American Guild of Organists, Hawaii Chapter

Aloha and welcome to our website! We are a group of about 40 organists in Hawaii and have members on Oahu, the Big Island, and Kauai. We are one chapter in an international organization, the American Guild of Organists, which has over 20,000 members. We are happy to report that organ music is alive and well in Hawaii! We are especially proud of our scholarship program, which to date has helped to provide organ lessons for 55 students, ensuring the future of organ playing in Hawaii.

The American Guild of Organists has designated 2008-2009 as the International Year of the Organ, a time when we will exhibit the pride that we share in our chosen instrument. We invite music organizations throughout the world to join with us in celebrating the King of Instruments. The year of festivities was inaugurated with special events at the National Convention of the AGO in Minneapolis in June of 2008, and will conclude with the AGO Regional Conventions in the summer of 2009.

In Hawaii we started the celebration a little early with a concert by Paul Jacobs, head of the organ department at the Juilliard School, on June 13, 2008. Check out our upcoming programs as we celebrate the King of Instruments through the International Year of the Organ.