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Upcoming Chapter Events

January 14, 2025

Annual Post-Christmas pizza party and open console at the Casavant organ

Falmouth Congregational Church

March 1, 2025

Members recital of music for Lent and Easter

St. Bartholomew's Church, Yarmouth

Member’s recital on the Andover organ. Share your favorite preludes and postludes

for Lent and Easter. Preceded by coffee, tea, and pastry at 9:30.

May 2025

Music for small choirs and music swap

Woodfords Congregational, Portland

Music for small choirs, Another sharing event, this time of favorite anthems

just in time for summer music ordering. Followed by a music swap in the

chapter organ music archive.

Portland, Maine

The Portland Chapter opened their Fall program year on Saturday, September 30 with a meeting and luncheon at the home of chapter member Ray Cornils and David Belleville in West Bath, Maine. The members and guests were delighted to hear a presentation of the new Noack Organ, Opus 166 (2022). Didier Grassin, organ builder/ President of Noack company and Ray Cornils shared the planning and design of this unique home organ. Many members also enjoyed a chance to play on the console of this new instrument. Our active Portland chapter this year is working diligently to support their chapter members and new musicians in the southern Maine area. This year we are establishing a chapter “Sharing” music library with both organ and choral music for local churches and musicians.

Paul Schnell, Dean

Portland Maine AGO

The Portland, Maine Chapter of the American Guild of Organists joined presenter James Woodman on October 14, 2023 for a lecture/demonstration which examined 20th and 21st century repertoire for the small organ from a contemporary composer's point of view. Music included selections from Carl Nielsen, Herbert Howells, Charles Tournemire, Daniel Pinkham, and James Woodman.