Websites

The American Organist Magazine: (TAO), published monthly by the AGO, is the most widely read journal devoted to organ and choral music in the world. It is the official journal of the American Guild of Organists, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America.

The American Guild of Organists: is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields.

American Guild of Organists, Boston Chapter: With a long history and active membership, the Boston Chapter has created a lively community of musicians, with a corresponding great variety of instruments and musical communities.  There are many useful and unique resources, especially the legacy of the 50 years of broadcasts which the chapter produced on WCRB, now sadly discontinued, which lives on in the incomparable collection of podcasts available.

Early Music Network: Early Music Network Inc. is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote, revive and support historical performance practice.

Het Orgel: An internet magazine about organ music and organ building with hundreds of links to organ-related websites.

IMSPL/Petrucci Music Library: A library of sheet music in the public domain, including some organ music, based in the Netherlands.

Organ Historical Society: An international organization that promotes interest in American organ building through the collection, preservation, and publication of historical information, and via recordings and public concerts.

PIPORG-L is an electronic mailing list for discussion of musical, technical and historical aspects of organs of all kinds—classical, theater, electronic, reed, tracker, electropneumatic, etc. Organ specifications, recitals (past and future), recordings, jobs (wanted and available), restoration hints, news of progress in restoration projects are among the topics of interest.

PipeDreams: Website for the American Public Media radio program PipeDreams.

The Hymn Society: A North American organization dedicated to the study of hymnody as well as the cultivation of vital congregational singing through publications, conferences, hymn searches, workshops, and resource distribution.

WorldCat: WorldCat is the world’s largest network of library content and services. WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world, including our own the Organ Library & Archives!

Music Library Association: The Music Library Association is the professional association for music libraries and librarianship in the United States. Founded in 1931, it has an international membership of librarians, musicians, scholars, educators, and members of the book and music trades.

Society of American Archivists: Founded in 1936, the Society of American Archivists is North America’s oldest and largest national archival professional association.  The Society of American Archivists enables archivists to achieve professional excellence and foster innovation to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of records of enduring value.