The AGO Milwaukee Chapter launched its 106th season with a showcase of chamber

music for piano and organ. The Hinners/Crane pipe organ (with 19 ranks and 2

manuals) and the 1998 Yamaha C1 Piano echoed throughout the splendid nave

acoustics of Saint Peter's Church. Chapter members, Maria Koester and Tom Koester,

performed Franck's: Prelude, Fugue, and Variations, Opus 18 (Harmonium and Piano),

Adolf Hesse's: Fantasie in C Minor for Organ, Opus 35 (Four Hands and Pedal), and

Brahms': Five Waltzes (from Sixteen Waltzes, Opus 39). Jeffry Peterson and David

Bahrke played Gerald Near's: Aria for Piano and Organ. Father Tom Lijewski, the

Chaplain, installed the Board and Officers. New chapter members were welcomed, and

Dr. Sheri Masiakowski introduced Robert Danner, CAGO, Jonathan Esser, SPC, and

Keri Kelly, SPC, all of whom have completed the AGO Exams. The event concluded

with a Food, Dessert, and Wine Reception. Seventy-five people from the Chapter, Saint

Peter's Church, and the community attended. The event was a resounding success,

fostering community spirit and promoting organ music in its many evolving forms. 

Board and Performers Photo Credit: Karen Buker

Seated: Maria Koester, Jeffry Peterson

Standing from left to right: Tom Koester, Marilyn Schrader, David Bahrke, Craig Sproat,

Sharon Adel, Lee Erickson, Rick Ewert, Father Tom Lijewski, Mary Seboldt, and John

Schubring. Michael Batcho and Paul Kasten are not in the picture.