Upcoming Chapter Events
Friday, March 28, 7-9pm
Bach in the Subways
Bach in the Subways is back in 2025! United Church on the Green and the New Haven Chapter of the AGO are pleased to present a free all-Bach concert on Friday, March 28.
Sunday, June 8
Annual Meeting, Dinner, and Orgelkids Assembly
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Past Events
2024–2025
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m.
Workshop: Organ Music of African American Composers with Nathaniel Gumbs
Sunday, Oct. 13 at 5 p.m.
Chapter Dinner and GOMY Recital with James O’Donnell
2023–2024
Sunday, June 9 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Annual Meeting and Dinner
Saturday, April 27
Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza + Orgelkids
Friday, March 22, 7-9pm & Saturday, March 23, 3-5pm
Bach in the Subways
Saturday, Feb. 10, 10am-noon
Workshop | Hymn introductions, interludes, and improvisation with Walden Moore
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 10am
Practical Repertoire Sharing Session: Planning for February and March 2024
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7:30pm
New Haven Symphony Orchestra performs Saint-Saëns’s ‘Organ Symphony’ and more
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m.
Welcome-Back Dinner and ‘Great Organ Music at Yale’ featuring James O’Donnell
2022–2023
Sunday, June 4 from 3–6 p.m.
Annual Meeting and Dinner
Saturday, April 29, from 10 am– 12 pm.
Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza
Friday, March 31 from 7–9 p.m.
Bach in the Subways, New Haven Edition
Saturday, February 25 from 10 am – 12:30 p.m.
Hymn Playing and Liturgical Improvisation Workshop with Walden Moore
Monday, Jan. 16 from 9:45 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Waterbury Chapter MLK Day Organ Crawl
Sunday, September 18 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Join us for dinner and a concert
2021–2022
Sunday June 5 from 3–5 p.m.
Chapter reception and Annual Meeting
Join us for a reception and the 2022 Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the parish house of New Haven’s United Church on the Green. Admission is $20 per person — RSVP via our newsletter.
Saturday, March 26 from 4–5:30 p.m.
Bach in the Subways – New Haven Edition
New Haven joined Bach in the Subways in 2018, and in 2022 the New Haven Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is excited to be returning to an in-person musical celebration!
Join us on Saturday, March 26, from 4–5:30 p.m. at New Haven’s United Church on the Green, or via the church’s livestream, for an exciting mix of local performers sharing Bach’s amazing music. Join us as an audience member or performer. Learn more.
Sunday, Feb. 20 from 6–8 p.m. on Zoom
Improvising at the organ in 17th and 18th century style, Part II
Join us for the second installment of a two-part interactive, online improvisation workshop beginning with simple counterpoint and progressing to ground bass forms and chorale preludes. Presented by organist, composer, and improviser Ethan Haman. Learn more
Sunday, Jan. 23 from 5–7 p.m. on Zoom
Improvising at the organ in 17th and 18th century style, Part I
2020–2021
Annual Dinner and Meeting
Sunday, June 6 at 4pm
Bear’s Smokehouse Barbecue
New Haven, CT
Join us on Sunday, June 6 at 4pm for our annual dinner and meeting! The chapter is delighted to provide the dinner free of charge. There will unfortunately be no recital to attend, but we are grateful to have the opportunity to see each other in person. Should the weather be too cold or hot we have plenty of room indoors.
Dinner will be cafeteria-style—order what you like—and includes a ticket good for a single drink up to $10 total. You’ll be given a wristband and a ticket when you arrive.
Take a look at Bear’s menu! If you are vegetarian, we are able to provide the option of grilled portobello mushroom in addition to the Impossible Meatloaf. Please let us know of any dietary restrictions.
Virtual Bach in the Subways
March 18–21
Join in a Virtual Bach in the Subways for 2021 via our Facebook and Youtube Channels!
Submit your video performance by Sunday, March 14. Email sub-dean Stephen Gamboa-Diaz at stephen@theharpsichordist.com for submission details and questions.
Due to the pandemic, we will be celebrating Bach’s birthday and his music via Facebook and YouTube this year. The New Haven Chapter of the American Guild of Organists invites you to submit your video performance of Bach’s music to be premiered between Thursday, March 18 and Sunday, March 21 on our YouTube and Facebook channels.
A video contribution of any length is welcome! We will stitch together smaller submissions into longer presentations. We hope that this will be as community-focused an event as it has been when we’ve had in-person performances. If you’re planning to release a video on your own channel, let us know and we’ll help publicize it!
ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY SUNDAY, MARCH 14.
If you’d like to contribute, email sub-dean Stephen Gamboa-Diaz for more details.
On Demand
(Premiered Sunday, February 24 at 4pm)
Member Recital | Stephen Gamboa-Diaz, harpsichord
Livestream
Well-Tempered Clavier, Volume 1 – J. S. Bach
Preludes and Fugues in C major, C minor, C-sharp minor, and C-sharp major
This is the first in a six-part series covering the entirety of volume one, and is a fundraiser for Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services.
On Demand
(Premiered Sunday, October 11 at 3pm)
Member Recital | Jay Lindsay, organ
Livestream
Prelude and Fugue in a minor, BWV 543 – J. S. Bach
Chorale prelude on “Slane” – Healey Willan
Sonata no. 5 – Felix Mendelssohn
2019–2020
Sunday, June 7
Annual Meeting
via Zoom
Email info@newhavenago.org for more details.
Looking to join our chapter? Need to renew your membership? Visit the American Guild of Organists membership page.
Saturday, March 14
Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza
New Haven, CT
Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza
New Haven, CT
This event has been cancelled
The New Haven AGO invites young pianists, ages 8–18, to a fun day of exploring the “King of Instruments,” the pipe organ. There is no cost to attend! Learn more on our Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza page. Students need to sign up by Friday, March 13.
Sunday, November 3 at 7PM; FREE
A Farewell to the Redeemer Organ
Church of the Redeemer (185 Cold Spring Street, New Haven) Organists Thomas Murray, Nathaniel Gumbs, Walden Moore, and Eddie Zheng perform on Church of the Redeemer’s Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ to commemorate its nearly 70 years of service to The Church of the Redeemer and the New Haven Community. Contact Geoff Johnson with questions.
Sunday, Nov 10 at 2PM; Tickets required
Pipe Dreams film screening
CineMark North Haven (550 Universal Drive, North Haven). Ever wondered what it takes to compete in the most prestigious organ competition in the world? Pipe Dreams follows five young organists as they compete in the Canadian International Organ Competition in 2017. The film includes Alcee Chriss III, who recently took up the position of University Organist and Artist in Residence at Wesleyan University.