Appendix: Music VIPs

Music VIPs

 

Directors of Music

Years                                      Directors

4/1/1962                                  Harold Hawley

11/26/61 to8/31/82                   Phyllis Wells

1970s                                       Ron Daniel

Interim 9/82 to 1/83                   David Swayne

2/83 to 9/87                             Edwin Barlow

1/88 to 8/92                             Simon Andrews

9/92 to 4/93                             Jay Kawarsky

5/93 to 6/94                             Edwin Barlow

9/94 to 1/01                             Eric Howe

1/01 to 3/01                             Don Aird

3/01 to 8/01                             Sandra Soderlund (interim)

8/01 to 6/03                             Bob Crocker

8/03 to present                          Bryan Baker

 

 

Choirs

 

Choir Directors

Phyllis Wells                     1961–82

Edwin Barlow                   1983–93

Simon Andrews                1988–92

Jay Kawarsky                    1992–93

Edwin Barlow                   1993–94

Eric Howe                        1994–Feb 2001

Interims: Donald Aird         March–May 2001

Sandra Soderlund             June, July 2001

Bob Crocker                      Aug 2001–June 2003

Bryan Baker                      July 2003 (current director)

Michèle Voillequé             2004–Present (2012)

(Children’s Choir)

 

Organists                                         Years                             Comments

Harrold Hawley                               4/62–1/63                       Organist and Director of Music for Organ Dedication on 4/1/62

Bill Foote (Deputy Organist)              August 1962

Arthur Hills                                      2/27/63–7/14/75             Resigned 5/16/75 Cong Mtg

Karlyn Hanks (interim)                    7/75–8/75

Patricia Dyck (interim)                     7/75–10/75

Robert Love                                     11/2/75–10/1/77             Karlyn Hanks, Asst 1/19/76

Michael Moreskine                           11/1/1977–78                 Susan Fisher, Asst 6/18/79

Andrew Olson                                 1978–Sept 1979             Michael Moreskine Asst 5/81–12/81
Barbara Back hired as Asst. 1/82

Susan Henderson Fisher                  9/79– 1984                     Interim Organist  (Practicing Berkeley Dentist)

Don Freuh                                        10/84 to 1989

Ken Matthews                                 6/89–4/94                       Patricia Dyck Ellis, Asst (6/15/89 appt letter)

Brad Slocum                                    10/94–8/95

Sandra Soderlund                            1/1996–6/30/2006

Chris Nordwall                                7/1/2006–6/30/2007

Interim Organist Lynn Finnegan     7/2007–6/2008

Interim Organist John Partridge      7/2008–May 2009

Ronald Swedlund                            7/2009– present

 

Choral Accompanist

Betty Lovejoy                         1961–1981

Patricia Dyck Ellis                         1975–2014                                      Filling in for organist, duets with piano & organ, all around music support