Contacts:
Lisa Johnson Mott, Sub-dean and Organ Festival Coordinator – rosemarypearl@yahoo.com
Todd A. Saul, Festival Publicity Coordinator – toddans@aol.com or 765-438-7147
For more information visit: www.indyago.org

For Immediate Release: January 19, 2009

Indy AGO announces eight organists performing

“Music for Two”

at the

3rd annual Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival

Indianapolis, Indiana – On Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. the 3rd annual Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival will feature eight superb Indiana organists performing “Music for Two”, a repertoire for two organists and organ with instrumentalists on the 4 manual / 80 rank Goulding & Wood pipe organ. The festival takes place at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, located at 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis. The event is sponsored by the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and admission is $10. Tickets will be available at the door the day of the event. We are pleased to announce the featured Indiana organists for this event will be:

A. Lee Barlow
Organist/Choirmaster, and Director of the Concert Series: St. Francis Episcopal Church, Zionsville, IN;
Assistant Organist: St. Luke Catholic Church, Indianapolis;
Organist/Choirmaster: St. John Bosco Latin Mass Community, Carmel, IN

Martin Ellis
Organist/Assistant Director of Music: North United Methodist Church, Indianapolis;
Member of Senior Staff Accompanists: Indianapolis Children’s Choir and Youth Chorale;
National concert tours: Member of Trio Con Brio

Michael Bennett
Director of Music: St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette IN;
Assistant Conductor: Bach Chorale Singers, Lafayette, IN

Michael Messina
Director of Music: Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis;
Organist: St. Richard's School, Indianapolis

Clarice Stegall
Freelance organist/director, Indianapolis

Jason Overall
Organist/Choirmaster: Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis
President: Goulding & Wood Inc.

Charles Manning
Asst. Director of Music/Organist: St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Organist/Choirmaster: Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapolis
Organist: Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
Accompanist: VOCE

Charles Goehring
Retired Director of Music: St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Director of Music: The Summit Academy, Indianapolis

About the Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival
The Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival was started in 2007 by the Indianapolis Chapter-AGO in partnership with St. Luke's United Methodist Church as a way for Guild members to perform in a concert setting outside of their regular church services. Each year a group of AGO members is selected to perform at the annual Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival. Many of our members are top notch organists and church members, and the wider community does not always have the opportunity to see these organists perform in-depth organ literature outside of a church service. Due to time constraints for church services and each church's musical tastes, organists are sometimes limited in what they can perform; this is their chance to shine. Our hope is for the audience to gain a greater appreciation for organ music in general and at the same time discover the versatility of the organ and realize it still has a place in today's varied communities. Each year our audience will discover the versatility of the organ in producing music--whether it’s from 300 years ago or today’s more contemporary music.