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The American composer, organist and baritone singer, Christopher M. Wicks, obtained his Bachelor's degree from Marylhurst College near Portland (1997), but he did most of the work for that degree at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York (1992-1994); his Master of Music degree in Composition from the University of Montreal (1999); and his Master of Music degree in Organ from the University of Oregon (2006).
Christopher M. Wicks is the composer of works published by such houses as World Library Publications in Chicago; Imagine Music in Medina, New York; Wayne Leupold Editions in Colfax, North Carolina; and Augsburg Fortress in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has won recognition for his compositions in contests both national and international, and his compositions have been performed in fifteen American states, Canada, South Korea and four European countries. He is the organist at two churches in Salem, Oregon: the First Christian Church and the Christian Science Church, and is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists (since 2006). He plays frequent organ recitals, mostly in the Portland-Salem-Eugene corridor, but has also played an all-J.S. Bach recital at the Anglican Cathedral in Montreal, and his compositions have been performed at such schools as Harvard University near Boston, and the Juilliard School in New York City. He currently lives in Silverton, Willamette Valley, Oregon. |
