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NEW WEBSITE:
The Organ Library of the Boston Chapter

Information about the Library and its resources is available here: www.organlibrary.org More than 40,000 compositions are in the permanent collection. Duplicate copies of donated collections are offered for sale--a good deal!

AGO National Convention in the Twin Cities June 22-26 2008

POE in Worcester July 20-26 2008

All the POEs in 2008!

Organ Spectacular Oct 19, 2008 & International Year of the Organ

2009 Regional Convention in Boston July 1-4
Plan to attend!

Current Substitute List (PDF) revised January 2008

May 2008 Newsletter is available on Members Page.

WCRB now at 99.5 FM Sundays 7am Chapter Broadcast



AGO Green Book 2007: The Work and Compensation of the Church Musician. (PDF) This Boston Chapter AGO publication is available here free. Your guide to salaries, certification, ethics, and the like. Printed copies of the book (with the green cover!) are also available in smaller format (5 1/2 x 8 1/2) from the Placement Coordinator, Janet Hunt, or from NY headquarters. The cost is $5.00 postpaid.

BAGO Operating Procedures 2006

Substitute Information A new page on substitutes--need one? --or-- want to be one?



The American Guild of Organists is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. Membership in the American Guild of Organists is open to all and includes working professionals: organists, choir directors, teachers, organ builders, technicians, and suppliers to the field - as well as students, clergy, amateur musicians, and other dedicated supporters.

The Guild serves approximately 20,000 members in 348 chapters throughout the United States, and in Europe, Korea and Argentina.

Founded in 1896 as both an educational and service organization, the Guild seeks to set and maintain high musical standards and to promote understanding and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music.



American Guild of Organists National Organization
AGO Code of Professional Standards
AGO Code of Ethics


Our Boston Chapter AGO membership booklet contains information pertinent to the Guild in general and our Chapter in particular. Visit the membership section of this site to find out more about the benefits of membership, our newsletter, and how to join.

Contact

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Tuesday, April 29

12:15 pm

Teresa Tam, soprano;
Matthew Wright, archlute;
Scott Lemire, theorbo;
William Good, theorbo & director:
Monteverdi, Strozzi, D'India, others.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

1:00 pm
Newport Baroque Orchestra;
Choirs of Portsmouth High School:
Baroque Choral Festival.
Portsmouth High School,
120 Education Lane, Portsmouth RI.
401-855-3096 Free h

7:00 pm
Newport Baroque Orchestra;
Choirs of Portsmouth High School:
Baroque Choral Festival.
St Anthony's Church,
2836 E Main St, Portsmouth RI.
401-855-3096 Free h

7:30 pm
Ben van Oosten, organ;
Merrill Auditorium at City Hall,
389 Congress St, Portland ME.
207-775-2126 Donation $12,
under 21 Free h

Wednesday, April 30
1:15 pm

Phillips Academy Organ Students. Cochran Chapel,
Phillips Academy,
Andover MA. Free

Friday, May 2
12:15 pm

Patrick Kabanda, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Don. $5 h

7:30 pm
Brian Jones, organ.
Celebrating 250th Anniversary.
First Religious Society,
Carlisle MA.

Saturday, May 3
8:00 pm

American Festival of Microtonal
Music (Reinhard, dir):
MicroFest 2008.
Cathedral Church of St Paul,
138 Tremont St, Boston.
617-548-3974 $15/10

Sunday, May 4
7:30 pm

Brian Jones, organ.
Church Anniversary Series.
St Paul's Episcopal Church,
Dedham MA.

8:00 pm
American Festival of Microtonal
Music (Reinhard, dir):
Reinhard Odysseus
(
microtonal theatrical opera);
Michael L Vick Kierancely;
Alois Hàba Hubda; premiere of
Victor Ekimovsky Balletto.
Cathedral Church of St Paul,
138 Tremont St, Boston.
617-548-3974 $15/10

Monday, May 5
7:30 pm

Boston AGO Program
& Annual Meeting
Christ Church Unity,
70 Colchester St, Brookline MA.

