AGO Year of the Young Organist

The AGO National Council has established the “Year of the Young Organist”, July 1 2021 through June 30, 2022, to foster recruitment, retention and growth within the organization, especially with respect to young organists. During this special period, organists under the age of 30 will receive a full year of free membership. Young organists can sign up for this offer by visiting AGOhq.org/free-membership.

AGO Organist 2021: Beauty Endures

The AGO Annual Convention will be online again this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Please see the announcement here on the national AGO website. There is also a video announcement on the AGO Orgafest YouTube Chanel channel found here.

The AGO Organfest 2020 event is still available for free online viewing

When the American Guild of Organists had to cancel their 2020 annual convention in Atlanta (see website here) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they created an online alternative. The AGO Organfest 2020 online festival released a new video each evening of the festival week featuring appearances by outstanding performers and statements by members of AGO leadership. The videos also feature debut performances of works specially commissioned for the convention including an interview with each composer. The complete online experience, including the videos and performances, is available for free to everyone at the festival website here.