POE Highlights:

• Daily organ building classes at the Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders’ shop in Bellwood, IL.

• Visit to J.L. Weiler organ restoration shop in the Loop

• Downtown Chicago chamber music recital, pizza dinner, and organ crawl, exploring some of the city’s finest instruments

Accommodations & Travel:

Students will get a taste of campus life at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, IL. Both Concordia and Berghaus are conveniently located within a 30 minute drive from O’Hare and Midway airports and Chicago’s Union Station. All travel styles will be accommodated.

Featured Instruments:

• Quimby, V manuals, 142 ranks, Fourth Presbyterian Church

• Flentrop, IV manuals, 117 ranks, Holy Name Cathedral

• Fisk, II manuals, 33 ranks, St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church

• Casavant, IV manuals, 54 ranks, St. John Cantius Catholic Church

• Wurlitzer, II manuals, 7 ranks, St. John Cantius Church Hall

• Berghaus, III manuals, 40 ranks, Ascension Catholic Church

• Berghaus, III manuals, 81 ranks, Grace Lutheran Church

Faculty:

Faculty will include distinguished organ builders, technical specialists, acousticians, organists, and church musicians.

Application Instructions:

Apply online using this form. Registration closes on May 15, 2019. Space is limited - apply today to reserve your spot!

Registration fee: $500, payable by check. For scholarships and other information, please contact POE Director Stephen Buzard