Registration for the 2023 Great Lakes Regional AGO Convention is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!! Please visit our website – nsago2023.org and register soon, as the early registration date ends on March 31. There is not only an early-bird rate for AGO members, but an even lower early-bird rate for NORTH SHORE chapter members!
Here are some highlights you don’t want to miss out on:
- Opening festival concert at Millar Chapel with orchestra (Stephen Alltop, conductor) and two organ concertos (Eric Budzynski, organist)
- Artist recitals at churches throughout the North Shore by: Madeleine Woodworth, Nicole Keller, Stephen Buzard, Yun Kim, Christa Rakich, Scott Montgomery, and Vincent Dubois!
- Festival opening worship service at First United Methodist in Evanston with new compositions by Thomas Jefferson and Robert McConnell.
- Hymn Festival at St Luke’s Episcopal in Evanston led by Aaron David Miller, Choral Evensong at Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth.
- Lunch at Botanic Garden with carillon concert (Wylie Crawford).
- Workshops on a variety of topics led by local experts in their fields, including a morning of ‘Worship and Workshops on the Square’ with themed worship services.
- Gala closing banquet and reception!
And wait, there’s more! An optional event the morning after the convention closes called ‘A Taste of Chicago’ – a visit to four churches in Chicago with mini-recitals and open console time at each location: Madonna della Strada Chapel Loyola University, St Chrysostom Episcopal Church, Holy Name Cathedral, Fourth Presbyterian Church.