James D. Hicks summer tour
James D. Hicks completed a summer-long tour of Northern Europe that included twenty-two recitals in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Norway, and Scotland.
As part of the endeavor, he premiered the following commissioned works: Symphony No. 15, “The Swan,” by Enjott Schneider, given at St. Martin’s Church, Memmingen, Germany, May 30; Three Pieces for Dances of Resistance for Estonian kannel, violin, and organ, by Toomas Tuulse, performed with Hedi Viisma, kannel, and Kaidi Ugandi, violin, and The Four Seasons for kannel and organ, by Kjell Mørk Karlsen, performed with Hedi Viisma, kannel, and given at St. Nicholas Church and Museum, Tallinn, Estonia, June 7; Eight Seasons–Music for the Sami Year, by Gunnar Idenstam, and Symphony Nr. 8, “A Finnish Symphony,” by Kjell Mørk Karlsen, given at the Bergen International Organ Festival, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Bergen, Norway, July 5; Aurora Borealis, by Sigurður Sævarsson, given at the Cathedral of the Northern Lights, Alta, Norway, on July 7; and Ancient Dance in the Ugale Minister’s Courtyard, by Renata Stivrina, given at St. Mary’s Basilica, Gdansk, Poland, on August 21.
All of these works will have their premiere recordings as part of Pro Organo’s Nordic Journey Volumes XX and XXI in 2027.
For information: jamesdhicks.com.
James D. Hicks at the organ of the Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway
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