Workshops
Monday, July 2
Choral Reading Session
Creating, Growing, and Managing a Chapter Endowment Fund
Inspired Service Playing: Lead-Ins and Links
Pierre Attaingnant: The Royal Printer and Organ Masses of 1531 - A New Edition
Stepping Stones to Improvisation
Transposition: Approachable Techniques for a Vital Skill
Choral Reading Session
Francis Hopkinson: A "Revolutionary" Organist
Getting Off on the Right (and Left!) Foot: The First Lesson
Historical Performance Practice: Baroque and Classical Eras
If Ye Love Tallis, Try These! Renaissance Motets for the Smaller Church Choir
Planning for a Successful Concert at Your Church
Robert Schumann's Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op 60: Inner Workings, Inner World
The Transcriptive Organist: Accompanying from Orchestral and Piano Reductions
Adapting Conducting Gestures for Music from All Periods
Choral Reading Session
Choristers Guild - Not Just for Children Anymore
Handbell Repertoire and Rehearsal Techniques for Intermediate-Level Ringing
New Organ Music by Chinese, Japanese and Korean Composers
Performing Baroque Sacred Music: Ensemble Issues from Monteverdi to Handel
Repertoire for the Beginning Organist
Webinars and Websites: Taking Your Chapter (Kicking and Screaming) into the Digital Age
Tuesday, July 3 Events
Brave New World: A Panel Discussion on the Incorporation of Technology in Teaching
Historical Performance Practice: The Romantic Era
Introduction to Sacred Harp Singing with the Harpeth Valley Sacred Harp Singers
Jubilee Jargon: Preparing and Presenting a "Jubilee"
Reger's Organ Music - New Approaches to its Understanding - Max Reger Institute
Easier Said Than Done! Editing the Complete Organ Works of J.S. Bach
Fiori Musicali - A New Edition
Hymn Improvisation: A Touch of Jazz
Organ Service Music Repertoire for the Church Year
Organizing Notes in Space: Beginner and Early Intermediate Masterclass
Registering the Choir: Ideas for Improving Vocal Registration in Choral Singers
Southern Harmony Revisited - in the Pew and on the Organ
Choral Reading Session
Memberology 101: Meet the Rising Stars!
Organizing Notes in Space: Intermediate and Advanced Masterclass
The Uprooted Organ: Impressions from the Japanese Organ Scene
Trends in the Performance Practice of the Organ Works of J. S. Bach in Europe: 1950 to Today
When in Doubt, Trill! Looking Once Again at the Texts of J.S. Bach's Organ Works
Thursday, July 5 Events
Choral Reading Session
Kaleidoscope: The Colorful Life of Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Music and Management
Organ Works by African-American Composers
Panel Discussion on Boy Choirs
Performing in the Golden Years: Just Survive or Really Thrive
A Crash Course in Gregorian Chant
Choral Reading Session
Improvisation in Service Playing
Male Trebles and Changing Voices--Vocal issues are often the least of challenges
Musician-Clergy Relations
Planning Worship with Hymnary.org
Baltic Organ Music
Choral Reading Session
Creative Hymn Playing and Accompaniment
The Fisk Jubilee Singers and Their Music
Friday, July 6 Events
Choral Reading Session
Masterclass on Improvisation
A Difficult Assignment: Suggestions for Leading in the Assembly
Acoustics for the Worship Environment
Choral Rehearsing to Move Beyond the Notes, Part 1
Great Results with Limited Time: A Workshop for Every Organist
Handbells As a Musical Instrument?
