’s heart for the world.Upper Path Valley Presbyterian Church

Congratulatory Messages

Congratulations, John!We cannot think of a better person for this honor.

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How immensely grateful this agency is to have represented Dr. Walker and managed his concert career from 1986–2006,

to have witnessed his thrilling musicianship, and enjoyed a fruitful 20-year working relationship with him!

Informed by the PastCommitted to the Present

Preparing for the Future

The Church Music Institute congratulates Dr. John Walker and offers thanksgiving for his substantial contributions to church music and the many students he has mentored who will impact clergy, church musicians, and congregations for years to come.

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Bruce P. Bengtson, aagoR. Monty Bennett, cago

† Roberta Bitgood, fago, chm Lori P. Bourret

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† Don G. CampbellCary W. Castellaw† Robert C. Clark

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† John E. Courter, fago† Joseph W. Coutret

§ Grady E. Coyle, aago, chmKatherine Crosier

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† Cameron MagnonLorraine M. Magnuson

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† Helen A. OsterbergBarbara Owen, chm

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Jane Errera, chmMargaret R. EvansPauline Fritz, spc

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Norman and Ethel Geist, cagoMr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Gould, aago

† Dennis L. Goward† Frank S. Graboski, cago

Kenneth J. Grinnell Jr., fago, chmE Lary Grossman, spc

Eileen GuentherPhyllis B. Harris

Terrie Harman, cago† Charles N. Henderson

† Christian Herrmann Jr., mdSuzanne M. HertelShirley Hill, aago

† Edwin H. Holmberg Jr.Karen and † Walter Holtkamp

† Winifred Howe§ Donald Ingram and Eugene Tobey

† Rudolf O. InselmannCalvert Johnson

† Jeanne R. JohnsonPaul R. JonesFern E. Junso

† Roy F. Kehl, fago† Robert Burns KingRichard F. Kline Jr.Ralph Kneeream

Ronald Krebs§ Marilyn and Don Kredel

† Joel H. KuznikAnn Labounsky, fagoDavid K. Lamb, cago

Ture Edward LarsonJames Kirk Ledbetter, spc

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† Richard Alan LivingstonKenneth D. Lowenberg, fago

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celebrating a great teacher,performer, and minister of music

John Walker

with warmest wishes from the congregation of

Shadyside Presbyterian ChurchPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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