Sigurd Melvær Øgaard has been appointed Cathedral Organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, Texas. In addition to his duties as organist, he will assist Robert L. Simpson (Canon for Music) with the daily activities of the music department.
Originally from Norway, he studied organ, harpsichord, and church music at the Grieg Academy in his hometown of Bergen. He also spent a semester at the Conservatoire in Birmingham (UK) where he studied with David Saint and David Bruce-Payne, while serving as organ scholar at St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick. He subsequently worked as assistant director of music and organist at First United Methodist Church, Lubbock, Texas, during which time he completed his master’s and doctoral degrees in choral conducting under Dr. John Dickson, and for three years as the organist at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston.
Øgaard is an active recitalist, having performed at the Washington National Cathedral; St. Paul’s, Westminster, Coventry, St. David’s and Birmingham Cathedrals (UK); and St. Bavo Church, Haarlem.
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