Click here to read the October 2023 NYCAGO Newsletter.
All, I am very pleased to announce the launch of the brand new NYCAGO website. This has been a goal of the chapter for the better part of a decade, dating back to our previous webmaster, the late Steven Lawson, who had been lobbying for a website overhaul prior to his passing in August 2018….
Organ InaugurationSaturday, November 4, 2023Saint Peter’s Church – Citicorp619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street The 1977 Klais organ at Saint Peter’s, reinstalled after flood damage in January, 2021, and featured in last season’s Walter Hilse Memorial, will be rededicated with a weekend of events. Nathan J. Laube, Associate Professor of Organ at the Eastman School…
Thomas Ospital in Recital: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 – 7 PMThe Brick Presbyterian ChurchPark Avenue at 91st Street The NYCAGO and Brick Presbyterian Church (Dr. Raymond Nagem, host) will present the French organist Thomas Ospital in his New York debut recital. This young artist has been the titulaire of the largest organ in France, the…
The NYCAGO Board has established a committee to address issues of diversity within the Chapter. The committee members are Janet Yieh, Sam Bartlett, Nathanial Gumbs, and Larry Long. In observance of National African American (Black) History Month, the Committee has compiled a list of resources for organ music by African-American composers. Please consult this useful…
The NYCAGO Presidents’ Day Conference returns in-person this year on February 21st for what promises to be a wonderful day of music making. Entitled “New York Central”, the day will focus on composers, improvisors, and performers associated with the Big Apple. The registration table will open at 9:30 AM. (There is no pre-registration.) Both churches require proof of vaccination for all attendees and masks must be worn while inside.
Last year’s 2021 President’s Day Conference took place entirely virtually, with programs beginning at 3pm EST on Monday, February 15, 2021. Click here to view full details of the event. Videos are below. A sincere thank you to all who attended as well as those who made this wonderful event possible! Program 1: The French Influence in…
The NYCAGO is offering two online series of videos, Pipe Organs of NYC, taking the viewer on a virtual musical tour of the grand instruments of our Chapter, as well as Behind The Pipes: Organ Building in NYC. These videos go live on Monday nights at 7 PM EST and are archived on our Chapter YouTube page here….
