Schedule Overview

Saturday, July 1

1:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
AGO/Quimby Regional Competition for Young Organists (RCYO) Reformed Church of Bronxville

Monday, July 3

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration opens/Exhibit Set-Up

1:15 PM
Buses depart hotel for Reformed Church of Bronxville

2:00-3:00 PM: Opening Recital
Peter Richard Conte
Reformed Church of Bronxville
Works by Bernstein, Guilmant, Kreisler, Demessieux, Sullivan, Buxtehude and Bizet

3:15 PM
Buses depart Reformed Church of Bronxville for hotel

6:15 PM
Buses depart hotel for Rye Presbyterian Church

7:00-8:00 PM: Opening Worship  
New Choral Society conducted by John T. King
Dina Foster-Osbourne and Janet Yieh, organists
featuring a newly commissioned choral work by Daniel Ficarri
Rye Presbyterian Church

8:15 PM
Buses depart Rye Presbyterian Church for hotel

8:45-11:30 PM
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, July 4

9:00 AM
Buses depart hotel for White Plains Presbyterian Church

9:30-10:15 AM: Worship Service
Terrence Flanagan and David Hurd, organists
White Plains Presbyterian Church

10:30 AM
Buses depart White Plains Presbyterian Church for Reformed Church of Bronxville

11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Recital
AGO/Quimby RCYO winner
Reformed Church of Bronxville

12:15 PM: Picnic Lunch
Bronxville churches (outdoors weather permitting)

1:45 PM
Buses depart Reformed Church of Bronxville for Bedford Presbyterian Church 

2:30-3:15 PM: Recital
Anne Laver
Bedford Presbyterian Church
Works by Buxtehude, Symth, Draper, Hampton and Rogg;   

3:20 PM
Buses depart Bedford for Mt. Kisco

4:05-4:50 PM: Recital  
Janet Yieh
Presbyterian Church of Mt. Kisco
Works by Cooman, Price, Sowerby, N. Faxon, Ives, Beach, Diemer and Hailstork

4:55 PM
Buses depart church for hotel

5:30-7:30
Exhibits open

7:45 PM
Buses depart hotel for White Plains Presbyterian Church

8:15-9:15 PM: Recital
Nathan Avakian
Playing on the Allen Touring Organ
White Plains Presbyterian Church
Works by Healy, Madden, Barry, Mancini, Copland and Avakian

9:45-11:30 PM
Exhibits open

Wednesday, July 5

9:00 AM
Buses depart for United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point
Note: Busing to USMA is complimentary. Only registrants who registered prior to June 5 and submitted their ID through Cvent may take the bus. You must bring the same ID used to register. Late registrants will need to find their own transportation to West Point and go through security at USMA Visitor Control Center.

10:00 AM
Arrival at USMA Visitor Control Center

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Recital
Craig Williams
USMA Cadet Chapel
Works by Bach, Thayer, Consolacion II, Honcharenko, Demessieux, Macchia, McDowall, Sowande, Price and Haywood

12:15 PM
A bus will be available for those who cannot walk to the West Point Club

12:30-1:30 PM
Regional Meetings over lunch at USMA West Point Club

1:45 PM
Buses depart USMA West Point Club for St. Peter’s, Haverstraw

2:30-3:15 PM: Recital
Renée Anne Louprette
St. Peter’s, Haverstraw
Works by Bach, Enescu, Vierne, Widor, Demessieux and Franck

3:30 PM
Buses depart St. Peter’s Haverstraw for hotel

4:15-5:00 PM
Session I: AGO Matters
Leslie Smith, Northeast Regional Councilor
Wayne Wold, Mid-Atlantic Regional Councilor
A forum on AGO matters in our post-pandemic world. Topics covered will include Education and Certification, Professional Development, and Membership Development. 

Session II ”Bicinia” and Other Useful Two-Part Music
Matthew Koraus, FAGO, ChM,
A workshop on two-part vocal music that is useful for worship. An accomplished tenor, Mr. Koraus’ presentation will also include demonstrations of various pieces with soprano and organist Katrina Montagna.

5:00-7:00 PM
Exhibits open

7:15 PM
Buses depart hotel for St. Mary’s of the Immaculate Conception

8:00-8:45 PM: Recital
Jennifer Pascual
St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception, Yonkers
Works by Creston, Bach, Yon, Robinson II and Stanford

9:00 PM
Buses depart St. Mary’s of the Immaculate Conception for hotel

9:30-11:30 PM
Exhibits open

Thursday, July 6

9:00-9:45 AM
Session I: Children’s Choirs
Jennifer Giustino, Choral conductor and educator
A workshop on working with children’s choirs that will be useful for singers and non-singers, conductors and non-conductors. Topics covered will include basic vocal pedagogy for children’s voices, social emotional learning, and what goes into selecting quality music in an era where musical tastes are becoming more and more diverse.

Session II ”MorningStar Reading Session
Jeremy Wiggins, Conductor
A reading session of choral music at a variety of difficulty levels courtesy of MorningStar music.

11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Final time in Exhibit Hall

1:00 PM
Buses depart for Irvington Presbyterian Church

1:45-2:30 PM: Recital
 
Caroline Robinson
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Works by Bruhns, Beach, Mendelssohn, Sowerby and Bach

2:40 PM
Buses depart Irvington for Hitchcock

3:25-4:10 PM: Recital
Amanda Mole
Hitchcock Presbyterian Church
Works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Persichetti, Muhly, and Mozart 

 
4:15 PM
Buses depart church for hotel

6:45 PM
Buses depart hotel for Rye Presbyterian Church

7:30-9:00 PM: Gala Closing Concert
Modus Operandi Orchestra
Justin Bischof, conductor
David Enlow, organist
Works for organ and orchestra by Bischof, Guilmant, Whitlock, Rheinberger and Barber
Rye Presbyterian Church

9:15 PM Buses depart Rye Presbyterian Church for hotel

9:45-11:30 PM:
Closing Gala Reception at Sonesta, White Plains