Edward Eicker (born May 22, 1975 [1] ) is a composer of choral and instrumental music for both small and large ensembles. He holds an M.A. in Music Composition (2002) and a B.M. in Music Education and Organ Performance (1999) from Roosevelt University. His principal teachers have included David Schrader and Samuel Soria and composers Stacy Garrop and Patricia Morehead.
Since 2000, Eicker has received various awards, commissions and publications, including being named a finalist in the 2007 "Outside the Bachs" Choral Composition Contest. His most popular organ works include "Just a Minute: A Suite of Miniature for Organ," and its sequel, "Just (A)nother Minute." His other organ and choral works are published by GIA Publications, Inc., World Library Publications, Augsburg Fortress, and Graphite Publishers.
Eicker currently serves as Music Director at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Park Ridge, Illinois. He lives in Des Plaines with his wife and two sons.
GIA Publications, Inc./World Library Publications
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Oregon Catholic Press
MorningStar Music Publishers
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John Nicholson Ireland was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work "The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem "Sea-Fever" by John Masefield, a formerly much-played Piano Concerto, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man".
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