AGO & Organ News

The Salisbury Scholarships support full-time graduate students in their growth as performers, conductors, or academics in the field of sacred music. Two annual Salisbury Scholarships in the amount of $10,000 apiece will be awarded each year to a master’s and doctoral student, with a total annual distribution of $20,000.

The Ronald G. Pogorzelski and Lester D. Yankee Memorial Scholarships are intended to support the education of talented young organists who will make significant contributions to the fields of organ playing and organ studies.  Applicants are expected to have existing talent and achievements in the field of organ playing and an expressed commitment to post-graduation teaching, performing, or other serious endeavor with respect to the organ.

The AGO Organ Scholar Program will offer a young person the opportunity to experience a one-year internship within a significant music ministry program in the United States. This gap year program between a student’s undergraduate and graduate studies will take place during the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 program years. There will be one recipient per year for a total of two recipients in two different locations. One scholar will be hosted by Duke Chapel.

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AGO’s own Margaret Vardell Sandresky (b. April 28, 1921), the talented and long-lived American organist, teacher, composer, and 2004 AGO Distinguished Composer Award recipient, is celebrated in a centenary tribute on Pipedreams. Click here to listen now. Congratulations, happy birthday, and best wishes from the AGO, Margaret!

Please join us at upcoming webinars and workshops and take advantage of those already presented.

Click here to see a list of upcoming and past webinars and workshops.

Monday, March 15, at 4 p.m. EDT

How has the pandemic changed how clergy and musicians view their vocations to serve their congregation? What models of clergy and musician working relationships have shown strength during this time? Join Dr. Charlotte Kroeker, executive director of the Church Music Institute and Dr. Eileen Guenther, AGO Past President, author of Rivals or a Team?, along with a distinguished panel, who will address these questions and discuss best practices for successful clergy and musician collaborations.

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RCO interNational Organ Day 2021 to be the culmination of a week-long festival of the organ

The Royal College of Organists (RCO) has announced a weeklong festival for the King of Instruments, culminating in interNational Organ Day on Saturday April 24, 2021.

An invitation has also been extended to organists around the world to make this an international event for the first time. To further extend the scope and scale of activities, a week of themed days and events is being promoted by the RCO to create a full Organ Week starting from Sunday, April 18.

For more information and details on how to take part in Organ Week and interNational Organ Day, click here.