Marie Rubis Bauer, dma, director
300 South 16th Street, No. 503
Omaha, NE 68102
W: 402-553-5524 x2
C: 402-598-2575
MRBOmaha@aol.com
Tom Trenney
First-Plymouth Church
2000 D Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68502
W: 402-476-7565
C: 248-321-5815
tomtrenney@gmail.com
tom@firstplymouth.org
Christa Rakich
1 Stone Hill Rd.
Bloomfield, CT 06002-1538
860-614-4549
crakich@yahoo.com
The National Competition in Organ Improvisation seeks to further the art of improvisation by recognizing and rewarding superior performance in the field. A flourishing tradition of improvisation is fundamental to a truly vital musical culture.
The competition is open to all organists regardless of age or citizenship. First-place winners of a previous NCOI are not eligible. The NCOI occurs biennially. The competition commences with a recorded Preliminary Round in the autumn of odd years. The Semifinal and Final Rounds take place during the summer of even years, in conjunction with the AGO National Convention.
Prizes: First Place - $3,000, funded by McNeil Robinson; Second Place - $2,000, funded by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders; Third Place - $1,500, funded by Pamela and Steven Ruiter-Feenstra; Audience prize - $1000, funded by David and Robin Arcus. Further details are published in THE AMERICAN ORGANIST. You may also request information from National Headquarters by email, fax, mail or phone.
The five competitors pictured below were selected in the recorded Preliminary Round of the 2012 National Competition in Organ Improvisation (NCOI). Judges were Justin Bischof, Gregory Crowell, and Susan Marchant.
The NCOI Semifinal Round will take place prior to the start of the 2012 AGO National Convention in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday, June 30, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The final round will be on Tuesday, July 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Both rounds will be held at Belmont United Methodist Church.
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NCOI Competition
Download the 2012 NCOI rules!
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NCOI Competition
Application
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NCOI Competition
Competition Procedures and Responsibilities by Area
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Buy the CD!
National Competition in Organ Improvisation - 2006
This CD and accompanying handout present the final round in the Guild's National Competition in Organ Improvisation at the Los Angeles 2004 convention. The booklet contains comments and information on the 3 final entrants and accompanies a CD of their improvisations. Improvising can enrich our musicianship and this publication was developed to inspire members to try their hands.
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