Bio

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James D. Hicks lives and works out of Califon, NJ, USA. He holds degrees in music from the Peabody Institute of Music of Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, and the University of Cincinnati. Other studies include courses at the Royal School of Church Music in England. He is an Associate of the American Guild of Organists.

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Recordings

Currently, Jim has 16 commercial recordings available. CDs may be purchased from ProOrgano or Naxos Music Library. All recordings are also available from streaming and download platforms like Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, and Naxos Music Library.

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Publications

In addition to his recording and performance endeavors, Jim has been involved in several publishing projects that complement his continuing Nordic Journey endeavor.

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Commissions

Publications

Commissioning new music from talented contemporary composers is a primary way to keep our art vital and attuned to the times in which we live.

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"A highly successful recording of spectacular, virtuosic and atmospheric Lithuanian and Estonian organ music..."

- Review from Thomas Baack Klassik-Heute (Germany)

"James D. Hicks's playing on this disc (Nordic Journey Volume XIV) is, as usual, impeccable. It worthily takes its place among the other recordings of the Nordic Journey series."

- John Speller, The Diapason, April 2024

"Be prepared for the unexpected. This is a titanic task that James D. Hicks has set for himself and the breath of the project is astonishing.

Volume XV is entertaining, heart-warming, virtuosic."

- Merker Online - Austria/CD Review, February 29, 2024

"The Nordic Journey series has grown to an impressive 15 volumes and our 'tour guide,' American organist James D. Hicks is constantly discovering lost treasure from the repertoire as well as commissioning exciting new works which he premieres on these unique recordings."

- Burkhard Schäfer, Südwest-Presse, December 13, 2023

"James D. Hicks has singlehandedly created his own tradition of organ music."

- Paulina Rahiala, Satakunnan Kansa, Finland, November 9, 2021

"I continue to be astonished by the seemingly endless supply of wonderful organs in these countries, and by the music he continues to search out and play with consummate musicianship, virtuosity, commitment, and obvious love and understanding."- American Record Guide, September/October 2020

"Hicks relishes the full range of colours and contrasts on this exploratory CD-set. Most impressive." - David Ponsford, Choir and Organ, January 2020

"James Hicks has done a great service in producing this series of compact discs and in placing this repertoire before the public. His playing is uniformly exemplary, and he also deserves great credit for encouraging the composers, particularly in the works he himself commissioned " - The Diapason, October 2020

"Possessed of a sure and strong technique and a vivid sense of acoustical space, Hicks delivers a rousing account of some very interesting repertoire. Hicks' technique is so good and his sense of the organ is so all-embracing, that one forgets them entirely and simply enjoys the music. There are far fewer compliments." - The American Organist, November 2018

"These recordings simply must be heard!" - Choir and Organ, January/February 2015

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2024

Concert in Honor of Aland Composer Jack Mattsson

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