Friday, May 9

12:15 pm


Ross Wood, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Don. $5 h

7:30 pm
Renaissonics & Friends.
See Friday, April 18 at 7:30 pm.

7:30 pm
Fretless Voices, Mudville Madrigal
Singers, Peking & the Mystics:
3rd Annual Only a Cappella.
St Andrew's Episcopal Church,
79 Denton Rd, Wellesley MA.
781-235-7310 $20/10/5

8:00 pm
Ludi Musici Revisited:
Michael Collver, countertenor &
cornetto; El Dorado Ensemble:
Schütz, Scheidt, Schein, H. Bach,
Hammerschmidt, Rosenmueller.
Lindsay Chapel,
First Church Congregational,
Mason & Garden Sts, Cambridge.
617-776-0692 $22/17

Thursday, May 1

4:00 pm

Jacob Street, organ: Bach, Reger,
Buxtehude, Vierne, Mendelssohn.
St John's Memorial Chapel,
Episcopal Divinity School,
99 Brattle St, Cambridge.
617-682-1506 Free

Friday, May 2

Patrick Kabanda, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Don. $5 h

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Brian Jones, organ.
Celebrating 250th Anniversary.
First Religious Society,
Carlisle MA.

Saturday, May 3

9:30 am

Workshop "Global Music in Worship:
Cross Cultural Worship for the 21st
Century" with C Michael Hawn,
Prof of Sacred Music.
Episcopal Divinity School,
99 Brattle St, Cambridge.
617-682-1506 $60/$50 3+ from same church/$40 student

7:30 pm

Choirs of Memorial Church &
First Baptist, Worcester;
Sudbury Chamber Orchestra
(M Ness, cond; W Ness, org):
Mendelssohn St Paul.
Memorial Congregational Church, UCC, 26 Concord Rd, Sudbury MA.
978-443-3885 $10/5

8:00 pm

American Festival of Microtonal
Music (Reinhard, dir):
MicroFest 2008.
Cathedral Church of St Paul,
138 Tremont St, Boston.
617-548-3974 $15/10

Sunday, May 4

3:00 pm

Spring Festival Choir;
Unity Church Handbells;
Richard Hill, organ;
Susan Maffa, soprano:
St Anthony's Church,
1359 Acushnet Ave,
New Bedford MA. Donation

3:00 pm

Mendelssohn St Paul.
See Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 pm.
First Baptist Church,
111 Park Ave, Worcester MA.
508-755-6143 x227 Free

4:00 pm

Coro Stella Maris (LeClair, dir):
"Ahead of Their Time -
Renaissance Chromatics"
Annisquam Village Church,
820 Washington St, Gloucester MA.
978-283-6416 $15/10

4:00 pm

Hector Olivera, organ.
Central Baptist Church,
2 Union Sq, Norwich CT
860-889-8313 Free

7:30 pm

Brian Jones, organ.
Church Anniversary Series.
St Paul's Episcopal Church,
Dedham MA.

8:00 pm

American Festival of Microtonal
Music (Reinhard, dir):
Reinhard Odysseus
(
microtonal theatrical opera);
Michael L Vick Kierancely;
Alois Hàba Hubda; premiere of
Victor Ekimovsky Balletto.
Cathedral Church of St Paul,
138 Tremont St, Boston.
617-548-3974 $15/10

Monday, May 5

7:30 pm

Boston AGO Program &
Annual Meeting. See page 1.

