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Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Anthony Newman Lecture-Recital and 2025 International Performer of the Year Presentation at Church of the Holy Trinity7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal) 316 East 88th Street Anthony Newman is the recipient of the 2025 NYCAGO Chapter International Performer of the Year Award. Mr. Newman will present a lecture recital on the performance practice in the music of J.S. Bach. The lecture will be based on Newman’s book Bach and Baroque: European Source […]
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Fall Trip to PrincetonJoin the NYCAGO for a day trip to Princeton, with the opportunity to tour iconic instruments and venues with local hosts. The afternoon also includes a silent movie with theatre organ accompaniment, lunch, and social time organized by the Education and Program Committees. More details to come!
Monday, February 15, 2027
Presidents' Day ConferenceThe Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
Basilica of Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral 263 Mulberry Street The keystone Conference highlights the historic, recently restored Henry Erben organ from 1868.
Tuesday, March 9, 2027
Members Recital7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal)
Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal) 351 East 74th Street This season’s Members Recital introduces the Church of the Epiphany’s new Bigelow Organ, Op. 44 to the NYCAGO.
Tuesday, April 6, 2027
Presentation Workshop7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
LOCATION TBD Iain Quinn, Professor of Organ and Coordinator of Sacred Music at Florida State University, offers a presentation entitled The English Organ Sonata: Homage and Pragmatism.
Sunday, May 23, 2027
Chapter End-Of-Season Service3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer
Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer 869 Lexington Avenue at 66th Street The NYCAGO offers its fourth annual service to complete the programming season. This year, we celebrate Solemn Vespers of Trinity Sunday with the Schola Cantorum of Saint Vincent Ferrer and its Director of Music James D. Wetzel.
Past Events
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Chapter End-of-Season Service and Reception at Marble Collegiate Church4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Marble Collegiate Church
Marble Collegiate Church Fifth Avenue at 29th Street The NYCAGO offers its third-annual service to complete the programming season. This year, we highlight the diverse musical offerings of Marble Collegiate Church and its Director of Music Michael Hey. A reception will follow the service.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
McNeil Robinson Concert at Holy Trinity Catholic Church7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Catholic Church 213 West 82nd Street The Choir of Holy Trinity Church and Andrew H. Yeargin, Director of Music and Organist, consider the life and work of McNeil Robinson in a retrospective concert. The event is produced by Christopher Creaghan. Mr. Robinson’s last church position was at Holy Trinity and he taught both Dr. Yeargin and Mr. Creaghan. […]
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Complete Organ Works of Duruflé Plus at The Brick Presbyterian Church7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., The Brick Presbyterian Church
The Brick Presbyterian Church Park Avenue at 91st Street Organists Raymond Nagem and Melissa Brassard, along with flautist Bart Feller and violist Kal Sugatski present Duruflé’s complete works for organ, as well as his only piece of chamber music: the rarely performed Prélude, Récitatif, et Variations, Op. 3, for flute, viola, and piano. This event is co-sponsored by the NYCAGO. […]
Monday, March 16, 2026
Members Recital and Reception at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Central Park West at 65th Street Members of your NYCAGO Executive Committee present the liturgical year in organ music. We perform approachable music in a variety of styles to add to your own library. Come to support your colleagues and enjoy a festive reception afterwards. Holy Trinity Church has a long history of musical […]
Monday, February 16, 2026
Presidents' Day Conference12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Marble Collegiate Church
Presidents’ Day Conference Saint Mary the Virgin 145 West 46th Street 12:30 PM Opening Remarks and Bradley Welch Recital 1:30 PM Organ Demonstration by David Hurd and Church Tour 2:15 PM break 2:30 PM Calvin Hampton Presentation by Maks Adach 3:30 PM break 4 PM Damin Spritzer Recital The 2026 Presidents’ Day Conference, the keystone […]
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Mauel Rosales Retrospective at Trinity Church7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Trinity Church Wall Street
Trinity Church 89 Broadway at Wall Street In the midst of the inaugural year of Trinity Church’s new instrument which was designed by Mr. Rosales in collaboration with the German Glatter-Götz firm, the Chapter celebrates the career of this acclaimed American organ builder and 2024 recipient of the NYCAGO’s Distinguished Career Award. His other flagship instrument is the iconic […]
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza at Church of the Heavenly Rest2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Church of the Heavenly Rest
Church of the Heavenly Rest 1085 Fifth Avenue at 90th Street The Chapter offers the AGO’s popular program introducing young piano students to the King of Instruments. This event is geared for children in 3rd through 9th grade with piano background. Families are all welcome. As the name implies, pizza will indeed be provided! A suggested […]
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Stephen Tharp at Trinity Church6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Trinity Church Wall Street
Trinity Church 89 Broadway at Wall Street Celebrating the completion of Trinity Church’s new Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ, Opus 40, the Parish is sponsoring a series of events this season. One of the preeminent soloists in the U.S. today, Stephen Tharp highlights the vast orchestral range of Trinity’s magnificent instrument with his own transcriptions of Liszt’s Totentanz and Jongen’s final movement of the Symphonie Concertante, as […]
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Chapter End-of-Season Service and Reception4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street New York, NY 10026 https://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/StJohnDivine.html In celebration of the return of the magnificent Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 150-A (1954), the NYCAGO will conclude its season with a festive service of Choral Evensong at the Episcopal Cathedral of New York. This event is free and open to all.
