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The Piedmont NC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists hopes you will join us as we gather to learn, grow professional skills, socialize & network with fellow church musicians, enjoy a fabulous hymn festival, and more! 

     We all live busy lives, so this symposium--split between Greensboro on Friday and Winston-Salem on Saturday--is brief but full of exciting opportunities. We are passionate about professional development and thrilled to offer a variety of workshops that we hope will aid organists in their careers, no matter if they are just beginning in the field, are experienced and degreed, or are retired or semi-retired. Participants will be able to choose courses in:
  • Working with Aging Voices
  • Getting an Organ Building Project Off the Ground
  • Improvisation, 
  • Registration at the "Wrong" Organ
  • A Music Publisher's Perspective
and more.

     Concert organist, composer, and conductor Tom Trenney will not only present a sure-to-be wonderful hymn festival on the Dobson-Rosales Organ at West Market Street United Methodist Church in Greensboro, NC, but will also lead two workshops: one on improvisation using hymn tunes and the other sharing his perspective and journey as a composer and arranger at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. We are thrilled to bring this talented musician to our Chapter and to have a chance to grow our skills in hymn-playing and improvisation as well.

To learn more about Tom Trenney and our other workshop presenters, check out the Performers & Presenters page.

PRICING
Age 30 and under:
    - AGO members (any chapter): free
    - Non-members: $50, includes 1 free year AGO membership

Age 31 and up:
    - Piedmont NC AGO members: $50
    - Non-members or members of other chapters: $100

SCHEDULE

Friday, April 17 ​
West Market Street UMC, Greensboro
          4:00pm: Gathering & Greeting
          4:30pm: Workshops (choose one)
             a) Working with Aging Voices 
                  with Robert Overman
             b) Getting an Organ Building Project Off the
                  Ground 
                  with Tom Lewtak & Timothy Olsen
          5:30pm: Catered dinner
          ​7:30pm: Tom Trenney in Concert: Will You Come
                 and Follow Me? A hymn festival honoring our 
​                call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly
​                with God.
Saturday, April 18
Elberson Fine Arts Center, Salem College, Winston-Salem
9:00am: Workshop with Tom Trenney: 
               ABRACADABRA: Discovering the Magic of   
                Musical Improvisation
10:00am: Coffee break
10:15am: Workshop with Tom Trenney: 
               Perspectives on Composing, Arranging, and
                Working with Music Publishers
  11:00am: Workshops (choose one)
             a) A Music Publisher's Perspective 
                  with Wayne Leupold
             b) Registration at the "Wrong" Organ 
                  with John Cummins
12:00pm: Symposium ends. Attendees encouraged to get lunch with someone they know or have met at the event!