Chapter Events 2024-2025
October 6, 2024, 4:00pm – Choral Evensong and Installation of Officers, with choirs from St. Andrew’s and St. John’s Episcopal and Trinity Lutheran
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 45 Main St., Newport News
October 20, 2024, 4:00pm – Recital by Viktor Billa, Ukrainian organist
Monumental United Methodist Church, 450 Dinwiddie St., Portsmouth
November 17, 2024, 5:00pm – Hymn sing
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 233 Mann Dr., Chesapeake
January 4, 2025, 5:00pm – Twelfth Night Organ Concert
Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, 201 W. Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg
January 18, 2025, 10:00am – Accompanying Instrumentalists Workshop Led by Marjorie Setnicky and Holly Sunderland
Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 Olney Rd., Norfolk
March 22, 2025, 10:30am – “Bach Can Dance” with Organist, Theodore Davis
Concert Hall in the Music Arts Center of the College of William and Mary, 551 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg
May 11, 2025, 4:00pm – Virginia Arts Festival Organ Recital by Alcée Chris
Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 Olney Rd., Norfolk
Spring 2025 The Organ Swell Concert Series at various locations to be announced.
March 13, 2021 – Organ Music by Women Composers ~ 10:30am
(St. Bede Catholic, Williamsburg)
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This workshop, offered during Women’s History Month, will feature four Tidewater AGO member organists presenting five of their favorite organ pieces written by women composers past and present. The program will be held socially-distanced in person and also livestreamed to our YouTube channel.
February 6, 2021 – Organ Music by African-American Composers ~ 10am
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Dr. Roy Belfield, organist and music director at Hampton Baptist Church and accompanist for the I. Sherman Green Chorale, will introduce music compositions by African-American composers past and present. This event was recorded at Ghent UMC, Norfolk, and is available on our YouTube channel.
December 13, 2020 – Members Recital ~ 4pm
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The recital of the five Tidewater AGO organists who have served and are currently serving at Monumental United Methodist Church in Portsmouth celebrates the restoration of the church’s Casavant organ after a fire in the sanctuary. It will also serve as the annual Christmas concert offered by Monumental for the community, and will include music of the Christmas and Advent season. This program was originally scheduled for March 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic, and will be pre-recorded and available online.
September 27, 2020 – Virtual Officer Installation Service ~ 4:00pm
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The virtual service for the installation of our AGO officers included organ music and hymns, the liturgy of installation, and a short reflection about music and worship. The service was be pre-recorded at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Hampton.