Friday, January 25, 2008

2008 Convention - Early Bird Registration Closes 1/31

You won't want to miss the 2008 AGO National Convention! The early-bird registration closes January 31, 2008.
Join us June 22-26 for the National Convention in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota - right in our own Region! To register on-line and learn the latest about all the details of this exciting convention, visit www.ago2008.org.
Here are just a few of the highlights:
  • An evening concert, choral matins, and evensong with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir of London - when St. Paul's will visit St. Paul
  • A special, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend Pipedreams Live! hosted by American Public Media's Michael Barone - the official start of AGO's International Year of the Organ
  • Major new works commissioned from internationally renowned composers, plus the U.S. premiere of the Te Deum by Siegfried Matthus at the St. Paul Cathedral with massed choirs and orchestra
  • Great instruments in great spaces
  • More than 60 diverse workshops, including a special pedagogy track focusing on the music of Messiaen in this anniversary year
Conventions can be life-changing - I know this from personal experience at the 1996 convention in New York. What will be your experience? Don't miss it! Register now at www.ago2008.org. See you there!

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