Monday, March 24, 2025
British Organ Music from 1840 to the Present: Lecture-Demonstration by Colin Andrews7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Saint Thomas Church
1 West 53rd Street at Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10019 https://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/StThomasEpis.html Organist, lecturer, and recording artist Colin Andrews will present a recital as part of the Sunday Recital Series at Saint Thomas Church on Sunday, March 23rd at 5:15 PM. The next day, Mr. Andrews will offer a presentation tracing the history and development […]
Monday, February 17, 2025
Presidents’ Day Conference: Music of Eastern Europe and the Baltics12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saint James Episcopal Church
865 Madison Avenue at 71st Street New York, NY 10021 https://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/StJamesEpis.html Kenneth Miller, host Gail Archer, James Hicks, Kenneth Miller (Director of Music and Organist of Saint James), and Kalle Tovio will offer recitals and presentations on the Schoenstein organ, Op. 156 and 157, in the historic Saint James Church on Madison Avenue. Organ […]
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Hymn-Playing Workshop with Robert McCormick7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., St. Malachy’s – The Actors’ Chapel
239 West 49th Street New York, NY 10019 https://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/StMalachyRC.html The NYCAGO Education and Program Committees present Robert McCormick in a Hymn-Playing Workshop. From the console, Mr. McCormick will discuss his approach to hymn-playing, best practices for hymn selection, registration, and advice for improvisation within the context of Anglo-Catholic liturgy. Described by Choir & Organ as “indomitable and immensely […]
Monday, September 30, 2024
Chapter Opening Event: Members Recital at Saint Agnes Church7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Saint Agnes Church
143 East 43rd Street, east of Lexington Avenue Members of your NYCAGO Executive Committee will present an evening of American organ music. These wonderful and likely unknown works, including compositions by New York organists Seth Bingham, Calvin Hampton, Eugene Thayer, John Weaver, and Searle Wright, as well as George Baker, Arthur Foote, Nico Muhly, Gerald […]
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Chapter End-of-Season Service and Reception4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 2, 2024 – 4 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church 921 Madison Avenue at 73rd Street Please note the change of venue due to the still-awaited reinstallation of the Great Organ at Saint John the Divine.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Improvisation Recital7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Marble Collegiate Church
Monday, April 15 – 7 PMMarble Collegiate ChurchFifth Avenue at 29th StreetRenowned improviser and NYCAGO Chapter member Jason Roberts will offer an evening ofimprovisations in a variety of styles. A reception will follow.
Monday, February 19, 2024
2024 Presidents' Day ConferenceMonday, February 19 – 10AM – 5PM Grace Church 802 Broadway at 10th Street 10 AM – Opening Recital by James O’Donnell Music from the English tradition, including works of Bingham, Byrd, MacMillan, Parry, Stanford, and Whitlock 11:15 AM – Presentation: 40 Years in New Haven by Walden Moore 12:15 PM – Lunch on your own in […]
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Presidents Day ConferenceCathedral of St. John the Divine
“Eroica: Music of the German Romantics” Paul Jacobs, Master Class Tina Frühauf, lecture Michael Musgrave, lecture Isabelle Demers, organ recital
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Pre-Conference RecitalSt. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
John Scott, organist