Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Fred Swann to be honored

Thank you to those in Region VI who supported, through your attendance and/or your donations, the Recital and Gala Benefit Reception honoring John Obetz in April 2007. Almost $40,000 was raised to benefit the Guild’s Endowment Fund! What does the Endowment Fund “do”? It ensures the future of our art by expanding programs for leadership development in the Guild, educating new organists, and cultivating new audiences for organ and choral music.

The next national honoree of the Guild will be our current AGO President, Fred Swann. It has been amazing to work with Fred on the National Council, and I can personally attest to the incredible amounts of volunteer time and energy that he contributes to the Guild. I hope that you will join with me and the rest of the AGO membership in honoring and thanking him! He will perform a recital and the AGO will honor him in a gala reception in Los Angeles on April 13, 2008.

You are invited to attend this recital and reception in honor of Fred Swann. If you can't attend in person, you may still honor him with your contribution to the Endowment Fund in his honor! For more information and to contribute on-line, see www.agohq.org.

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