Competitions for new music are an important part of the Guild's commitment to the future of organ and choral music. The following competitions are conducted biennially in cooperation with the AGO New Music Committee and the donors as approved by the National Council:

New Music Committee

John Karl Hirten, Mmus, Director
67 Mariner Green Dr.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
H: 415-927-4775
C: 415-435-4501 x17
FAX: 415-435-2259
e-mail: jkh@hirten.com
jhirten@sbcglobal.net

Marilyn J. Keiser, SMD, FAGO, ChM
1101 Carnaby East
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-855-3969 (W)
812-332-6212 (H)
keiserm@indiana.edu

John L. Nuechterlein
7607 14th St. West
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
651-228-1407 ext. 2811 (W)
952-591-0308 (H)
jnuechterlein@composersforum.org

2008 HOLTKAMP-AGO AWARD
IN ORGAN COMPOSITION

Award: $2,000 cash prize provided by the Holtkamp Organ Company, publication by Hinshaw Music Inc., and performance at the AGO National Convention. Further details are published in THE AMERICAN ORGANIST. You may also request information from National Headquarters by email, fax, mail or phone.

Rachel Laurin of Montreal, Quebec has won the 2008 Holtkamp/AGO Award in Organ Composition. Her winning piece is entitled Prelude and Fugue in F Minor. The 2008 competition guidelines called for a piece in the form of a prelude and fugue, showing the composer’s ability to write idiomatically for the instrument. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor will be premiered at the 2008 National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Augustana Lutheran Church.

2008 AGO/ECS PUBLISHING AWARD
IN CHORAL COMPOSITION

Award: $2,000 cash prize provided by ECS Publishing, publication by ECS Publishing, and premier performance at the AGO National Convention. Further details are published in THE AMERICAN ORGANIST. You may also request information from National Headquarters by email, fax, mail or phone.

Held in alternate years, the competition seeks outstanding compositions for SATB chorus and organ in which the organ plays a distinctive and significant role. Other requirements vary for each competition. One entry per composer: work must be unpublished.

The American Guild of Organists is pleased to announce that Stephen Fraser, of St. Catharines, Ontario, won the 2008 AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition. His winning composition is Rejoice, the Lord is King. The 2008 competition guidelines called for a four-part choral work with substantial organ accompaniment, using a text with or without its related tune from The Sacred Heart. The piece will be premiered Sunday, June 22nd, 2008, at the opening celebration of the 2008 National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Click here to listen to the 2004 and 2006 winning compositions.

Download the rules and entry form for the 2010 AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition!
		2010 AGO/ECS PUBLISHING AWARD IN CHORAL COMPOSITION Announcement
		2010 AGO/ECS PUBLISHING AWARD IN CHORAL COMPOSITION Rules and Entry Form for competitors