AGOHK Hymn Festival 2025

Thanksgiving – AGOHK 10th Anniversary

Date: 22 February 2025 (Sat)

Time: 3:00pm

Venue: St. John’s Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong

Participants: AGOHK Member in good standing plus one friend (optional)

Music: Hymn arrangements and simple anthems

Fee: Free

Registration deadline: 12 February 2025 (Wed)

<<Registration Form>>

Rehearsals

1. 16 February 2025 (Sun), 3:00 – 5:00pm
HKSKH St. Mary’s Church, 2A Tai Hang Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

2. 20 February 2025 (Thu), 7:30 – 9:30pm
HKSKH St. Mary’s Church

3. Final Rehearsal: MANDATORY
22 February 2025 (Sat), 1:30pm
St. John’s Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong

In addition to the mandatory final rehearsal, you are required to attend a minimum of one of the earlier rehearsals.  

2024 Members’ Recital & AGOHK 10th Anniversary Reception

2024 MEMBERS’ RECITAL

Join us for this year’s Members’ Recital! Come to experience the extraordinary talent of our Chapter members and be enchanted by the wonderful sounds of organ.

The Recital will feature works by J.S. Bach, L. Boëllmann, J.N. David, F. Mendelssohn, J. Pachelbel, E. Titcomb and more.

Date: November 16, 2024 (Saturday)
Time: 2PM

Venue: HKSKH St. Mary’s Church
2A Tai Hang Road, Causeway Bay

The Recital is open to all, free admission and free seating.

AGOHK 10 TH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION

To celebrate the AGOHK’s 10th anniversary, the Members’ Recital will be followed by an Anniversary Reception at the venue.

All members and guests are invited to join us for the reception and to commemorate this milestone together.

Call for performers: Members’ Recital 2023

If you’re a member of AGOHK and wish to perform a piece and meet up with fellow members, here’s the chance. This year’s Members’ Recital will be held as follows:

Date: November 24, 2023 (Friday)
Time: 8 PM
Venue: HKSKH St James’ Church, 112 Kennedy Road, Wanchai

All members in good standing can sign up via this Google Form.

Registration deadline has been extended to November 19, 2023 (Sunday).

Franck’s Anniversary Performance with Young Organists

The virtual recital featured four young organists, June Rippon, Ryan Chan, Zoe Lei and Jason Tang, playing a César Franck programme.

June Rippon — Prelude, Fugue et Variation in B minor, Op.18, FWV 30 

Ryan Chan— Fantaisie in A major, FWV 35

Zoe Lei — Piece Héroïque in B minor, FWV 37

Jason Tang — Choral in A minor, FWV 40

Summer Organ Academy 2023

Hong Kong Chapter of the American Guild of Organists – Presents

SUMMER ORGAN ACADEMY

Join us for the fun to explore the “King of Instruments”!

This week-long summer organ day camp is a hands-on introduction to the pipe organ designed for participants aged 12-18. The camp will include:

–    Daily organ lessons (group of 4) on pipe organs
–    Daily practice time allocated to each participant
–    Workshops on a variety of topics, including an introduction to the mechanism of a pipe organ
–    Explore the pipe organs in Hong Kong
–    Final student recital

The Summer Organ Academy is for you if you …

–    would like to learn to play the organ, “The King of Instruments”
–    want to learn how a pipe organ works
–    have already developed basic keyboard skills (Grade 6 piano or above)
–    want to improve your organ technique
–    want to meet other young people with similar musical interests
–    want to be inspired

DATE, TIME & VENUE

Day Camp (Lessons, Practice Sessions & Excursions):
21 – 25 August 2023 (Mon – Fri) [Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm]

Final Student Recital:
27 August 2023 (Sun), [8:00pm]
Concert Hall, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

The main campus of the Summer Organ Academy will be held at the chapel of SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School. (6/F, 9 Oi Kwan Road,  Wan Chai.)  Private lessons and practice sessions in a group of 4 will be held each morning at various locations.  Assignment of the group and location will be announced upon the conclusion of the recruitment period.

FEES

Registration fee is HK$2,000.  The registration fee includes tuition, practice time, and materials. Students will be responsible for their own lunches and public transportation fee for visits to other instruments.

20% discount is given to AGO Hong Kong Chapter’s member.

Registration fees are non-refundable.

Full refund will be made or cheque will be returned if the applicant is not accepted.

PAYMENT

Full payment is due at the time of registration. Registration is limited to 16 participants.
Please mail your cheque (payable to “HONG KONG CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS LIMITED”) to:

Attn: Felix Yeung, AGO HK
“SUMMER ORGAN ACADEMY”
c/o St John’s Cathedral,
4-8 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong

Or 
Direct Deposit to Bank Bank of East Asia (Please send deposit slip by email)
Account Number: 015-51468031343
Account Holder: HONG KONG CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS LIMITED

Or
Pay with FPS (Faster Payment System) (Please send transfer slip or cap screen by email)
FPS Email address: agohongkong@gmail.com

DEADLINE

Registration Deadline: 31 July 2023

Selected participants will be notified by 7 August 2023

REGISTRATION

Please register through our Google Form.

ENQUIRY

For any inquiries or questions, please email agohongkong@gmail.com

A Very Franck Birthday Project

The Hong Kong Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is proud to present: A Very Franck Birthday Project.

Members of our Chapter gathered to play sections from César Franck’s Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18, to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

Members’ Recital 2022

The Hong Kong Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is proud to present this year’s Members’ Recital, to be held at All Saints’ Cathedral, 8pm, Monday November 21. Nine of our members will perform pieces by JS Bach, Vincent Lübeck, Vierne, and David Francis Urrows.

Free admission and seating.

Call for performers: Members’ Recital 2022

If you’re a member of AGOHK and wish to perform a piece and meet up with fellow members, here’s the chance. This year’s Members’ Recital will be held as follows:

Date: Monday November 21, 2022
Time: 8 PM
Venue: HKSKH All Saints’ Cathedral, 11 Pak Po Street, Mongkok

All members in good standing can sign up via this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfs8IqdeNny0cHHzG_Je6FniX0ToT948WNhrRrqXi-B6tOhgg/viewform

Registration deadline will be on October 24, 2022.

AGOHK Happy Hour (Zoom)

Dear fellow members,

I would like to welcome and thank the 20 new young members who joined the Hong Kong Chapter in the last year.  You have helped us win the prize of US$1,000 in the Year of the Young Organists initiative set out by the Headquarters.  We came first in the small chapters category.

While the Executive Committee is working on organizing events for the coming season, we would like to “meet” with you all (both new and returning, young and not-as-young members) in a zoom gathering.  It is just for social purposes.  We sincerely hope that you would join us on this occasion, and for our upcoming in-person events.  

Looking forward: Saturday, October 1, 2022, 9:30 pm

Don’t forget to BRING YOUR favorite beverage!

Please RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpyU8AmibQQh3AEoNK-KP7Lp0WDRxvCcYUN1p8bFfHXk2TbQ/viewform?usp=sf_link