Marie Rubis Bauer, dma, director Tom Trenney 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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