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February 2016
Utah Valley AGO Youth Scholarship Auditions and Performance
The Utah Valley AGO chapter is pleased to announce a Youth Scholarship audition for organists and pianists who are 18 years old and younger. Organists will audition for free organ lessons (if not currently studying with a teacher) or a master class performance (if currently studying with a teacher). Participants receiving the top score from each level will play in a winners recital sponsored by the Utah Valley AGO. A scholarship worth $450 will be awarded to the top winner…
Find out more »March 2016
Bach Recital
Bach Recital: Friday, March 18, 7:00 PM Provo Central Stake 450 N 1220 W Provo, UT
Find out more »April 2016
Super Saturday
Super Saturday at BYU Saturday, April 23, 8:00 am -3:00 pm Harris Fine Arts Center BYU Download the flyer here. 2016 Super Saturday class schedule Keynote Speaker: Brian Mathias Dr. Mathias has taught in the School of Music at BYU since 2014. Before joining the faculty at BYU, he was an adjunct faculty member at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and Associate organist at Country Club Christian Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts…
Find out more »June 2016
Closing Social – “Franks and Franck”
Date & Time: June 3rd, 6:30 PM Place: Paul & Linda Duncombe's home: 1125 E. 740 S. Pleasant Grove. Map to Paul & Linda Duncombe's House Theme/Activity: "Franks and Franck" We will have a BBQ and then view the documentary "Franck: Father of the organ symphony" The guild will provide a variety of bratwurst and franks, buns, condiments, and drinks. We invite those attending to bring a salad or dessert to share. RSVP: To help us prepare please send an RSVP to…
Find out more »July 2016
Pipe Organ Encounter (POE)
Welcome to the Utah Valley and Salt Lake Pipe Organ Encounter 2016! Pipe Organ Encounters are the most successful outreach program sponsored by the AGO. The Utah POE will offer teenagers a rewarding opportunity to learn more about the pipe organ and its construction, receive instruction from experienced faculty, participate in visits to hear and play outstanding instruments on Temple Square and prominent organs in local churches, and the chance to meet and interact with peers who share a mutual…
Find out more »September 2016
Opening Social
Lella Pomeroy will tell about her adventures behind the Iron Curtain before the Berlin Wall came down and what she learned from the experience. She and her mentor, Jim Welch, were part of a group of 40 organ enthusiasts who walked in the footsteps of Bach during his 300th birthday year for two-and-a-half weeks in the summer of 1985 in what was then East Germany. The chapter will provide pulled pork sandwiches, so please bring a potluck side dish, salad, or dessert.
Find out more »Pedals, Pipes & Pizza
The Bigelow 16 at the Provo Central Stake Center Pedals, Pipes & Pizza, one of our best youth outreach programs, will occur on Saturday morning, September 24, at 9:30 at the Provo Central Stake Center, 450 North 1220 West in Provo. See inside the mechanical action organ at the Provo Central Stake Center. Try playing the organ, which was built in the style of J.S. Bach’s time by Bigelow & Company Organs of American Fork. And enjoy a pizza lunch! All youth are invited and encouraged…
Find out more »October 2016
Holiday Repertoire Workshop
Holiday repertoire workshop, Friday, October 14, 2016, at 7:00 PM. Pleasant Grove East Stake Center. 825 Loader, Pleasant Grove. Please join us for a workshop to share holiday organ repertoire. Members are encouraged to bring longtime favorite pieces, or something you’re just now learning for this year—Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year repertoire—to show to others so that we can all get new ideas and be inspired to try new repertoire. This may include, but is not limited to, ideas for…
Find out more »November 2016
Holiday Member Recital
Friday, November 18, 2016, at 7:00 PM. Pleasant Grove East Stake Center, 825 Loader, Pleasant Grove. For our November activity, again at the Pleasant Grove East Stake Center, members will have the opportunity to share holiday repertoire in a different way—by performing it! Share with us your favorite pieces. Take the chance to have a “trial run” of a piece you’re planning to use this holiday season. Performers and listeners alike will get a jumpstart on the holiday spirit. Bring…
Find out more »January 2017
Organ Crawl, Cathedral of the Madeleine – CANCELLED
Organ Crawl, Cathedral of the Madeleine. 9:00 AM, 331 East South Temple, SLC. If you would like time at the console, please RSVP to Sheri Peterson .
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