January JumpStart 2025 - The 20th JumpStart!

January JumpStart 2025

Saturday, January 25, 2025

at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

625 Montgomery Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Registration from 8:00 - 8:45 a.m.)

MORNING PRAYER WORSHIP SERVICE in the Chapel

Maxine Thévenot leads the Redeemer Choir from Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr. The service music will include the world premiere of a choral introit by Donald Meineke, in celebration of this being the 20^th JumpStart in addition to three Hymn Preludes being premiered by Maxine Thévenot as opening and closing voluntaries composed by Edward Landin, Robert McCormick, and Kathleen Scheide.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

Rollo Dilworth: Getting Ready to Sing! Vocal Warmup Activities for Choirs 

Robert McCormick (substituting for Jeffrey Brillhart:) Adapting Piano Accompaniments and Conducting from the Console. Lauma Akmene and Jonathan Jones will work with Mr. Brillhart on Rutter's "For the Beauty of the Earth" and Honoré's "How Can I Keep From Singing" (copies will be provided).

David Storey: Last Minute Repairs and Tuning for Pipe Organs

Charlotte Beers Plank and Vince Ryan: Orgelkids – Build a Real Pipe Organ 

Maxine Thévenot: Eastertide through Trinity Sunday – Choral Reading Session 

Renée Anne Louprette: Organ Masterclass - bring copies of the following if you'd like to follow along during the masterclass:
Shushi Yoshinaga: movements from Nicolas de Grigny's "Veni Creator" and Mary Elizabeth Campbell: movements from Florence Price's "Suite No. 1 for Organ"

DISCUSSION GROUPS:

Clair Rozier and Kirsten Olson: Show Off Your Go-To Hymn and Hymnal Resources! 
Max Esmus: Idea Sharing: Resources for New Organists 

CLOSING ORGAN RECITAL in the Sanctuary

Renée Anne Louprette presents a program to include the World Premiere of Five Hymn Preludes composed by five regional composers in celebration of this being the 20^thJumpStart. These composers include Paul Fejko, Balint Karosi, Evelyn Larter, Erik Meyer, and David Schelat.

FEES*: 

$55 AGO Member (any chapter)

$70 Non-AGO Member

$20 Full-time Student (please bring your ID)

Included: coffee and tea, lunch (assortment of sliders [vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options], salad, fruit, cookies) and the music packet for Maxine Thévenot’s reading session. As always, there will be the Free Music Exchange (sheet music, CDs, books, and more!) and a wonderful exhibit in BMPC’s Gallery: “Feminine Energy” by Sister Helen David Brancato.

*The full fee will be collected for the event throughout the day. No discounts are available for partial attendance or missing lunch. The registration fees cover just a small fraction of the cost of this event!*