Host a POE

Will your chapter help grow the next generation of organists by hosting a POE event in 2021?

For summer 2020 we have eight Pipe Organ Encounters, and several are already filled to capacity! We want to keep that momentum going – has your chapter applied to host a POE in 2021? The deadline to apply has been extended to April 1.

Each of us can help grow the next generation of organists by:

Working with and supporting your chapter in applying to host a POE in 2021. It’s one of the greatest experiences your chapter will ever have!
Encouraging pianists and organists of all ages in your area to register for one of the 2020 POEs. Brochures can be downloaded and applications for 2020 POE events are now open at https://www.agohq.org/education/poe/
Letting young musicians know that scholarship assistance is available for POE, POE-A, and POE-Tech events. See https://www.agohq.org/poe-scholarships/.
Making a chapter donation to one of the host chapters to help underwrite some of the costs of producing the POE.
Welcoming new members (all POE, POE-A, and POE-Tech participants receive a one-year membership in AGO) to your chapter and helping them get involved.

Chapters interested in sponsoring a POE, POE Advanced, POE+, or POE Technical (Organbuilding POE) in summer 2021 are encouraged to consult the POE Handbook (as revised and updated through 2019) containing application materials. This resource is on the AGO website (agohq.org/education/poe), or it may be obtained directly from AGO Headquarters upon request. Please also look at POE information for Chapters.

For further information, contact Leslie Wolf Robb, director of the Committee on Pipe Organ Encounters, at 858-735-4338, or by email. Please note: the application deadline for hosting a POE, POE Advanced, POE+, or POE Technical in 2021 has been extended to April 1, 2020.