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Meet the 2015 NCOI Semifinalists

In December, 2014, twelve organists entered the 2015 competition. Working with a proctor, each competitor created a CD recording in January which was returned to AGO Headquarters in accordance with the procedure outlined in the rules. A panel of three judges, Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, Emma Lou Diemer, and Jason Roberts, reviewed the recordings (which remained anonymous) and selected five semifinalists.

The upcoming semifinal round will be held in conjunction with the 2015 Southeast AGO Regional Convention in Charlotte on July 1, 2015 at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. By showcasing the art of improvisation at a regional convention, the NCOI committee hopes to build interest throughout the Guild for this important art form.

Meet the five 2015 semifinalists!

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AGO 2015 Southeast Regional Convention Features French Connections

The AGO’s 2015 Southeast Regional Convention will showcase fine organs played by artists of who are protégés of the great French organists of the last century. Featured organs and venues include:

Fisk Organ
Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church (Charlotte, NC)

AEolian-Skinner Organ
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Charlotte)

Schlueter Organ
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Charlotte)

Ruffatti Organ
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Charlotte)

AEolian-Skinner Organ
Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC)

AEolian-Skinner Organ
Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte)

Letourneau Organ
Saint John’s Baptist Church (Charlotte)

Moller Organ
First United Methodist Church (Charlotte)

Commissioned artists include Ned Rorem, David Conte, Richard Webster, Mary Louise Bringle, Helen Kemp, Sally Ann Morris, and Joyce Teta.

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Home page slider photo: St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC – Orgues Létourneau ltée Opus 113 (2008) III/45. Pipe Organ Database Entry