
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 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 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.

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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- Holiday Greeting: Clips of Advent and Christmas pieces played on our Giesecke organ
- November 2025: A Musical celebration of our new Orgelkit
- October 2025: Hymns of Hope Video
- May 2025: Festive Service at St. Benedict Cathedral Video
- April 2024: Mendelssohn Sonatas Concert Video Printed program
- November 2024: Wolff von Roos Concert in Evansville Video
- April 2023: Bach Trio Sonata Concert Video
- May 2022: Installation Service at Methodist Temple Video
Other previous programs and videos are available on our chapter YouTube channel.
Made 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.
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.