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).
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
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
Pipe Organ 101
25th Feb.,2023 (2pm)
Come and join us.
Free Admission!
https://forms.gle/5waXZbWvBMGRPkqV9
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.
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.
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.
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!
Hong Kong Chapter, The American Guild of Organists
2022 Summer Organ Academy for Adults: Final Student Concert
Date: August 21, 2022 (Sunday)
Time: 7:30PM
Venue: Concert Hall, The Academy for Performing Arts
This is a free seating event with no age limit. Registered tickets can be collected on the day.
Pre-registration is required:
https://forms.gle/FDV5FU58n65B9A3w8
Enquiry:
agohongkong@gmail.com
As part of the Year of the Young Organist initiative, the worldwide network of AGO held a contest for which chapters attracted the most new young organist members. Our Hong Kong chapter came first in the small size chapter category, with 20 new young members joining this year.
This influx of young organists is surely encouraging, not only to us as part of the AGO, but to the wider organ playing scene in Hong Kong as well. Here’s to a bright future to the King of Instruments in the city of Hong Kong.
HONG KONG CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS 