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POE+

(photo credit: Rick Zentmeyer)
Participants and Faculty, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 2016 POE-Plus (photo credit: Rick Zentmeyer)

The Pipe Organ Encounter+

  • Is a 4-5 day event organized by a local AGO chapter under the sponsorship of the national organization.
  • Is a national program sponsored by the American Guild of Organists. Participants are admitted to POE+s on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of attendance at prior POEs, and regardless of state or country of residence, as long as they meet the following eligibility guidelines: Participants should be 19 or older, want to play the organ or currently play the organ in a church or synagogue, and be interested in improving their organ skills.
  • Is open to organists ranging from beginners (proficient pianists who will learn the basics of organ playing) to advanced.
  • Offers instruction in basic technique, pedaling, improvisation and registration for beginners, and skills such as hymn playing, sight reading and transposition (which may lead to qualifying as a candidate for the AGO Service Playing Certificate) for more experienced participants. Other topics include a general overview of organ literature, history, and pipe organ construction and design.
  • Provides an opportunity for participation in ecumenical worship, so as to experience the role of the sacred musician.
  • Most of all, provides a unique opportunity for participants to meet and interact with peers who have similar interests.
2022 POE+ Events

June 5-10, 2022
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford Chapter
Director: Jean Anderson
815-399-9686
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Brochure

 

June 12-17, 2022
Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Chapter
Co-Director: Gloria Snyder
610-439-1933 (h)
Email
Website
Brochure
Registration Payment Form (Download, print out and complete for Lehigh Valley POE+ only.)


August 7-12, 2022

Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Chapter
Co-Director: Stephen Henley
804-272-7514, ext. 312 (work)
804-647-1152 (cell)
Email
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APPLY TO ATTEND BELOW:

2022 POE+ Attendance Application Form

Before beginning this form, please be sure to have a list of keyboard repertoire studied available in a file for upload.
  • CONTACT INFORMATION

    Please provide complete information requested. Incomplete applications cannot be submitted.
  • (for housing and demographic purposes)
  • This application asks for only one email address from the applicant. The email address used should be one to which the applicant has access for both receiving and sending messages. Applications will be acknowledged by POE Directors or Registrars to the email address entered here.
  • The POE+ location needs at least one phone number for you. If you have only one or two numbers, please enter a number again as needed so that a phone number is provided in answers to all of the phone number questions.
  • Please select the phone number at which you prefer to be contacted.
  • Please select the POE+ location you plan to attend:
  • Please tell us about your general educational background, both musical and non-musical. This assists us in knowing which materials and teaching styles work best for lessons and classes.
  • Please describe your level of playing ability at the organ and/or piano:
  • Please name five personal goals you have for participation in this POE+.
  • Please provide a brief description of the organ(s) you play or on which you practice.
  • Please upload a file containing a list of representative repertoire for piano and/or organ which has been studied by the applicant. (For POE+ application, please list recent repertoire on organ or piano.)
    Accepted file types: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, pdf, jpg, Max. file size: 2 MB.
  • ADDRESS:
  • All AGO POE-Plus attendees, (who must be 19 or older as of the date of the POE+) are required to sign a document which states they are assuming risk and releasing AGO of all claims. The Assumption of Risk document form can be viewed at the following website address: https://www.agohq.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/POE-Plus-Assumption-of-Risk-2019.pdf
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Pipe Organ Encounters is an educational outreach program of the American Guild of Organists. Major funding for Pipe Organ Encounters is provided by the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America. Additional support is provided by the American Institute of Organbuilders and the Jordan Organ Endowment. 

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