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Organ Sonatinas of Christopher Wicks

Sun, Feb 11

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Mount Angel Abbey Church & Seminary

The Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Presents: Nine Organ Sonatinas composed by Christopher M. Wicks with organists Matthew O’Sullivan, Heidi Kohne, and Grant Edwards

Organ Sonatinas of Christopher Wicks
Organ Sonatinas of Christopher Wicks

Time & Location

Feb 11, 2024, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Mount Angel Abbey Church & Seminary, 1 Abbey Dr, St Benedict, OR 97373, USA

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About The Event

The Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Presents:

Nine Organ Sonatinas composed by Christopher M. Wicks with organists Matthew O’Sullivan, Heidi Kohne, and Grant Edwards

What is an organ sonatina? According to prolific local composer Christopher Wicks, “These are smaller-scale sonatas, so the first movement of a multi-movement work needs to be in a “Sonata-Allegro” formal design, with two distinct theme groups in two distinct tonal areas at the first of two iterations, with an intervening development section. Call me pedantic, but calling it a sonata otherwise seems like playing tennis without the net.”

Christopher is a composer and organist who lives in Oregon's Willamette Valley. He is the organist at two churches in Salem, and is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists. He holds a M.Mus. in Composition from the University of Montreal, and a M.Mus. in Organ from the University of Oregon.

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