Convention at a Glance

Sunday. July 13

Registration: begins at 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Holiday Inn at Sea-Tac (Across from Airport)
Dinner on your own
Thomas Joyce performs Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" on the 4/58 Flentrop organ of St. Mark's Cathedral. The Compline Service will follow at 9:30 pm. Buses will leave at 7:30 pm from the hotel.

Monday, July 14

Registration: 7:00 am – 8:30 am
Opening of Convention, Benaroya concert hall, Seattle
2000 C. B. Fisk
Carole Terry, Organist

1887 Geo. Kilgen & Son
Holy Rosary R.C. Church, Edmonds
Christopher Marks, Organist

Lecture:  Tracker Organbuilding in the Pacific Northwest
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood
David P. Dahl, presenter

1995 Pasi
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood
Julia Brown, Organist

1878 Henry Erben
Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, Seattle
George Bozeman, Organist

2003 Fritts
Thomsen Chapel of St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle
Thomas Joyce, Organist
(Four successive brief demonstrations)

Wine/Appetizers and Catered Dinner
St. Mark’s Cathedral, Bloedel Hall

1965 Flentrop
St. Mark’s Cathedral, Episcopal, Seattle
J. Melvin Butler, Organist

Tuesday, July 15

Lecture: Singing pipes – The artistic legacy of organbuilder John Brombaugh
Holiday Inn at Sea-Tac
Mark Brombaugh, presenter

1871 E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Auburn
Carol Foster, Organist

1924 / 1995 Wurlitzer
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia
Andy Crow, Organist (with Laurel and Hardy film: “Double Whoopee”)

1905 Jesse Woodbury
Spanaway Lutheran Church, Spanaway
Kevin Birch, Organist

1890 Geo. Kilgen & Sons
Trinity Lutheran (Chapel), Parkland
Tim and Cheryl Drewes, Organists

Open House / J. Phillip Bachman 1819 organ exhibit
Paul Fritts & Co., Organbuilders, Parkland
Paul Fritts and staff, Hosts

1998 Fritts (The Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Organ)
Lagerquist Concert Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland
Paul Tegels, Organist

Wednesday, July 16

1963 Gebrüder Späth
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Seattle
Walter Krueger, Organist

1929 Casavant
University Christian Church
Peter Guy, Organist

1994 Bond
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Leslie Martin, Organist

1892 Cole & Woodberry
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Kirkland
Derek Nickels, Organist

1971 Metzler / Wilhelm
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina
Bruce Stevens, Organist

Dinner Cruise on The Spirit of Seattle
Depart from Seattle waterfront for no-host bar
and buffet dinner on Puget Sound

Thursday, July 17

1982 Coulter
Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way
Sharon Shull, Organist

1989 Fritts
Kilworth Chapel, The University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
Paul Thornock, Organist

1979 Brombaugh
Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma
Rodney Gehrke, Organist

1925 Reuter
First Presbyterian Church, Tacoma
Lorenz Maycher, Organist, assisted by
Annaliese von Goerken, soprano

1967 Schlicker / Schlueter
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle
Choral Evensong;  Thomas Foster, Director,
Craig Phillips, Organist

Friday, July 18

1985 Fritts-Richards
St. Alphonsus R.C. Church, Seattle
Dana Robinson, Organist

1953 AEolian-Skinner
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle
Douglas Cleveland, Organist

Annual Meeting of the OHS
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle

Option A:  1917 Hinners
The German United Church
Gregory Crowell, Organist

Option B:  Self-tour of Seattle Center
(Space Needle;  Music Experience Museum;
International Fountain, and more)

Banquet Dinner:  Holiday Inn at Sea-Tac

1907 Hutchings-Votey;  2000 Rosales
St. James Roman Catholic Church
Gala closing recital:  Joseph Adam, Organist
World premiere of commissioned work by Timothy Tikker