It appears to me that the world is more interested in baseball players than organists because if you search Google for “David Dahl” you’re going to get the baseball player of the same name. That seems unfair because our David Dahl has had claim on that name for longer, and should get first billing, but he doesn’t. However, if you put in the web address https://daviddahl.us you will find a familiar face greeting you and ready to share a lot of information–and without a baseball hat.

With the help of several Tacoma AGO members and friends, David has spent several months recalling stories, finding pictures, and assembling lists and copies of publications and recordings. None of the lists is complete yet, and we will continue to add to them as David finds more resources. Nevertheless it is ready to be unveiled.

Many of the recordings and publications are copyrighted and cannot be provided on the website, but most of them have links to publishers where they can be purchased. However, David holds the copyright on quite a few recitals and anthems and he has chosen to make his audio recordings available for anybody to stream. David is also granting a license to churches and non-profit choirs to duplicate and perform any of the choral and organ music that is not commercially copyrighted.

If you have time for only one recital right now, I suggest that you start with the dedication of the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ at PLU. You will be amazed!

At a recent AGO board meeting, David Dahl mentioned that the Tacoma Chapter hosted the regional convention in 1991. We still had the program, and I thought it might be of interest for members to see it, so it is reproduced below.

Pages 1-5 are the program

Page 6 is a confidential schedule

Pages 7 and 8 are the convention budget

Note that you can enlarge the document to view it in place, or you can click the download link to view it on your computer.

Thanks to Loi Le for the photographs, and thanks to Paul Fritts for hosting the party in his beautifully decorated home!

I have been able to arrange for a group discount code for AGO members for the Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:30pm and Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 8pm performances by the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall featuring the Poulenc Organ Concerto with soloist Paul Jacobs. The program also includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Poulenc’s Suite from Les biches.

Our local AGO chapter members may purchase tickets online and receive a 15% discount; ticket fees are waived as well, so that we save about 30%. To purchase tickets using the promo code, go to the Seattle Symphony website and navigate to the performance for which you wish to purchase tickets. Before selecting seats, enter the promo code in the box at the top right corner of the page and click apply. All ticket pricing will adjust automatically and seats can then be selected.

Because we cannot publicly publish the promo code, it is being made available to members in a separate announcement. To see it, log into the Tacoma AGO website and look for the announcement in the leftmost menu column.