I hope everyone is enjoying a little break from the hustle and bustle that the Advent season brings. I feel like the Christmas and Epiphany seasons allow me a chance to regroup and focus for the upcoming Lent and Easter seasons, albeit they fall very late this year.
There isn’t a lot on chapter membership news this month, but I wanted to take a moment to point out a few things going on at the national level:
The AGO Organ School Program
If you know of any young organists looking for an opportunity to be an organ scholar. You may want to make them aware of this. Applications will be accepted from January 15th through February 15th. This is an excellent opportunity for emerging organists to experience a 10-month internship with a significant music ministry program in the United States. The first year of the training program will coincide with the 2022-2023 academic year and will be hosted by at Duke University Chapel. Full details can be found at this link: https://www.agohq.org/scholarships/
Scholarships
There are also opportunities for College scholarships available for full-time organ students. Information can be found here: https://www.agohq.org/college-scholarships/
Certification
Don’t forget the AGO also offers certification programs to help you further your training. Information on each of the certification programs can be found here:
As always, if you need any assistance with your membership, please don’t hesitate to reach out and I will help you out the best I can. Wishing you the best for a prosperous New Year.
Rich Spantikow
Registrar/Membership Coordinator