INFORMATION
Pipe Organ Encounter is for aspiring keyboard players ages 13-18, who have achieved an early intermediate level of keyboard proficiency. Previous organ study is not required. Special consideration with regards to age and training may be allowed by the POE Committee on an individual basis.

HIGHLIGHTS
Daily activities include, but are not limited to:

Daily lessons with outstanding faculty and ample practice time

Demonstrations and presentations by faculty and guest artists

Social and recreational time

Attending an organ concert or other event(s)

Final student recital

Make new friends and forge new relationships.

FACULTY
Dr. Joby Bell, University Organist, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Dr. John Brock, Professor Emeritus of Music, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dr. Michael Grant, Associate Director of Music, Christ Church (Episcopal), Charlotte, NC

Dr. Patrick Hawkins, Organist-Choirmaster, Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church, Columbia, SC

Dr. Jared Johnson, Canon Musician, Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal), Columbia, SC

Dr. David Lowry, Professor Emeritus, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC

Dr. Lenora McCroskey, Professor Emeritus of Music, University of North Texas

Dr. Andrew Scanlon, Professor of Music, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Mr. Louis Shirer, Director of Music Ministries, St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Columbia, SC

Dr. Charles Tompkins, Professor of Music, Furman University, Greenville, SC

HOUSING
Students will be housed on the campus of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia. Full-time supervision will be provided by the POE staff, including chaperones each day and nighttime attendants. Contact numbers will be provided along with registration confirmation.

ORGANS
4 manual Schantz/Walker
Centennial A. R. P. Church

2 manual Petty-Madden
Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal)

2 manual Andover
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

3 manual Flentrop
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

2 manual Randall Dyer
Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church

3 manual Schantz
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church

3 manual Schantz
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church

3 manual Casavant
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

4 manual Skinner/Colby
Washington Street United Methodist Church

APPLICATION FEES
Tuition is $350.00 for those registering by February 15. After that, tuition is $400.00 for those registering by the April 1 deadline. Register early, as enrollment is limited. The fee includes lodging for five nights, all meals (including Sunday dinner and Friday lunch) , recitals and workshops, materials, transportation to all events, and a one year student membership in the American Guild of Organists. Cancellations after April 1 will require a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds for cancellations can be made after April 30.
A limited number of scholarships are available through the American Guild of Organists.  Students may apply after January 15 and within two weeks after the application deadline of the POE they wish to attend.  Please contact the POE Director (Tony Roof) for information. In addition, students should investigate the possibility of aid from their local AGO chapter, music organizations or religious institution.

QUESTIONS?
All questions concerning the Greater Columbia Chapter's POE should be directed to:

Tony Roof, POE Director
180 Homestead Lane, Lexington, SC 29072
803-606-1596
tonyroof@windstream.net

Pipe Organ Encounters is an educational outreach program of the American Guild of Organists. Major funding for Pipe Organ Encounters is provided by the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America. Additional support is provided by the American Institute of Organbuilders. Permanently endowed AGO scholarships are provided in memory of Charlene Brice Alexander, Robert S. Baker, Seth Bingham, Clarence Dickinson, Philip Hahn, Charles N. Henderson, Alfred E. Lunsford, Ruth Milliken, Ned Siebert and Martin M. Wick; and in honor of Anthony Baglivi, Philip E. Baker, and Morgan and Mary Simmons.

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