We are delighted to offer you an Affiliate Membership that provides a digital subscription to twelve issues of The American Organist magazine at the special annual rate of $31.00 USD for RCO members. You will also have access to our online educational videos and COVID-19 resource pages. From the AGO website menu choose Membership/Join the Guild/RCO Affiliate Membership. AGO members can also become Affiliate members of the Royal College of Organists for ₤25.00 and receive a  package of digital benefits including access to iRCO, the College’s outstanding digital content hub that contains hundreds of videos, webinars, audio files, papers, articles and other educational material for the organist and choral director, as well as full access to … [Read more...]

The American Guild of Organists recognizes and affirms that Black Lives Matter. We call upon every chapter and all of our members to speak out against racial bias and take action to make the world a better, safer, and more secure place for the members of the Black community. Now is the time for us to search our souls for ways to be more caring, to be better brothers and sisters to our Black colleagues, and to demonstrate our unwavering support for their professional advancement and success. The tragic murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, the equally senseless killing of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta on June 12, and the death and injury of so many others are heartbreaking and inexcusable. We extend our condolences to their … [Read more...]

The American Guild of Organists is thrilled to announce the first online OrganFest, which will take place July 20-24. Each evening’s broadcast will premiere a new work which had been commissioned for the 2020 National Convention in Atlanta, accompanied by interviews with the composers. Featured performers will be Jens Korndörfer, Amanda Mole, Alan Morrison, Thomas Ospital, and Catherine Rodland. Additional recorded performances by recent international organ competition winners will be presented, and short presentations will share exciting news and updates from the AGO. The daily YouTube premiere (8pm Eastern) and accompanying Festival website will be available at no charge. OrganFest 2020 promises to be an exciting way to showcase … [Read more...]

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  National Council Proposes Adding an AGOYO Member with Voting Rights   The governance of the AGO is vested in its National Council, a small cohort of volunteer Guild members elected by their peers.  All Councillors serve two-year terms. Each councillor may serve up to five consecutive terms but can hold the same position for no more than three consecutive terms. The Council currently consists of eight voting members including four officers (President, Vice President/Councillor for Competitions and New Music, Secretary/Councillor for Communications, and Treasurer/Councillor for Finance and Development) plus three councillors with portfolio (Education, Membership, and Conventions), and the chair of the Board of Regional … [Read more...]

Concerts and worship services may have been cancelled, but AGO's commitment to our members has not! Please go to AGO Responding to COVID-19, a page of resources compiled by the AGO Committee on Career Development and Support, to find helpful links to relief funds, tools for working remotely, and links to helpful information for remaining productive during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Please note:  all resources formerly located here and on the post page for freelance musicians have been moved to the above link.)   This page was last updated on March 31, 2020 … [Read more...]