AGO Charleston welcomes . . .
WILLIAM DOUGLAS, Associate Organist/Choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, SC, as a dual member with the Greater Columbia chapter. We extend a hearty welcome.
News from George Hubbard
Many remember GEORGE HUBBARD from his years in Charleston. He was active in the Guild and a busy organist about town. In 2015 he left us to become organist at Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. He has now officially retired and is moving back to his old stomping grounds in Louisville, KY. His new contact information will be in the new directory.
Elise Pickford to Church of the Holy Communion
ELISE PICKFORD, a rising senior at the College of Charleston, in her sixth year of organ study, and a student of Dr. Julia Harlow, has been selected to become the new organist at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion on Ashley Avenue, replacing Clara Godshall. She will share duties with the new choir director, Tierrhane Huff. The organ at Holy Communion is a 3-manual Möller (1981) with 22 ranks.
Andrew Byrd to Union Presbyterian Seminary (Virginia)
ANDREW BYRD, until recently the youngest member of the Charleston Chapter, has been given a full scholarship to attend Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA, to pursue an MDiv, and will be starting this summer 2021. He is leaving his position as Minister of Music and Organist at Sea Island Presbyterian Church in Beaufort where he has served since 2018, and will finish there the last Sunday of June. We wish him good luck and godspeed.
A native of Mount Pleasant, Andrew attended high school at the Charleston County School of the Arts, studying piano under Debra Benson and Joe Clarke. While in high school, he took organ lessons from Dr. Julia Harlow, and often served as a substitute organist in the Charleston area before moving to Appalachian State University to pursue a Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music under Dr. Joby Bell. In addition to administrating the music program at Sea Island, Andrew edits the weekly worship videos and helps with the Sunday evening children’s programs. When not at work, he can be found studying the histories of South Carolina’s Presbyterian churches, or providing a lap for his cat, Kiki.
A native of Mount Pleasant, Andrew attended high school at the Charleston County School of the Arts, studying piano under Debra Benson and Joe Clarke. While in high school, he took organ lessons from Dr. Julia Harlow, and often served as a substitute organist in the Charleston area before moving to Appalachian State University to pursue a Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music under Dr. Joby Bell. In addition to administrating the music program at Sea Island, Andrew edits the weekly worship videos and helps with the Sunday evening children’s programs. When not at work, he can be found studying the histories of South Carolina’s Presbyterian churches, or providing a lap for his cat, Kiki.
Clara Godshall at Bishop Gadsden
Clara Godshall, long-time Organist-Choimaster at Charleston's Church of the Holy Communion, will become the new Organist and Choir Director in the Chaplain’s Department at Bishop Gadsden. There, she will preside over the newly-installed Schoenstein (III/16) organ. Further, she will develop a choir (disbanded during COVID), play for all liturgies, present three programs for residents only, coordinate guest musicians, work with the Chaplain to plan service music, and provide music for Celebrations of Life, funerals and memorials in the Chapel.
Her last Sunday at Holy Communion is Easter Day, April 4. Her first Sun day at The Chapel at Bishop Gadsden is May 2.
Her last Sunday at Holy Communion is Easter Day, April 4. Her first Sun day at The Chapel at Bishop Gadsden is May 2.
Kathy Collins, September 11
Clara Godshall, September 11
Chris Walchesky, September 11
Jackson Stone, September 14
Clara Godshall, September 11
Chris Walchesky, September 11
Jackson Stone, September 14
