http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog The Roberta Bitgood Commons at Work Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:58:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two groups of (mostly) 33¹/³ LP recordings from Roberta Bitgood's professional collections were offered to interested parties at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Americal Guild of Organists, New London County Chapter, held on 6 June 2010. The first group is comprised of recordings from the organ literature (and one organ ... http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog/?p=9 It was our pleasure to attend the June 7 AGO New London County Chapter interfaith program on diverse liturgical traditions, followed by a sumptuous Middle Eastern meal and the chapter's annual meeting. The following souvenirs from the former office of Roberta Bitgood were donated to the new music school currently ... http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog/?p=8 Working up to the idea of making audio downloads or streaming broadcasts of organ performances by Roberta Bitgood available, I have been scanning the environment for existing online performances of Bitgood compositions. These include a performance by Frances Nobert of the Choral Prelude on "God Himself Is With Us," included ... http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog/?p=7 A multi-copy set of well-used copies of the Bitgood cantata for junior choirs, Let There Be Light (published in 1965, Sacred Music Press), is available to be claimed by anyone interested. There are 35 copies in the box. Please let me know (gwiersma [at] mit [dot] edu) if you would ... http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog/?p=6 This is a new installation of the WordPress blogging software, and also a new version release (2.5.1, which we are still getting used to). One purpose of RB News & Notes is to provide a virtual space where friends of the Roberta Bitgood Commons and others interested in my mother's ... http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog/?p=5 A rough assessment of Roberta Bitgood's unprocessed papers in terms of what is where, with reference to physical locations in her home, and the extent and content of the materials, is the starting point of my evaluation process. I hope that an overall survey of materials in each location at ... http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog/?p=4 Between 1999 and 2003, after resigning from her final position as organist and choir director of Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Waterford, Connecticut, Roberta Bitgood lived at home under the care of her family with the help of an able part-time staff. In 2003 she moved to the Odd Fellows Home ... http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog/?p=3 On May 18th, 2008, the choirs and handbell ringers of First Church of Christ in Wethersfield (Connecticut) were joined by area instrumentalists and conductors in presenting a selection of my mother Roberta Bitgood's best-known sacred choral works (and a few works not so well known), including her cantata Job, with ... http://bitgood.eclectronics.net/rbLog/?p=1