Region VI Blog
  • $15,000 Grant to AGO from The National Endowment for the Arts
    I just received this press release from the national office of the AGO. It's great news! Jan  NEW YORK CITY — The American Guild of Organists (AGO) has been awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the 2012 AGO National Convention in Nashville,...
  • Your future and that of the Guild
    I receive multiple chapter newsletters each month, both in regular mail and via e-mail, and I am always impressed with the activities, issues, and opinions mentioned in these publications.  Below is a Dean's Message from Larry Wheelock, Dean of the Milwaukee chapter, which greatly inspired me when I read...
  • Free Certification Webinar
    Please see the invitation below.  Free webinars are a new tool being incorporated into AGO offerings to members.  If you have a computer with speakers, you will be able to access experts on a wide variety of topics.  I encourage anyone interested in the Guild certification program to "virtually attend"...

General Information

Chapter Membership

Membership is open to all and includes working professionals - organists, choir directors, teachers, organ builders, technicians, and suppliers to the field - as well as students, clergy, amateur musicians, and dedicated supporters. To join, use the Register link at the top of the page, or you may download a membership application, or contact Brent Johnson.

Voting Member

Voting members are organists, choir conductors, and other individuals who support the purposes of the Guild. Voting membership includes participation in all chapter and national activities, elections, eligibility for certification examinations and for all insurance planes, and a one-year subscription to The American Organist magazine (twelve issues).

Membership is available at reduced rates to those 65 years and older, the disabled, and students enrolled in academic institutions.

Dual Member

Dual membership is available at reduced rates for those members who wish to be involved with more than one local chapter.


2010-2011 Membership Rates

Regular voting member $92
Special voting member
(65 or older, under 21 or disabled)
$67
Partner voting member
(only one TAO per household)
$67
Dual voting member
(paid to 2nd chapter)
$36
Chapter Friend (no TAO) $36
Student voting member
(full-time, with valid school ID)
$37
Student Dual
(paid to 2nd chapter)
$15