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Welcome to the website
for the Utah Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. We hope the information on this site will
be helpful to you. Our chapter is committed
to helping all organists—beginners to advanced—by offering workshops,
lectures, recitals, and other activities to help improve their organ
skills. Anyone who is interested in
the organ, even if you’re not an organist,
is invited to come learn with us. To help
facilitate this learning, we have a unique opportunity to have the support
and help of the Brigham Young University organ faculty, who willingly give
their time and expertise to help us train and educate organists. At our chapter
meetings, we offer help on a basic level from learning to play hymns to
learning about the most difficult works from famous composers, as well as
other interesting topics. AGO offers
various certification levels to help facilitate and encourage learning and skill
development. PDF forms outlining the
requirements for certification can be downloaded from the National
Headquarters site here. Brigham Young
University also offers a wonderful organ certification program that is well
worth your time and effort to complete.
Information about their certification program, as well as the annual
organ workshop, and other information can be found here. We encourage
anyone who is interested to become a member and join our chapter. Being part of AGO is a life-enriching
experience. Click here for a
membership form! ____________________________________________ History of the Utah Valley Chapter Compiled by Dr. Douglas E. Bush,
1986-1987 In the fall of 1979, a group of organists
gathered at the home of Ephraim and Verena Hatch in Provo for the purposes of
forming a local chapter of AGO. The
chapter was named the Utah Valley Chapter, officers were selected with Gerald
Dick as the new dean and a petition was then sent to National Headquarters
for official chartering of the chapter.
The charter was issued October 9, 1979; it was signed by Roberta
Bitgood, National President of AGO. Charter members included: Dr. Parley L. Belnap, Michael C. Bigelow,
Heidi Brown, Janice Burton, Dr. Douglas E. Bush, Robin Cardon,
Don Cook, C. Gerald Dick, Gladys Farmer, Verena Hatch, Lillian Heil, J.J.
Keeler, Erla Knudson, Lawrence E. Weidmann, Steven Wright,
Zara Tonks Deans: 1979—1980: Collin Gerald Dick 1980—1981: Michael L. Bigelow 1981—1982: Don Cook 1982—1984: Dr. Douglas E. Bush 1984—1986: Joan Stevens 1986—1987: Dr. Brett Zumsteg 1987— 1990: Scott Mills 1990— 1992: Thomas K. Hinckley 1992— 1994: Carol Dean 1994— 1996: Lella Pomeroy 1996— 1998: Larry Tomkinson 1998— 2000: LuJean Moss 2000— 2002: Dr. Parley L. Belnap 2002— 2004: Cynthia Wells 2004—2006: David Chamberlin 2006—2008: Nancy Christensen 2008—2010: Mike Carson 2010—2012: Florence Hawkinson 2012—2014: Sheri Peterson |
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