January JumpStart 2020 will be on Saturday, January 11 and we are excited to be at Abington Presbyterian Church, 1082 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001. The organ is a 1969 Moller, expanded and rebuilt by Robert Gladden in 2014 - 4 manuals, 103 ranks. Join us at the annual one-day conference of wonderful workshops, music-making, a worship service in APC’s Sanctuary, and a chance to connect with colleagues from other AGO chapters. It is also the most cost-effective event for a day full of education and fellowship!
Our Chapter's premiere educational and mid-season inspirational event will welcome artist Dr. Paolo Bordignon, currently interim Organist and Choirmaster of St. Bartholomew's Church, New York. Dr. Bordignon was born in Toronto and studied organ with Brian Rae and John Tuttle. He attended St. Michael’s Cathedral Choir School, an affiliate of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome, where his mentors included Msgr. Thomas Barrett Armstong. He studied organ with John Weaver and harpsichord with Lionel Party at Curtis and while here, was on the roster to play daily recitals on the Wanamaker organ. He earned Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in harpsichord from the Juilliard School. Doctoral studies took him to Leipzig and Berlin, where he examined the manuscript and original performance materials of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ. Paolo is an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists.
