Task Force for Gender Equity

Woman Composer Sunday Organ Composition Competition

The AGO Task Force for Gender Equity invites women composers, and composers who identify as women or nonbinary, to submit new and unpublished organ compositions to celebrate Woman Composer Sunday on March 9, 2025. The application deadline is October 1, 2024. Click here for complete information.

Save the Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

 

“The Growing Sisterhood of Organists” Discussion Panel was recently presented at the AGO Convention in San Francisco. It was aimed at anyone interested in promoting gender equity in organ performance and composition. The collaboration between the AGO Task Force for Gender Equity and the Society for Women Organists brought together leading figures who discussed their advocacy efforts and future goals.

The agenda covered a wide range of topics, from highlighting inspiring women organists to addressing the accessibility of music by female composers. There was also a dedicated Q&A session where attendees could raise their own concerns and learn how to get involved in this movement. The “Lightning Round” at the end offers a fun way to discover new music by women composers along with our Composition Competition announcement. Check out the resources below!

The Growing Sisterhood of Organists
Resource Handout

Mission:

To advocate for female organists;
to bring more women into the Guild;
to attract a new generation of young female organists;
to build equal representation of women in the American Guild of Organists at all levels.

Nancy Cooper, DMA, CAGO, Director – Email
Benjamin M. Cornelius-Bates FAGO, DMA – Email
Lindsey Johnson, MM – Email
Lyn Loewi, DMA – Email
Leslie Wolf Robb, BA, CAGO – Email
Eileen Hunt, ex-officio, AAGO, DMA – Email

Michelle Kardos, Director of Education, DMA, MT-BC, CAGO, AGO Headquarters Staff – Email

 

Monthly Newsletters:

AGO Task Force for Gender Equity Summer 2024 Newsletter

PAST ISSUES OF THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

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WOMAN COMPOSER SUNDAY

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