2019 Diocesan Choir Festival at Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento, California hosted the Thirty-second Annual Diocesan Choir Festival, on Saturday, January 26th. The guest conductor for the Festival was Dr David Flood, organist and master of choristers at Canterbury Cathedral. Participants in the choir represented thirteen parishes from across the geographically sprawling Diocese of Northern California. After a full day of rehearsal, the festival concluded … Continue reading →
2019 AGO Pipe Organ Encounters announced
The American Guild of Organists will host six Pipe Organ Encounters (POE) in summer 2019—four for ages 13-18, an advanced POE for ages 13-18, and a technical POE for ages 16-23. The schedule is as follows: POE (for ages 13–18) July 15–20 Cape Cod, Massachusetts July 14–19 Seattle, Washington July 28–Aug. 3 St. Louis, Missouri Aug. 1–7 Helsinki, Finland POE … Continue reading →
East Texas Pipe Organ Festival to honor Roy Perry (1906–1978)
Registration is now open for this year’s East Texas Pipe Organ Festival featuring the Aeolian-Skinner pipe organs Roy Perry designed and tonally finished in the East Texas area! The 2019 roster of guest organists and speakers includes Brink Bush, Jared Cook, Scott Dettra, Christian Elliott, Jan Kraybill, Christopher Marks, Eric Plutz, John Schwandt, John Walthausen, and others. Make your online registration today at www.easttexaspipeorganfestival.com. … Continue reading →
2019 Utech Hymn Tune Competition
The Eastman School of Music, Department of Organ, Sacred Music, and Historical Keyboards, announces a music competition to provide a tune and setting for a newly commissioned hymn text by Dr. Carl P. Daw, Jr.: “Out of Silence Music Rises.” If you wish to participate in this competition please contact Isaac Drewes, Utech Fellow at the Eastman School, to indicate … Continue reading →
AAM Members sing in RSCM America National Choir in Dublin
Directed this year by Bruce Neswick, AAM members John Sabine, Christopher Harrell, John Barrow, Patrick Scott, Stephen Leist, Brad Hughley, Brennan Szafron, and Alex Benestelli (along with Ben Carlisle from the San Antonio conference committee) participated in the RSCM America National Choir for a residency at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, December 28, 2018 through January 2, 2019.
Treblefest 2019 at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland
On Saturday, March 2, 2019, 45 choristers gathered at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, for the annual Treblefest. Boys and girls from four choirs participated this year: St. Paul’s, Cleveland Heights, OH (Dr. Richard Nelson, director); the Cathedral of St. Paul, Erie, PA (Sharon Downey, director); St. Mark’s, Columbus, OH (Dr. Matthew Bester, director); and St. Paul’s, Akron, OH (Daniel Fortune, director). … Continue reading →
Isaac Drewes named Gerre Hancock Intern in Church Music 2019–2020
The AAM Gerre Hancock Internship Committee is pleased to announce that Saint James Cathedral, Chicago, will host the 2019-20 Internship; and Isaac Drewes will be the Intern. St. James Cathedral is a vibrant and historic parish in the heart of downtown Chicago. It has been the musical home to several luminaries of church music, including Dudley Buck, Peter Lutkin, Clarence … Continue reading →
Carol Composition Competition announced
ChoralArt of Portland, Maine announces its 6th annual New England Carol Contest. ChoralArt seeks new carols from composers with a New England connection (born in, current resident of, or composer currently studying at a college, university, or conservatory in one of the six New England states). The winning entry will be premiered during the 2019-2020 season. The 2019 guidelines stipulate … Continue reading →
National Cathedral to launch Directors’ Course
Washington National Cathedral will launch a Directors’ Course in July 2019. It will be fully interactive and immersive experiences to foster professional growth for sacred music leaders nationwide, a week-long program designed for 16 choral directors and 4 organists. AAM member Michael McCarthy will direct the course and will be joined by a distinguished faculty of nationally renowned musicians. The … Continue reading →
2019 Conference Scholarships Available
Twenty-five scholarships are available for next summer’s Boston Conference, the largest number ever to be awarded. Each scholarship will be up to $575 to cover the cost of early registration. These are awarded at the discretion of the president. Preference will given to first-time attendees and to students. The amount of each individual scholarship will depend on the number of … Continue reading →
St Paul’s in Englewood Hosts 2018 Choir Festival
On Sunday afternoon, May 6 more than sixty singers from four states gathered at St Paul’s Church in Englewood, NJ for the first-ever St Paul’s Choir Festival. The festival was dedicated to the memory of Gordon Appleton, renowned English choir trainer and retired staff member of the Royal School of Church Music in the UK. The Evensong followed the final … Continue reading →
Proposed Change to the Canons of the Episcopal Church
PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE CANONS OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AAM’s Employment Task Force has been working all year on a text to amend the Church’s Canons. The good news is that it has now been proposed by Bishop Shannon Johnston and endorsed by Bishop Keith Whitmore and Bishop Neil Alexander. The text and rationale are below. It has been assigned … Continue reading →
Three Choirs Hymn Festival
R. Walden Moore, Director of Music at Trinity-on-the-Green in New Haven, Conn., was this year’s guest conductor and organist for the third annual Three Choirs Hymn Festival for Ascension, held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 10. The choirs of St. Andrew’s (Stephen G. Leist, Director of Music), Christ & St. Luke’s (Kevin Kwan, Organist and … Continue reading →
Scholarships Available for the San Antonio Conference
Scholarships Available for the San Antonio Conference The Association has a variety of Conference Scholarships for next summer’s San Antonio Conference, each for up to $500 to cover the cost of early registration. These are awarded at the discretion of the president. Preference will be given to first-time attendees and to students. The amount of each individual scholarship will depend … Continue reading →
Choral Evensong Dedicated to Gordon Appleton: May 6, 2018
Many of you have heard of the sad news of Gordon Appleton’s sudden death on Easter Day. He was much loved and touched many lives. He was to have led a workshop on Saturday, May 5, at Christ Church, New Brunswick, NJ and Choral Evensong on Sunday, May 6, at St. Paul’s Church, Englewood, NJ. The Saturday morning workshop has … Continue reading →