The New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is hosting a Pipe Organ Encounter Advanced (POEA) this summer from July 18 to 23!
A POEA provides an intensive course for organ students aged 13 to 18 who would benefit from an advanced level of study. Registration is limited to 20 participants. In addition to daily lessons and practice sessions, participants will be able to take in the sights and sounds of over a dozen renowned pipe organs in Manhattan!
Highlights include: recitals by Christopher Creaghan at The Riverside Church, Frederick Teardo at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, and John Walthausen (1st Prizewinner, AGO/Quimby Region II Competition for Young Organists); a Hymn Festival led by Robert Ridgell; 8 comprehensive workshops; and an esteemed teaching faculty from the New York City chapter. Plus, participants will be able to do some sightseeing, including visits to Central Park, The Metropolitan Museum of Art & the Empire State Building. Air-conditioned accommodation will be provided at the Saint Thomas Choir School.
The deadline for registration is March 15, 2010. Please click on the following link to see the POEA brochure (which includes the registration form) in pdf format:
www.nycago.org/pdf/2010POEAapp.pdf
If you have any questions, please contact the NYC POEA director, Paul J. Murray, at [email protected].
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, Margaret R. Evans, and the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Fund. Permanently endowed AGO scholarships are provided in memory of Charlene Brice Alexander, Robert S. Baker, Seth Bingham, Clarence Dickinson, Philip Hahn, Charles N. Henderson, Alfred E. Lunsford, Ruth Milliken, Ned Siebert and Martin M. Wick; and in honor of Philip E. Baker, and Morgan and Mary Simmons.
February 15, 2010
A. Henderson
