The 2028 Taylor Organ Competition
will take place at All Saints' Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA
March 25, 2028 | Noon
Plans are underway for the 6th triennial Taylor Organ Competition! The competition is open to individuals born on or after July 1, 2005. First Prize is $10,000 and a solo recital invitation in Atlanta during the 2028-29 program year of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Second Prize is $5,000. Additional prizes of $1,000 may be awarded: Audience Prize; Bach Prize; and Best Performance of the Commissioned Work.
Taylor Competition judges are celebrated luminaries of the organ world, including Christopher Houlihan, David Hurd, and Christa Rakich for the recorded round, and Lynne Davis, Martin Jean, and Huw Lewis for the final in-person round.
Applications will open June 1, 2027, and the deadline to submit all required materials is midnight October 15, 2027. Check back here for details in June.
Competition Contact: Matthew Michael Brown, matthew@stlukesatlanta.org or 404-873-7600
About the Competition
The Taylor Organ Competition was established by the Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists to honor long-time chapter member, Elizabeth Abbott Taylor. In October 2006 the Chapter received a generous bequest from Mrs. Taylor’s estate and the first competition was held on Saturday, April 21, 2012. The Chapter Endowment Committee, Bobby Mays, Chair, invested the Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund in a separate account to support a national young organist competition every three years. The Executive Board of the Atlanta Chapter appointed Sarah Martin, Chair, and committee members Sarah Hawbecker, Bobby Mays, James Mellichamp, Charlene Ponder, Arlan Sunnarborg and Timothy Wissler, to set up the parameters for the first competition.
The current Taylor Competition Committee consists of Matthew Michael Brown, Chair; Tom Bara; Elizabeth Chenault; Raymond Chenault; Sarah Hawbecker; Scott Lamlein; and Chase Loomer.
