Welcome to Suffolk 
AGO
Welcome to the website of the Suffolk Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO). We are a not-for-profit organization of professional musicians, educators, choir directors, organ builders, and amateur organists and enthusiasts from all walks of life. The Suffolk Chapter carries out the mission of the American Guild of Organists locally by sponsoring workshops, masterclasses, scholarship awards, recitals and other activities to promote the continuing education of organists and choir directors, as well as to create a fellowship of all people who love the organ and organ music. The chapter serves the western portion of Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, and is one of 28 chapters in the New York-Northern New Jersey area (Region II).
We meet on a regular basis throughout the year and hold annual events such as the Children's Choir Directors' Workshop and Children's Choir Festival, the Organ Expo, and the Scholarship Recital and Awards for students of the organ, in addition to other workshops and lecture/recitals led by members and guests. In some cases we partner with neighboring chapters in the Long Island/New York City area to organize activities. Meetings are educational and informal.
Friday, September 25, 2009 6 pm Annual Potluck DinnerMember-at-Large Alan Lush has invited us to kick off the "new year" at his home in Amityville. Mark your calendars now! Details to follow concerning food assignments and other information. New members especially welcome.
During the intermission, Dr. Carol Weitner, Scholarship Chair, presented this year's Suffolk AGO Scholarship Awards to winners William Roslak and Brent Trubia and announced the winner of this year's Elsener Award, Gregory Barbosa. Congratulations to all our Scholarship recipients and best wishes for another year of successful organ studies!
We extend our thanks to the many people who supported this recital, including all our scholarship donors, program advertisers, the Seminary, and in particular chapter members Deanna Muro and Chris Ferraro for their ongoing involvement in coordinating the use of the Seminary, and Doug McKeever for his ongoing involvement with the organ to ensure that it would be in the best possible condition for our recital.
Immediately following the recital, Chapter members and friends proceeded to a local restaurant in Huntington Village for our well-attended year-end Members' Dinner.
The 2009 Suffolk AGO Organ Scholarship and Elsener Award auditions were held Friday, April 24, 2009 and the winners have been announced:
Brent Trubia and Bill Roslak have each been awarded $750 in college scholarship money by Suffolk AGO, and Gregory Barbosa has been awarded $1000 from the Elsener Organ Company for private study here on Long Island. Congratulations to all the winners!
Suffolk AGO would like to thank Dr. Carol Weitner, Scholarship Chair, for organizing and coordinating the applications, auditions, and judging. We also thank the First Presbyterian Church of Northport for hosting the auditions. We are also most grateful to our esteemed panel of judges: Tom Bailey, Suffolk Chapter Member-at-Large; Frank Crosio, Dean of the NYC Chapter; and Wayne Dieterich.
The winners received their awards at the Scholarship Awards Recital on June 14, 2009 at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington.
Learn more about Suffolk AGO Scholarships by clicking here or by selecting Scholarships from the menu at the top of this page.
Keeping your membership current means you can continue to receive the national magazine and our newsletter, Suffolk Soundings, as well as benefit from our chapter programs. The next membership year starts July 1st, 2009, and renewal forms have been mailed to current members in early June.
If you're getting ready to join us for the first time, the membership application for 2009-10 is now available online. Please click here to download and then print a copy, and WELCOME!
You can learn more about the benefits of membership by clicking here or by selecting "Join the AGO" in the Menu at the top of this page.
AGO Placement List
Churches, temples, and other organizations who are searching for directors of music, organists, and choir directors advertise their open positions in our newsletter, Suffolk Soundings. If you have an open position to advertise, learn more about listing your position with the Suffolk Chapter of the AGO by clicking here or by selecting Placement in the menu at the top of this page.
For Sale
We occasionally list items that may be of interest to our members. Learn more about sale items by clicking here or by selecting Placement from the menu at the top of the page.
Image: Bourdon pipe schematic, French Horns. From the Encyclopedia of Organ Stops by Edward L. Stauff. Permission granted under terms of copyright. For more information go to www.organstops.org.