Tuesday, May 6

12:15 pm

Yael Handelman, soprano;
Steve Lin, guitar:
Dowland, Morley, others.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

Friday, May 9

12:15 pm

Ross Wood, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Don. $5 h

7:30 pm

Renaissonics & Friends (Tyson, dir);
Ken Pierce, dancer/historian:
Teaching dances from the 15th,
16th & 17th centuries.
Refreshments. No partner required.
Jewett Hall, First Church Cong,
11 Garden St, Cambridge.
617-661-3353 $8

7:30 pm

Fretless Voices, Mudville Madrigal
Singers, Peking & the Mystics:
3rd Annual Only a Cappella.
St Andrew's Episcopal Church,
79 Denton Rd, Wellesley MA.
781-235-7310 $20/10/5

8:00 pm

Ludi Musici Revisited:
Michael Collver, countertenor &
cornetto; El Dorado Ensemble:
Schütz, Scheidt, Schein, H. Bach,
Hammerschmidt, Rosenmueller.
Lindsay Chapel,
First Church Congregational,
Mason & Garden Sts, Cambridge.
617-776-0692 $22/17

8:00 pm

Boston Boy Choir.
See back page.

Saturday, May 10

9:30 am

Recorders/Early Music MetroWest
Playing Meeting: Coaches' favorites.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-264-0584 Instruments $10

7:00 pm

Choirs of Unity Church;
Wayne Potash, Celeste Howe &
Bob Champage-Willis, vocalists;
Josh Wise & Rachel Wakefield, vocalists; Dixie Diehards.
Unity Church, 13 Main St,
North Easton MA.
$8 for "Womansplace" shelter

8:00 pm

Convivium Musicum (Barrett, dir):
Two Weddings & a Treaty -
Renaissance occasional music.
First Church Congregational,
11 Garden St, Cambridge.
617-773-6913 $15/8

Sunday, May 11

3:00 pm

Ludi Musici Revisited.
See Friday, May 9 at 8:00 pm.

Somerville Museum,
One Westwood Rd, Somerville MA.
617-666-9810 $17/12

3:00 pm

Masterworks Chorale
(Karidoyanes, cond);
Andrew Garland, baritone:
"Brides and Lovers":
Vaughan Williams In Windsor Forest, Fantasia on "Greensleeves",
Epiththalamion
(a wedding cantata).
Sanders Theatre, Harvard Univ.
781-235-6210 $42, $30, $20

4:00 pm

James Busby & Brian Jones, organ:
Restored E & GG Hook Op. 307.
Christ Church Unity, Sears Chapel,
70 Colchester St, Brookline MA.
617-232-4548 Free

5:00 pm

Rosalind Mohnsen, organ.
St Michael's Episcopal Church,
Marblehead MA.
781-631-0657

Tuesday, May 13

12:15 pm

Concordia Consort (Beardslee, dir):
Elizabethan Delights.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

8:00 pm

Christa Rakich, organ;
Balint Karosi, clarinet.
See ad page 5.

Friday, May 16

12:15 pm

Elaine Dykstra, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Don. $5 h

8:00 pm

Church of the Holy Spirit Choir
(D Ryan, org/dir);
Kyle Ferrill, baritone:
Vaughan Williams, Rutter,
Rheinberger; Spirituals. Reception.
Church of the Holy Spirit,
169 Rice Rd, Wayland MA.
508-358-7397 Donation $15

Saturday, May 17

8:00 pm

Newburyport Choral Society
(Weale, cond): Spring Concert:
Britten, Vaughn Williams, Barber.
Newburyport High School,
241 High St, Newburyport MA.
978-462-0650 $20/18

8:00 pm

Convivium Musicum (Barrett, dir):
"Two Weddings & a Treaty -
Renaissance occasional music"
Trinity Lutheran,
73 Lancaster St, Worcester MA.
617-773-6913 $15/8

8:00 pm

Coro Stella Maris (LeClair, dir):
Renaissance Devotional Classics:
Palestrina, Byrd, Guerrero.
St John's Episcopal Church,
48 Middle St, Gloucester MA.
617-625-1857 $15/10

Sunday, May 18

2:30 pm

Newburyport Choral Society
See Saturday, May 17 at 8:00 pm.

4:00 pm

Coro Stella Maris.
See Saturday, May 17 at 8:00 pm.

