Bergen Orgelsommer - Bergen International Organ Festival - Sigurd Melvær Øgaard

Situated in the heart of Bergen, only a few minutes walk from the fishmarket, you find Bergen Cathedral, a beautiful, old, stone church. Welcom to a special concert experience!

Program:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Toccata and Fugue in F major (BWV 540)

Herbert Howells (1892-1983):
Aria (Op. Posth.)

Max Reger (1873-1916): 
Te Deum (Op. 7, No. 2)

Egil Hovland (1924-2013): 
Partita on the Norwegian folk tune “Herre Gud, ditt dyre navn og ære”
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II -
III -
IV -
V -
VI - Passacaglia
VI - Pleno

Eric Thiman (1900-1975): 
Meditation No. 2 from “Three Meditations”

César Franck (1822-1890): 
Final (Op. 21)

Sigurd Melvær Øgaard was born in Bergen in 1978 and began studying the organ at age ten. In 1996, he attended the International Summer Academy for Organists in Haarlem, The Netherlands, where he studied with Piet Kee. From 1997-2002, Øgaard was an organ performance major at the Grieg Academy in Bergen. As part of his undergraduate work, he spent a semester at the Birmingham Conservatoire in England, while also working as organ scholar at St. Mary’s Collegiate Church in Warwick. In 2002, Øgaard moved to the USA to work as Organist and Assistant Director of Music at First United Methodist Church, Lubbock, Texas. During his time there, he completed a master's degree and a DMA in choral conducting at Texas Tech University. After relocating to Houston in 2011, he worked first as organist at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church until 2014, then as Cathedral Organist at Christ Church Cathedral. From 2012 until 2015, he was Organist and Accompanist for Bach Society Houston, as well as instructor of improvisation at the University of Houston. Since September 2015, Øgaard has been Cathedral Organist at Bergen Cathedral in Norway. He has performed extensively in Europe and the USA. Performance venues have included St. Bavo Church, Haarlem (the Netherlands); St. Paul’s, Westminster, and Coventry Cathedrals (England); and Washington National Cathedral (USA).

Bergen international Organ Festival - 29 June till 24 August
Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, respectively in Bergen Cathedral, St. Mary's Church and St. John's Church. In addition, concerts in Nykirken (the new Church) and St. Paul's church.

Bergen Orgelsommer - 29. juni til 24. august. Søndager, tirsdager og onsdager i henholdsvis Bergen domkirke, Mariakirken og Johanneskirken. Konserter også i Nykirken og St. Pauls kirke.