Nordic Journey Volumes 1-17
Organ CD Bundle

In this third release in the NORDIC JOURNEY series, American organist James D. Hicks explores music inspired by Nordic folk melodies.  This disc contains premiere recordings of several works by 20th-century Swedish composers, as well as new composers who are active today, including Fredrik Sixten and Mårten Jansson.  Performed upon the neo-classic inspired 1964 Andersen organ.

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In this fourth CD in the Nordic Journey series, American organist James D. Hicks records a program of contemporary organ music from 20th and 21st century composers from the Nordic nations.  The organ is the 1898 Åkerman and Lund organ, restored in 1898 by Harrison and Harrison, and most recently in 2009 by Åkerman and Lund, in the Cathedral of Våsteräs, Sweden.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in his fifth volume - a double CD - in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  The venue for Volume 5 is Kalmar Cathedral.  Kalmar is a city located on Sweden's southeast coast.  The organ originally dates back to 1883, and in this most recent 2013 restoration by Tostareds, the gamut of organ literature from the Romantic period to the present day is conveyed with clarity and majesty.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in his sixth volume - a double CD - in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  There are TWO venues represented in Volume VI:  Turku Cathedral with its 1980 Virtanen Organ, and St. Michael's Church in Turku, with its 2002 Grönlunds Organ.  Turku is found on Finland's southwestern coast.  Disc 1 holds a virtuosic concert program and Disc 2 contains many shorter and lighthearted works.  Two pieces in the program, by Mauri Viitala and by Santeri Siimes, are newly commissioned works by James D. Hicks.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in his seventh volume - a double CD - in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  There are THREE organs in the venue of Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway.  the 1930 G. F. Steinmeyer organ (restored by Kuhn), the 1740 Joachim Wagner organ, and the 2015 Torkildsen organ.    Both discs contain newly commissioned works by James D. Hicks, the largest of which is the Symphonia Aurora Borealis by Fredrik Sixten.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in his eighth volume - a double CD - in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  The featured pipe organ is the 1992-vintage, 4-manual Klais organ in the Hallgrímkirkja in Reykjavík, Iceland. Both discs contain newly commissioned works by James D. Hicks.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in the ninth volume  in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  The featured pipe organ is the 1913 Setterquist pipe organ, recently renovated [2013] by Åkerman & Lund in the Olaus Petri Church of Örebro, Sweden. The program has a balance of newly-commissioned organ compositions with Nordic organ classics.  The recording features guest artists Mats Bertilsson (organ) and Helena Ek (voice).

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in the tenth volume - a double-CD - in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  Disc 1 features the 1879 Olsen / 1986 Marcussen pipe organ of Helligåndskirken, Copenhagen, Denmark.  Disc 1 features 19th through mid 20th century organ compositions.  Disc 2 features the 1994 Andersen organ of St. Morten's Church, Randers, Denmark.  Disc 2 features organ literature from post-World War II, mid 20th-century through the current time.  The recording features a cameo appearance on Disc 1 by guest organist George Chittenden.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in the eleventh volume - a triple-CD - in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  All 3 discs were recorded upon the 2007 Paschen Kiel pipe organ of Pori Central Church, Pori, Finland.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in the twelfth volume - a double-CD - in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  The featured organ is the 1884 August Nielsen organ as rebuilt and enlarged by Kuhn in 2009, in the Uranienborg Kirke in Oslo, Norway.  A significant portion of the program is devoted to works for pipe organ and other instruments.  James D. Hicks is joined by an ensemble of 4 violins in Kjell Mørk Karlsen's Suite for Organ and 4 Folkviolins.  Organist Hicks is joined by a Brass Quartet from the Oslo Philharmonic in a fesitval piece by Fridthjov Anderssen.  He is also is joined by the 3-member percussion ensemble "SISU" in Kjell Mørk Karlsen's "Triptycon for Organ and 3 Percussion," and James renders a delightful performance, with Caroline Eidsten Dahl on recorder, of Rolf Karlsen's Partita on "Herre Gud, ditt dyre navn og aere."

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in the thirteenth volume in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  The featured organ is the 1936 3-manual and pedal Kangasalan Organ, Op. 426, as found in the rear organ gallery of St. Martin's Church in the coastal Finnish city of Turku.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures from Nordic composers, and to inspire new organ music from leading Nordic composers of the current age, in the fourteenth volume in his NORDIC JOURNEY series.  The featured organs are the 1987 Kangasalan Organ (21 stops) and the 1995 Åkerman & Lund Organ (48 stops), as found in the sanctuary of Kallio Church, Helsinki, Finland.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures.  This time, in his 15th volume of the Nordic Journey series, he sets his attention to composers from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  The featured organ was most recently restored and updated by Gaida in 2014, and is found in domed gallery of Pauluskirche in Ulm, Germany.

This album and its tracks shall become available digitally for streaming and download on or about January 15, 2024, from the following platforms:

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures.  This time, in his 16th volume of the Nordic Journey series, which is a double-CD set, Dr. Hicks returns to the venue featured in the immediate previous release in the Nordic Journey series: the Pauluskirche in Ulm, Germany.  In Nordic Journey, Volume XVI, Dr. Hicks sets his attention to the various connections and influences shared between the Germanic and Nordic pipe organ traditions.  The first disc in the double-disc set is an anthology of works from composers active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, while disc two in the set puts the spotlight on living composers Fredrik Sixten, Kjell Mørk Karlsen and Andreas Willscher.  The only composition commissioned by James D. Hicks for this double-CD release is "Seven Paintings on German Monuments," a 30-plus minute work by Andreas Willscher.  The featured organ at Pauluskirche in Ulm was most recently restored and updated by Gaida in 2014, which speaks into a rich acoustic in the domed gallery of the church.

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James D. Hicks continues his quest to discover hidden organ music treasures.  His 17th volume of the Nordic Journey series, which is a double-CD set, features the organ of Bodø Cathedral, Norway, as well as a few tracks recorded on the Klais organ of the Hallgrímskirkje in Reykjavík, Iceland.  In Volume XVII, Dr. Hicks makes a  musical excursion, covering a variety of contemporary pipe organ traditions as exemplified in the works of several living composers, with a program that goes across the Atlanta, from America through Greenland, Iceland, and Norway, and back again to America.

In some tracks in Volume XVII, Dr. Hicks collaborates with a classical violinist, a player/ composer of the French Horn, and a specialist on the Hardanger Fiddle.

This album and its tracks shall become available digitally for streaming and download on or about January 25, 2025, from the following platforms:

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