Hosting an AGO Regional Convention
Mission Impossible: Console Conducting Techniques for the Ultimate Multi-Tasker
Nurturing Vocal Development of Preschool and Younger Children's Choirs (Grades K-5)
Choosing the Next Piece: An Illustrated Presentation for Teachers, Students and Church Musicians
Choral Reading Session
Choral Rehearsing to Move Beyond the Notes, Part 2
Local Motion: Initiating Salary Guidelines in Your Chapter
Repertoire and Pedagogical Techniques for Preschool and Younger Children's Choirs (Grades K-5)
Choral Reading Session
Creating, Growing, and Managing a Chapter Endowment Fund
Inspired Service Playing: Lead-Ins and Links
Pierre Attaingnant: The Royal Printer and Organ Masses of 1531 - A New Edition
Stepping Stones to Improvisation
Transposition: Approachable Techniques for a Vital Skill
Choral Reading Session
Francis Hopkinson: A "Revolutionary" Organist
Getting Off on the Right (and Left!) Foot: The First Lesson
Historical Performance Practice: Baroque and Classical Eras
If Ye Love Tallis, Try These! Renaissance Motets for the Smaller Church Choir
Planning for a Successful Concert at Your Church
Robert Schumann's Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op 60: Inner Workings, Inner World
The Transcriptive Organist: Accompanying from Orchestral and Piano Reductions
Adapting Conducting Gestures for Music from All Periods
Choral Reading Session
Choristers Guild - Not Just for Children Anymore
Handbell Repertoire and Rehearsal Techniques for Intermediate-Level Ringing
New Organ Music by Chinese, Japanese and Korean Composers
Performing Baroque Sacred Music: Ensemble Issues from Monteverdi to Handel
Repertoire for the Beginning Organist
Webinars and Websites: Taking Your Chapter (Kicking and Screaming) into the Digital Age
Tuesday, July 3 Events
Brave New World: A Panel Discussion on the Incorporation of Technology in Teaching
Historical Performance Practice: The Romantic Era
Introduction to Sacred Harp Singing with the Harpeth Valley Sacred Harp Singers
Jubilee Jargon: Preparing and Presenting a "Jubilee"
Reger's Organ Music - New Approaches to its Understanding - Max Reger Institute
Easier Said Than Done! Editing the Complete Organ Works of J.S. Bach
Fiori Musicali - A New Edition
Hymn Improvisation: A Touch of Jazz
Organ Service Music Repertoire for the Church Year
Organizing Notes in Space: Beginner and Early Intermediate Masterclass
Registering the Choir: Ideas for Improving Vocal Registration in Choral Singers
Southern Harmony Revisited - in the Pew and on the Organ
Choral Reading Session
Memberology 101: Meet the Rising Stars!
Organizing Notes in Space: Intermediate and Advanced Masterclass
The Uprooted Organ: Impressions from the Japanese Organ Scene
Trends in the Performance Practice of the Organ Works of J. S. Bach in Europe: 1950 to Today
When in Doubt, Trill! Looking Once Again at the Texts of J.S. Bach's Organ Works
Thursday, July 5 Events
Choral Reading Session
Kaleidoscope: The Colorful Life of Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Music and Management
Organ Works by African-American Composers
Panel Discussion on Boy Choirs
Performing in the Golden Years: Just Survive or Really Thrive
A Crash Course in Gregorian Chant
Choral Reading Session
Improvisation in Service Playing
Male Trebles and Changing Voices--Vocal issues are often the least of challenges
Musician-Clergy Relations
Planning Worship with Hymnary.org
Baltic Organ Music
Choral Reading Session
Creative Hymn Playing and Accompaniment
The Fisk Jubilee Singers and Their Music
Friday, July 6 Events
Choral Reading Session
Masterclass on Improvisation
A Difficult Assignment: Suggestions for Leading in the Assembly
Acoustics for the Worship Environment
Choral Rehearsing to Move Beyond the Notes, Part 1
Great Results with Limited Time: A Workshop for Every Organist
Handbells As a Musical Instrument?
Hosting an AGO Regional Convention
Mission Impossible: Console Conducting Techniques for the Ultimate Multi-Tasker
Nurturing Vocal Development of Preschool and Younger Children's Choirs (Grades K-5)
Choosing the Next Piece: An Illustrated Presentation for Teachers, Students and Church Musicians
Choral Reading Session
Choral Rehearsing to Move Beyond the Notes, Part 2
Local Motion: Initiating Salary Guidelines in Your Chapter
Repertoire and Pedagogical Techniques for Preschool and Younger Children's Choirs (Grades K-5)
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Convention Details
Performers
Venues
Belmont United Methodist Church
Belmont University Concert Hall
Brentwood United Methodist Church
Christ Church Cathedral, Episcopal
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Downtown Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Ryman Auditorium
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
St. George's Episcopal Church
St. Henry Catholic Church
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
West End United Methodist Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Nashville Convention Center
Competitions
The National Competition in Organ Improvisation seeks to further the art of improvisation by recognizing and rewarding superior performance in the field. A flourishing tradition of improvisation is fundamental to a truly vital musical culture.
The American Guild of Organists promotes the highest level of organ performance through its National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance (NYACOP). The Competition is intended to serve as a springboard for emerging organists to develop their performance ability by participating in the various demanding stages of the Competition.
This competition, held in odd-numbered years, is sponsored and administered by the nine regions of the American Guild of Organists
