Current Events

  • 250 Years of Organ Music

    September 18 @ 10:00 am

    Zion Lutheran Church
    1501 W Liberty St

    Join us for this recital of American organ music performed by Elgin Clingaman, Paul Haebig, Gail Jennings, Karl Osterland, and Marijim Thoene

    Reception to follow

  • Choral Reading Session

    October 24 @ 10:00 am

    First Methodist Church
    120 S State St



    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We hope to see you at our next event in November.

  • Organ Crawl

    November 7 @ 9:00 am

    9:00 a.m. – Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church

    10:15 a.m. – Old Christ Church

    11:15 a.m. – Sts. Peter and Paul Church

    12:00 p.m. – Lunch at Bucharest Bar and Grill

    1:15 p.m. – I Am Temple

  • An Organist's Christmas

    December 11 @ 7:00 pm

    St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
    2250 E Stadium Blvd

    Information about this event will be available in due course.

The Marilyn Mason Young Musician's Scholarship 

The Ann Arbor Chapter of the American Guild of Organists has established a scholarship fund in honor of Professor Marilyn Mason in recognition of her 66 years on the faculty of the University of Michigan.

Each year one or more scholarships are awarded to a young person from southeast Michigan toward the cost of attending a summer Pipe Organ Encounter (POE) or a POE-Advanced  or a POE-Technical sponsored by the American Guild of Organists in our region. These events includes lessons with renowned teachers, recitals by faculty and participants, workshops and visits to area pipe organs and organ builders.

For precise definitions of the three kinds of POE events and for information about this summer’s events consult the website of the American Guild of Organists here.

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Marilyn Mason Young
Person’s Scholarship Winners

2008 - Reuben Seward
2009 – Emily Seward
2010 - Sarah Simko
2011 - Quinn Reichard
2012, 2013 – No award
2014 - Maks Jurasek, Emily Wheeler
2015 - Sean Henry Moss, Maks Jurasek
2015 - Emily Wheeler
2016 - Roman Lizak
2017 - No award 
2018 – No award
2019- No award 
2020 – No award

If you are interested in making a contribution to the scholarship fund or need more information about the scholarship, please contact us.

Please note: an application for the Marilyn Mason Young Musician’s Scholarship is not an application to attend a POE and does not guarantee acceptance into it.

Substitutes

  • Cary Dumas

    CALL CARY

    EMAIL CARY

    Available weekends only

  • Tim Huth

    CALL TIM

    EMAIL TIM

    Available for Saturday Masses and Services, weddings and funerals.

    Experience in all denominations. Not available Sunday mornings.

  • Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra

    EMAIL PAMELA

  • Bradley Smith

    CALL BRADLEY

    EMAIL BRADLEY

    Availability: weekends, evenings, weddings, funerals by arrangement
    Denominational familiarity: Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, UCC, Christian Science, Lutheran (all), Unitarian

    www.bradleysmith.me

  • Marijim Thoene

    CALL MARIJIM

    EMAIL MARIJIM

    Availability: Weddings, funerals, choir rehearsals, special occasions, not available Sunday mornings.

    Denominational familiarity: all

  • Alice VanWambeke

    EMAIL ALICE

    Available Sunday mornings, also for weddings, funerals, children or adult choir rehearsals

    Prefer Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area

Instructors

  • Tim Huth

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  • Marijim Thoene

    CALL MARIJIM

    EMAIL MARIJIM

    Geographical Area: Ann Arbor and surrounding area

    Education:
    DMA in Church Music/Organ Performance (University of Michigan)
    MM Church Music/Organ Performance
    (University of Michigan)
    MM Church Music/ Organ Performance (University of Southern California)
    BM in Liturgical Music
    (Peabody Conservatory)