Welcome to the Treasure Coast Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Enriching Lives Through Organ and Choral Music
About Us
We are a local chapter of the national not-for-profit organization known as The American Guild of Organists (AGO). Nationwide and abroad there are approximately 300 chapters. Our chapter serves the Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties of Florida and surrounding areas. Our members are professional musicians, educators, choir directors, and amateur organists and enthusiasts from all walks of life.
The Treasure Coast Chapter carries out the mission of the American Guild of Organists locally by sponsoring workshops, masterclasses, scholarship awards, recitals and other activities to promote the continuing education of organists and choir directors, as well as to create a fellowship of all people who love the organ and organ music throughout Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties and surrounding areas.
JOIN US! If you're new to the AGO or new to the area, or a returning member, please be sure to visit the AGO Headquarters website and register your membership there.
Concert & Vocal Workshop on Saturday, January 23 at 6 pm
With Julia Foster Rottmayer, Soprano
JULIA FOSTER ROTTMAYER, soprano, is active in the stage, concert, and teaching arenas. Along with her interpretation of standard repertoire, Julia is an avid performer and champion of contemporary and early music. She currently resides in Madison, WI, and holds voice performance degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Madison (BM), the Eastman School of Music (MM), and the Moores School of Music, University of Houston (DMA).
Julia maintains a private voice studio and is a member of the voice faculty at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She is a frequent master class clinician, workshop presenter, and adjudicator at universities and competitions. Julia has served as president of the Central Florida Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) from 2013-2018 and is currently a member of the board of directors for MusikTheater Bavaria, a training program for opera and musical theater young artists held each summer in Oberaudorf, Germany. Past appointments include Assistant Professor of Voice at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, where she supervised 12 adjunct voice and opera instructors, led a voice area of over 90 voice students, taught countless voice-related courses, and received the Professing Excellence award. She has also served as a member of the faculties of Kingwood College, Opera Orlando Youth Company, Berkshire Choral International, and MusikTheater Bavaria.
THIS WILL BE A LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT ON ZOOM. INFORMATION FOR ATTENDING WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN AVAILABLE.
Our Goals
To encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music
To inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors
To inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors
Stephen Hamilton presents a workshop on organ repertoire, March 2020
To inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors
To inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors
To inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors
The Chapter's latest recipient of the Colleague Certificate, Spring, 2019
To provide networking, fellowship, and mutual support
To inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors
To provide networking, fellowship, and mutual support
Members gather for monthly lunch breaks at a local restaurant
To nurture future generations of organists
To promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles
To provide networking, fellowship, and mutual support
Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza demonstration and hands-on experience for school-age children,
Spring, 2019
To promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles
To promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles
To promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles
A student performs at a recent members' recital.
To engage wider audiences with organ and choral music
To promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles
To promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles
Phantasies and Phugues, a light-hearted scholarship fundraising concert, October 2019.