Presented by: Eileen Hunt, DMA, AAGO, Vice President & Councillor for Competitions and New Music, and Vicki Schaeffer, DMus, Chair of the Board of Regional Councillors, and panel. Location: Hyatt Regency - Kennesaw The presenters will moderate an intergenerational panel of female AGO members who will engage attendees in a lively discussion of issues which […]

Presented by: Dr. Darlene Kuperus Location: Hyatt Regency - Learning Center Three American women born right before the Depression. Three women with distinguished and highly successful careers as musicians. Three women who began their musical journeys during the post-WWII era, a time when women's career goals were often pushed aside so that men could find […]

Location: Hyatt Regency - Regency V

Presented by: David Lamb, DMus, CAGO, Councillor for Membership and Vince Carr, MM, ChM, AAGO, Director of Committee on Career Development & Support Location: Hyatt Regency - Inman A panel of AGOYO leaders will discuss the elements that are needed, useful, and relevant in a mentoring program for emerging music leaders in 2020.

Location: Hyatt Regency - Regency V

Presented by: Emily Floyd, BM Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover C How can we "reach" teenagers so that they join and stay in youth choir? The church offers a safe environment for our youth to spread their wings and try leading in worship, singing solos, leading a sectional, and experiencing new kinds of music. They […]

Presented by: Alice Myers, BS Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover F Never laid hands on bells before? Or maybe you were thrown into it and never really taught how? Maybe it’s just been a while and a good refresher course is what you need! Attend this class to learn the basics (again) – brief history, […]

Presented by: Michael Velting, DMA, Councillor for Conventions, and the Committee for Conventions Location: Hyatt Regency - Dunwoody Has your chapter been hesitant to apply to host a regional convention because it seems too daunting or because of a perception that it is too small? Come to this interactive workshop, offered to allay these and […]

Presented by: Nora Hess, MM, CAGO Location: Hyatt Regency - Courtland Organ First! is a program pioneered at Brigham Young University to teach youngsters ages 7-12 how to play the organ as a first instrument, including full use of the pedals. Together with Wayne Leupold Editions, Nora Hess and Don Cook have had great success […]

Presented by: Nicholas Capozzoli Location: Hyatt Regency - Inman Olivier Messiaen’s music has been extensively discussed by scholars and performed by organists; however, works of his first wife, Claire Delbos, are still shrouded in obscurity. Biographers have highlighted Delbos’s tragic deterioration and premature death, which although critical to uncovering Messiaen’s personal life, neglects the full […]

Presented by: Russell Weismann Location: Hyatt Regency - Kennesaw North American organ culture represents a kaleidoscopic existence of borrowed European traits with dependence on German organ building, heretofore holding the longest tenure in the identity of the American pipe organ. German influence in North American organ building began with the eighteenth-century instruments of David Tannenberg […]

Presented by: Jillian Gardner, MM, Convener of AGOYO Location: Hyatt Regency - Learning Center Conservatory education depends on a student’s self-motivation to practice and achieve perfection. As a musician, this equates to long hours in the practice room alone, staring at a score. Success is measured by perfection and the ability to withstand and flourish […]

Presented by: Emily Floyd, BM Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover C What are the tried and true anthems that work for youth choirs? This workshop will explore some of these anthems and examine why they have stood the test of time. Worried that they won’t work for your choir? We will talk about ways to […]

Presented by: Stephen Price, MM Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover E This presentation serves to explore organ pedagogy with the intent of encouraging more organists to become teachers. Questions concerning lesson plans, choosing music, and accommodating the student’s needs are likely to arise in the minds of prospective teachers. The presentation will begin with how […]

Presented by: Jonathan B. Hall, FAGO, ChM, Committee on Professional Certification Location: Hyatt Regency - Courtland This workshop will explain the new Achievement Awards and trace the path of a new organist on his or her journey through this program.

Presented by: Peggy Kelley Reinburg Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover B This workshop is intended to encourage the exploration and consideration of selected Alain organ compositions and to raise awareness of the potential impact of their inventive registrations and religious and philosophical undertones. The introduction of liturgically appropriate Alain piano literature to those in search […]

Presented by: Eileen Hunt, DMA, AAGO, Vice President & Councillor for Competitions and New Music, James Thomashower, Executive Director, and the Sexual Harassment Review Board Location: Hyatt Regency - Dunwoody In 2018 National Council approved a zero-tolerance policy with regard to sexual harassment and subsequently approved a Discipline Procedure for cases regarding sexual harassment. This […]