National Association of Church Musicians

FYI: The National Association of Musicians is no longer in operation. The organization was officially dissolved in December 2019.

Sadly, DAVID THORSEN, our colleague, friend, teacher, professor emeritus and founding director of Cal State University Fullerton's choral music program and past president (from 1969-1971) of Choral Conductor's Guild/National Association of Church Musicians passed away Sunday, October 10th. Our prayers are with his extended family, colleagues and friends and the thousands of his students who owe so much to his leadership and learned so much from him. Rest in Peace, David.

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Dear Former NACM/CCG Members and Friends!
Past President, Chris Sillerud is planning to have ZOOM meetings once per month for us Choral Directors for conversation and to just say "Hello" and keep in touch!

A ZOOM meeting has been scheduled for this coming Tuesday September 1, 2020 at 4:00PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

If you would like to be a part of this meeting and/or future meetings, please send an email to [email protected] to request the link to join the meeting

Hope to see you on ZOOM!

Dear Former NACM/CCG Members and Friends!

it's been a while since I have had the opportunity to send you updates and information on the happenings in the church music community on behalf of NACM/CCG. It has been a weird year with the dissolution of NACM/CCG and no summer convention. I have missed seeing and corresponding with you all and I know that we all have missed one another 🙁

The Good News is that:you and all church musicians are invited to:
- A CHORAL READING, INSPIRATION, IDEAS, AND FRIENDSHIP EVENT
- HOSTED AND SPONSORED BY THE FRED BOCK INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
- LED BY BRAD ELLINGBOE, ALLAN PETKER, CHRIS SILLERUD, GRACE CHUNG, AND ED WILLMINGTON
- FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020, 8AM - 4PM at MATER DOLOROSA RETREAT CENTER , SIERRA MADRE, CA

Please see the attached flyer for more information and please share with all of your church musician friends! The deadline to register is June 5, 2020.

I am excited about this wonderful June event! I'll be there!! I hope you will be too!!!

Best Regards,
Kathleen

Happy Thanksgiving from The National Association of Church Musicians!!!

THE CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER of
THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS

On Friday, November 2, 6:45 P.M. at the First United
Method­ist Church, 311 South Broadway in Santa Maria,
Peter L:.Bates, Southern California District Convenor of the American Guild of Organists is giving a workshop for church musicians en­titled: ''Tips, Tricks and Traps in Hymn Playing.'' The workshop will last until 8:00 P.M. and continue at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday morn­ing for approximately one hour. You may attend both or one, but they are different. If there is time on Saturday, Mr. Bates will introduce us to some new organ music.

There is NO CHARGE to attend this workshop due to the gener­osity of the National Guild of AGO who is paying for his trans­portation and the Central Coast Chapter which assuming other costs involved.

Mr. Bates is also performing a concert on Saturday night at the First United Methodist Church in Atascadero, on their new Rogers 2-manual organ. All are invited! '

Hope to see you there!

"Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence." J.S. Bach

More Day 2 NACM 80th Anniversary Convention 🎶

Allan Petker and Jan Sanborn this morning “The Unique Relationship of Conductor and Accompanist”. NACM 80th Anniversary Convention!

NACM 80th Anniversary Convention has begun!!!

You are all invited to our:
80th Anniversary Celebration Concert!!!

Featuring: "The Branches" and BYTHAX
Monday, July 9, 2018, 7:00pm
Grace First Presbyterian Church
3955 N. Studebaker Rd.
Long Beach, CA
No Admission Charge
A freewill Offering will be taken

SEE YOU THERE!!!

IN MEMORIAM

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As some of you have probably already heard, we have lost a dear friend and colleague this week. The news is best articulated by his daughter, Holly, on the new page, Remembering Doug Fischer:

Dear Friends,
It is with a heavy heart that I write this: My father, Doug Fischer, suffered a major heart attack yesterday afternoon (6/13) and passed away very suddenly. Our family is beyond devastated at this terrible loss and we know that the music community is grieving with us. Please share memories on this website below, we will be informing everyone about services and a memorial concert when the time is right. We appreciate your love and support at this terrible time. He was a larger than life man and his loss will be sorely felt by everyone who knew him. Feel free to also email us at: [email protected]. Please share this page with anyone and everyone. We want to fill it with memories of my lovely father. on facebook or in messenger

I know that your prayers and support, like mine, will be with the Fischer family, those he ministered to and with at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Irvine, and his students and colleagues—past and present—at Pioneer Middle School in Tustin.

May the peace of Christ be with us all,
Dan - President, National Association of Church Musicians

Dan Korneychuk
Senior Director of Traditional Worship
and Campus Operations�
16221 Mulholland Drive . Los Angeles, CA 90049�
t (818) 788-4210 x165 . f (818) 788-2243
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Follow Jesus Every Day and Everywhere with Everyone.

Remembering Doug Fischer Musician/band