[Announcement] Finalists for the 2025 Young Organist Competition

Hong Kong Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is pleased to announce that 3 young organists have been chosen to compete in the Final Round of the “2025 Young Organist Competition”. 

Based on their excellent performances and recommendations of judges in both the Preliminary Recording Round and live Semi-Final Round, Ms. Jasmine Ngai, Ms. Dorothy Tse and Ms. Olga Wong are chosen to compete in the Final Round, in which each of them will perform a live 35-min programme on 4 January 2026 (Sunday) at 3pm on the C.B. Fisk Op. 158 organ at the Elizabeth Hung Wong Activity Room, 2/F, The Jockey Club Campus of Creativity (JC³), Hong Kong Baptist University. The Final Round is open to audiences aged 6 or above with free admission, please register your ticket at https://forms.gle/muiKURehvRN28Cxr6

The Hong Kong Chapter is deeply grateful for jury members of the Semi-Final Round. Judges for the Semi-Final Round included Professor David Higgs (The Eastman School of Music), Professor Dong-ill Shin (Yonsei University, Korea) and Ms. Elizabeth Hung Wong (Dean of the AGOHK). 

In addition, the Chapter is also extremely appreciative of the tremendous support from the donors of the “2025 Young Organist Competition”. Our donors include:

C.B. Fisk, Inc. – First Prize (HK$10,000) 

Ms. L.K. CHAN – Second Prize (HK$6,000) 

Ms. CHOI Kit Yu – Third Prize (HK$3,000)



For enquiries, please email to agohongkong@gmail.com

Competition Committee,
Hong Kong Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

✶AGOHK Organ Festival✶ 30 December 2025 (Tue) to 5 January 2026 (Mon)

Dear Friends of AGOHK,

Organized by Hong Kong Chapter, The American Guild of Organists (AGOHK), the ✶AGOHK Organ Festival✶ will be held from 30 December 2025 (Tue) to 5 January 2026 (Mon) at the Hong Kong Baptist University. 

You are cordially invited to participate in these masterclasses, recitals, and the 2025 Young Organist Competition during the festival. Internationally acclaimed organists featured in this upcoming festival include David Higgs (Professor & Chair of the Organ Department, Eastman School of Music, USA), Dong-ill Shin (Professor of Organ & University Organist, Yonsei University, Korea) & Stephen Kennedy (Assistant Professor of Sacred Music, Eastman School of Music, USA). 

✶✶✶ Masterclasses ✶✶✶

[1] Masterclass by Dong-ill Shin: Organ Repertoire

Date: 3 January 2026 (Sat)

Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Venue: Elizabeth Hung Wong Activity Room, 2/F, Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, Hong Kong Baptist University, 30 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong

[2] Masterclass by Stephen Kennedy: Improvisation on Art Works & Literature

Date: 4 January 2026 (Sun)

Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Venue: Elizabeth Hung Wong Activity Room, 2/F, Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, Hong Kong Baptist University, 30 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong

[3] Masterclass by David Higgs: Organ Repertoire

Date: 5 January 2026 (Mon)

Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Venue: Elizabeth Hung Wong Activity Room, 2/F, Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, Hong Kong Baptist University, 30 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong

For details & registration of Masterclasses, please head to: https://forms.gle/wPbSBjMXJ2y3AzGJ6

✶✶✶ 2025 Young Organist Competition ✶✶✶


[1] Semi-Final Round

Date: 30 December 2025 (Tue)

Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Venue: Elizabeth Hung Wong Activity Room, 2/F, Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, Hong Kong Baptist University, 30 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong

[2] Final Round

Date: 4 January 2026 (Sun)

Time: 3:00pm – 6:00pm

Venue: Elizabeth Hung Wong Activity Room, 2/F, Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, Hong Kong Baptist University, 30 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong

For details & ticket registration of Competition, please head to: https://forms.gle/muiKURehvRN28Cxr6

✶✶✶ Recitals ✶✶✶

[1] Recital by Dong-ill Shin 

Date: 2 January 2026 (Fri)

Time: 8:00pm – 9:15pm

Venue: Elizabeth Hung Wong Activity Room, 2/F, Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, Hong Kong Baptist University, 30 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong

[2] Recital by David Higgs

Date: 3 January 2026 (Sat)

Time: 8:00pm – 9:15pm

Venue: Elizabeth Hung Wong Activity Room, 2/F, Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, Hong Kong Baptist University, 30 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong

For details & registration of Recitals, HKBU Academy of Music (our educational partner) will make relevant announcement in due course.

 

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 We look forward to seeing you in our upcoming Organ Festival!

Executive Committee

Hong Kong Chapter, The American Guild of Organists