Houston Chapter

AGO Houston Chapter

Established

1944

AGO National Conventions

1988

1958

2016

Q&A What former pipe organ company was based in Houston? Visser-Rowland (later Visser) & Associates The host of nationally syndicated radio program “With Heart and Voice” has a Houston connection. Name the host and the Houston connection. Peter DuBois, 2nd place NYACOP winner 1988 AGO National Convention in Houston

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What NCOI winners have a Houston connection? Jason Roberts (2008 Minneapolis) - Rice University student Who are the 1st place NYACOP winners with a Houston connection? Clyde Holloway [dec.] (1964 Philadelphia) - Head of Organ Program, Rice University Christopher Young (1988 Houston) Matthew Dirst (1990 Boston) - Assoc. Professor of Organ, University of Houston Daryl Robinson (2012 Nashville) - University of Houston and Rice University student Other NYACOP winners with a Houston connection: Joby Bell (2nd place, 2000 Seattle) - Rice University graduate HyeHyun Sung (2nd place, 2014 Boston) - University of Houston student Michael Velting (3rd place, 1988 Houston) Kirk Rich (3rd place, 2014 Boston) - University of Houston student 8

4 1ST PLACE NYACOP WINNERS WITH A HOUSTON CONNECTION