Each year, the AGO sponsors Pipe Organ Encounters (POE) across the country. Pipe Organ Encounters provide organ instruction to the attendees and the opportunity to meet and get to know organists of the same peer group.
There are a few variations of POE available:
- POE: for ages 13-18 (entering grades 9-12).
- POE+: for ages 19 and older
- POE Advanced: for ages 13-18, attendance requires audition recording
- POE Technical: for ages 16-23, emphasis on organ building. Organ playing skills not required.
The following POE events have been approved and scheduled so far in 2020:
- Long Beach, California (POE) — June 28-July 3
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina (POE) — July 19-24
- Manhattan, Kansas (POE) — June 22-27
- Hartford, Connecticut (POE) — August 2-7
- Ann Arbor, Michigan (POE Advanced) — June 28-July 3
- Rockford, Illinois (POE+) — June 14-19
- Richmond, Virginia (POE+) — July 26-31
- Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (POE+) — June 28-July 3
You can find updated details and links to apply to attend at the AGO website here: https://www.agohq.org/education/poe/poe/.