AGO & Organ News

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 to hear the performance on YouTube!

 

Organ Concerts

 

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

Choral Programming

 

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

 

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED  

Leadership 2021 Agenda

Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation with registration details.

• Connect with other chapter officers to discuss pressing issues and identify successful practices to help you in your leadership roles.
• Collaborate by mutually working together to identify programs and workshops that chapters can share with each other.
• Create goals and a game plan for your chapter to increase member engagement over the next five months of leadership.

This three-day leadership conference is open to all chapter officers, as well as those who serve on committees or in other leadership/volunteer positions. We encourage all District Conveners,  Regional Coordinators and members of the AGO National Council to also participate. There will be breakouts for Deans, Sub-Deans/Programming, Membership, Communications (website, newsletters, social media) and Treasurers, as well as by Chapter Size, to support peer-to-peer sharing and collaboration.  It will focus on strategies to jumpstart your chapter, motivate your board and deliver best practices to keep your chapter running effectively throughout the remainder of the year and beyond.

Please view this special announcement from  Grant Holcomb, Lexington Chapter leader, about why you should attend this special virtual conference.

Please submit a group photo of your board or a previous chapter event to Elizabeth George, Email Elizabeth.  We will be presenting a photo montage at the beginning of the conference.

Give the Gift of Membership Renewal

Help an AGO member who cannot afford to renew his or her membership due to loss of income during the pandemic. Click here to learn more.

If you know of someone who needs financial assistance to renew his or her membership, please email Elizabeth George, Director of Member Engagement and Chapter Development,

Give the Gift of Membership

There is no better time of year than the holidays to give the gift of AGO membership to a student, friend, or loved one. If you would like to give the gift of membership that includes a one-year subscription to The American Organist magazine please call 212-870-2310.

Nov. 30–Dec. 4.

The auction is now open!  Please click here for the online auction.

This very special biennial event, the only one of its kind designed specifically for the international community of organists, is a benefit for the AGO Annual Fund and supports educational programs and online resources for organists at every level of ability.

How to Participate

• Donate

Whether you have one or many items to donate, your participation is an invaluable part of our fundraising efforts. While helping to raise money for the AGO, your auction item can also include a link back to your own web page. Past auction items have included published music, books and recordings; organ pipes and pipe organ accessories; new music commissions, recitals, and masterclasses; private tours and organ lessons.

• Promote

Share this exciting and worthy cause with your friends, family, students, and colleagues. Here they will find a wide range of gifts and stocking stuffers for Christmas.

• Bid

All proceeds will support the AGO’s educational programs, so please be generous. The auction opens at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 30 and ends promptly at 6 p.m. EST on Friday, December 4.

For more information or to participate, e-mail F.Anthony.Thurman@agohq.org.