The Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

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The Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

The American Guild of Organists was chartered in 1896 by the University of the State of New York.

The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to enrich lives through organ and choral music.

06/07/2026

The Fort Wayne Germanfest organ recitals begin on Monday, June 8 from 12:15 to 12:45 pm each day this week. The first recital which takes place at First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. on Monday, 6/8 features Colin Andrews, FPC Director of Music playing German selections on the IV/77 rank Aeolian-Skinner instrument. The concert is free. Hop on downtown and bring a friend or two with you!

06/04/2026

This Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2026 is our Members and 2025 Scholarship Winners recital at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 3705 S. Anthony Blvd. in Fort Wayne, beginning at 2 pm. Featured organists/pianists will be Michael Dulac, Elias Kroeker, Mary Louvier, David Hendricksen, Kirsten Nus, Andrew Peters, and Noah Vancina. Come and enjoy an hour or so of beautiful music. All are welcome, and the concert is free!

05/20/2026

It's unofficially "Organ Week" coming up June 7-12 in Fort Wayne! On Sunday, June 7, our chapter members/scholarship winners recital takes place at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 2 pm. Free and open to all. The annual Germanfest recitals take place on Mon. June 8 with Colin Andrews at First Presbyterian Church; Tues. June 9 with Noah Vancina at Trinity Episcopal Church; Wed. June 10 with Geoffrey North at First Wayne Street United Methodist Church; Thur. June 11 with Michael Dulac at St. Patrick's Catholic Church; and Fri. June 12 with Michael Hollman at Zion Lutheran Church. Germanfest recitals begin at 12:15 pm, are also free, and open to the public. Please join us for an exciting musical week!

04/16/2026

The Fort Wayne Chapter AGO annual organ crawl takes place this Saturday, April 18. We will meet at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne at 8 am to carpool to Culver Military Academy Chapel to see the Moller organ of 59 ranks; and Ancilla Domini Chapel with its 52 rank Taylor and Boody instrument. Lunch will be at Lake House Grille in Culver (Dutch Treat). Return to Fort Wayne is 3:30 pm. To RSVP, please visit the homepage of our chapter website, www.fortwayneago.com. All are welcome!

02/18/2026

Join us for our next chapter event, this Saturday, February 21 at 10:00 am at Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Soest), 9909 Wayne Trace, Fort Wayne. Sub-Dean, Parker Maas will present a session on tonal finishing and voicing for pipe organs, on the recently completed opus 94, installed by the Lima Pipe Organ Company. It promises to be an interesting and informative presentation, and we hope to see you there!

11/20/2025

Join us this Saturday, November 22 from 10:30 am to noon as we welcome Dr. Samuel Backman to our chapter. His topic will be, "Unlocking the Keys to Robust Congregational Singing." and the location will be St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1502 E. Wallen Rd. Fort Wayne. Dr. Backman has an extensive background in organ and church music, and is currently Director of Sacred Music at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

10/01/2025

Our 80th season kick-off dinner/program last Friday night was quite successful, with 45 members and guests present. In addition to dinner, we had short presentations from various arts groups in the community; there was a music swap with tons of music; and the new program season was highlighted; In addition, everyone received a goody bag! Our next event is a workshop on practice techniques, Saturday, October 11 from 10:00 am to noon at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, led by Michael Dulac, and Michael Hollman. Please join us!

09/18/2025

The 2025-2026 season kick-off is on Friday evening, September 26 beginning at 5:30 pm at the Franke Park Pond Pavilion! There will be a meet and greet, music swap, dinner, and a presentation by various arts organizations from the community. Dinner is $20.00 per person and is payable that evening by cash or check. Reservation deadline is this Friday, September 19. RSVP on the home page of the chapter website, www.fortwayneago.com. We hope to see you there!

07/16/2025

Many thanks to our players so
far during, "Follow the Pipes" 2025! We have heard music by Bach, Widor, Handel, Mendelssohn, Willan, Karg-Elert, Purvis, Manz, Gawthrop, Boellmann, and many more, played by Tim Robison, Tim Degen, Robert Nance, Kathy Miller, and Noah Vancina. The series concludes on Thursday evening, July 17 at 7:00 pm at The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1105 S. Calhoun St. featuring Michael Dulac on the III/54 Wicks organ; and at 8:00 pm at the Embassy Theatre, just across the street at 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. where Cletus Goens will demonstrate the IV/17 Grande Page organ. Both events are free. Please join us!

07/15/2025

Nearly 100 persons enjoyed two organ presentations today as a part of, "Follow the Pipes!" Tim Robison performed at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, and Tim Degen at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. On Wednesday, July 16, Robert Nance plays the four-manual Allen installation at Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St. at 1 pm; Kathy Miller demonstrates the two-manual Reuter organ in McMillen Chapel at First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. at 2 pm; and Noah Vancina highlights the three-manual Cornel Zimmer instrument at Trinity Episcopal Church, 611 W. Berry St. at 3 pm. Come along and join us. These events are free and open to all!

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Fort Wayne, IN

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http://www.fortwayneago.com/

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