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Christoph Wolff (Harvard University) – Daily keynote lectures

Jon Laukvik (Hochschule für Musik, Stuttgart) – Organ recital, master class, lecture

David Higgs (Eastman School of Music) – Organ recital and master class

Peter Sykes (Boston University) – Organ and pedal piano recitals

Carole Terry (University of Washington) – Organ recital and master class

Sandra Soderlund (Mills College) – “Organ technique nach Bach”

Nancy Cooper (University of Montana) –"Thomas Jefferson’s ‘Favorite Passion’"

Russell Stinson (Lyon College) – “Bach's Organ Works and Schumann's Neue Zeitschrift”

Shelly Moorman-Stahlman (Lebanon Valley College) – "Graded Organ Repertoire nach Bach"

John Brock (University of Tennessee) – Organ recital and concerto

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Wednesday, February 14

6 p.m.
Registration, Lobby of Hilton Knoxville

7 p.m.
Shuttle buses begin from the Hilton Knoxville

8 p.m.
Opening Concert (Cox Auditorium) – John Brock, organ, Hillary Herndon, viola, and the University of Tennessee Chamber Orchestra, James Fellenbaum, conductor, performing Michael Haydn's Concerto for Organ, Viola, and Strings, and solo organ works performed by John Brock.

Opening Reception (Conference Center adjacent to the Hilton Knoxville.) Shuttle buses begin at the conclusion of the concert.

Thursday, February 15

8 a.m.
Registration opens at the University Center. Shuttle buses begin from the Hilton Knoxville.

9 a.m.
Keynote lecture (University Center Auditorium): "The Musical Legacy of J. S. Bach the Organist" - Christoph Wolff

10 a.m.
Lecture (UC Auditorium): “Graded Organ Repertoire nach Bach” – Shelly Moorman-Stahlman

10:45 a.m.
Break for refreshments and music browsing

11:15 a.m.
Lecture (UC Auditorium): “Slurs in Organ Music from Scheidt to Reger" – Jon Laukvik

Noon
Lunch (University Center Ballroom)

1:45 p.m.
Organ Recital (Cox Auditorium) – Carole Terry

2:45 p.m.
Organ Master Class (Cox Auditorium) – David Higgs

3:45 p.m.
Break

4:15 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion/Question and Answer Session (Alumni Memorial Bldg. Rm. 32)

5:15 p.m.
Shuttle buses to the Hilton Knoxville. Dinner on your own.

7 p.m.
Shuttle buses begin from the Hilton Knoxville.

8 p.m.
Organ Recital (Cox Auditorium) – Jon Laukvik

Reception (Conference Center), courtesy of the Knoxville AGO Chapter. Shuttle buses begin at the conclusion of the concert.

Friday, February 16

8:30 a.m.
Walk to First Presbyterian Church

9 a.m.
Keynote lecture (First Presbyterian Church Nave): "J. S. Bach's Organs and their Fate before and after 1750" - Christoph Wolff

10 a.m.
Organ lecture-recital (First Presbyterian Church Chapel): “Thomas Jefferson’s ‘Favorite Passion’” – Nancy Cooper

10:45 a.m.
Break, courtesy of the Knoxville Music Study Club

11:15 a.m.
Pedal Piano Recital (First Presbyterian Church Nave) – Peter Sykes

Noon
Shuttle buses depart for the UT campus area for lunch and music browsing

2:15 p.m.
Lecture (UC Auditorium): "Organ Technique nach Bach" – Sandra Soderlund

3 p.m.
Break

3:30 p.m.
Organ Master Class (Cox Auditorium) – Jon Laukvik

4:15 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion/Question and Answer Session (Alumni Memorial Bldg. Rm. 32)

5 p.m.
Shuttle buses begin for the Hilton Knoxville

6 p.m.
Banquet (Conference Center)

7:15 p.m.
Shuttle buses begin from the Conference Center

8 p.m.
Organ Recital (Cox Auditorium) – David Higgs

Saturday, February 17

8:15 a.m.
Shuttle buses begin from the Hilton Knoxville

9 a.m.
Keynote lecture (University Center, Shiloh Room): "The Reception History of J. S. Bach's Organ Music in the Later 18th and Early 19th Centuries" - Christoph Wolff

10 a.m.
Lecture (UC Shiloh Rm):  “Bach's Organ Works and Schumann's Neue Zeitschrift” – Russell Stinson

10:45 a.m.
Break and music browsing

11:15 a.m.
Organ Master Class (Cox Auditorium) – Carole Terry

12:15 p.m.
Organ Recital (Cox Auditorium)– Peter Sykes

1 p.m.
Conference adjournment. Shuttle buses depart for the Hilton Knoxville.

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Register Soon! Almost Sold Out!

Regular registration: $235

Student registration: $125

University of Tennessee faculty and students may register for free.

One-day registration rates now available!

One-day rates for regular participant registrations: Thursday, Feb. 15 - $105 (includes lunch); Friday, Feb. 16 - $120 (includes banquet); and Saturday, Feb. 17 - $45.

One-day rates for regular student registrations: Thursday, Feb. 15 - $50 (includes lunch); Friday, Feb. 16 - $65 (includes banquet); and Saturday, Feb. 17 - $25.

Register now. Go to: http://www.outreach.utk.edu/AGO/Registration.html.

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The official hotel for the 14th AGO National Conference on Organ Pedagogy is the Hilton Knoxville (downtown).  The special conference rate is $92 plus tax, including a continental breakfast.  Conference participants should make reservations directly with the Hilton by calling 865-523-2300 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST) or 800-HILTONS, or via the Hilton Web site, www.hilton.com. 

The deadline to reserve rooms under the special AGO rate has been extended until January 25, 2007. Don't forget to mention the conference code “AGO” to receive the conference rate.

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Knoxville is served by McGhee Tyson Airport, located about 10 miles from downtown Knoxville. The airport is served by American Eagle, Comair, Continental Express, Delta, Northwest, United, and US Airways Express Airlines. Taxi service from the airport to downtown Knoxville is available at $20-30.

Because the Hilton Knoxville is located approximately one mile from the University of Tennessee campus, bus transportation between the hotel and the campus is included in the conference registration fee.

Parking at the Hilton Knoxville is available at $6 per day. Valet parking is available at $10 per day.

Guest parking on the University of Tennessee campus between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday through Friday is available only in the University Center parking garage. Rates are $1 per half hour. Conference participants may receive a special conference rate of $5 per day by showing their conference program to the parking attendant. Saturday parking on the campus is free.

For the Friday morning conference session participants will walk the three blocks from the Hilton Knoxville to First Presbyterian Church. A shuttle van will be available for those unable to walk. Parking is available at the church at no charge.

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