This January, the AGO Charlotte Chapter is featuring the performances of several young organists who are graduates of the Stigall Scholars Program*. Through the years, the program has encouraged high school students through scholarships for lessons.
Please click on the image below to see hear Kenneth Miler play!
On February 1st, 2020, Vincent Carr, Councillor for Education (and former Director of the Committee on Career Development and Support), moderated a panel discussion regarding Know Your Value: Introducing the AGO’s New Employment Guide for Musicians. Panelists included AGO Executive Director James Thomashower, Councillor for Membership Vicki Schaeffer, Secretary/Councillor for Communications Leslie Wolf Robb, former Director of the Committee on Career Development and Support Vincent Carr, and AGO Executive Assistant Eric Birk.
The recorded webinar may be viewed here, and the handbook may be downloaded by tapping/clicking the title and cover graphic below.
This Handbook was adapted from
“Procedures for Employing Church Musicians”
Sixth Printing, (revised) April, 2010
by The Association of Church Musicians
Madison Chapter, American Guild of Organists
Madison, Wisconsin
The Association of Church Musicians and the American Guild of Organists have
cooperated in the development of this booklet, which is available to all interested religious
institutions and musicians.
The two organizations share the view with religious leaders and their congregants that music
is fundamental to the worship service and that qualified individuals can enrich the service
through their special music talents.
The Association and the Guild assume that leaders in religious institutions want to recruit,
employ, and support qualified persons to provide strong leadership in sacred music.
Thus, these procedures have been developed to assist those who participate in the search and
employment process. This booklet provides perspective for clergy and lay persons responsible
for the process which will bring effective and talented musicians to religious institutions and
their diverse memberships.
Guidelines will help religious leaders and congregations conduct an effective search and make
appropriate choices of personnel. It is important that employers clearly define their needs and
expectations regarding the available position(s). A religious institution’s development of a
compensation “package” must reflect the time requirements of the position and skill level of the
candidate.
It is our hope that this booklet will be useful to religious institutions and musicians.
The Guild gratefully acknowledges the work of the following individuals in the development
of this handbook:
David K. Lamb, DMus, CAGO, Councillor for Membership
Vicki J. Schaeffer, DM, Councillor for Membership
Vincent A. Carr, MM, AAGO, ChM, Director
Marlene C. Hallstrom, MM, CAGO, Director
Paul B. Carmona, PhD, AAGO
Nicole Y. Cochran, MM
Doris J. Dabrowski, JD, SPC
Adam Detzner, MM
Jessica M. French, MM
Andrew Johnson, SPC
Carol Feather Martin, MM
Nathan Proctor
Anthony Rispo
Eric Birk, MM, FAGO, Staff
James Thomashower, CAE, Executive Director
Kola Owolabi, Professor of Organ at the University of Notre Dame, has released a video in which he performs J. S. Bach, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664 (the trio setting from the Leipzig Chorales) on the Paul Fritts organ in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at University of Notre Dame.
In 2002, Dr. Owolabi was awarded second prize and audience prize at the American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance.
He was a featured performer at the American Guild of Organists National Convention in Boston in June 2014, performing three recitals at Methuen Memorial Music Hall.
The performance is introduced with spoken commentary by Paul Walker, Professor Emeritus at Notre Dame. This is the 4th video in the American Bach Society’s Tiny Bach Concerts, in which they are releasing a new video each month. The 3 previous videos feature chamber works by Bach, and two excerpts from the Mass in B minor. The Bach Society would like to share this video with AGO members.
Here is a link to the video.
This January, the AGO Charlotte Chapter is featuring the performances of several young organists who are graduates of the Stigall Scholars Program*. Through the years, the program has encouraged high school students through scholarships for lessons.
James Welch; Christmas Crèche Exhibit https://www.facebook.com/ChristmasCrechePaloAlto/videos/772281633356243
Utah Valley AGO Chapter 2020 Christmas Recital https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdNGqh4YaCK8uGoEoUGlqwA/playlists?view_as=subscriber
The Merry Organ; presented by the Columbus, GA Chapter of AGO https://youtu.be/0Dad296XlFI
Christmas Organ Music; presented by the Long Beach Chapter of the AGO https://tinyurl.com/LBAGO-YouTube
James Welch; Holiday Carillon Concert at Hoover Tower, Stanford University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3QjBwilB5Q&feature=youtu.be
Christmas Day Organ Recital; presented by Washington National Cathedral https://cathedral.org/event/christmas-day-organ-recital-4/
12 Days of Christmas, December 26-January 6th.; presented by the AGO Clearwater Chapter. One piece will be uploaded daily to their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/clearwaterago
New College Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxyv6HZAisc
Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/christmas/christmas-with-the-tabernacle-choir.html
Advent Carol Service from Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, Oxford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrUqjNqyloo&fbclid=IwAR2T6KjYTjq0claPrtE5wbw9kxAwErzwlJh0vbO69eUxF-i_YEMY7AwVNvs