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The page of the New York City Chapter of The American Guild of Organists (NYC AGO). We are particularly proud of our NYC Organ Project pages.

Welcome to the New York City Chapter of The American Guild of Organists! This Chapter is not just open to New York City organists, but also organ enthusiasts and musicians from around the country who want to keep in touch with what’s happening with organ music in the City. Our Presidents’ Day conference and other programs often draw audiences from the Metropolitan region and beyond. Besides its ow

n performance, education, and social activities, the Chapter hosts AGO Professional Certification exams, local and regional competitions for young organists, the Centennial Millennium Fund, a grant-making body, and more! At the link above, you may find specifications, photos, and histories for many of our city’s pipe organs, past and present, and learn about the buildings that house them. If you are not already a member of Chapter, we cordially invite you to join up. Enjoy your visit to the site! Please visit our website, www.nycago.org for more information.

06/02/2026

Outstanding closing service for the NYC AGO Chapter at Marble, this past Sunday!

Thanks to our host Michael T. C. Hey

The musical program included:
Antiphon and Verse (2023)
Buck McDaniel (b. 1994)

O Light, from Age to Age
Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)

If I Can Help Somebody
Alma Bazel Androzzo (1912-2001), arr. Nathan Carter
Patrick Dailey, countertenor

I Saw the Lord
John Stainer (1840-1901)

The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Peter Lutkin (1858-1931)

Prelude and Fugue in E Flat Major, BWV 552, ‘St. Anne’
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

05/04/2026

The NYC AGO Chapter Members Recital was an absolute delight! The kaleidoscope of colors offered by each organist brought out the authentic mission of the wonderful Fritz pipe organ. The church also looks forward to its new, larger instrument that is on the way…

More information is available here:

https://www.frittsorgan.com/opus-1-2-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-2-1-2-1-2-1-1

02/02/2026

Our annual Presidents' Day Conference is two weeks away, on Monday, February 16! As we have done the last few years, the conference is free of charge to all and no registration is required.

This year we'll head to the Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Episcopal), 145 West 46th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), home to one of the finest organs and acoustics in the city! The conference schedule is as follows:

12:30 pm: Opening Recital by Bradley Hunter Welch

1:30 pm: Organ Demonstration and Church Tour by our host, David Hurd

2:15 pm: Break

2:30 pm: Presentation: The Life and Times of Calvin Hampton by Maks Adach

3:30 pm: Break

4:00 pm: Closing Recital by Damin Spritzer

The organ is Aeolian Skinner opus 391 (1932, IV/92), revised first in 1942 and later by Mann and Trupiano between 1988 and 2002, and has a distinctive appearance due to its lack of a case (the Great Depression meant that funds for the planned case dried up). More information at https://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/StMaryVirgin.html

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3 W 65th St
New York, NY
10023

Website

http://www.nycago.org/

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