Upcoming Events
October 2023
November 2023
November 2023
Halloween SPOOKTACULAR at the Tampa Theatre. Dr. Steven Ball will accompany the silent film The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. Tickets available on the Tampa Theatre website. Members check your email flyer for a discount code.
November 2023
November 2023
November 2023
Tampa AGO Members Recital
November 11 | 4pm
Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church,
Tampa
February 2024
February 2024
February 2024
Organ and Choral Workship
St. Lawrence Church
5225 N Himes Ave, Tampa
Dr. Matt Abernathy (Master Chorale) and Dr. Steven Ball (Venice Cathedral & Tampa Theatre).
Free but kindly register at www.tinyurl.com/4YU2BMDE
April 2024
February 2024
February 2024
Scholarship Auditions 2024
and
Elections
Watch this page for more information.
For information and scholarship audition application please see our scholarship page.
June 2023
June 2023 | AGO Tampa/Clearwater/St. Pete Chapters Installation
Tampa, FL. June 11:
The Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa Chapters gathered at St. Anne of Grace Episcopal Church in Seminole, Florida for an end of year banquet and installation of officers. The Guild’s Chief Membership Officer, Elizabeth George, presented about the reorientation of the AGO to the needs of a changing world.
April 2023
April 30, 2023 | Adam Brakel in recital
April 2023
April 2023 | The Margaret McAlister Scholarship Auditions
The 2023 Margaret McAlister Scholarship Auditions. Watch this space for the 2023 winners.
March 2023
3/19 | Bach Birthday Bash
Sunday, March 19, 2023 - 4:00PM
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
500 W. Platt Street - Tampa, Florida
Parking available on Azeele Street behind the church
Got Bach? Come and hear the music of J.S. Bach on mighty 3-manual Reuter at Hyde Park United Methodist Church. Tampa-chapter AGO members will perform a variety of works, including chorales to sing, vocal music, and of course, the mighty Reuter. An offering will be taken to support the Margaret McAlister Scholarship Fund.
November 2022
11/13 | AGO Tampa | Members and Scholarship Winners Recital 2022
Sunday, November 13th | 4:00 PM
Grace Lutheran Church
3714 W. Linebaugh Avenue, Tampa FL 33618
Please join us on November 13th for the Members and Scholarship Winners Recital on the Zimmer Pipe Organ at Grace Lutheran Church. Margaret McAlister was the organist at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Tampa for 65 years, and believed in encouraging young people to learn to play the organ. Free will donations will go to the Margaret McAlister Scholarship Fund. Other young organists and members will also play on the recital.
October 2022
10/28 | Tampa Theatre | The Lodger
Friday, October 28, 2022 | 7:00 PM
Tampa Theatre
When a landlady (Marie Ault) and her husband (Arthur Chesney) take in a new lodger (Ivor Novello), they’re overjoyed: he’s quiet, humble and pays a month’s rent in advance. But his mysterious and suspicious behavior soon has them wondering if he’s the killer terrorizing local blond girls. It’d be hard not to wonder, when you’ve got a killer wandering about.
Director Alfred Hitchcock, having just spent some time studying film in Berlin, filled the film with spots of very German expressionism — short scenes, unusual camera angles and dramatic, suspenseful lighting. Upon its release, the trade journal Bioscope wrote: “It is possible that this film is the finest British production ever made.” And now you have the opportunity to enjoy Hitch’s first big silent scares as they were meant to be seen: with live accompaniment! Steven Ball, Tampa Theatre’s organist extraordinaire (and Tampa AGO's), will score the film live on our Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. You’ve never experienced the frightful suspense of The Lodger quite so authentically as this!
October 2022
10/30 | "Peculiar Pipes" Costumed Halloween Recital
Sunday, October 30, 2022 | 4:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Lakeland FL
“Peculiar Pipes,” a costumed Halloween Recital by chapter members at First Presbyterian Church, Lakeland, playing the lovely Austin organ in the Sanctuary. Reception to follow in Fellowship Hall. Contact Thomas Ingui at 772-913-0279, hippomaster@gmail.com to volunteer to play.