4:00 pm

Thomas Saterlee, organ: Bach, Lübeck, Mozart, Franck, others.
Music at Mission,
1545 Tremont St, Boston.
617-445-2600 Donation h

4:00 pm

Peter Sykes, organ:
Meetinghouse Organ Series.
The Dover Church, Dover MA.
508-785-0957 Donation $10 h

7:00 pm

Convivium Musicum (Barrett, dir):
Two Weddings & a Treaty -
Renaissance occasional music.
St Paul's, 15 St Paul St,
Brookline MA.
617-773-6913 $15/8

8:30 pm

Parish Choir (M Nelson, dir):
Compline by Candlelight: Baynon.
St John's Episcopal Church,
48 Middle St, Gloucester MA.
978-283-1708 Free h

Tuesday, May 20

10:30 am

Meet the King of Instruments
youth concert.
Merrill Auditorium at City Hall,
389 Congress St, Portland ME.
207-775-2126 Donation $12,
under 21 Free h

12:15 pm

Heather Holland, mezzo-soprano;
Heinrich Christensen, organ: Spirituals.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

Friday, May 23

12:15 pm

Douglas Beck, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Don. $5 h

3:00 pm

Memorial Concert in memory of
Prof J Michael Harrison.
Ellen Hinkle, flute;
Betsy Hinkle, violin;
Charles Callahan, organ:
Bach, Telemann, Reger, Dupré,
Titcomb, Beach, Callahan.
Marsh Chapel, Boston University,
735 Comm Ave, Boston. Free

Sunday, May 25

5:00 pm

Trinity Haverhill Choir (Rice, org/dir):
Choral Evensong.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
26 White St, Haverhill MA.
978-372-4244 Free h

Tuesday, May 27

12:15 pm

Dale Henderson, cello: Bach Suite.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

Wednesday, May 28

12:15 pm

Richard Hill, organ:
"The Symphonic Organ"
Unity Church, 13 Main St,
North Easton MA.
Donation for church restoration

8:00 pm

Jacques Boucher, organ;
Anne Robert, violin: Bach, Walcha, Rheinberger, Schroeder, Burge, Vitali.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, May 30

12:15 pm

Brenda Portman, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Don. $5 h

Sunday, June 1

2:30 pm

Chris Elliott, theatre organ.
Shanklin Music Hall, Groton MA.
www.EMCATOS.com $20
Under 16 Free with adult
Advance sale $20, 10+ $18

Wednesday, June 4

8:00 pm

Christa Rakich, organ;
Wendy Rolfe, flute: Bach,
Fanny Mendelssohn, Strayhorn, Franck, Woodman, Chaminade.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, June 6

12:15 pm

Michael Murray, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Don. $5 h

8:00 pm

Newport Baroque Orchestra;
Robert Mealy, violin:
Vivaldi Four Seasons.
Mary Therese Royal de Martinez,
soprano: 17th century Italian arias.
Emmanuel Church,
42 Dearborn St, Newport RI.
401-621-6123 $25/$35 pref. h

Saturday, June 7

8:00 pm

Newport Baroque Orchestra.
See Friday, June 6 at 8:00 pm.

Sunday, June 8

1:00 pm

Rodger Vine, piano: Bach, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Rodgers; Boston premieres by
Marc-Andre Hamelin &
Stephen Hough. Reception follows.
Arlington Street Church,
Hunnewell Chapel, Boston.
617-536-7050 Donation h

4:00 pm

Jacob Street, organ:
Bach, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn,
Vierne, Reger.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
26 White St, Haverhill MA.
978-372-4244 Free h

Wednesday, June 11

8:00 pm

Mark Dwyer, organ:
Mendelssohn, Franck, Bach,
Mulet, Vierne.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Wednesday, June 18

8:00 pm

Renée Anne Louprette, organ:
Bach, Titelouze, Couperin,
Isoir, Franck, Dupré, Messiaen, Tournemire.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

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