2007-2008 biographies have been posted! Click the button in the column to the left.

Celebrating 20 years
of scholarships for organ instruction to qualifying pianists
in the DC Metropolitan Area

Sponsored by the Washington, DC Metro area Chapters of the

American Guild of Organists

The Potomac Organ Institute, offering one year organs scholarship to pianists passing an audition and sponsored by the TriChapter (Potomac, DC and NOVA) Committee, is now well into the middle of its seventeenth year. Graduates of the program continue in organ study privately, pursue music degrees and/or AGO certification and become teachers and church musicians themselves. This year will be no exception. Our scholarship recipients are well on their way with many of them already being featured in services and recitals in the area that have included AGO programs like Pipes Spectacular and Sacred Sounds of Washington Composers. The achievement these students gained this year is the best advertisement of all.

POI is good news for organists. When there are so many activities competing for our time and attention, POI has become part of the tried and true in the lives of our chapters. AGO members are especially invited to participate with our scholarship students in the remainder of this seventeenth year. Come and experience the tried and true that we all work so hard to find in our music positions. Discover the inspiration that comes through these bright, new organists. And finally, inspire a budding organist by sharing the scholarship description and application found on this website with everyone you meet. Encourage them to audition. POI does make a difference and it is good news worth sharing.

As part of their learning experience, the 2007 POI students participated in an organ masterclass with renowned organist, John Weaver. For pictures from the masterclass, click here.  

POI 2007-2008 Calendar

Sunday, October 7, 2007   
-Pipes Spectacular Tri-Chapter Event

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Master Class and workshop with John Weaver (click here for pictures!)

April 30, 2008 - Deadline to submit applications for 2008/2009

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Auditions for 2008/2009 Candidates at
Saint Luke Lutheran Church
Silver Spring, Maryland

Jeffrey Pannebaker is the Potomac Organ Institute Coordinator for 2007-2009

For more information on auditions and requirements, click on the Auditions button in the left hand column

The 2005 students of the POI attended an Organ Crawl in Baltimore. Click here for pictures and details!  Each year has different fun events for the students.  

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