The American Guild of Organists

Evansville Chapter

Serving Southwest Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois! The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to foster a thriving community of musicians who share their knowledge and inspire passion for the organ. The Evansville Chapter provides and supports organ-related programs and events for all ages in the Tri-State area, including our sponsorship of Pipedreams on WKU radio.

Pedals, Pipes & Pizza!

Pedals, Pipes & Pizza is a fun, hand-on musical learning experience for children and youth, providing the opportunity to help assemble a miniature pipe organ and play a real church organ! Our next Pedals, Pipes & Pizza is scheduled for Saturday morning, March 14, 2026. You can email us at evansvilleago@yahoo.com to get on our PP&P email list, or check back later for more details.

The Dufford Scholarship
The Evansville Chapter offers scholarships to encourage young students interested in organ lessons. Typically, the student will have had some previous keyboard study, and the scholarship would subsidize half of an organ teacher’s fee. Please email us at evansvilleago@yahoo.com for more information.


American Guild of Organists
Pipe Organ Encounters

Pipe Organ Encounters are summer AGO events at several locations around the country that offer teenagers a rewarding week of learning about the pipe organ and its construction, lessons on the organ, visits to hear and play outstanding instruments, and the chance to meet and interact with peers who share an interest in the organ. The Pipe Organ Encounter-Plus is a similar experience for adults offered some years.  Click here to watch a FB reel about the POE experience.  You can also click here for more information. You can contact your nearest AGO chapter for possible financial assistance to attend a POE.

EVANSVILLE AGO PROGRAMS AVAILABLE ONLINE:
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                        2023-2024 season programs and activies.

Giesecke organMade in Evansville!

The Historic
Edmund Giesecke Organ
Restored in Memory of Helen Skuggedal Reed

This historic organ was purchased by the Evansville AGO Chapter. The chapter commissioned Taylor and Boody Organbuilders to restore it. It can be seen, heard and played at First Presbyterian Church in Evansville. You can contact our chapter or First Presbyterian for more information. Video of a chapter program featuring our Giesecke organ.


The Tinker Memorial Organ of the Evansville Coliseum

For a stoplist and history of Evansville's municipal organ from 1919 to 2024, including some of the Evansville AGO Chapter's connections with the instrument, click here.

The Clifford Kincaid Memorial Fund

This fund helps with expenses for organ-related concerts, programs, events and projects. It was established in 2024 by the family of Clifford Kincaid who was a founding member of the Evansville AGO Chapter.




Please consider joining us and
supporting the important work we do.

Membership Options

Positions and Instruments Available

Local Organs Stoplists & Descriptions

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Our Chapter YouTube Page
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National A.G.O. Website


The 2025-2026 Executive Committee
Neal Biggers, Dean
Henry Maurer, Sub-dean
Kevin Ellerbusch, Secretary
Carolyn Adams, Treasurer
Sr. Darlene Boyd, Chaplain
Robert Nicholls, Education Convener
 Carol Grimm, Historian
James Wells, At-large
Dennis Carr, At-large
Jieun Kim Newland, At-large
Neal Biggers, Webmaster


Contact us at:
 evansvilleAGO@yahoo.com