October 2022
10/28| Tampa Theatre | The Lodger
Friday, October 28, 2022 | 7:00 PM
Tampa Theatre
When a landlady (Marie Ault) and her husband (Arthur Chesney) take in a new lodger (Ivor Novello), they’re overjoyed: he’s quiet, humble and pays a month’s rent in advance. But his mysterious and suspicious behavior soon has them wondering if he’s the killer terrorizing local blond girls. It’d be hard not to wonder, when you’ve got a killer wandering about.
Director Alfred Hitchcock, having just spent some time studying film in Berlin, filled the film with spots of very German expressionism — short scenes, unusual camera angles and dramatic, suspenseful lighting. Upon its release, the trade journal Bioscope wrote: “It is possible that this film is the finest British production ever made.” And now you have the opportunity to enjoy Hitch’s first big silent scares as they were meant to be seen: with live accompaniment! Dr. Steven Ball, Tampa Theatre’s organist extraordinaire (and Tampa AGO's), will score the film live on our Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. You’ve never experienced the frightful suspense of The Lodger quite so authentically as this!
August 2022
8/28 Tampa Theatre: Dr. Steven Ball
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Tampa Theatre
For this year’s Summer Classics silent presentation, Tampa Theatre offers a pair of classic Buster Keaton comedies with a score composed and performed live on our original 1926 Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ by Tampa Theatre’s Artist in Residence, Steven Ball!
February 2023
2/14 | Tampa Theatre | Valentine Vows & "Seven Chances"
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | 7:00 PM (Vows) & 7:30 PM (Film)
Tampa Theatre
Over its 96-year history, Tampa Theatre has starred in the love stories of many Bay-area romantics: from first dates under the starry sky to stolen kisses in the balcony; from “meet cutes” under the historic marquee to Hollywood-dream proposals on the stage. If Tampa’s majestic movie palace is part of your love story – or if you would like it to be – you are invited to spend a romantic evening under the stars with Valentine Vows and a classic romantic comedy at Tampa Theatre on Tuesday, February 14!
At 7:00pm: The Right Reverend John Bell (also known as Tampa Theatre President & CEO John Bell, armed with an internet-official certificate of ordination) will invite married couples to participate in an en masse renewal of their wedding vows – written especially for an audience well-versed in romantic movie quotes – and a champagne toast to “happily ever after.” And should there be anyone ready to walk down the aisle (both literally and figuratively) that night, just bring your marriage license, and the Rev. Bell will perform the legal ceremony!
At 7:30pm: Buster Keaton’s silent Seven Chances will provide the perfect excuse to sneak an arm around your Valentine. In this 1925 classic, Buster Keaton is Jimmy, a soon-to-be-unemployed desk jockey who gets word that he stands to inherit seven million dollars if he is married by 7:00pm on his 27th birthday. Nationally renowned organist Dr. Steven Ball will accompany the film with an original score performed LIVE on Tampa Theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ.
Film tickets are required to participate in the vows ceremony at no additional cost. To register for the vows, please contact Jill Witecki at jill@tampatheatre.org or (813) 274-8287.
Other Past Events 2022
Past Events
- January 9, 2022 – 4pm-- Hymns Plus Program presented by Edwin Taylor at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Tampa
- February 13, 2022 - Aaron Tan in Recital
- March 13, 2022- 3pm - recitalist Erick Sutter, former organist at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, at Peace Memorial Church co-sponsoring with the Clearwater Chapter
- March 30, 2022 - Jesuit Composers of the Bolivian Baroque, Holy Cross Chapel, Jesuit High School, Tampa FL
- March 27, 2022 - Tampa AGO Annual Bach Birthday Bash
- April 22, 2022 - Organ Crawl, Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Orlando FL
- May 1, 2022 - Thomas Ingui in Recital, Lakeland FL
June 2023
June 2023 | AGO Tampa/Clearwater/St. Pete Chapters Installation
Tampa, FL. June 11:
The Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa Chapters gathered at St. Anne of Grace Episcopal Church in Seminole, Florida for an end of year banquet and installation of officers. The Guild’s Chief Membership Officer, Elizabeth George, presented about the reorientation of the AGO to the needs of a changing world.
Coming Soon
March 2024
Our Annual Bach Birthday Bash!
Sunday, March 17th at Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, 4:00pm.
Click the Events page for details!
Members-only events will be announced in the monthly chapter newsletter.