The Young Organist Collaborative

06/01/2026

Did you know that the expression "Pulling out all the stops" comes from the pipe organ?

The “stops” refer to the stop k***s on a pipe organ, which are used to regulate the instrument’s sound by selecting which sets of pipes have air traveling through them at a given time.

To pull out all the stops when playing the organ is to pull out every k**b so that air is allowed to blast through every rank as the organist plays, which creates a powerful blast of unfiltered sound.

05/26/2026

YOC student Cassie Murai plays Bach's Toccaata in D Minor, BWV 565 at the 2026 Spring Student Recital.

05/18/2026

Congratulations to this year's class of eleven students on a successful Spring Recital!

On May 9, 100 audience members were on hand to celebrate each student's hard work and dedication as they performed works by Bach, Pachelbel, Jones, Barr, Correll, Fisher, Fedak, Dupre and Powell on the Christ Church (Exeter) organ.

05/12/2026

What have you achieved as the result of a dedicated and focused mentor?

The Young Organist Collaborative's mission is to encourage the next generation of pipe organists. You can support our work with a tax deductible donation at https://youngorganistcollaborative.org/support

05/09/2026

Today we had our student auditions this morning for our 25th anniversary year coming up and also an excellent student recital this afternoon! Great work by all students! Next on the calendar is Penn brown auditions on June 6th.

05/06/2026

Last month, some of the YOC students participated in a master class with Erica Johnson at Christ Church in Exeter.

This coming weekend they'll take to the organ bench once more at the Spring Student Recital, Saturday, May 9 at 2pm at Christ Church (43 Pine Street, Exeter).

We hope you'll join us as we celebrate the hard work and progress each of our 11 students have made this year!

Open to the public, $10 suggested at the door donation.

05/02/2026

Just one week until our Spring Concert! Please join us Saturday, May 9 at 2pm as we celebrate the progress of
this year’s student organists! The concert will be held at Christ Church, 43 Pine Street, Exeter. $10 at the door suggested donation.

04/23/2026

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the 2026-2027 program year! Please share this post with your networks!

04/19/2026

Thanks to the Union Leader for helping us spread the word! You can too by sharing this post with your Facebook friends!

The Young Organist Collaborative (YOC) is seeking applicants for its scholarship program for the 2026-2027 school year, the YOC’s 25th anniversary class.

04/15/2026

The YOC will be celebrating our 25th anniversary in June 2027 and we want to make sure all alumni are included in our celebration. Are you a YOC alumn? You can make sure we can stay in touch by signing up for our email mailing list:

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