Edward Eicker
Edward Eicker (born May 22, 1975[1]) composes music for piano, organ, voice, chorus and orchestra. His work for strings received its premiere by the Knox-Galesburg Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Bruce Polay. His organ works have been performed in Chicago's Cathedral of the Holy Name and L.A.'s Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Eicker's a cappella choral work "The Banishment of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden" won first prize in the 2000 Virginia and Seymour La Rock composition contest. In 2007, he was named a finalist in the Outside the Bachs choral composition contest.[2]
Some of his commissions have come from World Library Publications, The CUBE Ensemble and Immaculate Conception in Chicago.
Eicker is currently the Director of Music at St. Paul of the Cross, in Park Ridge, Il.
Publications
World Library Publications
- We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
- Prepare Ye the Way
- Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
- Just Another Minute: A Suite of Miniatures for Organ
- Just a Minute: A Suite of Miniatures for Organ
- Choral Suite in "The ChicAGO Centenary Anthology"
- Still, Still, Still
GIA Publications, Inc.
- O Lord God
- What You Have Done
- Concertato on Called to Gather as God's People
- Three Holy Days
- God So Loved the World
Augsburg Fortress
- To the Point: Short Chorale Preludes for Organ
- Organ Music For the Seasons
Graphite Publishing
- Ave Maria
- Our Father
References
- ^ Edward Eicker in the Classical Composers Database
- ^ "Composers Forum biography of Edward Eicker". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
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