Welcome to the American Guild of Organists 2010 National Convention Website!

2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the AGO District of Columbia Chapter, and the Convention will be a celebration in very grand style from July 4-8. We expect a large attendance, so please make sure to register in time.

Speaking about registration, we are proud to present our state-of-the-art, online registration program. Registering online allows access to detailed information on programs, workshops, personalities and organs just with a click of the mouse. Your choices of concerts, services and workshops will be instantly confirmed. Programs that are fully booked will disappear from the list of choices: another reason to register early!

Online registration also helps the AGO go green, as do our publications, including the full-color program book, printed with vegetable ink on paper from managed forests.

The Convention program features 25 organs, 17 renowned recitalists, 14 choral and instrumental ensembles, 74 workshops, eight worship services and 12 commissioned works, and still plenty of time to visit exhibits and to socialize with colleagues old and new!

The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, a Washington DC landmark, is the Convention Hotel. The largest hotel in town with 1,335 guestrooms and suites, it is located two-and-a-half miles from the White House and one mile from Washington National Cathedral. With a Metro station right outside the door it’s just a few minutes to downtown. The hotel has multiple restaurants, several large lobbies and one of the largest exhibit halls an AGO Convention has ever seen. The hotel’s attractive neighborhood houses many eating establishments and services.

We hope you will consider coming early and/or staying late to explore the many attractions of the nation’s capital. The special hotel rate is good from June 30-July 10. For more information see the links under "Destination & Directions."

Keeping costs down without cutting corners has been one of our priorities and so our prices reflect those of years past. Early registrants pay only $5 more than in 2002, and Seniors/Students pay the same as in 2000. The Bus and Metro Transportation Option is available at the 2002 rate, and the Bus Only Option costs less than in 2008. The sit-down Banquet mirrors the 2006 ticket, and the hotel is only $12 per person per night more (double occupancy) than in 2004.

Take a tour of our website for a comprehensive Convention preview. Click on the links above and you will find detailed information in the various sub-menus. If you have any further questions or need to contact a Steering Committee member, please click on "Contact Us."

We look forward to welcoming you in 2010. Please tell your colleagues about this event and share our website with them. You don’t want them to miss this one!

For the AGO2010 Steering Committee
Ronald Stolk
Convention Coordinator