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The American Guild of Organists (AGO) encourages the establishment of written contractual arrangements between church and temple musicians and their employers because employees’ rights can be severely limited when they are serving purely “at will.”
1. Respondent American Guild of Organists is a non-profit corporation organized, existing, and doing business under, and by virtue of, the laws of the State of New York, with its office and principal place of business located at 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260, New York, NY 10115.
The Guild and the Association of Church Musicians assume that leaders in religious institutions want to recruit, employ, and support qualified persons to provide strong leadership in sacred music.
Sample Employment Contract Religious organizations will also ask about the elements that should be included in employment contracts. This Sample Contract for Work outlines these elements and can be customized to a particular job position.
Sample Contract for Church Musicians is a 15-page agreement between a musician and church/temple that describes the parties' responsibilities, pay rates, conditions, and various services. The American Guild of Organists recommends this free contract to be signed when organizing partnerships and reviewed annually.
On November 9, 2020 the undersigned members of the Executive Committee of the Saint Louis Missouri Chapter #633 of the American Guild of Organists (hereinafter, “Guild”) do adopt the following as OPERATING PROCEDURES, which are in accordance and agreement with the National Bylaws as adopted by National Council adopted April 13, 1896, and as ...
AGOYO Live 25 is the first annual AGO Young Organists virtual conference. Organists under the age of 30 are invited for two days of keynote speakers, research and panel presentations, and networking. Proposals accepted through Dec. 15 for speakers an...
