We’re excited to host another service playing workshop with Walden Moore! This session will focus on the “in-between” places in service playing, such as hymn introductions and interludes, transitions between selections, and liturgical improvisation.
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March 22–23 | Bach in the Subways
We’re excited to feature two concerts in our annual celebration of J. S. Bach’s music. If you play Bach on any instrument, please inquire about joining our community concert on Friday, March 22.
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 10am | Practical Repertoire Sharing Session: Planning for February and March 2024
February is Black History Month. March is Women’s History Month. We invite you to share your favorite organ solo repertoire and/or anthems of Black and/or women composers. WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 10am-12pm WHERE: Center Church on the Green, New Haven You may come as: an observer, or a presenter: Bring a piece to share: …
Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7:30pm
New Haven Symphony Orchestra performs Saint-Saëns’s ‘Organ Symphony’ and more
Join us at Woolsey Hall for Saint-Saëns’s vibrant and joyful “Organ” Symphony, featuring Nathaniel Gumbs as organ soloist. Joyce Yang will perform Tchaikovsky’s bombastic first piano concerto. Ticket purchase required, prices range from $69–$10. Woolsey Hall500 College St.New Haven, CT 06511
Sunday, Sept. 17 – 5 p.m. Welcome-Back Dinner and ‘Great Organ Music at Yale’ featuring James O’Donnell
James O’Donnell Join us for a catered dinner from Eli’s ($20 fee per person) and a group outing to hear Yale faculty organist James O’Donnell kick off the 2023–2024 Great Organ Music at Yale Series in Woolsey Hall. Dinner will take place at United Church on the Green (270 Temple St.) Please click here to …
Sunday, June 4 | Join us for the Annual Meeting!
Join us for dinner, music, and the 2023 Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 4 at 3 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Branford. We will begin with refreshments at 3 pm, followed by a recital of current and past Encore scholarship winners at 3:30 pm. Our annual meeting will begin at 4 pm immediately followed …
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Saturday, April 29, from 10 am– 12 pm. | Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza
Would you like to see how a pipe organ is constructed? Would you like to get to play one? Would you like to help put one together? We are excited to present this fun program which will include: 1. The Orgelkids kit: a kit of materials for putting together a small working model of a pipe …
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Friday, March 31 | Bach in the Subways, New Haven
Join us on Friday, March 31, from 7–8:45 p.m. at New Haven’s United Church on the Green, or via live stream below, for an exciting mix of local performers sharing Bach’s amazing music. This year’s lineup features strings, voice, harpsichord, and organ. United Church on the Green270 Temple Street, New Haven Livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_biG4gZA5Rc PROGRAM TimePerformerRepertoire7:03Jackie Nappi, organPrelude …
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Saturday, Feb. 25 | Hymn Playing and Liturgical Improvisation Workshop with Walden Moore
Spruce up your hymn playing and hone (or develop) your skills in hymn-based and free liturgical improvisation with master church musician Walden Moore, organist and choirmaster at New Haven’s Trinity Church on the Green, in an interactive, masterclass-style workshop. Auditors are most welcome. If you’re interested in playing, contact New Haven AGO Sub-dean Stephen Gamboa-Diaz …
Monday, Jan. 16 | Organ Crawl with the Waterbury AGO Chapter
We are invited to join the Annual MLK Jr. Day Organ Crawl, hosted by the Waterbury Chapter. RSVP: Caesar Storlazzi will act as our local point of contact for car-pooling and a head-count for lunch: avecesare@aol.com. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Annual Organ Crawl — Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 from 9:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 9:45 AM Meet at St Paul’s Episcopal …
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Sunday, September 18 | Join us for dinner and a concert!
Join us for a catered dinner at the Center Church on the Green Parish House on September 18th at 5:30 pm. Afterwards we will travel to Woolsey Hall for a concert by organist Nathaniel Gumbs. The cost for the dinner is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. The concert is from 7:30 – 8:30 and …
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Sunday, June 5 | Join us for the Annual Meeting!
Join us for a reception and the 2022 Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. in New Haven. Admission is $20 per person — RSVP via our newsletter. United Church Parish House323 Temple St. (Corner of Wall and Temple)New Haven, CT
March. 26 | Bach in the Subways, New Haven
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 4–5:45 p.m. at New Haven’s United Church on the Green (270 Temple St., New Haven), or via the church’s live stream, …
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Sunday, Feb. 20 | Improvising at the organ in 17th and 18th-century style, Part II
Join us on Sunday, Feb. 20 from 6–8 p.m. 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. Handouts below—have a keyboard handy to play along! Session I Recording REGISTER for the …
Sunday, Jan. 23 | Improvising at the organ in 17th and 18th-century style, Part I
Ethan Haman Join us on Sunday, Jan. 23 from 5–7 p.m. for the first 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. Handouts below—have a keyboard handy to play along! Part I: Sunday, Jan. …
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