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Member Recital

Information about upcoming member recital at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran in Apple Valley can be found here.

Composition Competition

At the left you will find a new button for the recently announced Composition Competition.  On the new page you will find information about the competition and a link to the official registration form.

From the Registrar

The Twin Cities Chapter has begun another journey into the electronic age!  We have recently signed up with Wild Apricot, a web based system that can host our web-site, allow us to receive electronic registrations, and give each member of our chapter access to chapter information. In the coming months we will begin the process of transferring our information onto the web-site starting with a small test group. We will remind you (via articles in Pipenotes and on the web-site) when you can expect the transfer to the new system to be complete.

What will happen when this new system is available? Many of you will see very little change. Once you have been entered into the system, however, you will receive an e-mail giving you information about logging into the web site. With this information you will be able to access your information, and change it at will. Much like other social media, you will have the ability to add a photo to your profile. You will also be able to look up other members. The entire database will be password protected, so that only members will be able to look up information. The ability to change your profile will be limited to the registrar and yourself. Only you will have your password. The registrar does not have access to this information.

In coming years renewal reminders will be sent out automatically via e-mail. You will have the option of paying online (using Paypal) or sending a check as you have done in the past. We will also have the ability to register for special events (and pay for them) online. We look forward to the flexibility and accessibility this new system will offer our membership.

John Salveson, Registrar

Pipedreams Scholarship Winners

Andy Jacob, age 16

Leah Sawtelle, age 17.  This is her second win.

Auditions will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Wayzata Community Church, 125 E. Wayzata Blvd., Wayzata, MN 55391  Applications should be sent to Karen Bartz, 6650 Vernon Ave. S, #404, Edina, MN 55436.
 
For information, please contact Committee Chair Diana Lee Lucker  Go to this link for more information and application form

New -- Forms and Policies

On the About page is a section for Forms and Guidelines.  A new form there can be used to make requests for funding special projects.

On the same page is an Investment Policy document

Pipeworks

TCAGO Education Committee Members presented the Mini Opus to students in Apple Valley.

Press about 2011 Pipe Organ Discovery Day!

Press from School District 196 about PipeWorks

Video from 2012 PODD

Board Minutes

New!  By action of a recent Board meeting, minutes are now available to the membership. 

Archives Update

The Archive page now lists indexes for a number of historic collections stored at Westminster Presbyterian Church as well as images of documents from our founding and two anniversaries.  Back issues of Pipenotes are also available.

Regional Chapters

Visit the websites of our sister chapters in this region:
Sioux Trails Chapter 
Southeast Minnesota Chapter
Red River Valley
South Dakota Chapter

 

 

Van Daalen at University of Minnesota
Visser-Rowland at Wooddale Baptist, Eden Prairie
Dobson at Olivet Congregational, St. Paul
Kney at University of St. Thomas, St. Paul
Schantz at Trinity Lutheran, Stillwater

The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization. Its members include organists, choir directors, pianists, vocalists, teachers, organ builders and tuners, clergy and lovers of organ music.

The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to enrich lives through organ and choral music.
To achieve this, we:
  • Encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music;
  • Inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors;
  • Provide networking, fellowship, and mutual support;
  • Nurture future generations of organists;
  • Promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles; and
  • Engage wider audiences with organ and choral music.